Fortis Escort Heart Institute

 About Dr Ashok Seth is Chairman of Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi, Chairman of Fortis Healthcare Medical Council, and Adjunct Professor of Cardiology at JN Medical College (Aligarh Muslim University). Dr. Seth has led the field of Interventional Cardiology for last 40 years, he has contributed extensively to the development, scientific progress and education in this field and pioneered numerous angioplasty techniques for India and Asia Pacific including Impella supported complex angioplasties, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) and Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL). Over his career, he has performed more than 25000 angioplasties and 60000 angiographies and is also listed in LIMCA Book of Records. He is the President of Asian Pacific Society of Interventional Cardiology (APSIC) and Past President of Cardiological Society of India (CSI). For his contributions, Dr. Seth has been awarded by the National Honour of Padma Shri in 2003, Padma Bhushan in 2015 and B.C.Roy National Award for Eminent Medical Person by the President of India in January 2017. He has also been awarded the National Honour of Republic of Spain Crus Officer with Insignia Order of Isabella the Catholic, Master Interventionalist (MSCAI) by the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (USA), Lifetime Achievement in Interventional Cardiology Award by Chien Foundation (Singapore) in addition to 100 other national and international awards. Dr.Seth has been honoured by Doctorates from six prestigious national universities BHU, AMU, Jamia Millia Islamia, Amity, Shiv Nadar and Teerthankar Mahavir University. He has been listed as – • ‘Most Glorius Alumini of J N Medical College, AMU for past 50 Years’ at the Golden Jubilee of the College 2012 • ‘75 Changemakers of Indian Healthcare since Independence (last 75 years)’ by HEAL Foundation 2022 • ‘Game Changers in Healthcare’ by Outlook 2023 • At 45 in rank in the ‘100 most Notable Alumini of Aligarh Muslim University over the last 100 years’ by EduRank • At 20 in rank in the list of ‘Notable Alumini – Famous Persons of AMU’ by Notes My Foot. He is a Founder/Course Director of five major National & International Angioplasty Teaching Courses – India Live, India Valves, CHIP-CTO India, AICT-Asia PCR and Imaging & Physiology Council of India. Dr. Seth has been invited to lecture at more than 600 national & international meetings and to teach complex angioplasty techniques through Live Demonstration at more than 150 national & international meetings across the world including the prestigious TCT (Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics) in USA, Euro PCR in Paris and Singapore Live in Singapore. He has more than 500 publications to his credit in peer-reviewed Indian and International medical journals and has chapters in 30 books on Cardiology and has been the Editor of 3 books. He is an acclaimed teacher and has trained more than 500 cardiologists of India and abroad in advanced techniques of angioplasty. He has been the Principal Investigator of numerous studies especially for ‘made in India’ medical devices and is an honorary advisor/consultant to medical device innovation companies – Meril, Abbott, SMT etc. He also trains other interventional cardiologists in the technique of TAVI as proctor for Myval, Evolut and Accurate Neo transcatheter valves. Expertise: Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) │ MitraClip (TMVR) | Tricuspid Valve Implantation | Structural Interventions | Complex and High-Risk Coronary Angioplasties │Laser Angioplasty │BioAbsorbable Stents │Impella Pump Supported Angioplasty │Rotational and Orbital Atherectomy │ Shockwave Lithotripsy | Aortic Aneurysm Stent Grafts | Carotid Angioplasties | Peripheral Angioplasties  Education FRCP (Lond, Edin, Irel), FACC, FESC, MSCAI, FAPSIC, FIMSA, FCSI, DSc (BHU, AMU, Amity U, TMU, Shiv Nadar U), D Litt (Jamia Millia U)  Awards & Accolades Dr. Seth has been awarded by the National Honour of Padma Shri in 2003, Padma Bhushan in 2015 and B.C.Roy National Award for the most Eminent Medical Person by the President of India in January 2017. He has also been awarded the National Honour of Republic of Spain Crus Officer with Insignia Order of Isabella the Catholic Master Interventionalist (MSCAI) by the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (USA),Life Time Achievement in Interventional Cardiology Award by Chien Foundation (Singapore) in addition to 85 other national and international awards.

