Giorgio Gimelli, MD, FACC Print Friendly Page
Faculty, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public HealthAn Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at UW School of Medicine and Public Health, Dr. Gimelli’s interests include percutaneous left ventricular assist devices in high-risk interventions and carotid stenting.
Specialties
UW Health Clinics
Other Locations
Hospital Affiliation(s)
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics (primary)
Meriter Hospital , Veterans Hospital - Wm. S. Middleton Memorial (secondary)
Languages Spoken
| English, Italian |
| Medical interpreters are available to help patients communicate with hospital and clinic staff. For more information, please contact interpreter services at (608) 262-9000. |
UW School of Medicine and Public Health
| Department of Medicine |
Professional Certifications and Education
| Board Certification |
Cardiovascular Disease
Internal Medicine |
| Fellowship |
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, PA |
| Residency |
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
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| Internship |
Presbyterian Medical Center of the University of Pennsylvania
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| Medical School |
Università degli Studi di Genova
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Procedures
Our doctors provide a wide range of services. The following list represents some, but not all, of the procedures offered by this physician.
- Adult Congenital Cardiac Surgery
- Arm Angioplasty
- Atherectomy
- Balloon Angioplasty
- Carotid Artery Surgery
- Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization
- Hemodynamic Assessment
- Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
Programs & Conditions
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic valuloplasty
- Artery Disease
- Atrial Septal Defect
- Atrioventricular Canal Defect
- Carotid Stenosis
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Heart Valve Clinic Cardiovascular Medicine
- Hole in the Heart
- Leg Stenting
- Mitral Valvuloplasty
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Percutaneous Ventricular Assist Device
- Peripheral Arterial Disease
- Peripheral Stenting
- Pulmonary Stenosis
- Pulmonary Valvuloplasty
- Renal Artery Disease
- Valvuloplasty
PubMed Articles
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Agarwal G Vats HS Raval AN Yevzlin AS Chan MR Gimelli G .
Chronic Total Occlusion and Successful Drug-Eluting Stent Placement in Takayasu Arteritis Induced Renal Artery Stenosis. Clin Med Res. 2013 May 8;
[PubMed ID: 23656802]
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Yevzlin AS Gimelli G .
Diagnosis and treatment of peripheral arterial disease in CKD patients. Semin Dial. 2013 Mar-Apr;26(2):240-51
[PubMed ID: 23067047]
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Gharacholou SM Larson BJ Zuver CC Wubben RJ Gimelli G Raval AN .
Pre PCI hospital antithrombotic therapy for ST elevation myocardial infarction: striving for consensus. J Thromb Thrombolysis. 2012 Jul;34(1):20-30
[PubMed ID: 22562147]
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Yevzlin AS Schoenkerman AB Gimelli G Asif A .
Arterial interventions in arteriovenous access and chronic kidney disease: a role for interventional nephrologists. Semin Dial. 2009 Sep-Oct;22(5):545-56
[PubMed ID: 19747174]
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Schoenkerman AB Gimelli G Yevzlin AS .
An interesting case: retrograde blood flow from a LIMA sustaining hemodialysis via an AVF. Semin Dial. 2009 Sep-Oct;22(5):566-8
[PubMed ID: 19747173]
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Yevzlin AS Chan MR Gimelli G Maya ID .
How I do it: endovascular stent deployment using a novel technique that obviates the need for introducer-sheath upsizing. Semin Dial. 2009 Sep-Oct;22(5):584-7
[PubMed ID: 18764801]
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Gimelli G Wolff MR .
Hemodynamically supported percutaneous coronary revascularization improves left ventricular function in patients with ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy at very high risk for surgery: a single-center experience. J Invasive Cardiol. 2008 Dec;20(12):642-6
[PubMed ID: 19057027]
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Atwater BD Nee LM Gimelli G .
Long-term survival using intra-aortic balloon pump and percutaneous right ventricular assist device for biventricular mechanical support of cardiogenic shock. J Invasive Cardiol. 2008 Jul;20(7):E205-7
[PubMed ID: 18599903]
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Yevzlin AS Guttormsen B Chan MR Gimelli G .
How I do it: directional atherectomy for in-stent restenosis of a PTFE arteriovenous graft. Semin Dial. 2008 May-Jun;21(3):266-8
[PubMed ID: 18248520]
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Hokanson JS Gimelli G Bass JL .
Percutaneous closure of a large PDA in a 35-year-old man with elevated pulmonary vascular resistance. Congenit Heart Dis. 2008 Mar-Apr;3(2):149-54
[PubMed ID: 18380767]
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Yevzlin AS Chan M Gimelli G .
How I do it: preferential use of the right external jugular vein for tunneled catheter placement. Semin Dial. 2008 Mar-Apr;21(2):183-5
[PubMed ID: 18248523]
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Wyman RA Gimelli G McBride PE Korcarz CE Stein JH .
Does detection of carotid plaque affect physician behavior or motivate patients? Am Heart J. 2007 Dec;154(6):1072-7
[PubMed ID: 18035077]
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Nee LM Guttormsen B Gimelli G .
Delayed complete heart block secondary to jailed first septal perforator. J Invasive Cardiol. 2007 Nov;19(11):E338-9
[PubMed ID: 17986733]
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Lee JH Biring TS Gimelli G .
Treatment of an Angio-Seal-related vascular complication using the SilverHawk plaque excision system: a case report. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2007 Jan;69(1):141-5
[PubMed ID: 17139652]
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Gimelli G Tefera G Turnipseed WD .
Vertebral artery embolic protection via ipsilateral brachial approach during left subclavian artery angioplasty and stenting--a case report. Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2006 May-Jun;40(3):235-8
[PubMed ID: 16703212]
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Dieter RS Patel AK Yandow D Pacanowski JP Jr Bhattacharya A Gimelli G Kosolcharoen P Russell D .
Conservative vs. invasive treatment of aortocoronary saphenous vein graft aneurysms: Treatment algorithm based upon a large series. Cardiovasc Surg. 2003 Dec;11(6):507-13
[PubMed ID: 14627974]
