International Faculty

Dr. Bhavin Dalal - MBBS, MD, DNB, LEAD (AAMC), FACP, FCCP

  • Associate Professor, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
  • Vice-Chief, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Sleep Medicine, Beaumont, Royal Oak
  • Associate Program Director, Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship, Beaumont, Royal Oak
  • Co-Director, Respiratory Course, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Michigan USA
  • Fellow, American College of Chest Physician (FCCP) 
  • Member, American College of Physicians (ACP) 
  • Member COVID-19 Treatment Guidance Committee
  • Clinical Educator Award, Oakland University, William Beaumont School of Medicine 
  • Invited faculty at National and International Conferences 
  • A part of many research presentations and peer reviewed publications
Dr. Milind Desai - MD, MBA, FACC, FAHA, FESC

  • Haslam Family Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine and Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner
    College of Medicine
  • Director, Clinical Operations, Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio
  • Director, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center and Medical Director, Aortic Center
  • Physician Executive Master of Business Administration, University of Tennessee, Aresty Scholar, Physician
    Leadership Academy, Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania
  • An expert in multi-modality Cardiovascular Imaging, including Cardiac MRI, Cardiac CT and
    Echocardiography
  • Research interests include all aspects of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Valvular Heart and Aortic Disease
    Outcomes Research, Multimodality Imaging and Outcomes Assessment in Ischemic and Non ischemic
    Cardiomyopathies, Outcomes in Radiation Heart Disease
Dr. Ramesh Gowda - MD, FACC, FCCP, FSCAI, FSVM, RPVI

  • Director Endovascular Services and Associate Director Interventional Cardiology , Mount Sinai Beth Israel, NY
  • Former, Chief of Cardiology, Brooklyn hospital, Brooklyn, NY
    Specializes in interventional cardiology and holds certifications from the American Board of Internal Medicine in both
    cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology as well as The American Board of Vascular Medicine in
    Endovascular Medicine and Alliance for Physician Certification & Advancement: Registered Physician Vascular
    Interpretation Certification (RPVI)
  • Associate Professor, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
  • Member of The American College of Cardiology, The American College of Chest Physicians, The Society of
    Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions and Society for Vascular Medicine
  • Member, Quality Improvement Committee, DASH (STEMI Project) Committee; Vein & Vascular Care, Mount Sinai Beth
    Israel, NY and PERT team, Mount Sinai Beth Israel & Mount Sinai Morningside, NY
  • Procedures performed includes Coronary, Carotid and Peripheral Angiography, Complex Coronary and
    Peripheral Arterial, Deep Vein Interventions, Abdominal Aneurysm Stent-grafts, Superficial Vein Therapy, Limb
    Salvage, Carotid Artery Stenting, DVT Management, Implantable Loop Recorder and Pericardiocentesis
  • Published numerous articles and abstracts in peer-reviewed journals and given numerous presentations in
    Local, Regional, National, International Meetings
Dr. Neil Mehta - MBBS, MS, FACP

  • Professor of Medicine and Associate Dean for Curricular Affairs , Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at Case
    Western Reserve University
  • Holds the Jones Day Endowed Chair in Medical Education at the Cleveland Clinic
  • Former, Assistant Dean for Education Technology, Cleveland Clinic
  • Primary Care Internal Medicine Physician , Cleveland Clinic. Practicing in that capacity for >20 years
  • Founder and Course Director of “Healthcare Education 2.0” at Harvard Macy Institute, Boston
  • Visiting Professor, King’s College, London; National Healthcare Group, Singapore and Karolinska Institute,
    Stockholm
  • Speaker at various conferences and grand rounds at Massachusetts General Hospital, Stanford University, and
    Vanderbilt University
Dr. Apurva Patel - MD, FACC, FSCAI, RPVI

  • Interventional and Structural Cardiologist, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY, USA
  • Clinical Focus includes Structural Heart Interventions (TAVR, TMVR, Mitral Clip, ASD/PFO Closure, Paravalvular
    Leak Closure and Left Atrial Appendage Closure) and Complex Coronary Interventions (Left Main, Bifurcation,
    CTO, Atherectomy and Mechanical Support Devices), Peripheral Arterial Disease and Interventions.
  • Received several Academic Accolades and Research Awards during his training, and has authored multiple peer
    reviewed articles, abstracts and book chapters
Dr. Parth Parikh- MD (Internal Medicine)

  • An internist in Cleveland, Ohio
  • Affiliated with Cleaveland Clinic
  • Residency, Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 2016-2019
  • Certifications & Licensure : American Board of Internal Medicine – Certified in Internal Medicine, OH State Medical
  • License – Active through 2024
  • Part of many publications
Dr. Roosha Parikh - MD, FACC, FASE, RPVI

  • Advanced Imaging Cardiologist at St Francis Hospital and Heart Center in Roslyn, NY
  • Associate program director of Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging Fellowship at St. Francis Hospital and Heart Center
  • Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine in Renaissance School of Medicine at the State University of
    New York at Stony Brook
  • Specializes in advanced echocardiography, cardiac CT, cardiac MRI and nuclear cardiology with a multimodality
    imaging approach to cardiovascular disease
  • Passionate about cost effective testing, quality improvement and helping chose the right testing modality for the right
    patient
  • Part of many publications
  • Received several Academic and Research Awards during her training including American Heart Association: The
    women in Cardiology Trainee award for excellence.

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