GLOBAL FACULTY

Dr. Bhavin Dalal – MBBS, MD (USA)

Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Critical Care Sleep Medicine, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Staff Physician, Department of Internal Medicine Division of Pulmonary Critical Care Sleep Medicine, Beaumont Health-RO
Visiting consultant (visiting international faculty) in Adult critical care (international), U. N. Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Center, Ahmedabad
Fellow, American College of Chest Physician (FCCP)
Member, American College of Physicians (ACP)
Clinical Educator Award, Oakland University, William Beaumont School of Medicine
Teacher of the Year 2016, Beaumont Health System, Internal Medicine
Invited faculty at national and international conferences
A part of many research presentations and peer reviewed publications

Prof Uri Elkayam – MD (USA)

Professor of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
Attending Physician, Cardiac Care Unit, LAC – USC Medical Center
Attending Physician, Cardiology consultation service LAC – USC Medical Center
Attending Physician Cardiology Clinic LAC – USC Medical Center
Attending Physician, High Risk Cardiology Obstetrics Clinic, and LAC – USC Medical Center
Director Maternal Cardiology LAC/USC Medical Center
Director Heart Failure Education LAC/USC Medical Center
Member of American College of Cardiology committee on cardiovascular disease in women
On the Editorial Board of American Journal of Cardiology, Cardiology, Cardiology in Review, Heart amongst others
Golden Apple Award for teaching – Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Southern California – 2014
Lifetime achievement award-Save A heart Foundation-2016
Authored innumerable articles, books and book chapters

Dr. Ashit Jain – MD, FACC (USA)

Interventional Cardiologist, CEO and Founder, California Cardiovascular Consultants Medical Associates, Fremont, California
CEO and Founder, California Hospital Medical Corporation
CEO and Founder, Mission Cardiovascular Research Institute, Fremont, California
A renowned expert for invasive cardiovascular and endovascular disease: catheterization, PTCA, atherectomy , stents, laser , IVUS, aneurysm endografting, peripheral vascular interventions including carotid, renal, iliac, SFA, and below the knee, endovenous ablation
Voted as Top 5% Cardiologist in the Nation by US News
Involved in multiple new device research technologies and has built a strong research program
Site Principal Investigator for 31 multi-center clinical research trails
Involved in doing live training courses for interventional devices for coronaries and peripheral vascular disease
Written and presented many abstracts and publications
Trains cardiologists, radiologists and vascular surgeons to per form advanced interventional procedures
Leading faculty at international conferences

Dr. Samir R. Kapadia – MD (USA)

Section Head, Interventional Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic
Director, Sones Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories, Cleveland Clinic
Program Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship, Cleveland Clinic
Interventional Cardiologist, Cleveland Clinic
Research Fellowship Cell Biology and Molecular Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine
Clinical Fellowship Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland
Fellowship Interventional Cardiology; Coronary, Peripheral and Carotid Interventions, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio1998–2000
Member of American College of Cardiology (Fellow), American Heart Association (Member) and Society for Vascular Medicine and Biology
Awarded the 2004-14 Top Docs, Cleveland Magazine, 2013 Innovator Award, Cleveland Clinic, 2012 Innovator Award, Cleveland Clinic
Been on editorial board of leading medical journal and principal investigator in numerous clinical trials
Published numerous books, chapter and abstracts and a part of peer-reviewed publications

Dr. Neil Mehta – MBBS, MS, FACP (USA)

Assistant Dean of Education Informatics and Technology – Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University
Professor of Medicine – Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University
Director of Center for Technology-Enhanced Knowledge and Instruction (CTEKI) at Cleveland Clinic
Adjunct Faculty member for the Master’s in Education in Adult Learning and Development degree program — a collaborative program between Cleveland Clinic and Cleveland State University
Web Editor of Journal of General Internal Medicine
Co-course Director of “Become a Digital Citizen – Technology in Health Care Education” Harvard Macy Institute; Annual 5-day course offered at Boston every October since 2013
Project Lead in “Cleveland Clinic – IBM Watson” collaboration on “Watson goes to medical school” and “Cleveland Clinic – Microsoft” collaboration on use of technology in healthcare education and preparing our learners for practicing in the digital age. This includes exploring the use of HoloLens, Surface Hubs and Microsoft Band in education and practice
Authored Book Chapters, Peer-reviewed Presentations at Scientific Meetings

Dr. Tuzcu Murat – MD (UAE)

Chief Academic Officer and the Chief of Cardiovascular Medicine in the Heart & Vascular Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.
Clinical interests cover a wide range of interventional cardiology patients. Expertise includes catheter-based treatment of valvular heart disease (Transcatheter aortic valve replacement or TAVR), and adult congenital heart defects.
Internationally recognized expert in the emerging field of percutaneous valve repair and replacement, and treats patients from all around the world.
Current research interests focus on the investigation of catheter-based treatments for valvular heart disease,
Committed educator, has organized many courses and conferences, and lectured around the world.
Has held several academic appointments, including Instructor in Medicine and Research at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts, US; Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US; and Professor of Medicine at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, US.
Currently, he is a Professor of Medicine in the Lerner College of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, US.
Authored and co-authored more than 400 peer-reviewed publications

Dr. Steven E. Nissen – MD, MACC (USA)

A Cardiologist, Researcher and Patient Advocate
Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University at Cleveland Clinic
Chairman of the Robert and Suzanne Tomsich Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at Cleveland Clinic’s Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Heart & Vascular Institute.
Chairman of Cardiovascular Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic
Listed in 100 Most Influential People, Scientists and Thinkers, TIME Magazine
Awarded Golden Achievement for Medicine at 20th Annual Golden Age Centers of Greater Cleveland
Member of Quality Committee, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic
Been associated with US Department Health and Human Services
A part of “Standardized Data Collection for Cardiovascular Trials Food and Drug Administration”
Editor-in-Chief, Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions Self Assessment Program (CATH SAP II) American College of Cardiology
On the Editorial Board of International Journal of Cardiac Imaging and many other journals
Co-investigator in many research and clinical trials
Authored various books, book chapters and manuscripts

Dr. Pranay Vaidya – MD, FACC, FSCAI (USA)

Chief, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Heart and Vascular Hospital Hackensack University Medical Center NJ
Completed his MBBS and MD from BJ Medical College (1966-1970)
Trained from Hackensack University Medical Center Cardiac Fellow, Hackensack Medical Center Internal Medical Resident, B. J. Medical College Hospital Internal Medical Resident
Board of Governors, Hackensack University Medical Center
Member of Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Hackensack University Medical Center
Attending and Consulting Physician Cardiology Hackensack University Medical Center and also of Internal Medicine at Hackensack University Medical Center NJ since 1978
Fellowship from American College of Cardiology and Society for Cardiac Angiography and Inventions

Dr. Anuj Shah – MD (USA)

Practicing Cardiologist (Heart Specialist) in Hackensack, NJ
Former Director of Vascular Medicine and Endovascular Services, Mulkay Cardiology consultants, Hackensack, NJ
Expertise in Complex Coronary Interventions , Endovascular Interventions, Structural Heart Disease
President, Bergen Indian Medical Association
Has part of many publications, abstracts and manuscripts