President-Elect of the AHA and widely regarded both for his skills and
academic approach to interventional cardiology. He gained early recognition
for his seminal studies demonstrating intimal fracture and aneurysmal
stretch as the underlying mechanism by which PTCA improves coronary flow.
Current Positions
Chief, Section of Cardiology
University of Chicago
Education
MD, Boston University School of Medicine
Areas of Specialty/Research Coronary artery disease, coronary angioplasty, new interventional devices, angiogenesis
