Mr Rajdeep Singh Bilkhu

Clinical expertise

Mr Rajdeep Bilkhu is a consultant cardiac surgeon at St Thomas’ Hospital, London.

He treats:

• mitral valve disease
• tricuspid valve disease
• aortic valve disease
• coronary artery disease
• aortic root and ascending aorta aneurysmal disease

Mr Bilkhu offers a full range of adult cardiac surgical operations including minimally invasive, complex operations requiring multiple procedures and redo operations. His subspecialist interests include minimal access surgery, with particular interest in mitral and tricuspid valve repair but also minimal access aortic valve replacement. Other interests include total arterial coronary revascularisation.

He is known to have an excellent approach to patient care and tailors treatment appropriately to each patient.

Biography

Mr Rajdeep Bilkhu is a consultant cardiac surgeon at St Thomas’ Hospital, London. He completed his cardiac surgical training in London. He underwent specialised training in minimally invasive
cardiac surgery.

He maintains a high volume surgical practice with excellent outcomes and with a wide variety of procedures.

Research

Mr Bilkhu has more than 30 peer reviewed publications in a variety of medical journals. He has presented at national and international meetings and has been and invited speaker at a number of scientific meetings.

His current main special/research interest is in Enhanced Recovery After Cardiac Surgery (ERACS). His other major interest is the development of local cardiac surgery teams in Sub Saharan Africa (Kenya), with the aim of reducing the reliance on visiting camps/missions for the provision of Cardiac Surgery in this part of the world.