# Perfusion courses must have open-heart surgery programme: MP 2026-08-15T20:27:57+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Bangalore Rural MP Dr CN Manjunath has said institutions offering perfusion technology courses must have a functioning open-heart surgery programme and provide students hands-on clinical exposure. Speaking at the launch of the Karnataka Clinical Perfusionists Association, he warned that the profession's credibility could suffer if students graduated without assisting in cardiac surgeries. India performs 3 to 4 lakh open-heart surgeries annually, he noted, highlighting employment potential for trained perfusionists. Clinical perfusionists, who operate the heart-lung machine during surgery, are seeking greater recognition as professionals rather than technicians. The association demanded a clear classification under the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions. Dr Manjunath assured he would take the matter to the commission. Rajesh Shenoy of the state allied health council cautioned that the growing number of perfusion courses must be matched with adequate clinical infrastructure. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Dr CN Manjunath, Karnataka Clinical Perfusionists Association Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/perfusion-courses-must-have-open-heart-surgery-programme-mp/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/perfusion-courses-must-have-open-heart-surgery-programme-mp/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/