Samin K. Sharma
Samin K. Sharma is a U.S. interventional cardiologist holding the American record for the highest number of complex coronary interventions performed annually, along with the highest angioplasty success rate in New York State.[1] His other procedural specialties include the catheter-based treatment of mitral and aortic stenosis (balloon valvuloplasty).
Education
Sharma received his undergraduate degree from Maharaja College in 1972 and his medical degree from SMS Medical College in 1978. He is a graduate of Rajgarh Higher Secondary School in Alwar in Rajasthan state. In 1983, he came to New York to undergo residency in internal medicine at the NY Infirmary-Beekman Downtown Hospital (1983-1986), fellowship in cardiology at Elmhurst Hospital (1986-1988), and interventional training at Mount Sinai Hospital (1988-1990).
Cardiologist
Sharma joined the teaching faculty of Mount Sinai Hospital in 1990. He is currently the Director of Interventional Cardiology and Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory (since 1996), and Co-Director of the Cardiovascular Institute (2004), and is the Zena and Michael A. Wiener Professor of Medicine, Cardiology (2002). He has authored over 130 articles, 300 abstracts, 12 book chapters and two books to his credit. He has served on the Cardiac Advisory Board of the New York State since 2004 for coronary interventions that advises the health department and the Governor on issues of health policies and supervision, safety and appropriateness of the heart care by various hospitals in New York. Sharma received the Governor’s Award of Excellence (2006), for his outstanding contribution to medicine.
Under Sharma's direction, The Live Symposium of Complex Coronary & Vascular Cases, started in 1998, and has had over 500 delegates each year. In July 2009, Sharma launched a monthly live web series. The program focuses on helping the audience understand the complexity of interventional technique (in management of complex coronary artery disease). Sharma partnered with Medscape/TheHeart.org in September 2010, to enhance this live webcast globally and widen his audience and is now attended by >5000 registrants per webcast from 100 countries globally.
Sharma performs over 1500 complex coronary interventions annually (the highest in the country) while achieving an extremely low complication rate. According to New York State Department of Health reports (1994-2002, 2006-2008), he has the highest angioplasty success rate (lowest mortality <0.2%) for an interventional cardiologist in NY state since 1994,receiving prestigious **Star designation (statistically significantly lower than expected mortality). Under Sharma’s leadership, Mount Sinai Hospital has become one of the best and busiest centers in New York, providing excellent care for all types of simple and complex high-risk heart patients. In 2010, Dr. Sharma's salary was $3,410,688. according to the tax filing of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. In addition to coronary interventions, Sharma specializes in the non-surgical treatment of mitral and aortic stenosis and percutaneous aortic valve replacement (TAVR). Dr. Shamin K. Sharma has established a tertiary care hospital Eternal Heart Care Center and Research Institute in Jaipur.
Awards and recognition
- 2013 Kalra Hospital "Coeur d'Or Award" [2]
- 2007 Mount Sinai "Physician of the Year"[3]
- 2007 Jacobi Medallion [4]
- 2006 Governor's Award of Excellence[5]
- 2002 New York Department of Health "Best Angioplasty Doctor"[6]
- 2000 Simon Dack Award "Best Teacher" Award [7]
- 1996 - 2000 Center of Excellence Award for Rotational Coronary Atherectomy
- 1995 - 2003 Lowest complication rate of angioplasty (DOH New York State statistics)
- Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Award
- U.S. News & World Report – "Best Doctors" list [8]
See also
References
- ↑ Earth Times - Mount Sinai and Dr. Samin K. Sharma lauded as 'best center' in New York State for angioplasty retrieved April 28, 2008
- ↑ Kalra Hospital "Coeur d'Or Award" 2013 Honouree - Samin K. Sharma, MD
- ↑ The Mount Sinai Hospital - Dr. Samin K. Sharma retrieved April 28, 2008
- ↑ Mount Sinai Alumni Jacobi Medallion retrieved July 17, 2015
- ↑ Mount Sinai News - Governor Pataki Honors Samin K. Sharma, M.D., of Mount Sinai Heart with the 2006 Award of Excellence retrieved April 28, 2008
- ↑ Earth Times - A World in Challenge retrieved April 28, 2008
- ↑ AAPI-QLI NY retrieved July 17, 2015
- ↑ U.S News & World Report retrieved July 17, 2015
External links
- CCC Live Cases
- The Live Symposium of Complex Coronary Cases homepage
- The Mount Sinai Hospital homepage
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai