Steven Nissen, MD

Appointed
1992

Education & Fellowships

Fellowship - University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center
Cardiology
Lexington, KY
1983

Residency - University of California Davis Medical Center
Internal Medicine
Sacramento, CA
1981

Internship - University of California Davis Medical Center
Medical Internship
Sacramento, CA
1979

Medical Education - University of Michigan Medical School
Ann Arbor, MI
1978

Undergraduate - University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
1974

Additional Training

• Intensive Care Units Committee, University of Kentucky Medical Center, 1983-1992
• Aeromedical Patient Care for the University of Kentucky, 1987-1992
• Certification - Cardiovascular Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, 1983
• Certification - American Board of Internal Medicine, 1979
• Certification - National Board of Medical Examiners, 1979

Professional Highlights

• Principal Investigator, Global Cardiovascular Innovation Center, Cleveland Clinic, 2006
• Director, Joseph J. Jacobs Center for Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, Cleveland Clinic
• Member, National Institutes of Health Level 1 Working Group on Clinical Trial Design National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), 2006
• National Government Service: Presently serves as Special Government Employee as periodic advisor to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
• Chairman, Cardiovascular Renal Drugs Advisory Committee, Department of Health and Human Resources, FDA, 2004 - 2005
• Member, Cardiovascular Renal Drugs Advisory Committee, Department of Health and Human Resources, FDA, 2000 - 2004
• Medical Director, Cleveland Clinic Cardiovascular Coordinating Center - an organization that directs multicenter clinical trials, 2001 - 2006

Certifications

• Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease
• Internal Medicine

Specialty Interests

General cardiology, heart disease, intravascular ultrasound, digital angiography and computer image processing, coronary intensive care

Awards & Honors

• Best Doctors, Cleveland Magazine, 2008, 2014
• America Top Doctors, Castle Connolly, 2014
• Golden Achievement for Medicine Award, Golden Age Centers of Greater Cleveland, 2012
• Simon Dack Award for Outstanding Scholarship, Awarded by Journal of American College of Cardiology Editorial Board and the American College of Cardiology, 2011
• Most Interesting People, Cleveland Magazine, 2010
• "100 Most Influential People in the World Scientists and Thinkers," TIME Magazine, 2007
• "Country 30 Most Powerful Forces in Business and Finance," Smart Money, 2007
• President, American College of Cardiology, a 34,000-member, non-profit, professional medical society whose mission is to advocate for quality cardiovascular care - through education, research promotion, development and application of standards and guidelines - and to influence health care policy, March 2006 thru March 2007
• Honorary Member of the Japanese College of Cardiology (JCC), 2007
• Award for Outstanding Contributions to Cardiovascular Research from the Gill Heart Institute of the University of Kentucky, 2004
• Outstanding Scientist Award, Cleveland Clinic, 2004
• Three-time recipient of the Outstanding Teacher Award, Fellows of Cardiovascular Medicine at Cleveland Clinic (2004, 1998, 1994)
• Dr. Nissen has received a number of additional honors and recognitions

Innovations & Patents

• Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and application to patients with atherosclerosis. Dr. Nissen has served as principal investigator for 6 major trials using IVUS to assess coronary disease and is currently conducting several additional atherosclerosis studies.
• Co-chairman, American College of Cardiology and the European Society of Cardiology International Writing Group to develop an Expert Consensus Document on Standards for the Acquisition, Measurement, and Reporting of Intravascular Ultrasound Studies, 1999-2001.
• Member, National Joint Committee of the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association to revise 1990 Coronary Angiography Guidelines, 1995-2000.
• Appointed committee member in the development of CD-ROM Version of the American College of Cardiology Self-Assessment Program (ACC-SAP), 1994-1996.
• Co-chairman, Joint Committees of the American College of Cardiology and National Electronics Manufacturers Association for Digital Imaging and Communication for Medicine (DICOM) Working Group I, Task Force to Develop Standards for Digital Image Archiving Devices for Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories, 1992-2000.

Memberships

• American College of Cardiology
• Association of Professors of Cardiology
• American University of Physicians
• AHA Council on Cardiovascular Radiology (Elected Fellow 1991)
• AHA Council on Clinical Cardiology Recent National Committees and Positions2013 Harvard Multi-Regional Clinical Trial Center Working Group, Harvard University and Global Institute of Health, Cambridge, ME
• 2013 Writing Committee Cardiovascular Endpoints in Clinical Trials, American College of Cardiology
• 2010 - Present, Standardized Data Collection for Cardiovascular Trials, FDA
• 2010 Steering Committee Member, Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative (CTTI), Translational Institute, Duke University
• 2010 – Present, Editorial Board Seat, Prescribers Letter, Therapeutic Research Center
• 2010 Advisor, Prevention Magazine, Rodale Publishing
• 2002 – 2014 Senior Consulting Editor to the Journal of the American College of Cardiology

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