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Igor F. Palacios
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| Industry: |
Healthcare |
| Born: |
May 30, 1946, Caracas, Venezuela |
| Current Organization: |
Massachusetts General Hospital - Harvard Medical School |
| Type of Organization: |
Hospital |
| Major Product: |
Medical services |
| Area of Distribution: |
National/International |
| Expertise: |
Cardiac Catheterization and Interventional Cardiology |
| University/Degree: |
M.D., Magna Cum Laude, Central University of Venezuela, 1969; Rotating internships in Medicine and Cardiology, University Hospital, Caracas |
| Title: |
M.D./Director Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Director of Interventional Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital |
| Honors & Awards: |
Numerous awards for distinguished service to medicine and the community nationally and internationally; Awarded the Gran Cordon del Libertador (Grand Rope of the Liberator), presented in honor of Simon Bolivar and is the highest honor awarded by the Republic of Venezuela; Elected Professor of Interventional Cardiology, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina; Clinician of the Year Award, 1997; Recognized as one of the Best Doctors in the U.S., Woodward/White Inc.; U.S. Registry of Who's Who of Outstanding Americans; Award from the City of Boston, Massachusetts in recognition of outstanding contributions to the city and its residents; Award from the U.S. House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in recognition of outstanding professional and humanitarian service to the Latino community in Boston |
| Published Works: |
250+ papers; 24 book chapters |
| Affiliations: |
Fellow, American College of Cardiology; American Medical Association; American Heart Association; M.M.S. Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital; Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School |
| Career Accomplishments: |
Internationally recognized expert in the field of interventional cardiology; Founding Member of the Latin American Society for Interventional Cardiology and has made numerous contributions to Latin American medicine including teaching and lecture presentations; Instrumental in helping to establish multi-center clinical trials on interventional cardiology and has mentored many cardiologists who have become leaders in several institutions |
| Hobbies & Sports: |
Jogging, tennis, skiing |
| Email: |
palacios.igor@mgh.harvard.edu |
