Page 25 - #Dr Shahid Merchant Biography

ACHIEVEMENTS
1. 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
& Left KEM hospital as lecturer in cardiology in 1992
2. Trained in interventional cardiology between 1989 & 1993 at
world renowned University of Rouen in France and Mass Gen
Hosp & Havard Medical School. USA

3. Founder member and 1st Consultant to be appointed at the
prestigous Lilavati Hospital & Research Centre in mumbai.
Has been in practice in interventional cardiology for 25 yrs at
lilavati hospital till today

4. Afliated with state of the art superspeciality hospitals NABH &
JCI accrecated in mumbai- Lilavati, Saifee, Hinduja khar
5. 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

6. One of the rst innovators of the TAVI valve in the world along
with Legion of Honour Prof Alain Cribier
7. First in the world to implant Soluble stents below knee in
Diabetic foot

8. 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.

9. Recipient of the prestigious Fellowship of the American
Society of Cardiac Angiography & Intervention

10. 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
11. First few treating triple vessel disease with stents replacing
bypass surgery. A pilot study of 100 patients in pipeline

12. First cardiologist in Mumbai to start "The Interventional
Diabetes & Hypertension Multiorgan CardioVascular
Assessment Program" successfully with whole body
angiography & DSA (Digital Subtraction Angiography)
13. A Teacher & Academician par excellence invited as Faculty
delivered more than 500 cme lectures to doctors on
innovations & experience in Interventional cardiology

14. A Thinker & Innovator in Interventional cardiology started for
the rst time in India a Cardiac Rehab Program - Full Life To
Heart Patients at Lilavati & Saifee Hospitals

15. Very high ranking on google search as top interventional
cardiologist in India & the world

16. Published a book on " Journey & Experience of 25 years of Dr S
A Merchant in the eld of cardiology (stents & innovative
Devices) in 2014.
17. Initiated SAHAL Foundation "Save A Heart & Life" as social
responsibility to help patients with hitech cardiology
treatments.