Coronary bypass evidence comparison · Decision guide
14 surgical teams · 3 clinical studies · expertise, methods and reported experience.
Compare coronary bypass surgeons and programmes by the operations they offer, relevant experience and clinical results. Each team has one card, with its studies grouped underneath. Reported practice totals carry their source; study samples stay beside their own results.
One card per surgical team. Clinical studies remain separate inside each card, with their own dates and results.
Sources: Revascularization after minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting in 566 patients: Is it a problem? · Robotic off-pump totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass in the current era: report of 544 patients · Total Arterial Multivessel Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: 5-Year Outcomes
Early perioperative outcomes and multi-year observation answer different clinical questions.
Different case selection and outcome definitions prevent a valid best-to-worst surgical outcome ranking.
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Positions use published operation counts within the same procedure, reporting period and attribution. “+” is a reported minimum. Personal operations, participation and programme totals have separate lists. A dash means open-ended counts do not establish an exact place. The lists compare experience, not safety or suitability.
Cards follow the selected procedure’s default experience comparison above. Providers without a comparable public count retain their clinical profiles without a numbered position.
Hisar Hospital Intercontinental
cardiovascular surgeon
Ali Fedakar’s Hisar practice explicitly includes second and third valve operations, coronary bypass and aortic surgery. His background is particularly relevant to patients whose new operation must account for an earlier valve or bypass procedure.
Sources: Prof. Dr. Ali Fedakar, M.D. | Hisar Intercontinental Hospital
NYU Langone
HCM myectomy and mitral valve repair
Daniel Swistel directs HCM surgery at NYU Langone. His published resect–plicate–release approach combines septal muscle removal with selected leaflet shortening and release of abnormal papillary attachments.
Sources: Resect–plicate–release · 77-patient study (2015) · NYU Langone · Daniel Swistel · NYU Langone · HCM programme
Hisar Hospital Intercontinental
Robotic and minimally invasive coronary bypass
Faruk Gençoğlu’s official Hisar profile includes minimally invasive and beating-heart bypass, Da Vinci cardiac surgery and endoscopic valve surgery. His current Bookimed robotic-CABG programme combines surgery with inpatient monitoring and postoperative coordination.
Sources: Faruk Gençoğlu — hisar faruk official · Faruk Gençoğlu — hisar robotic cabg
Anadolu Medical Center
director and adult/pediatric cardiovascular surgeon
Haşim Üstünsoy treats adult and paediatric cardiovascular disease at Anadolu. His clinical scope includes minimally invasive and robotic surgery; the programme also offers complex valve repair and valve-sparing aortic-root surgery.
Sources: Prof. Haşim Üstünsoy | Anadolu Medical Center · Cardiovascular Surgery — Anadolu Medical Center · Robotic Surgery — Anadolu Medical Center
UChicago Medicine programme
Cumulative; counting cutoff not stated
Totally endoscopic coronary bypass using a robot and small chest ports. The hospital attributes this count to its surgical programme.
UChicago Medicine: totally endoscopic coronary bypass programme ↗Totally endoscopic bypass: clarify whether the plan also includes stents.
56% had multivessel TECAB. The reported 97% early graft patency came from the imaged hybrid-revascularization subgroup, not all 544 patients or long-term imaging.
Sources: Robotic off-pump totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass in the current era: report of 544 patients · Husam H. Balkhy, MD — UChicago Medicine
Personal operations · Cumulative by September 2024; start unspecified · published 2024-09-19 · counting date 2024-09-19
Minimally invasive robot-assisted cardiac procedures across CABG, valves, ablation and congenital defects.
Former US attorney general chooses UChicago Medicine for robotic heart surgery ↗ · source read 2026-10-08544 robotic off-pump TECAB patients in this study
July 2013–August 2020 · published 2021/2022
56% had multivessel TECAB. The reported 97% early graft patency came from the imaged hybrid-revascularization subgroup, not all 544 patients or long-term imaging.
Results: One conversion to sternotomy; reported mortality 0.9%. At 38-month follow-up, freedom from major cardiac events was 92.5%.
Follow-up: 38 months; the abstract does not label this mean or median.
Study context: Balkhy is the current official robotic surgery director and first author. The abstract does not assign every operation personally to him. Selected patients at one centre; the study’s bypass and hybrid graft/stent strategies apply to different coronary anatomies.
Sources: Robotic off-pump totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass in the current era: report of 544 patients · Husam H. Balkhy, MD — UChicago Medicine
Ottawa Heart Institute programme
Cumulative by April 2026; no start in numeric claim · published 2026-04-13 · counting date 2026-04-13
Minimally invasive coronary bypass operations.
50 years of heart: Innovation and teamwork transformed cardiac surgery ↗Follow what happens years after the bypass, including new coronary disease.
49/566 patients (8.7%) had repeat revascularization; the estimated 12-year cumulative incidence was 14.8%. Progression in native vessels accounted for 23 of those 49 repeat procedures.
Sources: Revascularization after minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting in 566 patients: Is it a problem? · Ruel, Marc — University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Programme operations · Annual activity estimate published May 2025; calendar year not specified · published 2025-05-28 · counting date 2025-05-28
All CABG approaches.
