Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road Bangalore — 680-Bed Quaternary Care Since 1991
About The Hospital
Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road
98, HAL Airport Road, Kodihalli, Bangalore 560 017, Karnataka, India
Manipal Hospital on Old Airport Road in Bangalore is the flagship hospital of the Manipal Hospitals group — one of India's three largest private hospital networks — and one of the most internationally recognised quaternary care institutions in South India. Established in 1991 on the site of the old Hindustan Aeronautics Limited airstrip in Kodihalli, the 680-bed hospital has spent over three decades building a reputation for clinical excellence, medical education, and international patient care that extends far beyond Karnataka's borders.
The hospital holds JCI and NABH accreditation, and is a teaching hospital affiliated with the Manipal Academy of Higher Education — ensuring a constant infusion of academic rigour, research, and specialist training that elevates clinical standards throughout the institution. Manipal Old Airport Road treats patients from over 50 countries annually, with a particularly strong patient flow from the Gulf states (UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain), East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Uganda), and Southeast Asia.
Cardiac sciences at Manipal Old Airport Road is one of Karnataka's most active and respected programmes, performing over 8,000 cardiac procedures annually including coronary bypass surgery, valve repair and replacement, aortic surgery, TAVR, adult congenital heart disease repair, and cardiac electrophysiology. The hospital was among the first in Bangalore to introduce robotic cardiac surgery.
The organ transplantation programme covers liver (LDLT and cadaveric), kidney, bone marrow, and — in coordination with the broader Manipal network — lung transplantation. The liver transplant programme has performed over 1,500 successful transplants with 1-year graft survival above 90%. The neurosciences department provides comprehensive neurology and neurosurgery with intraoperative MRI guidance for brain tumour surgery, awake craniotomy, deep brain stimulation, epilepsy surgery, and complex spinal deformity correction.
The hospital's 16-discipline robotic surgery programme — one of the most diverse in South India — covers robotic prostatectomy, robotic nephrectomy, robotic hysterectomy, robotic bariatric surgery, robotic thoracic surgery, robotic cardiac surgery, and robotic colorectal surgery.
Services for Medical Value Travellers
- Manipal International Patient Services (IPS) centre with coordinators in Arabic, French, Swahili, Russian, English, and Bangla.
- Priority appointment scheduling for international patients — most specialties within 3–5 working days.
- Medical visa invitation letters within 24 hours of confirmed appointment.
- Airport pick-up from Kempegowda International Airport (approximately 40 minutes), hotel accommodation, and local transport.
- Pre-arrival telemedicine consultations with the treating specialist — diagnosis and treatment plan confirmed before departure.
- Post-discharge telemedicine follow-up with the treating team for 12 months.
Accreditations & Awards
Testimonials & Certifications
Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road has received numerous accolades and certifications, including:
- Joint Commission International (JCI) Accredited — the globally recognised gold standard for hospital quality and patient safety.
- NABH Accredited — India's premier hospital quality certification.
- NABH Blood Bank and Pharmacy Accreditations — additional quality certifications for ancillary services.
- Asia's Best Multi-Specialty Hospital — recognised by leading healthcare publications.
- FICCI Healthcare Excellence Award — for clinical innovation and patient outcomes.
- Patients from 50+ Countries — testament to its global reputation for quaternary care.
Team & Specialisation
- Cardiac Sciences: Over 8,000 cardiac procedures annually — CABG (on-pump and off-pump), minimally invasive valve repair and replacement, TAVR, MitraClip, aortic surgery, adult congenital heart surgery, robotic cardiac surgery, and cardiac electrophysiology including complex ablation. One of Karnataka's highest-volume cardiac programmes.
- Organ Transplantation: Liver (LDLT and DDLT — over 1,500 transplants, 90%+ one-year graft survival), kidney (over 2,000 transplants, ABO-incompatible and paired exchange), bone marrow (autologous, allogeneic, haploidentical), and lung transplant coordination through the Manipal network.
- Neurosciences: iMRI-guided brain tumour surgery, awake craniotomy with brain mapping, cerebrovascular surgery (aneurysm clipping, AVM microsurgery), deep brain stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson's disease and dystonia, epilepsy surgery with video-EEG and EMU, and complex spinal deformity correction.
- Oncology: Multidisciplinary tumour board cancer care integrating surgical oncology (all body regions), medical oncology (chemotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy), radiation therapy (IMRT, VMAT, SBRT), and bone marrow transplant for haematological malignancies. NGS precision oncology panel available.
- Robotic Surgery: 16-discipline robotic surgery programme using da Vinci and other robotic platforms: prostatectomy, partial and radical nephrectomy, hysterectomy, bariatric surgery (sleeve, bypass), thoracic resections, colorectal surgery, hepatobiliary surgery, cardiac surgery, and robotic joint replacement.
- Orthopedics & Spine: Mako robotic-assisted total knee and hip replacement, complex revision arthroplasty, ACL and ligament reconstruction, complex spinal deformity surgery, minimally invasive spinal surgery, and spine tumour management.
Treatments Offered
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Doctors
Dr. Sudarshan Ballal
Chairman, Manipal Hospitals Group; Director, Nephrology
MBBS, MD, DM; Fellow — Vanderbilt University, USA; Padma Shri awardee
Dr. Sriram Sampath
Director, Cardiac Surgery
MBBS, MS, MCh (CTVS); Fellowship cardiac surgery — USA and UK
Dr. Nandakumar A.M.
Director, Liver Transplant & Hepatology
MBBS, MS, MCh; Fellowship liver transplant — Cleveland Clinic, USA
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Manipal Hospital Old Airport Road is consistently ranked among the top two or three hospitals in Bangalore — alongside Apollo Hospitals and Fortis Memorial Research Institute. Its particular strengths are organ transplantation (liver and kidney transplant volume and outcomes), cardiac surgery (one of Karnataka's highest-volume programmes), neurosciences (one of the few hospitals in Bangalore with intraoperative MRI for brain tumour surgery), and robotic surgery (one of South India's most diverse robotic programmes). For international patients, its JCI accreditation, established International Patient Services team, and patient flow from 50+ countries make it one of the most internationally connected hospitals in South India.
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- Beds680+
- Established1991
- Rating4.5 / 5.0
- Reviews87
- Destinations🇮🇳 India
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