Dr. Snehal N Kothari
Department of Cardiology
DM(Card), DNB(Card), MD(Med),FESC(EU), FACC(USA), FSCAI(USA), Fellowship in Interventional Cardiology, ICPS, Paris

Profile

Dr Snehal Kothari is a Senior Cardiologist widely regarded as one of the best cardiologists in Mumbai. He has been practising at Lilavati Hospital since 22 years and has an overall experience of 28 years in clinical, non-invasive and interventional cardiology managing diverse cardiovascular diseases in thousands of patients. He has trained extensively at top hospitals in India and overseas. He completed his graduation followed by specialization in Internal Medicine and Cardiology from the prestigious Seth G S Medical College and KEM Hospital, University of Mumbai. He then completed post-doctoral training in Interventional Cardiology at the world-renowned Institut Cardiovasculaire Paris Sud. He has had a brilliant academic career, having been widely published, received numerous awards and distinctions and regularly invited to speak at national and international conferences. He has a special focus on prevention and non-surgical treatment of heart disease and is much sought after for his ethical and conservative approach.  He is soft-spoken, friendly, easily approachable, readily available and gives a lot of time to his patients. He is deeply respected by patients and peers for providing top quality care expertly with a compassionate approach. 

Area Of Interest

  • Adult Clinical Cardiology : Coronary artery disease, Valvular heart diseases, Heart Failure, Arrhythmias, High Blood Pressure, High Cholesterol, Cardiometabolic syndrome/Diabetes, Prevention of heart disease, Cardiac screening of athletes, Preoperative cardiac evaluation prior to non-cardiac surgery.
  • Interventional Cardiology : Coronary angiography, Coronary angioplasty & stenting, Pacemaker and Defibrillator implantation
  • Non-invasive Cardiac Testing : ECG, Echocardiography & Cardiac imaging, Stress Testing, Holter monitoring, Ambulatory BP monitoring
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Awards and Recognition

  • Awarded fellowships in recognition of outstanding credentials and achievements by American College of Cardiology, European Society of Cardiology, College of Asian-Pacific Society of Cardiology, Society of Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions, Cardiological Society of India, Indian Society of Electrocardiology
  • Gold Medallist, University of Mumbai
  • Postgraduate Merit Scholarship, University of Mumbai
  • First Rank – All India Super speciality Entrance Examination Board
  • J N Tata Scholar
  • Rhodes Scholar Dr Mridula Shastri Scholarship
  • Best Original Paper of the Year, Association of Physicians of India
  • Over 30 awards & honours in academic career
  • Appointed Joint Secretary, Indian Society of Electrocardiology
  • Appointed Editor of Cardiology, Indian Practitioner
  • Appointed Chief Medical & Scientific Officer, Quintiles ECG Core Lab and Global Head of Cardiac Safety Centre of Excellence.
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Research Publications

  • Author of internationally published book and several book chapters in Cardiology
  • Nearly 100 papers presented and published at national and international level conferences and scientific journals as below
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            Presentations in Conferences like :       

  • American College of Cardiology
  • American Heart Association
  • Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics
  • European Society of Cardiology
  • EuroPace
  • Drug Information Association
  • Cardiological Society of India
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            Articles in Scientific Journals like :

  • Catheterization & Cardiovascular Interventions
  • Pacing & Clinical Electrophysiology
  • Annals of non-invasive Electrocardiology
  • Journal of Clinical Hypertension
  • Heart Rhythm
  • European Heart Journal
  • British Journal of Pharmacology
  • American Journal of Therapeutics
  • Computing in Cardiology
  • Indian Heart Journal
  • Journal of Association of Physicians of India
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