Shyam Kolvekar

Shyam Kolvekar

Shyam Kolvekar

Consultant cardiothoracic surgeon

Mr. Kolvekar is one of the leading cardiothoracic surgeons in London, currently working at Barts Heart Centre (St Bartholomew’s Hospital).

He is a senior lecturer at University College London and involved in several research projects. He has a special interest in mitral valve repairs, beating-heart surgery, cardiac arrhythmias and minimally-invasive cardiac surgery and is concerned with ischaemic pre-conditioning of the heart. He also has a thoracic practice dealing with lung cancer, pneumothorax and pleural effusion.

Another special interest is in the field of chest wall deformity interventions. He is an internationally recognised surgeon for the adult Nuss procedure and has adapted the NUSS procedure with several new techniques for better pain control and reduced risks from surgery. He also travels abroad to lecture and teach surgeons this procedure and connate minimally invasive surgery. He has several publications in international journals and has also contributed to books.

Special interests and treatments

Special interests

  • Surgery for atrial fibrillation
  • Minimally invasive maze operation
  • Carcinoid heart valve disease
  • Lung cancer surgery
  • VATS
  • Minimally invasive thoracic surgery
  • Minimally invasive pectus correction (NUSS)
  • OPCAB
  • Beating heart coronary bypass surgery
  • Mitral valve repair
  • Minimally invasive mitral valve repair
  • Robotics
  • ECMO

Procedures offered

  • Minimally invasive pectus correction (Nuss)
  • OPCAB
  • Beating heart coronary bypass surgery
  • Mitral valve repair
  • Minimally invasive mitral valve repair
  • Lung cancer surgery

Research interests

Mr Kolvekar is working with Professor Yellon on ischaemic preconditioning in diabetic patients with oral hypoglycemic agents.

He has been working closely with the Hater institute and helping the research fellows in the patient recruitment for the study.

Mr Kolvekar is also surgical lead for trail comparing neuropsychological study in patients undergoing CABG with or without cardioplegia with Professor Newman’s team.

Leadership roles

  • Elected Trustee Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery of England
  • Professor of cardiothoracic surgery, University of Manipal, India
  • Founder Member of Academy of Medical Educators

Latest published papers

February 2018: Corrigendum: Phylogenetic ctDNA analysis depicts early-stage lung cancer evolution

November 2017: Allele-Specific HLA Loss and Immune Escape in Lung Cancer Evolution

August 2017: Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin prior to cardiac surgery predicts acute kidney injury and mortality

July 2017: Percutaneous Intervention of a Rare Complication Post Cardiac Surgery

April 2017: Phylogenetic ctDNA analysis depicts early-stage lung cancer evolution