🧑‍⚕️ Dr. Ashok Seth – Chairman & Senior Interventional Cardiologist, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, Delhi

Dr. Ashok Seth is one of the most distinguished interventional cardiologists in the world, with over four decades of experience in advancing cardiac care. Currently serving as the Chairman of Cardiac Sciences at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi, he has played a pioneering role in shaping the landscape of interventional cardiology in India and across the Asia-Pacific region.

Dr. Seth has performed more than 60,000 angiograms and over 25,000 angioplasties, and is globally recognized for introducing path-breaking techniques such as Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI), Impella-supported angioplasty, Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL), directional atherectomy, and angioscopy in India.

🩺 Areas of Expertise

• Coronary Interventions: Angioplasty, Rotablation, Impella-assisted procedures

• Structural Heart Interventions: TAVI, MitraClip, Tricuspid valve repair

• Advanced Techniques: Shockwave lithotripsy, laser angioplasty, bioresorbable scaffolds

• Device Therapy: Pacemakers, CRT-Ds, AICDs

• Endovascular Treatments: Aortic stent grafts, carotid and peripheral angioplasty

• Clinical Cardiology: Arrhythmia management, EECP, nuclear cardiology

🎓 Academic Background

• MBBS – JN Medical College, AMU (1978)

• MRCP – Royal College of Physicians (UK & Ireland)

• Awarded honorary DSc and DLitt degrees for contributions to medical science

• Fellowships from prestigious institutions including:

  • FRCP (UK)

  • FACC (USA)

  • FESC (Europe)

  • MSCAI, FCSI, FAPSIC

👨‍💼 Professional Journey

• Chairman – Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi

• Formerly served at:

  • AIIMS, New Delhi

  • Queen Elizabeth Hospital, UK

  • Max Healthcare

  • Apollo Hospitals

• Founder and Director of India’s largest interventional cardiology training events: India Live, India Valves, AICT-AsiaPCR

• Has trained over 500 interventional cardiologists globally

• Delivered 450+ lectures at international cardiology forums

🏅 Awards & Honors

• Padma Shri (2003) – One of India’s highest civilian honors

• Padma Bhushan (2015) – Third-highest civilian award in India

• Dr. B.C. Roy National Award (2017) – Highest Indian medical honor

• Order of Isabella the Catholic, Spain (2010)

• Multiple lifetime achievement awards from global cardiology societies

📚 Academic Contributions

• Authored over 350 scientific publications and 30+ book chapters

• Editor and contributor to leading cardiology textbooks

• Member of editorial boards for major international cardiology journals

• Principal investigator for several clinical trials under the “Make in India” initiative

• Trusted advisor to global med-tech leaders including Meril and Abbott