GarySchaerMD

Cardiology • Chicago, IL

Interventional Cardiology

Professor of Medicine (Interventional Cardiology), Rush Medical College Director of Research and Strategic Development

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Office
1717 West Congress Pkwy
Suite 305, Kellogg Building
Chicago, IL 60612
Phone+1 312-942-6569

Fax+1 312-563-8636
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Education & Training

National Institutes of Health Clinical CenterFellowship, Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine), 1982 - 1985
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1979 - 1982
Yale School of MedicineClass of 1979
Lafayette CollegeAB, Biology, Magna Cum Laude; Honors in Biology, 1971 - 1975

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 1989 - 2026
FL State Medical License 2017 - 2019
MD State Medical License 1983 - 1987
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine Interventional Cardiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FSCAI) Society for Cardiac Catheterization and Interventions
Fellow (FAHA) American Heart Association
Chicago Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2012
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2013
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
Top MD Consumers Checkbook
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Clinical Trials

Autologous Cultured Myoblasts (BioWhittaker) Transplanted Via Myocardial Injection Start of enrollment: 2006 Aug 01
Unknown status
Phase 1
An Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability Study of Ixmyelocel-T Administered Via Transendocardial Catheter-based Injections to Subjects With Heart Failure Due to Ischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy (IDCM) Start of enrollment: 2013 Feb 20
Completed
Phase 2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
α-Gal Nanoparticles Mediated Homing of Endogenous Stem Cells for Repair and Regeneration of External and Internal Injuries by Localized Complement Activation and Macro...
Uri Galili, Josef W Goldufsky, Gary L Schaer> ;International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2022 Sep 29
Advances in our Understanding and Treatment of the No-Reflow Phenomenon After PCI for STEMI.
Aaron Kunamalla, Gary L Schaer> ;Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine. 2022 Apr 1
9 citations
Near Complete Repair After Myocardial Infarction in Adult Mice by Altering the Inflammatory Response With Intramyocardial Injection of α-Gal Nanoparticles.
Uri Galili, Zhongkai Zhu, Jiwang Chen, Josef W. Goldufsky, Gary L. Schaer> ;Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 2021 Aug 25
Utility of Guide Extension Catheter for Rotational Atherectomy Through a LIMA Graft.
Laith A. Derbas, Lincoln J. Kavinsky, Gary L. Schaer, Hussam S. Suradi> ;JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions. 2021 Aug 5
133 citations
First-in-Man Study of a Cardiac Extracellular Matrix Hydrogel in Early and Late Myocardial Infarction Patients.
Jay H. Traverse, Timothy D. Henry, Nabil Dib, Amit N. Patel, Carl J. Pepine, Gary L. Schaer, Jessica A. DeQuach, Adam Kinsey, Paul Chamberlin, Karen L. Christman> ;JACC. Basic to Translational Science. 2019 Sep 11
3 citations
Clinical Benefits of Stem Cells for Chronic Symptomatic Systolic Heart Failure: A Systematic Review of the Existing Data and Ongoing Trials.
Marie-France Poulin, Anjan Deka, Burhan Mohamedali, Gary L Schaer> ;Cell Transplantation. 2016 Nov 1
68 citations
Autologous CD34+ cell therapy improves exercise capacity, angina frequency and reduces mortality in no-option refractory angina: a patient-level pooled analysis of ran...
Timothy D. Henry, Douglas W. Losordo, Jay H. Traverse, Richard A. Schatz, E. Marc Jolicoeur, Gary L. Schaer, Robert M. Clare, Karen Chiswell, Christopher J. White, F. ...> ;European Heart Journal. 2018 Jun 14
1 citations
Marital Status and Cardiovascular Health: Is There a Link?
Gary L. Schaer, Lynne T. Braun> ;Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine. 2018 Jan 1
1 citations
Left ventricular perforation in a patient with a left ventricular aneurysm during NOGA® catheter mapping.
Gaurav K. Sharma, Marie-France Poulin, Gary L. Schaer> ;Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine. 2017 May 13
91 citations
PreSERVE-AMI: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial of Intracoronary Administration of Autologous CD34+ Cells in Patients With Left Ventricular...
Arshed A. Quyyumi, Alejandro Vasquez, Dean J. Kereiakes, Marc Klapholz, Gary L. Schaer, Ahmed Abdel-Latif, Stephen Frohwein, Timothy D. Henry, Richard A. Schatz, Nabil...> ;Circulation Research. 2017 Jan 20
10 citations
The ixCELL-DCM Trial: Rationale and Design.
