EDUCATION

Medical Degree, State University of Rome, Rome, Italy; October 20, 1971

Rotating Intern, State University of Rome Medical School Hospital, Rome, Italy; June 1971 - Nov. 1971

Intern, Internal Medicine; State University of Rome Medical School Hospital, Rome, Italy Dec. 1971 - Dec. 1972

Resident in Cardiology; State University of Rome Medical School Hospital, Rome, Italy Jan. 1973 - July 1974

Resident in Pulmonary Disease Specialty; "Forlanini" Hospital, Rome, Italy
Oct. 1974 - Oct. 1976

Research Fellow in Echocardiography; Thorax Center, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands July 1977 - Sept. 1977

Fellow in Cardiology; Msgr. Toomey Cardiovascular Laboratory & Research Department, St. Joseph's Hospital, Syracuse, New York; Dec. 1977 - Sept. 1980

(Special) Resident in Internal Medicine; Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown, New York; 5 1/2 months between June 1981 & June 1982

(Special) Resident in Internal Medicine; Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, New York July 1984 - June 1985

MEDICAL LICENSURE

• Rome, Italy; April 22, 1972
• New York State - February 29, 1980

CERTIFICATION

• Diplomat, Italian Board of Cardiology; 1974
• Diplomat, Italian Board of Pulmonary Disease; 1976
• ECFMG; 1976
• VQE; 1979
• FLEX; 1979
• Diplomat, American Board of Internal Medicine; 1988
• American Board of Internal Medicine Certification; 1988
• Subspecialty in Cardiovascular Disease Certification; 1991
• Subspecialty in Interventional Cardiology Certification; 1999
• Subspecialty in Cardiovascular Disease Recertification; 2001
   

HOSPITAL AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENT

• Attending Physician; Udine Military Hospital, Udine, Italy; April 1973 - April 1974
   
• Attending Cardiologist; Udine Regional General Hospital, Udine, Italy; May 1974 - June 1977
   
• Director, Echocardiography Laboratory; St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center,
  Syracuse, New York; July 1985 - December 1989
   
• Attending Physician; St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center, Syracuse, New York; Oct. 1980 - Present
   
• Assistant Director; Msgr. Toomey Cardiovascular Laboratory & Research Department, St. Joseph's Hospital, Syracuse, New York; Oct. 1980 - Present
   
• Attending Physician; Crouse-Irving Memorial Hospital; Feb. 1996 - Present
   
• Associate Director; Cardiovascular Lab, St. Joseph's Hospital; June 1996 - Present
   
• Associate Medical Director; Cardiovascular Lab, Samaritan Medical Center; Dec. 2001-Present.
   

COMMITTEES

• Member, Cardiac Care Committee; St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center, Syracuse, New York; 1981 - Present
   
• Member, Research Committee; St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center, Syracuse, New York; 1985 - Present
   
• Member, Interventional Cardiology Committee; Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions; 1988 - Present
   
• Member, Executive Committee, St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center, Syracuse, New York; 1999 - 2001
   
• Member, Scimed Medical Advisory Board; 1990-Present.
   

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

• Medical Society of the State of New York; 1980
• Onondaga County Medical Society; 1981
• American Society of Echocardiography; 1981
• American Heart Association; 1984
• Society For Cardiac Angiography & Interventions; 1984
• American Medical Association; 1989
• Fellow, American College of Cardiology; 1994
• Fellow, Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions; 199
   

PUBLICATIONS

1. A. Dagianti, A.M. Verde, L.R. Pastore, E. Busnengo, A. Giambartolomei. Su alcuni aspetti di prevenzione e riabilitazione delle vasculopatie periferiche. (On the prevention and rehabilitation of the peripheral vasculopathies) Terapia Moderna, Anno IX, N.2, Aprile 1973.

2. A. Bagnato, A. Giambartolomei, G. Talmassons. I corpi estranei endobronchiuali ignorati (contributo clinico). (Endo-bronchial foreign bodies) Il Friuli Medico, Vol. 31, N.6, pp. 553-562, 1976.

