Dr. Gopalkrishna S Gumaste Deshpande

A 72-year-old retired schoolteacher from a rural Karnataka village arrived with advanced rheumatic heart disease and severe mitral stenosis. With limited financial resources, Dr. Deshpande coordinated with hospital administration to provide subsidized care and performed a balloon mitral valvuloplasty, dramatically improving her quality of life without financial ruin.

A 45-year-old construction worker collapsed at a Bengaluru infrastructure project with STEMI. Brought to Manipal Hospital with no family present, Dr. Deshpande performed emergency primary PCI during off-hours. The patient's employer covered treatment costs, and he returned to light duty work after 6 weeks of cardiac rehabilitation.

A 33-year pregnant woman at 28 weeks gestation developed peripartum cardiomyopathy with acute heart failure. Dr. Deshpande led a multidisciplinary team including obstetricians to manage her condition with medication optimization and close monitoring, avoiding invasive procedures until after delivery of a healthy baby via planned cesarean.

A 19-year-old college student with no prior medical history experienced recurrent syncope episodes. Extensive testing revealed Brugada syndrome. Dr. Deshpande implanted a subcutaneous ICD and provided comprehensive genetic counseling for the patient and family, preventing potential sudden cardiac death.

A 28-year-old software engineer from Whitefield presented with sudden onset chest pain during a marathon. Despite excellent fitness, an anomalous coronary artery was detected via angiography. Dr. Deshpande performed a successful percutaneous coronary intervention with stent placement, allowing the patient to return to competitive running within 3 months with modified training protocols.