He has published many articles on both Paediatric and Adult Heart Surgery.
His landmark articles in prestigious Annals of Thoracic Surgery on Minimally access Cardiac Surgery has changed the management of some the congenital Heart surgery and CABG. His modified techniques of Aortic root enlargement was presented at Chicago in ACCP conference and published in Chest and is well accepted as nouvelle technique.
While at BM Birla and developed a large volume Beating heart CABG and minimal access cardiac surgical programme. He helped Institution to get affiliated to Cleveland Clinic Foundation in 2002. With Fortis, Chennai, Dr Kapadia developed a large volume ECMO, VAD and Heart Transplant Programme. As a Member of Advisory board on Organ Sharing network, Chennai, Dr Kapadia played an active role in bringing Chennai on world map for Heart and Lung Transplant. His Tenure at Global Hospital from April 2013 till February 2015 was marked by a large number of successful Heart and Lung transplants, implantation of VAD and an active ECMO unit.

• Honorary life member of prestigious Cardiological Society of India.
• Indian Society of Cardiology
• Indian Association of cardiothoracic Surgeons
• Fellow of American Society of Thoracic Surgeons
• American College of Chest PhysiciansAmerican College of Cardiology
• Australasian Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons
• Pan-African Society of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgeons.

Honorary Professor of Biotechnology at Indian Institute of Technology, Vinayaka University, MGR and Anna University, Chennai. National University of Burundi Africa,Visiting Faculty at Temple University, Philadelphia, USA. PhD Guide in IIT- Chennai, Anna University, Chennai.
Currently conducting 4 projects in Temple University, Philadelphia, USA and IIT- Chennai funded by prestigious NIH and DRDO. He has devised many new techniques and hybrid cardiac procedures, Stem cell culture in modified microgravity, and modified Immuno-suppression protocols to suit Indian heart and Lung transplant recipients. He has published several papers in National and International journals.
Dr Nandkishore Kapadia is awarded Honorary Doctorate (PhD) by Victoria Global University of British Island and Excellence in Cardiac Surgery. The same was presented by Minister of State social affairs, Mr Athavale in New Delhi at India International Centre. This Prestigious award was started by NIER Delhi and supported by many media barons and big Industry houses. He was the only Cardiac Surgeon from Western India, Mumbai and Rest of India
Dr. Kapadia has also been awarded prestigious Mayor choix de Chirurgien by Mayor of Paris, Honorary fellowship by French Society of cardiothoracic Surgery, Special award by Mayor of Philadelphia, USA for contributing to development of social networking through Gift of Life International Philadelphia for increasing Organ donation awareness and utilization.
He has contributed immensely towards development of large volume Heart Transplant Programme at Fortis Chennai and Heart and Lung Transplant Programme at Global Hospital Chennai. He was key to initiate a large volume Paediatric Govt funded Programme at Corporate Hospital in Tamil Nadu known as TNCM scheme covering all citizens in Tamilnadu.
He introduced first Green Corridor for Heart Transplant in Chennai , the very first in India. He did first landmark intra-myocardial Stem cell Therapy for Heart failure, the concept is now approved by US FDA. His project on Stem cell growth under Microgravity created a new concept for improved culture results, protocol was funded by DRDO Govt of India, Temple University Philadelphia USA .
He is currently developing technique for implantation of mini-Transport ECMO. He has several national and International Presentations and Publications. He is visiting Professor to many European , USA , African and Asian Universities.