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Dr. Jain’s journey to becoming a renowned heart surgeon began early. During his general surgery residency at S.S.G. Hospital in 1992, he developed a cardiac surgery program — and while pursuing his D.N.B. from Apollo Hospital, Chennai, he established a cardiac department at Mayo Hospital in Baroda, where he served as Consultant Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeon.
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Joining the Institute of Cardiology (now U.N. Mehta Institute) as an Assistant Professor, Dr. Jain faced a primitive setup, limited infrastructure and a shortage of skilled doctors and staff. His vision remained clear: heart care for the people of Gujarat, at their doorstep. Through tireless effort, collaboration with the government, and training of doctors and staff, he uplifted the setup, improved infrastructure and successfully performed heart surgeries — laying the foundation for a thriving cardiac care program in Gujarat and making quality heart care accessible to thousands.
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At a time when solo practice was the norm, Dr. Jain assembled a multidisciplinary team of cardiac surgeons, anaesthetists, perfusionists, nurses and medical officers — Heartcare Associates. In 1997, this team established the first fully operational private-sector heart surgery department in Gujarat, MP and Rajasthan, at Rajasthan Hospital. Within three years the team performed hundreds of bypass, valve and complex heart surgeries — at fees the middle class could afford, when Mumbai and Chennai charged exorbitantly. He demystified bypass surgery across three states, saving patients who otherwise could never travel for care.
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His dream was bigger than heart care alone — the best healthcare for all specialties under one roof. In 2001, he established Sterling Hospital with partners in Ahmedabad: a 250-bed hospital, the first private multispecialty setup of its scale in Gujarat.
Sterling Hospital was inaugurated by our beloved and honourable Prime Minister Shree Narendrabhai Modi — then Chief Minister of Gujarat.
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Over a 15-year tenure at SAL, Dr. Jain pioneered and mastered the full spectrum of complex cardiac surgery — LIMA and BIMA bypass grafting, mitral valve repair, Ischemic Mitral Valve Repair, Surgical Ventricular Restoration and redo bypass surgery. His team became renowned for accepting high-risk patients with low ejection fractions whom many surgeons refused — and sending them home, achieving a 98% success rate. In this period he also established Heart Care Research LLP, which has since led numerous national and international drug and device trials.
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In 2019, Dr. Jain established EPIC Hospital in Ahmedabad — the realization of his dream to provide world-class infrastructure and care across all medical and surgical specialties, alongside advanced cardiac care. Today EPIC stands as a 280-bed NABH-accredited referral centre. During the COVID-19 pandemic, under his leadership, EPIC remained a lifeline for cardiac and non-cardiac emergencies while dedicating 50+ ICU beds to COVID care through both waves.
—— Trusted Across Institutions
Alongside his primary roles, hospitals across Gujarat — and beyond India’s borders — invited Dr. Jain as Consultant Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeon.
—— Beyond the Operating Room
A generation of cardiac surgeons trained under Dr. Jain now leads cardiac departments across India and internationally — carrying forward a culture of clinical excellence, ethics and patient-first care. He has also served as faculty in the perfusion training programme.
Through both waves of the pandemic, EPIC Hospital under Dr. Jain’s leadership continued every cardiac and non-cardiac emergency service — while dedicating 50+ ICU beds to COVID and post-COVID critical care for thousands of patients.
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