Dr. Shah Alok Dhiren

Dr. Alok Dhiren Shah is a full-time consultant interventional & structural cardiologist at Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital.One of the few individuals in India to hold both apex doctoral qualifications in cardiology (DM & DrNB/DNB) along with full Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom via examination, Dr. Shah did his residency in Cardiology at TNMC & BYL Nair Hospital, Mumbai. Prior to this, he finished his medical residency from Jaslok Hospital & Research Center, Mumbai and his medical schooling from Terna Medical College, Navi Mumbai.He was a practicing consultant interventional cardiologist at major multi speciality hospitals in South Mumbai prior to embarking on his fellowship - a TAVI fellowship in the UK.Completion of the fellowship allowed him to be recognized as an independent TAVI operator in the UK & internationally. He is now one of the select few individuals in India who have completed an official 1 year TAVI fellowship from the NHS, United Kingdom.In addition to TAVI he continues to routinely perform the whole gamut of trans radial coronary intervention from diagnostic coronary angiography to elective complex coronary angioplasty involving coronary imaging (IVUS/OCT) with calcium modification (rotablation/ IVL) and emergent angioplasty in heart attacks (Primary PCI/ PAMI).Areas of Expertise & Special Interest:Percutaneous Transcatheter interventions for Aortic Valve Stenosis/ Regurgitation - TAVI/ TAVROther percutaneous structural transcatheter interventions for Mitral & Tricuspid Valve diseaseComplex Coronary Intervention (coronary angioplasty) with intra coronary imaging (IVUS/ OCT) and Calcium Modification (Rotablation/ IVL) for Coronary Artery DiseasePermanent pacemaker implantation, ICD (Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator) implantationCardiac Imaging: 2D Echocardiography & Strain imaging, Cardiac CT, CT TAVI analysis & planning, Cardiac MRI, Nuclear CardiologyPeripheral Vascular Interventions for facilitating trans femoral TAVI