Dr. Sagar Shah — Consultant in Bengaluru

Dr. Sagar Shah is a Consultant cardiologist at Apollo Hospitals in Bengaluru, with more than 9 years of experience.

His clinical list is weighted towards medical cardiology rather than the cath lab. He provides preventive cardiology care and manages pulmonary hypertension, valvular heart disease, arrhythmia, atrial fibrillation and cardiomyopathy.

His qualifications are all taken by examination through the National Board. He holds the DNB in cardiology and the FNB in interventional cardiology, and is a Fellow of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions. His subspecialty training is a fellowship in structural heart interventions at the Sapporo Cardiovascular Clinic in Japan, and he trained in interventional cardiology at the Eternal Heart Institute and Research Center.

His earlier posts trace a route north from Gujarat. He studied at B.J. Medical College in Surat, was a resident physician at Government Medical College in the same city, and then a resident cardiologist at Krishna Institute in Karad and Hubli. He now practises at Apollo Hospitals in Seshadripuram, Bangalore.

His record is unusually full of academic recognition for the length of his career. He received the Dr. Hemlata Cothiwala Prize for first position in cardiology, was felicitated for an oral presentation at a national CME session held by the Salem Heart Foundation, and represented India in a live case presentation at the International Cardiovascular Seminar Conference. His research on Takotsubo cardiomyopathy was validated nationally for the measurement of RV function, and he was commended for work on 3D echocardiography and NT-ProBNP in predicting postoperative atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery.