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1 areaSpecialties: Cardiac Rehabilitation
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JCIAccredited hospital · Mumbai
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Dr. Aashish Contractor is a Head of the Department of Preventive Cardiology & Rehabilitation at Asian Heart Institute in Mumbai, India, a JCI-accredited center. Lists Cardiac Rehabilitation.
Education
- - MBBS.- MS(Exercise Physiology & Cardiac Rehabilitation), USA.
Professional Experience
- - Has been with Asian Heart Institute since its inception & set up the department of Preventive Cardiology & Cardiac Rehabilitation.- Set up the first telemetry monitored Cardiac Rehabilitation program in India, in the city of Mumbai.- Was part of the AHI team, which operated upon the Hon. Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh, in 2009. Was in charge of the cardiac rehabilitation, post-surgery.- Worked and trained under Dr. Neil Gordon, considered one of the authorities and pioneers in the field of Preventive Cardiology and Rehabilitation.- Did an observership under Dr. Dean Ornish, best selling author of the book, 'Reversal of Heart Disease', and on the board of physicians to the United States President.- Has been leading the AHI team in providing medical support for Mumbai Marathon since its inception.- Only person in India authorized as the Certification Director of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) in India.- Dr. Contractor has several publications, both in textbooks as well as Journals
Certifications
- Received training in Cardiac Rehabilitation and Exercise Physiology from the University of Virginia, USA.
Memberships
- Governing Council Member (since 2000) of the National Society for Prevention of Heart Disease and Rehabilitation (NSPHERE).
- Governing Council Member, of the All India Association for Advancing Research in Obesity.
- Governing Council Member, of the All India Association for Advancing Research in Obesity.
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