Dr Akshay Mehta is an interventional cardiologist practising at Juhu Vile Parle Scheme since more than 20 years and affiliated to Nanavati Super Speciality Hospital, Breach Candy Hospital, Hinduja Health Care, Holy Family Hospital, Bharatiya Arogya Nidhi, and BSES MG Hospital
He completed his graduation (MBBS) and post graduation in Internal medicine (MD) from Seth G S Medical College, Mumbai & post graduation in Cardiology (DM) from T N Medical College, Mumbai.He is the rec...Read More
Dr Akshay Mehta is an interventional cardiologist practising at Juhu Vile Parle Scheme since more than 20 years and affiliated to Nanavati Super Speciality Hospital, Breach Candy Hospital, Hinduja Health Care, Holy Family Hospital, Bharatiya Arogya Nidhi, and BSES MG Hospital
He completed his graduation (MBBS) and post graduation in Internal medicine (MD) from Seth G S Medical College, Mumbai & post graduation in Cardiology (DM) from T N Medical College, Mumbai.He is the recipient of Govt. Open Merit Scholarship 1967, National Scholarship 1967 and Best student award for standing first in SSC amongst all Schools in Andheri.He has lectured at various conferences and cardiology meets and presented papers in various conferences and journals
He is the Associate Editor of “cardiositeindia.com” -a web portal of cardiology in India. Has been invited to be the section editor for cardiology, “The Indian Practitioner”Has co-authored a chapter in the book “Cardiac Catheterization and Imaging - From Pediatrics to Geriatrics”Is a co-author of “Yearbook of Cardiology-2016”, “Yearbook of Cardiology-2017” and “Cardiology Review 2018”.
Was invited to do a medical audit to a Mumbai hospital for cases of angioplasty.Is a member of “Patient Safety Alliance”, an NGO dedicated to education and safety of patients.
Is Convener – Weekly Clinical Meetings, Nanavati Heart Institute and a teacher for postgraduates in clinical cardiology from The Indira Gandhi National Open University
Is a charter member of Rotary Club of Bombay Airport
Has held many public seminars and “garden talks” on the subject of heart disease for lay people.Contributed articles on health section in 4 issues of Rotary magazine -“Rotary News”Contributed to “Kindness helps Healing”, a booklet on kindness in hospitals by “Kindness Unlimited”Written and published the following Patient Awareness Books on Behalf of Rotary Club of Bombay Airport namely:
“Preventing Heart Disease- How & Why”
“Early Warning Signals of Heart Attack”
Professionally, he is an Interventional Cardiologist. Practising at BINDUSAR, 8th road, Near Jamnabai Narsee School, Juhu Vile Parle (JVPD) Scheme, Mumbai 400049 and affiliated with various hospitals listed above.
He best describes his work as :
“assisting people to heal their hearts using my knowledge, experience and intuitive insights. I treat heart patients with advice about lifestyle changes, medications and if need be, then with interventions like angiography and angioplasty or bypass surgery. My endeavour is to constantly update myself and be a channel to foster a patient’s self- healing capacity. In that I consider a patient to be an active participant in the healing process and not only a passive receiver of treatment”.
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