Dr. Gopal Bhatnager

Dr. Gopal Bhatnager, MD, is Chief of Cardiac Surgery in the Heart and Vascular Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Bhatnagar served as Chief of Staff at Trillium Health Centre, Ontario, Canada.

Dr. Bhatnagar received his medical degree from the University of Western Ontario, London, Canada. He completed his residency in Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of Toronto and was the youngest Chief of Cardiac Surgery appointed at the same university. He also led the development of the Cardiac Surgery Department at the Trillium Health Centre.

With his involvement over twenty years, the Trillium Health Centre has become the third largest cardiac surgery center in the provence and the largest beating heart surgery service in Canada. At the Trillium Health Center, he served as Chief of Cardiac Surgery from 2000 to 2005 and as Medical Director of the Cardiac Program from 2001 to 2006. Dr. Bhatnagar​ then ​​served as Chief of Staff from 2006 to 2015.

Dr. Bhatnagar resides in Abu Dhabi and his hobbies include jiu-jitsu and fitness.

PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY

• 1982 - 1986: UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO, LONDON, ONTARIO, CANADA. Doctor of Medicine (MD)
• 1987 - 1991: UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO, LONDON, ONTARIO, CANADA. Internship, Comprehensive Surgery
• 1993 - 1994: SUNNYBROOK HEALTH SCIENCE CENTRE, LONDON, ONTARIO, CANADA. Senior Resident, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery and Cardiac surgery
• 1992 - 1993: THE TORONTO HOSPITAL, LONDON, ONTARIO, CANADA. Senior Resident, Cardiac Surgery
• 1991 - 1992: VICTORIA HOSPITAL, UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO , LONDON, ONTARIO, CANADA. Chief Resident, General Surgery

WORK EXPERIENCES

1995 - 2018: TRILLIUM HEALTH CENTRE, MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO, CANADA. Chief of Staff, Trillium Health Centre, Cardiac Surgeon, Cardiac Surgery Department, Chief Cardiac Surgery, Cardiac Surgery Department

Achievements & Career Highlights

• Twenty-five years of experience with over 10,000 open-heart surgery cases, 4,000​ of which were beating coroanry bypass operations
• Over 95% success rate in mitral valve repairs
• Awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jublee Medal for Service to Society