Dr Maulik Parekh completed his MD (Gen. Medicine) securing the university first rank and thereafter, successfully completed DNB (Cardiology) at the P D Hinduja National Hospital, Mumbai. He is extensively trained in handling of routine and emergency cardiology cases and procedures. He has performed more than 2000 diagnostic coronary angiographies and more than 800 angioplasties. He has expertise in trans-radial coronary interventions. He is well trained in implantation of Single and dual chamber pacemakers and ICDs.He has trained at the reputed Gottsegen Gyorgy Hungarian Institute of Cardiology, Budapest as a Post-Doctoral fellow in Trans-Catheter valve therapies and structural heart interventions. Here he trained extensively for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI / TAVR) and has performed more than 90 TAVI/TAVRs, which is one of the largest volume in the region. Here he also trained for other structural heart interventions like MitraClip, PFO closures, ASD closure, Left atrial appendage closure etc.Dr. Maulik Parekh is a founder member of Indian Academy of Echocardiography and is well trained in basic and advanced echocardiography including contrast echocardiography, speckle tracking, 3D echocardiography and trans-esophageal echocardiography.Dr. Parekh is the author of several research papers and has many nationals and international conference presentations in the field of cardiology to his credit. He has also contributed as author for various textbook chapters in the field of Cardiology.