Memorial Healthcare Center welcomes Dr. Divyakant B. Gandhi to its medical staff. Dr. Gandhi specializes in cardiothoracic and vascular surgery, and he has opened his Owosso office in the Mitchell Medical Specialties Building at 802 W. King Street. Dr. Gandhi performs operations involving the heart, lungs and blood vessels.

Dr. Gandhi was raised in Uganda and attended medical school at the Seth G.S. Medical College in Bombay, India. He underwent residency training in general surgery and cardiothoracic surgery at King Edward Memorial Hospital in Bombay. He moved to England in 1980 and completed his general surgery training as a registrar at Birch Hill Hospital and subsequently at St. Bartholomews’ Hospital. During this time, he`was awarded the fellowships of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, as well as Edinburgh.

Dr. Gandhi emigrated to the United States in 1986 and completed requirements for American General Surgical certification at the Bronx-Lebanon Hospital at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He then became chief resident in thoracic surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Gandhi is Board Certified in both General and Thoracic Surgery.

Dr. Gandhi performs heart surgery in Lansing at Sparrow Hospital and Michigan Capital Medical Center. He expects to do surgeries involving the lung and esophagus at Memorial Healthcare Center. He currently maintains clinics in Alma, Charlotte, and Jackson, as well as the Owosso office.

Dr. Gandhi is now taking new patients and can be reached by calling (5l7) 725-1872.