Dr Anvay Vinayak Mulay

A renowned cardio-thoracic and vascular surgeon, Dr. Anvay Mulay is Head of the department of Cardiac Surgery and Director of Heart Transplant program at Fortis Hospital Mumbai. Dr. Anvay Mulay has worked in US and UK before settling in India. Dr. Anvay Mulay has done pioneering work in adult Cardiac Surgery, especially in the field of Coronary Bypass Artery Graft Surgery (CABG). He has the largest series of beating heart coronary bypass surgeries done. He has over 25 years of experience and more than 15,000 successful CABG including beating heart bypass surgeries to his credit. He spearheaded many new techniques in cardiac surgery, from complex surgeries such as ‘beating-heart bypass’ and ‘valve replacement’(first of its kind in Pune), use of mammary artery as an alternative to radial artery for grafts, to the patient-friendly minimally invasive surgeries, that aided faster recovery. He pioneered implantation of Left Ventricle Assist Device(LVAD) for Western and Central India, in a lifesaving surgery on a 49 year old 2015, Dr Mulay created medical history by performing a lifesaving heart transplant in the state, 47years from the first attempt. With success of the first transplant, Dr Mulay ushered in a new era in clinical medicine, offering hope to patients and their families. Since then the legacy continues with 97 transplants to his credit. This clinical milestone, catalyzed mindset change amongst the medical and nonmedical community, sensitizing them to curb organ wastage.