DR. SARJU RALHAN
Chief Cardiac Surgeon
Cardio Vascular & Thoracic Surgery
MBBS , MS (General Surgery), MCh(CVTS)
PMC-25888
About Doctor
Dr. Sarju Ralhan is a distinguished cardiothoracic surgeon and a leading authority in coronary, aortic, and minimally invasive cardiac surgery. He currently serves as the Chief of Cardiac Surgery at Hero DMC Heart Institute, Ludhiana—one of North India’s premier cardiac centers, performing over 1,200 cardiac surgeries annually.
With a career spanning more than three decades, Dr. Ralhan has performed over 14,000 coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) procedures. He is especially recognized for his expertise in off-pump CABG (OPCABG) and total arterial revascularization using bilateral internal mammary arteries (BIMA), having completed over 7,000 cases using this advanced technique.
He also specializes in:
• Minimally invasive cardiac surgery
• Complex aortic surgeries including aortic dissection repair, ascending aortic
aneurysm surgery, aortic arch reconstruction, thoraco-abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, and endovascular aortic interventions (EVAR & TEVAR)
• Heart valve repair and replacement procedures
Dr. Ralhan has trained under globally acclaimed surgeons including Dr. Naresh Trehan, Dr. Joseph S. Coselli, and Dr. Ashish S. Shah. He is actively involved in mentoring cardiac surgeons from India and abroad, conducting live surgical workshops, and contributing to research and publications on advanced surgical techniques and genetic studies in cardiac patients.
Currently, he is spearheading the development of a heart transplant program in Punjab, with the vision of delivering state-of-the-art, life-saving treatments to the region.
Specialization and Expertise
OPD Timings
Certifications
- Observership for aortic surgery in Baylor College of Medicine at Texas under Dr. Joseph Coselli in 2009.
- Observership for minimally invasive coronary artery bypass surgery under Dr. Joseph McGinn in 2011.
- Co-investigator in Indo US collaboration in Genomic Trial in Diabetics.
- Member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) and Indian Association of Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgeons (IACTS).
- Advanced training under Dr. Naresh Trehan at Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi.
- Observership for heart transplant surgery under Dr. Ashish S.Shah in Vanderbilt University Medical Center, U.S.
Publications
National Publications
- Mohan B, Singh B, Gupta V, Ralhan S, Gupta D, Puri S, Goyal A, Aslam N, Tandon R, Wander GS. Outcome of patients supported by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for aluminum phosphide poisoning: An observational study. Indian Heart J. 2016;68:295–301.
- Tandon R, Singh M, Mohan B, Ralhan S. Atrial Septal Abscess in Early-Onset Prosthetic Mitral Band Endocarditis: A Case for Multimodality Imaging. Cardiovasc Imaging Case Rep. 2017;1(2):65–67.
- Tandon R, Mohan B, Ralhan S, Singh M. Atrial septal abscess in early onset prosthetic mitral band endocarditis—a case for multimodality imaging. Cardiovasc Imaging Case Rep. 2017;1(2):65–67.
- Complete transection of the right main bronchus: case report. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019;35(2):242–244.
- Ralhan S, Arya RC, Gupta R, Wander GS, Gupta RK, Gupta VK, Bagga S, Mohan B. Cardiothoracic Surgery during COVID-19: our experience with different strategies. Ann Card Anaesth. 2020;23(4):485–92. doi:10.4103/aca.ACA_166_20.
- Kumar M, Ralhan S, Garg D. Cannulation, Priming and Initiation of ECMO. In: Mishra RC, editor. Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine of RRT and ECMO in ICU. 1st ed. p. 251–263.
International Publications
- Gupta RK, Ralhan S, Singh V, Mittal CM, Tandon R, Aslam N, Mohan B, Sood NK, Wander GS, Sharma VK. Surgical repair of VSD and aortic valve regurgitation. Ann Pediatr Cardiol. 2010;3:221.
- Mohan B, Gupta V, Ralhan S, Gupta D, Puri S, Wander GS, Singh B. Role of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in aluminum phosphide poisoning-induced reversible myocardial dysfunction: A novel therapeutic modality. J Emerg Med. 2015;49(5):651–6.
- Mohan B, Singh B, Gupta V, Ralhan S, Gupta D, Puri S, Goyal A, Aslam N, Tandon R, Wander GS. Outcome of patients supported by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for aluminum phosphide poisoning: An observational study. Indian Heart J. 2016;68:295–301.
- Scott WR, Zhang W, Loh M, Tan ST, Lehne B, Afzal U, Peralta J, Saxena R, Ralhan S, Wander GS, Bozaoglu K, Sanghera DK, Elliott P, Scott J, Chambers JC, Kooner JS. Investigation of genetic variation underlying central obesity amongst South Asians. PLoS One. 2016;11(5):e0155478. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0155478
- Mahajan A, Taliun D, Thurner M, Robertson NR, Torres JM, Rayner NW, et al. Identification of new susceptibility loci for type 2 diabetes and shared etiological pathways with coronary heart disease. Nat Genet. 2017;49(10):1450–7.
- Sanghera DK, Bejar C, Sapkota B, Wander GS, Ralhan S. Frequencies of poor metabolizer alleles of 12 pharmacogenomic actionable genes in Punjabi Sikhs of Indian origin. Sci Rep. 2018;8(1):15742.
- Kapoor S, Singh V, Singh G, Gupta R, Ralhan S, Takkar S, Mohan B, Wander GS. To assess cases and management of CHDs in given population: A clinical study. JMSCR. 2019;7(12):662–7.
- Gupta RK, Tyagi R, Singh V, Kapoor S, Singh G, Ralhan S, Selhi PK, Garg B, Kaur H, Sood N, Aslam N, Wander GS. Morphological spectrum of atherosclerotic lesions in a tertiary care institute in Punjab. Asian J Med Sci. 2019;10(1):19–24.
- Singh S, Ralhan S, Sanyal A, Parage F, Lohchab SS, Sisodia V. Prevention of sternal dehiscence following use of bilateral internal mammary arteries in OPCAB. World J Cardiovasc Surg. 2020;10(12):254–63. doi:10.4236/wjcs.2020.1012027.
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