Ashwin Balachand Mehta

Ashwin Balachand Mehta
Born Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation Cardiologist
Known for Interventional cardiology
Awards Padma Shri
Maharashtra Gaurav Award
IMA Distinguished Doctor Award
Mahavir Mahatma Award
CTO Man of The Year Award
IIMCCF Lifetime Achievement Award
Andreas Gruentzig Memorial Award
AICT Golden Contribution Award
IJCTO Lifetime Achievement Award

Ashwin Balachand Mehta is an Indian cardiologist[1] and one of the pioneers of interventional cardiology in India.[2] He is the director of Cardiology department at Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai[3][4] and also serves Breach Candy Hospital, as a consultant.[5] He is reported to have performed the first Cardiac catheterization and Angiography in newborn babies in India, in 1973, the year when he introduced Bundle Electrography in the country.[4] He is also credited with the performance or supervision of over 10,000 angioplasties and over 50,000 angiographies.[4]

A fellow of the American College of Cardiology, Indian Society of Electrocardiology and the Indian College of Physicians,[5] Mehta is a former president of the Cardiological Society of India[2] and current member of the society.[6] He is also the president of the Cardiovascular Society of India.[2] The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 2004.[7] He has also received several other awards as Chemtech Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award (1999), Maharashtra Gaurav Award (2004), Mahavir Mahatma Award (2006), Indian Medical Association Distinguished Doctor Award (2008), CTO Man of The Year Award (2008) and Andreas Gruentzig Memorial Award, among others.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Practo profile". Practo. 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Lilavati Hospital profile". Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre. 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Heart diseases may remain silent before the big attack". Indus Health Plus. 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "DR. MEHTA ASHWIN B". Jaslok Hospital. 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Credi Health profile". Credi Health. 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Cardiological Society of India: Cardiology Update 2014". Cardiological Society of India. 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.

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