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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2008 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For invention of the balloon catheter and devices that have revolutionized vascular surgery, and for creating companies to commercialize these inventions.

Overview

Thomas J. Fogarty is a researcher affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their work encompasses contributions that have intersected with vascular surgery and medical device innovation.

Fogarty's career includes notable recognition related to their inventive activities. In 2008, they were inducted as a Member of the National Academy of Engineering with the citation: "For invention of the balloon catheter and devices that have revolutionized vascular surgery, and for creating companies to commercialize these inventions." This acknowledges their role in developing medical technologies that have been implemented in clinical settings.

In 2012, Fogarty was named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, an honor reflective of their contributions to inventing and innovation.

Best Publications

  • BIOPSY APPARATUS FOR TISSUE SAMPLING

    Burbank Fred H;Fogarty Thomas J;Manska Wayne E;Ritchart Mark A

  • AneuRx stent graft versus open surgical repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms: Multicenter prospective clinical trial☆☆☆★

    Christopher K. Zarins;Rodney A. White;Donald Schwarten;Edward Kinney

  • Method for implanting a heart valve within an annulus of a patient

    Thomas J. Fogarty;Michael J. Drews;Neil Holmgren;D. Bruce Modesitt

  • Method for deploying cuff prostheses

    Thomas J. Fogarty;Kirsten Freislinger;Steven Weinberg;Brian J. Cox

  • INTRALUMINAL PROSTHESES WITH CUFF AND POSITIONING METHOD OF THE SAME

    Fogarty Thomas J;Freislinger Kirsten;Weinberg Steven;Cox Brian J

  • Endovascular stent-graft repair of thoracic aortic aneurysms

    R.Scott Mitchell;Michael D. Dake;Charles P. Semba;Thomas J. Fogarty

  • Methods and apparatus for conformably sealing prostheses within body lumens

    Thomas J. Fogarty;Jay A. Lenker;Brian J. Cox;Allan R. Will

  • Dilation catheter method and apparatus

    Thomas J. Fogarty;Albert K. Chin

  • Catheter with controlled release endoluminal prosthesis

    Katherine J. Klumb;Thomas J. Fogarty;Kirti P. Kamdar

  • Device for accurately marking tissue

    Thomas J. Fogarty;David B. Willis;Thomas A. Howell;George D. Hermann

  • Surgical clamp having replaceable pad

    Thomas J. Fogarty;Thomas A. Howell;David Willis;Terrence Buelna

  • Endoleak as a predictor of outcome after endovascular aneurysm repair: AneuRx multicenter clinical trial

    Christopher K. Zarins;Rodney A. White;Kim J. Hodgson;Donald Schwarten

  • Stent graft migration after endovascular aneurysm repair: importance of proximal fixation.

    Christopher K Zarins;Daniel A Bloch;Tami Crabtree;Alan H Matsumoto

  • Methods of using a prosthesis fixturing device

    Thomas J. Fogarty;Michael J. Drews;Ernest Lane;Neil Holmgren

  • Methods and devices for blood vessel harvesting

    Thomas J. Fogarty;Kenneth H. Mollenauer;Michelle Y. Monfort;George D. Hermann

  • Aneurysm rupture after endovascular repair using the AneuRx stent graft

    Christopher K. Zarins;Rodney A. White;Thomas J. Fogarty

  • The AneuRx stent graft: four-year results and worldwide experience 2000.

    Christopher K. Zarins;Rodney A. White;Frans L. Moll;Tami Crabtree

  • Vascular clamps and surgical directional filaments for tissue

    Thomas Fogarty;George Hermann;Joshua Whittemore;Thomas Howell

  • Endovascular edge-to-edge mitral valve repair: short-term results in a porcine model.

    Frederick G. St. Goar;James I. Fann;Jan Komtebedde;Elyse Foster

  • Endoluminal prosthesis placing method

    Katherine J. Klumb;Thomas J. Fogarty;Kirti P. Kamdar;Bradley B. Hill

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher K. Zarins
Christopher K. Zarins Stanford University
Geoffrey D. Rubin
Geoffrey D. Rubin University of Arizona
D. Craig Miller
D. Craig Miller Stanford University
Norman E. Shumway
Norman E. Shumway Stanford University
Donald C. Harrison
Donald C. Harrison University of Cincinnati
Ronald L. Dalman
Ronald L. Dalman Stanford University
Michael Simons
Michael Simons Yale University
Martin B. Leon
Martin B. Leon Columbia University Medical Center
Daniel A. Bloch
Daniel A. Bloch Stanford University
Michael D. Dake
Michael D. Dake University of Arizona

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