​Jivo Connect Clinic - Cardiology Joint Consultation Drive

​24 April 2026 | 10:30 AM GMT onwards

​About Jivo Connect Clinic

​Jivo Connect Clinic is a strategic partnership between Jivo and leading Indian hospitals, delivering the expertise of India's top specialists to African healthcare institutions for complex case management. The model enables structured joint consultations, combining international specialist input with local clinical leadership to enhance patient outcomes.

​International Consulting Specialist

​Dr Biswarup Purkayastha Consultant, Heart and Lung Transplant and Vascular Surgery, Artemis Hospitals, Gurgaon, India

​Dr Biswarup Purkayastha is a cardiothoracic and vascular surgeon with specialised expertise in heart and lung transplantation, mechanical circulatory support, and advanced cardiac surgery. He holds a two-year Greenlane Fellowship in Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery and Heart Lung Transplantation from Auckland, New Zealand, and has received additional training at the Vienna General Hospital under the Toronto-Vienna Lung Transplant Academy Programme. With clinical experience across leading centres including Narayana Hrudayalaya, Medanta, and Sir H.N. Reliance Foundation Hospital, and board certification from the European Board of Cardiothoracic Surgery, he brings internationally benchmarked expertise in complex cardiac and transplant surgery. Through the Jivo Connect Clinic initiative, he will collaborate with African physicians to provide structured specialist guidance on cardiac diagnosis, treatment planning, and surgical decision-making.

​Who Should Participate

​This initiative is relevant for:

• ​Cardiologists and Cardiac Surgeons

• ​Pulmonologists managing patients with advanced lung disease

• ​General Surgeons and Vascular Surgeons

• ​Intensivists and Critical Care Physicians managing cardiac failure

• ​General Physicians and Internists managing patients with heart disease

​Suitable Cases

• ​Advanced heart failure requiring evaluation for transplantation or mechanical circulatory support

• ​Coronary artery disease requiring surgical planning including complex bypass cases

• ​Valvular heart disease requiring repair or replacement planning

• ​Aortic aneurysm or dissection requiring surgical or endovascular evaluation

• ​Advanced lung disease requiring transplant evaluation

• ​Patients on ECMO or mechanical support requiring specialist input

• ​Second opinions before major cardiac surgery or cross-border referral

​Consultation Logistics

• ​Consultations will be conducted via Zoom

• ​Ideally, the patient should be present with the consulting doctor during the session

• ​In exceptional circumstances, the patient may join remotely

• ​Language of consultation: English

• ​French interpreter available upon prior request

• ​Case submission deadline: 22 April 2026 | 11:00 PM GMT

​Please share patient case notes, imaging (echocardiography CT / MRI angiography), cardiac function assessments, prior treatment history, and relevant investigations with your Jivo Coordinator before the submission deadline.

​Objective

​To enable structured case review and high-quality joint consultation on cardiac diagnosis, treatment planning, and surgical decision-making, providing patients with evidence-based cardiac care guidance while the African physician retains clinical leadership and continuity of care.