Dr Ashok Seth

Cardiology

MBBS, Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada (FRCP Canada), FACC

26 yrs experience Delhi

1clinic

About Dr Ashok Seth

Dr. Ashok Seth is the current Chairman of Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi and Head, Cardiology Council of Fortis Group of Hospitals. His contributions in the field of Cardiology, especially Interventional Cardiology have been recognised extensively in India as well as across the world. During his career span of 30-years, he has pioneered numerous angioplasty techniques Directional Atherectomy, Angioscopy, Stents, Thrombectomy devices and Drug Eluting Stents, use of Impella heart support device failing heart, Bioabsorbable Stents and TAVI and implemented it successfully both in India and other regions in Asia Pacific. He has performed one of the highest number of angiographies and angioplasties which has been mentioned in the 'LIMCA Book of Records'. He has been a part of the Focused Advisory Group and seminal studies for development and clinical applicability of Bioresorbable Scaffold (BRS) Stent which is highly recognised technique worldwide.

Expertise

Specializations

Cardiologist

Services offered

Coronary Angiography (heart artery imaging test) Cardiac Catheterization (heart catheter test) Cardiac Ablation (heart rhythm correction procedure) Cardioversion (heart rhythm reset) Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting (Neck artery stent procedure) Coronary Angioplasty and Bypass Surgery (Heart artery blockage surgery) Heart Valve Replacement Surgery (heart valve replacement operation) Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) (heart rhythm shock device) Pacemaker Implantation (heart rhythm device surgery) Acute Aortic Dissection (Emergency aorta tear condition) Cardiac Rehabilitation (Heart recovery therapy program) Heart Diseases (Heart health conditions treatment) ASD and VSD Device Closure (Heart hole closure procedure) Hypertension Treatment (high blood pressure treatment) Patent Foramen Ovale (treatment for heart hole condition) Non-Invasive Cardiology (heart tests without surgery) Chest Pain Treatment (Treatment for chest discomfort) Gastritis Treatment (treatment for stomach lining inflammation) Patent Ductus Arteriosus Device Closure (heart vessel closure device) Carotid Artery Disease (narrowing of neck arteries) Hypertriglyceridemia (high triglyceride level condition) Dyslipidemia (Abnormal blood cholesterol levels) Treadmill Test (TMT) (Heart stress test) Hypercholesterolemia Treatment (high cholesterol treatment) Arrhythmia Treatment (treatment for irregular heartbeat) Electrocardiography (ECG) (Heart rhythm test) Rheumatic Heart Disease Treatment (treatment for rheumatic heart condition) Fetal Echocardiography (Baby heart ultrasound) Peripheral Angiography (limb blood vessel imaging) Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (catheter aortic valve replacement) Angioplasty and Stenting (Blocked artery opening treatment) Heart Transplant (heart replacement surgery) Stress Echocardiography (heart ultrasound during stress) Revascularization (restoring blood flow procedure) Open Heart Surgery (Heart surgery with chest opening) Aortic Valve Surgery (Heart valve repair surgery) Echocardiography (heart ultrasound scan) Congenital Heart Surgery (Birth heart defect surgery) Ventricular Assist Device Implantation (heart pump device surgery) Aortic Aneurysm Surgery and Endovascular Repair (aorta bulge repair surgery) Pediatric Cardiac Surgery (children heart surgery procedures) Ventricular Septal Defect Surgery (Hole in heart repair) Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery (small incision heart surgery) Peripheral Vascular Surgery (blood vessel surgery outside heart) Adult Coarctation of Aorta Repair (aorta narrowing repair surgery) Redo Tetralogy of Fallot Surgery (repeat congenital heart repair) Robotic Cardiac Surgery (robot assisted heart surgery) Valvuloplasty (heart valve widening procedure) Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) (heart bypass surgery) Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (heart artery stent procedure) Patent Ductus Arteriosus (Congenital heart vessel condition) Tetralogy of Fallot (Congenital heart defect condition) Dextro-Transposition of the Great Arteries (congenital heart defect condition) Vascular Surgery (blood vessel surgery) Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (24-hour BP monitoring) Holter Monitoring (24 hour heart monitor) Pulmonary Function Test (Lung capacity test) Ultrasonography (ultrasound imaging test) Treadmill Stress Test (TMT) (heart stress exercise test)

Procedures

CT Angiography (blood vessel CT scan) Cardiac Electrophysiologic Study (heart rhythm mapping test) Angiography (blood vessel imaging test) Atrial Septal Defect Surgery (hole in heart repair)

Credentials & experience

Education

MBBSAligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, none

Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada (FRCP Canada)Canada , none

MRCPRoyal Colleges Of Physicians & Surgeons In Ireland, none

Doctor of Science (DSc.)Banaras Hindu University, none

Fellowship of the European Society of Cardiology (FESC)European Society of Cardiology, none

FACCAmerican College of Cardiology, none

Work & experience

Honorary Professor of Cardiology — Gandhi Medical CollegeThanesar Haryana
2000 – 2001

Honorary Professor of Cardiology — Medical CollegeThanesar Haryana
2001 – Present

Honorary Professor of Cardiology — Padmashree Dr. D Y Patil UniversityThanesar Haryana
2008 – Present

Honorary Professor of Cardiology — Bangladesh Medical College, BangladeshThanesar Haryana

Registrations & certifications

Cardiological Society of India (CSI)Cardiological Society of India (CSI)

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