 About Dr. Anil Saxena is a Chairman of Electrophysiology & Cardiac Pacing at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi and is globally recognized expert in cardiac arrhythmias and electrophysiology. Since joining Fortis Escorts Heart Institute in 1989, he has been instrumental in establishing the Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology. Dr. Saxena is a pioneer in the implantation of ICDs and biventricular pacemakers in India, boasting one of the largest experiences in the country. With over 35 years of experience, he has successfully performed thousands of electrophysiological studies and Radio Frequency Catheter Ablations for complex cardiac arrhythmias. His accolades include: Dr. O P Goel Memorial Oration Award (27-11-2004) by the Indian Medical Association, Meerut Branch Shri G L Raturi Oration Award (24-03-2002) by the Indian Medical Association, Dehradun Branch Dr. B L Kapoor Memorial Oration Award (26-03-2001) by the Delhi Medical Association, New Delhi Dr. O P Goel Memorial Oration Award (21-11-2001) by the Indian Medical Association, Meerut Branch Prof. H S Mittal Memorial Oration Award (26-03-2000) by the Indian Medical Association, Meerut Branch Nagarik Samman Award (20-02-2005) by Bareilly Jaycees for his contributions and achievements in medicine  Education MBBS, MD, DM  Awards & Accolades Dr. O P Goel Memorial Oration award on 27-11-2004 by Indian Medical Association Meerut Branch. Shri G L Raturi Oration award on 24-03-2002 by Indian Medical Association Dehradun Branch. Dr. B L Kapoor memorial oration award on 26-03-2001 by Delhi Medical Association, New Delhi. Dr. O P Goel Memorial Oration award on 21-11-2001 by Indian Medical Association Meerut Branch. Prof. H S Mittal Memorial oration award on 26-03-2000 by Indian Medical Association Meerut Branch. Nagarik Samman award by Bareilly Jaycees for contribution and achievement in medicine on 20-02-05

 About Dr. Atul Mathur is the Chairman of Interventional Cardiology and Chief of the Cath Lab at Fortis Escort Heart Institute, New Delhi, and also the president of the Indian Council for Carotid Therapeutics India. A pioneer in complex coronary procedures, and also specializes in the field of Endovascular (Carotid stenting, Aortic Graft Stenting, Peripheral arterial and venous Angioplasty) and Structural heart (TAVR, Mitra Clip, LAAO, BMV, Adult VSD closure) interventions. The first Indian doctor to obtain a US patent for a medical device that is used in performing Carotid Artery Stenting. Established centre of excellence In addition to performing thousands of such procedures, he has created a centre for excellence from which year after year courses for training Indian physicians in the field of Carotid interventions are organized. Several hundred research publications are also included in his contributions that have been acknowledged by experts nationally as well as internationally. Several procedures performed for the first time in the country by him are now followed elsewhere. A significant contribution to his present profile comes from his training and work experience at The All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, and the University of Alabama at Birmingham, United States.  Education MBBS, MD, DM

 About Currently serving as Consultant, Cardiology at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, Okhla, New Delhi. Dr Suman Bhandari (MD, DM, FACC, FESC, FSCAI, FIMSA) has a vast interventional practice exceeding 38 years and is a key opinion leader in his field, and has trained numerous fellows, both nationally and internationally, over this period. Born in 1955, he completed his MD (Medicine) in 1981 from Rohtak and subsequently DM (Cardiology) from AIIMS in 1983, after which he was appointed Consultant Cardiologist at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in 1985, where he served till 1988. He trained for a year in “Interventional Cardiology” at Rouen (France) and Leuven (Belgium) in 1992, and has also acquired Visiting Fellowships at the Cleveland Clinic (USA) and the Thorax-Centre (Rotterdam-Netherlands). To date, he has performed over 80,000 procedures, including Cath, PTCA, Valvuloplasty, etc  Education MBBS,MD,DM, FACC, FESC, FSCAI, FIMSA

 About Dr. Z.S. Meharwal is a Chairman and Head – Adult Cardiac Surgery, Heart Transplantation and VAD program and is part of the founding team of Doctors at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute. He has more than 30 years of experience in cardiac surgery with over 30000 surgeries, including complex heart operations and Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD). He is a pioneer in many new cardiac operations in the country. He has been actively involved with teaching and training. He is the Programme Director of DNB Cardiothoracic Surgery at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute. He has trained many cardiac surgeons in India and abroad who are now independent cardiac surgeons at different centers. Has been invited in national and international meetings as faculty and has published extensively in peer reviewed national and international journals. Dr. Meharwal has received many awards including President’s award for his contribution in the field of Cardiac Surgery. He is a member of Indian Association of Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgeons, Cardiological Society of India, Asian Society of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, and International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery. Dr. Meharwal has been awarded with Citation Award by President of India Sri APJ Abdul Kalam on the occasion of International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Meeting – 2002, Saharanpur Aditya Samman-by Govt of UP for contribution in Medical Field – 2005 and entered into Limca Book of Records-2008 for performing Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery on 94 year old man who is the oldest patient to undergo CABG.4  Education MBBS, MS, M.Ch, MNAMS  Awards & Accolades Citation Award by President of India Sri APJ Abdul Kalam on the occasion of International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Meeting – 2002. Listed in Marquis who is who in the world 2005 Saharanpur Aditya Samman-by Govt of UP for contribution in Medical Field – 2005 Entered into Limca Book of Records-2008 for performing Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery on 94 year old man who is the oldest patient to undergo CABG

