Aster CMI Hospital

• Organ Transplant Department
• Cardiac Surgeries Department
• Neurosciences Department
• Gastroenterology Department
• Orthopedics Department

Aster Hospital in Bangalore was established in 2014. It is one of the hospitals of the growing medical network of Aster MD Healthcare with several accredited clinics by JCI (Joint Commission International). It unites over 13,500 employees and 1,000 doctors.

70 highly qualified doctors work in Aster Hospital in Bangalore. The Clinic is located at 30 km distance from the Bangalore International Airport. It takes 30 minutes to get to the Clinic; the transfer is provided for free. Aster Hospital suggests 500 beds for comfortable accommodation.

Hospital room at Aster

There are interpreters speaking Arabic, Somalian, French, and Russian, so that international patients won’t have any language barrier.

Organ Transplant Department

Dr. Panchangam Vidyashankar is a Chief Physician of Organ Transplant Department. He has 18 years of experience in the treatment of nephrological pathologies in children and adults. Dr. Panchangam Vidyashankar is a member of European Dialysis and Transplant Association.

Doctors at the Department perform kidney, liver, lung, heart, multiple organ transplants.

Aster Organ Transplant Department is one of a few in India which performs robotic kidney transplants. Doctors have already performed 54 such procedures. Robotic surgeries are less traumatic and safer than traditional ones.

Specialists of the Department also conduct liver transplants. Doctors of Aster Hospital in Bangalore performed the first successful multiple transplants (kidney and liver) in the world for a kid with weight less than 7 kg. Aster organ transplant surgeons are the first in the world who apply 3D-printing for assisting liver transplant.

Cardiac Surgeries Department

Dr. Mahadev Dixit is a Chief physician of Cardiovascular Department. The doctor has 30 years of experience in performing open heart surgeries - over 20,000 ones for his practice, 4,000 of them were pediatric surgeries. Dr. Mahadev Dixit also performed cardiac surgery for a baby with a weight 900 grams.

Specialists of Aster Cardiovascular Department provide treatment of such diseases as heart attack, heart failure, arrhythmia, etc. It is the first one in India where robotic mitral valve repair (MVR) was performed. The specialists of the Department also perform minimally invasive bypasses. The Department has own Hybrid Cath Lab which allows performing advanced surgeries and imaging simultaneously.

Department of Neurosciences

Dr. Ravi Gopal Varma is a Chief physician of the Neuroscience Department. The Professor has over 20 years of experience in treating and performing surgery for epilepsy, chronic pain, movement disorders. The doctor has a vast experience in DBS surgery for Parkinson’s disease.

The Neuroscience Department accepts patients from the infants to adults. The specialists prefer minimally invasive surgeries to minimize complications and side effects. The Department has 3-Tesla MRI scan and Hybrid Cath Lab. Doctors also perform DBS surgeries for treatment of patients with Parkinson’s diseases.

For the removal of brain tumors, neurosurgeons apply Glowing Brain Tumor Surgery which delineates the malignant cells from the healthy tissues. It allows removing tumor more precisely.

Gastroenterology Department

Dr. Naresh Bhat is the Chief physician of Gastroenterology Department. The doctor has over 30 years of experience. He is a member of Indian Society of Gastroenterology. Dr. Naresh Bhat underwent medical practice in Germany and Japan.

The Gastroenterology Department of Aster Clinic offers a wide range of diagnostic procedures such as accurate imaging, endoscopic ultrasound, capsule endoscopy, pediatric endoscopy. The doctors at Aster provide such procedures: resection of polyps (polypectomy), endoscopic gastrectomy, colorectal stricture dilation, etc.

The specialists of the Department also treat cancer of the gastrointestinal tract.

Orthopedics Department

Dr. Thirumalesh Reddy is a Chief physician of the Orthopedic Surgery Department. The doctor has 16 years of experience in performing total and partial knee arthroplasty, ligament reconstruction, trauma surgeries, etc. Dr. Thirumalesh Reddy practices in the UK.

The Department provides treatment of comprehensive musculoskeletal disorders. It is the only center in Bangalore where cartilage surgery is performed. The doctors conduct joint replacement under control of computed navigation. It is one of several departments in India where advanced trauma surgeries are conducted applying 3D printing.

Hall at Aster

Service

Aster CMI Hospital provides such services for international patients:

• Accommodation. Aster Clinic cooperates with 3-5 stars hotel and guest house located 5 km from a hospital. The hospital rooms have WiFi, TV, bathroom.
• Transfer. The Hospital organizes a free transfer from/to airport.
• Personal manager. Each patient receives a personal coordinator who helps organizing appointments with doctors and solves other issues like currency exchange, etc.
• Interpreter. The Aster Hospital provides a patient with an interpreter, if necessary.