Tim Alexander Fischell MD FACC, MSCAI, FNAI

Cardiology•Kalamazoo, MI

Interventional Cardiology

Professor, Medicine, Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine

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1722 Shaffer StSuite 1Kalamazoo, MI 49048
Phone+1 269-381-3963
Fax+1 269-381-2809

Summary

I am an academic cardiologist. I’ve had a keen interest in complex coronary disease, and I am a dedicated CTO operator. Also, medical device entrepreneur. Started ~ 10 companies in areas of coronary stenting. renal denervation (Ablative Solutions, Founder), Ostial Solutions, AngelMed/implantable heart attack detector (now Avertix), Vantis/CrossLiner next generation guide extension, etc.

Education & Training

Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Interventional Cardiology, 1986 - 1987
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Pediatric Cardiology, 1984 - 1987
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterFellowship, Internal Medicine, 1981 - 1984
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1981 - 1984
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1981 - 1982
Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 1981
Cornell UniversityA.B, Neurobiology/Psychology, Distinction, 1974 - 1977

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2009 - 2027
MI State Medical License 1996 - 2027
AZ State Medical License 2015 - 2026
TX State Medical License 2019 - 2025
FL State Medical License 2012 - 2020
TN State Medical License 1992 - 1998
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine Interventional Cardiology
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

Who’s Who Among Processionals in Research 2006
Who’s Who Metropolitan Professional Honor Society 2006
Fellow (FACP) American College of Physicians, 2005
Stinson Society Cornell University Medical College, 2005
Who’s Who in Science and Engineering 2005
Who’s Who Global Directory 2005
America’s Top Physicians Consumers’ Research Council of America, 2005
Best Doctors in America 2005-2010
Life Sciences Advisory Board Cornell University Medical College, 2004
Who’s Who in America 2000
Dean’s Circle Cornell University Medical College, 2000
Who’s Who in the World 1999
Ethica Award (Erasmus Thoraxcenter Interventional Cardiology Award) Inventor of the Year Rotterdam, Netherlands, 1996
Finalist, Inventor of the Year Prize, First Thoraxcenter Course on Intracoronary Stenting Rotterdam, Netherlands, 1994
Fellowship Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions, 1993
2,000 Notable American Men 1991
Finalist, American College Cardiology, Young Investigator’s Award 1990
Who’s Who of American Inventor’s 1990
Who’s Who Among Rising Young Americans 1990
Fellowship, American Heart Association, Council on Circulation 1990
Stanford University Nominee, Pew Biomedical Scholars Award 1989
Fellowship American College of Cardiology, 1988
Biomedical Research Support Grant NIH/ Stanford University, 1988-1990
AHA, California Affiliate, Grant in Aid Award 1988-1990
AHA, California Affiliate, Advanced Fellowship Award 1987
NIH Clinical Investigator Award 1987-1992
Fischbach Residency Scholarship 1986
NIH National Research Service Award Grant 1986-1987
Upjohn Achievement Award Cornell University Medical College, 1981
Alpha Omega Alpha Cornell University Medical College, 1980
John Metcalfe Polk Prize Cornell University Medical College, 1980
Cornell Prize in Medicine Cornell University Medical College, 1980
Lange Book Award Cornell University Medical College, 1978
Cornell-Cornell Dual Registration Program 1977
Phi Kappa Phi Cornell University, 1977
Phi Beta Kappa Cornell University, 1976
College Scholar Program College of Arts and Sciences; Cornell University, 1974-1977
Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare Marquis Whos Who
Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
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Clinical Trials

ARISTOCRAT-A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating Closure Following Access With the AXERA (Device Name) 2 Access System Start of enrollment: 2014 Jan 01
Terminated
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

30 citations
Effect of Alcohol-Mediated Renal Denervation on Blood Pressure in the Presence of Antihypertensive Medications: Primary Results From the TARGET BP I Randomized Clinica...
David E Kandzari, Michael A Weber, Atul Pathak, James P Zidar, Manish Saxena
Circulation. 2024-06-11
Kissing Balloon-Stent Technique for Simple Bifurcation Lesions.
Adnan Kassier, Kameel Kassab, Tim A Fischell
Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2024-04-30
Radial artery pseudoaneurysm rupture after cardiac catheterization.
Pramod Kumar Ponna, Tim A Fischell, Yashwant Agrawal
The Journal of Invasive Cardiology. 2023-11-01

