Dr. Purushotam Lal

Specialist:        Interventional Cardiologist
Experience:     38+ years of experience
Hospital:          Metro Hospital   

Brief About Doctor:

• Dr Purshottam Lal is an internationally recognised interventional cardiologist with more than 38 years of experience.
• After completing his MD, he undertook training from some of the renowned medical institutes UK, Germany & USA.
• Dr Purshottam Lal is also a fellow from American College of Cardiology, American College of Medicine, Royal College of Physician (Canada), British Cardiovascular Interventional Society, German Society of Cardiovascular Research.

• Dr Lal has a uniqueness for introducing the largest number of procedures in the field of Interventional Cardiology in India like Slow Rotational Angioplasty, Diamond Drilling, Heart Hole Closure, Stenting etc.
• Dr Purshottam Lal is the most Decorated Interventional Cardiologist by the President of India.
• Dr Purshottam Lal has pioneered his own technique of left atrial femoral bypass support (Partial Artificial Heart) for high risk Interventional Procedures , opening tight heart valve (Mitral Valvuloplasty)
• Dr Purshottam Lal was the first doctor in Medical Literature to perform high risk Aortic Valvuloplasty.
• Dr Lal also introduced the INQUE Balloon, which is the most popular balloon for opening tight valves in the country.
• Dr Purshottam Lal developed a new concept of “Metro Coronary Screening” for the patients who have been having phobia of conventional coronary angiography. 
• Dr Lal has performed the largest number of angioplasties/stenting as a single operator in the country.
• Dr P Lal has been listed several times in the Limca Book of World Records.
• Dr Purshottam Lal has been honored with the Padma Vibhushan Award, the highest Padma award by the President of India.

SPECIALIZATION:

• Interventional Cardiologist ,
• Slow Rotational Angioplasty,
• Diamond Drilling,
• Heart Hole Closure,
• Stenting
  

List of Treatments:

• Coronary Angiogram
• Renal Angiogram
• Cerebral Angiogram
• Peripheral Angiogram
• PTCA-Percutaneous Transluminal
  
  Coronary Angioplasty
  Peripheral Angioplasty
  Aortic Stent Grafting
  EPS-Electrophysiological
  Radiofrequency Ablation
  PPI-Permanent Pacemaker Implant – Single Chamber
  IVC Filter Insertion
  Biventricular Pacing
  AICD
  Trigger Point Injection (TPI)
  PTMC – Percutaneous Transvenous Mitral Commissurotomy
  CARDIAC SURGERY – ADULTS
  Off Pump beating CABG LV restoration
  surgery
  Valve Repair Replacement
  Atrial Fibrillation Surgery
  Ross Procedure
  Cardiac Tumor Treatment
  Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Treatment
  Aortic Dissection Repair Surgery
  Minimal access surgeries for valves
  ASD (Atrial Septal Defect) Closure
  Aortofemoral Bypass Surgery
  PTE – Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
  Cardiac OPD Procedures
  ECG-Treadmill Test TMT
  24 Hour Holter Monitoring
  Ambulatory BP Monitoring (ABPM)
  Echocardiography with Color Doppler
  Transesophageal Echocardiography – TEE
  Stress Echocardiography
  Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI) Test
  Thallium Test – Nuclear Stress Test
  64 Slice CT Angiography
  PET Scan
  

EDUCATION:

• MBBS
• MD
• FRCP
  

AWARDS:

• Jawaharlal Nehru International Excellence Award 1990
• Rajiv Gandhi Excellence Award 1991
• Dr. V V Shah Oration Gold Medal by Cardiological Society of India 1992
• Padma Shri Award 1993
• Life time achievement award by Delhi Medical Association in 2002
• Padma Bhushan
• Dr B C Roy National Award for innovations in Interventional Cardiology
• Padma Vibhushan
• 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..