Julio Palmaz , MD

San Antonio, CA

Julio C. Palmaz, M.D., is the inventor of the first commercially successful stent and has developed numerous other procedures and devices, including the stent graft. Millions of patients worldwide, including stent recipient Mother Teresa, have benefited from the inventions of Dr. Palmaz, some of which have been donated to the Smithsonian Institute. Dr. Palmaz is the Stewart R. Reuter Distinguished Professor and chief of cardiovascular and interventional radiology at the University of Texas Health Science Center. Dr. Palmaz received his M.D. in 1971 at the National University of La Plata, Argentina, with radiologic specialty training at the University of California at Davis, Martinez Veteran's Administration Medical Center. Dr. Palmaz began his professional career in 1974 at San Martin University Hospital in Argentina, where he attained the position of chief of angiography. In 1983, Dr. Palmaz joined the University of Texas Health Sciences Department of Radiology as Chief of Angiography and Special Procedures. Dr. Palmaz has 17 issued patents and is the author of over 26 books or book chapters and has authored more than 75 peer-reviewed publications. He is Member of the Editorial Board for Circulation and is a Scientific Reviewer for several journals including the Journal of Vascular Surgery and the Journal of Vascular, Interventional Radiology. Palmaz is the recipient of numerous awards, and was honored January 2003 with the Presidential Distinguished Scholar Award by the University of Texas San Antonio. In 2002, the International Society of Endovascular Surgery bestowed upon Dr. Palmaz the Honor Award for Excellence.