Dr. Gassler completed his Fellowship in Coronary and Peripheral Vascular Interventions in June of 2002 and joined the faculty of the University of Rochester as a Senior Instructor in July of 2002. His clinical roles include coronary and peripheral vascular diagnostic and interventional procedures in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, as well as attending in the Cardiovascular Center.   Dr. Gassler is involved with teaching coronary and peripheral diagnostic and interventional procedures to the general and interventional cardiology fellows. He is certified to perform balloon angioplasty, stenting, rheolytic thrombectomy, rotational atherectomy, directional atherectomy, intravascular ultrasound, Doppler flow, and pressure measurements.

Dr. Gassler’s research involves single and multicenter clinical trials. His particular interests include stent restenosis, microvascular perfusion, and high risk angioplasty, including acute coronary syndrome and multivessel coronary disease patients.

To make an appointment, call 1-866-HEART-03

Education/Certification

M.D., Mount Sinai School of Medicine – 1994
Residency, Duke University Medical Center – 1994-97
Fellowship, Cleveland Clinic Foundation – 1997-2000
Interventional Fellowship, University of Rochester, Strong Memorial Hospital – 2000-200

Research and Professional Experience

University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Senior Instructor Medicine/Cardiology – 2002-2003
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Assistant Professor – 2003-Present

References

• Gassler JP, Topol EJ. Reperfusion Revisited: Beyond TIMI 3 Flow. Clinical Cardiology 1999;22 (Suppl. IV):IV20-IV29.
  
  
• Gassler JP. Aortic Aneurysm and Aortic Dissection. In: Marso, Griffin, and Topol, ed. Manual of Cardiovascular Medicine. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, 2000. Chapter 25.
  
  
• Francis GS, Gassler JP, Sonnenblick EH. Pathophysiology and diagnosis of congestive heart failure. In: Fuster, Alexander, and O’Rourke, ed. Hurst ’s The Heart 10 th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2001. Chapter 20.
  
  
• Silver MJ, Gassler JP. Reperfusion Injury. In: Topol, ed. Acute Coronary Syndromes 2nd ed. New York: Marcel, Dekker, Inc, 2001. Chapter 24.

Contact

Dr. John P. Gassler
Paul N. Yu Heart Center
Strong Memorial Hospital
601 Elmwood Ave.
Ambulatory Center - Ground Floor
Rochester, NY 14642
Phone: 1-866-HEART-03