Dr. Devananda N.S is HOD & Consultant – Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery and Heart & Lung Transplant Surgery at Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road, Bangalore. Over his 34‑year career (22 years as a specialist), he has performed more than 7,000 paediatric and adult surgeries, ranging from neonatal procedures on infants weighing 900 g to complex geriatric interventions. His expertise includes aortic aneurysm repair, minimally invasive valve surgeries, beating‑heart CABG, neonatal cardiac surgery, heart transplants, and ventricular assist device implantation. He was honored with the Rotary Centenary Award for Vocational Excellence and has published over a dozen papers in national and international journals.