Achievements of Dr. S. A. Merchant
- Dr. S. A. Merchant 1978 batch Gold Medalist allumini from prestigous KEM Hospital. Over a span of 14 academic years accomplished DM cardiology, MD Medicine, DNB cardiology & completed tenure at KEM hospital as lecturer in Cardiology in 1992
- Trained in interventional cardiology between 1989 & 1993 with Prof Alain Cribier University o Rouen in France & Igor Palacious Mass Gen Hosp & Havard Medical School. USA
- Founder member and 1st Consultant at the prestigous Lilavati Hospital & Research Centre in mumbai. Has been in practice in interventional cardiology for 28 yrs at lilavati hospital till today
- Credit of performing more than 10,000 procedures in Cath lab successfully and mastered the art of treating most complex heart disease with 4th generation medicated stents, soluble scaffolds, peripheral stents, device implants for heart failure patients & other interventions
- One of the initial innovators of the TAVR valve in animal labs along with Legion of Honour Prof Alain Cribier in France.
- Pioneered whole body angio/DSA in diabetics and treating carotids, renals, aorta, lower extremity & below knee blockages with stents/innovative technologies
- First in the World to implant Soluble stents below knee in diabetic foot with critical limb ischemia
- Recipient of the prestigious Fellowship of the American Society of Cardiac Angiography (FSCAI) & European Society of Cardiology (FESC) in 2001
- Part of India Medical Value Travel by patients conducting OPDs & Proctor Cath Lab cases in Nairobi, Muscat, Dar Es Salaam, Ethiopia, Malawi, Dubai, Sharjah, Doha, Riyadh, Zambia & other countries
- Start the Heart Failure Program with Innovative Devices & published a pilot study on follow up on 100 heart failure patients. Now actively involved with LVAD, ECMO, Impella & Heart transplant Program at MGM Healthcare Chennai
- A Teacher & Academician par excellence invited as Faculty at National & international conferences delivered more than 500 cme lectures on innovations & experience in Interventional cardiology
- Scientific Chairperson of the Global CardioDiabetes Conclave since 2016
- Dr. Merchant selected Worlds top Renowned doctors in 143 countries by Cleveland Clinic e health Global USA in Medical Hall of Fame, Doyens of Medicine. Dr. Merchant Biography & Bio book released by Cleveland E Health on Cleveland website, Dr. Merchant A Voice in CVD in Educating Doctors & Communities globally in 186 countries by Radio 4 a Clevelad Gobal & Google NCD Scientific Social initiative
- Dr. Merchant pioneered Cardiodiabetic Clinics in India as Founder & Chairman with innovative technologies to detect & prevent polyvascular complications of Diabetes, hypertension & metabolic diseases
- Dr. Merchant Pioneered a Program to detect vulnerable plaque in coronary in Healthy individuals to prevent Sudden heart attack & death
- Dr. Merchant appointed as a CHIP Operator for treating Complex High Risk Interventional Procedures at tertiary cath labs
- Published a book on " Journey & Experience of 25 years of Dr. S. A .Merchant in the field of cardiology (stents & innovative Devices) in 2014
- Founder & Course Director Indoglobal Cardiodiabetes Academy introduced first time in World the FCDM Fellowship of Cardiodiabetes Medicine Advance course online, hands on training, & Sr faculty mentorship in Cath Lab
- CEO & MD OF Heart Failure Foundation of India, Mumbai, Consultant Cardiologist , MGM Healthcare, Chennai, The Heart Clinic Linking Road Mumbai, The Cardiac Rehab Clinic, Bandra West Mumbai, The Advance Heart Failure Clinic, Worli South Mumbai, India, The Heart Clinic, Dubai, UAE
- Presently involved in Research & Clinical trials in innovative stents designed for diabetic coronaries, sirilumus coated balloons & stents for critical limb ischemia, Director Heart Failure Clinics & MCS for Cardiogenic shock, LVAD as destination therapy & screening pre operative & immunotherapy post Heart Transplant in Advance Heart Failure
- Dr. S. A. Merchant is a Sr. Interventional Cardiologist fo 25 years at Mumbai, India.
