IPCI
Directors

Current Position

Chairman, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute
Chairman, Fortis Healthcare Medical Council
Adjunct Professor of Cardiology

Hospital / Institution

Fortis Escorts Heart Institute

Qualifications

FRCP (London, Edinburgh, Ireland), FACC, FESC, MSCAI, FAPSIC, FCSI, D.Sc., D.Litt.

Key Achievements

Prof. (Dr.) Ashok Seth is a globally renowned interventional cardiologist credited with revolutionizing angioplasty and structural heart disease treatments in India and the Asia-Pacific region.

He has over four decades of experience and has played a pivotal role in advancing cutting-edge cardiovascular technologies including Directional Atherectomy, Angioscopy, Stents, Thrombectomy devices, Drug Eluting Stents, Impella heart support device, Bioabsorbable Stents, TAVI, MitraClip therapy, and Intravascular Coronary Lithotripsy.

He has contributed significantly to intracoronary imaging (OCT, IVUS) and physiological assessment (FFR, iFR, QFR, CT-FFR).

He has trained and mentored hundreds of interventional cardiologists globally.

Founder & Course Director of IPCI, India Live, India Valves, CHIP-CTO India, AICT-AsiaPCR

More than 600 publications

Awards include Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri, B.C. Roy National Award, Mason Sones Award, and multiple global recognitions.

Areas of Expertise

Interventional Cardiology
Structural Heart Disease Interventions
Advanced Coronary Imaging & Physiology

Experience (years)

40+ years