3. G. Tommasini, A. Giambartolomei, G.A. Feruglio. Studio ecocardiografico della funzione ventricolare sinistra nella stenosi mitralica pura. (Echocardiographic study of the left ventricular function in pure mitral stenosis) Boll, SIC, Vol. XXI, N.11, pp. 1963-1968, 1976.

4. P. Ragonese, A. Giambartolomei, A. Passerelli, G. Maisano, G.A. Feruglio. Risultati della riabilitazione programmata in un gruppo di pazienti con recente infarcto miocardico: confronto con un gruppo di controllo. (Results of programmed rehabilitation in patients with recent MI: Comparison with a control group) (Abstract) Atti VII Congr. Naz. Scient. ANMCO, p. 516, 1976.

5. G.A. Feruglio, A. Giambartolomei, P. Ragonese. Fonocardiografia (Rassegna). (Phonocardiography (Review) Il Friuli Medico XXXI, 6, pp. 625-651, 1976.

6. G.A. Feruglio, L. Bandera, A. Giambartolomei. Terapia farmacologica ed elettrostimolazione in associazione alla cardioversione elettrica. (Pharmacologic treatmentand cardiac pacing associated with cardioversion) In Furlanello F., Disertori M., & Lanzetta T. (Ed.): Le Nuove Frontiere Della Aritmie - Padova, Piccin, pp. 277-284, 1977.

7. A. Giambartolomei, G. Tommasini, G.A. Feruglio. Rilievi ecocardiografici della valvola aortica nell'endocardite batterica. (Echocardiographic findings in the aortic bacterial endocarditis) Atti VIII Congr. Naz. Scient. Anmco, pp. 677-670, 1977.

8. P. Ragonese, A. Giambartolomei, G.L. Di Muro, G.A. Feruglio. Contributo dell'esame policardiografico alla diagnosi precoce delle complicanze nei portatori di protesti valvolari. (use of phonocardiography in the early diagnosis of dysfunctioning prosthetic valves) Atti VIII Congr. Naz. Scient. Anmco, pp. 815-819, 1977.

9. E. Feraco, A. Giambartolomei, G. Tommasini, G.A. Feruglio. Utilita dell'ecocardiogramma nella valutazione del grado di compenso dei vizi valvolari. (Use of echocardiography in the evaluation of the functional classification of valvular diseases) Boll, SIC, Vol XXII, N.8, pp. 1219-1225, 1977.

10. P. Ragonese, A. Giambartolomei, E. Feraco, G. Sternotti, G.A. Feruglio. Utilita dell'analisi della forma d'onda nel controllo periodico dei portatori di pacemaker (Use of analysis of the electronic wave form in the periodic follow-up of patients with permanent pacemakers) Boll, SIC, Vol XXII, N.8, pp. 1769-1774, 1977.
11. E.. Feraco, A. Giambartolomei, G.A. Feruglio. Esperienza clinica con la valutazione angiografica computerizzata della funzionalita ventricolare sinistra. (Clinical expereince in the evaluation of left ventricular function by computerized angiography) Il Friuli Medico XXXIII, pp. 237-247, 1978.

12. A. Giambartolomei, P. Esente, T. Bonzel, L.F. Deere, G.G. Gensini. Behavior of echocardiographic parameters following acute hemodynamic interventions (Abstract) Circulation 58 (Suppl II) II-52, 1978.

13. T. Bonzel, A. Giambartolomei, P. Esente, L. Deere, G.G. Gensini. Neve aspekte zur beurteilumg der linksventrilukaren funktion aus pulmonalarterienverschluss drucken und linksventricularen fullungsdrucken (Estimation of LVEDP from pulmonary artery occluded A wave pressure. Importance of atrial contribution to LVEDP) (Abstract) 85th Meeting German Society of Internal Medicine. Wiesbaden, West Germany, April 22-26, 1979.

