Director, Cardiac Care Unit
Associate Professor of Medicine

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Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania
Department of Medicine
Cardiovascular Medicine Division
9.121 Founders Pavilion
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Appointments
Contact: Joyce Smith (215) 662-2178

Clinical Specialty:

• Interventional Cardiology
• Cardiovascular Medicine

Practice Location:

• Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania, Founders Pavilion
• Penn Medicine at Radnor, 250 King of Prussia Road, Radnor, PA

Education:

• MD: Yale University School of Medicine
• Residency: Yale New Haven Hospital
• Fellowship: Yale University
• Postdoctoral Fellowship: Yale University

Research Interest:

• Therapies for Coronary Artery Disease
• Acute Coronary Syndromes and Myocardial Infarction
• Coronary Angioplasty, Stenting and Interventions
• Valvular Heart Disease
• Hyperlipidemia

Selected Publications:

1. Raper, S.E., Grossman, M., Rader, D.J., Thoene, J.G., Clark, B.J., Kolansky, D.M., Muller, D.W.M., Wilson, J.M. Safety and feasibility of liver-directed ex vivo gene therapy for homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia. Annals of Surgery, 223:116-126, 1996.
2. Klugherz, B.D., DeAngelo, D.L., Kim, B.K., Herrmann, H.C., Hirshfeld, J.W., Jr., Kolansky, D.M. Three year clinical follow-up after Palmaz-Schatz stenting. J Am Coll Cardiology 27:1185-91, 1996.
3. Klugherz, B.D., Meneveau, N.F., Kolansky, D.M., Herrmann, H.C., Magness, K., Wilensky, R.L., Hirshfeld, J.W. Combination Therapy with Clopidogrel and Aspirin after Coronary Stenting. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 50:276-279, 2000.