Dr. Ritwick Raj Bhuyan

Dr. Ritwick Raj Bhuyan is a Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeon with 20 years of working experience in high-volume cardiothoracic centres in India and Australia. Currently serving as Director of Cardio Thoracic Vascular Surgery at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute in Okhla, New Delhi, he has been associated with nearly 15,000 open heart procedures and has performed more than 7,000 open heart surgeries independently — a figure that places him among the most experienced cardiac surgeons in his age group in the country.

The breadth of Dr. Bhuyan's surgical experience is significant. His independent surgical portfolio includes repair of ASD and VSD, mitral and aortic valve replacement, coronary artery bypass grafting both on-pump and off-pump, mitral valve repair, minimally invasive mitral and aortic valve replacements, MICS CABG, surgery for atrial fibrillation, repair of aortic aneurysms, and LVAD implantation using the HEARTMATE 2 device.

His international training is a core part of what defines his surgical approach. He trained as a Senior Registrar at Royal Adelaide Hospital in Adelaide, Australia — one of the world's busiest cardiac centres — and subsequently undertook a Visiting Fellowship in Heart Transplantation and VAD at the University of South Manchester, UK. This combination of high-volume Indian practice and structured international fellowship training has given him exposure to innovation and low-cost adaptation that he continues to drive at Fortis Escorts.

Dr. Bhuyan is known for developing innovations in low-cost cardiac surgical practice for developing countries — a reflection of his belief that world-class cardiac care should not remain out of reach for patients in resource-constrained settings. He brings this philosophy to his work at Fortis Escorts every day.