Jonathan D. Marmur, MD FACC FRCP

Jonathan D. Marmur, MD FACC FRCP is a professor of medicine and director of Cardiac Catheterization and Interventional Cardiology at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in New York City. He serves as an expert witness for both plaintiff and defense counsel in medical malpractice cases.

Dr. Marmur is a high-volume angioplasty operator with expertise in all forms of percutaneous coronary and peripheral vascular intervention, including iliac, femoral, infrapopliteal, and carotid stenting.

Services

Jonathan D. Marmur, MD FACC FRCP provides the following clinical services:

• Peripheral Vascular Intervention
• Coronary Intervention
• Minimally Invasive Cardiac Procedures
• Angioplasty
• Atrial Septal Defects (ASD)
• Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO)
• Carotid Artery Stenting
• Lower Extremity Intervention
• Renal Artery Stenting

Litigation Support Services

Jonathan D. Marmur, MD FACC FRCP serves as a medical expert witness for both plaintiff and defense counsel in selected cardiac and cardiovascular malpractice cases. Dr. Marmur views serving as an expert witness to be part of his professional and civic responsibilities as a cardiovascular specialist.

Areas of Expertise

Profile

Dr. Marmur is an expert in minimally invasive treatments for heart conditions. As a respected practitioner, researcher and communicator, he currently treats thousands of cardiac patients, contributes to clinical and scientific research, educates and informs the medical community, and supports settling disputes related to cardiovascular disease as a medical expert witness.

Dr. Marmur is currently a full Professor of Medicine and Director of Cardiac Catheterization and Interventional Cardiology, as well as Director of Clinical Cardiovascular Research, and the Coronary Care Unit at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Brooklyn. A recognized expert in coagulation, Dr. Marmur has contributed to the basic science and clinical literature on hemostasis and thrombosis.

Dr. Marmur and his colleagues hold a patent on a novel biomarker that has the ability to predict future adverse events such as myocardial infarction and death. Dr. Marmur's research also involves the areas of gene therapy and genomics. As one of the early pioneers in the application of recombinant DNA and viral vector technologies to human arterial disease, Dr. Marmur recognizes that future advances are most likely to be derived from the field of genomics and the related subfields of functional genomics, proteomics, and bioinformatics. His current research efforts are focused on the generation of the Downstate Cath Lab GeneBank, a repository of molecular genetic, angiographic and historical information on patients who have undergone cardiac catheterization.

Recognized by professional colleagues as an expert in his field, Dr. Marmur is a frequently invited speaker at national and international conferences. He has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, the Journal of Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine, and the Journal of Invasive Cardiology. Dr. Marmur has been quoted in The New York Times and other prominent newspapers.

Consulting Practice

All States

Professional Experience

Editorial board of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology
March 2007 - present

Professor of medicine
State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, New York
September 2005 - present

Research core director
NIH-sponsored Brooklyn Center for Health Disparities
June 2005 - present

Director of Clinical Research
Center for Cardiovascular and Muscle Research (CCMR)
State University of New York at Brooklyn, New York
April 2004 - present

Director of Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program
State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, New York
January 2003 - present

Editorial board of the Journal of Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine
January 2003 - present

Associate professor of medicine
State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, New York
January 2003 - September 2005

Editorial board of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology
July 2001- 2005

Assistant professor of medicine attending interventional cardiologist
Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York
January 1994 - December 2002

Instructor in medicine
Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York
July 1992 - December 1993

Cardiology research fellow and coronary angioplasty fellow
Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York
July 1988 - June 1992

Licenses

New York State

Legal Experience & Services

Dr. Marmur's medical expert witness work started in 1996 when he served as a defense expert witness for the New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's office for cardiovascular cases.

In this role, he worked with several attorneys providing expert defense testimony in negligence and malpractice cases.

Dr. Marmur also supports defense counsel in preventing the suspension of cardiologists' privileges. In one case, his detailed deposition supported the retention of hospital privileges by a New Orleans' physician.

For defense and plaintiff, he reviews medical records for liability and provides expert opinions and testimony about causation and presumed longevity.

Affiliations

· American College of Cardiology
· Royal College of Physicians of Canada
· American Board of Internal Medicine
· National Board of Medical Examiners
· Medical Council of Canada

Awards & Honors

· NIH General Clinical Research Center Award
· NIH Clinical Investigator Development Award
· Denver Research Award for Excellence in Cardiovascular Research
· Annual Research Day Award at Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York
· Medical Research Council of Canada Fellowship Award
· Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation Research Fellowship Award
· Ursula Bangs Research Competition Awards, University of Toronto

Seminars & Training

Dr. Marmur is a frequently invited speaker at national and international conferences. He has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, and Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine.

Dr. Marmur also directs the Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program at the State University of New York (SUNY) Health Science Center at Brooklyn, a one-year program that is fully accredited by the A.C.G.M.E. (American Council for Graduate Medical Education).

Professional References

Eric J. Topol, M.D
Cleveland Clinic Lerner
College of Medicine

Magnus Ohman, M.D., F.A.C.C.
UNC School of Medicine

Barry S. Coller M.D.
The Rockefeller University

Education

MD - Laval University - Quebec, Canada - May, 1982