Dr. Bangalore is an interventional cardiologist and a Professor of Medicine with tenure at New York University School of Medicine. He is the Director of invasive and interventional cardiology, Director of Complex Coronary Intervention and Interventional Director, Adult ECMO, MCS and PERT Program at Bellevue Hospital; Director of Research for the cardiac catheterization laboratory at NYU Langone Medical Center. His clinical expertise is in complex coronary intervention including CTOs, ultra low volume/zero contrast PCI, mechanical circulatory support and PERT. His research interests are in comparative effectiveness studies for stable ischemic heart disease, acute coronary syndromes, and hypertension. Dr. Bangalore has received grants from the National Institutes of Health, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, American Heart Association and from the industry. He is on writing committee for the ACC/AHA/SCAI revascularization guidelines.