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NYU Langone Provider

Craig A. Thompson, MD

NYU Langone Provider
  • Specialty: Interventional Cardiology
  • Language: English
  • Phone: 212-263-5656
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Pioneer in the Treatment of Chronic Total Occlusion
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Director
Cardiac Catherization Laboratory
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Editor-in-Chief
Textbook of Cardiovascular Intervention

I was motivated to become a cardiologist as a teenager, when my father had open coronary bypass surgery. I recognized the value cardiac surgeons bring to patients’ lives, often in challenging circumstances. However, the impact invasive procedures can have on people’s health became apparent. This led me to study interventional cardiology, then in its relative infancy, to help patients in a less invasive manner.

As an interventional cardiologist, I treat people who have advanced complex coronary disease. Often, I work with patients with conditions that were previously undertreated or undiagnosed, or who have been told they have poor or no options. I collaborate with other cardiac specialists who are experts in various areas of cardiovascular illness. Collectively, we strive to offer best-in-class care across the spectrum of illness that our patients may have.

I am the director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at NYU Langone and oversee all cardiac catheterization laboratories in our various locations. I am delighted to lead a dedicated and accomplished assembly of clinicians, researchers, and healthcare professionals across our hospital system. We work to improve the lives of people who have various forms of cardiovascular disease. Our team applies best-practice models and attempts to solve clinical challenges with the individual patient in mind.

I listen to my patients to understand the nuance and complexity of their individual needs and concerns. Only then am I able to apply experience, science, and best practice to create a customized patient experience and optimal outcomes. My job is to solve any technical challenge or clinical riddle to produce successful results for my patients. I believe there is a responsibility to give back, be it through innovation, education, or policy, to improve peoples’ lives at hospital, health system, national, and global levels.

Positions
Board Certifications
  • American Board of Internal Medicine (Interventional Cardiology), 2003
  • American Board of Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular Disease), 2001
Education and Training
  • Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School, Interventional Cardiology, 2003
  • Fellowship, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Insitute of Technology, Clinical Investigator, 2003
  • Fellowship, Brigham and Women's Hospital / Harvard Medical School, Cardiovascular Disease, 2001
  • Residency, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Internal Medicine, 1998
  • MD from University Of Mississippi, 1995

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  • Aetna
    • Aetna HMO
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Locations and Appointments

NYU Cardiac Catheterization Associates

550 1st Avenue, 14th Floor
New York, NY 10016

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212-263-5656

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  • Prospective Randomized 1:1 Multi-Center Clinical Trial designed to Evaluate Orbital Atherectomy (OA) vessel preparation compared to conventional angioplasty technique for the treatment of severely calcified coronary artery lesions.

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  • A Prospective Multi-Center Randomized Controlled Single Blind Clinical Trial Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of the Cordella Pulmonary Artery Sensor System in New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III Heart Failure Patients (PROACTIVE-HF Trial)

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  • Intermediate procedural and health status outcomes and the clinical care pathways after chronic total occlusion angioplasty: A report from the OPEN-CTO (outcomes, patient health status, and efficiency in chronic total occlusion hybrid procedures) study

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    Catheterization & cardiovascular interventions. 2021 Oct ; 98(4):626-635

  • Global Chronic Total Occlusion Crossing Algorithm: JACC State-of-the-Art Review

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  • Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on STEMI care: An expanded analysis from the United States

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    Catheterization & cardiovascular interventions. 2021 08 01; 98(2):217-222

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