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• Interventional Cardiologist with nearly 20 years of clinical, scientific research, and academic experience.
• Gained global exposure through collaboration with renowned interventional cardiologists and involvement in groundbreaking research projects.
• Visiting Faculty at the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland.
• Attached to leading medical institutions in Mumbai, including Lilavati Hospital & Research Centre, Nanavati Hospital, and Saifee Hospital.
• Expertise in a wide range of interventional procedures, including valvular heart disease catheterization, balloon valvuloplasty, and percutaneous closure of congenital heart defects.

Area Of Interest:

• Interventional Cardiology

• Award for Second Best Dissertation Presentation in MD (Internal Medicine), July 1993.
• Dr. P. T. Patel Award for achieving the highest marks in "Fevers including Tuberculosis" at KEM Hospital, Mumbai, 1989.

Professional Memberships:

• Cardiology Society of India
• Association of Physicians of India
• Indian College of Cardiology
• Indian Society of Echocardiography
• Association of Medical Consultants
• Indian Medical Association
• D Ward Medical Association
• GS Medical Alumni Association
• TN Medical Alumni Association

• Randomized study comparing the use of exercise tests post-coronary stenting in detecting acute stent thrombosis and safety.
• Study comparing collateral assessment pre-PTCA using Doppler flow wire, pressure wire, and Thallium Scintigraphy.
• Randomized study comparing 4F vs. 5F catheters for diagnostic coronary angiography feasibility.
• Initial results of a new suture-mediated closure device for sealing femoral puncture sites.
• Randomized study comparing pressure dressing vs. Femostop for femoral access site compression.
• Analysis of short- and long-term outcomes among avid vs. less avid stent users.
• Comparison of different contrast media for coronary angiography.
• Long-term risk of recurrent embolism after percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale.
• Factor XIII transglutaminase activity and antigen levels in coronary artery disease patients.
• Investigation of collateral flow in normal coronary arteries.
• Use of Cangrelor vs. Clopidogrel for PTCA with drug-eluting stents (Phoenix Study).