Dr. Vijay Iyer | Great Lakes Cardiovascular (2024)

Area of Specialization

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Office Locations

100 High Street, B
Buffalo, NY 14203
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515 or 535 Main Street
Olean, NY 14760
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705 Maple Road
Suite 300
Williamsville, NY 14221
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Dr. Vijay Iyer is an interventional cardiologist specializing in structural heart interventions. His clinical practice includes general cardiology, interventional cardiology, and complex valvular heart diseases. He directs the complex valve clinic at Buffalo General Medical Center, as well as structural heart interventions at the Gates Vascular Institute and Buffalo General Hospital. Dr. Iyer performs a wide range of procedures, including:

• Transcatheter aortic valve replacements
• Mitral clip procedures
• Left atrial appendage occlusion
• Atrial and ventricular septal defect closure
• Percutaneous paravalvular leak closures
• Routine diagnostic coronary angiograms
• Percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI)/angioplasty

Beyond caring for his patients, Dr. Iyer trains residents and cardiology fellows through didactic and bedside teaching, advises research projects, and oversees fellows in outpatient settings. He also collaborates with the departments of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics and the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine to train their residents and fellows.

Education

Grant Medical College, Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Mumbai, India
MD, Internal Medicine

Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
PhD, Pharmacology

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Fellowship, Interventional Cardiology

University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

Fellowship, Cardiovascular Disease
Postdoctoral Fellow, Division of Cardiology

Accreditations and Associations

• American College of Cardiology
• American Heart Association
• Society for Coronary Angiography and Interventions
• American Society of Echocardiography

Honors

• Northwestern University Young Investigators Forum Finalist (2006)
• Bristol Myers Squib-ACC Travel Award (2004)
• Young Investigator Award, NYS ACC (2003)
• American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship (2002)
• Joel Gernsheimer Award (2001)
• Best Research Poster Award MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting (1999)
• Awarded Distinction in Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Bombay (1994)
• Awarded Distinction in Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Bombay (1992)
• Awarded Distinction in Human Physiology, University of Bombay (1990)

Research and Publications

Dr. Iyer’s research includes cardiovascular stem cell therapy and percutaneous aortic/mitral valve replacement. In addition, he serves as local principal investigator for a number of multicenter clinical trials in these areas. He has also authored or contributed to a number of publications and abstracts.

Hospital Affiliations

• Buffalo General Medical Center
• Gates Vascular Institute
• Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital
• DeGraff Memorial Hospital
• ECMC
• Mercy Hospital of Buffalo
• Buffalo VA Medical Center
• Olean General Hospital
• Olean Medical Group

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