JohnPVavalleMD

Interventional Cardiology

Associate Professor of Medicine, UNC Chapel Hill; Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine, Duke University; Medical Director, Structural Heart Disease Program; Associate Program Director, Cardiology Fellowship; Associate Program Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship.

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Office
101 Manning Dr
CB 7050.
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Phone+1 919-966-4131

Fax+1 919-966-1743

Summary

UNC Patient Stories: TAVR

When 88-year-old Tony Sciturro had a hard time breathing, he knew something was wrong. As an older patient with aortic valve stenosis, TAVR was the answer.

Education & Training

Duke University HospitalFellowship, Interventional Cardiology, 2012 - 2013
Duke University HospitalFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2008 - 2012
University of North Carolina HospitalsResidency, Internal Medicine, 2004 - 2008
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineClass of 2004

Certifications & Licensure

NC State Medical License 2004 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine Interventional Cardiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Alpha Omega Alpha University of North Carolina, 2016

Clinical Trials

Portico Re-sheathable Transcatheter Aortic Valve System US IDE Trial Start of enrollment: 2014 May 01
Recruiting
Not Applicable
The EMPOWER Trial - The Carillon Mitral Contour System® in Treating Heart Failure With at Least Mild FMR Start of enrollment: 2018 Jan 01
Recruiting
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Simulating cardiac fluid dynamics in the human heart.
Marshall Davey, Charles Puelz, Simone Rossi, Margaret Anne Smith, David R Wells
PNAS Nexus. 2024-10-01
2 citations
3-Year Outcomes of Balloon-Expandable Valves: 20-mm vs Larger Valves (≥23 mm).
Marvin H Eng, Houman Khalili, John Vavalle, Karim M Al-Azizi, Tom Waggoner
JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions. 2024-09-09
1 citations
Cerebral Embolic Protection Devices for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Review of the Literature and Future Perspectives.
Spencer Ng, Taylor Cunningham, John P Vavalle
Current Cardiology Reports. 2024-05-01

Journal Articles

Atrial Fibrillation
John Vavalle, MD, JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging
Editorial Commentary: TAVR—Is There a Path to an All-Surgical-Risk Indication?
John Vavalle, MD, ScienceDirect

Authored Content

Netter's Cardiology 3rd Edition8/30/2018
Cardiovascular Hemodynamics for the Clinician, 2nd Edition3/1/2017

Press Mentions

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) Associated with Shorter Hospital Stay, More Frequent Discharge to Home, Compared to Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement (SAVR)September 14th, 2018
A Heart Team and Multi-Modality Imaging Approach to Percutaneous Closure of a Post-Myocardial Infarction Ventricular Septal DefectApril 12th, 2016
TAVR Program Continues Growth, Fosters IntegrationJuly 23rd, 2016
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