Marc Pritzker, M.D.

Professor of Medicine

Practice Philosophy:
Heart disease is a chronic disease that requires a system of care to provide establisehd treatments and patient education and reinforcement, as well as to use established therapies in new and novel ways, and provide access to new and promising therapies as they emerge. We have a system of care that provides easy access and a team approach to long-term care, patient education, and therapy adjustment.

Practice Locations:
University of Minnesota Cardiovascular Center - (612) 625-3600
Maple Grove Medical Center (Fairview) - (763) 898-1000
Minnesota Heart Clinic - (952) 915-2424

Education:
Medical School - 1976-77
Residency / Chief Resident (Internal Medicine) - 1977-79
Fellowship (Cardiology) 
Completed at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota; M.D.

Certification:
National Board of Examiners
American Board of Internal Medicine, 1979
American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases, 1987

Publications:
Pedersen WR, Van Tassel RA, Pierce TA, Pence DM, Monyak DJ, Kim TH, Harris KM, Knickelbine T, Lesser JR, Madison JD, Mooney MR, Goldenberg IF, Longe TF, Poulose AK, Graham KJ, Nelson RR, Pritzker MR , Pagan-Carlo LA, Boisjolie CR, Zenovich AG, Schwartz RS. Radiation following percutaneous balloon aortic valvuloplasty to prevent restenosis (RADAR pilot trial). Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2006 Jun 30; [Epub ahead of print]

Pritzker MR , Lesser J, Long T.: MRI pulmonary angiograms. Chest. 2005 Dec; 128(6 Suppl):630S.

McGriffin DC, Brown R, Kirklin DC, Bourge RC, Pritzker MR , et al. The case for selective re-issuance of medical certificates to allow pilots who have received a heart transplant to resume flying. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2005;24(3):259-69.

Chapman SA, Gilkerson KL, Davin TD, Pritzker MR : Acute renal failure and immune globulin occurs with sucrose stabilized, but not D-Sorbitol-stabilized formulation. Ann Pharmacother. 2004 38(12):2059-67