Dr. Purshotam Lal
MD.; AB (USA); FRCP(C); ACC; FSCAI (USA)
Chairman & Director- Interventional Cardiology
Metro Group of Hospitals

Dr Purshotam Lal is one of the most senior and renowned cardiac surgeons of the country. He has been the pioneer in cardiac surgeries in India and has been conferred several national and International awards for his work in the field. He has contributed several new methods and techniques in the field of cardiology and has performed the largest number of Angioplasties/Stenting in the country as a single operator.

Education and Training:

• Certified by American Speciality Board
• Fellow of American College of Cardiology
• Fellow of American College of Medicine
• Fellow of Indian College of Cardiology
• Fellow of Royal College of Physicians (Canada)
• Fellow of Society of Cardiac Angiography and          
• Interventions (USA)

Memberships

• Member, Central Council of Health & Family Welfare – an apex advisory

     body of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India

• Member, Expert Committee for Medical Devices, Ministry of Health &

    Family Welfare, Govt. of India

• Member, British Cardiovascular Interventional Society, UK
• Member, Cardiovascular Research Society, Germany
• Member, Delhi Medical Council

Awards and Recognitions:

• Padma Shri Award 1993
•  Padma Bhushan in 2003
•  Dr B C Roy National Award 2004 for innovations in Interventional Cardiology
• Padma Vibhushan in 2009
• Recipient of “Distinguished Achievement Award of Highest Order” by National Body of Indian Medical Association for performing the largest number of Angioplasties/Stenting in the country as a single operator

Major Achievements:

• Introduced the Largest number of procedures for the first time in the country such as Rotational Angioplasty, Diamond Drilling, Heart Hole Closure, Stenting etc.
• Played a major role in the clinical development of Monodisc Device and Performed the first case of Heart Hole (ASD) Closure on 20 year old  Suresh Babu of Tamilnadu in Sept. 1992,   it being the 1st case of the World.
• Performed the first case of Aortic Valve Replacement with Core Valve, without surgery on July 12, 2004 at Metro Heart Institute, Noida on Mr. G. P. Ojha 68 Years old, it being the 1st case of the World.
• Developed his own technique of Left Atrio Femoral bypass support (Partial Artificial Heart) for high risk Interventional Procedures and performed the 1st case in high risk Aortic Valvuloplasty in July, 1990 for the 1st time in the Medical Literature.
• Developed his own technique of opening tight heart valve (Mitral Valvuloplasty) under ECHO guidance only,   without Cathla and performed the 1st case in 1995.
• Introduced INOUE Balloon, the most popular balloon for opening tight valve, for the 1st time in the country & was designated as 1st Investigator in India by the Toray Co. Japan
• Developed a new concept of   METRO CORONARY SCREENING for the patients who have been having phobia of conventional coronary angiography. It consists of coronary angiography through the elbow, echo and blood studies. It takes 5 minutes and patient goes home within 1 hour.  Performed more than 9000 cases with 100% success, the largest series in the world.
• Performed more than 20 cases of VSD closure after the heart attack being the single largest series in the world
• Performing the largest no of angioplasties/stenting as a single operator in the world