Key Points Apollo Hospital, Bannerghatta Road:

 

  • The Bannerghatta Apollo Hospital Heart Institutes are part of one of the world's largest groups of Cardiology and Cardio-Thoracic Vascular Surgery. They have an unrivaled track record of over 100,000 heart surgeries, including complicated Coronary Artery Bypass operations.

 

  • Apollo Hospital Bannerghatta road is India's pioneers of total knee replacement and the Ilizarov Procedure for limb lengthening.

 

  • They have India's first Thallium Laser and Karnataka's first digital X-ray machine.

 

  • Apollo Hospitals in Bangalore is known for its expertise in performing rare medical procedures such as autologous chondrocyte implantation, spinal angiolipoma excision, tibial tuberosity shift with MPSL reconstruction, and treating coronary perforation with a hand-made covered stent in the cath lab.

 

  • Apollo Hospital has the distinction of performing largest series of airway stents in the country.

 

 

News about Apollo Hospital, Bannerghatta Road:

 

 

According to a news article published in Sakshi Post on February 22, 2023:

 

Apollo Hospitals, Bannerghatta Road in Bengaluru has achieved a rare milestone by becoming the first hospital in India to perform a robotic aortic valve replacement. The high-end procedure, spearheaded by Dr. Sathyaki Nambala, Chief Cardiac Surgeon at the hospital, is a breakthrough that has been performed less than 200 times globally until today. 

 

 

The procedure gave a new lease of life to a 60-year-old patient who was suffering from calcific Aortic Valve with severe stenosis, which had significantly affected his heart's functionality. The complex surgery was successful and the patient was discharged within three days of the procedure, thanks to the expertise of Dr. Nambala and his team at Apollo Hospitals Bannerghatta Road.