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David X. Zhao, MD, PhD
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David X. Zhao, MD, PhD

David X. Zhao, MD, PhD

  • Professor, Cardiology

Research Interests

  • Coronary Artery Disease
  • Acute Coronary Symdromes and Myocardial Infarction
  • Cardiac Stem Call Therapies
  • Hybrid Revascularization
  • Transcatheter Cardiac Valve Replacement and Repair
  • Valvular Heart Diseases
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Education
MD, Shanghai Medical University - China, 1985
PhD, University of Queensland - Australia, 1992
Residency
General Surgery, SHANGHAI Medical University, 1989
CT Surgery, The Prince Charles Hospital, 1992
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1994
Internal Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1997
Fellowship
Cardiology, Brigham and Womens Hospital, 2000
Interventional Cardiology, Brigham and Womens Hospital, 2001
Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology
Memberships
American College of Cardiology
American Heart Association
Society of Cardiovascular and Intervent Radiology
International Society For Heart Transplantation
Positions
Section Chief, Cardiology
Henry S. Miller, Jr., MD Fund in Cardiovascular Medicine
Professor, Cardiology
Professor, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Departments and Affiliations
Cardiology
Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Cardiovascular Sciences Center
Hypertension and Vascular Research Center

Research

  • Publications
  • Clinical Trials
  • STEMI during the COVID-19 Pandemic - An Evaluation of Incidence. Zitelny E, Newman N, Zhao D. Cardiovasc Pathol. ; 48:107232.
  • The Difference in Surgical Site Infection Rates Between Open and Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery for Degenerative Lumbar Pathology: A Retrospective Single Center Experience of 1442 Cases. Mueller K, Zhao D, Johnson O, Sandhu FA, Voyadzis JM. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2019 06; 16(6):750-755.
  • Endothelial Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1a Is Required for Vascular Repair and Resolution of Inflammatory Lung Injury through Forkhead Box Protein M1. Huang X, Zhang X, Zhao DX, Yin J, Hu G, Evans CE, Zhao YY. Am. J. Pathol. 2019 08; 189(8):1664-1679.
  • A comparison of valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve replacement in failed stentless versus stented surgical bioprosthetic aortic valves. Choi CH, Cheng V, Malaver D, Kon N, Kincaid EH, Gandhi SK, Applegate RJ, Zhao DXM. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2019 05; 93(6):1106-1115.
  • Comparison of paravalvular aortic leak characteristics in the Medtronic CoreValve versus Edwards Sapien Valve: Paravalvular aortic leak characteristics. Gilbert ON, Choi CH, Franzil JL, Caughey M, Qureshi W, Stacey RB, Pu M, Applegate RJ, Gandhi SK, Zhao DXM. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2018 11; 92(5):972-980.
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Research Interests

  • Acute Coronary Symdromes and Myocardial Infarction
  • Cardiac Stem Call Therapies
  • Coronary Artery Disease
  • Hybrid Revascularization
  • Transcatheter Cardiac Valve Replacement and Repair
  • Valvular Heart Diseases
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