Editor's Note: In this episode, Dr Ohman interviews John B. Simpson, MD, PhD, of Sequoia Hospital, Cardiovascular Medicine and Coronary Interventions, Redwood City, California. Dr Simpson invented and commercialized the first over-the-balloon catheter and started several device companies including Perclose and Fox Hollow. This interview was recorded on October 12, 2015.
The First Job: Not a Good Match
E. Magnus Ohman, MD: Hello. I'm Magnus Ohman and we are back with Life and Times of Leading Cardiologists. We are very fortunate today to have Dr John Simpson with us. He is probably most famous for revolutionary changes in interventional cardiology. He changed how we could do things in interventional cardiology, which has had a tremendous impact. I want to welcome you, John.
John B. Simpson, MD, PhD: Magnus, thank you very much. It's a pleasure to be here.
Dr Ohman: Great. So, where did you come from?
Dr Simpson: I grew up in West Texas. I went to Texas Tech University for a while and did not do so well there. And then I went to Ohio State University.
Dr Ohman: Oh, a Buckeye.
Dr Simpson: A Buckeye, which is very good to be right now. After going to Ohio State, I wanted to go to medical school.
