Dr. Lekha Pathak

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Heart Institute, Arrhythmia Services Nanavati Max Super Speciality Hospital, Mumbai.

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Work Experience

  • Former Honorary Director Professor & Head – Department of Cardiology, Grant Medical College & JJ Group of Hospital and Head Dept. of Cardiology, Director and Head of Cardiology, Nanavati Max Heart Institute, Mumbai (From Jan 1991 – Aug 2004)
  • HON – Consultant & Interventional Cardiologist & Head at Nanavati Max Heart Institute, Mumbai
  • HON – Cardiologist H L Hiranandani Hospital – Gurunanak Hospital, Saifee Super Speciality Hospital, Mumbai
  • MEMBER – Managing Committee Dr. D Y Patil University
  • HON Cardiologist – President of India & Governor of Maharashtra
  • Dean Indian College Of Physician of India
  • President – Honorary Association of Mumbai & Maharashtra
  • Positions Held:
    First Lady President – Association of Physicians of India & Presided over the golden Jubilee Year of API in 1995
  • President – Cardiological Society of India 1993
  • President of Association of Medical Consultant in 1983
  • President – National Society for Prevention of Heart Disease and Rehabilitation, (2000-2004)
  • Senate Member – Mumbai University nominated by Governor of Maharashtra for 5 years (1994 – 1999)
  • Associate Editor – Indian Heart Journal
  • Experience (Teaching):
    Hon. Director Prof. of Cardiology, Grant Medical (Mumbai) – 12 years
  • Hon. Prof. Cardiology, Grant Medical (Mumbai) – 3 years
  • Hon. Asso. Prof. Cardiology, Grant Medical (Mumbai) – 5 years
  • Hon. Asst. Prof. Cardiology, Grant Medical (Mumbai) – 5 years
  • Total Teaching Experience in Cardiology – 30 years
  • Recognized DM (Cardiology) Teacher – Bombay University – Maharashtra – 17 years
  • Recognized DNB (Cardiology) Teacher – National Board of Examinations – Delhi – 17 years
  • Examiner for DM (Cardiology) of various universities – 18 years
  • Examiner for DNB (Cardiology) – 17 years
  • Total Teaching Experience in Cardiology – 25 years
  • Medical Council of India (MCI) – Inspector (Subject Expert) for recognizing Cardiology centres in India – 15 years
  • Experienced As An Editor
    Editor in Chief – Post Grauate Medicine – 2004
  • Editor – Post Graduate Medicine Vol. 9, 1995
  • Editor – Interventions in Acute Myocardial Infacrtion – 1999
  • Editor – Lo Molecular Weight Heparins – Newer Advances – 2005
  • Associate Editor – Indian Heart Journal (IHJ) – 1990 – 1991 – Congenital Heart Disease
  • Sub Editor – Indian Heart Journal – Teaching Series – Vol I, Oct ‘1976 – Cardiovascular Therapeutics, Congenital Heart Disease & LVOT Obstruction
  • Member – Editorial Board, JABI time to time since last 25 year
  • Member – Editorial Board, IHJ – 25 years
  • Written Chapters in Text book of API
  • Associate Editor – for first edition by Dr. Santilal J Shah as Editor in Chief
  • Editorial Secretary – Indian Heart Journal – 1976 – 1980
  • MD (Medicine), Jabalpur (MP), India
  • DM (Cardiology), Bombay (Maharashtra), India
  • FRCP, Royal College of Physicians, Edinburrough, United Kingdom (UK)
  • FACP, American College of Physicians, USA
  • FACC, American College of Cardiology, USA
  • FCCP, American College of Chest Physicians, USA
  • FICC, Indian College of Cardiology, India
  • FICE, Indian College of Electrocardiology, India
  • FICIC, Indian College of Interventional Cardiology, India
  • FIUA, International Union of Angiology, Lisboa (Portugal)
  • SCAI, The Society For Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Washington.
  • University Affiliations
    Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Member – Academic Council – 7 years
  • Padmashree Dr. D Y Patil University – Member Management Council – 5 Years
  • Senate – Mumbai University – 10 years nominated by Governor of Maharashtra
  • Distinctions
    2nd Lady Interventional Cardiologist in the World
  • 1st Lady Interventional Cardiologist in India
  • 1st Lady Executive Chairperson – World Congress on Interventional Cardiology, 1999
  • 1st Lady Executive President – World Congress on Interventional Cardiology 2005
  • President – Cardiological Society for Prevention of Heart Diseases & Rehabilitation 2000-2002
  • 1st Lady Dean of Indian College of Physicians 2002-2004
  • 1st Lady President – Association of Physicians of India (API) – 1995
  • Hon. Physician and Cardiologist – Honourable Governor of Maharashtra
  • Pioneer – Eco-Cardiography in India
  • Member – Film Censor Board (1978 – 1985)
  • 1st Lady Chairperson – Shri SaibabaSansthanShirdi – 1989 – 1994
  • Faculty on TCT in the year 2012 and 2013 – The World biggest Interventional Cardiology meet
  • Association with Association of Physicians of India (API)
    Member of Governing body of API – from 1982 – 1991
  • Chairperson of API House Committee since 1995. The plot of the building was purchased & constructed by raising funds and how the API House is completed & inaugurated was held on 13th May 2007.
  • Introduced the concept of ‘Rural CME’ as a Dean of ICP and various CME’s were organized at Shirdi, Lonavala, Khajuraho, Ranthambore, Pachmari, Gulbarga& Guwahati.
  • Inaugurated and actively participated in various academic activities of state & city chapter of API throughout the country.
  • Associated with API Text Book of Medicine by writing various chapters almost in every addition.
  • During my term as Dean following monograms were published:
  • Life Style Modification – Dr. KK Dang
  • Epilepsy – Dr. MM Singh
  • Tropical Cardiology – Dr. ManotoshPanja
  • Connective Tissue Disorder – Dr. SukumarMukharjee
  • Jaundice – Dr. Rakesh Tendon
  • Prestigious Orations and Awards
    Life time achievement award by Ex. President APJ Abdul Kalam for outstanding contribution in the field of Cardiology 2008
  • Dr. C L Jhaveri Oration Indian Medical Association – 2008
  • RabindraNath Tagore oration by Indian College of Physician 2009
  • Master teacher award by IMA – 2010
  • Dr. SC Seth oration by Indian Medical Association – 2010
  • Amlananda Memorial oration by cardiolog
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  • 10000 Interventional procedures since past over 10 years Triple Vessel Coronary Angioplasty Left Main Stenting Valvotomies – Rheumatic Heart Disease Coronary and Non-Coronary Interventions International Interventional Cardiology International Cardiology Conferences

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