Kenneth (Ken) Rosenfield, MD
Section Head, Vascular Medicine and Intervention
Chairman, STEMI & Acute MI Quality Improvement Committee
Kenneth Rosenfield, MD, is the Section Head for Vascular Medicine and Intervention and Chairs the Acute Myocardial Infarction(STEMI)Committee for the cardiac cath lab. He is a national leader in treatment of Carotid, Kidney, and Leg artery disease.
- Phone: 617-726-2256
- Departments
- Cardiology
- Department of Medicine
Specialties
- Critical Care Center
- Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
- Heart Center
- Interventional Cardiology
- Vascular Medicine & Intervention
- Coronary Artery Disease Program
- Heart Valve Program
- Vascular Center
- Cardiology/Vascular Medicine
- Clinical Interests
- Carotid artery disease; TIA/Stroke; Treatment with stenting
- Renal/Mesenteric and Extremities Revascularization
- Complex coronary artery disease and revascularization
- Aortic valve stenosis and valvuloplasty
- Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD)
- Takayasu arteritis (TA)
- Pulmonary embolus & venous thromboembolism
- Peripheral artery disease of the legs
- Locations
- Boston: Massachusetts General Hospital
- Waltham: Mass General West
- Medical Education
- MD, University of Massachusetts Medical School
- Residency, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center
- Fellowship, St. Elizabeth's Medical Center
- Fellowship, Tufts Medical Center
- Board Certifications
- Cardiovascular Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine
- Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
- Interventional Cardiology, American Board of Internal Medicine
- Gender
- Male
- Patient Gateway
- Yes, learn more
- Foreign Languages
- French
- Patient Age Group
- Adult
- Accepting New Patients
- Yes
BiographyKenneth Rosenfield, MD, is the Section Head for Vascular Medicine and Intervention, who specializes in complex cardiac and vascular interventions and directs the program for treatment of acute myocardial infarction (STEMI) in the cardiac catheterization laboratories. He has spearheaded the development of less-invasive therapies for patients with coronary and vascular disease, both at MGH and nationally, including treatment of Carotid, Kidney, and Leg artery narrowing using stents and other novel devices.
Research
Dr. Rosenfield has served as national principle investigator (PI) for numerous clinical trials
Miracle patient revived after 57 minutes
Mass General Hospital physician, Kenneth Rosenfield, MD, attributes Laura Geraghty's heart attack recovery to immediate and effective CPR. Now Rosenfield and Geraghty are advocating for CPR instruction in Massachusetts high schools.
Stents and surgery both safe for prevention of stroke, study says
Investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital revealed the results of the CREST trial, a study that looked at the efficacy of carotid endarterectomy versus stenting in patients with symptomatic carotid stenosis, and found that these two medical procedures are both equally safe and effective.
Patient selection criteria and interventional treatment parameters for renal artery stenosis
The medical community has made great strides treating coronary and carotid artery diseases and reducing mortality associated with myocardial infarctions and strokes. While as many as 3 million Americans have renal artery stenosis (RAS)—a condition that narrows or blocks the vessels that supply blood to the kidneys—RAS is often overlooked and underdiagnosed.
VIVA Las Vegas
Mass General Heart & Vascular Center physicians perform demonstrations of complex vascular interventions for an educational conference in Las Vegas.
Seconds count
MGH Hotline 4.1.11 From the time a person first experiences symptoms of a heart attack, such as shortness of breath or chest discomfort, to the time he or she undergoes cardiac catheterization -- a procedure used to diagnose and treat a blocked coronary artery -- every second is of utmost importance.
Novel Therapeutic Strategies for Systemic Cardiovascular Disease
Experts from the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute for Heart, Vascular and Stroke Care present a dynamic symposium on systemic cardiovascular disease.
Novel Therapeutic Strategies for Systemic Cardiovascular Disease: An Integrated Approach to Treating Heart Failure and Valve Disease, Vascular Disease
Experts from the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute for Heart, Vascular and Stroke Care present a dynamic symposium on systemic cardiovascular disease.
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Phone: 617-726-2256
Phone 2: 617-724-1935
Fax: 617-726-3971
55 Fruit Street
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Phone: 617-726-2256
Phone 2: 617-724-1935
Fax: 617-726-3971
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