Dr. Tapan Ghose

About

Senior Director & HOD of Cardiology (and Head of Clinical Research). A leader in transradial angioplasty and primary-PCI programs in North India — started the transradial angioplasty program at Fortis Vasant Kunj in 2006 and transradial primary PCI in 2011. Expertise in coronary interventions, cardiac electrophysiology and device implantation. Life member, Cardiological Society of India; Fellow of the International Medical Sciences Academy, the American College of Cardiology, and SCAI (USA); member, National Academy of Medical Sciences.

Education & Training

• MBBS — Silchar Medical College, Assam (1988; honours in biochemistry)
• MD (Medicine) — Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh (1993); DNB (Medicine), 1993
• DNB (Cardiology) — National Board of Examinations (2001), trained at Batra Hospital & Medical Research Centre, New Delhi
• FNB / Fellowship in Interventional Cardiology — National Board (2004); Fellow, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI), USA

Experience

• Principal Consultant, Interventional Cardiology, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute
• Director & Head of Cardiology, Paras Hospital, Gurgaon

Awards & Achievements

• Dr. Anjan Chakravorty Memorial Medal in Medicine (1988)
• "Cardiologist of the Year" (Indian Healthcare Summit & Awards, 2014)

Publications & Contributions

• 100+ scientific publications and 12 textbook chapters; author of the Handbook of Lipidology