Sotirios Tsimikas
Vascular Medicine
Ionis Pharmaceuticals (United States)
About
Sotirios Tsimikas works in Vascular Medicine affiliated with Ionis Pharmaceuticals (United States).
Sotirios Tsimikas is Professor of Medicine and Director of Vascular Medicine at the University of California San Diego. He also serves as Vice President of Clinical Development and Cardiovascular Franchise Leader at Ionis Pharmaceuticals. His work includes clinical practice in vascular medicine and research on lipoproteins, atherosclerosis, and cardiovascular diseases.
Research focus
Lipoprotein(a) metabolism and therapeuticsOxidized phospholipids in atherosclerosisHypertriglyceridemia managementAntisense oligonucleotide therapies for lipid disordersCardiovascular risk assessment and prevention
Impact
604 pubs · 36,215 cites · h-index 108
Training
MD
University of Massachusetts Medical School
1988
Affiliations
Work Experience
Professor of Medicine and Director of Vascular Medicine
University of California San Diego · 1997 - Present
Vice President of Clinical Development and Cardiovascular Franchise Leader
Ionis Pharmaceuticals · 2019 - Present
Fellow in Cardiovascular Disease, Atherosclerosis, Molecular Medicine, and Interventional Cardiology
University of California San Diego · 1992 - 1997
Internal Medicine Resident
University of Massachusetts Medical Center · 1988 - 1991