Dr. Atul Mathur
Executive Director of Interventional Cardiology and Chief of the Cath Lab
40 years of overall experience
Works at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, Okhla Road, New Delhi
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About me
- Dr. Atul Mathur is the Executive Director of Interventional Cardiology and Chief of the Cath Lab at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi. He also serves as the president of the Indian Council for Carotid Interventions.
- He is a pioneer in complex coronary procedures and specializes in Endovascular and Structural Heart interventions.
- Dr. Mathur performed India’s first Carotid Stenting Procedure in 1999 and was the first Indian doctor to obtain a U.S. patent for a medical device used in Carotid Artery Stenting.
- He has established a center of excellence at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, organizing training courses in Coronary Endovascular and Structural Heart Interventions for physicians from India and the Asia-Pacific region.
- Dr. Mathur has contributed to several hundred research publications acknowledged nationally and internationally.
Special Interest
- Complex Coronary Procedures
- Endovascular Interventions
- Structural Heart Interventions
Skilled At
- Complex Coronary Procedures
- Aortic Graft Stenting
- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
- Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion (LAAO)
- Adult Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) Closure
- Carotid Stenting
- Peripheral Arterial and Venous Angioplasty
- MitraClip
- Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty (BMV)
- Interventional Cardiology
- Endovascular Interventions
- Structural Heart Interventions
Education
- MBBS, 1984, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur
- MD in General Medicine, 1987, University of Rajasthan
- DM in Cardiology, 1991, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi
Experience
- Associate at University of Alabama at Birmingham (1994–1996)
- Assistant Professor at AIIMS, New Delhi (1991–1996)
- Director of Cardiology at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi (1996–2018)
Awards
- First Indian doctor to receive a U.S. patent for a medical device used in Carotid Artery Stenting
- Performed India's first Carotid Stenting Procedure in 1999