About Doctor
- Dr. Anil Kumar Dharmapuram is a Senior Consultant Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon at KIMS Hospital, Hyderabad.
- He underwent his cardiac surgical training at the prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi.
- His professional journey includes serving as a specialist pediatric cardiac surgeon at Al Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
- Dr. Anil Kumar further honed his skills in pediatric cardiac surgery through advanced training as a Clinical Instructor at Lucille Packard’s Children’s Hospital, Stanford University, California, USA, learning under internationally renowned surgeons.
- His expertise extends to performing a range of pediatric cardiac surgical procedures, with a focus on complex lesions such as transposition of great arteries (TGA), TAPVC, and ALCAPA, among others.
- He is a specialist in redo-pediatric cardiac surgery and has gained extensive experience in performing single ventricle repairs on a beating heart, without the need for cardiopulmonary bypass.
- Dr. Anil Kumar holds degrees of MBBS (1984), DNB (1991), and MCh (1996), completing his MCh from AIIMS.
- He is particularly interested in primary and single-stage correction of intracardiac defects with associated arch obstruction in neonates and infants, utilizing selective cerebral perfusion techniques.
- Dr. Anil Kumar has contributed to innovative techniques in pediatric cardiac surgery, including a unique approach to the repair of tetralogy of Fallot that spares the native pulmonary valve and avoids cutting the annulus.
- His academic achievements include numerous scientific publications in national and international journals, along with presentations of scientific papers and posters at both national and international conferences.
