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Gary D. Walford, MD, FACC, FSCAI

EDUCATION

  • B.A.; (Chemistry) Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT; 1967 - 1971

  • M.D., Upstate Medical College; State University of New York, Syracuse, NY; 1970 - 1975

MEDICAL TRAINING

  • Internship, Internal Medicine; University Hospital of Upstate Medical Center,
    Syracuse, New York; 1975 - 1976

  • Residency, Internal Medicine; Upstate Medical Center; State University of New York, Syracuse, New York; 1976 - 1978

  • Clinical Associate; Cardiovascular Section, National Institution on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD; 1978 - 1980

  • Postdoctoral Fellow; Division of Medicine (Cardiology), Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD; 1980 - 1983

EMPLOYMENT

  • Cardiologist; Lewis, Taylor and Associates; Director of Critical Care Unit; Franklin Square Hospital, Baltimore, MD; 1983 - 1985

  • Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiology); Associate Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory; Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; 1985 - 1991

  • Medical Director; Halsted Cardiology Inpatient Unit, Johns Hopkins Hospital,
    Baltimore, MD; 1987 - 1989

  • McClure Fellowship; Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, Baltimore, MD; 1989 - 1991

  • Cardiologist; SJH Cardiac Catheterization Associates, St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center, Syracuse, New York 13202; 1991 - Present

  • Attending Physician; Crouse-Irving Memorial Hospital, Syracuse, New York; 1996 - Present

  • Director Msgr. Toomey Cardiovascular Laboratory; St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center, Syracuse, New York; 1996 - Present

BOARD  CERTIFICATION

  • National Board of Medical Examiners; 1976

  • American Board of Internal Medicine; 1978

  • Subspecialty Board Cardiovascular Diseases; 1984

  • Subspecialty Board Interventional Cardiology; 1999

LICENSURE

  • Maryland

  • New York State

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS

  • Fellow, American College of Cardiology; 1988

  • Fellow, Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions; 1988

  • Member, Cardiac Advisory Committee, Dept. of Health, State of New York; 1997-present

  • Councilor, New York State Chapter, American College of Cardiology; 2001-2003

PUBLICATIONS

Articles

1. Bhatnager GM, Walford GD, Beard ES, Lakatta EG: ATPase activity, Ca2+ binding, and force production in cardiac myofibrils: Relation to twitch characteristics across a broad age range. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology 62:203-218, 1984.

2. Walford GD, Gerstenblith G, Lakatta EG: Na+ modulation of CA2+ dependent resting force in rate cardiac muscle. American Journal of Physiology 246 (Heart Circulation Physiology 15):H222-H231, 1984.

3. Rakusan K, Hrdina PW, Tuek Z, Lakatta EG, Spurgeon HA, Walford GD: Cell size and capillary supply of the hypertensive rate heart: Quantitative study. Basic Research in Cardiology 79:389-395, 1984.

4. Gottlieb SO, Guzman PA, Brin KP, Walford GD, Brinker JA: Coronary angiography and intracoronary thrombolytic therapy in the coronary care unit: An alternative approach. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis 11:379-387, 1985.

5. Walford GD, Spurgeon HA, Lakatta EG: Cardiac hypertrophy and muscle performance are diminished in older compared to young adult rats with chronic atrioventricular block. Circulation Research 63:502-511, 1988.

6. Brinker JA, Walford GD, Chest pain during PTCA: Unprovoked spasm of the contralateral coronary artery. American Heart Journal 113(4):502-511, 1988.

7. Gottlieb SO, Walford GD, Ouyang P, Gerstenblith G, Brin KP, Mellitis ED, Riegel MB, Brinker JA: Initial and late result of coronary angioplasty for early post-infarction unstable angina. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis 13:93-99, 1987.

8. Herrington DM, Ranson WF, Vachan RI, Walford GD: Correlation in sequential frame analysis of coronary angiograms: Validation and Clinical Applications. Computers in Cardiology IEEE Computer Society Press, 1987.

9. Midei MG, Brennan M, Walford GD, Aversano TR, Aoun H, Gottlieb SO, Brinker JA: Double vs. single balloon technique for aortic balloon valvuloplasty. Chest 94:245-250, 1988.

10. Herrington DM, Walford GD, Pearson TA: Issues of validation in quantitative coronary arteriography. First International Symposium on Coronary Arteriography, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Nijhoff Publications, 1987.

11. Guerci AD, Gerstenblith G, Bringer JA, Chandra NC, Gottlieb SO, Bahr RD, Weiss JL, Shapiro EP, Flaherty JT, Bush DE, Chew PH, Gottlieb SH, Halperin HR, Ouyang P, Walford GD, Bell WR, Fatterpaker AK, Llewellyn M, Topol EJ, Healy B, Siu CO, Becker LC, Weisfeldt ML: A randomized trial of intravenous tissue plasminogen activator for acute myocardial infarction with subsequent randomization to elective coronary angioplasty. New England Journal of Medicine 317:1613-1618, 1987.

12. Herrington DM, Siebes M, Walford GD, Selzer RH: Derivative based edge detection in quantitative coronary angiography is not independent of vessel size. Computers in Cardiology IEEE Computer Society Press, 1988.

