Dr. Vivek K Mehan is an internationally trained Interventional Cardiologist practising in Mumbai, with over 20 years experience in his field of specialisation. Dr. Mehan has his private practice at Vile-Parle, and is an Honorary Consultant Interventional Cardiologist at the Nanavati Hospital (Vile Parle), Lilavati Hospital (Bandra), BSES Hospital (Andheri), Breach Candy Hospital and Criticare Hospital (Juhu). He is also a Visiting Associate at the University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland.

Dr. Mehan did his entire medical studies all throughout at the highest rated KEM Hospital in Mumbai, obtaining the MBBS degree in 1984; MD and DNB in Medicine in 1989; and, DM & DNB in Cardiology in 1991. He then underwent a Fellowship in Interventional Cardiology for 2 1/2years (1992-1994) with Prof. Bernhard Meier at the University Hospitals of Geneva and Bern in Switzerland (the birthplace of Coronary Angioplasty, which was first performed by Dr. Andreas Gruentzig at Zurich in 1977). Prof Bernhard Meier is the longest living person associated with angioplasty (since he had assisted Dr. Gruentzig with the very first angioplasty performed in Switzerland, in 1977).

During his Fellowship, Dr. Mehan received specialised training in Coronary Stenting, Rotablation, Atherectomy, Balloon Valvuloplasty (Mitral, Aortic, Pulmonary), and Catheter (umbrella) closure of congenital defects (PDA, ASD, VSD). He has served as a Faculty member at International Angioplasty courses in Switzerland, France, Sweden and India, at which he was involved in live demonstrations of cases, conducting workshops with case discussions, and delivering lectures while training Cardiologists in the techniques of angioplasty & stenting.

He returned to India in 1994 as one of the pioneers of Stenting in India and popularised and promoted the technique in its early days.

Dr. Mehan is on the Editorial Board of National and International journals. He has written a couple of books, and also has over 100 publications and presentations in international and national journals, meetings and congresses. Links to many of these publications are mentioned below - A Google search on PubMed for author "Mehan VK" would reveal details of several other articles.