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Dr Gokhale CT Associates,Apollo Hospital

Dr Gokhale CT Associates,Apollo Hospital

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8-2-293/82/J-III/550-I, Road Number 92, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, 500033India

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About Dr Gokhale CT Associates,Apollo Hospital

We are specialists in heart and lung transplantations and minimal access heart surgery(key hole surgery) for coronary artery bypass surgery(CABG), valve replacements or repairs and closure of birth defects in heart. We are the first team in India to have successfully performed heart transplantations and single lung transplantations successfully. 

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Satya, India • 24.12.2015
Response received from Dr. Gokhale. Excellent service.
Abhishek, India • 29.03.2015
Thanks, I got response from them
Bhairav, India • 21.05.2014
I was really satisfied with reply
Jainendra, India • 11.05.2014
Response was very good
Ramana, India • 25.01.2014
II did not visit him, but his quick response was good as his team contacted me. Thanks.
Anurag, India • 31.12.2013
Dr. Gokhale himself contacted and asked for case history and replied promptly through e-mail as well.
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Accreditations

  • IMA - Indian Medical Association (India) 
  • NABH - National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (India) 

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Cardiology

 

Valve Replacement or Repair Surgery

There are 4 valves in heart which ensure smooth blood flow from one chamber to another chamber and that too only in forward direction. Some times they get diseased – resulting in either the narrowing of the valve causing obstruction to forward flow or the leakage of valve leading to the blood flowing in the reverse direction also. Commonly, valves on the left side (the mitral valve between the left upper and lower chambers, and the aortic valve between the left lower chamber and the aorta) are affected. Common diseases that affect valves are: » Rheumatic fever » Degenerative diseases » Infections » Old age When they are affected, heart will not be able to pump adequate blood to other tissues in the body. If there is not adequate improvement with drugs, they may need surgery. Some times the surgeon may be able to repair the native valve releasing the obstruction or leak. If repair is possible, preserving native valve has its advantages. Some times that valve needs to be replaced by an artificial valve. Commonly one of the two artificial valves is used.
 

Cardiologist Consultation

Heart and lung surgeries,Minimal access(key hole) CABG (bypass) surgery, Minimal access(key hole) heart valve surgeries and closure of birth defects of heart, heart transplantation, lung transplantation, redo heart surgeries, implantation of heart assist devices(ventricular assist devices-VAD), video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATs) for chest and lung surgeries

 

Angioplasty

Angioplasty is the technique of mechanically widening a narrowed or obstructed blood vessel, typically as a result of atherosclerosis. An empty and collapsed balloon on a guide wire, known as a balloon catheter, is passed into the narrowed locations and then inflated to a fixed size using water pressures some 75 to 500 times normal blood pressure (6 to 20 atmospheres). The balloon crushes the fatty deposits, opening up the blood vessel for improved flow, and the balloon is then collapsed and withdrawn.
Heart Bypass
 

Heart Bypass

 

Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery

Minimally invasive heart surgery is getting popular in the last few years. A minimally invasive approach allows one or more combinations of the following: Access to the heart through small incisions splitting only small part of the breast bone or through the spaces in the rib cage without splitting breast bone (Minimal Access Surgery) Surgery on heart without stopping the heart,(beating heart surgery) Making use of technology like videothoracoscope or robots to do key hole surgery. Typically heart surgery requires exposure of the heart and its vessels through a skin of 10-12” and median sternotomy (dividing the breastbone-figure1) and this is considered by many, especially patients, as one of the most invasive and traumatic aspects of open-chest surgery. This results in prolonged stay in hospital (5-10 days in general) and requires 8-12 weeks before they can return to their normal activites.
Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
 

Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

 

Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG), also called bypass surgery, is the most commonly performed procedure by surgeons. When atherosclerosis develops in the coronary arteries, flow of blood through these vessels is blocked, and the blood supply to heart muscle is jeopardized. If the blockages are significant enough, the end result will be a heart attack or sudden death. CABG is an operation that is designed to re-route the blood around these blockages to prevent a heart attack or sudden death. Conventionally, an artery from behind the breastbone, or veins from the legs are used to "bypass" the blood around the coronary artery blockages. The operation takes 3-4 hours to perform, and begins after general anesthesia is induced. Patients are completely asleep during the entire course of the operation. Physician assistants remove saphenous vein through incisions in the legs (see Figure 1). The length of the incision is dependent upon the length of vein required to complete the necessary number of "bypasses" (i.e., 5 bypasses require more vein than 2 bypasses). There are many "redundant" veins in the leg. Once some vein is removed, the other veins in the leg take over for the missing vein. Once the vein has been removed from the leg, it has the appearance of a long tube or "conduit". The vein will be divided into shorter segments, each of which will be used for individual bypasses. As vein is removed from the leg by a physician assistant, the surgeon simultaneously opens the chest by dividing the breast bone or sternum, affording excellent exposure of the heart (see Figure 2). An artery behind the sternum, the left internal mammary artery (LIMA) is taken down and one end prepared for bypass grafting (see Figure 3). Tubes or cannulae are inserted into the heart and major blood vessels surrounding the heart in preparation for cardiopulmonary bypass with the heart-lung machine.
 

Heart Disease Treatment

Organ Transplants

 

Heart Transplant

When heart disease is advanced, they no longer improve with only medications. This is called heart failure. Heart becomes weak . Patient will be breathless after a few steps or even at rest. They require frequent hospital admissions. This may be due to decreased blood supply to heart (coronary artery disease) or advanced valve problems. Then the only solution to such patients is Heart Transplantation- where in the weak heart is removed and replaced by a healthy heart from another brain dead donor. 10 yr survival is more than 70%. There are people who are living for more than 25 years after transplantation.
 

