EDUCATION
1969 - 1972
University of Wisconsin
Honors in Chemistry
Phi Beta Kappa
Evan Helfaer Scholarship in Chemistry
1972 - 1976
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine
Graduation with Honors – May 1976
Alpha Omega Alpha
Evan Helfaer Scholarship in Medicine
POST GRADUATION TRAINING
1976 – 1977
Internship in Medicine
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland
1977 – 1979
Residency in Medicine
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland
1979 – 1981
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland
LICENSURE
State of Arizona, License #19703
State of New Mexico, License #83-220
EMPLOYMENT
November 2021 – Present
Vascular Heart & Lung Associates
Director of Cardiology
Mesa, Arizona
July 2009 – August 2019
Phoenix Heart Center/Physicians Group of Arizona/Steward
Healthcare, Phoenix, Arizona
June 2007 – June 2009
Partner
Affiliated Cardiologists of Arizona, Inc.
Phoenix, Arizona
January 2006 – August 2019
Chief of Cardiology
St. Luke’s Hospital and Medical Center
Phoenix, Arizona
April 1997 – June 2007
Medical Director
Phoenix Heart Center, Phoenix, Arizona
January 2006 – August 2019
Chief of Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
St. Luke’s Hospital and Medical Center
July 2004 – July 2005
President of Arizona Chapter
The American Heart Association
December 2002 – December 2005
Director of Cardiovascular Research
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center
Phoenix, Arizona
April 2001 – December 2003
Cardiac Cath Lab Director
St. Luke’s Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona
June 2000 – December 2003
Medical Director
Discovery Alliance, Phoenix, Arizona
1998 – June 2000
Director
Phoenix Research Center, Phoenix, Arizona
April 1997 – June 2007
Director
Phoenix Heart Center, Phoenix, Arizona
December 1999 – December 2002
Director of Research
St. Luke’s Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona
April 1997 – December 1999
Director of Research and Education
Phoenix Regional Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona
April 1990 – April 1997
Director of Research and Education
Arizona Heart Institute, Phoenix, Arizona
January 1982 – July 1982
Instructor in Medicine, Cardiology
The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
July 1982 – June 1983
Private Practice
Houston Cardiovascular Associates, Houston, Texas
July 1983 – April 1990
Private Practice, New Mexico Heart Clinic, Albuquerque, NM
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
September 2010 – Present
Phoenix Biomedical Campus Advisory Council
University of Arizona
July 2003 – Present
Professor of Medicine
University of Arizona College of Medicine
July 2003 – June 2007
Director of Interventional Fellowship Program
University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix Campus
July 2008 – August 2019
Director of Advanced International Fellowship Program
St. Luke’s Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona
December 1990 – July 2003
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
June 1986 – April 1990
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
April 1997 – December 1999
Director of Research and Education
Phoenix Regional Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona
September 1995 – December 1999
Medical Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
Phoenix Regional Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona
May 1996 – April 1997
Director, Interventional Cardiology
Arizona Heart Institute Foundation, Phoenix, Arizona
April 1990 – April 1997
Director of Research and Education
Arizona Heart Institute Foundation, Phoenix, Arizona
July 1983 – February 1990
Director, Interventional Cardiology
New Mexico Heart Clinic, Albuquerque, New Mexico
July 1983 – February 1990
Director, Medical Residency Program
New Mexico Heart Clinic, Albuquerque, New Mexico
April 1994 – June 1986
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
July 2982 – June 1983
Instructor in Medicine, Cardiology
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
1981 – July 1982
Instructor in Medicine, Cardiology
Division of Cardiology
The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
BOARD MEMBERSHIPS
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Cardiovascular Diseases, Diplomat
American Board of Interventional Cardiovascular Diseases, Diplomat
ACLS Certification Board Incorporated
Former President, Arizona Chapter, American Heart Association
Advisory Board, ASU Center for Healthcare Innovation and Clinical Trials
University of Arizona Dean¹s Board Advisory
Laureate of the American Board of Cardiology
National Board of Physicians and Surgeons
Cardio Renal Society of America Scientific Advisory Board
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Fellow, American College of Angiology
Fellow, American College of Cardiology
Fellow, American College of Physicians
Fellow, American Society of Angiology 2005
Fellow, European Society of Cardiology 2005
Fellow, The American Heart Association
Fellow, American Society of Cardiovascular Interventions
Fellow, International Society of Cardiovascular Interventions
Fellow, Society of Cardiac Angiography and Interventions
Master, Society of Cardiac Angiography and Interventions
Member, Society of Cardiac Angiography and Interventions Education Committee
Member, Society of Cardiac Angiography and Interventions Ischemic Heart Disease Committee
Member, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Member, American Heart Association
Member, American Medical Association
Member, European Society of Cardiology Council on Stroke
Member, European Society of Cardiology Heart Failure Association
Member, Houston Cardiology Society
Member, Houston Society of Internal Medicine
Member, International Andreas Gruentzig Society
Member, International Network of Interventional Cardiology
Member, International Society for Carotid Artery Therapy
Member, International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
Member, New Mexico Medical Society
Member, Harris County Medical Society
Member, The Johns Hopkins Legacy Society
Member, Texas Medical Association
Member, National Register’s Who’s Who in Executives and Professionals
Member, Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare 2002-2003
Charter Member, CTO Club 2004
Member, The Physicians Advisory Council 2005
Member, Empire Who’s Who 2005
Member, Who’s Who in America 2006-2007
Member, Who’s Who in Science and Engineering 9th Edition 2006-2007
Member, Madison Who’s Who Among Executives and Professional 2007 2008
Member, Cambridge Who’s Who Among Executives and Professionals in Research, Medicine, and
Healthcare, Honors Edition 2008-2009
Member, Who’s Who in America 2012
Charter Member of the American Academy of Peripheral Vascular Disease
CLINICAL ADVISORY BOARDS
Advanced Cardiovascular Systems
USCI
Mansfield Scientific Interventional Board
Medtronic Interventional Vascular
Scientific Advisory Board of International Society of Heart Failure
NACCME Advisory Board in Vascular Disease
Cardiva Medical, Inc.
