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Education & Training
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Neurology, 1994 - 1997
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1993 - 1994
Oxford University Medical SchoolClass of 1992
Oxford UniversityPhD, Psychology, 1984 - 1988
Vassar CollegeBA, 1980 - 1984
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 1996 - 2027
FL State Medical License 2016 - 2018
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Vascular Neurology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage Stage 1 Certification eClinicalWorks, eClinicalWorks, LLC, 2013-2014, 2016
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage Stage 2 Certification eClinicalWorks, eClinicalWorks, LLC, 2013-2014, 2016
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Clinical Trials
- Patent Foramen Ovale Closure or Medical Therapy After Stroke - RESPECT Trial Start of enrollment: 2003 Aug 01
- Right to Left Cardiac Shunt Detection Start of enrollment: 2012 Nov 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsPFO Device Closure in Patients >60 Years of Age With Ischemic Stroke: Results From U.S. Medicare Beneficiaries.Ruby Satpathy, Josep Rodés-Cabau, David E Thaler, David M Kent, Samuel Turner
JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions. 2025-05-26 - 16 citations5-Year Results From the AMPLATZER Amulet Left Atrial Appendage Occluder Randomized Controlled Trial.Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, Christopher R Ellis, David Thaler, Vijendra Swarup, Alok Gambhir
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2025-03-25 - 4 citationsPatent Foramen Ovale Closure in Older Patients With Stroke: Patient Selection for Trial Feasibility.Andy Y Wang, Peter M Rothwell, Jason Nelson, Jeffrey L Saver, Scott E Kasner
Neurology. 2024-05-28
Journal Articles
- Patient Selection for PFO Closure Based on the RoPE StudyThaler DE, Cardiac Interventions Today, 1/1/2014
- Recurrent stroke predictors differ in medically treated patients with pathogenic vs other PFOsThaler DE, Ruthazer R, Weimar C. et. al., Neurology, 1/1/2014
- Association of Ischemic Stroke, Hormone Therapy, and Right to Left Shunt in Postmenopausal WomenNC, Liebeskind DS, Gevorgyan R, Truong T, Cua B, Tseng C, Dodick DW, Demaerschalk BM, Thaler DE, Tobis JM, Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, 1/1/2014
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Anticoagulation versus Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients with Cryptogenic Stroke and Patent Foramen Ovale: An Adjusted Individual Patient Data and RoPE Score-Stratified...Kent DM, Dahabreh IJ, Ruthazer R, Furlan A, Weimar C, Serena J, Meier B, Mattle HP, Di Angelantonio E, Paciaroni M, Schuchlenz H, Homma S, Jaigobin C, Lutz JS, Thaler DE, European Stroke Conference, Nice, France, 1/1/2014
- Predictors Differ in Patients With ‘Probable Pathogenic’ Versus Other PFOsThaler DE, Ruthazer R, Angelantonio ED, Di Tullio MR, Donovan JS, Elkind MS, Griffith J, Homma S, Jaigobin C, Mas JL, Mattel HP, Michel P, Mono ML, Nedeltchev K, Papet..., International Stroke Conference, Honolulu, HI, 1/1/2013
- An Analysis of ‘High Risk’ Features on Transesophageal Echocardiography in the Risk of Paradoxical Embolism DatabaseWessler B, Thaler DE, Di Tullio MR, Ruthazer R, Weimar C, Mas JL, Serena J, Angelantonio ED, Donovan JS, Elkind MS, Griffith J, Jaigobin C, Mattle HP, Michel P, Mono M..., International Stroke Conference, Honolulu, HI, 1/1/2013
Lectures
- PFOs should be closed in patients with cryptogenic strokeCopenhagen, Denmark - 1/1/2014
- PFO and Stroke: Let me show you the RoPEMassachusetts General Hospital Stroke Service, Boston, MA - 1/1/2014
- Spinal Manipulation therapy and arterial dissectionBoston, MA - 1/1/2014
Other
- Supplementary Motor Cortex and the Control of ActionThaler D
1/1/1988 - Differing Predictors for Recurrent Stroke Among Treated Patients With Possible Incidental PFOThaler DE, PracticeUpdate website
http://www.practiceupdate.com/journalscan/11250
1/12/2014
Press Mentions
Recross Cardio Announces First Patient Enrolled in PROTEA-PFO US-Early Feasibility StudyDecember 3rd, 2025
Heather’s Story: A Nurse’s Stroke Uncovers a Rare Family Heart ConditionJuly 8th, 2025
Healthcare Executives Fail to Grasp That Getting to Population Health Requires an Entirely New, Patient-Centered, ModelMarch 30th, 2023
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