Harvinder Sahota

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Harvinder Sahota
Born
Iqbal

(1941-04-15) 15 April 1941 (age 83)
Basti Tankawali, Ferozepur, Punjab, British India
Other namesH Sahota, Harry Sahota, Harvy Sahota
Alma mater University of Punjab M.B.B.S. (1965)
University of Liverpool (1970)
Cardiff University (1971)
University of Rochester (1976)
Occupation(s) Cardiologist, Surgeon
Years active1976-present
Known forPerfusion Balloon Angioplasty
Board member ofOrange County Emergency Medicine Commission
Metro Hospital Heart Institute
Institute of Therapy, Tbilisi
Claremont Lincoln University

Harvinder Sahota (born 15 April 1941) is an Indian American cardiologist. [1] [2] He is the inventor of the FDA-approved Perfusion Balloon Angioplasty known as "Sahota Perfusion Balloon". [3] [4]

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Sahota holds two dozen patents for other medical inventions including Red Laser Light for prevention of Restenosis, Multi-Lobe Balloon, Fibrin coated Stent, Hemostat to stop bleeding from ruptured artery during the procedure. [5] [6] He holds license to promote a drug-coated stent. He performed the first coronary Angioplasty in many hospitals around the world including India, Mexico, Russia, Ukraine and the United States.[ citation needed ] [7] He has served as the Vice Chairman and Chairman of Orange County Emergency Medicine Commission in California and Research Director and Advisory Board members of the Metro Hospital Heart Institute in New Delhi, India, and Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia. [3] Currently, he serves on the Board of Directors of Claremont Lincoln University. [8]

Early life and education

Sahota was born on 15 April 1941 to Lachman Singh and Dhan Kaur in Basti Tankawali, near Ferozepur in the state of Punjab, India. [5] He was named Iqbal. [5] Later at the age of five, his name was changed to Harvinder as a result of medical setback he suffered in which he was declared dead. [9] Because he was revived by a physician, the event was considered a second birth requiring a new name. [5]

Career

In 1985, Sahota invented "Sahota Perfusion Balloon" which allows blood to flow to the heart muscle during inflation and prevents chest pain during the operation. After getting the US FDA approval in the 1980s the balloon is now used in angioplasty surgeries all over the world. [10] Sahota went on to invent several others devices. [5] On 17 January 1990 Sahota performed the first coronary angioplasty in North India and nine more followed in the week that the team spent in Chandigarh. [1] [8]

In 2000, Sahota received the distinguished physician award presented by former Indian Prime Minister I. K. Gujral and was honored by the National Federation of Indian-American Associations in the United States. [3]

In 2012, Sahota was honored by the American Heart Association for his cardiovascular science and medicine research and his significant contribution to interventional cardiology. [4] [11] In the same year, he was also awarded the Golden Orange Award by the World Affairs Council of Orange County. [12]

Awards, honors and recognitions

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