About:
Dr Giridhar Hariprasad is a Senior Consultant - Cardiothoracic & Heart and Lung Transplant Surgery at Citizens Specialty Hospital, Hyderabad.
With over twelve years of experience in Cardiothoracic Surgery, Dr Giridhar Hariprasad has developed extensive expertise in the field. He earned his MBBS from Government Medical College, Mysore, and went on to train in General Surgery at St. Martha’s Hospital, Bengaluru. He further specialized in Cardiothoracic Surgery at the renowned Sri Jayadeva Institute, Bengaluru, where he also served as an Assistant Professor. To advance his skills in cutting-edge techniques, he completed a fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery and Heart & Lung Transplantation at the distinguished Greenlane Unit, Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand.
Dr Hariprasad holds FRCS CT Surgery accreditation and has successfully performed more than 2,000 cardiothoracic surgeries and has performed more than 80 transplants. His expertise spans Bypass Surgeries, Minimally Invasive Procedures, Valve Replacements, and Aortic and Lung Surgeries, with a particular emphasis on Heart and Lung Transplantation.
Qualifications:
- MBBS, Mysore Medical College, Mysore, Karnataka (Affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences), 2005
- DNB General Surgery, St. Martha's Hospital, Bangalore (Affiliated to National Board of Examinations, New Delhi), 2009
- MCh Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bangalore (Affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences), 2013
- FRCS Cardiothoracic Surgery, Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, Scotland, 2018
Work Experience:
- Present: Senior Consultant - Cardiothoracic & Heart and Lung Transplant Surgeon, Citizens Specialty Hospital
- Jul 2023 – Aug 2025: Consultant – Heart Transplant & Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Yashoda Hospitals
- Oct 2019 – Jun 2023: Consultant, Care Hospital, Visakhapatnam
- Mar 2019 – Sep 2019: Consultant, Medicover Hospital, Kurnool
- Jan 2017 – Jan 2018: Fellow, Greenlane Unit, Auckland, New Zealand
- Oct 2014 – Dec 2016: Associate Consultant, Care Hospital, Hyderabad
- Sep 2013 – Sep 2014: Assistant Professor, Sri Jayadeva Institute, Bangalore
Areas of Expertise:
- Heart Transplants
- Lung Transplants
- Re-do Cardiac Surgeries
- Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgeries
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (OPCAB)
- Tricuspid Annuloplasty
- Mitral Valve Replacement
- Aortic Valve Replacement
- Redo Aortic and Redo Mitral Valve Replacement
- Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)
- Infective Endocarditis
- Bentall Procedure
- Post MI Ventricular Septal Rupture
- Post MI Free Wall LV Rupture
- Atrial Septal Defect
- Ventricular Septal Defect
- BT Shunt
- Double Valve Replacement
- Aortic Dissection
- Pulmonary Valve Repair
- PDA Ligation
- Tetralogy of Fallot
Professional Memberships:
- Association of Surgeons of India
- Life Member – Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons
- Life Member – Association of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia (ATCSA)
Awards and Achievements:
- First Prize – Empyema Thoracis (VATS vs Open), 2008
- Second Prize – Empyema Thoracis (VATS vs Open), 2008
- First Prize – Sonofistulogram in Fistula-in-ano, 2007
- Second Prize – Sonofistulogram in Fistula-in-ano, 2007
Publications:
- Sternum-Sparing Bilateral Anterolateral Thoracotomy in Lung Transplantation (Heart Lung and Circulation Journal)
- VATS LV Pacing Lead for CRT – Auckland City Hospital Experience (ANZCTS, 2018)
- EuroSCORE-2 Validation in Valve Procedures (IACTS Conference, 2013)