University of Arizona Advisory Council Board
Arizona State University College of Health Solutions Development Council
EDITORIAL BOARDS
Abstract Grader TCT
Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis
Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine Including Molecular Interventions
Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine CTO Section Editor
Cardiovascular Research Foundation/Society of Cardiac Angiography and Interventions
Journal of American College of Cardiology Cardiovascular Interventions
Journal of Endovascular Surgery
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Vascular Disease Management
Annals of Clinical and Experimental Hypertension
Journal of Invasive and Non-Invasive Cardiology
Heart International
DATA SAFETY BOARDS
ICEM Data Safety Monitoring Board
Abbott Laboratories Data Safety Monitoring Board for Drug Coated Stent Program, PREFER,
A Perspective Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of the ABT-578 Coated BiodivYsio®
Stent for the Reduction of Restenosis
Spectranetics EXCITE Data Safety Monitoring Board
CONSULTANT
Editors of the Annals of Internal Medicine
Editors of Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis
Editors of Circulation
Editors of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Editors of the American Journal of Cardiology
Editors of Web, MD
Annual Scientific Session Program Committee of the American College of Cardiology
Abstract Advisor for Angioplasty; Stents
Annual International Symposium of Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics Abstract Grader
1969 - 1972
University of Wisconsin
Honors in Chemistry
Phi Beta Kappa
Evan Helfaer Scholarship in Chemistry
1972 - 1976
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine
Graduation with Honors – May 1976
Alpha Omega Alpha
Evan Helfaer Scholarship in Medicine
POST GRADUATION TRAINING
1976 – 1977
Internship in Medicine
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland
1977 – 1979
Residency in Medicine
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland
1979 – 1981
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland
LICENSURE
State of Arizona, License #19703
State of New Mexico, License #83-220
EMPLOYMENT
November 2021 – Present
Vascular Heart & Lung Associates
Director of Cardiology
Mesa, Arizona
July 2009 – August 2019
Phoenix Heart Center/Physicians Group of Arizona/Steward
Healthcare, Phoenix, Arizona
June 2007 – June 2009
Partner
Affiliated Cardiologists of Arizona, Inc.
Phoenix, Arizona
January 2006 – August 2019
Chief of Cardiology
St. Luke’s Hospital and Medical Center
Phoenix, Arizona
April 1997 – June 2007
Medical Director
Phoenix Heart Center, Phoenix, Arizona
January 2006 – August 2019
Chief of Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
St. Luke’s Hospital and Medical Center
July 2004 – July 2005
President of Arizona Chapter
The American Heart Association
December 2002 – December 2005
Director of Cardiovascular Research
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center
Phoenix, Arizona
April 2001 – December 2003
Cardiac Cath Lab Director
St. Luke’s Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona
June 2000 – December 2003
Medical Director
Discovery Alliance, Phoenix, Arizona
1998 – June 2000
Director
Phoenix Research Center, Phoenix, Arizona
April 1997 – June 2007
Director
Phoenix Heart Center, Phoenix, Arizona
December 1999 – December 2002
Director of Research
St. Luke’s Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona
April 1997 – December 1999
Director of Research and Education
Phoenix Regional Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona
April 1990 – April 1997
Director of Research and Education
Arizona Heart Institute, Phoenix, Arizona
January 1982 – July 1982
Instructor in Medicine, Cardiology
The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
July 1982 – June 1983
Private Practice
Houston Cardiovascular Associates, Houston, Texas
July 1983 – April 1990
Private Practice, New Mexico Heart Clinic, Albuquerque, NM
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
September 2010 – Present
Phoenix Biomedical Campus Advisory Council
University of Arizona
July 2003 – Present
Professor of Medicine
University of Arizona College of Medicine
July 2003 – June 2007
Director of Interventional Fellowship Program
University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix Campus
July 2008 – August 2019
Director of Advanced International Fellowship Program
St. Luke’s Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona
December 1990 – July 2003
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
June 1986 – April 1990
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
April 1997 – December 1999
Director of Research and Education
Phoenix Regional Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona
September 1995 – December 1999
Medical Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
Phoenix Regional Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona
May 1996 – April 1997
Director, Interventional Cardiology
Arizona Heart Institute Foundation, Phoenix, Arizona
