Bio
In a long and productive career, Dr. Simon H. Stertzer has sought to improve treatment modalities in cardiovascular disease. A close colleague of the late Andreas R. Gruentzig, MD, the pioneer of balloon angioplasty (PTCA) in Switzerland, Dr. Stertzer was the first to perform PTCA in the United States in 1978. Dr. Stertzer’s contributions to clinical cardiology include advancement of rotational atherectomy, sheathless coronary and drug delivery stents, cardiac transplant molecular diagnostics, and currently, direct stem cell implantation into the heart muscle of patients with heart failure
Administrative Appointments
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Member, Panel 3 Stanford Human Subjects Committee (2005 - 2012)
Honors & Awards
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Doctor Honoris Causa, Salvador School of Medicine, BA, Arg. (2006)
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Adjunct Professor, Williams College (2008-2011)
Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations
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Board Chairman, BioCardia Inc. (2008 - Present)
Professional Education
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Fellowship, New York University, Cardiovascular Medicine (1967)
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Residency, New York University, Medicine (1965)
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Internship, UCSF, San Francisco, Straight Surgery (1962)
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M.D., New York University, Medicine (1961)
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Certificat de Physiologie, University of Paris, Sorbonne,Paris ,France, Certificat de Physiologie Cardiovasculaire (1956)
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A.B., Union College, Humanities, Pre-Medicine (1957)
Patents
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Luis M. de la Fuente, Simon H. Stertzer, Julio Argentieri, Eduardo Penaloza, Peter A. Altman. "United States Patent 9,517,199 Treatment for chronic myocardial infarct", Dec 13, 2016
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Luis M. de la Fuente, Simon H. Stertzer, Julio Argentieri, Eduardo Penaloza, Peter A. Altman. "United States Patent 9,504,642 Treatment for chronic myocardial infarct", Nov 29, 2016
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Daniel Rosenman, Daniel Kayser, Michael Keleher, Nick Fravala, Richard Cook, Mark Tale, Frank Arko, Simon Stertzer, Peter A. Altman. "United States Patent 9,078,994 Method of accessing a contralateral femoral artery of a patient", Jul 14, 2015
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Daniel Rosenman, Daniel Kayser, Michael Keleher, Nick Fravala, Richard Cook, Mark Tale, Frank Arco, Simon Stertzer, Peter A. Altman. "United States Patent 9,022,977 Method of accessing a renal artery of a patient", May 5, 2015
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Daniel Rosenman, Daniel Kayser, Michael Keleher, Nick Fravala, Richard Cook, Mark Tale, Frank Arko, Simon Stertzer, Peter A. Altman. "United States Patent 9,017,284 Method of implanting a PFO occluder in a patient", Apr 28, 2015
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Daniel Rosenman, Daniel Kayser, Michael Keleher, Nick Fravala, Richard Cook, Mark Tale, Frank Arko, Simon Stertzer, Peter A. Altman. "United States Patent 9,011,373 Method of accessing a carotid artery of a patient", Apr 21, 2015
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Daniel Rosenman, Daniel Kayser, Michael Keleher, Nick Fravala, Richard Cook, Mark Tale, Frank Arko, Simon Stertzer, Peter A. Altman. "United States Patent 8,939,960 Steerable guide catheters and methods for their use", Jan 27, 2015
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Luis M. de la Fuente, Simon H. Stertzer, Julio Argentieri, Eduardo Penaloza, Peter A. Altman. "United States Patent 8,496,926 Treatment for chronic myocardial infarction", Jul 30, 2013
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Peter A. Altman, John D. Altman, Simon Stertzer. "United States Patent 8,027,740 Drug delivery catheters that attach and methods for their use", Sep 27, 2011
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Daniel Rosenman, Daniel Kayser, Michael Keleher, Nick Fravala, Richard Cook, Mark Tale, Frank Arko, Simon Stertzer, Peter A. Altman. "United States Patent 7,402,151 Steerable guide catheters and methods for their use", Jul 22, 2008
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Peter A. Altman, John D. Altman, Simon Stertzer. "United States Patent 6,416,510 Drug delivery catheters thta attach to tissue and methods for their use", Jul 9, 2002
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Loc Phan, Simon Stertzer, Michael Froix. "United States Patent 5,954,744 Intravascular stent, 1999", Sep 21, 1999
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Loc Phan, Simon Stertzer, Michael Froix. "United States Patent 5,674,242 Endoprosthetic device with therapeutic compound, 1997", Oct 7, 1997
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Loc Phan, Michael Froix, Simon Stertzer. "United States Patent 5,603,722 Intravascular stent, 1997", Feb 18, 1997
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Martin K. Ademovic, Ben Hidalgo, John Crew, Simon H. Stertzer. "United States Patent 5,074,841 Atherectomy device with helical cutter", Dec 24, 1991