Dr. Lekha Pathak

Dr Lekha Pathak is a highly esteemed Interventional Cardiologist in Mumbai with 61 years of experience. She is currently associated as a Director with Nanavati Max Super Speciality Hospital, Mumbai.

Doctor Lekha Pathak has contributed to handling numerous complex medical cases in several hospitals. She is known for his attention to accurate diagnosis and for treating patients empathetically.

She is a pioneer in Interventional Cardiology, being the first lady Interventional Cardiologist in India and the second in the world. She has performed over 10,000 interventional procedures in the last decade.

She has served as the Honorary Cardiologist to the President of India and the Governor of Maharashtra.

She has previously served as the Honorary Director Professor and Head of the Department of Cardiology at Grant Medical College and JJ Group of Hospitals, and as a Visiting Consultant at H L Hiranandani Hospital and Saifee Super Speciality Hospital, Mumbai.

Dr Lekha Pathak is fluent in English, Hindi and Marathi.

The speciality interests of Dr Lekha Pathak are:

• Triple Vessel Coronary Angioplasty
• Left Main Stenting
• Valvotomies for Rheumatic Heart Disease
• Coronary and Non-Coronary Interventions
• Interventional Cardiology
• Preventive Cardiology
• Clinical Cardiology
• Electrocardiology
• Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacemaker Implantation
• Heart Failure Management

She is also an active member of the following professional organisations:

• Association of Physicians of India (API) - Past President
• Cardiological Society of India (CSI) - Past President
• Indian College of Physicians (ICP) - Past Dean
• Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI)
• International Union of Angiology (IUA)
• Indian College of Interventional Cardiology (ICIC)
• Royal College of Physicians (RCP)

Dr Lekha Pathak did his:

• MBBS from Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College, Jabalpur in 1965
• MD (Internal Medicine) from Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College, Jabalpur in 1968
• DM (Cardiology) from Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai in 1971

He has also completed the following fellowships and certifications:

• Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh (FRCP)
• Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP)
• Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC)
• Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians (FCCP)
• Fellow of the Indian College of Cardiology (FICC)
• Fellow of the Indian College of Electrocardiology (FICE)
• Fellow of the Indian College of Interventional Cardiology (FICIC)
• Fellow of the International Union of Angiology (FIUA)
• Fellow of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (FSCAI)

He has participated in research work and various workshops under the Cardiology department. He has authored internationally published books and several book chapters in Cardiology.

Awards and Achievements:

• Lifetime Achievement Award by Ex-President APJ Abdul Kalam for outstanding contribution in the field of Cardiology (2008)
• Dr CL Jhaveri Oration, Indian Medical Association (2008)
• Rabindranath Tagore Oration by Indian College of Physicians (2009)
• Master Teacher Award by Indian Medical Association (2010)
• Dr SC Seth Oration by Indian Medical Association (2010)
• Amlananda Memorial Oration by Cardiological Society of India

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