Emory Faculty
Emory Faculty
Vasilis C Babaliaros, MD
Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology, Structural Heart Disease Cardiology, Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Emory Heart & Vascular Center at Clifton Campus
1365 Clifton Road Northeast, Bldg A, Fl 2, Atlanta, GA 30322Booking information not available
(404) 778-5299About
Vasilis Babaliaros, MD is the co-director of the Emory Structural Heart & Valve Center at Emory Healthcare and co-director of the Adult Congenital Heart Intervention team within the Emory Adult Congenital Heart Center. He has more than 10 years experience in interventional cardiology focused on structural heart and valve disease including clinical research.
Dr. Babaliaros is a Professor of Medicine of Interventional Cardiology at Emory University. He received his Biomedical Engineering degree at Duke University (1992), his medical degree at Emory University (1996), and completed his training in Internal Medicine and Cardiology at Emory (2003). In 2004, he completed fellowship training in Interventional Cardiology at Emory University and then continued sub-specialty training in Valvular Interventional Cardiology under Alain Cribier, MD at the University of Rouen, France (2005). He joined the faculty working with Peter Block, MD as the Associate Director of the Emory Center for Valvular Intervention and Structural Heart Disease Treatment in 2006. Dr. Babaliarosí research interests are in Valvular and Structural Heart Disease. Specifically, he was a member of the original team that pioneered percutaneous aortic valve replacement in France. His research efforts continue in the field of aortic stenosis, but have also grown to include catheter based therapies for the treatment of mitral regurgitation, aortic insufficiency, and pulmonic valve disease. He is also involved in the current circulatory assist devices that are placed percutaneously for the treatment of cardiogenic shock and high-risk intervention support. Dr. Babaliaros teaches general cardiology and heart catheterization, but devotes most of his teaching efforts training future interventional cardiologists catheter techniques for the treatment of valvular heart disease and circulatory support. He also teaches medical students, medical residents and cardiology fellows clinical research.
Languages
- English
- Greek
Emory Affiliation
- Emory Clinic - School of Medicine Faculty
- Emory Healthcare Network
- Emory Physician Group Practice
Academic Title
- Professor
Academic Profile
Year Started Practicing
- 2000
Locations
Emory Heart & Vascular Center at Clifton Campus
1365 Clifton Road Northeast
Bldg A, Fl 2
Atlanta,
GA
30322
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Credentials
Education
- Fellowship: Emory University School of Medicine, Interventional Cardiology, 2004
- Fellowship: Emory University School of Medicine, Cardiology, 2003
- Residency: Emory University School of Medicine, Internal Medicine, 2000
- Medical Education: Emory University School of Medicine, MD, 1996
Board Certifications
- Interventional Cardiology, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2004
- Cardiovascular Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2003
- Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, 1999
