# Dr. Ajay Kaul — Cardiac Surgeon, Fortis Hospital Noida

> Chairman, Cardiac Sciences, Fortis Hospital Noida. 38 years in cardiac surgery, 25,000+ cardiothoracic procedures. This site covers heart conditions, surgical and catheter-based procedures, and a second-opinion pathway for patients reviewing a treatment recommendation.

## About
- [About Dr. Kaul](https://www.drajaykaul.in/about): Credentials, training, and background.
- [Second opinion](https://www.drajaykaul.in/second-opinion): Send reports for a direct clinical opinion.
- [International patients](https://www.drajaykaul.in/international): Travel, logistics, and process for patients outside India.
- [Contact / OPD booking](https://www.drajaykaul.in/contact)

## Procedures
- [Bypass Surgery (CABG)](https://www.drajaykaul.in/procedures/bypass-surgery-cabg): incl. total arterial & beating-heart
- [Minimally Invasive & Keyhole Heart Surgery](https://www.drajaykaul.in/procedures/minimally-invasive-keyhole): keyhole · smaller cuts
- [Heart Valve Repair & Replacement](https://www.drajaykaul.in/procedures/valve-repair-replacement): mitral · aortic · tricuspid
- [TAVR — Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement](https://www.drajaykaul.in/procedures/tavr): valve replacement without open surgery
- [Pediatric & Congenital Heart Surgery](https://www.drajaykaul.in/procedures/pediatric-heart-surgery): VSD, ASD & congenital defects
- [Heart Failure, LVAD & Transplant](https://www.drajaykaul.in/procedures/heart-failure-lvad-transplant): advanced heart failure options
- [Pacemaker & AICD Implantation](https://www.drajaykaul.in/procedures/pacemaker-aicd): rhythm device implantation
- [Redo & Complex Heart Surgery](https://www.drajaykaul.in/procedures/redo-complex-surgery): incl. Bentall & reoperations
- [Total Arterial Bypass (CABG)](https://www.drajaykaul.in/procedures/total-arterial-cabg): arterial grafts, no leg vein
- [TMVR — Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement](https://www.drajaykaul.in/procedures/tmvr): mitral valve, catheter-based
- [Heart Transplant](https://www.drajaykaul.in/procedures/heart-transplant): end-stage heart failure
- [Advanced Rhythm Devices](https://www.drajaykaul.in/procedures/aicd-devices): CRT & complex device therapy

## Conditions
- [Coronary Artery Disease](https://www.drajaykaul.in/conditions/coronary-artery-disease): narrowed or blocked heart arteries
- [Heart Attack](https://www.drajaykaul.in/conditions/heart-attack): sudden blockage of blood flow to the heart
- [Heart Valve Disease](https://www.drajaykaul.in/conditions/heart-valve-disease): a valve not opening or closing properly
- [Heart Failure](https://www.drajaykaul.in/conditions/heart-failure): the heart pumping less effectively than it should
- [Congenital Heart Defects](https://www.drajaykaul.in/conditions/congenital-heart-defects): structural heart problems present from birth
- [Cardiomyopathy](https://www.drajaykaul.in/conditions/cardiomyopathy): disease of the heart muscle itself
- [Arrhythmia](https://www.drajaykaul.in/conditions/arrhythmia): an irregular heartbeat
- [Aortic Disease & Aneurysm](https://www.drajaykaul.in/conditions/aortic-disease-aneurysm): conditions affecting the body's main artery

## Guides
- [Angioplasty or bypass — who decides, and how?](https://www.drajaykaul.in/guides/angioplasty-or-bypass)
- [How to choose a heart surgeon: the criteria that matter](https://www.drajaykaul.in/guides/how-to-choose-a-heart-surgeon)
- [When is a second opinion worth it?](https://www.drajaykaul.in/guides/when-is-a-second-opinion-worth-it)
- [What does heart surgery actually cost in India?](https://www.drajaykaul.in/guides/what-does-heart-surgery-cost-in-india)