Achievements
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The first and the world’s largest Artificial Pulmonary Valve (32mm) was implanted without surgery by a team of doctors at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai.
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The first ever Transfemoral Pulmonary Valve Implantation using an Indian-made valve, MYVAL, was performed by Apollo Hospitals, Chennai.
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Apollo Hospitals, Chennai successfully performed over 50,000 cardiac surgeries which includes Bypass, Valve replacements, Pediatric cardiac procedures, Transplants and Minimally invasive procedures.
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Asia’s first simultaneous Kidney-Pancreas Transplant was performed on a 38-year-old patient by Apollo Hospitals, Chennai.
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India’s first successful combined cardiac and tracheal surgery was performed on 11-month-old baby from Oman by Apollo Children’s Hospital, Chennai.
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India’s first Total Marrow Irradiation Procedure was performed on a 35-year-old patient from Oman by Apollo Proton Cancer Centre, Chennai.
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Apollo Hospitals, Chennai completes the highest number of Combined Heart and Double Lung Transplants in India.
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Apollo Hospitals, Chennai successfully performed a combined heart and lung transplant on the oldest recorded recipient in India.
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Apollo Hospitals, Chennai successfully performed the first simultaneous Liver-Intestine-Pancreas transplant in India.
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Largest series of aortic valve replacement with stentless heart valve bioprosthesis performed.
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Stealth Surgery, a subcutaneous endoscopic surgery which addresses concerns related to scarring was performed at Apollo Children’s Hospital, Chennai.
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First donor incompatible kidney transplant performed at Apollo Hospitals Chennai using technique of Column adsorption of blood group antibodies.
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Introduced cutting edge procedures like off-pump and beating-heart surgery, either by thoracotomy or classical sternotomy, trans-radial angioplasty and stenting, mitral valve replacement.
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Apollo Bramwell Hospital Mauritius in conjunction with Global Biohealth Solutions, launched the Apollo Bramwell Stem Cell Therapy Program.
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First American underwent a successful Heart Transplant at Chennai’s Apollo Hospitals and he was also the oldest person to undergo a heart transplant in the country.
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Latest M guard stent technology, a specially designed Mesh covered stent, was used to save a 27 year old man from an acute heart attack, Apollo Hospital first to introduce the technology in Chennai.
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World’s 1st iPod Navigation Hip Resurfacing Surgery was successfully performed at Apollo Speciality Hospitals, Chennai.
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An 8 year old Omani child with aortoarteritis, uncontrollable hypertension with impending kidney failure and intestinal gangrene was successfully treated by vascular reconstructive surgery at Apollo hospitals Chennai.
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Apollo performed an unprecedented revolution in orthopedics by equalizing limbs and deformity correction by the llizarov procedure.
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Apollo Hospitals, Chennai performed a double-lung transplantation for Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome (HPS) genetic condition which was the first case in India and second in the world. HPS results from mutations in one of seven different genes.
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Apollo Gleneagles Cancer Hospital launched Eastern India’s first dedicated comprehensive Bone Marrow Transplant Unit.
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Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals New Delhi commenced Robotic Surgery in the specialities of Gynecology, Urology, General Surgery and Bariatric Surgery, during April to June 2012.
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Apollo Health City Hyderabad commenced Robotic Procedures during April to June 2012, in the specialities of Gynecology & Urology.
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Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad performed the first coronary angioplasty in India using absorb fully absorbable stent-bioresorbable vascular scaffold (absorb-BVS) – 2012.
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Pediatric Surgeons at Apollo Children’s Hospital Chennai evolved their own standardized techniques for valve repair, April to June 2012.
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In 1995, Apollo Hospitals performed its first Bone Marrow Transplantation, as well as the first multi organ transplant in the country.
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Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, Delhi completed over 500 liver transplants in February, 2011.
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By 1992, Apollo Hospitals introduced Artery Stenting for the first time in India.
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First private healthcare provider to perform a heart transplant in 1995.
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Pioneered open heart surgeries and cardiac catheterization, in the early 80’s.
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Thoraco Omphalopagus conjoined female twins from Tanzania were successfully separated at Apollo Children’s Hospital.
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Apollo Hospitals, Chennai successfully performed a Robotic surgery for Cancer base of the tongue, a first of its kind in Tamil Nadu.
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Apollo Health City, Hyderabad performed the First bilateral (on both the knees) revolutionary Minimally Invasive Knee Replacement (Resurface) Surgery (MIKRS) using OrthoGlide Medial Knee system.
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Apollo Hospitals, Chennai introduces “the Ideal Knee” – the future of Total Knee Replacement through a new technique – Attune Rotating Platform Knee Replacement, a first of its kind in South India
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Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad successfully treats a critically ill eleven day old baby with a complex and rare cardiac surgery – a first of its kind in India.
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Apollo Hospitals, Chennai successfully performs Asia’s first en-bloc combined heart & liver transplant, joining a very small set of transplant centers in the world to have done this.