14. A. Giambartolomei, T. Bonzel, P. Esente, G.G. Gensini. Echo pressures relationship before and after hemodynamic changes. C.T. Lawrence (Ed.): Echocardiography, pp. 159-165 - Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, The Hague, Boston, London, 1979.

15. G.G. Gensini, P. Esente, B. Marmor, A. Black, M. Black, A. Giambartolomei, D.B. Effler. "Stunned" myocardium or myocardial infarction?: Diagnosis and treatment in "Quantification of myocardial ischemia". Advances in Clinical Cardiology, Vol. 1, pp. 593-606, Gerhard Witzstrock Publishing House, Inc. New York, 1980.

16. G.G. Gensini, P. Esente, A. Giambartolomei. Pharmacology of antianginal agents: Nitrates. Angina Pectoris/Pharmacological Intervention. Proceedings of panel discussion -American college of Cardiology meeting, March 1980.

17. K. Mizuno, G.G. Gensini, A. Giambartolomei, P. Esente. Asynchronous left ventricular early relaxation. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis. 8:155-161, 1981.

18. G.G. Gensini, P. Esente, A. Giambartolomei, M. Sundar Rajan, K. Yoichi Mizuno. Use of intracardiac nitroglycerin during cardiac catheterization. Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology (Abstract). 4:27, No. 4, 1981.

19. G.G. Gensini, P. Esente, A. Giambartolomei. Cardiac and peripheral effects of intracardiac administration of nitroglycerine. XXVIII Meeting of the International College of Angiology, New Orleans, December 9-13, 1981.

20. T. Bonzel, A. Giambartolomei, P. Esente, G.G. Gensini. The angiographic coronary score: Its application and prognostic value in 830 patients. (Abstract) Medizinische Universitatsklinik, Abteilung Innere Medizin III, Kardiologie, Freiburg, West Germany, 1982.

21. P. Esente, P. Arquin, A. Giambartolomei, G.G. Gensini. Extreme protective action of coronary collaterals in complete occlusion of the left main coronary artery. American Journal of Cardiology. 50: 1441-1442, 1982.

22. G.G. Gensini, P. Esente, A. Giambartolomei, M. Sundar Rajan, K. Yoichi Mizuno. The use of injectable Nitroglycerin in the cardiac catheterization laboratory. Angiology, 33:5:319-324, 1982.

23. G.G. Gensini, A. Giambartolomei, P. Esente, T. Archambault, C. Shaw. Natural history of coronary artery disease - angiographic findings in 830 patients: Importance and significance of the angiographic coronary score (Abstract). Circulation 66 (Suppl II), No. 4, II-369, 1982.

24. P. Esente, G.G. Gensini, A. Giambartolomei, D. Bernstein. Bidirectional blood flow in angiographically normal coronary arteries. American Journal of Cardiology, 51:1257, 1982.

25. D.B. Effler, G.G. Gensini, A.A. Giambartolomei. A comparative study of Cepharin, Cephalothin and Methicilin in Cardiovascular Surgery. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, Therapy and Toxicology, 20:7:313-316, 1982.

26. A. Giambartolomei, P. Esente, G.G. Gensini, C. Dator, R. Elwell, M. Katz, W. Archambault, C. Shaw. 100 casi di infarto del miocardio sottoposti a trombolisi intracoronarica: Aspetti angiografici, decorso clinico e prognosi - (100 cases of myocardial infarction treated with intracoronary thrombolysis: angiograpic pattern, clinical course & prognosis) (Abstract). Atti XIV Congresso Nazionale di Cardiologia, C-45, 1983.

27. M.A. Marvasti, A.I. Obeid, P.S. Cohen, A. Giambartolomei, F.B. Parker. Successful removal of papillary endocardial fibroma. Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgeon, 31:254-255, 1983.

28. P. Esente, A. Giambartolomei, G.G. Gensini, C. Dator. Coronary reperfusion and Bezold-Jarisch reflex (bradycardia and hypotension). American Journal of Cardiology, 52:221-224, 1983.

