Prof. (Dr.) Tejas Madhusudan Patel

Tejas M. Patel is an Indian cardiologist and the chairman and chief interventional cardiologist at Apex Heart Institute, Ahmedabad. Patel has received several honors, including the Dr. B. C. Roy Award, the Padma Shri in 2015, and the Padma Bhushan in 2024, for his contributions to the medical field.

Early life Tejas Patel was born in the Indian state of Gujarat and did his schooling with a national scholarship. with the first rank and gold medal, did his residency at the civil hospital of the college and secured his masters studies, (MD) from there. where he was the chief resident cardiologist for two years during his period of study.

Career He continued at the institute to start his career, in 1991, as an assistant professor of cardiology and was promoted in 1997 as an associate professor while he also worked as a visiting professor at the Gujarat Research and Medical Institute (GRMI), a post he held till 2000. He joined Krishna Heart Institute, Ahmedabad where is the incumbent chairman and the chief interventional cardiologist. During a brief interlude, he also served SBKS Medical Institute and Research Centre, Gujarat as a professor of cardiology. since 2008

Patel is a pioneer of transradial angioplasty in India. He has published several medical papers and abstracts besides two books, Patel’s Atlas of Transradial Intervention: The Basics and Patel’s Atlas of Transradial Intervention: The Basics and Beyond, both reference books on the subject. an annual course hosted at Ahmedabad since 2005. became the first hospital outside USA to introduce robotic angioplasty & stenting by acquiring Corindus Corpath Vascular Robotic System GRX200 for $1.5 million. The system is designed to make angioplasty safer, precise and more accurate.

On 5 December 2018, Tejas Patel, Sanjay Shah and the team of doctors at Apex Heart Institute created a history in the field of interventional cardiology by performing world's first-in-man telerobotic coronary intervention from Akshardham temple located in Gandhinagar roughly 32 kilometers away from the patient. The operation used the high speed internet provided by Reliance Jio Infocomm and Corindus Vascular Robotics Corpath GRX 200 which the hospital had acquired in January 2018. The surgery was broadcast live on the Internet and at the press conference.

Recognition Tejas Patel, whose name was listed in the 18th edition of Marquis Who's Who, is a recipient of the Dr. K. Sharan Cardiology Excellence Award from the Indian Medical Association. The Government of India awarded him the Dr. B. C. Roy Award, the highest Indian medical award, in 2005 and the Padma Shri in 2015. In 2024, he was further recognized with the Padma Bhushan and named a Master Fellow of SCAI (MSCAI).