About Dr. Ashok Seth
• Dr. Ashok Seth is one of the well-known Cardiac Surgeons in India.
• He has an experience of over 32 years; he is famous for performing over 50,000 angiograms and 20,000 angioplasties.
• He has been highlighted in the “LUHHA” Book of records for performing one of the maximum numbers of angiographies and angioplasties in the globe.
• He is the first cardiologist in the Asia Pacific area to perform an Angioscopy and directional Atherectomy.
• He is also considered amongst the few cardiologists in the globe to perform the process - Percutaneous Myocardial Laser Revascularization.
• He is one of the youngest people to be respected Doctorate of Science (D.Sc.) honor is Cause by Banaras Hindu University.
• He also was one of the youngest foreign doctors to be conferred Fellowship of all the three Royal Colleges of London, Edinburgh, and Ireland.
• Dr. Seth has been honored with the esteemed National award of "Padma Bhushan" and "Padma Shri" Award by the President of India.
• He is the First Cardiologist from Asia to be chosen on the Board of Governors of Society of Cardiac Angiographies and Intervention (USA).
• Dr. Seth has over 350 well-trained cardiologists in India and abroad and has also executed demonstrations on advanced angioplasty techniques at more than 400 international conferences and seminars in numerous Asia Pacific Countries.
• He has over 250 publications to his credit in numerous esteemed journals nationally and internationally.
• He has his articles in popular print media like Economic Times, Times of India.
Specialization
- 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
List Of Treatments
- Coronary Angiogram
- Renal Angiogram
- Cerebral Angiogram
- Peripheral Angiogram
- PTCA-Percutaneous Transluminal
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Peripheral Angioplasty
- Aortic Stent Grafting
- EPS-Electrophysiological
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- PPI-Permanent Pacemaker Implant – Single Chamber
- IVC Filter Insertion
- Biventricular Pacing
- AICD
- Trigger Point Injection (TPI)
- PTMC – Percutaneous Transvenous Mitral Commissurotomy
Work Experience
- Chairman, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi, 2008.
- Chief, Max Super Specialty Hospital, Gurgaon, 2007.
- Senior Consultant, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi, 2004.
Education
- MBBS, Jawahar Lal Nehru University, Aligarh
- MD, SGPGI – Lucknow
- FRCP, Fellowship at the Royal College of Physicians , London,
- MRCP, Member of the Royal College of Physicians, U.K.
- Fellowship, U.S.A.
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).
- Awarded with the “Lifetime Achievement Award” for outstanding contribution in the field of Clinical & Preventive Cardiology in the World.
