Dr. Patrick W. Serruys, MD, PhD, FESC

Patrick W. Serruys, MD, PhD, FESC, is an interventional cardiologist and coronary imaging scientist at University of Galway and the CORRIB Research Centre for Advanced Imaging and Core Laboratory in Galway, Ireland, known above all for interventional cardiology and coronary imaging. He is appointed as Established Professor of Interventional Medicine and Innovation.

He was chief of interventional cardiology at the Thoraxcenter in Rotterdam for twenty years and Professor of Medicine with the chair in interventional cardiology at Erasmus University, taking emeritus status in April 2014, and was honorary Professor of Cardiology at the National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, until 2021. Recognition for this work includes the Gold Medal of the European Society of Cardiology.

A clinician scientist in cardiology is medically qualified and trained in cardiology, and spends most of the working week on research rather than on clinics. The output is evidence: trials, cohort studies and the guidelines built from them. Dr. Patrick Serruys works in interventional cardiology and coronary imaging.

Dr. Patrick Serruys Profile Summary

• Full Name And Credentials: Patrick W. Serruys, MD, PhD, FESC
• Profession: Interventional cardiologist and coronary imaging scientist
• Field Of Focus: Interventional cardiology and coronary imaging
• Current Position: Established Professor of Interventional Medicine and Innovation
• Institution: University of Galway and the CORRIB Research Centre for Advanced Imaging and Core Laboratory
• Location: Galway, Ireland
• Sees Patients: Not in routine outpatient clinics; works mainly in research and leadership
• Previous Appointments: Was chief of interventional cardiology at the Thoraxcenter in Rotterdam for twenty years and Professor of Medicine with the chair in interventional cardiology at Erasmus University, taking emeritus status in April 2014, and was honorary Professor of Cardiology at the National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, until 2021

Dr. Patrick Serruys Medical Education History

The qualifications below are drawn from the institutional, professional body and publisher sources listed at the end of this profile.

• Preclinical Studies: Summa cum laude, University of Leuven, Belgium, 1965 to 1968
• Medical Degree: MD, University of Leuven, Belgium
• Specialty Training: Cardiology at the University of Leuven and at the Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Rotterdam, under Paul Hugenholtz
• Board Certification: Certified as a cardiologist in both Belgium and the Netherlands
• Doctorate: PhD

Dr. Patrick Serruys Subspecialty Expertise

Published professional sources describe the work of Dr. Patrick Serruys as centred on:

• Percutaneous coronary intervention and stent technology
• Restenosis and bioresorbable scaffolds
• Non invasive coronary imaging combining anatomy with functional assessment
• Transcatheter heart valve therapy
• Trial methodology and standardised endpoint definitions

Appointments And Leadership Roles Of Dr. Patrick Serruys

• Established Professor of Interventional Medicine and Innovation at the University of Galway since 2020
• Senior Consultant at the CORRIB Research Centre for Advanced Imaging and Core Laboratory and an investigator of Science Foundation Ireland
• Nominated Professor of Interventional Cardiology at the Interuniversity Cardiological Institute of the Netherlands in 1988
• Principal investigator of more than eighty European and multinational clinical trials in interventional cardiology
• Has conducted over ninety trials enrolling more than 191,000 patients, assessing balloon angioplasty, atherectomy, laser ablation, bare metal and drug eluting stents and drug coated balloons
• Chairman of the Academic Research Consortium of the ESC and EAPCI task force on standardised trial definitions
• Serves on the editorial boards of more than thirty international scientific journals
• Led the SYNTAX trial comparing percutaneous intervention with bypass surgery in complex coronary disease

Dr. Patrick Serruys Honours And Scholarly Impact

• Gold Medal of the European Society of Cardiology for outstanding contribution to the science and practice of cardiology
• Lifetime Achievement Award of the American College of Cardiology, 2011
• Herrick Award of the American Heart Association
• Honorary doctorates from the University of Athens, the University of Madrid and the University of Melbourne, the last in engineering
• Named a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher in clinical medicine
• Author and co-author of more than four thousand peer reviewed publications and author, co-author or editor of more than forty books, including the textbook of the European Society of Cardiology
• Widely regarded as one of the most influential interventional cardiologists of the modern era

Hospital And Country Where Dr. Patrick Serruys Works

University of Galway and the CORRIB Research Centre for Advanced Imaging and Core Laboratory

Galway, Ireland. This is primarily an academic and research base rather than a general outpatient clinic. Enquiries about research, teaching or media are handled by the institution rather than by this directory.

