Dr. Ritwick Raj Bhuyan
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About Dr. Ritwick Raj Bhuyan
Dr. Ritwick Raj Bhuyan is Director of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery (CTVS) at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi. With over 27 years of clinical practice and 15,000+ completed open-heart surgeries, he is an expert in beating-heart bypass surgery (off-pump CABG), keyhole valve repairs, and Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) implantations. Overseas fellow-trained in Australia, the UK, Switzerland, and France, he specializes in complex aortic aneurysm repairs and minimally invasive heart surgery.
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Overview & Expertise
Dr. Ritwick Raj Bhuyan is a top-tier cardiothoracic and vascular surgeon in India. Serving as Director of CTVS at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, Okhla, New Delhi, he possesses over 27 years of surgical experience in high-volume cardiac centers across India and internationally.
Having completed over 15,000 open-heart procedures, Dr. Bhuyan's clinical focus covers off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG), video-assisted keyhole valve repair and replacement, aortic root reconstructions, endovascular repair of aortic aneurysms, Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) installations, and artificial heart technology.
Education & Overseas Fellowships
Dr. Bhuyan completed his MBBS from Guwahati Medical College (1995) and MS in General Surgery from Assam Medical College (1998). He earned his super-specialty M.Ch in CTVS from the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum (2001).
He completed elite international fellowships, including Senior Fellow in Minimally Invasive and Aortic Surgery at Royal Adelaide Hospital (Australia), Heart Transplant and Artificial Heart Fellow at University Hospital of South Manchester (UK), VAD Fellow at Lausanne University Hospital (Switzerland), and TAVI Certified Fellow at the University of Lille (France).
Career Footprint & Affiliations
Prior to his leadership role at Fortis Escorts, Dr. Bhuyan served as Associate Director of CTVS at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, and Senior Registrar at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals. He is an active member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT), and the Indian Association of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgeons (IACTS).
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