Dr. Nimit Shah

About Dr. Nimit Shah

I have persued my post graduation and specialty training in UK. I am very excited to be back in India after 13 years. I am looking forward to work closely with the medical community here to improve the health care for the patients in India. I have successfully completed MBBS, MRCP (UK), and MD (Cardiovascular Medicine Research, Dundee, UK). I was awarded Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in Cardiology from the prestigious University of Oxford, UK (first Indian to achieve this feat). I have obtained a Fellowship in cardiovascular research from UK and an Advance Interventional fellowship from Royal Bournemouth Hospital (UK). I am accredited by British Society of Cardiology to perform adult echocardiogram; and also an Advanced Life Support (ALS) Instructor for Resuscitation Council of UK. Since returning back to India, I have worked as a Fulltime Senior Consultant Interventional Cardiologist at Sir H.N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre, Girgaon, Mumbai. I have now set up my own clinic and have started visiting other hospitals (Saifee, Breach Candy, Jaslok and Cumballa Hill) as a visiting cardiologist. I have vast experience in both general and interventional cardiology. My Interventional Cardiology experience includes: •Coronary angiogram and Right heart catheter studies•Coronary Angioplasty: basic and complex including Left Main (LM); bifurcations (dedicated bifurcation stents); Chronic Total Occlusions (CTOs); vein graft angioplasties; primary angioplasties, rescue angioplasties•Coronary Rotablation•Coronary Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) and Coronary Fractional Flow Reserve measurement (FFR), Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) and Optical Frequency Domain Imaging (OFDI) •Excimer laser coronary angioplasty (ELCA)•Using adjunctive devices such as fine cross catheter, corsair catheter, guideliners, CrossBoss and Stringray system etc. •Pacemaker implantation and AICD implantation. (Have implanted first leadless pacemaker in west India) The General Cardiology experience includes:•Transthoracic echocardiogram, Trans-esophageal echocardiogram, IABP (Intra Aortic Balloon Pump) insertion, Pericardiocentesis•Supervising and reporting Stress Tests, TTT (Tilt Table Test), Holter Tests and Cardioversions. I have extensively published in clinical and research fields in prestigious international journals. I am a Proctor for IVUS, FFR, OCT, and Rotablation. I have presented my work and chaired as an expert at various international meetings.

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As a Cardiologist, Dr. Nimit Shah diagnoses and treats conditions including:

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When to see Dr. Nimit Shah

Consider consulting a cardiologist if you have:

• Chest pain, tightness or pressure
• Breathlessness on exertion
• Palpitations or irregular heartbeat
• Swelling in the legs or ankles
• Persistently high blood pressure

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