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DR. ASHOK SETH
- Interventional Cardiologist
- Qualification: MBBS, MD, FRCP, MRCP
- Experience: 40 years
- Location: Delhi, India
- In addition to serving as the Chairman of the Fortis Healthcare Medical Council, Dr. Ashok Seth also serves as the Adjunct Professor of Cardiology at JN Medical College (Aligarh Muslim University) and the National Board of Examinations.
- Dr. Seth has been a leader in the field of interventional cardiology for many years.
- He has made significant contributions to its growth, scientific advancement, and education.
- Dr. Seth also invented a number of angioplasty techniques for India and the Asia-Pacific region, including Directional atherectomy, angioscopy, stents, thrombectomy devices, and drug-eluting stents (Shockwave).
- The Limca Book of Records lists it as one of the highest angiographies and angioplasties ever performed.
- His titles include Past President of the Cardiological Society of India, Past Vice President of the Asia Pacific Society of Cardiology, and President of the Asian Pacific Society of Interventional Cardiology (APSIC).
- Dr. Seth received the Padma Shri National Honor in 2003, the Padma Bhushan National Honor in 2015, and the B.C. Roy National Award as India's most "Eminent Medical Person" in January 2017.
- In addition to 85 other national and international awards, he has received the "Crus Officer with Insignia Order of Isabella the Catholic" national honour of the Spanish Republic, the "Master Interventionalist" (MSCAI) designation from the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (USA), the "Life Time Achievement in Interventional Cardiology" Award from the Chien Foundation (Singapore), and other honours.
- More than 500 cardiologists from India and other countries have received training from him in cutting-edge angioplasty techniques. He is a well-known educator.
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