Dr. Z S Mehrwal Z S Mehrwal

Overview & ExpertiseDr. Z. S. Meharwal is a cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon in India. Serving as Executive Director and HOD of Adult Cardiac Surgery and Heart Transplantation at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi, he has been part of the institution's founding core leadership team. Having executed over 30,000 surgical heart procedures, Dr. Meharwal specializes in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) implantations, heart transplants, TAVR valve replacements, and endovascular aortic aneurysm repairs (EVAR).Education & UK TrainingDr. Meharwal earned his MBBS (1982), MS in General Surgery (1985), and M.Ch in Cardiothoracic Surgery (1987) from King George?s Medical College, Lucknow. He served as Consultant Cardiac Surgeon at King?s College Hospital in London, UK, from 1993 to 1997, where he mastered advanced cardiac surgical techniques.Honors & Record AchievementsIn 2008, Dr. Meharwal entered the Limca Book of Records for performing a successful Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery on a 94-year-old patient?the oldest person in India to undergo CABG at the time. He is a recipient of the President's Citation Award from Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and serves as Program Director for the DNB Cardiothoracic Surgery training program.