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Dr. Z S Meharwal

Specialization - Cardio Thoracic & Vascular Surgery

Department - Cardiology

Designation - Executive Director & Head Of Department

Works at - Fortis Memorial Research Institute

New Delhi, India

Career Profile

Dr. Z S Meharwal is a member of the Fortis Escorts Heart Institute's founding team of doctors. He has over 30 years of experience in cardiac surgery and has performed over 30000 surgeries, including complex heart operations. He is a forerunner in many new cardiac procedures in the country. Dr. Meharwal is one of only a few cardiac surgeons who perform heart transplants and ventricular assist device implantation. He has trained many cardiac surgeons in India and abroad who are now practicing independently at various centers. Has been invited to participate as a faculty member in national and international meetings, and has published extensively in peer-reviewed national and international journals.

Education & Training

  • MBBS, King George’s Medical College, Lucknow from 1982-1988.
  • Ch (Cardiothoracic Surgery) from King George’s Medical College, Lucknow.
  • MS.
  • MNAMS.

Work & Experience

  • He is the Programme Director of DNB Cardiothoracic Surgery at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute.
  • He has worked as Consultant Cardiac Surgeon at prestigious King’s College Hospital in London.
Clinical Focus
  • Coronary Angiogram.
  • PTCA-Percutaneous Transluminal.
  • Coronary Angioplasty.
  • Aortic Stent Grafting.
  • EPS-Electrophysiological.
Awards
  • Citation Award by President of India Sri APJ Abdul Kalam on the occasion of International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Meeting – 2002.
  • Listed in Marquis who’s who in the world 2005.
  • Saharanpur Aditya Samman-by Govt of UP for contribution in Medical Field – 2005.
  • Entered into Limca Book of Records-2008 for performing Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery on a 94-year-old man who is the oldest patient to undergo CABG.

 

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