Purshotam Lal

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Purshotam Lal
Dr Lal receiving the Padma Vibhushan Award in 2009 from the President of India
Born	1954 (age 69–70) Moga, Punjab
Nationality	Indian
Education	MD, AB (USA), FRCP (C), FACM, FICC, FACC, FSCAI (USA), D. Sc (hc)
Alma mater	Government Medical College, Amritsar
Occupation	Cardiologist
Known for	Interventional Cardiology

Dr Purshotam Lal (born 1954)^[1] is an Indian Interventional cardiologist recognised internationally for pioneering over 20 interventional cardiology procedures in India.^[2][3] He is a Fellow of College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, American College of Medicine, Indian College of Cardiology, American College of Cardiology, Society of Cardiac Angiography & Interventions of USA. He is the Founder & Chairman of Metro Group of Hospitals.^[4]

He has been awarded the second highest Indian civilian award of Padma Vibhushan (2009),^[5] Padma Bhushan (2003),Dr. B. C. Roy Award (2004),^[6] and Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science (Medicine) (2022),^[7] He specializes in non-surgical closure of heart holes (ASD/VSD), non-surgical replacement of valves.

Lal was born on February 15, 1954, in Monga, Punjab, India. He pursued his medical degree from Medical College, Amritsar. Following his graduation, he underwent specialized training in cardiology and furthered his studies in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Dr. Lal is the Director and Chairman of the Interventional Cardiology at Metro Hospitals and Heart Institute, Noida. He has held several prominent positions in prestigious hospitals across India and abroad. His career spans over four decades, during which he has introduced several innovative techniques and procedures in cardiology.

Dr. Lal is credited with numerous pioneering contributions in the field of cardiology:

1. Intravascular coronary stenting: He is one of the first cardiologists in India to introduce and popularize coronary stenting, which has revolutionized the treatment of coronary artery disease.
2. Rotational atherectomy: Lal has been instrumental in introducing rotational atherectomy, a technique used to treat heavily calcified coronary arteries, in India.
3. Indigenous stent development: He played a key role in the development and clinical trials of indigenous coronary stents, making advanced cardiovascular care more accessible in India.
4. Advanced interventional techniques: Lal has been at the forefront of adopting and teaching advanced interventional techniques such as transradial coronary angioplasty and laser angioplasty.

Lal pioneered interventional cardiology, and introduced the largest number of interventional techniques (as an alternative to open heart surgery) in the country. Lal performed the largest number of angioplasties/stentings procedures in the country. After spending 15 years in the United States, Lal returned to India.

Lal has taught interventional cardiology for 20 years.

• In November 1989, Lal performed the first case of slow rotational angioplasty in India at Apollo Hospital, Chennai.^[8] The procedure was conducted on a 33-year-old patient, who was a general surgeon, with a 100% blocked left anterior descending artery of the heart. The patient had previously been recommended for bypass surgery. As of 2018, the patient continued to do well.^[9]
• In February 1992, Lal performed India’s first athero-abrasion (Rotablator - Diamond Drilling) procedure at Apollo Hospital on a patient from Dhuri, Punjab, who had a critical ostial block of the circumflex artery. The device was used to treat calcified arteries as balloon angioplasty was not effective.^[10][11]

• Fellow, American College of Cardiology
• Fellow, American College of Medicine
• Fellow, Royal College of Physicians (Canada)
• Fellow, Society of Cardiac Angiography and Interventions, USA
• Fellow, Indian College of Cardiology
• Member, British Cardiovascular Interventional Society
• Member, German Society of Cardiovascular Research
• Member, Central Council of Health & Family Welfare – an apex advisory body of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India
• Member, Expert Committee for medical devices, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India
• Member, Delhi Medical Council

• Padma Vibhushan (2009)
• Dr. B. C. Roy Award (2004) - for innovations in interventional cardiology
• Padma Bhushan (2003)

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