Kenneth Fromkin, MD

Appointed
2001

Professional Highlights

• Director of Invasive and Interventional Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic Florida

Certifications

• Internal Medicine - Interventional Cardiology
• Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease

Specialty Interests

Coronary Artery Angiography, Left and Right Cardiac Catheterization, Angioplasty, Stenting, Drug Eluting Stenting, IVUS, FFR, Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Insertion, Rotational Atherectomy, Rheolytic Thrombectomy, Complex coronary artery interventions, chronic total occlusions, Subclavian, Renal, Iliac, Femoral, and Upper and Lower Extremity Angiography and Endovascular Interventional Arterial Procedures, complex lower extremity arterial interventions

Awards & Honors

• Regional Castle Connolly Top Doctor, Interventional Cardiology, 2008-2011
• America's Top Cardiologists, Consumer's Research Council of America, 2007-2011

Innovations & Patents

• Dr. Fromkin has been involved in some of the original studies of the hybrid coronary artery revascularization strategy which combines an interventional cardiology approach with a minimally invasive surgical approach to address multivessel coronary artery disease. In this treatment strategy, PCI and stenting of non-LAD vessels is combined with single-vessel minimally invasive closed chest robotic bypass surgery to achieve complete coronary artery revascularization without the need for traditional open chest bypass surgery. This research was highlighted at the American College of Cardiology's 52nd Annual Scientific Session at a press conference showcasing the most noteworthy abstracts presented at that meeting. Many patients with multivessel coronary artery disease have been helped by this strategy of revascularization and have avoided sternotomy while still having all of their coronary artery lesions addressed.

Memberships

• American College of Cardiology
• Society of Coronary Angiographers and Interventionists
• American Medical Association
• Broward County Medical Association

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