Samin Sharma

Samin K. Sharma (born May 28, 1955) is an American interventional cardiologist of Indian descent.[1][2] He specializes in the non-surgical treatment of mitral and aortic stenosis.[3][4] He served on New York State’s Cardiac Advisory Board since 2004.

Samin K. Sharma
Samin K. Sharma in 2019
Born (1955-05-28) May 28, 1955
Alwar, India
NationalityIndian, American
OccupationCardiologist

Early life and career

Sharma was born to a Brahmin family in Alwar, India.[5] He graduated from Rajgarh Higher Secondary School in Alwar. In 1972, he received his bachelor of science degree from University Maharaja College then his MBBS degree from SMS Medical Department of Pharmacy, Jaipur in 1978.

Sharma traveled to New York in 1983.[6] He did a three-year residency in internal medicine at the NY Infirmary-Beekman Downtown Hospital (1983-1986), a two-year fellowship in cardiology at Elmhurst Hospital in Queens (1986-1988). He trained with Mount Sinai's chief of cardiology, Dr. Valentín Fuster. He had a second job as an emergency room physician in Queens till hired a year later by Dr. Fuster in 1990. He is the director of the Mount Sinai Hospital Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory.[7][8]

References
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  6. Jan 11, TNN | Updated; 2020; Ist, 08:36. "Jaipur hospital saves two heart patients with new technology | Jaipur News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-05-29.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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  8. "New York doctor explains reasons behind reduction in heart attacks by 30 to 70% during coronavirus COVID-19". Zee News. 2020-04-28. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
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