Dr. Ashok Seth

Interventional Cardiologist

New Delhi, India

5.0 (271 Ratings)

40+ years of experience

Designation: Chairman

Works At: Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi

Dr Ashok Seth is an Interventional Cardiologist with 40 years of experience.
He specialises in advanced cardiac procedures, including Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) and MitraClip (TMVR) for valve repairs, as well as Complex Angioplasties to treat challenging cases of blocked arteries. His expertise also includes cutting-edge techniques like Laser Angioplasty, the use of bio-absorbable stents for restoring blood flow, and Impella Pump Pump-supported angioplasty to assist heart function during high-risk procedures.
He has completed more than 60,000 angiographies and over 25,000 angioplasties.
He was awarded the National Honour of Padma Shri in 2003, Padma Bhushan in 2015, and the B.C.Roy National Award for the Most Eminent Medical Person by the President of India in January 2017.
He has also been awarded the National Honour of the Republic of Spain Crus Officer with Insignia Order of Isabella, the Catholic Master Interventionalist (MSCAI) by the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (USA), Life Time Achievement in Interventional Cardiology Award by Chien Foundation (Singapore) in addition to 85 other national and international awards.
Dr. Seth has been honoured with Doctorates from six prestigious national universities: BHU, AMU, Jamia Millia Islamia, Amity, Shiv Nadar, and Teerthankar Mahavir University.
He has been conferred an Adjunct Professorship of Cardiology at J N Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, and the National Board of Examinations.
He is the Founder and Course Director of five major National and international Angioplasty Teaching Courses: India Live, India Valves, CHIP-CTO India, AICT-Asia PCR, and the Imaging & Physiology Council of India.
Dr. Seth has been invited to lecture at more than 450 national and international meetings and to teach complex angioplasty techniques through Live Demonstration at more than 100 national and international meetings worldwide, including the prestigious TCT (Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics) in the USA, Euro PCR in Paris, and Singapore Live in Singapore.
He has more than 350 publications to his credit in peer-reviewed Indian and International medical journals, chapters in 30 books on Cardiology, and has been the Editor of 3 books.
He is an acclaimed teacher and has trained more than 500 cardiologists in India and abroad in advanced angioplasty techniques.