About David Faxon - Medical Professional
Vice Chair of Medicine for Strategic Planning at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, David Faxon is also a board certified in cardiovascular diseases and interventional cardiology. David Faxon was inspired by the introduction of coronary angioplasty, a surgical method used to clear blocked or narrowed arteries, in 1977, and he became one of the first practitioners to offer this non-surgical treatment in the United States. Colleagues and medical organizations have nominated David Faxon for numerous awards, and he has appeared on the list of "The Best Doctors in America" for more than 10 years.
In addition to his professional work, David Faxon conducts health research, and he also has taught many courses in cardiology to medical students. While David Faxon’s research interests focus on the prevention of restenosis after coronary angioplasty, acute coronary syndromes, diabetes, and new interventional devices, he also performs research on early treatment for acute myocardial infarction. Since the late 1970s, David Faxon has actively taught medical students beginning with a course on clinical pathological correlation at Boston University School of Medicine, and he continued to offer this course through the university for more than two decades after that. David Faxon also instructed many graduate-level courses at the University of Southern California, the University of Chicago, and Boston University Medical Center, including a cardiology cardiac surgery conference attended by about 30 students each week. As a primary advisor to more than 120 cardiology fellows, David Faxon assisted many medical students in starting in the medical field.
David Faxon, who regularly receives invitations to lecture at national and international summits and conferences, has given presentations on reducing restenosis, chronic inflammation, and the use of interventional devices such as balloon angioplasty, stents, lasers and a rotoblater, a miniature drill used in many catheter-based procedures as well as the role of angioplasty in the management of coronary artery disease. Throughout his 30-year career in cardiology, David Faxon has innovated and shared his expertise with countless physicians.
In addition to his professional work, David Faxon conducts health research, and he also has taught many courses in cardiology to medical students. While David Faxon’s research interests focus on the prevention of restenosis after coronary angioplasty, acute coronary syndromes, diabetes, and new interventional devices, he also performs research on early treatment for acute myocardial infarction. Since the late 1970s, David Faxon has actively taught medical students beginning with a course on clinical pathological correlation at Boston University School of Medicine, and he continued to offer this course through the university for more than two decades after that. David Faxon also instructed many graduate-level courses at the University of Southern California, the University of Chicago, and Boston University Medical Center, including a cardiology cardiac surgery conference attended by about 30 students each week. As a primary advisor to more than 120 cardiology fellows, David Faxon assisted many medical students in starting in the medical field.
David Faxon, who regularly receives invitations to lecture at national and international summits and conferences, has given presentations on reducing restenosis, chronic inflammation, and the use of interventional devices such as balloon angioplasty, stents, lasers and a rotoblater, a miniature drill used in many catheter-based procedures as well as the role of angioplasty in the management of coronary artery disease. Throughout his 30-year career in cardiology, David Faxon has innovated and shared his expertise with countless physicians.