Dr. Ashok Seth
Dr Ashok Seth is one of the most respected & coveted Cardiac Surgeon in India.With a thriving experience of over 32 years, he is renowned for performing over 50,000 angiograms and 20,000 angioplasties.He has been featured in the “LIMCA” Book of records for performing one of the highest numbers of angiographies and angioplasties in the world.
Dr Seth is the first cardiologist in Asia Pacific region to perform an Angioscopy and directional Atherectomy.
He is also counted amongst the few cardiologists in the world to perform the procedure – Percutaneous Myocardial Laser Revascularization.Dr Seth is one of the youngest person to be honoured Doctorate of Science (D.Sc.) honouris Causa by Banaras Hindu University.
He also was one of the youngest overseas doctors to be awarded Fellowship of all the three Royal Colleges of London, Edinburgh & Ireland.Dr Seth has been honoured with the prestigious National award of “Padma Bhushan” and “Padma Shri” Award by the President of India.
He is the First Cardiologist from Asia to be elected on the Board of Governors of Society of Cardiac Angiographies and Intervention (USA).Dr Seth has successfully trained over 350 cardiologists in India and abroad and has also performed demonstrations on advanced angioplasty techniques at over 400 international conferences and seminars in various Asia Pacific Countries.
He has more than 250 publications to his credit in various prestigious journals nationally & internationally.He has his articles in renowned print media like Economic Times ,Times of India
Education
- MBBS – Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 1978
- Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada (FRCP Canada) – Canada , 1995
- Member of the Royal College of Physicians, UK (MRCP UK) – Ireland, 1986
- Doctor of Science (DSc.) – Banaras Hindu University, 1998
- Fellowship of the European Society of Cardiology (FESC) – European Society of Cardiology, 1995
- FACC – American College of Cardiology, 1995
Experience
2000 – 2001 Honorary Professor of Cardiology at Gandhi Medical College
2001 – Present Honorary Professor of Cardiology at Medical College
2008 – Present Honorary Professor of Cardiology at Padmashree Dr. D Y Patil University
Honorary Professor of Cardiology at Bangladesh Medical College, Bangladesh
Registrations
6648 Delhi Medical Council, 2000
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