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Kunal Kotkar
Kunal Deepak Kotkar, M.D.
Campus Box 8234
Other Interests
- Heart failure surgery – ECMO, Ventricular assist devices, Heart transplantation
- Develop high quality surgical practice with good clinical outcomes in:
- Heart Failure Surgery- ECMO, Ventricular Assist Devices and Heart Transplantation
- CABG (off-pump and on-pump and minimally invasive techniques)
- Valve replacement and repairs
Research
Serial Number
Trait
Publication
1.
Book chapter
Chapter 8: Artificial Blood; Transfusion. Edited by Dr Alaka Deshpande Published by State Blood transfusion cell, Maharashtra,2003
2.
Original Article
Mishra A K, Mohite P N,Bal A, Kotkar K, Singh J. Extramediastinal thymolipomas—challenges in diagnosis and dilemmas in approaches: a review. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2010) 26:255–258
3.
Case Report
Kotkar K, Thakkar R, Songra MC. Giant urethral calculus. JSCR 2011. 8:9
4.
Case Report
Mohite PN, Rana SS, Singh J, Kotkar KD, Puri GD, Sodhi SK. Acute superior vena cava obstruction due to tight pericardial closure following congenital defect repair.J Cardiovasc Dis Res. 2012 Apr;3(2):135-7.
5.
Surgical Technique
Mohite PN, Kotkar KD, Popov AF, Thingnam SK. Tunneling technique for anatomical positioning of aortoaxillary bypass graft. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2012 Feb;20(1):93-4.
6.
Case Report
Kotkar KD, Chaudhary A, Brar R, Mahant TS. Reduced left internal mammary artery blood flow on normal sternal retraction.Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2013 Nov 5. pii: 0218492313504209. [Epub ahead of print]
7
Case Report
Kotkar Kunal, Sameh M. Said, Hector Michelena, Brendan Wanta, Maria D. Fritock, Larry M. Baddour. Right Coronary Artery Septic Embolization Secondary to Aerococcus urinae Native Mitral Valve Endocarditis; The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , Volume 102 , Issue 4 , e295 - e297
8
Case Report
Kotkar Kunal, Sameh M Said. Libman-Sacks Endocarditis in a Patient with Antiphospholipid Syndrome. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , Volume 102 , Issue 1 , e31 - e32
9
Images in Cardiovascular surgery
Ratnasari Padang, Kunal D. Kotkar, George D. Gilkey, David L. Joyce, Hector R. Villarraga. Cardiac calcified amorphous ‘tumour’: the CAT is on a broken line; Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging Sep 2016, 17 (9) 1064; DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jew112
10
Case report
Vaidya V, Kotkar K, Akhtar N, Said S, Best P. An unusual cause of dyspnea after remote percutaneous saphenous graft intervention: organized pericardial hematoma. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2016;67(13_S):1223. doi:10.1016/S0735-1097(16)31224-4
11
Case Report
Said SM, Pislaru S, Kotkar KD, Rihal CS, Mauermann WJ, Schaff HV, Dearani JA. Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction After Transcatheter Mitral Valve-in-Ring Implantation: A Word of Caution. Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Dec;102(6):e495-e497
12
Original article
Kotkar KD, Said SM, Dearani JA, Schaff HV. Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy: the Mayo Clinic experience. Ann Cardiothorac Surg 2017;6(4):329-336
13
Original article
Kotkar KD, Said SM, Schaff HV. Transapical approach for myectomy in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Ann Cardiothorac Surg 2017;6(4):419-422
Additional Educational Information
Qualification and Degrees:
- Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery (April 2004)
[MBBS]
Grant Medical College, Byculla, Mumbai
Currently Grant Government Medical College, Byculla Mumbai
Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik
- Master of Surgery (June 2009)
[MS – General Surgery]
Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Barkutullah University, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
- Magister Chirurgiae (December 2011)
[MCH – Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery]
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
- Diplomate of National Board (December 2012)
[DNB – Cardio Thoracic Surgery]
National Board of Examinations, Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, New Delhi, India
- ECFMG certificate: 0-808-090-5 (August 8, 2014)
- Fellowship in Advanced Cardiovascular surgery ( July 2015 – June 2017), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
- Fellowship in Mechanical circulatory support devices and heart transplant ( July 2017- June 2018) , Washington University, St Louis, MO
Bridging Programmes & Qualifying Examinations:
Details are according to the date
Sr no
Course / Programme
College / Hospital
City / State
University
Span
Result
1
Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery
[MBBS]
with Internship
Grant Medical College
Byculla, Mumbai
Maharashtra University of health Sciences, Nashik, Maharashtra
21st August 1998 to 31st December 2003
Passed in First Attempt
2.
Resident medical officer
Leelavati Hospital and research center
Bandra, Mumbai
Not Applicable as it is a non-academic position
1st February 2004 to 31st July 2004
Not applicable
3.
Resident medical officer (general surgery)
Bhatia Hospital and research center
Tardeo, Mumbai
Not Applicable as it is a non-academic position
1st February 2005 to 31st July 2005
Not applicable
4
Master of Surgery
[MS – General Surgery]
Gandhi Medical college
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Barkutullah University, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
15th June 2006 to 15th June 2009
Passed in First
Attempt
5
Magister Chirurgiae
[MCH – Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery]
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research
PGIMER
Sector 12
Chandigarh
160012
Union Territory
India
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER)
1st July 2009 to 30st June 2012
Passed in First Attempt
6
Diplomate of National Board
[DNB – Cardiothoracic Surgery]
National Board of Examinations
(NBE)
Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, New Delhi, India
National Board of Examinations
(NBE)
December 2012 Session
Passed in First Attempt
7
Attending Consultant, Department of cardiothoracic surgery (Non Academic Post)
Fortis hospital
Mohali, Punjab, India
Not Applicable as it is a non-academic position
9th July 2012 to 2nd June 2013
Not Applicable
8
Assistant professor, Department of cardiovascular thoracic surgery
MGM Medical college and hospital
Kamothe, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
MGM University of Health sciences (deemed university)
15th June 2013 to 15th June 2015
Not Applicable
9
Fellowship in Advanced Cardiovascular surgery
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota
Mayo clinic
1st July 2015 to 30th June 2017
Not Applicable
10
Fellowship in Mechanical circulatory support devices and heart transplant
Washington University
St Louis, MO
Washington Unioversity
1st July 2017 to 30th June 2018
Not Applicable
Printer-friendlyPractice Areas
- Cardiac
- Aorta
- Aortic valve disease
- Coronary disease
- Extracorporeal circulation
- Heart failure
- Mechanical circulatory assistance
- Mitral valve disease
- Pericardium
- Transplant
- Heart Transplant
- Tricuspid valve disease
- Valve disease