Dr. Gopichand Mannam

Dr Gopichand Mannam is a Senior Consultant and Head of Cardiothoracic Surgery in Hyderabad. With 45 years of experience, he currently serves at Star Hospital in Banjara Hills and Nanakramguda.

He has performed over 43,000 cardiac surgeries. He introduced beating heart coronary bypass surgery and undersized donor heart transplantation in India. He also performed minimally invasive atrial septal defect closure and mitral valve replacements.

Prior to his current practice, Dr Gopichand served as Chief Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon at Care Hospitals and Apollo Hospitals, and as a Senior Registrar at The Royal Brompton and National in the UK. In 2016, he was awarded the Padma Shri for his contributions to medical science.

Specialty Areas and Treatments

Dr Gopichand Mannam focuses on the following clinical areas:

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Dr Gopichand executes thoracic and cardiac interventions including:

• Beating Heart Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
• Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Replacement
• Minimally Invasive Atrial Septal Defect Closure

Heart Transplantation

Dr Gopichand provides advanced cardiac replacement procedures:

• Undersized Donor Heart Transplantation
• Advanced Heart Transplant Protocols

Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

Dr Gopichand implements surgical interventions for congenital heart defects:

• Complex Congenital Heart Surgeries
• Pediatric Atrial Septal Defect Closures

Education and Qualifications

• MBBS — Guntur Medical College, Guntur (1981)
• FRCS in General Surgery — Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh (1986)
• FRCS in Cardiothoracic Surgery — Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow (1987)

Research and Publications

• Prospective Randomized Evaluation of DIabetics for Graft Patency and Outcomes following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting using One versus Two or More Arterial Grafts (PREDICT Trial): Interim Analysis (The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2026)
• Outcomes of mitral valve repair in ischemic mitral regurgitation: A two-decade experience (JTCVS Open, 2026)
• Coexisting Dual Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery and Double Right Coronary Artery in a Single Patient Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery (Indian Journal of Clinical Cardiology, 2026)
• Practice variations in the management of acute type A aortic dissection among Indian cardiac surgeons: a national survey (Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2025)
• Del Nido cardioplegia versus blood cardioplegia in coronary artery bypass grafting (Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2023)

Awards and Recognitions

• Padma Shri (2016)
• Doctorate in Science from Dr MGR Medical University
• Best Doctor Of The Year by the former director of NIMS (2005)
• TV5 Business Leader Of The Year (2013)
• Vaidya Siromani Award

Professional Experience

Dr Gopichand Mannam currently practises at the following facilities:

• Senior Consultant and Head of Department, Star Hospital, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad
• Senior Consultant and Head of Department, Star Hospital, Nanakramguda, Hyderabad
• Chief Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon (Former), Care Hospitals, Hyderabad
• Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon (Former), Medwin Hospital, Hyderabad
• Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon (Former), Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad
• Senior Registrar (Former), Royal Brompton and National, UK

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