William D. Knopf MD
Cardiologist | Cardiovascular Disease
6070 Lakeside Commons Drive Macon Georgia, 31210About
William D. Knopf, MD, is a leading Cardiologist and Interventional Cardiologist currently serving patients at Middle Georgia Heart and Vascular in Atlanta, Georgia. After earning his medical degree in 1979 at Emory University, he completed his residency at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and his fellowship at Emory University. Additionally, in order to stay up to date on all medical advancements in his field, he maintains a professional membership with the Professional Society American College of Cardiology and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions.
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Cardiovascular Disease
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Outpatient PTCA with same day discharge is safe and produces high patient satisfaction level.
- Successful "pre-closure" of 7Fr and 8Fr femoral arteriotomies with a 6Fr suture-based device (the Multicenter Interventional Closer Registry).
- Non-polymer-based paclitaxel-coated coronary stents for the treatment of patients with de novo coronary lesions: angiographic follow-up of the DELIVER clinical trial.
- i2 innovation in intervention summit.
- Studies of major histocompatibility complex class I/II expression on sequential human heart biopsy specimens after transplantation.
- Characterization of human cardiac infiltrating cells post transplantation. 1. Phenotypic and functional alloreactivity.
- Major histocompatibility complex class I and class II expression by myocytes in cardiac biopsies posttransplantation.
- Heart transplantation in Georgia: the Emory experience.
- An echo-dense mass in the pericardial space as a sign of left ventricular free wall rupture during acute myocardial infarction.
Awards
- 2012 Atlanta Super Doctors
Internships
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Fellowships
- Emory University
Professional Society Memberships
- American College of Cardiology, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions
What do you attribute your success to?
- He was mentored by some very good professionals.
Hobbies / Sports
- Traveling, Golf, Snow Skiing, Outdoor Activities, Fly Fishing
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