Igor F. Palacios
Interventional / Structural Cardiology
Massachusetts General Hospital
About
Igor F. Palacios works in Interventional / Structural Cardiology affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital.
Igor F. Palacios, MD, is Director of Interventional Cardiology Emeritus at Massachusetts General Hospital and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He received his medical degree from the Universidad Central de Venezuela in 1969 and has been affiliated with MGH since the 1970s, serving as Director of the Interventional Cardiology Program since 1990. His research focuses on cardiac valve diseases, coronary interventions, and related diagnostics.
Research focus
Percutaneous balloon valvotomy and mitral valve interventionsTranscatheter structural heart proceduresHigh-risk percutaneous coronary interventionCoronary imaging and plaque assessmentInfective endocarditis management
Impact
558 pubs · 26,807 cites · h-index 84
Training
MD (Medical Surgeon)
Universidad Central de Venezuela
1969
Affiliations
Work Experience
Director of Interventional Cardiology Emeritus
Massachusetts General Hospital · 1990 - Present
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School