ThomasJosephForbesMD

Pediatric Cardiology • Detroit, MI

Pediatric Cardiac Genetics

Professor, Pediatrics, Wayne State University School of Medicine

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Office
Childrens Hospital MI Cardiology
3901 Beaubien 2ND floor Main Building
Detroit, MI 48201
Phone+1 313-966-8008

Fax+1 313-993-0894

Education & Training

Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Pediatric Cardiology, 1993 - 1996
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of MedicineResidency, Pediatrics, 1990 - 1993
Creighton University School of MedicineClass of 1990

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2021 - 2026
MI State Medical License 1997 - 2025
MT State Medical License 2019 - 2019
IL State Medical License 1996 - 1999
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Cardiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology

Clinical Trials

Closure of Muscular Ventricular Septal Defects (VSDs) With the AMPLATZER Muscular VSD (MuVSD) Occluder - Post Approval Study Start of enrollment: 2008 Mar 01
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
Covered CP Stents for the Prevention or Treatment of Aortic Wall Injury Associated With Coarctation of the Aorta Start of enrollment: 2010 Jul 01
Completed
Phase 2
Nit-Occlud PDA Post-Approval Study Start of enrollment: 2014 Aug 01
Completed

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

19 citations
Use of the GORE® CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder for percutaneous closure of secundum atrial septal defects: Results of the multicenter U.S. IDE trial
Matthew J. Gillespie, Alexander J. Javois, Phillip Moore, Thomas A. Forbes, Joseph Paolillo
Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2020-02-28
10 citations
A Model for Assessment of Catheterization Risk in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease.
Nathaniel W. Taggart, Wei Du, Thomas J. Forbes, David G. Nykanen, David F. Wax
The American Journal of Cardiology. 2019-05-01
63 citations
CRISP: Catheterization RISk score for pediatrics: A Report from the Congenital Cardiac Interventional Study Consortium (CCISC)
David G. Nykanen, Thomas J. Forbes, Wei Du, Abhay Divekar, Jaxk Reeves
Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2016-02-01

Journal Articles

Validation and Refinement of the Catheterization RISk Score for Pediatrics (CRISP Score): An Analysis from the Congenital Cardiac Interventional Study Consortium
Gregory A Fleming, David G Nykanen, Thomas J Forbes, Kevin D Hill, Daisuke Kobayashi, Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Press Mentions

Joe Dimaggio Children’s Hospital Expands Cardiac ProgramJune 13th, 2022
First Five Patients Successfully Treated with atHeart Medical's Novel reSept™ Atrial Septal Defect Occluder in U.S. IDE Pivotal TrialJuly 14th, 2021

Professional Memberships

American College of Cardiology - ACC
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