Dr. Jnanesh Thacker

Dr. Jnanesh Thacker is a distinguished lung transplant surgeon with over 30 years of experience in cardiovascular and thoracic surgery. He has achieved a milestone of over 500 heart and lung transplantations throughout his career. Dr. Thacker’s contributions to the field include several firsts in India:

• First Indian to successfully receive a lung transplant in India (Times of India, Mumbai Edition, 31-7-2012)
• First successful Minimally Invasive Lung Transplant in India (Times of India, Chennai Edition, 24-11-2013; The Hindu, 24-11-2013)
• First successful Lung Transplantation in a Teaching Hospital in India (Times of India, Coimbatore Edition, 22-10-2017)

Education

• Advance Fellow in Thoracic Transplantation and Assist Device at University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, P.A., USA, July 2005 - June 2007
• Full faculty in the division of Cardiac Surgery, Section of Heart and Lung Transplantation and Assist Devices, Temple University, Philadelphia,P.A., USA, July 2007 - June 2009
• Full faculty in the division of Cardiac Surgery, Section of Heart and Lung Transplantation and Assist Devices, Pittsburgh University, Pittsburgh, P.A., USA, July 2009 - March 2011
• Master of Chirurgie - Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery, Seth G.S. Medical College and K.E.M. Hospital Bombay, July 1986 - June 1989
• Master of General Surgery, Tata Memorial Hospital, Bombay, July 1982 - June 1986
• Diploma in Extra Corporeal Technology K.E.M. Hospital, Bombay, July 1989
• MBBS, Sir Grant Medical College, Bombay, Jaihind College, April 1972 - March 1973

Experience

• September 2021 Dr. Jnanesh Thacker; achieved a milestone of his career of a cumulative experience of 500 heart and lung transplantations
• Mar 2023 - To Date - Apollo Hospital, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad
• July 2021 - Feb 2023 - Yashoda Hospital, Secunderabad
• July 2015 - 2017 - Jupiter Hospital Thane, Director Thoracic - (Heart & Lung) Transplantation and Assist Devices. Specialist in Minimally Invasive Lung Transplantation.
• April 2011 - June 2013 - Director of Heart Lung Transplantation and Assist Devices, Hinduja Hospital, Mahim, Mumbai
• July 1995 - June 2005
  • He practiced in India as a consultant in Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeon. He initiated and developed Cardiac Surgery at Sir Kikabhai Premchand & Smt. S.R. Mehta Cardiac Institute, King Circle, Mumbai & at Singhania Hospital, Thane.
  • He specialized in Total Arterial Revascularisation using only Internal mammary arteries for coronary bypass surgery, on beating Heart.
  • He is also specialized in Coronary Revascularisation for patients with severe Left Ventricular dysfunction.

Recognition & Professional Activities

• Cover article and story of"Capsule"the official magazine of Temple University Hospital, Temple University the March, 2008 issue.
• "Temple Times" the official weekly newspaper of Temple University of Hospital, Temple University, carried front page article recognizing the professional activities at Temple University Hospital in Lung transplantation May, 2008 issue.