Dr. Vijay Agarwal

About Doctor

Dr. Vijay Agarwal is an eminent Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon with a rich experience exceeding 17 years in the field.

His educational background includes an MBBS from Medical College, Kolkata, an MS in General Surgery from Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College, Kolkata, an MS in Pediatric Surgery from Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, and a FRCS in General Surgery from the Royal College of Surgeon of Edinburgh, UK.

His area of specialization lies in Neonatal Pediatric Surgeries, Complex Congenital Heart Surgeries, Arterial Switch Operations, Double Switch Operations, Repair of Truncus Arteriosus, Unifocalizations, and Rastelli Procedure.

Dr. Vijay Agarwal operates almost 450-500 cases annually of which 30 to 40% are neonates.

He received recognition from the Chief Minister and Government of Kerala for his remarkable achievements in Pediatric Heart Transplantation.

Medical Qualifications

• MBBS: Medical College, Kolkata.
• MS: General Surgery from Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College, Kolkata.
• MS: Pediatric Surgery from Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow.
• FRCS: General Surgery from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK.

Clinical Expertise

Professional Work Experience

• He brings over 17 years of experience in his field, embodying a wealth of knowledge and expertise.

Career Highlights

• Dr. Vijay Agarwal performs around 450-500 surgeries every year, with 30 to 40% of them involving newborn babies.

Research and Fellowships

• Primary Cardiac Tumors-Surgical experience and follow up, Indian Heart Journal, 2003.55; 632-636. Vijay Agarwal, S.K Agarwal, Shalini Kapoor, A.K Srivastava.
• Recurrent Coarctation in a Patient With Alagille Syndrome Vijay Agarwal, Ian Ramnarine, Antonio F. Corno, Marco Pozzi. (ICVTS)European Journal Of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Dec 2005.

Awards and Recoginition

• Dr. Vijay Agarwal was recently honored by the Chief Minister and Government of Kerala at the ‘National Heart Transplant Conference’ for his exceptional work in Pediatric Heart Transplantation in 2016.