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Office
2901 Telestar Ct
200
Falls Church, VA 22042Phone+1 703-573-3494Fax+1 703-591-1660
Summary
- Dr. Alexander G. Truesdell is an Interventional Cardiologist with Virginia Heart and the Inova Heart and Vascular Institute in Northern Virginia. He completed residency training at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC and fellowship training at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. In between his medical training he spent a decade in Infantry, Intelligence, and Special Operations units in the United States, Europe, the Balkans, Iraq, and Afghanistan. His clinical and research interests/activities include complex coronary interventions, coronary chronic total occlusions, cardiogenic shock, mechanical circulatory support, and cardiac critical care. Twitter @agtruesdell
Education & Training
- Brown UniversityFellowship, Interventional Cardiology, 2012 - 2013
- Brown UniversityFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2009 - 2012
- National Capital ConsortiumResidency, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2005
- Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern CaliforniaClass of 1998, MD
Certifications & Licensure
- VA State Medical License 1999 - 2024
- American Board of Internal Medicine Interventional Cardiology
- National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Cardiovascular Disease
- National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Interventional Cardiology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FSCAI) Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions
- Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
Clinical Trials
- Inova Cardiogenic Shock Registry (INOVA SHOCK) Start of enrollment: 2018 Jan 01
- National Cardiogenic Shock Initiative Start of enrollment: 2016 May 19
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 52 citationsIntravascular Imaging During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: JACC State-of-the-Art Review.Alexander G Truesdell, Mirvat A Alasnag, Prashant Kaul, Syed Tanveer Rab, Robert F Riley
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2023-02-14 - 31 citationsVasopressors independently associated with mortality in acute myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock.Mir B Basir, Alejandro Lemor, Sarah Gorgis, Angela M. Taylor, Behnam Tehrani
Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2021-08-03 - 287 citationsImproved Outcomes Associated with the use of Shock Protocols: Updates from the National Cardiogenic Shock InitiativeMir B Basir, Navin K. Kapur, Kirit Patel, Murad A Salam, Theodore Schreiber
Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2019-06-01
Authored Content
- Featured Science and Key Takeaways from TCT 2020 (Part 2)October 2020
Press Mentions
- ACC Urges All Interventional Cardiologists to Use Intravascular Imaging During PCIFebruary 16th, 2023
Professional Memberships
- Fellow (FACC)
- Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions - SCAIFellow (FSCAI)
External Links
- Virginia Hearthttps://www.virginiaheart.com/physicians/alexander-g-truesdell
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