Rick A. Nishimura
Structural Heart Disease
Mayo Clinic
About
Rick A. Nishimura works in Structural Heart Disease affiliated with Mayo Clinic.
Rick A. Nishimura is an emeritus professor of medicine and consultant in the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He specializes in valvular heart disease, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and pericardial disease. He has contributed to multiple guideline committees for the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association.
Research focus
Valvular Heart DiseaseHypertrophic CardiomyopathyPericardial DiseaseHemodynamicsStructural Heart Interventions
Impact
602 pubs · 76,377 cites · h-index 118
Training
MD
Rush Medical College
1978
Residency in Internal Medicine
Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education
1980
Fellowship in Cardiovascular Diseases
Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education
1983
Affiliations
Work Experience
Emeritus Professor of Medicine and Consultant
Mayo Clinic · 2023 - Present
Judd and Mary Morris Leighton Professor of Cardiovascular Diseases and Hypertension
Mayo Clinic · 2001 - 2023
Chair, Division of Structural Heart Disease
Mayo Clinic · 2016 - 2021
Associate Chair, Department of Internal Medicine
Mayo Clinic · 2006 - 2010
Consultant, Department of Internal Medicine
Mayo Clinic · 1983 - 2016