Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

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Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
392 Wright-Saunders Building
39th & Market Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Appointments
Contact: Grisel Vazquez (215) 662-9168

Clinical Specialty:

• Cardiovascular Medicine
• Interventional Cardiology

Practice Location:

• Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

Education:

• MD: University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine
• Residency: Hospital of University of Pennsylvania
• Fellowship: Hospital of University of Pennsylvania

Research Interest:

• Adult Congenital Heart Disease
• Therapeutic Interventions in Coronary Artery Disease

Selected Publications:

1. Hirshfeld JW, Laskey W, Martin JL, Groh WC, Untereker WJ, Wolf G. Hemodynamic changes induced by cardiac angiography with ioxaglate, comparison with diatrizoate. J Am Coll Card. 1983;2(5):954.
2. Allin D, Anderson S, Angaran D, Brehm J, Burge J, Cerra F, Chandraratna PAN, Davis D, Deedwania P, DePace N, Fitzpatrick P, Gray R, Groh WC, Hochman J, Hoff J, Kaplan K, Laddu A, Lester R, MacCosbe PE, MacVaugh H, McBride J, Michelson EL, Murthy VS, Nahormek P, Ryan M, Sawin HA, Schwartz M, Srivastava T, Thadani U, Thomsen J, Tschida V, Turlapaty P, Yu P. Intravenous esmolol for the treatment of supraventriculartachyarrhythmia. Results of a multicenter, baseline-controlled safety and efficacy study in 160 patients. AM Heart J. 1986;112:498.
3. Pappas PJ, Cilley JH, Groh WC, Volosin KJ, Spagnuolo V, Baldino WA, DelRossi AJ: Myocardial rupture presenting as hemothorax secondary to congenital pericardial defect - A case report. J Vascular Surgery. November/December 1989;476.
4. Brachfeld CA, Marshall J, Volosin KJ, Groh WC: Complete atrioventricular block during cardiac catheterization: Two case reports in patients without pre-existing conduction abnormalities. Cath Cardiovasc Diag. 1990.
5. Matthai WH, Groh WC, Kurnik PB. Calcium binding contrast media should not be used in cardiac angiography: Comparison between calcium binding and non-calcium binding formulations. Circulation. 1993;88:I-352.
6. Groh WC, Kurnik PB, Matthai WH, Untereker WJ. Initial experience with an intracoronary flow support device providing localized drug infusion: The Scimed Dispatch Catheter. Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn 36:67-73, 1995. American Journal of Cardiology. June 15, 2000;85:1427-1431.
7. Matthai WH, Groh WC, Waxman HL, Kurnik PB. Adverse effects of calcium binding contrast agents in diagnostic cardiac angiography: A comparison between formulations with and without calcium binding additives. Invest Radiol 30:663-668, 1995.
8. Berger SR, Kurnik PB, Waxman HL, Groh WC, Untereker WJ, Matthai WH. Internal mammary arteriography without selective cannulation using a new balloon occlusion catheter. Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn 39:198-202, 1996.
9. Klugherz BD, Meneveau NF, Kolansky DM, Herrmann HC, Schiele F, Matthai W, Groh WC, Untereker W, Hanlon S, Hirshfeld JW Jr,, Bassand J-P, Wilensky RL. Predictors of outcome following percutaneous intervention for in-stent restenosis. Circulation I00:I-308, 1999.
10. Matthai, WH Jr., Kurnik PB, Groh WC, Untereker WJ, Siegel JE. Antithrombin activity during the period of percutaneous coronary revascularization: relation to heparin use, thrombotic complications and restenosis. J Am Coll Cardiol, 33;1248-56, 1999.