Carey Kimmelstiel MD

Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Interventional Cardiology

Professor, Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine

750 Washington StBoston, MA 02111
Phone+1 617-636-9183
Fax+1 617-636-5913

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Summary

Dr. Carey Kimmelstiel is a cardiologist in Boston, MA. He received his medical degree from State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine and has been in practice 35 years. He specializes in adult congenital heart disease and interventional cardiology and is experienced in general cardiology, cardiac catheterization, cardiac critical care, and patent foramen ovale. He has more than 150 publications and over 500 citings.

Education & Training

Tufts Medical CenterInterventional Cardiology/Heart Failure, 1989 - 1990
UMass Chan Medical SchoolFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1986 - 1989
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1982 - 1986
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of MedicineClass of 1982

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Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1986 - 2027
ME State Medical License 2020 - 2021
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine Interventional Cardiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Boston Magazine Castle Connolly, 2013-2025
America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2013-2025
MSCAI Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions

Clinical Trials

ION US Post-Approval Study
COMPLETED
Effect of Prasugrel Versus Clopidogrel on Platelet Function After Bivalirudin Cessation
COMPLETED
PHASE4
Safety of PZ-128 in Subjects Undergoing Non-Emergent Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Start of enrollment: 2016 May 27
COMPLETED
PHASE2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Left Ventricular Unloading in Anterior ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Without Shock: The ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Door to Unload Randomiz...
Navin K Kapur, Norman Mangner, Nima Aghili, Haroon Faraz, Samuel McElwee
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2026-07-07
Paclitaxel-Coated Balloon for Treating In-Stent Restenosis in Racial and Ethnic Minority Patients: A Subanalysis From the AGENT IDE Trial.
Yasser Jamil, Ajay Kirtane, Robert W Yeh, Richard Shlofmitz, Jeffrey Moses
Journal of the American Heart Association. 2026-01-20
1 citations
Chronic Conditions and Patient-Centered Outcomes After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Intervention.
Benjamin S Wessler, Amanda Stebbins, Mohamad Alkhouli, Dharam J Kumbhani, Tsuyoshi Kaneko
JACC. Advances. 2025-11-01

Lectures

Case Presentation (With Discussion): PFO Closure ⁠— When the Good Becomes the Ugly
CRF Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics - Annual Symposium 2019 - Miami, FL - 9/27/2019

Other

Coronary artery patency and outcome after myocardial infarction
Kimmelstiel C, Becker RC
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/coronary-artery-patency-and-outcome-after-myocardial-infarction
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-06-05

Press Mentions

Massachusetts Mom Survives Stroke During Pregnancy, Welcomes Healthy BabyJuly 29th, 2026
Recross Cardio Announces First Patient Enrolled in PROTEA-PFO US-Early Feasibility StudyDecember 3rd, 2025
29-Year-Old Boston Stroke Survivor Is First in the World to Try Groundbreaking Heart DeviceNovember 7th, 2025