Dr. Nagireddi Nageswara Rao

Dr. Nagireddi Nageswara Rao is a highly experienced Clinical Director and Senior Consultant in Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, with over 29 years of experience in cardiac, thoracic, and vascular surgery. He completed his MBBS and MS from Andhra Medical College, followed by an MCh in Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery from NIMS, Hyderabad, and is a Fellow of the Indian Association of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgeons (FIACS). He specializes in cardiac surgery, beating-heart surgery, aortic surgery, heart transplantation, ventricular assist devices, ECMO and CentriMag, thoracic surgery, VATS, and vascular surgery. He has performed more than 11,000 cardiac surgeries, along with over 500 closed-heart surgeries, 350 lung surgeries, and approximately 400 vascular surgeries. He has also been involved in pioneering heart and combined heart-kidney transplantation procedures and advanced heart failure therapies, including LVAD implantation.

Work Experience

• Clinical Director & Senior Consultant - CTVS, MICS & Heart Transplant Surgery, CARE Hospitals, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad
• HOD - Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Yashoda Hospitals, Hyderabad (2010-2025)
• Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery Specialist - Prime Hospital, Hyderabad (2008-2010)
• Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery Specialist - Global Hospital, Hyderabad (2004-2008)
• Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery Specialist - NIMS, Hyderabad (1997-2004)

• MBBS
• MS
• MCh (CTVS)

• Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
• Heart Valve Diseases
• Aortic Aneurysm and Aortic Diseases
• Congenital Heart Diseases
• Heart Failure
• Peripheral Vascular Diseases
• Thoracic Diseases

• Aortic Aneurysm Repair
• Aortic Dissection Repair
• Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
• Heart Transplant
• Left Ventricular Assist Device LVAD
• Valve Replacement and Repair
• Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
• Vascular Surgery

• Indian Association of Cardiovascular (FIACS)
• Indian Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgeons (IACTS)
• CTS Net
• Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS)
• Vascular Society of India (VSI)
• Venus Association of India (VAI)
• Indian Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation (INSHLT)

• Rising Star Award (Times group)