Erik Schampaert, MD FRCPC

Dr. Schampaert completed his M.D. in 1989, and a residency in Cardiology in 1994, University of Montreal, and a fellowship in interventional Cardiology in 1996, University of Toronto.

He is a clinical associate professor of Medicine at the University of Montreal since 2005 and works as an interventional cardiologist at Hopital du Sacré-Coeur de Montreal since 1997, serving as director of the cardiac catheterization laboratories and the clinical cardiovascular research unit since 2001 and head of the Division of Cardiology since 2006.

His research interests are stents (BMS and DES), coronary physiology (FFR) and imaging (IVUS), ACS, and more recently platelet function studies with clopidogrel and aspirin under the leadership of Drs. Pharand and Diodati. Since 2001, he is the principal investigator of C-SIRIUS and a steering committee member for E-SIRIUS. His current research interest is focused on the mechanisms of stent thrombosis, ULM PCI and new generation DES, acting as the Canadian P.I. and angiographic sub-study P.I. for the new biodegradable polymer Sirolimus-eluting stent (RESOLUTION, Cordis J&J) research program (RES-II and RES-III), currently underway.

He has authored or co-authored of more than 30 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals such as NEJM, Lancet, Circulation, JACC and EHJ. He has been the local PI for more than 40 clinical trials since 1997. He is co-director for the Annual Canadian IVUS and Coronary Physiology workshop with Dr. Fort since 1998, for the Tremblant Interventional Cardiology (TCI) since 2009, a faculty to the Montreal Interventional Cardiology Course since 1999 and an invited international faculty to the TCT since 2003.

Finally, he serves as the president of the Canadian Association of Interventional cardiologists (CAIC) since 2007.

CABG vs. PCI for Left Main and Three-Vessel Coronary Artery Disease: The Great Debate
Dr. Ralph Damiano, Jr., and Dr. Erick Schampaert

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Antithrombotics in Post-PCI Care

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