Dr. Z. S. Meharwal

Dr. Z. S. Meharwal
Executive Director & Head- Cardio Thoracic Vascular Surgery
Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, Okhla, New Delhi

Dr. Z.S. Meharwal is a renowned cardiac surgeon having 27 years of experience in cardiac surgery. He has performed over 30,000 surgeries, including complex heart operations and Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD). He is a pioneer in many new cardiac operations in India.

Dr. Meharwal is the Programme Director of DNB Cardiothoracic Surgery at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute. He has trained many cardiac surgeons in India and abroad who are now independent cardiac surgeons at different centers.

He has also been invited to several national and international meetings as faculty and has more than 40 publications in peer-reviewed journals to his credit. He is among a few cardiac surgeons performing heart transplantation and ventricular assist device implantation.

Speciality
Cardiac Surgery
Education
  • MBBS - University of Lucknow, 1982
  • MS - General Surgery - University of Lucknow, 1985
  • MCh - Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Surgery - University of Lucknow, 1987
Areas of Expertise
  • Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
  • Surgery of Ascending Aortic Aneurysms and Dissections
  • Off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
  • Valve Repair and Replacement
  • Major Vascular Surgery
  • Cabg in Patients With Poor Ventricular Function
  • Carotid Endarterectomy
  • Surgery for Heart Failure, Including Heart Transplantation and Ventricular Assist Devices
Working
  • Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, Okhla, New Delhi

Awards And Honours

  • Citation Award by President of India Sri APJ Abdul Kalam - 2002
  • Listed in Marquis Who is Who in the World - 2005
  • Saharanpur Aditya Samman by Govt of UP for contribution in Medical Field - 2005
  • Entered into Limca Book of Records for performing Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery on a 94-year-old man who is the oldest patient to undergo CABG - 2008

Memberships

  • Delhi Medical Council
  • Cardiological Society of India
  • Indian Association of Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgeons
  • Asian Society of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
  • International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
  • Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Location

1022-B, 10th Floor
Hemkunt Chambers 89, Nehru Place,
NEW DELHI – 110019. India

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