The churro-inspired innovation that could transform bypass surgery ↗ · source read 2026-10-08566 MICS CABG patients in this study
17-year accrual period · published 2024/2025
49/566 patients (8.7%) had repeat revascularization; the estimated 12-year cumulative incidence was 14.8%. Progression in native vessels accounted for 23 of those 49 repeat procedures.
Results: Clinical follow-up was 100% complete, averaging 7.0 years. Repeat intervention is not the same endpoint as graft failure.
Follow-up: Mean 7.0 ± 4.4 years; exact calendar accrual dates not stated in the abstract.
Study context: Ottawa programme cohort. Ruel is senior author and a current official MICS surgeon; 566 is not a personal case count. Primary abstract reviewed. Small-thoracotomy multivessel CABG; the study does not supply long-term angiographic patency for every graft.
Sources: Revascularization after minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting in 566 patients: Is it a problem? · Ruel, Marc — University of Ottawa Heart Institute
NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medicine
arterial grafting for coronary bypass
Mario Gaudino’s Weill Cornell practice explicitly includes radial-artery and bilateral internal mammary-artery grafting. His research addresses what a bypass graft is made from, independently of the chest incision.
Sources: Mario F.L. Gaudino, MD, PhD · Association of Radial Artery Graft vs Saphenous Vein Graft With Long-term Cardiovascular Outcomes Among Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Medanta
chief cardiac surgeon
Naresh Trehan is Medanta’s chief cardiac surgeon. The official service listing spans CABG, valve repair and replacement, aortic disease and complex repeat operations, providing a broad surgical setting when several cardiac problems coexist.
Sources: Cardiac Surgery Experts in Gurugram — Medanta · Dr. Naresh Trehan | Medanta
Medanta
Cardiac surgeon, Medanta Gurugram
Nitin Kumar Rajput’s Medanta practice includes robotic-assisted CABG, beating-heart surgery and endoscopic mitral and aortic valve replacement. His scope also includes repeat bypass and repeat valve operations.
Bumrungrad International Hospital
cardiothoracic surgeon
Pat Ongcharit is a Bumrungrad cardiothoracic surgeon whose listed interests include coronary and valve disease. His background combines Thai specialist certification with cardiothoracic and transplant fellowship training at Papworth Hospital.
Sources: Pat Ongcharit, M.D. | Bumrungrad International Hospital
historical Leipzig cohort; now UHN Toronto
The graft plan matters: total-arterial means no vein conduits.
Selected elective patients received a mean 2.4 grafts through a minithoracotomy. Estimated five-year survival was 93.3%; freedom from major cardiac/cerebrovascular events was 83.8%.
Sources: Total Arterial Multivessel Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: 5-Year Outcomes · About the MICS Program — Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, UHN
186 total-arterial multivessel CABG patients in this study
2015–2021 · Leipzig study published 2024
Selected elective patients received a mean 2.4 grafts through a minithoracotomy. Estimated five-year survival was 93.3%; freedom from major cardiac/cerebrovascular events was 83.8%.
Results: One hospital death, six perioperative myocardial infarctions, 12 repeat thoracotomies and two conversions to sternotomy.
Follow-up: Five-year estimates; mean or median follow-up duration not supplied in the abstract.
Study context: Davierwala is senior/corresponding author and now leads a UHN Toronto programme. These are Leipzig outcomes, not Toronto outcomes or a personal case count. Primary abstract reviewed. An uncontrolled, selected series cannot establish superiority of the graft choice or incision.
Sources: Total Arterial Multivessel Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: 5-Year Outcomes · About the MICS Program — Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, UHN
Medanta
Senior Director, Cardiac Surgery, Medanta Gurugram
Surinder Bazaz’s Medanta practice includes total-arterial CABG on a beating heart and coronary endarterectomy. These are specific capabilities for the graft plan and diseased coronary vessel, beyond the size of the chest incision.
Sources: Dr. Surinder Bazaz — Medanta Gurugram · Cardiac Surgery Experts in Gurugram — Medanta
Royal Brompton Hospital
consultant cardiac surgeon
Ulrich Rosendahl’s Royal Brompton practice includes valve-sparing aortic-root replacement and reconstruction of the wider aorta. This is relevant when an aneurysm overlaps with valve disease, a previous operation or a connective-tissue disorder.
Sources: Ulrich Rosendahl — clinical expertise and Royal Brompton location · Mr Ulrich Rosendahl | Royal Brompton & Harefield hospitals
Centro Médico Teknon
Coronary bypass and cardiac surgery
Xavier Ruyra Baliarda heads cardiac surgery at Teknon Heart Institute. The official profile describes beating-heart coronary surgery and blood-conservation techniques; his advertised CABG package itemises the medical stay separately from travel.
Sources: Dr Xavier Ruyra — official Teknon clinical profile · Xavier Ruyra Baliarda — teknon cabg
Recruitment dates describe when operations took place; follow-up describes how long patients were observed. Both remain visible beside each study.
Complication and outcome definitions differ. Counts are not pooled, programme cohorts are not automatically personal surgeon totals, and smaller incisions are not treated as proof of better outcomes.
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