Lectures

Radioactive Stents: The American View.
Second International Thoraxcenter Course on Intracoronary Stenting. Rotterdam, Netherlands
The Radioisotope Stent: An Update.
Advanced Cardiovascular Guidance: Utilizing New Technologies for Treatment of Vascular Disease, Atla
Rationale for Primary Stenting of De-novo Coronary Artery Lesions.
Michigan Chapter, American College of Cardiology Meetings, Traverse City, Michigan
The Radioactive Stent.
The Stent Summit: 10 Years of Stenting (sponsored by The Brompton Hospital), London, England
A Beta-particle Emitting Radioisotope Stent for the Prevention of Restenosis.
Advanced Stenting for Cardiologists, Milan, Italy
The Radioactive Beta-emitting Stent (Isostent): Animal Studies and Planned Clinical Trials.
International Conference, Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics VII, Washington, D.C
Visionary Interventional Device Concepts.
International Conference, Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics VII, Washington, D.C
Current Status of Pullback Atherectomy: Initial Results in the Coronary Circulation.
International Conference, Washington, D.C
A Beta-Particle Emitting Stent for the Prevention of Restenosis.
Discoveries in Radiation for Restenosis Symposium, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
New Insights Into Coronary Artery Blood Flow.
Texas Heart Institute/St. Luke’s Hospital Basic Science Conference, Houston, TX
Radioisotope Stents to Prevent Restenosis.
Scripps Clinic & Research Foundation meeting “Coronary Interventions: 1995", La Jolla, CA
Interventional Cardiology in a Managed Care Setting; Which Device for Which Situation, Getting More Bang for the Buck.
Tennessee Chapter American College of Cardiology Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN
Present and Future Directions in Coronary Stenting: Towards a "Cure" for Restenosis.
Medical Grand Rounds, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics VII.
International Conference, Washington, D.C
Rationale for Endovascular Irradiation and the Development of a Novel Radioisotope Stent to Inhibit Restenosis.
International Congress VIII on Endovascular Interventions. Scottsdale, Arizona
The Beta-Particle Emitting "Radioactive" Stent.
First Thoraxcenter Course on Intracoronary Stenting. Rotterdam, Netherlands
Contemporary Intervention for Coronary Artery Disease: PTCA, Atherectomy and Stents.
Recent Advances in Cardiovascular Disease, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Update: Past, Present and Future of Intracoronary Stenting.
Cardiology Core Conference, University of Texas; Houston, Texas
An Update in Stenting.
Duke University meetings at Pinehurst, Pinehurst, North Carolina
Coronary Interventions: 1997.
Scripps Clinic & Research Foundation meeting, La Jolla, CA
The Hottest Debate in Town: Radioactive Stents v. Catheter-Based Brachytherapy.
Scripps Clinic & Research Foundation meeting, La Jolla, CA
The New Hot Stents.
International Conference, Washington, D.C
Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics VIII.
International Conference, Washington, D.C
Radioisotope Stents: Preliminary Results From the IRIS Trial.
International Conference, Washington, D.C
Intravascular Radiation for Restenosis Protection.
Interventional Cardiology: Towards the Third Millennium. Dearborn, Michigan
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Press Mentions

STEMI Revascularization Times All Over the Map: GWTG RegistryMarch 14th, 2025
Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions Bestows Highest Designation Ranking to Leading Interventional CardiologistsMay 10th, 2022
Ablative Solutions, Inc., Was Founded in 2011 by Tim Fischell, MD, FACC, and David Fischell, PhD,June 26th, 2019
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Grant Support

Catheter for Complex Percutaneous Coronary InterventionCROSSLINER INC2020–2027
Catheter for Complex Percutaneous Coronary InterventionCROSSLINER INC2020–2027
Human Arterial Vasoreactivity Following InjuryNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1987–1991
Human Coronary Artery Vasoreactivity Following InjuryNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1986–1987