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Renowned Cardiologist Ashok Seth appointed as Asia Pacific Society of Interventional Cardiology President

Bengaluru, Jul 18(UNI) Padma Bhushan Dr Ashok Seth, Chairman, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi and Head, Cardiology Council, Fortis Group of Hospitals, has been appointed President of Asia Pacific Society of Interventional Cardiology (APSIC) for the next three years.
The announcement was made at the AICT-ASIA PCR Conference held in Singapore recently. Dr Seth’s appointment places India on the global map of interventional cardiology, according to a press release here on Thursday.
Dr Seth, who has 30 years experience, has pioneered numerous angioplasty techniques such as Asia Pacific’s first Trans Catheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) and Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold (BVS); Asia Pacific’s first Impella Heart Support Device as well as Directional Atherectomy, Angioscopy, Thrombectomy devices. For his unique achievements & contributions, he has been honored with the prestigious Padma Shri in 2003, the Padma Bhushan in 2015 and B.C. Roy Award for the most Eminent Doctor in 2017.
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