
Stephane Rinfret MD SM, FRCPC, FSCAI, FACC
Interventional Cardiology
Medical director, complex coronary interventions
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200 S Enota Dr NEGainesville, GA 30501
Phone+1 770-599-2193
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Summary
- Dr Stéphane Rinfret is an interventional cardiologist and world-renowned expert in CTO PCI. After a 20-year carreer in Canada, and 3 years at Emory from 2021-2023, he has now been appointed Director of Complex Coronary Intervention at the Georgia Heart Institute. He has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles and has been invited over 300 times to give lectures in the past 10 years. He is a high-volume coronary operator, with procedures performed predominantly in high-risk patients turned down for CABG or with complex post-CABG coronary anatomy. He is the founder and co-director of MLCTO, the largest CTO-dedicated course in Europe, and Editor of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Chronic Total Occlusion; the Hybrid Approach, 2nd Edition published by Springer Nature. Dr Rinfret serves as faculty in several cardiology meetings, and pursues very active clinical, research, proctoring and teaching career.
Education & Training
- University of Montreal Faculty of MedicineClass of 1992
Certifications & Licensure
- FL State Medical License 2023 - 2027
- GA State Medical License 2021 - 2026
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Present and Future.Emmanouil S Brilakis, Yader Sandoval, Lorenzo Azzalini, Gregor Leibundgut, Roberto Garbo
Circulation. Cardiovascular Interventions. 2025-04-14 - Impact of Chronic Total Occlusion PCI in Non-LAD Coronary Arteries on Patients With Cardiomyopathy.Michael Megaly, Samer Zakhour, Mohamed Maki, Linda Albusoul, Asaad Nakhle
The American Journal of Cardiology. 2025-04-11 - Advancing the Treatment Paradigm for Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease: Hybrid Coronary Revascularization.Parth M Patel, Ryon L Arrington, Amalia Jonsson, Jane W Wei, Jose Binongo
Innovations. 2025-02-02
Press Mentions
- Frequency and Outcomes of Ad Hoc Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Insights from the PROGRESS-CTO RegistryAugust 15th, 2023
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Society of Coronary Angiography and InterventionsFellow
Other Languages
- French
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