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Dr Ashok Seth

India

Chairman - Cardiology, Cardiology - Interventional

No. Of Surgeries
N/A
Experience
26 years

About

  • Dr Ashok Seth is counted amongst the few cardiologists in the world to perform the procedure - Percutaneous Myocardial Laser Revascularization.
  • Dr Seth's contributions in the field of Cardiology, especially Interventional Cardiology have been recognised extensively in India as well as across the world.

Areas Of Interest

  • Cardiology,
  • Angioplasty techniques
  • Directional Atherectomy,
  • Angioscopy,
  • Stents,
  • Thrombectomy devices and Drug Eluting Stents,
  • Use of Impella heart support device failing heart,
  • Bioabsorbable Stents and TAVI


Education

  • Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S.), J N Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, India, 1978.
  • Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (F.R.C.P.), Edinburgh, 1995
  • Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (F.R.C.P.), Ireland, 1995
  • Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (F.R.C.P.), London, 1995
  • Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (F.A.C.C.), 1995
  • Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology (F.E.S.C.), 2013.
  • Fellow of the Society of Cardiac Angiography & Intervention (F.S.C.A.I.), U.S.A., 1995
  • Fellow of the International Medical Sciences Academy (F.I.M.S.A.), 1998
  • Fellow of the Cardiological Society of India (F.C.S.I.), 2011.
  • Doctorate of Science (D.Sc) Honoris Causa, Banaras Hindu University, India, 1998
  • Doctorate of Science (D.Sc) Honoris Causa, Tirthankar Mahavir University, Moadabad, India, 2012.
  • Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) Honoris Causa, Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi, India, 2012.
  • Doctor of Science (D.Sc) Honoris Causa, Amity University, Noida (U.P.), India, 2012.

Experience

Current Experience

  • Dr. Ashok Seth is the current Chairman of Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi and Head, Cardiology Council of Fortis Group of Hospitals.

Previous Experience

  • Chief, Max Super Specialty Hospital, Gurgaon, 2007
  • Senior Consultant, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi, 2004.


Awards

  • Padma Shri, awarded by the President of India
  • Padma Bhushan award by the President of India
  • Doctor of the Year Award - Escorts
  • Board of Governors of Society of Cardiac Angiographies and Intervention (USA)
  • “Lifetime Achievement Award” for outstanding contribution in the field of Clinical & Preventive Cardiology in the World
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Dr. Ashok Seth is a renowned cardiologist known for his exceptional expertise in Interventional Cardiology. He stands out globally for his pioneering work in performing Percutaneous Myocardial Laser Revascularization, a procedure only few cardiologists in the world are capable of.