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Phillip A. Horwitz, MD

Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine-Cardiovascular Medicine

Current Positions

  • Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine-Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Executive Director, Heart & Vascular Center, Universiry of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
  • Associate Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program

Education

  • MD, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
  • Resident, Internal Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Fellow, Cardiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Fellow, Interventional Cardiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Center, Program and Institute Affiliations

Research Interests

  • Dr. Horwitz's research interests include studies of PFO closure for stroke and migraine headaches, new stent technologies and novel pharmacologic management of atherosclerosis and acute coronary syndromes.

Licenses & Certifications

  • Medical License, Iowa Board of Medicine
  • Certification, American Board of Internal Medicine
  • Certification, American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Certification, American Board of Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology

Selected Publications

  • Karrowni, W., Spertus, J. A., Li, Y., McGuire, D. K., Maddox, T. M., Cresci, S., Abdallah, M., Lanfear, D. E. & Horwitz, P. A. (null). Lack of Association between Increasing Levels of Hemoglobin A1c and Coronary Atherosclerosis in Non-Diabetic Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients.
  • KOCHERLA, C., WARD, C., HORWITZ, P. A. & MAZUR, A. (2020). Syncope after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Two Faces of Abnormal Intraventricular Conduction The Journal of Innovations in Cardiac Rhythm Management. The Journal of Innovations in Cardiac Rhythm Management 11 (3). DOI: 10.19102/icrm.2020.110301.
  • Panaich, S. S., Alqasrawi, M., Horwitz, P. A. & Holmes, D. (2020). Use of Cerebral Embolic Protection in High-Risk Patients Undergoing Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion. Structural Heart. DOI: 10.1080/24748706.2020.1716125.
  • Mentias, A., Desai, M. Y., Saad, M., Horwitz, P. A., Rossen, J. D., Panaich, S., Elbadawi, A., Abbott, J. D., Sorajja, P., Jneid, H., Tuzcu, E. M., Kapadia, S. & Vaughan-Sarrazin, M. (2020). Incidence and Outcomes of Acute Coronary Syndrome After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. JACC. Cardiovascular interventions. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2019.11.027. PMID: 32061612.
  • Mentias, A., Saad, M., Girotra, S., Desai, M., Elbadawi, A., Briasoulis, A., Alvarez, P., Alqasrawi, M., Giudici, M., Panaich, S., Horwitz, P. A., Jneid, H., Kapadia, S. & Vaughan Sarrazin, M. (2019). Impact of Pre-Existing and New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation on Outcomes After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. JACC. Cardiovascular interventions 12 (21) 2119-2129. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2019.06.019. PMID: 31629743.
  • Mentias, A., Saad, M., Desai, M. Y., Horwitz, P. A., Rossen, J. D., Panaich, S., Elbadawi, A., Qazi, A., Sorajja, P., Jneid, H., Kapadia, S., London, B. & Vaughan Sarrazin, M. S. (2019). Temporal Trends and Clinical Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Nonagenarians. Journal of the American Heart Association 8 (21) e013685. DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.119.013685. PMID: 31668118. PMCID: PMC6898796.
  • Bin Abdulhak, A. A., Vaughan-Sarrzin, M., Kaboli, P., Horwitz, P. A., Mosher, H., Sigurdsson, G., Walker, N. E., Wallace, R. & Robinson, J. G. (2018). Temporal Trends of High-Intensity Statin Therapy Among Veterans Treated With Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Journal of the American Heart Association 7 (5). DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.117.007370. PMID: 29503265. PMCID: PMC5866316.
  • Tobis, J. M., Charles, A., Silberstein, S. D., Sorensen, S., Maini, B., Horwitz, P. A. & Gurley, J. C. (2017). Percutaneous Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale in Patients With Migraine: The PREMIUM Trial. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 70 (22) 2766-2774. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.09.1105. PMID: 29191325.
  • Batchelor, W., Kandzari, D. E., Davis, S., Tami, L., Wang, J. C., Othman, I., Gigliotti, O. S., Haghighat, A., Singh, S., Lopez, M., Giugliano, G., Horwitz, P. A., Chandrasekhar, J., Underwood, P., Thompson, C. A. & Mehran, R. (2017). Outcomes in Women and Minorities Compared With White Men 1 Year After Everolimus-Eluting Stent Implantation: Insights and Results From the PLATINUM Diversity and PROMUS Element Plus Post-Approval Study Pooled Analysis. JAMA cardiology 2 (12) 1303-1313. DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2017.3802. PMID: 29049508. PMCID: PMC5814993.
  • Palamaner Subash Shantha, G., Mentias, A., Inampudi, C., Kumar, A. A., Chaikriangkrai, K., Bhise, V., Deshmukh, A., Patel, N., Pancholy, S., Horwitz, P. A., Mickelsen, S., Bhave, P. D., Giudici, M., Oral, H. & Vaughan Sarrazin, M. S. (2017). Sex-Specific Associations of Oral Anticoagulant Use and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation. Journal of the American Heart Association 6 (8). DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.117.006381. PMID: 28862952. PMCID: PMC5586467.

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