Samin K. Sharma

Samin K. Sharma is a U.S. interventional cardiologist holding the American record for the highest number of complex coronary interventions performed annually, along with the highest angioplasty success rate in New York State.[1] His other procedural specialties include the catheter-based treatment of mitral and aortic stenosis (balloon valvuloplasty).

Education

Sharma received his undergraduate degree from Maharaja College in 1972 and his medical degree from SMS Medical College in 1978. He is a graduate of Rajgarh Higher Secondary School in Alwar in Rajasthan state. In 1983, he came to New York to undergo residency in internal medicine at the NY Infirmary-Beekman Downtown Hospital (1983-1986), fellowship in cardiology at Elmhurst Hospital (1986-1988), and interventional training at Mount Sinai Hospital (1988-1990).

Cardiologist

Sharma joined the teaching faculty of Mount Sinai Hospital in 1990. He is currently the Director of Interventional Cardiology and Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory (since 1996), and Co-Director of the Cardiovascular Institute (2004), and is the Zena and Michael A. Wiener Professor of Medicine, Cardiology (2002).

Under Sharma's direction, The Live Symposium of Complex Coronary & Vascular Cases, started in 1998, and has had over 500 delegates each year. In July 2009, Sharma launched a monthly live web series. The program focuses on helping the audience understand the complexity of interventional technique (in management of complex coronary artery disease). Sharma partnered with Medscape/TheHeart.org in September 2010, to enhance this live webcast globally and widen his audience and is now attended by >5000 registrants per webcast from 100 countries globally.

Awards and recognition

See also

References

  1. ↑ Earth Times - Mount Sinai and Dr. Samin K. Sharma lauded as 'best center' in New York State for angioplasty retrieved April 28, 2008
  2. ↑ Mount Sinai News - Governor Pataki Honors Samin K. Sharma, M.D., of Mount Sinai Heart with the 2006 Award of Excellence retrieved April 28, 2008
  3. ↑ Earth Times - A World in Challenge retrieved April 28, 2008
  4. ↑ U.S News & World Report retrieved July 17, 2015
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