Media Release

Udupi, Oct 28: Kasturba Hospital, Manipal, a constituent teaching hospital of Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), has appointed Dr Akshaya Pratap Singh as consultant in the department of cardiothoracic and vascular surgery. He took charge on October 15.

Dr Akshaya Pratap Singh completed his MBBS at JJM Medical College, Davanagere. He then pursued the DNB programme in cardiothoracic and vascular surgery and a fellowship in Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery (MICS) at Narayana Institute, Bengaluru. Before joining Kasturba Hospital, he worked as a consultant in cardiothoracic and vascular surgery at hospitals in Pune and Nagpur.

Dr Akshaya Pratap Singh has wide experience in cardiac surgery. His clinical work covers Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG), minimally invasive cardiac surgery, and mitral and aortic valve repair and replacement. It also includes redo cardiac surgery, complex aortic procedures and selected congenital cardiac surgeries.

Welcoming Dr Singh, Dr Sudhakar Kantipudi, chief operating officer – Teaching Hospitals, MAHE, Manipal said, "We are pleased to welcome Dr Akshaya Pratap Singh to the MAHE family. His training in minimally invasive cardiac surgery and his experience across a wide range of complex cardiac procedures will strengthen our cardiothoracic and vascular surgery services. This will help us offer patients from coastal Karnataka and beyond advanced cardiac surgical care close to home."

Dr Singh is available for consultation at the department of cardiothoracic and vascular surgery, Kasturba Hospital, Manipal. For appointments, please call 0820 2575555 or the help desk on 0820 2922761.