Dr. Kumud Kumar Dhital

Dr. Kumud Kumar Dhital is an internationally acclaimed Cardiothoracic Surgeon with over 25 years of experience and leadership in advanced Heart and Lung Surgery, including pioneering work in transplantation. He is currently based at Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road, Chennai and, with his team, provides thoracic transplant services to the wider Apollo network nationally.

Dr. Dhital, of Nepali origin and educated in the United Kingdom, is a science graduate (B. Sc) with a research degree (PhD) from the University of London, and obtained his medical degree (BMBCh) from the University of Oxford. His medical postgraduate qualifications include the FRCS in General and FRCS-CTh in Specialist Cardiothoracic Surgical (FRCS-CTh) training in the UK, and the FRACS from Australia. He has played a pivotal role in innovating transplant techniques and is globally recognized as the surgical pioneer of the first series of DCD Heart Transplants with his team at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, Australia.

Known for his academic contributions and extensive research, Dr. Dhital has published widely in top-tier medical journals and continues to influence the evolving disciplines of Cardiothoracic and Thoracic Transplant Surgery through practice and mentorship.

Fluent in English, Nepali, and Italian, with working level Hindi and French, Dr. Dhital ensures compassionate, clear, and culturally sensitive communication with patients and their families. His approach combines surgical precision with a deep commitment to ethical, evidence-based, and patient-focused care.

With a rare blend of technical mastery, clinical leadership, and human empathy, Dr. Dhital is a trusted figure in Cardiothoracic Surgery—offering life-saving procedures and long-term solutions for patients with advanced Heart and Lung diseases.

• BSc
• BM.
• BCh (Oxon)
• FRCS (Eng)
• FRCS-
• CTh (UK)
• PhD
• FRACS

2022 - 2025     Visiting Senior Cardiothoracic & Transplant Surgeon 
Apollo Hospital Seshadripuram, Bangalore, Karnataka

2021 – 2024    Program and Surgical Director: CTVS & Thoracic Transplantation 
Heart & Lung Transplantation and MCS, Kauvery Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

2022 – 2023    Program and Surgical Director: CTVS & Thoracic Transplantation
Marengo Asia Healthcare, Faridabad & Gurgaon, Haryana

2021 – 2022 Program and Surgical Director: CTVS & Thoracic Transplantation
SPARSH Hospitals, Bangalore, Karnataka

2020 – 2021 Program & Surgical Director: Heart & Lung Transplantation and MCS
Yashoda Hospitals, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
                
2019 - 2020 Director Cardiothoracic Surgery & Transplantation
Program Director – Alfred Heart & Lung
Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Professor of CT Surgery & Transplantation, Monash University, Melbourne, 
Australia

2009 - 2018 Consultant Cardiothoracic & Transplant Surgeon (VMO)
St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia

2006 – 09 Papworth Hospital NHS Trust, Cambridge, UK
Consultant Cardiothoracic and Transplant Surgeon
Director of Lung Transplantation

2005 – 06 Papworth Hospital NHS Trust, Cambridge, UK 
Honorary Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon

2003 – 05 IsMeTT - Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and Advanced 
Therapies, Palermo, Sicily, Italy (Affiliated with UPMC - University of Pittsburgh 
Medical Centre, USA)
Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh 
Director of Cardio-Pulmonary Transplantation and Mechanical Assistance

2003 Papworth Hospital NHS Trust, Cambridge, UK 
Locum Consultant Cardiothoracic and Transplant Surgeon

2015 The Terry Connolly Award for Healthcare Leadership & Innovation
2014 Researcher of the Year – St Vincent’s Hospital Clinical School, UNSW, Sydney
2012 Award for Public Service – St Vincent’s Hospital Clinical School, UNSW, Sydney
2011 Clinical Tutor of the Year - St Vincent’s Hospital Clinical School, UNSW, Sydney
2010 Clinical Tutor of the Year - St Vincent’s Hospital Clinical School, UNSW, Sydney
1987 - 1990 Foulkes Foundation Fellowship, UK
1988 Vandervell Foundation  Award, UK
1988 Francis Dudley Memorial Prize in Anatomy, Bristol University, UK
1984 - 1986 Overseas Research Studentship, UK