Dr. Sandeep T Honnekeri

Dr Sandeep T Honnekeri is a Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeon in Mumbai with 46 years of experience and over 4,500 surgeries to his credit.

He currently practises as a Consultant at Breach Candy Hospital Trust in Cumballa Hill and Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre in Bandra West.

Dr Sandeep specialises in beating heart bypass surgery, total arterial revascularisation, mitral valve repair, and complex aortic root surgeries.

Areas of Expertise

Dr Honnekeri focuses on advanced adult cardiothoracic surgery through the following clinical areas:

Beating Heart and Total Arterial Bypass

He has performed more than 2,500 beating heart bypass surgeries using bilateral internal mammary arterial grafts and gastroepiploic arteries, and carried out the first awake bypass surgery in Western India.

Mitral and Aortic Valve Repair

Dr Sandeep specialises in reconstructive techniques to repair diseased mitral and aortic valves, preserving native heart valves and avoiding long-term replacement complications.

Aortic Root and Dissection Surgeries

Dr Honnekeri manages life-threatening aortic dissections and complex aortic root pathologies through advanced reconstructive surgical procedures.

Carotid and Peripheral Vascular Surgery

He performs carotid endarterectomy and carotid bypass procedures to restore vital blood flow to the brain and reduce stroke risk in patients with severe vascular blockages.

Educational Background

He completed his MBBS, followed by an MS in General Surgery, an MCh in Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery with distinction, and a DNB in Cardiac Surgery, and completed advanced overseas surgical training at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, Australia and Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc in Brussels, Belgium.

Awards, Research, and Publications

Dr S T Honnekeri earned distinction with rank in his MCh examination and received the Duarte Monteiro Physiology Oration Award. Dr Sandeep has also conducted live surgical demonstrations for beating heart bypass techniques in Japan and Poland.

He has authored multiple clinical research papers and case reports on cardiothoracic trauma, complex bypass techniques, and congenital anomalies in indexed national and international medical journals.

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