29. G.G. Gensini, P. Esente, A. Giambartolomei. A systemic hemodynamic evaluation of Indapamide. Clinical Therapy, 5:475-482, 1983.

30. A. Giambartolomei, P. Esente, G. Gensini, C. Dator. Acute recanalization of the right coronary artery: Description of a new technique of catheterization (Abstract). Circulation 68 (Suppl II), No. 4, II-832, 1983.

31. A.T. Pezzella, A. Giambartolomei, P. Esente, G.G. Gensini. Total occlusion of the left main coronary artery. Korean Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol. 20, No. 2, June, 1987.

32. D. Wrisley, A. Giambartolomei, I. Levy, W. Brownlee, I. Lee, J. Erickson. Left atrial ball thrombus: Apparent detachment following initiation of anticoagulant therapy. American Heart Journal, Vol. 116, No. 5: 1351-1352, November, 1988.

33. D. Wrisley, A. Giambartolomei, I. Lee, W. Brownlee. Massive left atrial thrombus: A possible paraneoplastic complication of breast carcinoma. Clin Cardiol.,12:607-8, 1989.

34. P. Esente, A. Giambartolomei, M. Reger, L.W. Johnson. Angioplasty of a large aortocoronary bypass graft utilizing a single oversized balloon catheter. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis, 20:46-47, 1990.

35. Interventional Cardiology Committee, Subcommittee on Peripheral Interventions. Guidelines for performance of peripheral percutaneous transluminal angioplasty. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis, 21:128-9, 1990.

36. D. Wrisley, J. Rosenberg, A. Giambartolomei, I. Levy, C. Turiello, T. Antonini. Left ventricular myxoma discovered incidentally by echocardiography. American Heart Journal, Vol. 121, No. 5:1554,1555, May, 1991.

37. D. Wrisley, A. Giambartolomei, I. Lee, W. Brownlee. Left atrial ball thrombus: Review of clinical and echocardiographic manifestations with suggestions for management. American Heart Journal, Vol. 121, No. 6:1784-1790. June 1991.

38. L. Johnson, P. Esente, A. Giambartolomei, W. Grant, M. Loin, M. Reger, C. Shaw, G. Walford. Peripheral vascular complications of coronary angioplasty by the femoral and brachial techniques. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis 31:165-172, 1994.

39. P. Esente, A. Giambartolomei, M.J. Reger, G.D. Walford, L.W. Johnson. Extensive coronary dissection caused by balloon rupture at high pressure during stent deployment. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis, 38:263, 1996.

40. M.B. Leon, D.S. Baim, P. Gordon, A. Giambartolomei, D.O. Williams, D.J. Diver, C. Senerchia, M. Fitzpatrick, J.J. Popma, R.E. Kuntz. Clinical and Angiographic Results from the Stent Anticoagulation Regimen Study (STARS) -(Abstract). Circulation 94 (Suppl I), No. 8, I-685, Oct. 1996.

41. JD Talley, F. Shawl, A. Pichard, A. Giambartolomei, P. Overlie, R. Siegel, J. Rosenberg, C. Cates, F. Cummins, E. Kosinski. Multicentered Evaluation of Fixed Wire PTCA Catheters with Modified Distal Tips: Initial and 2-Month Follow-Up Results. Journal of Interventional Cardiology, Vol. 10, No. 4:295-299, 1997.

42. M.B. Leon, D.E. Cutlip, M. FitzPatrick, P.C. Gordon, A. Giambartolomei, D.J. Diver, J.F. Saucedo, R.E. Kuntz. Acute results and one year outcomes of the Stent anti-Thrombotic Regimen Study (STARS) registry (Abstract). Circulation 96 (Suppl I), No. 8, I-594, Oct. 1997.

