Dr. Brian Pinto (M.D., D.M., F.A.C.C., F.S.C.A.I.) is the head of Cardiology and an interventional cardiologist at Holy Family Hospital. He is a pioneer in Trans Radial angiography and angioplasty in India. He was also one of the first practitioners to do rotational atherertomy and direct stenting in India. He has extensive experience in interventional cardiology and has performed more than 15,000 coronary, peripheral Interventions and more than 10,000 Trans-Radial procedures. He does approximately 1,000 procedures in the cath lab annually, including rotablation and peripheral cases.
After completing his education with distinction and winning several prizes and scholarships, he has continued the learning process and is the Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and Fellow of the Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention. He is the recipient of the William O’Neil award for excellence in Cardiology and Medical Education. He has conducted 24 Drug Trials and Registries and is a teacher for DNB Cardiology.
He is Secretary General of the India International Forum of Cardiology and has also been the Scientific Chairman of the Cardiology Summit for several years. He has published and presented papers in national and international journals and has been a guest speaker at many national and international cardiology conferences.