Consultant Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeon, Kasturba Hospital, Manipal:
Current Position: Chief Cardiac Surgeon, Kasturba Hospital & Kasturba Medical College, Manipal.
Primary Schooling from Govt Primary School, Borim and later in Chicalim, Vasco.
Secondary Schooling from Municipal High School, Vasco & Regina Mundi High School, Chicalim.
Higher Secondary education from Smt Parvatibai Chowgule College, Margao, Goa.
Passed MBBS (1986)& MS General Surgery (1991) from Goa Medical College.
Passed M Ch in Cardiothoracic Surgery from Bombay University in 1994 and DNB in Cardiothoracic surgery from National Board of Examinations, New Delhi.
Obtained Special Surgical Fellowship in Cardiac Surgery from University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA in 1999.
Worked as Senior Specialist Cardiothoracic Registrar at Wellington Hospital, Wellington, New Zealand.
Held various positions at renowned Hospitals in Mumbai :-
-Consultant at Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai from 1995 to 1998.
-Visiting Consultant at Lilavati Hospital, Nanavati Hospital, Holy Family Hospital, Cumballa Hill Hospital and Breach Candy Hospital, Mumbai 2001 to 2006.
-Chief Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Seven Hills Hospital, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 2006 to 2008.
Performed more than 5000 open heart surgeries including on pump and off pump coronary artery bypass surgeries (CABG), Heart Valve repairs & replacements, surgeries for congenital heart diseases in children.
Also performed vast number of closed heart surgeries, lung and vascular surgeries.
Worked with renowned Cardiac Surgeons in India and abroad.
Have attended various conferences in the field in India and abroad.
Presented numerous papers in the conferences and published articles in national and international Journals.
Memberships:
Life member of Indian Association of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeons.
Member of Society of Thoracic Surgeons, USA
Member of CTSnet
Patron member of Social Organisation –“AAMI GOENCAR”, Mumbai.
Personal Information:
Place of Birth: Borim Ponda, Goa
Date of Birth: May 26, 1964
Marital status: Married
Spouse: Dr (Mrs) Anupama S Borkar: Blood and Cancer specialist of Children & Adult, attached to Kasturba Medical College & Hospital, Manipal.
Children: One son – Master Siddhesh, 11 years old. Studying in 6th standard at Little Rock Indian School at Brahmavar, Karnataka
Current Address: 101, KMC Quarters, Manipal, Karnataka – 576 104