More About Dr. Divakar Bhat
Dr.Divakar Bhat is well known for his “Beating heart surgery” technique where in heart (engine) is repaired without stopping, thus helping the patient to recover very fast from major operation. Valve replacement, pediatric heart operations & lung surgeries are done with high success rate in his hands. By now he has performed more than 2800 operations independently, involved in more than 4300 operations as assistant surgeon, and actively involved in around 100 heart lung transplants when he was in Sydney. Dr. Bhat began his career in 1992 as a lecturer in Pathology at Pravarava Medical College and later joined Batra Hospital, New Delhi as a Senior Resident in Oncosurgery. Subsequently, he moved to "Escorts Heart Institute" Delhi, where he developed keen interest in Cardiac surgery. He had worked as cardio-thoracic surgeon in Institute of Medical Education and Research Chandigarh. Back to South India, he took up as cardiac Surgeon at Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain Heart centre, Bangalore. It was in his assignment at St’ Vincent’s hospital Sydney, that he has been awarded Fellowship in Heart Lung Transplant surgery. Presently, he is working as Chief Cardio-thoracic Surgeon in Mallya Hospital, Bangalore. Dr. Divakar Bhat is perhaps the youngest cardiac surgeon to occupy this challenging post among the city Hospitals. Between 1992 & 2009 he has presented various papers at the National and International level and has also submitted two dissertations, one on ‘acute appendicitis’ for the award of MS General Surgery, & ‘analysis of surgical results of ASD-Review of 25Yrs’ for the award of Mch Cardiac surgery. He has also published over five articles on various topics in his field.Clinic Locations
Mallya Hospital
2, Vittal Mallya Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Specialization
- Cardiologist
Education
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Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli, (KIMS) - Jan-1990 Graduatednone, none, noneMBBS
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Government medical college,Mysore - Jan-1996 Graduatednone, none, noneMS - General Surgery
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POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, CHANDIGARH - Jan-2001 Graduatednone, none, noneMCh - Cardio Thoracic Surgery
Work & Experience
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KMC Hospital, Hublinone, none, noneOne year compulsory rotatory internshipJan-1990-Jan-1991
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Pravara Medical College, Loninone, none, noneAsst Lecturer in PathologJan-1992-Jan-1993
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K R Hospital Mysorenone, none, noneTrained in General surgery operationsJan-1993-Jan-1996
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Batra Hospitalnone, none, noneSenior resident in OncosurgeryJan-1996-Jan-1997
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PGIMERnone, none, noneSenior Resident in Cardiothoracic SurgeryJan-1998-Jan-2001
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Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain Heart Centrenone, none, noneJunior consultant in Cardiothoracic SurgeryJan-2001-Jan-2002
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St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney.none, none, noneFellow in Cardiothoracic surgery and Heart -Lung TransplantationJan-2002-Jan-2004
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Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain Heart Centrenone, none, noneConsultant cardiothoracic surgeonJan-2004-Jan-2006
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Mallya Hospitalnone, none, noneChief Cardio-thoracic SurgeonJan-2006-Jan-2016
Membership
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Life member of the Indian Association of Cardio Vascular and Thoracic Surgeons (IACTS), LM 20521
Membership
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Life member of the Karnataka Association of Cardiothoracic surgeons (KACTS)
Membership
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Associate Member of Cardiology Society of India, Bangalore chapter
Membership
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Medical advisory board member TSS hospital Sirsi
Membership
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Pediatric Cardiac Society of India (PCSI)( L-485)
Membership
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Life member of Indian Society of Organ Transplantation ( ISOT)
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