Why Interventional Cardiology And Coronary Imaging Matters For Heart Patients

Transcatheter valve therapy replaces or repairs a diseased heart valve without open surgery. A replacement aortic valve, folded inside a catheter, is guided up to the heart and expanded inside the old one. It was first offered only to patients too frail for an operation, and trials since have extended it to lower risk patients as well. The decision between a catheter procedure and surgery is made by a heart team of cardiologists and surgeons together, weighing age, anatomy, other illnesses and how long the valve is expected to last.

Specialists To Compare With Dr. Patrick Serruys

If you are comparing specialists, these profiles cover closely related areas of cardiology:

• Dr. Robert Harrington, antithrombotic therapy and clinical trials at Weill Cornell Medicine and Cornell University
• Dr. Roxana Mehran, interventional cardiology and outcomes research at Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
• Dr. Stephan Windecker, transcatheter heart valve intervention at Cardiovascular Center Bern, University Hospital Bern Inselspital, and the University of Bern
• Dr. Antonio Colombo, coronary stenting at Humanitas University, Humanitas Research Hospital and EMO GVM Centro Cuore Columbus

Browse the full cardiologist directory for more heart specialists.

Enquiries And Professional Contact For Dr. Patrick Serruys

This specialist does not run routine outpatient clinics. Dr. Patrick Serruys works mainly in research, clinical trials, teaching and professional leadership. He is a senior interventional cardiologist since 1979 who now leads an academic imaging and trials centre rather than a clinical service. Research, teaching and media enquiries go to University of Galway and the CORRIB Research Centre for Advanced Imaging and Core Laboratory directly. If you are looking for an appointment, ask your own doctor for a referral to a practising cardiologist, or use the enquiry button on this page and we will point you towards one in the directory.

Dr. Patrick Serruys Frequently Asked Questions

What did Dr. Patrick Serruys study?

MD, University of Leuven, Belgium. Full training details appear in the education section above.

What are the qualifications of Dr. Patrick Serruys?

Patrick W. Serruys, MD, PhD, FESC. Certified as a cardiologist in both Belgium and the Netherlands.

What position does Dr. Patrick Serruys hold?

Dr. Patrick Serruys is Established Professor of Interventional Medicine and Innovation, based at University of Galway and the CORRIB Research Centre for Advanced Imaging and Core Laboratory.

What is Interventional Cardiology And Coronary Imaging?

Interventional Cardiology And Coronary Imaging is the area of cardiology that covers percutaneous coronary intervention and stent technology; restenosis and bioresorbable scaffolds; and non invasive coronary imaging combining anatomy with functional assessment. Cardiologists working in it, including Dr. Patrick Serruys, diagnose and treat these problems and carry out the research that sets the standard of care for them.

Has Dr. Patrick Serruys received professional recognition?

Yes. Gold Medal of the European Society of Cardiology for outstanding contribution to the science and practice of cardiology. Further awards and distinctions are listed above.

Does Dr. Patrick Serruys hold leadership roles in the field?

Yes. Established Professor of Interventional Medicine and Innovation at the University of Galway since 2020. A fuller list of appointments appears above.

References And Sources For This Dr. Patrick Serruys Profile

• University of Galway profile
• CORRIB Core Lab team biography
• European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions curriculum vitae

Editorial Standards For This Dr. Patrick Serruys Listing

This profile was compiled from the public professional sources listed above, including university faculty pages, professional register and society records, journal author statements and publisher biographies. Qualifications, appointments and awards were checked against at least two independent sources where available. Last reviewed on 30 October 2026.

Update note: Was chief of interventional cardiology at the Thoraxcenter in Rotterdam for twenty years and Professor of Medicine with the chair in interventional cardiology at Erasmus University, taking emeritus status in April 2014, and was honorary Professor of Cardiology at the National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, until 2021.

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