Harry Rissler Phillips III

My current research is focused on clinical trials and new device development for the treatment of coronary and peripheral vascular disease. I have also been a co-principle investigator for the Gusto IIb substudy comparing direct angioplasty vs thrombolytics for treatment of acute myocardial infarction. Our group has pioneered the use of coronary angioplasty techniques for the treatment of peripheral vascular disease. Our program is the first U.S. site for Carotid Wallstent Clinical Trial, which is a randomized trial of the Wallstent versus carotid endarterectomy. I am involved in the development of database tools to allow determination of clinical and economic outcomes in patients with coronary artery disease. I am participating in the collaborative effort to combine interventional techniques and surgical techniques and perform state of the art minimally invasive coronary bypass grafting in a combined cardiac catheterization/surgical suite.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Professor Emeritus of Medicine · 2024 - Present Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine

Recent Publications

Relationship Between HCAHPS Scores and Survey Response Rate Is Linked to Hospital Size.

Journal Article J Patient Exp · December 2020 Patient experience is an important dimension of health care quality and is assessed using the standard Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey for inpatients. The HCAHPS scores may vary based on survey response rate ... Full text Link to item Cite

Analysis of geographic variations in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with aortic stenosis in North Carolina.

Journal Article Am J Cardiol · June 1, 2014 Despite advances in the treatment of aortic stenosis (AS), many patients with AS remain untreated. Barriers to accessing cardiovascular surgical care may play a role in this undertreatment. We sought to examine whether there are geographic variations in th ... Full text Link to item Cite

Detailed analysis of polymer response to delivery balloon expansion of drug-eluting stents versus bare metal stents.

Journal Article EuroIntervention · July 2013 AIMS: We sought to describe the response of the polymer surface of drug-eluting stents (DES) to delivery balloon expansion, including quantitation of any resulting detached microparticles. METHODS AND RESULTS: We expanded the US Food and Drug Administratio ... Full text Link to item Cite

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Education, Training & Certifications

Duke University · 1975 M.D.