Themistocles L Assimes MD
Echocardiography, Cardiovascular Disease Genetics
Associate Professor, Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine
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3801 Miranda AvePalo Alto, CA 94304
Phone+1 650-858-3932
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Summary
- Dr. Themistocles Assimes is a cardiologist in Palo Alto, CA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Stanford Health Care and VA Palo Alto Health Care System. He received his medical degree from McGill University Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 23 years. He specializes in echocardiography and cardiovascular disease genetics and is experienced in general cardiology, coronary artery disease, echocardiography, risk management, and genetic research.
Education & Training
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2001 - 2005
McGill University Faculty of MedicineClass of 1994
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2001 - 2027
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
Clinical Trials
- Personal Genomics for Preventive Cardiology Start of enrollment: 2011 Aug 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsCXCL12 drives natural variation in coronary artery anatomy across diverse populations.Pamela E Rios Coronado, Jiayan Zhou, Xiaochen Fan, Daniela Zanetti, Jeffrey A Naftaly
Cell. 2025-04-03 - Rare damaging CCR2 variants are associated with lower lifetime cardiovascular risk.Marios K Georgakis, Rainer Malik, Omar El Bounkari, Natalie R Hasbani, Jiang Li
Genome Medicine. 2025-03-21 - Premorbid predictors of death at initial presentation of coronary heart disease in the Women's Health Initiative study.Ming-Li Chen, Jin Li, Kruthika R Iyer, Catherine Tcheandjieu, Shirin Jimenez
American Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 2025-03-01
Journal Articles
- Original Investigation Editorial Comment Making the Most Out of Mendel’s Laws in Complex Coronary Artery Disease∗Themistocles Assimes, MD, ScienceDirect
Press Mentions
Epigenetic Clock Predicts Life ExpectancyOctober 3rd, 2016
Grant Support
- Intersecting clinical, genomic, and experimental investigation to understand the mechanisms and impact of coronary artery patterningPALO ALTO VETERANS INSTIT FOR RESEARCH2024–2028
- Proteomic determinants of direct measures of insulin sensitivitySTANFORD UNIVERSITY2018–2025
Professional Memberships
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External Links
- Stanford Medicine Profilehttps://med.stanford.edu/profiles/themistocles-assimes
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