Dr. Ajit R. Menon
Department of Cardiology
MD., DM

Profile

Dr. Menon has been associated with Lilavati Hospital since 2003. He has an overall experience of 25 years. Dr. Menon has done more than 5000 coronary interventions. Overseas training and assignments include Fellowship in Cardiology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia in 1993.

Area Of Interest

  • Clinical Cardiology
  • Interventional Cardiology and Complex Coronary Interventions

Awards and Recognition

  • Best Doctor by NBC in 2012
  • Awarded Fellowship in the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (FSCAI)
  • Invited to train Cardiologists in complex coronary intervention at Mount Hospital, Perth, Australia in 2004 & 2006. 
  •  Invited as Faculty for prestigious international conferences such as :

  • Transcath Therapeutics, USA
  • EURO PCR, Paris, France
  • Malaysia Live
  • Singapore PCR
  • India Live
  • Invited for guest lecture in various conferences
  • Proctor for Boston Scientific for rotablator procedure

Research Publications

  • Involved in a drug trial for Cipla, a major Pharmaceutical MNC
  • Involved as a Co-investigator along with Dr. Samuel Mathew Kalarickal for the Reality Trial (Site 89) “Cypher versus Taxus”- A Prospective, Randomized, Multi-centre Comparison Study of the CypherTMSirolimus-Eluting and TaxusTM Paclitaxel- Eluting Stent Systems.
  • During my stay in Adelaide, I was also involved in certain ongoing research projects of the hospital: viz.: Effects of graded exercise on Parkinson’s disease. Long-term results of Proximal LAD angioplasty, Exercise echocardiography.