Dr. Gary Roubin - MD

Professional Statement:

Dr. Roubin is an accomplished clinician, educator, and researcher who has conducted groundbreaking work in angioplasty and coronary stenting and is a leading authority in the endovascular treatment of peripheral artery and carotid artery disease. A protégé of the late Andreas Gruentzig, ... more... MD, the originator of balloon angioplasty, he was the co-inventor of the Gianturco-Roubin Flex-Stent, the first FDA-approved coronary artery stent. Dr. Roubin has been the Chairman of the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine and Director of the Cardiovascular Interventional Suites since 2004. He has in recent years, committed himself to establishing a new paradigm in cardiovascular care where the full integration and cooperation of interventional cardiologists, vascular surgeons and radiologists will give rise to further innovations and excellence in patient treatment and care.

He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of Physicians, the Council on Clinical Cardiology of the American Heart Association, the Society for Cardiac Angiography and Intervention, the Society for Vascular Medicine and Biology, the International Society of Endovascular Specialists, Society of Interventional Radiology and the newly formed International Society for Vascular Surgery.

Dr. Roubin has published more than 160 papers and 200 abstracts in peer review journals. He has edited two textbooks on interventional cardiovascular medicine, coronary, and carotid artery stenting as well as contributions to 15 textbooks on interventional cardiology. He lectures extensively in the United States and abroad and has received numerous awards for his notable contributions to cardiac care.