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Study Group: Physicians who Implant Drug Coated Stents (US)(?)

Council Members in this Study Group: 73

This study group may include physicians, care providers, and researchers specializing in internal medicine, cardiology, oncology, dermatology, emergency medicine, family medicine, neurology, obstetrics-gynecology, psychiatry, radiology, nursing, optometry, genetics, and mental health. It may also include experts knowledgeable on diagnostic labs, disease management, medical devices, long term care, surgery centers, health management, pharma, and biotechnology, among others.

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Leading Experts in this Study Group

Rohit Arora, MD
Professor of Medicine
Finch University of Health Science-Chicago Medical School

Rohit Arora, MD, FACC, FAHA, FASCI, FACP, is a Professor of Medicine and Professor of Physiology and Biophysics at Chicago Medical School, Illinois. He is also the Chairman of Cardiology and Associate Chairman of Medicine in the Department of Medicine. Dr. Arora is also Chief of Cardiology at the North...

Forrest Rubenstein, MD
Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgeon
Rubenstein Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Forrest Rubenstein, MD, FACS, is a Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgeon in private practice. Dr. Rubenstein is board certified in General, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. He has experience in cardiac, thoracic and vascular surgery, aortic surgery, trauma, endovascular surgery, drug eluting stents,...

Samuel Butman, MD, Interventional Cardiologist, Verde Valley Heart LLCSamuel Butman, MD
Interventional Cardiologist
Verde Valley Heart LLC

Samuel Butman, MD, is an Interventional Cardiologist at Verde Valley Medical Center. Dr. Butman is also a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at University Medical Center in Tucson, Arizona. He has also served as the Director of Cardiology Interventional Fellows Program and Director of Cardiac...

Inder Anand, MD, FACC, FRCP, DPhil, Director of the Heart Failure Program, Minneapolis VA Medical CenterInder Anand, MD, FACC, FRCP, DPhil
Director of the Heart Failure Program
Minneapolis VA Medical Center

Inder Anand, MD, FACC, FRCP, DPhil, is Professor of Medicine at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Anand is also Director of the Heart Failure Program at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center. Dr. Anand has expertise in pathophysiology and management of heart failure. He has been a principal investigator...

Ramin Ebrahimi, MD
Director of Cardiac Catheterization Lab
Wadsworth VA Medical Center

Ramin Ebrahimi, MD, is Associate Clinical Professor at the University of California in Los Angeles. He is also Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and Assistant Director of Nuclear Cardiology at the Wadsworth VA Medical Center. Dr. Ebrahimi’s clinical and research interests focus on interventional...

Daniel Simon, MD
Division Chief of Cardiovascular Medicine
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL - Case Medical Center

Daniel Simon, MD, is Division Chief of Cardiovascular Medicine, Director of the Heart and Vascular Institute at the University Hospitals Case Medical Center, and Herman K. Hellerstein Professor of Cardiovascular Research at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. He graduated summa cum...

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Medtronic Endeavour Failing to Live Up to Expectations | 10-27-2008
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

The Endeavour stent appears to have a higher restenosis rate than currently marketed Drug Eluting Stents without the improved safety profile claimed by the company.  This finding is at odds with the companies marketing message to cardiologists.  These studies, along with the introduction of...

Thrombus Aspiration in Acute MI | 05-27-2008
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

Mechanical thrombectomy of the coronary arteries has becoming increasingly more common with the advent of simpler aspiration catheters.  Although its use in the setting of acute myocardial infarction is even more common, it is not routine.  Randomized data indicating its effect on clinical...

Obvious answer - wrong question - NO IMPACT on prescribing | 05-19-2008
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

It is well known that the addition of thiazide diuretic to ACEI or ARB treatment adds about 10 mm Hg reduction on top of the 10 mm Hg reduction provided by the ACEI or ARB agent.  It is expected that blocking renin in the renin angiotensin system with Tekturna would provide a similar result.

Understanding the effects of statins in low risk patients. | 02-04-2008
Analysis of: Great Drug, but Does It Prolong Life? | www.nytimes.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

Statin therapy in lower risk populations will not have as profound an effect as in high risk subsets but still very likely has overall positive benefits.

Preventing Bariatric Surgery Deaths | 01-25-2008
Author: Forrest Rubenstein, MD, Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgeon, Rubenstein Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

 Bariatric surgery is a major operative procedure that caries significant morbidity and mortality risks due to the comorbid diseases seen in this patient population.  This procedure is increasing in frequency as more patients are willing to have it and more surgeons are becoming proficient. The...

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