Harvinder Sahota

Harvinder Sahota (born 15 April 1941) is an Indian-American cardiologist. He invented the FDA-approved perfusion balloon angioplasty, known as "Sahota Perfusion Balloon".

Sahota holds two dozen patents for medical inventions including the use of red laser light to prevent restenosis, multi-lobe balloons, fibrin-coated stents, and hemostats to stop bleeding from ruptured arteries during the procedure. He holds a license to promote a drug-coated stent. He performed the first coronary angioplasty in various hospitals, including in India, Mexico, Russia, Ukraine, and the United States.

He has served as the vice chairman and chairman of the Orange County Emergency Medicine Commission in California and as the research director and an advisory board member of the Metro Hospital Heart Institute in New Delhi, India, and Tbilisi, Georgia. Currently, he serves on the board of directors of Claremont Lincoln University.

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. Because he was revived by a physician, the event was considered a second birth, requiring a new name. Sahota went on to invent several other devices. Golden Orange Award (2012) - World Affairs Council Excellence in Medicine Award - Global Indian Congress (2003) Plaque of Excellence in Medicine - National Federation of Indian American Association, Dallas (2000)

Publications Harvy Sahota, et al., (2000) "Endoluminal Reconstruction of the Arterial Wall with Endothelial Cell/Glue Matrix Reduced Restenosis in an Atherosclerotic Rabbit," Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Vol. 36. No. 4. Harvy Sahota, et al., (2000), "Long-term Follow-up after Coronary Stenting and Intravascular Red Laser Therapy," American Journal of Cardiology, Vol. 86 (9): 927–937. Vossoughi Jafar, (2000), "Stent Graph Update," Medical & Engineering Publisher Inc. ISN 1-903-636-00-8.