Carey D. Kimmelstiel, MD

Academic Title:

Associate Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine

Division/Program Title:

Director, Adult Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and Interventional Cardiology

Director, Clinical Cardiology

Office:

800 Washington St., #264
Boston, MA 02111

Phone:

617-636-5914

Accepting New Patients

Fax:

617-636-5913

Email Address:

ckimmelstiel@tuftsmedicalcenter.org

Education and Post Graduate Training:

Medical School:  State University of New York Downstate College of Medicine, Brooklyn, NY- 1982

Residency:  Kings County Hospital/University Hospital, Downstate Health Sciences Center, Brooklyn, NY - 1982-85

Chief Resident:  Kings County Hospital/University Hospital, Downstate Health Sciences Center, Brooklyn, NY – 1985-86

Cardiology Fellowship:  University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, MA – 1986-89

Interventional Cardiology/Heart Failure Fellowship:  Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, MA – 1989-90

Board Certifications:

Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Internal Medicine

Specialties:

Cardiology
Medicine

Interventional cardiology

Clinical Interests:

Interventional cardiology

Research Interests:

Adjunctive therapy for percutaneous coronary intervention

Structural heart disease

Septal ablation for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Selected Publications:

1. Kimmelstiel C, Phang R, Rehman A, et al. Outcomes following the use of different GP IIb/IIIa antagonists in patients undergoing coronary intervention. J Thrombos and Thrombolys 2001;11:203-9.
2. Kimmelstiel CD, Maron BJ. Percutaneous septal ablation in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Circulation 2004; 109:452-56.
3. Kimmelstiel C, Levine D, Perry K, et al. Randomized, controlled evaluation of short- and long-term benefits of heart failure disease management within a diverse provider network: The SPAN-CHF Trial. Circulation 2004;110:1450-55.
4. Kimmelstiel C, Badar J, Covic L, et al. Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of the platelet GPIIb/IIIa inhibitor tirofiban in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: implications for adjustment of tirofiban and clopidogrel dosage. Thromb Res 2005;116:55-66.
5. Kimmelstiel C, Gange C, Thaler DE. Is PFO Closure effective in reducing migraine symptoms? A controlled study. Cath Cardiovasc Intervent 2007; 69:740–46.

Honors/Awards:

• Biology Honor Award
• Summa Cum Laude
• Oliver Smith Award for Excellence in Patient Care
• Best Doctorsâ in America –(Cardiology)

Professional Affiliations:

American College of Cardiology – Fellow

American College of Physicians – Fellow

Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions- Fellow

American Heart Association- Member

AHA Council on Clinical Cardiology- Member

Massachusetts Medical Society- Member

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Gender:

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