Samin K. Sharma MD, FACC, MSCAI

Dr. Samin K. Sharma is well known for performing a maximum number of complex coronary interventions in the country with highest success rates while achieving an extremely low complication rate. According to New York StateDepartment of Health reports (since 1994), he has the highest angioplasty success rate and lowest mortality <0.2% for an interventional cardiologist in NY State, receiving numerous prestigious designation (significantly lower than expected mortality). Under Dr. Sharma's leadership, The Mount Sinai Hospital Cardiac Cath Lab has become one of the best and busiest centers in New York, providing state-of-the-art cardiac and interventional care for all types of simple and complex heart patients. In addition to coronary interventions, Dr. Sharma specializes in the non-surgical treatment of mitral and aortic stenosis and transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)

Dr. Sharma served on the Cardiac Advisory Board of New York State from 2004-2016, which advises the Health Department and the Governor on issues of health policies and supervision, safety, and appropriateness of heart care by various hospitals in New York. Dr. Sharma received the Governor’s Award of Excellence (2006), for his outstanding contribution to Medicine. Dr. Sharma also has a passion for teaching and training fellows who enjoy learning from his expertise, so much so that they awarded him the Simon Dack Best Teacher in the Division of Cardiology in 2000 and Cardiology Fellows Appreciation Award in 2009. Dr. Sharma travels to India every month to teach the art of angioplasty to Indian cardiologists.

Under the directorship of Dr. Sharma, the Live Symposium of Complex Coronary & Vascular Cases (www.cccsympsoium.org) started in 1998 and has had overwhelming attendance every year (attended by >800 delegates). A major emphasis of the live course has been the technical aspects of safely performing complex coronary interventions. In July 2009, Dr. Sharma launched a monthly live web series, (www.ccclivecases.org), a revolutionary teaching tool in interventional cardiology globally. This live program focuses on helping the audience understand the complexity of interventional disease management. Each webcast receives >5000 page views globally.