April 1990 – April 1997
Director of Research and Education
Arizona Heart Institute Foundation, Phoenix, Arizona
July 1983 – February 1990
Director, Interventional Cardiology
New Mexico Heart Clinic, Albuquerque, New Mexico
July 1983 – February 1990
Director, Medical Residency Program
New Mexico Heart Clinic, Albuquerque, New Mexico
April 1994 – June 1986
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
July 2982 – June 1983
Instructor in Medicine, Cardiology
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
1981 – July 1982
Instructor in Medicine, Cardiology
Division of Cardiology
The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
BOARD MEMBERSHIPS
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Cardiovascular Diseases, Diplomat
American Board of Interventional Cardiovascular Diseases, Diplomat
ACLS Certification Board Incorporated
Former President, Arizona Chapter, American Heart Association
Advisory Board, ASU Center for Healthcare Innovation and Clinical Trials
University of Arizona Dean¹s Board Advisory
Laureate of the American Board of Cardiology
National Board of Physicians and Surgeons
Cardio Renal Society of America Scientific Advisory Board
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Fellow, American College of Angiology
Fellow, American College of Cardiology
Fellow, American College of Physicians
Fellow, American Society of Angiology 2005
Fellow, European Society of Cardiology 2005
Fellow, The American Heart Association
Fellow, American Society of Cardiovascular Interventions
Fellow, International Society of Cardiovascular Interventions
Fellow, Society of Cardiac Angiography and Interventions
Master, Society of Cardiac Angiography and Interventions
Member, Society of Cardiac Angiography and Interventions Education Committee
Member, Society of Cardiac Angiography and Interventions Ischemic Heart Disease Committee
Member, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Member, American Heart Association
Member, American Medical Association
Member, European Society of Cardiology Council on Stroke
Member, European Society of Cardiology Heart Failure Association
Member, Houston Cardiology Society
Member, Houston Society of Internal Medicine
Member, International Andreas Gruentzig Society
Member, International Network of Interventional Cardiology
Member, International Society for Carotid Artery Therapy
Member, International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
Member, New Mexico Medical Society
Member, Harris County Medical Society
Member, The Johns Hopkins Legacy Society
Member, Texas Medical Association
Member, National Register’s Who’s Who in Executives and Professionals
Member, Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare 2002-2003
Charter Member, CTO Club 2004
Member, The Physicians Advisory Council 2005
Member, Empire Who’s Who 2005
Member, Who’s Who in America 2006-2007
Member, Who’s Who in Science and Engineering 9th Edition 2006-2007
Member, Madison Who’s Who Among Executives and Professional 2007 2008
Member, Cambridge Who’s Who Among Executives and Professionals in Research, Medicine, and
Healthcare, Honors Edition 2008-2009
Member, Who’s Who in America 2012
Charter Member of the American Academy of Peripheral Vascular Disease
CLINICAL ADVISORY BOARDS
Advanced Cardiovascular Systems
USCI
Mansfield Scientific Interventional Board
Medtronic Interventional Vascular
Scientific Advisory Board of International Society of Heart Failure
NACCME Advisory Board in Vascular Disease
Cardiva Medical, Inc.
University of Arizona Advisory Council Board
Arizona State University College of Health Solutions Development Council
EDITORIAL BOARDS
Abstract Grader TCT
Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis
Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine Including Molecular Interventions
Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine CTO Section Editor
Cardiovascular Research Foundation/Society of Cardiac Angiography and Interventions
Journal of American College of Cardiology Cardiovascular Interventions
Journal of Endovascular Surgery
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Vascular Disease Management
Annals of Clinical and Experimental Hypertension
Journal of Invasive and Non-Invasive Cardiology
Heart International
DATA SAFETY BOARDS
ICEM Data Safety Monitoring Board
Abbott Laboratories Data Safety Monitoring Board for Drug Coated Stent Program, PREFER,
A Perspective Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of the ABT-578 Coated BiodivYsio®
Stent for the Reduction of Restenosis
Spectranetics EXCITE Data Safety Monitoring Board
CONSULTANT
Editors of the Annals of Internal Medicine
Editors of Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis
Editors of Circulation
Editors of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Editors of the American Journal of Cardiology
Editors of Web, MD
Annual Scientific Session Program Committee of the American College of Cardiology
Abstract Advisor for Angioplasty; Stents
Annual International Symposium of Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics Abstract Grader