 About Dr. Krishna Iyer is Chairman of Paediatric cardiac surgery and is one of India’s front-ranking paediatric cardiac surgeons, recognised for his clinical expertise and wide-ranging involvement with cardiac care for children in India and other developing nations, Dr. Iyer initiated the first dedicated paediatric cardiac care program in Northern India, a pioneering initiative, at Escorts Heart Institute Research Centre( now Fortis-Escorts Heart Institute ) in 1995. Under his guidance, this paediatric cardiac program has become the benchmark for cardiac care for children in India and its South East Asian neighbours. Dr. Iyer has operated on more than 10,000 babies, children and adults with congenital heart diseases comprising various procedures like arterial switch procedure, double switch operation TAPVC repairs, Fontan and Fontan type procedures, corrections for tetralogy of Fallot, DORV, Truncus etc. Senning operation, conduit repairs, a wide range of one-stage, and multi-stage corrections for complex congenital heart diseases. He has done original work on rapid two-stage arterial switch procedures and performed the first successful rapid two-stage arterial switch and double-switch operation in India. His current interests are perfecting complex neonatal cardiac surgery, cardiac surgery in malnourished infants and children, salvaging late presenters of congenital heart disease, and developing cost effective cardiac care for children in developing countries. After basic training, he joined the Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery at AIIMS and was Additional Professor at the time he moved to Escorts Heart Institute to set up its paediatric cardiac care division. He trained in paediatric and infant cardiac surgery under the guidance of the renowned paediatric cardiac surgeon Dr. R.B.B.Mee as Senior Fellow at the Department of Paediatric Cardiac Surgery at Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne in Australia in 1989. He is involved in many charities for underprivileged children, most notably the ‘Gift of Life’ program of Rotary International.  Education MBBS, MS, M.Ch (AIIMS)  Awards & Accolades During his academic career Dr. Iyer has won many awards. Some of these are the Institute Gold Medal for Best Graduate of the year at MBBS examination, Sorel Catherine Friemna Prize for proficiency in Paediatrics, Pfizer Postgraduate Medical Award, Gold Medal and Scroll of Honour, Hira Lal Gold Medal for being the best postgraduate in General Surgery. He was awarded the Doppler award for best paper at the Sixth International Symposium on Echocardiography in Cardiac Surgery held in Washington D.C. in 1994. He has been designated Paul Harris Fellow of the Rotary International Foundation for humanitarian services for children.

 About Dr. Shiv Choudhary is former Professor & Head of Department of CTVS at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, the most prestigious, apex institute of India. With over 33 years of experience in heart surgery, Dr. Choudhary is one of the most reputed aortic surgeons in the country. He performs maximum number of operations on aorta with excellent results. Established AIIMS as national center of excellence for aortic interventions. Besides aorta and major vascular surgery, he specializes in all the aspects of adult cardiac surgery including valve repairs, complex valve procedures, minimally invasive valve procedures, re-do operations, total Arterial CABG, Re-do CABG, Poor-LV CABG, MICS-CABG, pulmonary thromboendarterectomy, HOCM surgery, heart failure surgery including heart transplant and VAD, surgery for endocarditis, TAVI Explant, and surgery for MAC (Mitral annular calcification). He has an experience of more than 30000 operations on heart. He is a highly academic surgeon. He has published 470+ research papers in various reputed national and international journals. He has delivered 452 educational lectures and trained hundreds of cardiac surgeons (from India and abroad) in aortic interventions. He has also developed innovative techniques for complex cardiac problems. He has been instrumental in creating advanced facilities for complex cardiac problems, and formulating national guidelines. He has been a part of various professional organizations, editorial boards, and expert committees.  Education MBBS, MS (CTVS),MCh (CTVS-AIIMS, Delhi)