Padma Bhushan Dr Ashok Seth, Chairman, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi and Head, Cardiology Council, Fortis Group of Hospitals, has been appointed President of Asia Pacific Society of Interventional Cardiology (APSIC) for the next three years.

The announcement was made at the AICT-ASIA PCR Conference held in Singapore recently. Dr Seth’s appointment places India on the global map of interventional cardiology, according to a press release in Bengaluru on 18th July. Dr Seth, who has 30 years experience, has pioneered numerous angioplasty techniques such as Asia Pacific’s first Trans Catheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) and Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold (BVS); Asia Pacific’s first Impella Heart Support Device as well as Directional Atherectomy, Angioscopy, Thrombectomy devices. For his unique achievements & contributions, he has been honored with the prestigious Padma Shri in 2003, the Padma Bhushan in 2015 and B.C. Roy Award for the most Eminent Doctor in 2017.

Dr Seth has been the President of the Cardiological Society of India and Vice President of the Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology. Speaking on the occasion Dr Ashok Seth said, “ In the next three years my aim would be to consolidate the researches and advancements in intervention cardiology of Asia Pacific and showcase it to the rest of the world. It has now got to be East teaching the West. We would also like to create a platform of teaching & exchange of knowledge and expertise to benefit our young gen interventional cardiologists across Asia Pacific, so that patient care and outcomes get even better”.

Dr. Kousar Ali Shah, Zonal Director, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi said, “It is an honor to have Dr Ashok Seth as a part of the Fortis fraternity. He brings to the table immense value in skill and knowledge". Asia Pacific Society of Interventional Cardiology (APSIC) was formed in 1993 and constitutes membership of interventional cardiology societies of all countries in Asia Pacific including China, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.