- DrShahid .A Merchant 1978 batch Gold Medalist allumini from prestigous KEM Hospital. Over a span of 14 academic years accomplished DM cardiology, MD Medicine, DNB cardiology & Left KEM hospital as lecturer in cardiology in 1992
- Trained in interventional cardiology between 1989 & 1993 at world renowned University of Rouen in France and Mass Gen Hosp&Havard Medical School. USA
- Founder member and 1st Consultant to be appointed at the prestigousLilavati Hospital & Research Centre in mumbai. Has been in practice in interventional cardiology for 25 yrs at lilavati hospital till today
- 25 years of practise in interventional cardiology at state of the art superspeciality hospitals NABH & JCI accrecated in mumbai- Lilavati, Saifee, Hindujakhar&Raheja Fortis hospitals
- Credit of performing more than 10,000 procedures in cath lab successfully and mastered the art of treating most complex heart disease with soluble scaffolds, 4th generation medicated stents, peripheral stents, device implants for heart failure patients & other interventions.
- One of the first innovators of the TAVI valve in the world along with Legion of Honour Prof Alain Cribier
- First in the world to implant Soluble stents below knee in Diabetic foot
- First few in the World who pioneered soluble stent technology for complex coronary artery disease. Large Experience of whole body angiography specially in diabetics and treating carotids, renals, lower extrimity& below knee blockages with stent treatment.
- Recipient of the prestigious Fellowship of the American Society of Cardiac Angiography & Intervention First few in India to start the Heart Failure Management Program with Innovative Devices & published a pilot study on follow up on 75 heart failure patients
- First few in India to master complex cath lab procedures for multivessel coronary artery disease who were referred for bypass surgery. A pilot study on 100 patients with stents replacing bypass surgery in the pipeline
- First cardiologist in Mumbai to start "The Interventional Diabetes & Hypertension MultiorganCardioVascular Assessment Program" successfully at Lilavati Hospital Cath Lab with whole body angiography & DSA (Digital Subtraction Angiography)
- A Teacher & Academician par excellence invited as Faculty delivered more than 500 cme lectures to doctors on innovations & experience in Interventional cardiology
- A Thinker & Innovator in Interventional cardiology started for the first time in India a Cardiac Rehab Program - Full Life To Heart Patients at Lilavati&Saifee Hospitals
- Very high ranking on google search as top interventional cardiologist in India & the world sp for soluble stents, heart failure programe, whole body angio in diabetics/hypertensive, stents in Complex coronary art disease Published a book on " Journey & Experience of 25 years of Dr. S. A .Merchant in the field of cardiology (stents & innovative Devices) in 2014
- Runs the SAHAL Foundation "Save A Heart & Life" for Academic Activities & Charity for latest heart treatment.
List of Publications
| IUCCS: Article released with Alain, Cribier, Rene Koning, Louis. Kortsarz, Brice Letac |
Decrease myocardial ischemic injury with sequential coronary occlusions in PTCA: The role of collateral circulation |
| IUCCS: Article released with Jacques Berland, Alain Cribier, Jean C. Farcot, Gunter Stix, Brice Letac |
Gradual low-pressure and sustained inflations with the Autoreperfusion system improve the immediate results of LAD Angioplasty |
| Lilavati Hospital & Research Centre Abstract of Guest Lecture |
Interventional Cardiology in the 21 st century |
| Appreciation letter from Lilavati Hospital | Appointed as a visiting cardiologist at The King Faisal Hospital & Research centre, Riyadh AND Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital |
| Newspaper advert in Madinat Al Sultan Qaboos, Qurum 16 |
3rd August 1996 to 5th August 1996 conducted Cardiac OPD at Al Amal Medical & Health Care Centre |
| Newspaper advert in Al Ittihad, Dubai | Conducted Cardiac OPD in 1996 at Al Zahra Hospital, Dubai |
| Appreciation letter from Kingdom of Saudia Arabia Clinic of the Palace of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques |
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| Newspaper advert in Madinat Al Sultan Qaboos, Qurum 16 |
15th March 1997 to 17th March 1997 conducted Executive Heart Check Up at Al Amal Medical & Health Care Centre |
| Certificate of Attendance from Zulekha Hospital LLC, Dubai |
Attended The second live demonstration course in basic and advanced interventional cardiology held at Hotel Grand Hyatt on 25 th & 26th March 2008 |
