Dr. M Lala
Moinakhtar Lala
M.D., FACC, FSCAI, RPVI
Dr. M Lala joined the Center for Advanced Cardiac and Vascular Interventions (CACVI) in October of 2016. He pioneered the Limb Salvage and Amputation Prevention Program at CACVI and quickly became known as the “Leg Saver” doctor in the community.
He has performed thousands of successful endovascular procedures to save limbs and improve quality of life, and has fixed peripheral artery and venous disease symptoms in his patients that prevent them from walking and performing daily activities.
Dr. M Lala specializes in interventions such as:
- Complex Coronary Interventions
- Trans-radial Coronary Interventions
- Coronary Total Occlusion Interventions (CTO)
- Peripheral Endovascular Interventions
- Limb Salvage and Amputation Prevention
- Critical Limb Ischemia Interventions (CLI)
- Varicose Vein Treatment
- Symptomatic Venous Insufficiency Interventions/Vein Ablations
- Trans-catheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
Dr. M Lala not only specializes in interventions of cardiovascular and vascular disease, he also manages patients with acute and chronic heart and vascular disease and preventative medicine.
After receiving his medical degree from the Saurashtra University/Pandit Deendayal Upadhya Medical College at Gujarat, India, Dr. M Lala completed his post-graduate training at Long Island College Hospital/SUNY Downstate Medical Center and spent a year acting as chief resident at the internal medicine program.
He completed his fellowships in Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional and Endovascular cardiology at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center, New York. He is board certified in General Cardiology, Endovascular Interventions, Echocardiography, Nuclear cardiology, Vascular Ultrasound (RPVI) and Internal Medicine.
Dr. M Lala also has multiple publications such as “Novel Trans-pedal Approach in Treatment of Peripheral Arterial Disease” and “Safety and Feasibility of Orbital Coronary Atherectomy via Trans-radial”.
Outside of medicine, Dr. M Lala likes to spend time with his wife and two beautiful young daughters, enjoys beach volleyball, biking and traveling.
EDUCATION:
Medical School: Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Medical College/ Saurashtra University, Gujarat, India.
Internship/Residency: SUNY downstate/Long Island College Hospital, New York, New York. (Internal Medicine/Chief Residency)
Fellowship: Mount Sinai Beth Israel, New York, New York. (Cardiovascular disease).
Sub-specialty Fellowship: Mount Sinai Beth Israel, New York, New York. (Interventional Cardiology and Endovascular Interventional Cardiology)
BOARD CERTIFICATIONS:
Diplomate of American Board of Interventional Cardiology.
Diplomate of American Board of Cardiovascular Disease.
Diplomate of American Board of Endovascular Medicine.
Diplomate of National Board of Echocardiography.
Diplomate of Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology.
Diplomate of Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation (RPVI).
Diplomate of American Board of Internal Medicine.
FELLOWSHIPS:
Fellow, American College of Cardiology (ACC).
Fellow, American Society of Cardiovascular interventions and Angiology (SCAI).
Fellow, Vascular Interventional Advances (VIVA).
Fellow, American Heart Association (AHA).
