Pioneer in Interventional Cardiology
Professor of Medicine, Emeritus, Stanford University
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
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Peer-Reviewed Articles
U.S. Patents
Book Chapters
Abstracts
Foundational work in PTCA, stent technology, and
regenerative medicine ranging from the 1960s to present day.
15+ U.S. Patents related to medical devices, catheters,
and drug delivery systems that revolutionized the industry.
With a career spanning over 50 years, Dr. Simon H. Stertzer has been at the forefront of cardiovascular disease treatment. Recognized as the first to perform PTCA in the United States in 1978.
Featured in the 2004 timeline, Stanford Biodesign highlights decades of pioneering work and the evolution of interventional cardiology at Stanford.
Commercial Impact
Since the website was set up, I have become a member of the scientific advisory board of Avenda Health, a startup company in Los Angeles, designed to drastically…
LEARN MORE ⌄Lumen Therapeutics is a privately held, development stage biopharmaceutical company focused on proprietary drugs based on oligo-L-arginine.
LEARN MORE ⌄Founded in 1999 and now a public company, CareDx seeks to improve the quality of life of organ transplant patients through the use of non-invasive, diagonistic…
LEARN MORE ⌄Founded in 1994, Quanam Medical Corporation developed polymer coated stents used for drug delivery in coronary angioplasty. It was acquired by Boston Scientific in 2001.
LEARN MORE ⌄Acquired by Medtronic, Inc. in 1998, Arterial Vascular Engineering (AVE) developed coronary stents and balloon angioplasty catheters used to treat coronary artery disease.
LEARN MORE ⌄More than 26 million people are living with heart failure worldwide, and between five and six million suffer from heart failure in the United States alone.…
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Stanford University
Established in 1998 with a gift from Dr. Simon H. and Kimberly A. Stertzer, the professorship supports the position of the Chief of Interventional Cardiology at…
Stanford University
Funded fellowships and served as mentor to the Stanford Biodesign program, which advances innovation in cardiovascular technology.
New York University
Provides New York University medical students with tuition assistance.
Stanford University
Provides financial assistance to the Physicians Assistant program at Stanford University School of Medicine.
Latest Updates
May 26, 2021
Progress in medical technologies comes from the brightest minds in the field. Every year a new generation of medical students take the…
Feb 10, 2021
SAN CARLOS, Calif. – BioCardia®, Inc. [Nasdaq: BCDA] a leader in the development of comprehensive solutions for cardiovascular regenerative therapies, welcomes Krisztina Zsebo, Ph.D., a 31-year veteran…
Oct 16, 2018
Some very significant news was reported at September’s Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) meeting, a preeminent professional meeting for interventional cardiology. Gregg Stone,…
Sep 27, 2018
Atrial fibrillation is an abnormal condition affecting the cardiac rhythm in which the upper chambers, the atria, lose their normal contractile regularity,…
Sep 27, 2018
For many years now, research teams have been experimenting with various stem cell types in the treatment of heart failure and heart…
Recipient of the prestigious “Solomon A. Berson Medical Alumni Achievement” Award in recognition of major accomplishments in advancing healthcare
Created Simon H. Stertzer, MD Professorship of Cardiovascular Medicine and Radiology, currently occupied by Dr. Joseph Wu, Director…
“Miembro Titular Honorario” conferred by Colegio Argentino De Cardioangiologos Intervacionistas, Buenos Aires, Republica Argentina
“Profesor Honorario” conferred by Universidad del Salvador, Buenos Aires, Republica Argentina
“Doctor Honoris Causa” conferred by University Institute of Health Sciences of the H.A. Barcelo Foundation, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the first angioplasty performed in the United States and in recognition of two decades…
Invited Faculty
Guest Faculty, Cardiology Department
Title of “Dato” conferred by the King of Malaysia
Elected Member
Investiture, Knight Commander
Invited Faculty, Department of Medicine
Investiture, Knight
Founders Day Award