| Published article in “Informative Article” | Article Title : World experience in coronary laser angioplasty & atherectomy |
| List of Publications | |
| Released article with Alain Cribier Luis Korsatz Rene Koning Pratap Rath Habib Gamra Gunter Stix Charles Chan Brice Letac |
Article on: “Improved Myocardial Ischemic Response and Enhanced Collateral Circulation with Long Repetitive Coronary Occlusion During Angioplasty: A Prospective Study” |
| Letter by Prof. Dr. Lekha Pathak on 25 th March 1991 | Appointed as “International co-ordinator for |
| National Convention of Cardiological Society of | |
| India and Cardiothoracic Surgeons of India” | |
| held on 21st to 24th November 1991 at Hotel | |
| Krishna Oberoi, Hyderabad | |
| Published article in IUCCS with Alain Cribier Jaques Berland Brice Letac |
Article on: COMPLEX ANGIOPLASTIES – PRESENT STATUS & FUTURE DIRECTIONS |
| Certificate of Attendance | 6th Complex Coronary Angioplasty Course, in Toulouse from 31st May 1995 to 2nd of June 1995 |
| Published article with A. Cribier R. Koning B. Letac |
Topic Reduced Ischemic response with sequential balloon inflations during Coronary Angioplasty |
| Published article with | Topic: |
| A. Cribier | Decrease in Myocardial Ischemia as Assessed |
| R. Koning | by Intracoronary ECG During Successive |
| L. Kortsarz | Prolonged Coronary Occlusions in PTCA |
| G. Stix | |
| H. Elthaninoff | |
| B. Letac | |
| 10th January 1995 Appointment Letter from Guru Nanak Medical Centre |
Appointed as Honorary Consultant in the position as Assistant Attending |
| List of Publications | |
| IUCCS: Article with Igor Palacious Jacques Berland Alain Cribier |
Topic: World experience in Coronary Laser Angioplasty and Atherectomy |
| Letter from Lt. Gen. H.S. Banga (Chief Executive at P.D. Hinduja National Hospital & Medical Research Centre) |
Co-Director of the live complex angioplasty and valvuloplasty programme from 6 th to 8th December 1991 |
| Published article in Healthcare Magazine on December 15, 1992 |
Topic Angioplasty in the Coronary Artery Disease |
| Live Workshop on 6th December 1991 | Was part of live workshop with IUCCS at Hinduja Hospital |
| Published article in Indian Heart Journal with A. Cribier B. Letac |
Topic: Balloon Catheter Therapy for Valvular Heart Disease: The State of the Art |
| February 5, 1992 Approval of Research from Lilavati Hospital & Research Centre |
Research on: 1. BMV by using the Twin AT Catheter 2. Decrease myocardial ischemic injury with sequential coronary occlusions in PTCA. |
| 13th October 1991 Acceptance letter by Prof. Dr. Lekha Pathak on behalf of CSI |
Presented paper at Annual Conference of the Cardiological Society of India in Hyderabad Paper on: Decrease in myocardial ............in PTCA |
| August 18-22, 1991 | Paper on: |
| Released paper at “XIIITH Congress of the | Clinical Application of Intracoronary |
| European Society of Cardiology” Varesse, Italy | Electrogram in Multivessel Coronary |
| with | Angioplasty |
| Verna E | |
| Onofri M | |
| Repetto S. | |
| Binaghi G. | |
| List of Publications | |
| IUCCS: Released paper with Alain Cribier |
Topic: Catheter Therapy for Valvular Heart Disease |
| IUCCS: | Topic: |
| Released paper with | Our experience in 1000 cases of Aortic & Mitral |
| Alain Cribier | Valvuloplasties & Review of world literature |
| Brice Letac | |
| Published article with: | Article on: |
| N Saoudi | A Multicentre Study of Evaluation of a |
| M Limousin | Computer Based Programming Proposition for |
| R Nitzche | Optimization of Complex Dual Chamber |
| R Koning | Pacemaker Programming |
| B Letace | |
| Centre Hospitalier et universitaire de Rouen | |
| and ELA Medical, Montrouge, France | |
| Published article with: | Article on: |
| E Verma | Immunoscintigraphic Detection of Myocardial |
| R Casucci | Damage following Uncomplicated but |
| L Ceriani | Unprotected Coronary Angioplasty |
| S Repetto | |
| G Binaghi | |
| Ospadale Multizonale, Varese, Italy | |
| Published article with: | Article on: |
| E Verma | Clinical Applications of Intracoronary |
| M Onofri | Electrogram in Multivessel Coronary |
| S Repetto | Angioplasty |
| G Binaghi | |
| Ospadale Multizonale, Varese, Italy | |
| Published article with: | Article on: |
| LM Shah | Balloon Dilatations of Stenotic lesions & PTCA – |
| UB Khanolkar | A study of 41 cases |
| RI Pinto | |
| VV Bisne | |
| KG Gupta | |
| PG Kerkar | |
| SC Munsi | |
| AS Vengsarkar | |
| List of Publications | |
| 6th February 1994 CME Speaker at Tawam Hospital, AL AIN |
Topic: Laser Angioplasty & Atherectomy |
