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Dr. A. B. Mehta [MD, FACC]
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+91-8860606766 | +91-9910655125About Dr. A. B. Mehta [MD, FACC]
Dr. A. B. Mehta is Interventional Cardiologist and Currently Working as Director in the Cardiology Department at Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Pedder Road, Mumbai, India.
He is having more than 50 years of experience in the field of Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology.
He has completed his MD and has been honoured with the FACC (Fellow of the American College of Cardiology).
Profile Highlights :
- Dr. A. B. Mehta is one of India's most eminent interventional cardiologists and serves as Director of Cardiology at Jaslok Hospital. Over more than five decades in cardiology he has performed or supervised more than 20,000 angioplasties and over 100,000 angiographies, making him one of the most experienced coronary interventionists in the country.
- He is widely recognised as a pioneer of interventional cardiology in India. He is credited with implanting the first drug-eluting stent in India in 2002 and with early work on primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction, an approach in which a blocked coronary artery is opened as an emergency to limit heart muscle damage during a heart attack.
- His areas of expertise include complex angioplasty for chronic total occlusions, rotablation for heavily calcified arteries, left main and bifurcation stenting, laser atherectomy, intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) guided intervention and transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), a minimally invasive way of replacing a narrowed aortic valve without open-heart surgery.
- Dr. Mehta has held many leadership positions in Indian and international cardiology. He has served as President of the Cardiological Society of India (1998), the Association of Physicians of India (1988), the World Congress of Coronary Heart Disease (1981 and 1986), the International Conference of Coronary Artery Disease (2000-2008) and the Indian Society of Electrocardiology, and is Course Director of the India Live interventional cardiology meeting.
- His contributions have been recognised with the Padmashree (2004) and Padmabhushan (2024) from the Government of India, the Maharashtra Gaurav Award (2004), the Jaslok Ratna Award (2020), the title of Dronacharya of Interventional Cardiology (2019), the Andreas Gruentzig Memorial Award and multiple lifetime achievement awards.
- He has an extensive academic record with numerous journal articles, book chapters and case reports published between 1971 and 2024 on subjects such as fractional flow reserve, chronic total occlusion, TAVR and coronary bifurcation lesions, and he continues to mentor younger cardiologists through live demonstration courses.
Areas of Expertise :
- Interventional Cardiology
- Complex Coronary Angioplasty (CTO)
- Rotablation and Laser Atherectomy
- Left Main and Bifurcation Stenting
- TAVR
- Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS)
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Angioplasty and Stenting
- Primary Angioplasty for Heart Attack
- Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) Angioplasty
- Rotablation
- Laser Atherectomy
- Left Main Bifurcation Stenting
- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
List of Treatments
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Angioplasty and Stenting
- Primary Angioplasty for Heart Attack
- Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) Angioplasty
- Rotablation
- Laser Atherectomy
- Left Main Bifurcation Stenting
- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
- Aortic Stenosis
- Coronary Angiography
- IVUS Guided Intervention
- Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR) Assessment
- Angina
- Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction)
Work Experience
Currently Working as Director in the Cardiology Department at Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Pedder Road, Mumbai, India.
Past Experience :
- President - Cardiological Society of India (1998)
- President - Association of Physicians of India (1988)
- President - World Congress of Coronary Heart Disease (1981 and 1986)
- President - International Conference of Coronary Artery Disease (2000-2008)
- President - Indian Society of Electrocardiology
- Course Director - India Live
Education & Training
- MD
- FACC
Awards & Recognition
- Padmabhushan - Government of India (2024)
- Padmashree - Government of India (2004)
- Maharashtra Gaurav Award (2004)
- Jaslok Ratna Award (2020)
- Dronacharya of Interventional Cardiology (2019)
- Andreas Gruentzig Memorial Award
- Multiple Lifetime Achievement Awards (1999-2019)
- First drug-eluting stent implanted in India (2002)
Associated Hospitals
Location
Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Pedder Road, Mumbai, India
Frequently Asked Questions
Dr. A. B. Mehta practises as Director in the Cardiology Department at Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Pedder Road, Mumbai, India.
Dr. A. B. Mehta specialises in interventional cardiology, including complex angioplasty for chronic total occlusions, rotablation, left main bifurcation stenting, laser atherectomy, IVUS and TAVR.
Dr. A. B. Mehta has more than 50 years of experience in the field of Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology. He has performed or supervised more than 20,000 angioplasties.
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