Ajay J. Kirtane, M.D., FSCAI
Columbia University Medical Center
Demarest,
NJ
USA
Biographical Sketch: Ajay J. Kirtane, MD, SM, is Associate Professor of Medicine at Herbert Irving Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) and Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital / CUMC. Dr. Kirtane an internationally-renowned leader in Interventional Cardiology, specializing in the care of patients with complex coronary and peripheral vascular disease. Dr. Kirtane has a strong interest in clinical education and research. He is a co-director of the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics meeting, and has served as a director of several international, national, and regional educational meetings. Dr. Kirtane’s research interests are in clinical trial methodology and outcomes of device-based and pharmacologic interventions in Interventional Cardiology. He has authored over 250 original manuscripts and over 75 reviews/chapters including the “Coronary Stenting” chapters of the two most widely used textbooks in Interventional Cardiology. He is/has been Principal Investigator and serves on the steering committees of several clinical trials in interventional cardiovascular medicine.
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