Dr. Niket Arora

About Doctor

Dr. Niket Arora is a Consultant in the Department of MICS-Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery at Medica Superspecialty Hospital, Kolkata.

He has practiced at R.N Tagore Hospital, Kolkata, followed by Seven Hills Hospital, Mumbai, and Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Maharashtra. Subsequently, he joined BM Birla Heart Hospital, Kolkata, and currently serves at Medica Superspecialty Hospital, Kolkata.

He obtained his foundational training in Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery from The Madras Medical Mission, Chennai, a renowned institution recognized by the National Board of Examination for postgraduate and postdoctoral training.

This comprehensive program encompassed a direct five-year training period, with rotations spanning General Surgery, Cardiology, Thoracic Surgery, Adult and Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, and an additional year dedicated to a subspecialty within Cardiac Surgery.

Dr. Arora’s expertise extends across a wide array of open heart procedures, including Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (on-pump and off-pump), Valve repairs and replacements, Aortic surgeries, Post MI VSD closure, LV aneurysm repair, minimally invasive cardiac surgeries, and a full spectrum of simple and complex congenital cardiac surgeries, including heart transplants.

In addition to his surgical responsibilities, he actively participates in OPD clinics, ward rounds, academic discussions, post-surgical ICU care, and contributes to the education and training of nursing and paramedical staff, physician assistants, and junior residents.

Areas Of Expertise

• CABG (on and off-pump; total arterial)
• Valve replacements (Aortic, Mitral and Double valve)
• ASD patch closure
• VSD closure
• PDA ligation
• Minimally invasive cardiac surgery.
• Have been a part of the Heart Transplant team at The Madras Medical Mission, both donor andrecipient.
• Emergency Resternotomy and Re-exploration
• Establishing IABP support.
• Pericardial drainage(sub xiphoid/ thoracotomy)
• Repair of Diaphragmatic Eventeration/ Hernia
• Lateral Thoracotomy
• VATS – Lung and pleural biopsy
• VATS – Bullectomy
• Tracheostomy
• Tube Thoracostomy

Awards & Recognitions

• He has won an award paper in 63RD Annual meeting of Indian Association of Cardiothoracic Surgery,Bangalore, January 2017.
• Certificate of appreciation from Ministry of health and President of Tanzania for humanitarian mission operative camp in Tanzania, in 2015.
• 1st prize at the Cardiac Surgery Quiz at Second Postgraduate Workshop, Coimbatore, July 2014.

Professional Memberships

• Member of European Association of Cardiothoracic Surgeon (Membership no. 287190)
• Associate Member of Indian Association of Cardiothoracic Surgeon (Membership no. 20135015)
• Registered with Medical Council of India, MCI/10-37888.