Dr. Atul Mathur

• Dr. Atul Mathur is the Executive Director of Interventional Cardiology and Chief of the Cath Lab at Fortis Escort Heart Institute, New Delhi.
• He is also the president of the Indian Council for Carotid Therapeutics India.
• Dr. Mathur is a pioneer in complex coronary procedures and specializes in Endovascular (Carotid stenting, Aortic Graft Stenting, Peripheral arterial and venous Angioplasty) and Structural heart (TAVR, Mitra Clip, LAAO, BMV, Adult VSD closure) interventions.
• He holds the distinction of being the first Indian doctor to obtain a US patent for a medical device used in performing Carotid Artery Stenting.
• Dr. Mathur has established a centre of excellence for Carotid interventions and conducts training courses for Indian physicians in this field.
• He has contributed significantly to medical research with hundreds of research publications and is recognized nationally and internationally for his work.
• Dr. Atul Mathur received his training and work experience at The All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, and the University of Alabama at Birmingham, United States.
• With over 32 years of experience, Dr. Mathur has achieved numerous awards and recognitions, including being the first Indian Doctor to get a US patent on a medical device and performing the first Carotid Stenting Procedure in India (1999).
• His educational background includes an MBBS degree from the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, in 1984, an MD in General Medicine from the University of Rajasthan in 1987, and a DM in Cardiology from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in 1991.
• Dr. Mathur is a member of various medical organizations, including the Indian Council for Carotid Interventions, Cardiovascular Therapeutics India, and the Global Advisory Board for the Resolute Endeavour Program.
• Throughout his career, he has held positions such as Associate at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (1995 - 1997) and Assistant Professor at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (1992 - 1997), before becoming the Director of Cardiology at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute from 1997 to 2019.

Areas of Interest:

• Interventional Cardiology
• Coronary Angioplasty
• Pacemaker Implantation
• Echocardiography
• Heart Failure Management
• Cardiac Rehabilitation

• MBBS - 1983
• MD (Internal Medicine) - 1987 from SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan.
• DM (Cardiology) AIIIMS - 1991

• Associate - University of Alabama at Birmingham: 1995 - 1997
• Assistant Professor - All India Institute of Medical Sciences: 1992 - 1997
• Director Cardiology - Fortis Escorts Heart Institute: 1997 - 2019

• Performed the first Carotid Stenting Procedure in India in 1999 (A procedure performed to prevent Brain Strokes).
• Used first Cerebral Protection Device in India in 2002 at Escorts Heart Institute New Delhi.