Dr. Nilesh Srivastav

Dr. Nilesh Srivastav, MD, MCh, PhD(s), DNB, FASI, FAGE, is an Associate Staff Physician within the Cardiac Surgery Department of Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi’s Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute.

Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Nilesh worked as a Consultant Cardiothoracic and Transplant Surgeon at Medanta Heart Institute, Narain Clinic, India. He is also a Lecturer at the University of Melbourne for his academic interest.

Dr. Nilesh obtained his medical degree from Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, India. He completed his residency at Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Science, Lucknow and HMRI-National Board of Examinations.

He completed a fellowship in Complex Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery (Adult Congenital, Aortic Surgery and Total Arterial Revascularisation) the the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia. He completed a fellowship In Adult Heart and Lung Transplant Program and Mechanical Circulatory Device Support from Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.

Dr. Nilesh did his observership in Mechanical Circulatory Support at Freeman Hospital, New Castle Upon Tyne, UK. He trained in daVinci robotic systems Xi in Australia. He completed training in Artificial Intelligence from MIT Sloan School of Management, Boston, US and is now pursuing a PhD in Artificial Intelligence form the University of Melbourne.

Dr Nilesh is an honorary faculty and examiner at the University of Melbourne.

Dr. Nilesh resides in Abu Dhabi and in his free time he enjoys travelling, multinational cuisines, coffee and music.