The department of Cardio Vascular and Thoracic Surgery was established in 1997. Since then the department has performed more than 26500 surgeries. The department specializes in all adult cardiac surgical procedures, paediatric and neonatal cardiac surgeries, aortic surgeries and all vascular and thoracic surgical procedures on the lungs and chest. The department started a very successful heart transplant programme in 2018 and subsequently have done 10 heart transplants and is all set to start its lung transplant programme. It provides advanced mechanical circulatory support like ECMO and left ventricular assist devices. It is staffed with 8 cardiothoracic surgeons, 5 cardiac anaesthesiologists, 6 perfusionists and a huge team of trained OT nurses, ITU nurses and physiotherapists. It has state of the art 19 adult ITU beds and separate 6 paediatric ITU beds . It is equipped with 4 operating suites and conducts 4 open heart surgical procedures daily. It also provides emergency services for all heart, lung, vascular conditions and thoracic trauma.