About Dr. Vidyadhar S. Lad
Dr. Vidyadhar S. Lad is a Consultant - Adult Cardiac Surgery at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital. He joined the Cardiac Surgical Services in August 2012. Dr. Lad's robust surgical practice focuses on Coronary Bypass Surgery including beating heart surgery, Complex Valve Surgery, Minimal Access Surgery, Maze Surgery, Aortic Aneurysm Surgery, Surgery for Chronic Pulmonary Thromboembolism, surgery for HOCM, and surgery for Cardiac Tumours. Additionally, he has rich experience in the areas of ECMO, Ventricular assist devices, and heart transplant surgery. He uses his expertise in various aspects of Cardiac Surgery to provide coordinated, patient-focused, multidisciplinary care and to conduct multidisciplinary research.
Dr. Lad is an author of high-impact journal publications. He has presented various scientific papers at International Conferences. Dr. Lad's current scientific endeavors are focused on clinical research involving various aspects of heart diseases.
He initiated the Adult ECMO program in this hospital. The use of this technology along with Dr. Vatsal Kothari (Chief Intensivist) has helped save the lives of patients on verge of imminent death. He was also instrumental in successfully initiating the Heart Transplants program in this hospital along with Dr. Nandkishore Kapadia.
