🧑‍⚕️ Dr. Atul Mathur

Chairman – Interventional Cardiology & Chief, Cath Lab
Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi

Dr. Atul Mathur is a highly respected and senior interventional cardiologist with over 35 years of clinical experience. He currently serves as the Chairman of Interventional Cardiology and heads the Catheterization Laboratory at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, Okhla, New Delhi. He is also the President of the Indian Council for Carotid Therapeutics, and is known for introducing advanced endovascular and structural heart procedures in India.

🩺 Areas of Specialization

• Complex Coronary Interventions – including advanced angioplasty, rotablation

• Endovascular Procedures – carotid artery stenting, aortic stent grafting, peripheral arterial and venous angioplasty

• Structural Heart Therapies – TAVR (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement), MitraClip, LAA occlusion, balloon mitral valvotomy, and adult congenital heart defect closures

• Pioneering Work – First Indian doctor to receive a US patent for a device used in carotid stenting

• Academic Leadership – Conducts regular training programs and workshops on interventional cardiology and vascular interventions

• Research Contributor – Authored numerous scientific publications and played a key role in developing new procedural standards in India

🎓 Academic Background

• MBBS – University of Rajasthan (1983)

• MD (General Medicine) – University of Rajasthan (1987)

• DM (Cardiology) – All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi (1991)

• Fellowships – Royal Perth Hospital (Australia) and University of Rouen (France)

👨‍⚕️ Professional Experience

• Former Assistant Professor at AIIMS, New Delhi

• Held research position at University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA

• Associated with Fortis Escorts Heart Institute since 1997

• Recognized for performing India’s first carotid artery stenting procedure

• Conducted thousands of successful interventional procedures

🏅 Professional Memberships & Leadership Roles

• President, Indian Council for Carotid Therapeutics

• Executive Director, Interventional Cardiology, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute

• Member of several global cardiovascular advisory boards

🏆 Honors & Achievements

• First Indian to obtain a US patent for an indigenous carotid stenting device (1999)

• Led development of a national training ecosystem for carotid and structural heart interventions

• Honored as a mentor and thought leader in the field of interventional cardiology in India and abroad