Sachin Mehta, M.D.

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Get to know Interventional Cardiologist Dr. Sachin Mehta, who serves patients in Austin, Texas.

Dr. Mehta is a thriving interventional cardiologist with Seton Heart Institute in Austin, Texas.

Delivering heart care aimed at keeping patients healthy for a lifetime, Seton Heart Institute provides an extensive range of heart and vascular care services. The heart doctors specialize in women’s health and provide a full range of care from managing high blood pressure, pulmonary hypertension or high cholesterol to preventing heart attack or stroke and providing innovative treatments for Afib, structural heart damage, and advanced heart failure. The interventional cardiologists specialize in minimally invasive angioplasty and stent placement procedures to remove plaque build-up and provide embolic protection.

In his professional experience, Dr. Mehta is also affiliated with several medical centers and hospitals in the local area. These include: Ascension Seton Medical Center Hays, Dell Seton Medical Center UT, Dell Children’s Medical Center, Ascension Seton Northwest, Ascension Seton Southwest, Ascension Seton Edgar B. Davis, and Ascension Seton Highland Lakes.

Back in the early days of his academic career, Dr. Mehta graduated with his Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts degrees from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. He then went on to earn his medical degree from the State University of New York Upstate Medical University in 2003.

Wanting to further his training, he completed his residency in internal medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. He then went on to complete his fellowships in cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology at the same educational venue. 

With years of experience in his field, Dr. Mehta is board-certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, and interventional cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The ABIM is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world. 

Licensed to practice medicine in Texas, the doctor is also board-certified in nuclear cardiology through the Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology, and in echocardiography through the National Board of Echocardiography.

Interventional cardiology is the subspecialty of cardiology that deals specifically with the catheter-based treatment of heart diseases. The field includes the diagnosis and treatment of coronary artery disease, vascular disease, and acquired structural heart disease. An interventional cardiologist is a cardiologist with one to two years of additional education and training in diagnosing and treating cardiovascular disease, as well as congenital and structural heart conditions through catheter-based procedures, such as angioplasty and stenting.

Recognized and respected for his accomplishments, Dr. Mehta has been the recipient of On-Time Doctor Award (2014, 2015, 2018), Compassionate Doctor Recognition (2015, 2018), and Patients’ Choice Award (2018).

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