Dr. Ashok Seth
Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi
Experience :30 Years
Department :Interventional Cardiology
Specialisation :Chairman Years
Google Rating :Google Rating:5
About:
About Dr. Ashok Seth
Dr Ashok Seth is presently the Chairman of Fortis Escorts Heart Institute and the Chairman of Cardiology Council, Fortis Group of Hospitals. Dr Seth has led the field of Interventional Cardiology for last 30-years and has contributed extensively to the development, scientific progress and education in Interventional Cardiology in India and across the world.
Over the past 30-years he has pioneered numerous angioplasty techniques for India and Asia Pacific region like Directional Atherectomy, Angioscopy, Stents, Thrombectomy devices & Drug Eluting Stents, use of Impella heart support device failing heart, Bioabsorbable Stents and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI). He has put India on the world map of Interventional Cardiology and for his expertise and professional leadership, he is recognized and respected and awarded across the world.
Dr Seth has been honoured by Doctorate of Science / D.Litt. from six prestigious national universities – BHU, AMU, JamiaMilliaIslamia, Amity,TeerthankarMahavir University and Shiv Nadar University
He is the President of the Asian Pacific Society of Interventional Cardiology (APSIC).
Education & Experience :
Education
1. Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S.),
2. J N Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, India, 1978.
3. Doctorate of Science (D.Sc) Honoris Causa, Banaras Hindu University, India, 1998
4. Doctor of Science (D.Sc) Honoris Causa, Amity University, Noida (U.P.), India, 2012.
5. Doctorate of Science (D.Sc) Honoris Causa, Tirthankar Mahavir University, Moradabad, India, 2012.
6. Doctor of Letters (D.Litt) Honoris Causa, Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi, India, 2012.
Memberships:
- Professional Affiliations 1. Dr. Seth has been highly acclaimed internationally for academics and research. He is the Associate Editor of the International Journal of Cardiology Member and is on the editorial boards of the Journal American College of Cardiology; Cardiovascular Interventions, Catheterization and Cardiovascular Intervention; and Euro Intervention. These are the most important Interventional Cardiology journals in the World and are an unprecedented honour for an Indian. 2. Dr. Seth has had the unique distinction to be elected on the Board of Governors of Society of Cardiac Angiographies and Intervention (USA) the official professional and regulatory body of interventional cardiologists in USA which has a global influence. This is a first for any cardiologist from Asia. 3. He has been invited to be a member of expert committee of "Society of Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (USA)" for its international position statement on "Percutaneous Coronary Interventions Without On-Site Surgical Backup" and is a co-author of the 'Guidelines' which have been supported by 15 Interventional Cardiology Societies across the World. 4. Dr. Seth is a Member of the Expert Committee of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation, Directorate General of Health Services, and is responsible for examining issues relating to regulatory requirements for exercising control over medical devices (from October 2009 onwards). 5. Dr. Seth is one of the youngest person to be honoured Doctorate of Science (D.Sc.) honouris Causa by Banaras Hindu University in 1998. 6. He also was one of the youngest overseas doctors to be awarded with the Fellowship of all the three Royal Colleges of London, Edinburgh & Ireland in year 1995. 7. Dr. Seth has trained more than 350 cardiologists from India and abroad for applying advanced techniques of angioplasty. The governments of Malaysia, Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia and organisations such as WHO, SAARC, Cardiac Society, has sponsored doctors from their country to be trained under Dr. Seth. 8. Dr. Seth is the Organizer / Course Director of the following international meetings INDIA LIVE Complex Live Demo Course SCAI Adult Interventional Fellows Course Asia BRS Summit TCT Scientific Sessions (Washington) Asian Interventional Cardiovascular Therapeutics (AICT)
Awards :
Dr Seth has been awarded by
1. National Honour of Padma Shri in 2003
2. Padma Bhushan in 2015
3. B.C.Roy National Award for the most ‘Eminent Medical Person’ of the country by the President of India in 2017.
4. He has also been awarded the National Honour of Republic of Spain “Cross of Officer Insignia Order of Isabella the Catholic” conferred on National Day of Spain in 2010.
5. He has been honoured by the prestigious ‘Outstanding Life Time Achievement in Interventional Cardiology’ Award by Chien Foundation Singapore in 2017.
6. He has also been honoured by the ‘Current Luminary Award and Master of Interventional Academy of America’ at The Complex Cardiovascular Catheter Therapeutics (C3) meeting in USA.
7. Golden Pioneer of Interventional Cardiology by the Asian Intervention Cardiovascular Therapeutics Society.
8. Prestigious Award of Master Interventionalist of SCAI (MSCAI) & ‘Mason Sones Award’ by Society of Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (USA) in addition to numerous other Life Time Achievement and other Awards.