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Sarnoff Fellow Frank Medina Inducted into Gold Humanism Honor Society

Interventional Cardiology and Vascular Research Section research fellow and UChicago medical student Frank Medina has been inducted into the prestigious Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS), which recognizes senior medical students, residents, and physician teachers who embody "excellence in clinical...

ACC, Smith Center to Collaborate to Advance Renal Denervation Knowledge

We are thrilled to announce that the Smith Center is collaborating with the American College of Cardiology (ACC) to broaden our center's our Renal Denervation (RDN) Registry through the NCDR Cath-PCI Registry. This new registry module will allow RDN-performing sites around the country to input and...

Fellows Spotlight: Christopher Koo

Chieh Yang (Christopher) Koo joined us this year as a post-doctoral researcher from Singapore, where he is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the National University of Singapore's Department of Medicine and a consultant for National University's Department of Cardiology. Dr. Koo is also the vice...

A Great Showing at AHA 2025

The Interventional Cardiology and Vascular Research Section was well-represented at this year's AHA conference, which took place in New Orleans. Mentees Dr. Joe Kim, Dr. Nathan Watson, and Dr. Herzig gave fantastic presentations on the topics of pulmonary embolism therapies, antiphospholipid...

Insights from the SAFE-CLTI Study: Explore Our Findings

The SAFE-CLTI (Critical Limb-Threatening Ischemia) initiative, a collaboration between the Smith Center and FDA, investigates: Trends in site-of-service for CLTI care Disparities in access and outcomes Comparative effectiveness of endovascular strategies Patient-centered outcomes like mobility and...

BIDMC and Smith Center Ranked Top 10 for 2024 CRF Scientific Excellence

BIDMC and the Smith Center have been ranked Top 10 globally and nationally among institutions leading the way in interventional cardiovascular medicine, in recognition of their "significant contributions" to interventional cardiovascular research at the 2024 Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics...

From Crisis to Control: A Physician’s Experience with Resistant Hypertension

When David’s blood pressure escalated into the crisis zone and stayed there, he was scared. For the first time in over 30 years of practicing medicine, he was not in control of his health. Managing high blood pressure wasn’t new to the 60-year-old physician. He had been on medication since his 30s...