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Sotirios Tsimikas, MD, Cardiology, La Jolla, CA, UC San Diego Medical Center - Hillcrest

SotiriosTsimikasMD

Cardiology La Jolla, CA

Interventional Cardiology

Professor, Medicine, UCSD School of Medicine

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Education & Training

  • University of California (San Diego) Medical Center
    University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1992 - 1996
  • UMass Chan Medical School
    UMass Chan Medical SchoolResidency, Internal Medicine, 1988 - 1991
  • University of Massachusetts Medical School
    University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolClass of 1988

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1991 - 2025
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2013
  • Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Lipoprotein(A) Reduction in Persons with Cardiovascular Disease  
    Sotirios Tsimikas, MD, The New England Journal of Medicine
  • Lipoprotein(A) Reduction in Persons with Cardiovascular Disease  
    Sotirios Tsimikas, MD, The New England Journal of Medicine
  • Lipoprotein(A) Reduction in Persons with Cardiovascular Disease  
    Sotirios Tsimikas, MD, The New England Journal of Medicine
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Authored Content

  • The Role of Lipoprotein(A) in Calcific AV Disease and Insights into Its Medical TherapiesApril 2020
  • The Role of Lipoprotein(A) in Calcific AV Disease and Insights into Its Medical TherapiesApril 2020
  • Lipoprotein(A) Reduction in Persons with Cardiovascular DiseaseJanuary 2020
  • PET/MR Imaging of Malondialdehyde-Acetaldehyde Epitopes with a Human Antibody Detects Clinically Relevant AtherothrombosisJanuary 2018
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Press Mentions

  • How Lp(A) Can Help Improve ASCVD Risk Assessment
    How Lp(A) Can Help Improve ASCVD Risk AssessmentMarch 1st, 2022
  • High Levels of Lp(a), Coronary Artery Calcium Confer ASCVD Risk
    High Levels of Lp(a), Coronary Artery Calcium Confer ASCVD RiskFebruary 21st, 2022
  • The Next Chapter of Prevention: From LDL-Cholesterol to Lipoprotein(A) and Triglycerides
    The Next Chapter of Prevention: From LDL-Cholesterol to Lipoprotein(A) and TriglyceridesJune 23rd, 2020
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Hospital Affiliations