13. Walford GD: Coronary angioplasty restenosis. Johns Hopkins Medical Grand Rounds 16(2), November 1989.

14. Walford GD: Angioplasty and risk factor modification in premature multivessel CAD. Preventative Cardiology Reports 4(1), Spring 1990.

15. Grill HP, Brinker JA, Cadden J, Walford GD, Midei MG, Flaherty JT, Weiss JL: Contrast echocardiographic mapping of collateralized myocardium in humans before and after coronary angioplasty. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 16(7):1594-1600, 1990.

16. Walford GD, Midei MG, Aversano TR, Gottlieb SO, Chew PH, Brinker JA: Coronary artery aneurysm formation following percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. Treatment of associated restenosis with repeat percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis 20:77-83, 1990.

17. Midei MG, Baughman KL, Achuff SC, Walford GD, Baumgartner WA, Brinker JA: Is atrial activation beneficial in heart transplant recipients? Journal of the American College of Cardiology 16(5):1201-1204, 1990.

18. Aversano TA, Walford GD, Midei M, Chew P, Gottlieb SO, Drossner MN, Weisman H, Weiss JL, Brinker JA: Regional intracoronary analgesia during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. British Heart Journal, 1992.

19. Hare JM, Walford GD, Hruban RH, Hutchins GM, Deckers JW, Baughman KL: Ischemic cardiomyopathy: endomyocardial biopsy and ventriculographic evaluation of patients with congestive heart failure, dilated cardiomyopathy, and coronary artery disease. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 20 (6): 1318-25, 1992.

20. Halle AA, Wilson RF, Massin FK, Bourge RC, Stadius ML, Johnson MR, Wray RB, Young JB, Davies RA, Walford GD, Miller LW, Deligonal U, Rincow G, Kubo SH, DiSciascio G, Crandall CC, Cowley MI, Vetrovec GW: Coronary angioplasty in cardiac transplant patients: results of a multicenter study. Circulation, 86:458-462, 1992.

21. Raul R, Geckle WJ, Aversano TA, Walford GD: Visualization and Numerical Modeling of Disturbed Flows Observed in Ciné Angiography. IEEE Computers in Cardiology, 1992.

22. Herrington DM, Siebes M, Sokol DK, Siu CO, Walford GD. Variability in Measures of Coronary Lumen Dimensions Using Quantitative Coronary Angiography. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 22(4): 1068-74, 1993.

23. Herrington DM, Siebes M, Walford GD. Sources of Error in Quantitative Coronary Angiography. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis, 29:314-321, 1993.

24. Johnson LW, Esente P, Giambartolomei A, Grant WD, Loin M, Reger MJ, Shaw C, Walford GD. Peripheral Vascular Complications of Coronary Angioplasty by the Femoral and Brachial Techniques. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis, 31:165-172, 1994.

25. Herrington DM, Kim LS, Miller ME, Mitchell SE, Walford GD, Dobs AS: Visual and Quantitative Computerized Assessment of Disease Severity on Peripheral Angiograms. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, 5(4): 595-602, 1994.

26. Esente P, Giambartolomei A, Reger MJ, Walford GD, Johnson LW. Extensive coronary dissection caused by balloon rupture at high pressure during stent deployment. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis, 38:263, 1996.

27. Hannan EL, Racz MJ, Arani DT, McCallister BD, Walford GD, Ryan TJ. A comparison of short- and long-term outcomes for balloon angioplasty and coronary stent placement. J Am Coll Cardiol 36(2): 395-403, 2000.

28. Hannan EL, Racz MJ, Arani DT, Ryan TJ, Walford GD, McCallister BD: Short- and long-term mortality for patients undergoing primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction. J AM Coll Cardiol 36(4):1194-2000,2000.


Book Chapters

1. Fortuin NJ, Walford GD: Thoracic pain and angina pectoris. In: Principles and Practice of Medicine. Harvey, Johns, McKusick, Owens and Ross, Eds. 22nd Edition, Chapter 2.7

2. Herrington DM, Walford GW: Optimal frame selection for quantitative coronary angiography. In Quantitative Coronary Angiography, ed. Reiber JHC, Nijhoff Publications, 1993


Abstracts

1. Gottlieb SO, Borkon AM, Baumgartner R, Stuart S, Brin KP, Watkins L, Walford GD, Gardner TJ, Gott VL, Reitz BR, Brinker JA: Revascularization for early post-infarction unstable angina: Role of bypass surgery and percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. Presented, Interventional Symposium on Cardiovascular Surgery, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas, September 12, 1985.

2. Guerci AD, Brinker JA, Gottlieb SO, Brin KP, Walford GD, Aversano TR, Warbasse R, Chew PH, Gerstenblith G, Weisfeldt ML: "Late" post-MI percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) improves left ventricular function during submaximal exercise. Circulation 74 (Suppl II):23, 1986.

3. Midei MG, Levine JL, Walford GD, Brinker JA: Incidence of mypotential interference and crosstalk inhibition in unipolar and bipolar dual chamber pacemakers. PACE 10:1010, 1987.

