Dr. Rahul Kaiche

Dr Rahul Kaiche is a Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeon in Nashik with 33 years of experience in coronary artery bypass surgery, complex valve procedures, and high risk cardiac surgery, currently serving as Senior Consultant at Sahyadri Super Speciality Hospital (A Unit of Manipal Hospitals), Dwarka Circle and Heart Care and Cure Clinic, Tilak Wad.

He is a Gold Medalist in MCh Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery from KEM Hospital Mumbai, has performed over 12,500 successful cardiac surgeries including 1000 high risk cases with ejection fraction below 30 percent, trained at Kings College London, John Radcliffe Hospital Oxford, and Austin Hospital Melbourne, and is the only surgeon in North Maharashtra performing Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass through a 3 to 5 inch incision.

He consults in English and Hindi.

Area of Expertise

Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

Dr Rahul Kaiche independently performs beating heart CABG, total arterial grafting, and MIDCAB procedures with a reported 99.66 percent success rate in beating heart bypass surgery.

• Beating heart CABG
• Total arterial grafting
• MIDCAB surgery
• Coronary endarterectomy
• Redo coronary surgery

Valve Surgery and Aortic Procedures

Dr Kaiche performs complex valve repair, replacement, and aortic surgery including stentless valve replacement and Bentall procedures.

• Mitral valve replacement
• Aortic valve replacement
• Double valve replacement
• Bentall procedure
• Stentless aortic valve replacement

High Risk and Heart Failure Surgery

Dr Rahul manages high risk cardiac patients including those with severely reduced ejection fraction and renal impairment with surgical precision and structured perioperative care.

• LVAD insertion
• Left ventricular remodelling
• Heart failure surgery
• High risk CABG
• Cardiac surgery with renal impairment

Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery

Dr Kaiche pioneered fast tracking cardiac recovery protocols in Nashik since 2007 enabling patients to walk within 24 hours and return home by day five post surgery.

• MIDCAB surgery
• Minimally invasive valve surgery
• Fast track cardiac recovery
• Port access cardiac surgery
• Minimal access bypass surgery

Paediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery

Dr Kaiche performs complex paediatric and neonatal cardiac procedures including surgery on a neonate weighing 1.25 kg and rare congenital conditions.

• Neonatal cardiac surgery
• Paediatric CABG
• Congenital anomaly repair
• AV canal defect repair
• Complex congenital heart surgery

Defibrillator and Device Implantation

Dr Rahul manages cardiac device implantation for heart rhythm disorders and ventricular dysfunction.

• Defibrillator implantation
• Cardiac device therapy
• Arrhythmia device management
• ICD implantation
• Cardiac resynchronisation

Credentials and Qualifications

• MBBS, Grant Medical College and Sir JJ Hospital, Mumbai, 1993
• MS General Surgery, Topiwala National Medical College, Nair Hospital, Mumbai, 1997, Top of Class
• MCh Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai University, 2000, Gold Medal
• Fellowship in Cardiac Surgery, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
• International training at Kings College London and Austin Hospital, Melbourne

Clinical Experience and Hospital Affiliations

Current Affiliations

• Sahyadri Super Speciality Hospital (A Unit of Manipal Hospitals), Dwarka Circle, Nashik, Senior Consultant
• Heart Care and Cure Clinic, Tilak Wad, Nashik, Senior Consultant

Previous Associations

• Kings College, London, Registrar
• John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK, Cardiac Fellow
• Austin Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, Cardiac Fellow
• Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai, Consultant
• Wockhardt Hospital, Nashik, Consultant
• Sai Baba Super Speciality Hospital, Shirdi, Consultant
• Rajebahadur Hospital, Nashik, Consultant

Awards and Recognition

• Gold Medal, MCh Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Mumbai University, 2000
• Best Academic Performance Award, Nair Hospital, Mumbai
• Maharashtra Bhushan, Social Welfare Trust, Mumbai, 2011
• Dr Vasantrao Gupte Memorial Service Award, 2011
• Suvichar Gaurav Award, presented by Hon Praful Patel, 2016
• Felicitated by The Economic Times, World Heart Day, 2017
• The Luminaries Award, Divya Marathi Group, 2018

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