Editor's Note: The following interview was recorded on November 13, 2016, during the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions in New Orleans, Louisiana.
E. Magnus Ohman, MD: Hello. I am Magnus Ohman. I want to welcome you to another episode of Life and Times of Leading Cardiologists. We are very fortunate today to have my good friend and esteemed colleague in cardiology, Kim Eagle, from the University of Michigan where he is the director of the Cardiovascular Center, among other things. Kim, you have done many different things over the years in cardiovascular medicine. What stands out for me, which we will talk about in a bit, is your early work on two things: thoracic aortic aneurysms and perioperative guidelines. But I want to start off with where you grew up. Where did life begin for Kim Eagle?
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Kim A. Eagle, MD, MACC: I grew up in Bozeman, Montana. I decided to go into engineering in college and went to Oregon State. I did not like engineering, but I liked biology. I also thought a little bit about the ministry. I had a very shrewd advisor who said, "Ministry and biology: That is medicine.
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Life and Times of Leading Cardiologists: Kim Eagle
Interviewer: E. Magnus Ohman, MD; Interviewee: Kim A. Eagle, MD
DisclosuresFebruary 28, 2017
Editor's Note: The following interview was recorded on November 13, 2016, during the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions in New Orleans, Louisiana.
E. Magnus Ohman, MD: Hello. I am Magnus Ohman. I want to welcome you to another episode of Life and Times of Leading Cardiologists. We are very fortunate today to have my good friend and esteemed colleague in cardiology, Kim Eagle, from the University of Michigan where he is the director of the Cardiovascular Center, among other things. Kim, you have done many different things over the years in cardiovascular medicine. What stands out for me, which we will talk about in a bit, is your early work on two things: thoracic aortic aneurysms and perioperative guidelines. But I want to start off with where you grew up. Where did life begin for Kim Eagle?
Fly Fishing and a Mentor's Generosity
Kim A. Eagle, MD, MACC: I grew up in Bozeman, Montana. I decided to go into engineering in college and went to Oregon State. I did not like engineering, but I liked biology. I also thought a little bit about the ministry. I had a very shrewd advisor who said, "Ministry and biology: That is medicine.
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Interviewer
E. Magnus Ohman, MD
Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine; Vice-Chair, Department of Medicine, Development and Innovation; Kent and Siri Rawson Director, Duke Program for Advanced Coronary Disease; Associate Director, Duke Heart Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
Disclosure: E. Magnus Ohman, MD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Serve(d) as a director, officer, partner, employee, advisor, consultant, or trustee for: ABIOMED; AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP; Biotie Therapies; Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Daiichi Sankyo; Faculty Connection, LLC; Stealth Peptides; The Medicines Company; Medscape
Received research grant from: Daiichi Sankyo; Gilead Sciences Inc; Janssen Pharmaceutical Products, L.P.
Received income in an amount equal to or greater than $250 from: ABIOMED; AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP; Biotie Therapies; Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Daiichi Sankyo; Faculty Connection, LLC; Gilead Sciences Inc; Janssen Pharmaceutical Products, L.P.; Stealth Peptides; The Medicines Company; Medscape
Interviewee
Kim Eagle, MD
Albion Walter Hewlett Professor of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine; Director, Samuel and Jean Frankel Cardiovascular Center, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Disclosure: Kim A. Eagle, MD, MACC, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.