Lung Transplant

Some times lungs get affected with diseases like Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD- related to smoking, bronchial asthma , air pollution etc.), interstitial fibrosis, Primary pulmonary hypertension. This results in the failure of lungs to allow transportation of gases-oxygen and carbondioxide through it. With this patient goes into respiratory failure –becomes breathless and often requires oxygen even at rest. Such people will not live long and their quality of life is poor. In such cases, one or two lungs can be replaced by good lungs from a brain dead donor. 10yr survival after lung transplantation is around 40%. They need to take immunosuppressant drugs life long. Dr Gokhale and his team did 2 single lung transplants so far. They did the first successful lung transplant in Andhra Pradesh on 8th of Septermber, 2012 on a 34 year old lady from Pune, Maharashtra. This lady with two small children, has been suffering for last two years from a condition called Interstitial Fibrosis- a condition in which lungs become stiff and cannot transfer oxygen into blood. She was bedridden depending on oxygen at rest. She was investigated and kept ready for transplant. On the night of 8th of September, 2012, a donor with blood group compatability became available and Ms Archana underwent right lung transplant successfully. She is recovering well, giving new hope to her and to her family (see blog for details). Very few surgeons in India have the experience of performing successful lung transplantation.
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Dr Alla Gopala Krishna Gokhale - Surgeon at Dr Gokhale CT Associates,Apollo Hospital

Dr Alla Gopala Krishna Gokhale

Job Title:
  Surgeon
Biography:
Dr Alla Gopala Krishna Gokhale did many complicated surgeical procedures for the first time in Andhra pradesh and in India. He did the first successful heart transplantation in Andhra Pradesh in 2004, implanted left ventricular assist device(LVAD) as bridge to recovery for first time in July 2012 and did the first successful lung transplantation in September 2012. There are not many cardiothoracic surgeons in India who have transplants to their credit. And he has had the rare distinction of successfully perfoming combined heart and kidney transplantation for the first time in India and also did successful heart transplantation on a 69 year old man- oldest man in India to undergo heart transplantation.He is one of the only two cardio-thoracic surgeons in India who did heart and lung transplantations successfully so far. He is one of the very few surgeons in India with large experience in Minimally invasive cardiac surgery including coronary bypass surgeries, valve replacements and closure of holes in the heart. He trains surgeons from India and abroad in the techniques of Minimal Accedss heart surgery personally as well as by conducting live workshops with some of the world experts in that area. With an overall success rate of 98.4 percent in more than 6000 open heart surgeries he has conducted so far, Dr Gokhale ranks among the best in the world in his competence, expertise and experience. In Hyderabad, now he is practising as Chief Cardiothoracic, Transplant and Minimal access Cardiac Surgeon at Yashoda Hospitals, Secunderabad. Before that he worked at Global Hospitals (2003-2012), Medicity Hospitals (1996-2003) and NIMS (1990-92). Conducting research on the role of injecting [Treatment name removed] into the heart, he also embraces global standards of technology. He is on a mission to provide quality services to patients. Dr. Gokhale obtained his MBBS and MS (General Surgery) from Guntur Medical College, India (1976–1985). He was trained in cardi

Dr Maj J. Vishwanath

Job Title:
  Surgeon
Biography:
Dr.Vishwanath was trained in Cardiothoracic surgery at CMC Hospital, Vellore. After that he had extensive experience working in major reputed hospitals in India and abroad. Apart from coronary artery bypass and valvular surgeries, his areas of intereest include complex aortic surgeries including endovascular grafting for aortic aneurysms.

Dr Dilip Kumar Ratti

Job Title:
  Surgeon
Biography:
Dr Dilip Kumar Ratti was trained at prestigious Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, later worked as ConsultantCardiothoracic Surgeon at MIOT Hospitals, Chennai under the leadership of reputed Cardiothoracic Surgeon Dr V.V.Bashi. He has wide exposure in complex aortic aneurismal surgeries and hybrid surgeries on arch and thoraco-abdominal aorta. He also specializes in off pump coronary artery surgeries, valvular reconstructive surgeries and re-operative cardiac surgeries. He presented/published couple of papers in national and international journals on aortic aneurysm surgeries.

Dr G.M. Subrahmanyam

Job Title:
  Doctor
Biography:
A Senior Consultant Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologist at Global Hospitals, Hyderabad, Dr. Subramanyam has had exposure to about 7,000 cardiac cases – both open and closed, adult and pediatric procedures. He worked with Prof P. Venugopal, AIIMS Director, Dr. P. Iyer (AIIMS) and US based Dr. Valluvan Jeevanandam (Temple University, California) and Dr. Valleti Choudary (Director, Pommana Valley Heart Institute, Philadelphia). Having exposure to Thoracic & Vascular Cases including Single Lung Ventilation, Fiber-optic Bronchoscopy and Epidural Catheter and Regional blocks, he acquired skills in invasive lines, PA Catheterization, CCO Monitoring, IABP Insertion & Management, Temporary Pacemaker Insertion, Percutaneous Tracheostomy and handling of critical situations. He had worked as a Consultant at Yashoda Super Specialty Hospitals, Malakpet, Hyderabad, Sri Satya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Puttaparthy, Apollo Hospital, Basheerbagh,Poulomi Hospital, Secunderabad and at Global Hospitals, Lakdi-ka-pool,Hyderabad.
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