| 17-11-1993 Guest Lecture at Al Ain Government Hospital |
Topic: Angioplasty in the engagement of Coronary Artery Disease |
| Thanking letter from B. Letac from Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rouen |
Organised CSI meeting at Madras |
| 6th December 1991 | Topic: |
| Workshop organised at P.D. Hinduja Hospital, | World experience in Coronary Laser Angioplasty |
| Mahim | & Atherectomy |
| Lectures & Actual demonstration of Aortic | |
| Balloon Valvotomy, Mitral Valvotomy & | |
| Complex Angioplasties including use of stents | |
| Published article with: | Topic: |
| Jacques Berland | Our experience with first cardiophone in India |
| Alain Cribier | |
| Jean C Farcot | |
| Gunter Six | |
| Brice Letac | |
| Speaker Sponsored by: NOCIL |
Topic: Epidemiology and Advances in Management of Myocardial Infarction |
| 6th February 1994 Certificate as a CME Lecturer from MOH, UAE |
Talk on “Laser Angioplasty” delivered to Medical staff at Tawam Hospital, UAE |
| 22/05/1994 to 26/05/1994 | Visited Cathlab and actively participated in |
| Certificate from Escorts Heart Institute And | nearly 20 procedure of complex coronary |
| Research Centre, New Delhi | angioplasty, Directional atherectomy and |
| Rotational atherectomy (Rotablator) | |
| Performed as primary operator and as first | |
| assistant approx. 6 Rotablator cases and 3 | |
| Directional Atherectomy cases. | |
| List of Publications | |
| Published article with: LS Shah BV Dalvi PG Kerkar AS Vengsarkar |
Article on: Unusual Complex – Congenital Heart Lesions: A study of 20 cases |
| Published article with: | Article on: |
| LS Shah | Balloon Dilatation in Coarctation of Aorta, |
| PG Kerkar | Aortoarteritis, Tricuspid stenosis in |
| BV Dalvi | Dextrocardia |
| AS Vengsarkar | |
| 13th May 1992 Appointed as a Honorary Consultant Cardiologist at Saifee Hospital, Mumbai |
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| 12th June 1994 | Topic: |
| Invited as a Speaker on Scientific Symposium on | PTCA, Rotablator & stents in management of |
| Cardio-Pulmonary Medicine at Guru Nanak | coronary Artery Disease |
| Medical Centre Organised by Bandra Khar | |
| Medical Association | |
| 6th January 1991 Publication of Scientific proceedings of the Worldcon-91 |
Topic: World Experience in Coronary Laser Angioplasty and Coronary Atherectomy |
| 16th December 1991 Thanking letter from Lt. Gen. H. S. Banga on behalf of IUCCS & P.D. Hinduja Hospital on participating in Workshop |
Workshop on: Coronary Angioplasty & Balloon Valvuloplasty |
| Article published in Muscat Newspaper | Article on: “Don’t suffer in silence says doctor” |
| 10th March 1996 Agreement with Al Zahra Hospital, Sharjah, UAE |
Appointed as a Visiting Consultant |
| 4th December 1997 Certification of lecture delivered at Al Amal Medical & Health Care Centre, Oman |
Topic: “The Recent Trends in the Management of Hypertension” |
| List of Publications | |
| 13th & 14th September 2008 Certificate of participation from Amrita Transradial Summit (ATS) |
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| 25th to 27th December 1987 | |
| Certificate of Attendance and Participation in | |
| the scientific proceedings by “International | |
| Conference on Cardiovascular Therapy & | |
| Workshop on Advanced Echocardiography” | |
| 26th to 30th November 1988 | |
| Certificate of attendance at the “Joint Annual | |
| Conference of Cardiological Society of India & | |
| Association of Thoracic & Cardiovascular | |
| Surgeons of India” | |
| 6th to 8th December 1991 Certificate of attendance at Centaur Hotel, Juhu Beach, Bombay by International Updates in Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery (IUCCS) |
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| 8th to 11th December 1988 | |
| Certificate of attending the workshop and | |
| participating in scientific sessions at Bombay | |
| Hospital organised by “International Workshop | |
| on Angioplasty, Valvuloplasty, Cardiac | |
| Electrophysiology and Echocardiography” | |
| Published paper in “Egyptian Heart Journal” with Dr. Debabrata Dash |
Topic: “Managing Calcified Coronaries: The Bugaboo of percutaneous coronary interventions” |
| Published paper in “Saudi Heart Journal” with Dr. Debabrata Dash |
Topic: “Bioresorbable Scaffolds: Correct concepts & Future Technology” |
| List of Publications | |
| Published paper in “Bazilian Journal of | Topic: |
| Interventional Cardiology” with | “Clinical applications of drug coated balloons: |
| Dr. Debabrata Dash | What have we learned and Where are we |
| going?” | |