Timothy D. Henry, Gary L. Schaer, Anthony N. DeMaria, David P. Recker, Ann E. Remmers, James Goodrich, Amit N. Patel> ;Cell Transplantation. 2016 Sep 1
94 citations
The RENEW Trial: Efficacy and Safety of Intramyocardial Autologous CD34(+) Cell Administration in Patients With Refractory Angina.
Thomas J. Povsic, Timothy D. Henry, Jay H. Traverse, F. David Fortuin, Gary L. Schaer, Dean J. Kereiakes, Richard A. Schatz, Andreas M. Zeiher, Christopher J. White, D...> ;JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions. 2016 Aug 8
111 citations
Ixmyelocel-T for patients with ischaemic heart failure: a prospective randomised double-blind trial
Amit N. Patel, Timothy D. Henry, Arshed A Quyyumi, Gary L. Schaer, R. David Anderson, Catalin Toma, Cara East, Ann E. Remmers, James Goodrich, Akshay S. Desai, David P...> ;Lancet. 2016 Jun 11
3 citations
Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Coronary Artery Disease: a Review Article
Alex Moseley, Fareed M. Collado, Annabelle Santos Volgman, Gary L. Schaer, R. Jeffrey Snell> ;Current Atherosclerosis Reports. 2016 Jun 3
9 citations
Comparative Analysis of Radial Versus Femoral Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization Procedures in a Cardiology Training Program.
Gagan D. Singh, Campos E, Clifford J. Kavinsky, Gary L. Schaer, Neeraj Jolly> ;The Journal of Invasive Cardiology. 2016 May 15
95 citations
An Endocrine Genetic Signal Between Blood Cells and Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells: Role of MicroRNA-223 in Smooth Muscle Function and Atherogenesis
Zhen Shan, Shanshan Qin, Wen Li, Weibin Wu, Jian Yang, Maoping Chu, Xiaokun Li, Yuqing Huo, Gary L. Schaer, Shenming Wang, Chunxiang Zhang> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2015 Jun 16
5 citations
Implementation of miRNAs to Reduce In-Stent Restenosis in the Future.
Gary L. Schaer, Chunxiang Zhang> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2015 Jun 2
2 citations
Impact of a Novel Interventional Platform and Hospital Design on the Door-to-balloon Time in Patients Presenting With ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Marie-France Poulin, Andrew Appis, Yanina A. Purim-Shem-Tov, Gary L. Schaer, Jeffrey Snell> ;Critical Pathways in Cardiology. 2015 Mar 1
2 citations
Successful collaborative model for STEMI care between a STEMI-referral and a STEMI receiving center.
Yanina A. Purim-Shem-Tov, Gary L. Schaer, Kaleem Malik, Robert R. McLaughlin, Janet M. Haw, Norma Melgoza, Mary M. Franco> ;Critical Pathways in Cardiology. 2014 Dec 1
7 citations
Adverse outcomes in hospitalized patients who develop ST-elevation myocardial infarction.
Tyler Richmond, Noa Holoshitz, Anand Haryani, Yanina A. Purim-Shem-Tov, Gaurav K. Sharma, Gary L. Schaer> ;Critical Pathways in Cardiology. 2014 Jun 1
69 citations
A phase 3, randomized, double-blinded, active-controlled, unblinded standard of care study assessing the efficacy and safety of intramyocardial autologous CD34+ cell a...
Thomas J. Povsic, Candice Junge, Adel Nada, Richard A. Schatz, Robert A. Harrington, Charles J. Davidson, F. David Fortuin, Dean J. Kereiakes, Farrell O. Mendelsohn, W...> ;American Heart Journal. 2013 Jun 1
13 citations
Assessment of safety, accuracy, and human CD34+ cell retention after intramyocardial injections with a helical needle catheter in a porcine model.
Arun Kumar, Chris A. Haralampus, Micah Hughes, Didier Rouy, Nate Cresswell, Ryan Braun, David M. Turner, David L. Amrani, Delara Motlagh, Gary L. Schaer> ;Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2013 May 1
105 citations
An Open-Label Dose Escalation Study to Evaluate the Safety of Administration of Nonviral Stromal Cell-Derived Factor-1 Plasmid to Treat Symptomatic Ischemic Heart Failure
Marc S. Penn, Farrell O. Mendelsohn, Gary L. Schaer, Warren Sherman, Maryjane Farr, Joseph M. Pastore, Didier Rouy, Ruth Clemens, Rahul Aras, Douglas W. Losordo> ;Circulation Research. 2013 Mar 1
Achieving high quality in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction care: one urban academic medical center experience.
Yanina A. Purim-Shem-Tov, Normal Melgoza, Janet M. Haw, Gary L. Schaer, James E. Calvin, Dino P. Rumoro> ;Critical Pathways in Cardiology. 2012 Mar 1
17 citations
Therapeutic angiogenesis for the management of refractory angina: current concepts.
Steve Attanasio, Gary L. Schaer> ;Cardiovascular Therapeutics. 2011 Dec 1
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Press Mentions

11 Physicians at Rush Named 'Top Heart Doctors'June 16th, 2021

Professional Memberships

American College of Cardiology - ACC
Member

Other Languages

Spanish

Hospital Affiliations

Rush Oak Park HospitalOak Park, Illinois
Rush University Medical CenterChicago, Illinois