James C. Blankenship
Interventional Cardiology
University of New Mexico Hospital
About
James C. Blankenship works in Interventional Cardiology affiliated with University of New Mexico Hospital.
James C. Blankenship is a professor of medicine and director of cardiac catheterization laboratories at the University of New Mexico. He previously served as chair of cardiology at Geisinger Health System until 2020 and as president of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions from 2015 to 2016. He has represented the American College of Cardiology on the AMA’s Relative Value Update Committee for 20 years and co-authored multiple guidelines on coronary interventions.
Research focus
Percutaneous Coronary InterventionST-Elevation Myocardial InfarctionCoronary AngiographyAntiplatelet TherapyCardiac Catheterization
Impact
337 pubs · 25,754 cites · h-index 49
Training
MHCM
Harvard University School of Public Health
2014
MD
Cornell University Medical College
1980
AB
Cornell University School of Arts and Sciences
1976
Affiliations
Work Experience
Director of Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories
University of New Mexico · 2020 - Present
Chair of Cardiology
Geisinger Health System · 2017 - 2020
Director of Cardiology
Geisinger Medical Center · 2010 - 2020
Catheterization Laboratory Director
Geisinger Health System · 2000 - 2020
President
Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions · 2015 - 2016