Theodore Bass, MD

Expert Publications

• Mechanical thrombectomy to the RESCUE.
• Post-PCI cardiac events? The answer is the lumen, or is it in the wall?
• Caught between a rock and a hard place? It is good to have some help.
• Intravascular ultrasound catheter entrapment after coronary artery stenting.
• Does the cutting balloon make the final cut?
• Debulking does not benefit patients undergoing intracoronary beta-radiation therapy for in-stent restenosis: insights from the START trial.
• Brachytherapy for in-stent restenosis: the problem is one of commitment.
• Hemodynamic complications of ventricular septal rupture after acute myocardial infarction.
• Differentiation between ruptured plaque and vulnerable plaque using IVUS color flow.
• Synergistic use of sirolimus-eluting stents and intravascular ultrasound for the treatment of unprotected left main and vein graft disease.
• Overstretching undersized drug-eluting stents: a temporary solution.
• Left main coronary artery: we are getting closer.
• Stenting small vessels? Not a small issue.
• Identification of low responders to a 300-mg clopidogrel loading dose in patients undergoing coronary stenting.
• Platelet function profiles in patients with type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease on combined aspirin and clopidogrel treatment.

Media Releases

Get to know Cardiologist Dr. Theodore Bass, who serves patients in Jacksonville, Florida.

A top professional in the field of interventional cardiology, Dr. Bass is affiliated with UF Health, seeing patients at their two Cardiovascular Centers in Jacksonville, Florida. His areas of focus include cardiac catheterization, heart attack, complex coronary angioplasty, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and more.

Before embarking on his professional journey, he received his medical degree from The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in 1976. In order to further his training, he completed his residency in internal medicine at the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine in 1979, and his fellowship in cardiovascular disease at the Boston University Medical Center in 1981.

Subsequent to his education, the doctor attained board certification in interventional cardiology, cardiovascular disease, and internal medicine through the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The ABIM is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world.

With a passion for teaching, Dr. Bass has served as a Professor of Medicine at the University of Florida since 1998.

Cardiology is a branch of medicine that deals with the disorders of the heart, as well as some parts of the circulatory system. The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease, and electrophysiology. Cardiologists are doctors who diagnose, assess, and treat patients with diseases and defects of the heart and blood vessels (the cardiovascular system).

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