Paul S. Teirstein MD

Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Interventional Cardiology

cardiology Scripps Clinic

9898 Genesee AveLa Jolla, CA 92037
Phone+1 858-824-5222
Fax+1 858-964-3116

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Summary

Dr. Paul Teirstein is a cardiologist in La Jolla, CA and is affiliated with Scripps Memorial Hospital-La Jolla. He received his medical degree from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and has been in practice 37 years. He specializes in interventional cardiology and is experienced in general cardiology, interventional cardiology, cardiac catheterization, percutaneous coronary intervention, and cardiac critical care. He has more than 200 publications and over 500 citings.

Education & Training

Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1983 - 1986
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1980 - 1983
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiClass of 1980

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Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1998 - 2028
CA State Medical License 1984 - 2027
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Cardiovascular Disease
National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Internal Medicine
National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Interventional Cardiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification MEDSEEK Empower, SymphonyCare, LLC, 2013-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts TouchWorks EHR, Allscripts, 2013-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts Enterprise EHR, Allscripts, 2013-2017

Clinical Trials

Sirolimus-Eluting BX VELOCITYTM Balloon-Expandable Stent in a Compassionate Use Registry (SECURE)
COMPLETED
PHASE3
SCRIPPS V: Intracoronary Brachytherapy for Recurrent Restenosis After Multiple Drug-Eluting Stents
COMPLETED
PHASE4
The SCRIPPS DES REAL WORLD Registry
COMPLETED

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

10-Year Outcomes of SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement or Surgery in Intermediate-Risk Patients.
Tamim M Nazif, Matheus Simonato, Raj R Makkar, Vinod H Thourani, Nimesh D Desai
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2026-06-16
Early Clinical Experience With CrossFAST, a Novel, Microcatheter-Led Delivery System for Complex Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.
Michael Yang, Frank Saltiel, Tim A Fischell, Paul S Teirstein
Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions. 2026-03-01
6 citations
Three-Year Outcomes Following TAVR in Younger (<75 Years) Low-Surgical-Risk Severe Aortic Stenosis Patients.
Thomas Modine, Didier Tchétché, Nicolas M Van Mieghem, G Michael Deeb, Stanley J Chetcuti
Circulation. Cardiovascular Interventions. 2024-11-01

Lectures

23rd Annual Cardiovascular Interventions
Scripps Conference Services & CME /Scripps Translational Science Institute (STSI), La Jolla, Califor - 10/10/2012

Press Mentions

Cardiologist-Founded Startup Announces FDA Clearance, First Uses of New TAVR Pacing SystemApril 17th, 2025
The Weight of a Lifetime of Lead: Cardiologists Seek to Ease the BurdenJuly 4th, 2024
ABMS Maintenance of Certification – Its Origins, Realities, and Implications for Medicine – Part IApril 27th, 2023