Conrad Simpfendorfer, MD

Appointed
2021

Education & Fellowships

Fellowship - Cleveland Clinic
Cardiovascular Diseases
Cleveland, OH United States
1979

Residency - Cleveland Clinic
Internal Medicine
Cleveland, OH
1977

Residency - Saint Luke's Medical Center
Internal Medicine
Cleveland, OH
1976

Internship - Saint Luke's Medical Center
Internal Medicine
Cleveland, OH
1974

Medical Education - Catholic University Medical School
Santiago,
1971

Professional Highlights

• Chairman of the Cleveland Clinic International Center from 1998 to 2006
• Member of the Board of Governors and Board of Trustees from 2007-2010
• Member of the International Leadership Board
• Dr. Ignacio Chavez Medal, Universidad Autonoma de Mexico, 2006
• Distinguished Teacher Award, Interventional Cardiology, 2006 and 2016
• SOLACI Award, Latin American Society of Interventional Cardiology, 2003
• Distinguished Teacher Award, Cardiovascular Medicine, 1994

Certifications

• Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease
• Internal Medicine

Specialty Interests

Coronary artery disease, stent restenosis, stent - coronary, cardiac catheterization, angioplasty, stent - coronary, coronary intervention

Awards & Honors

• Best Doctors in America, 2007-2013 
• Guest of Honor, City of Guayaquil, Ecuador, 2007
• Dr. Ignacio Chavez Medal, Universidad Autonoma de Mexico, 2006
• Distinguished Teacher Award, Section of Interventional Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic, 2005-2006
• SOLACI Award, Latin American Society of Interventional Cardiology, 2003
• Distinguished Teacher Award, Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, 1994
• Fundation Cardio-Infantil, Bogota, Colombia, 2017
• Cleveland Clinic Distinguished Alumnus Award, 2018

Memberships

• American College of Cardiology
• Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions
• American College of Physicians
• American Heart Association
• Society of Cardiology of Argentina, Chile, Ecuador and Peru

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