Dr. Cannon is a senior investigator in the Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) Study Group, leading trials such as TACTICS-TIMI 18, PROVE IT-TIMI 22, and CLARITY-TIMI 28. He earned his MD from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York, and after completing his residency in internal medicine at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, he was a cardiovascular fellow at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
Dr. Cannon has published over 500 original articles, reviews, book chapters or electronic publications on the topic of acute coronary syndromes, including works in Circulation, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Lancet, and the New England Journal of Medicine. He has received numerous awards, including the Alfred Steiner Research Award, and the Upjohn Achievement in Research Award, and he serves as Chairman for several ACC and AHA committees.
He is editor-in-chief of the ACC’s Website, Cardiosource (www.cardiosource.com) as well as the journal Critical Pathways in Cardiology and a 40-book series Contemporary Cardiology. He has authored or edited 7 books, including the New Heart Disease Handbook for patients. |