Dr Sunil Kumar Swain

Dr. Sunil Kumar Swain is a leading paediatric cardiothoracic surgeon with over two decades of experience, having performed more than 2,000 surgeries for congenital heart disease. His patients range from as small as 2 kg to complex cases requiring high-risk interventions. He has a strong interest in paediatric heart transplantation and ECMO, having performed the first paediatric cardiac ECMO in Hyderabad in 2012 and the first paediatric heart transplant in 2017. He is also an active researcher with numerous publications and affiliations with major international cardiac surgery societies.

Educational Qualification

• MBBS, S.C.B. Medical College, Cuttack, Orissa, India, September 2002

• MS, General surgery, M.K.C.G. Medical College, Berhampur, Orissa, India, September 1997
• MCh, Cardiothoracic and vascular surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India, February 2004

Employment History:

• November 2016 to date: Senior Consultant, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Continental Hospital, Hyderabad, India.
• November 2013 to November 2016 : Senior Consultant, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Lotus Children’s Hospital, Hyderabad, India.
• September 2011 to November 2013: Consultant, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Care Hospital, Hyderabad, India.
• February 2011 to September 2011: Consultant, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Innova Hospital, Hyderabad, India.
• September 2007 to June 2009: Fellow, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Mater Children’s Hospital, Brisbane, Australia (Dr. Graham Nunn and Dr. Tom Karl)
• September 2007 to June 2009: PHO, Cardiac Surgery, Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Australia( Dr. P. Pohlner and Dr. H. Jalali)
• March 2007 to September 2007: Consultant, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Innova Children Heart Hospital, Hyderabad, India (Dr. K. Samba Murthy)
• March 2004 to February 2007: Junior Consultant, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Apollo Children’s Heart Hospital, Hyderabad, India (Dr. K. Samba Murthy)
• January 2001 to February 2004: Senior Resident, Cardiac Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India (Prof P. Venugopal, Prof Sampath Kumar, Prof Balram Airan, Prof Anil Bhan, Dr. Rajesh Sharma, Dr. Shiv Kumar Choudhary)
• July 2000 to December 2000: Senior Resident, Cardiac Surgery, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute, Lucknow, India (Prof A. Srivastava and Dr. N. Gupta)

Notable Achievements:

• Successfully performed more than 2,000 surgeries for congenital heart disease in children ranging from 2 kg to 20 kg
• Special interest and expertise in Paediatric Heart Transplantation and ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation)
• Performed the first Paediatric Cardiac ECMO at Care Hospital, Hyderabad in 2012
• Conducted the first Paediatric Heart Transplantation at Continental Hospital, Hyderabad in 2017

Professional Memberships

• Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons (IACTS)
• Pediatric Cardiac Society of India (PCSI)
• World Society of Congenital Heart Surgeons
• European Association of Cardiothoracic Surgeons

Fellowships:

• Fellow of Paediatric Cardiac surgery, MCH, Brisbane, Australia
• Fellow of Indian Association of Cardiothoracic surgeons

Publications

• Total arterial revascularization in a child with Familial hypercholesterolemia – a case report (April 1995, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)
• ‍Morpho surgical correlation of outcomes in complete double outlet right ventricle (October, 2006 Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Journal)
• ‍Neonatal Blalock- Taussig Shunt- Technical aspect and post-operative management ( Published in February 2008, Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals)
• Results of a New Technique of Arterial Switch Operation for Transposition of Great Arteries with Single Coronary Artery (Indian Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, July-Sep 2006)
• Experience with autologous pericardial patch closure of ventricular septal defects (Indian Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Oct-Dec 2006)
• Use of pericardial monocusp valve in surgery for absent pulmonary valve syndrome (Indian Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, 2007)