Sudhir Srivastava, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Director, Robotic & Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery

Sudhir Srivastava, MD, has earned an international reputation for his expertise in minimally invasive heart surgery, including robotic surgery. Such procedures are much less invasive to the body and can reduce pain and recovery time dramatically.

Dr. Srivastava practiced in Texas for more than 25 years before coming to Chicago in 2007. Over the course of his career, he has performed more than 5,000 cardiac surgeries. In recent years, he has pioneered beating-heart Totally Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass (TECAB) and off-pump coronary artery bypass through a left lateral thoracotomy (ThoraCAB), performing more of these procedures than any other surgeon in the world.

In a TECAB surgery, Dr. Srivastava uses robotic assistance to perform coronary bypass surgery using four to five fingertip-size holes on the side of the chest. ThoraCAB surgery is performed through a three to five-inch incision on the side of the chest, an approach more frequently used for bypass surgery involving more than three vessel grafts. Both techniques result in less scarring and a reduced risk for complications since there is no large incision and splitting of the breastbone. Also, these procedures are performed on a beating heart without the use of a heart-lung machine.

Beyond coronary bypass surgery, Dr. Srivastava has refined many other minimally invasive approaches to cardiac and thoracic surgery. He has special expertise in the surgical treatment of heart valve disease, heart failure, arrhythmias, and congenital heart disease in adults. He also has performed robotic minimally invasive procedures to remove mediastinal tumors and lung resections for lung cancer. He continues to advance other surgical approaches to reduce trauma to the patient and improve outcomes.

Dr. Srivastava has a passion for using the most advanced, reliable technologies to improve patients’ quality of life, and for sharing his expertise to improve the practice of medicine. He routinely trains other surgeons from around the world on minimally invasive heart surgery. A native of India, Dr. Srivastava regularly visits the country to contribute his skills to charity medical aid missions.

Practice Location

Center for Advanced Medicine
5758 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637

University of Chicago Medical Center
5841 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637

Year Started Practice

1979

Board Certification

Thoracic Surgery
General Surgery

Medical School

J.L.N. Medical College, Ajmer, India

Residency & Fellowship

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

Memberships

International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery
Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Southern Thoracic Surgical Association

Languages Spoken

English
Hindi

Email

ssrivast@surgery.bsd.uchicago.edu

Office Phone

(773) 702-2500

Office Fax

(773) 702-4187

Office Postal Address

Sudhir Srivastava, MD
University of Chicago Medical Center
5841 S. Maryland Avenue, MC 5040
Chicago, IL 60637

Clinical Interests

• Cardiac surgery
• Thoracic surgery
• Minimally invasive and robotic heart surgery
• Coronary artery bypass surgery
• Totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass surgery (TECAB)
• Coronary artery bypass surgery through a left thoracotomy (ThoraCAB)
• Beating-heart surgery
• Peripheral vascular disease
• Valve repair and replacement
• Lung cancer

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Read More About Dr. Srivastava

Dr. Srivastava was featured in a USA Today story about TECAB surgery.

David Wunch traveled from Tulsa to Chicago to have a closed-chest TECAB procedure performed by Dr. Srivastava. View David’s story.

For Sharon Jackson, having the closed-chest TECAB procedure was a big improvement compared to the open-chest bypass surgery she had years ago. Dr. Srivastava performed her TECAB and is featured in this patient story.

Video

Dr. Srivastava is featured in the following videos:

• Meet our cardiac surgeons
• Totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass (TECAB): David's story
• Watch brief videos of robotic minimally invasive cardiac surgery procedures performed by Dr. Srivastava.

Selected Publications

Srivastava, S.; Patel, K.; Skantharaja, R.; Barrera, R.; Nanayakkara, D.; Srivastava, V. Off Pump Complete Revascularization Via a Left Lateral Thoracotomy. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. July 2003.

Srivastava, S.; Gadasalli, S.; Agusala, M.; Kolluru, R.; Naidu, J.; Shroff, M.; Barrera, R.; Quismundo, S.; Srivastava, V. Use of Bilateral Internal Mammary Arteries in CABG Through Lateral Thoracotomy With Robotic Assistance in 150 Patients. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. March 2006.

Argenziano, M.; Katz, M.; Bonatti, J.; Srivastava, S.; Murphy, D.; Poirier, R.; Loulmet, D.; Siwek, L.; Kreaden, U.; Ligon, D. Results of the Prospective Multicenter Trial of Robotically Assisted Totally Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. April 2006.

Srivastava, S.; Gadasalli, S.; Tijerina, O.; Barrera, R.; Quismundo, S.; Srivastava, V. Planned simultaneous Totally Endoscopic Beating Heart Bypass (TECAB) and Percutaneous Intervention in a Single Operative Setting. Innovations. Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery. Fall 2006