Dr Shyam Ashok

After completing his MBBS from Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum, Dr. Shyam Ashok did his MS in General Surgery from Calicut Medical College Hospital, Calicut. Following this he did his Mch in CVTS (Cardio Vascular and Thoracic Surgery) from Seth GS Medical College also known as King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital, Mumbai in 2008. He later joined Narayana Hrudayalaya, Bangalore in 2008, which a 1000 bedded hospital executing close to 600 open heart surgeries in a month. He worked as a Fellow in Adult Cardiothoracic department in Royal Melbourne Hospital, Australia, which is the second largest Cardiothoracic unit in the whole of Australia. After working in Australia for 2 years he rejoined Narayana Hrudayalaya, as Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon in 2012 and worked there till 2015. He has independently performed about 600 open heart surgeries, consisting of Coronary Artery bypass surgeries and Valve Replacements. His area of interest is Coronary Artery bypass, especially Total Arterial Revascularization. He joined Aster CMI Hospital in Feb 2016 as Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon..