RobertALagerMD

Cardiology • Washington, DC

Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Interventional Cardiology

Physician

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Office
1133 21st St NW
Washington, DC 20036
Phone+1 202-416-2000

Education & Training

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterFellowship, Interventional Cardiology, 2001 - 2002
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1998 - 2001
Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1995 - 1998
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1995

Certifications & Licensure

MD State Medical License 2002 - 2026
DC State Medical License 2002 - 2024
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

11 citations
Comparison of the Efficacy and Safety of Orbital and Rotational Atherectomy in Calcified Narrowings in Patients Who Underwent Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.
Edward Koifman, Hector M. Garcia-Garcia, Kayode O. Kuku, Alexandre H. Kajita, Kyle Buchanan
The American Journal of Cardiology. 2018-04-15
8 citations
Comparison of transradial and transfemoral access in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention for complex coronary lesions.
Edward Koifman, Michael A. Gaglia, Ricardo O. Escarcega, Nelson L. Bernardo, Robert Lager
Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2017-03-01
19 citations
Operator learning curve for transradial percutaneous coronary interventions: implications for the initiation of a transradial access program in contemporary US practice.
Israel M. Barbash, Sa'ar Minha, Robert Gallino, Robert Lager, Salem Badr
Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine. 2014-06-01

Press Mentions

Heart Disease Tops List of Health Concerns in National Survey from MedStar HealthFebruary 1st, 2023
Heart Attacks Can Be Silent: Signs to Watch Out ForSeptember 10th, 2022
Heart Attacks Can Be Silent: Signs to Look Out ForSeptember 9th, 2022
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