Research Cardiac surgery Role Surgeon | Name Bhagawan Koirala | |
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Known for pioneering open heart surgery in Nepal. Institutions Tribhuvan University (T.U.)Nepal Medical CollegeT.U. Teaching HospitalManmohan Cardiothoracic Vascular and Transplant Center (MCVTC)Shahid Gangalal National Heart CenterNorvic International HospitalCivil Service Hospital of NepalOrgan Transplantation Center Development CommitteeMinistry of Health and Population (MOHP), Cardiac Society of Nepal Notable prizes Suprabal Gorkha Dakshinbahu IVBirendra-Aisworya Medal for Outstanding ServiceExcellence Achiever's Award Education University of Dhaka, Kharkov National Medical University | ||
Specialism cardiothoracic surgery | ||
Bekti bishaya ra bishesh dr bhagawan koirala
Bhagawan Koirala (Nepali: भगवान कोइराला) MD, FACC (July 24, 1960) is a Cardiothoracic surgeon, professor and Social worker. He is best known for pioneering Open-heart surgery in Nepal, and for starting an operational cardiac care for the public.
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- Bekti bishaya ra bishesh dr bhagawan koirala
- Prof dr bhagawan koirala in tough talk with dil bhusan pathak
- Education and background
- Residency and trainings
- Career
- Memberships
- Pioneering Open heart surgery in Nepal
- Humanitarian Projects
- Honors
- Personal life
- Publications and literature
- References
He started a "Poor Patients Relief" program in 2003, with the support of the Government of Nepal, which focuses on providing free Cardiac care for children, elderly and needy.
Prof dr bhagawan koirala in tough talk with dil bhusan pathak
Education and background
Koirala completed his schooling from his hometown of Palpa, where he earned his SLC at the age of 13. He later earned his Certificate in General Medicine from Kathmandu. His interest in a career in medicine took him to Kharkiv, Ukraine, where he graduated from Kharkiv Medical Institute in 1989. He later explained in an interview that he credits his lecturer for encouraging him to earn a career in medicine, particularly in the area of Cardiac surgery.
He post-graduated from National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Dhaka University, in 1994, and later completed an unaccredited United States Medical Licensing Examination (Step I) in 1996 and (Step II and III) in 2000.
Residency and trainings
He started his residency from a government institution of Nepal, T.U. Casualty and Surgery, in 1989, and was promoted to Senior house officer in T.U. Department of Surgery in 1990. It was followed by the fellowships in the internationally recognized institutions; first as a resident (Cardiothoracic) in Dhaka University in 1991, and later as a resident (surgery) in Baystate Medical Center of Massachusetts in 1998 and 1999.
He also completed his tenure as a Clinical Fellow (Cardiac surgery) in The Hospital for Sick Children of Toronto in 2000.
Career
Koirala, specializing in pediatric cardiac surgery, started his career from TU Teaching Hospital. He was the Executive Director and Chief of Cardiac Surgery of Shahid Gangalal National Heart Center between 2001 and 2009. He is currently the Executive Director of TU Teaching Hospital. also known for being a philanthropic organization. He is also involved with different national and international projects and campaigns to ensure funds and charity for needy patients.
He has performed over 10,000 heart operations, personally or directly supervised, from 2001 to 2012. (need verification, 1000 surgeries / year which is 3 per every single day of 10 years) Being one of the senior-most surgeon and capable administrator, he was appointed the Director of T.U. Teaching Hospital (TUTH), where he first started his career, in November 2012.
Memberships
Koirala is the member of numerous medical and scientific organizations:-
Pioneering Open heart surgery in Nepal
Koirala first performed open-heart surgery in 1997. His initiative gave a hope for treating heart diseases inside the country by establishing the first fully operational heart hospital, and also to ensure free service for the needy.
His social initiative came at the time when Nepal completely lacked resources to treat heart patients, and the rate of heart related diseases were increasing in the region. According to a National Report on NCDs and CVDs compiled by NHRC in 2010;
Distribution of NCDs in terms of socio demographic variables (age, sex, ethnic groups, and geographic area) was calculated. Data shows that out of the total admitted patients, 36.5% patients suffered from NCDs.Out of total NCDs, 38% were having heart diseases followed by COPD (33%), where as diabetes and cancer accounted for 10% and 19% cases respectively.
MCVTC, headed by Koirala, is famously known for providing medicines at lower prices than the suggested retail price. He also represents the team of Cardiovascular Surgery for Asia Pacific Society of Cardiology's Scientific Council (May 2011 to Feb 2013).
Humanitarian Projects
He is involved with a charity venture for child heart patients in Nepal, called "Bal Dhadkan". On the venture, he quotes;
"No child of this country shall die of heart disease because of poverty.”
Bhagawan Koirala is also a board member of the NGO Helping Hand for Nepal
Honors
Koirala has been felicitated and recognized by various institutions over the years.
Personal life
Koirala was born in Palpa, Nepal. He is married to Sandra Koirala, a zoology professor, with whom he has a son, Nirabh Koirala, currently a student at Grinnell College in Iowa.