Kunal Kotkar

Kunal Deepak Kotkar, M.D.

Surgeon - Cardiothoracic
Barnes Jewish Hospital

Heart failure surgery – ECMO, Ventricular assist devices, Heart transplantationDevelop high quality surgical practice with good clinical outcomes in:Heart Failure Surgery- ECMO, Ventricular Assist Devices and Heart TransplantationCABG (off-pump and on-pump and minimally invasive techniques)Valve replacement and repairs

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Publication
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Book chapter
Chapter 8: Artificial Blood; Transfusion. Edited by Dr Alaka Deshpande Published by State Blood transfusion cell, Maharashtra,2003
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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
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Case Report
Kotkar K, Thakkar R, Songra MC. Giant urethral calculus. JSCR 2011. 8:9
 
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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.
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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.
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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]
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Original article
Kotkar KD, Said SM, Schaff HV. Transapical approach for myectomy in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Ann Cardiothorac Surg 2017;6(4):419-422
 

Qualification and Degrees:
Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery (April 2004)[MBBS]Grant Medical College, Byculla, MumbaiCurrently Grant Government Medical College, Byculla MumbaiMaharashtra University of Health Sciences, NashikMaster of Surgery (June 2009)[MS – General Surgery]Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, Madhya PradeshBarkutullah University, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh  Magister Chirurgiae (December 2011)[MCH – Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery]Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, IndiaDiplomate of National Board (December 2012)[DNB – Cardio Thoracic Surgery]National Board of Examinations, Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, New Delhi, IndiaECFMG certificate:  0-808-090-5 (August 8, 2014)
Fellowship in Advanced Cardiovascular surgery ( July 2015 – June 2017), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MinnesotaFellowship in Mechanical circulatory support devices and heart transplant ( July 2017- June 2018) , Washington University, St Louis, MOBridging Programmes & Qualifying Examinations:
Details are according to the dateSr noCourse / ProgrammeCollege / HospitalCity / StateUniversitySpanResult1Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery[MBBS]with InternshipGrant Medical CollegeByculla, MumbaiMaharashtra University of health Sciences, Nashik, Maharashtra21st August  1998  to 31st December 2003
Passed in First Attempt2.Resident medical officerLeelavati Hospital and research centerBandra, MumbaiNot Applicable as it is a non-academic position1st February 2004 to 31st July 2004
Not applicable3.Resident medical officer (general surgery)
Bhatia Hospital and research centerTardeo, MumbaiNot Applicable as it is a non-academic position1st February 2005 to 31st July 2005
Not applicable4Master of Surgery[MS – General Surgery]Gandhi Medical collegeBhopal, Madhya PradeshBarkutullah University, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh15th June 2006 to 15th June 2009
Passed in FirstAttempt   5Magister Chirurgiae[MCH – Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery]Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research PGIMERSector 12Chandigarh160012Union TerritoryIndiaPost Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER)1st July 2009 to 30st June 2012
Passed in First Attempt6Diplomate of National Board[DNB – Cardiothoracic Surgery]National Board of Examinations(NBE)
Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, New Delhi, IndiaNational Board of Examinations(NBE)
December 2012 SessionPassed in First Attempt7Attending Consultant, Department of cardiothoracic surgery (Non Academic Post)
Fortis hospitalMohali, Punjab, IndiaNot Applicable as it is a non-academic position9th July 2012 to 2nd June 2013
Not Applicable8Assistant professor, Department of cardiovascular thoracic surgeryMGM Medical college and hospitalKamothe, Navi Mumbai, MaharashtraMGM University of Health sciences (deemed university)15th June 2013 to 15th June 2015
Not Applicable9Fellowship in Advanced Cardiovascular surgeryMayo ClinicRochester, MinnesotaMayo clinic1st July 2015 to 30th June 2017
Not Applicable10Fellowship in Mechanical circulatory support devices and heart transplantWashington UniversitySt Louis, MO Washington Unioversity1st July 2017 to 30th June 2018
Not Applicable 

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