4. Midei MG, Aversano TR, Walford GD, Brinker JA: Influence of balloon material properties on the performance of coronary angioplasty. Annual Meeting, Society for Cardiac Angiology, 1987.

5. Brinker JA, Gottlieb SO, Guerci AD, Walford GD, Aversano TR, Bush DE, Chew PH, Chandra NC, Becker LC, Gerstenblith G, Weisfeldt ML: Safe and effective treatment of acute MI requires tPA and elective PTCA, not early heparin or emergency PTCA. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 11:191A, 1988.

6. Jenkins GM, Midei MG, Dowger B, Walford GD, Aversano TR, Gottlieb SO, FCCP, Brinker JA: PTCA in the very elderly: Long-term follow-up. Chest 94:88S, 1988.

7. Brinker JA, Gottlieb SO, Guerci AD, Walford GD, Aversano TR, Bush DE, Chew PH, Chandra NC, Becker LC, Gerstenblith G, Weisfeldt ML: Safe and effective treatment of acute MI requires tPA and elective PTCA. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 11 (Suppl A):191A, 1988.

8. Guerci AD, Gottlieb SO, Walford GD, Aversano TR, Brinker JA, Siu CO, Weisfeldt ML, Chandra NC: Determinants of improved global left ventricular function after tPA and deferred PTCA for acute MI. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 13(2):92A, 1989.

9. Hanich R, McElroy B, Calkins H, Midei MG, Walford GD, Brinker JA: Automatic determination of activity threshold in a dual chamber, rate modulated pacemaker. PACE 12:655, 1989.

10. Aversano TR, Weisman HF, Walford GD, Gottlieb SO, Chew PH, Midei MG, Brinker JA: Regional intracoronary algesia for PTCA. Accepted, AHA, 1989.

11. Hermans WRM, Herrington DM, Brinker JA, Walford GD: Comparison of three quantitative coronary angiography (QCA) techniques. European Heart Journal 10:97, 1989.

12. Guerci AD, Gottlieb SO, Walford GD, Aversano TR, Brinker JA, Siu CO, Weisfeldt ML, Chandra NC: Determinants of improved global left ventricular function after tPA and deferred PTCA for acute MI. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 12(Suppl A):172A, 1989.

13. Aversano TR, Weisman HF, Walford GD, Gottlieb SO, Chew PH, Midei MG, Brinker JA: Regional intracoronary analgesia for PTCA. Circulation 80(Suppl II): 172, 1989.

14. Midei MG, Walford GD, Baumgartner WA, Baughman KL, Brinker JA: Permanent pacing in heart transplant recipients-prognostic implications and special considerations. Presented, Cardiostim 90, NICE June 20-23, 1990.

15. Jenkins GM, Midei MG, Dowger B, Walford GD, Aversano TR, Gottlieb SO, Brinker JA: PTCA in the very elderly: Long-term follow-up. Presented, AHA, 1990.

16. Jenkins GM, Midei MG, Dowger B, Walford GD, Aversano TR, Chew PH, Gottlieb SO, Brinker JA: Differences between white and black patients undergoing PTCA. Presented, AHA, 1990.

17. Herrington DM, Walford GD: Optimal frame selection for QCA. 4th International Symposium on Coronary Arteriography, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, June 23-25, 1991.

18. Deckers JW, Herrington DM, Walford GD: Serial quantitative angiography following heart transplantation identifies diffuse but variable coronary atherosclerosis. 4th International Symposium on Coronary Arteriography, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, June 23-25, 1991.

19. Walford GD, Midei MG, Gloth ST, Meils CM, Strumpf RK, Lawrence WE, Plack RH, Litt MR, Aversano TR, Brinker JA: Complications of directional coronary atherectomy: Unexpected abrupt closure. Presented, AHA, November, 1991.

20. Walford GD, Midei MG, Aversano TR, Gottlieb SO, Chew PH, Siu CO, Brin KP, Brinker JA: Heparin after PTCA: Increased early complications and no clinical benefit. Presented, AHA, November, 1991.

21. Walford GD, Midei MG, Gloth ST, Herrington DM, Siu CO, Brinker JA: Quantitative angiographic evaluation of directional coronary atherectomy results. Submitted, Chest, 1992.

22. Herrington DM, Baughman KL, Nanjee N, Walford GD, Alejo D, Achuff SC: Plasma dehydroepiandrosterone and coronary disease in cardiac transplant patients. Presented, American College of Cardiology, 1992.

RESEARCH

  • Stent PAMI (JJIS), 1997-1998; co-investigator

  • Cadillac Trial, 1997-1999; co-investigator

  • NICE-1 Trial, 1999; co-investigator

  • SAFER Trial, 1999-ongoing; co-investigator

  • NICE 3 Trial, 2000; co-investigator

  • SWING TRIAL, 2000 - ongoing; co-investigator.

  • SIRIUS TRIAL, 2001 - ongoing; co-investigator.

  • SPLASH TRIAL, 2001 - ongoing; co-investigator.

  • SYNERGY, 2001 - ongoing; co-investigator.