43. R.E. Kuntz, D.S. Baim, J.J. Popma, K.K. Ho, C. Senerchia, M. FitzPatrick, P.C. Gordon, A. Giambartolomei, D.J. Diver, D.E. Cutlip, M.B. Leon. Late Clinical Results of the Stent Anticoagulation Regimen Study (STARS) -(Abstract). Circulation 96 (Suppl I), No. 8, I-594,Oct.1997.

44. M.B. Leon, D.S. Baim, J.J. Popma, P.C. Gordon, D.E. Cutlip, KKL Ho, A. Giambartolomei, D.J. Diver, D. Lasorda, D.O. Williams, S.J. Pocock, R.E. Kuntz. A clinical trial comparing three anti-thrombotic drug regimens following coronary artery stenting. NEJM, Vol. 339, No. 23, 1665-1671.

45. C.L. Grines, D.A. Cox, E. Garcia, G. Stone, L. Mattos, S. Katz, A. Giambartolomei, B. Brodie, B. Donohue, O. Madonna, W.W. O'Neill, M.C. Morice. Stent PAMI: Primary endpoint results of a multicenter randomized trial of heparin coated stenting vs. primary PTCA for AMI (Abstract). Circulation 98, (Suppl I), I-22, Nov. 1998.

46. G.W. Stone, E. Garcia, G. Maranon, A. Giambartolomei, L. Grines, L. Mattos, J. Griffin, D. Cox, W.W. O'Neill, A. Lansky, M. Eijgelshoven, M. Graham, O. Madonna. The powerful interaction between age and gender in determining short-term mortality after mechanical reperfusion therapy in acute myocardial infarction - Insights from the PAMI stent randomized trial. (Abstract) Circulation 98, (Suppl I), I-152, Nov. 1998.

47. Caputo RP, Giambartolomei A, Simons A, Grant W, Esente P. Successful Transradial Cardiac Catheterization Performed in Elderly Patients. AJC 82 (Suppl 7A) 365, October 1998, TCT Abstracts.

48. Cutlip DE, Leon MB, Ho KL, Gordon PC, Giambartolomei A, Diver DJ, Lasorda DM, Williams DO, Fitzpatrick MM, Desjardin A, Popma JJ, Kuntz RE, Baim DS. Acute and Nine-month Clinical Outcomes After "Suboptimal" coronary Stenting: Results from the Stent Anti-thrombotic Regimen Study (STARS) Registry. JACC 34:698-706, 1999.

49. Caputo, RP, Simons A, Giambartolomei A, Grant W, Fedele K, Esente P. Transradial Cardiac Catheterization in Patients with Prior Brachial Artery Cutdown. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions 48:271-274, No. 3, November 1999.

50. Caputo RP, Amin N, Marvasti M, Wagner S, Levy C, Giambartolomei A. Successful Treatment of a Saphenous Vein Graft Perforation with an Autologous Vein-Covered Stent. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions 48:382-386, No. 4, December 1999.

51. Grines CL, Cox DA, Stone GW, Garcia E, Mattos LA, Giambartolomei A, Brodie BR, Madonna O, Eijgelshoven M, Lansky AJ, O'Neill WW, Morice M. Coronary Angioplasty With or Without Stent Implantation for Acute Myocardial Infarction. NEJM Vol. 341, No. 26, 1949-1956 (1999).

52. Caputo RP, Rosenberg J, Fedele K, Giambartolomei A. Myocardial Ischemia Resulting from Spontaneous Dissection in a Patient with Massive Bilateral Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysms. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions 47:194-198 (1999).

53. Caputo RP, Giambartolomei A, Simons A, Esente P, Keriakes D, Ho K, Carrozza JP. Small vessel stenting - Comparison of modular vs. slotted tube design. Six month results from the EXTRA Trial (abstract). JACC, Feb, 2000, Vol. 35, No. 2, 1130-89.

