Dr Ramakant Pande is a Cardiothoracic and Vascular surgeon recognised as one of
the safest heart surgeons in the world with a 99.7% success rate in bypass surgery. His passion founded Asian Heart Institute in Mumbai that stands for world's rarest and most challenging surgeries performed on high-risk patients. Dr. Panda advocated for healthy lifestyle and non-reliance on statin drugs. A world class doctor's humanism and integrity refuse to be paid in cash.

HIS Contribution to Healthcare Landscape in India ;

"The future of healthcare is not in nice interiors but in higher standards of patient care" - Dr Panda's ethics reflects in his strict 24-hour patient care protocol in AHI.
* First to Introduce Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting using only arterial grafts over a beating heart, redo bypass surgery, valve repair and complex aneurysms. Over 20,000 bypasses, 1 800 redo and over 3000 high risk surgeries giving life to "inoperable cases".
* Set up Konark Cancer Foundation to support cancer patients coming to Tata Memorial Hospital.
* Brought latest medical advances to India like the da Vinci Si surgical system in AHI.
* Several high-profile cardiac surgeries in India in his name.
* Educational messages on special days like World Heart Day.

Change-Making Positions Held ;

* Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Asian Heart Institute.
* Sr. Registrar at the Harefield Hospital, in the United Kingdom.

Laurels Brought to Dr Ramakanta Madanmohan Panda ;

* Conferred Padma Bhushan by the Government of India in 2010.
* Doctor of Science by Utkal University.
* Utkal Ratan by Odia Sahitya Samaj.
* Sahitya Samman Patra twice by Central Board of Taxes, by the Govt. of India for being one of the highest taxpayers of India.
* Nominated to AIMS governing body.

Impact Brought in the Lives of Common Indians ;

By promoting healthy lifestyle and replacing statin drugs' dependency for battle against heart disease, Dr Panda's educational messages carry powerful lessons for post Covid-19 era and now for general health consciousness in India.