Dr. Z S Meharwal
Cardiology

Dr. Z S Meharwal

Chairman & Head- Adult Cardiac Surgery

Fortis Escorts Heart Institute• New Delhi

35+ years of experience
Adult Cardiac Surgery
MBBS, MCh, MS, MNAMS

About the doctor

Dr. Z. S. Meharwal is part of the founding team of doctors at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute. He has more than 30years of experience in cardiac surgery with over 30,000 surgeries to his credit, including complex heart operations. He is pioneering in many new cardiac operations in the country . Dr. Meharwal is amongst few cardiac surgeons performing heart transplantation and ventricular assist devices implantation . Dr . Mehrwal has been actively involved with teaching and training . He is the Program Director of DNB Cardiothoracic Surgery at Forts Escorts Heart Institute. Dr. Mehrwal has received many awards including President's award for his contribution in the field of Cardiac Surgery

Area of expertise

Adult Cardiac SurgeryHeart TransplantLung TransplantVentricular Assist Devices (VAD)Complex Cardiac Surgery

Qualifications

MBBS

MCh

MS

MNAMS

Professional Journey

  1. Chairman & Head, Adult Cardiac Surgery, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute (founding team member)
  2. Program Director, DNB Cardiothoracic Surgery, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute

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Heart & Lung Transplant

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Transplants

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Bone Marrow Transplant

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