M.B.B.S., M.D. (General Medicine), D.M. (Cardiology)
30+ years
Dr. Vinod Shah is a Consultant at the Cardiology Department of Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital. Dr. Shah completed his M.B.B.S., M.D. (General Medicine), and D.M. (Cardiology) from Mumbai University. He trained in Colour and Carotid Dopplers in the USA. During his fellowship at University of Rouen, France, he gained experience in handling technologies like rotablators, atherectomy devices, Doppler wires, IVUS and angioscopy. Dr. Shah has also received extensive training in stenting and has used all varieties of stents.
He has worked at LTMGH, where he managed the 10-bedded ICCU and 20-bedded cardiology ward. He has also treated critically ill newborns and infants with congenital heart disease.
Dr. Shah has individually performed—and assisted—more than 6000 Angioplasties and is currently performing more than 400 percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasties (PTCAs) per year individually. He has conducted more than 100 Aortic, Mitral, and Pulmonary Valvuloplasties in children and adults. Dr. Shah performed Emergency Coronary Angiographies in 25 patients with acute myocardial infarction while studying for thrombolytic therapy and was awarded for the same.
Dr. Shah has performed more than 300 Primary Angioplasties and Rescue Angioplasties, implanted more than 400 patients with Permanent Pacemakers, and conducted more than 15000 Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiographies.
Dr. Shah has authored more than 60 international and national publications, including several research papers on electrophysiologic studies, and delivered several lectures at conferences. Currently, he is actively involved in pioneering research for use of stem cells in cardiology in India.