Dr. Robert Kipperman – Interventional & Structural Cardiology
From Sunday Bagels With Doctors · 40:54
Show by Dr. Jordan Safirstein
On this episode of Sunday Bagels with Doctors, I sit down with Dr. Robert Kipperman, a pioneer in interventional and structural cardiology whose journey into medicine was anything but conventional.From dropping out of college and hitchhiking across the country to attending medical school in the Dominican Republic, Rob’s unlikely path eventually led him to the forefront of cardiac innovation.We talk about taking risks, building a heart hospital, the early days of angioplasty, and what continues to drive his passion for medicine after decades in the field.Show Notes:Term MeaningsPCI Percutaneous coronary intervention — a catheter-based procedure to open narrowed or blocked coronary arteries, often using balloons and stents.TAVR Transcatheter aortic valve replacement — replacing a diseased aortic valve using a catheter rather than conventional open-heart surgery.PFO Patent foramen ovale — a small opening between the heart's upper chambers that persists after birth.ASD Atrial septal defect — a congenital opening in the wall separating the atria. The transcript appears to render this as “ASV.”CCU Coronary care unit (also called cardiac care unit).ICU Intensive care unit.MI Myocardial infarction — a heart attack.AIDS Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.GRID Gay-related immune deficiency — an early, outdated term used before AIDS was formally named.VA Veterans Affairs, referring to the VA hospital.VC Venture capital or venture capitalist — private investment in developing businesses or technologies.COO Chief operating officer.Physician - Why they're significantAndreas Grüntzig The father of coronary angioplasty. Performed the first percutaneous coronary balloon angioplasty in 1977, launching the modern field of interventional cardiology. Geoffrey O. Hartzler Early angioplasty pioneer at the Mid America Heart Institute in Kansas City. Among the first to use angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction.Nabil El-Sherif Electrophysiologist and investigator at SUNY Downstate and the Brooklyn VA, whose research included ischemia-related arrhythmias and cardiac conduction. Mark E. Josephson One of the founders of clinical cardiac electrophysiology, particularly known for advancing ventricular tachycardia mapping and treatment. Anthony N. Damato Early invasive electrophysiology pioneer associated with intracardiac His-bundle recordings. Rob refers to him as “D'Amato.”
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