Career Profile

Dr. Mukesh Goel is a leading heart surgeon in Delhi, working at one of the country's top hospitals, Indrapastha Apollo. He has 15 years of experience in cardiac surgery and is skilled in a variety of heart procedures, including Cardiac By-Pass Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Minimally Invasive Heart Valve Surgery, and Valve Replacement and Repair. As chief cardiovascular surgeon at Asian Institute of Medical Sciences, he is credited with establishing the cardiovascular surgery unit and the cardiac surgery unit (part of Medanta) at Delhi Heart Institute in Punjab, where 100 successful procedures are performed each year. He was also involved in the establishment of programs/units for minimally invasive cardiac surgery techniques and aortic dissection (aneurysm) repair at the Asian Institute of Cardiology.In his distinguished career, Dr. Mukesh Goel has performed over 3000 heart surgeries, including bypass surgery (off and on pump), valve surgery (repair/replacement), Bentalls' operation, minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS), LVAD placement, and heart transplants. He also has extensive experience in cardiac procedures such as high-risk CABG in patients with very poor heart function, obese women, dialysis patients, older patients, and those with COPD. He specializes in aortic dissection and aneurysm surgery with and without valve sparing, bilateral IMA grafting, valve repair for ischemic and degenerative mitral regurgitation, and descending thoracic aortic aneurysm/dissection hybrid repair.