54. Grines CL, Cox DA, Stone GW, Garcia E, Mattos L, Giambartolomei A, Brodie B, Lansky AJ, O'Neill WW, Grines LL, Boura JA, Morice MC. Stent PAMI: 12 month results and predictors of mortality (Abstract). JACC, Feb. 2000, Vol.35, No. 2, 900-1.

55. Caputo RP, Simons A, Giambartolomei A, Grant W, Fedele K, Abraham S, Reger MJ, Walford GD, Esente P. Transradial cardiac catheterization in elderly patients. Cathet & Cardiovasc Interv 51:287-290 (2000).

56. Baim DS, Cutlip DE, O'Shaughnessy CD, Hermiller JB, Kereiakes DJ, Giambartolomei A, Katz S, Lansky AJ, Fitzpatrick M, Popma JJ, Ho KKL, Leon MB, Kuntz RE for the Nirvana Investigators. Final results of a randomized trial comparing the NIR stent to the Palmaz-Schatz stent for narrowings in native coronary arteries. Am J Cardiol 2001; 87:152-156.

57. Dixon SR, Grines CL, Cox DA, Stone GW, Garcia E, Mattos LA, Brodie BR, Giambartolomei A, Grines LL, Boura JA, O'Neill WW, Morice MC. Creatinine clearance but not serum creatinine on admission predicts early and late death after primary angioplasty. JACC, Feb. 2001, Vol.37, No.2, 1249-101.

58. Caputo, RP, Simons, A, Giambartolomei, A, Grant, W, Fedele, K, Abraham, S, Felice, P, Reger MJ, Walford GD, Esente P. Safety and Efficacy of Repeat Transradial Access for Cardiac Catheterization Procedures. Cathet & Cardiovasc Interv 54: 188-190 (2001).

59. Caputo, RP, Giambartolomei, A, Simons, A, Reger, M, Wagner, S, Esente, P. Use of Combination Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitor and Direct Thrombin Inhibitor Drugs to Support Percutaneous Coronary Stent Placement in a Patient with Renal Insufficiency and Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia. J Invas Cardiol 13:657-600 (2001).

60. Esente, P, Caputo, RP, Levy, C, Giambartolomei, A, Simons, A, Reger, M, Walford, G.
Unusual Mechanism of Coronary Perforation During PTCA. J. Invas Cardiol 14:87-90
(2002).

61. Esente, P, Giambartolomei, A, Schuous, AJ, Levy, C, Caputo, RP. Overcoming
Vascular Anatomic Challenges to Cardiac Catheterization by the Radial Artery
Approach: Specific Techniques to Improve Success. Cathet & Cardiovasc Interv
56:207-211 (2002).
 

Multicenter Trials

• The Scimed Perfusion Balloon Catheter (WAVE), 1993; investigator.
• PAMI II, 1994-4; co-investigator.
• STARS (JJIS), 1995 - 6; investigator.
• Stent PAMI (JJIS), 1997 - 1998; investigator.
• NIRVANA (Boston Scientific), 1997 - 1998; investigator.
• EXTRA (USCI stent), 1997 - 1999; co-investigator.
• CADILLAC Trial, 1997 - 1999; co-investigator.
• NIRON (Boston Scientific), 1998; investigator.
• BetaCath, 1998 - 1999; co-investigator.
• START, 1999; co-investigator.
• SPORT, 1998 - 1999; investigator.
• ATLAS, (Angiosonics, Inc.) 1999; co-investigator.
• NICE I, 1999; co-investigator.
• SAFER, 1999 - 2000; co-investigator.
• PREDICT, 1999 - 2000; co-investigator.
• RAPIER, 2000; co-investigator.
• NICE 3, 2000; co-investigator.
• SWING TRIAL, 2000; co-investigator.
• SIRIUS TRIAL, 2001; co-investigator.
• SPLASH TRIAL, 2001; co-investigator.
• SYNERGY, 2001; co-investigator.
• VISION, 2001; co-investigator.
• TAXUS IV-SR, 2002; co-investigator.
• NIRFLEX, 2002; co-investigator.