• Dr. Devananda N S is the Head of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery at Manipal Hospitals Airport Road, Bangalore, with over 28 years of experience.
• He acquired his MBBS from Karnataka Medical College in Hubli and MS in General Surgery from Seth G.S. Medical College, Mumbai.
• His specialized training continued with an M.Ch in Cardio Thoracic from the Sri Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Science and Technology in Trivandrum.
• Dr. Devananda holds expertise in a wide array of surgeries, including Aortic Aneurysm Surgery, Complex Valve Surgery and Repair, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Beating Heart CABG, Neonatal/Infant/Paediatric Cardiac Surgery, Heart Transplants, and Ventricular Assist Devices.
• Dr. Devananda has performed over 7000 paediatric and adult surgeries along with 10000 open heart surgeries.
• He's conducted complex open heart surgeries on various patients, ranging from infants as little as 29 weeks old to 90-year-old individuals, successfully removing a PNET tumor from the heart.
• He's been honored with The Rotary Centenary Award for Vocational Excellence and has published 12 papers in global and national journals.
• Dr. Devananda is associated with various professional bodies such as the Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Indian College of Cardiology, Karnataka Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Paediatric Cardiac Society of India, and is a founding member of the World Society of Paediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery.
• He is fluent in languages including Kannada, English, and Hindi.

Areas of Interest:

• Heart & Lung Transplant Surgery
• Aortic Surgery
• Mitral Valve Reconstruction Surgery
• Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
• Complex Congenital Heart Surgery

• MBBS - Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli, (KIMS), 1991
• MS - General Surgery - King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, 1995
• M.Ch (Cardio Thoracic) From Sri Chitra Tirunal Institute For Medical Science And Technology, Trivandrum (Institute Of National Importance)

• Dr. Devananda N S has been awarded the Dr. M.S. Ramaiah Memorial Gold Medal for securing the highest marks in General Surgery during his MBBS course.
• He has also been awarded the Dr. S.K. Sanyal Memorial Gold Medal for securing the highest marks in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery during his M.Ch. course.
• Rotary Centenary Award for Vocational Excellence.
• Only surgeon to have performed the complex open heart surgery on a 29-week-old baby (weighing 900gms) and 90 Years Old man in India.
• Has credit for successfully removing a PNET Tumour from the Heart.