Profile Summary
Medical Qualification:
- MBBS, Dr D.Y. Patil Medical College, Navi Mumbai (December, 2006)
- DNB (Medicine), Jaslok Hospital & Research Centre, Mumbai (June 2012)
- DNB (Cardiology), Jaslok Hospital & Research Centre, Mumbai (December 2016)
Designation: Consultant, Cardiology
Years of Experience : 12 Years
Areas of expertise:
- Complex Coronary Interventions
- Structural Heart Disease Intervention
- Heart Failure & Heart Transplant Workup
Awards & Publications:
Textbooks:
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Contributed to P. J. Mehta’s ‘Practical Medicine for Students and Practitioners’ 20th Edition
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Contributed to P.J. Mehta’s ‘Emergencies in Medical Practice’, 6th Edition
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Contributed to RSSDI Textbook of Diabetes Mellitus 3rd Edition
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CTO Interventions – The Final Frontier. CSI Textbook 2019. Dr A B Mehta, Dr Nikesh Jain
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Left Main Intervention – Has Debate settled yet. CSI Textbook 2020. Dr Ajit Desai, Dr Nikesh Jain
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Hypertension Handbook – 2 chapters: 1. Essential and secondary HTN, 2. Clinical features and investigations (To be published)
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Constrictive pericarditis – PG cases in Cardiology. Dr Ajit Desai, Dr Nikesh Jain
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Anomalous Coronary Interventions – CSI TB 2022. Dr Ajit Desai, Dr Nikesh Jain
Review Articles:
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Hypertension: Dyslipidemia and Hyperuricemia. Nihar Mehta, Nikesh Jain. HYPERTENSION SOCIETY OF INDIA MANUAL OF HYPERTENSION. 2015; 327–335
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Antiplatelet Therapy. Nihar Mehta, Nikesh Jain. API MEDICINE UPDATE 2016
Dissertations:
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“Prevalence and Predictors of Atherosclerotic Renal Artery Stenosis in Patients with Significant CAD” under guidance of Dr H.B. Chandalia and Dr S.C. Munsi
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“In Hospital outcomes of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention for chronic total occlusion” under guidance of Dr Ajit Desai and Dr Sham R Handa
Case Presentation:
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Presented a case of LIMA CTO intervention at India Live conference February 2016
Awards & Achievements:
- Awarded ‘Amar Gandhi Award for outstanding Resident’ in 2016 in Jaslok Hospital & Research Centre
- Awarded Resident of the Month for the month of February 2014 in Jaslok Hospital & Research Centre
Research
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Predictors of success in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Chronic Total Occlusion. Dr Ashwin B Mehta, Dr Nihar Mehta, Dr Rahul Chhabaria, Dr Vivek Mandurke, Dr Nilesh Tawade, Dr Nikesh Jain, Dr Ajit Desai, Dr S R Handa. Indian Heart Journal; 70(3), Dec 2018: S269-S274
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Intraprocedural Stent Thrombosis : A case series of rare complication managed successfully. Dr Nikesh Jain, Dr Nilesh Tawde, Dr Nihar Mehta, Dr Ajit Desai, Dr A B Mehta. Journal Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research. 2019; 3(2): 31-36
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Unilateral Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension – A case report of unusual presentation of CTEPH. Dr Nihar Mehta, Dr Nikesh Jain, Dr Sanjeev Vichare, Dr Ajit Desai. J Cardiol & Cardiovasc Ther. 2019; 14(4): 555892
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Diagnostic utility and safety of intracoronary nicorandil as a hyperemic agent for the measurement of fractional flow reserve. Dr A B Mehta, Dr S R Handa, Dr Rahul Chhabria, Dr Nihar Mehta, Dr Nikesh Jain. (Accepted in IHJ)
Conferences Attended:
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INDO-US Emergency Summit-2007 (Workshops on Trauma, Suture and Wound Care, Fracture Stabilisation, Emergency toxicological Resuscitation, Trauma Ultrasound, Emergency Abdominal Ultrasound)
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CRITICON SHOCK 31ST OCT to 1ST NOV 2009, CRITICON RESPIRATORY MEDICINE, CRITICON CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM (occurred every 6 months)
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GURUMED by Academy of Masters Teachers of Medicine at Holy Family Hospital, Bandra – Feb 2012, Oct 2011, June 2011, May 2010, March 2009
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4TH National Respiratory Update by Hinduja Hospital, 3rd to 5th Dec 2010
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APICON by API 6TH TO 9TH JAN 2011
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INFECON by Jaslok Hospital , 4th to 6th March 2011
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Update in Internal Medicine by Holy Family Hospital, Bandra, 18th June 2011
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Founders Day CME by Jaslok Hospital & Research Centre, July 2011
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Clinico pathological meeting for Cyanotic and Acyanotic Congenital Heart Diseases held in Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Mumbai in August 2013
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Master Clinical Teaching Programme – Attending regularly since 2013 which is being held quarterly at Jaslok Hospital & Research Centre
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Cardiovascular Symposium by American College of Cardiology, Jan 2015
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National Interventional council mid term meet – 3rd to 5th April 2015
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SPEED – clinical course at Sathya Sai Institute Bangalore. February 2016
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Clinical Cardiology Update held in Madras Medical Mission in Chennai in January 2017
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Cardiology Update in Clinics 2017 – SRMC Chennai
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India Valves 2017 – A comprehensive course on Transcatheter Valve Therapies
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Indian International Forum of Cardiology September 9th-10th 2017
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5th Annual Advanced Cardiology Meeting by ESC 19-21 January 2018
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India Live Conference 2018
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NEED 2018
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12TH Best of ACC Cardiology Symposium May 2018
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India Valves Conference 2018
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CSI 2018 as a Delegate
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India Live 2019 – As Course Co-director/ Faculty/ Organizing and Scientific committee
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SCAI 2019
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CAD conference 2019
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Faculty – India Live 2023
