J. Aaron Grantham, MD
- Interventional Cardiology
- Cardiology
- Hedrick Medical Center
- Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City
- Saint Luke's North Hospital
- Saint Luke's South Hospital
- Saint Luke's East Hospital
- Allen County Regional Hospital
- Anderson County Hospital
- Saint Luke's Cushing Hospital
- Wright Memorial Hospital
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Saint Luke's Cardiovascular Consultants
About J. Aaron Grantham, MD
Aaron Grantham, MD, is a board-certified interventional cardiologist with Saint Luke's Cardiovascular Consultants. His primary clinical interests are in the diagnosis and treatment of chronic total coronary artery occlusions, structural heart disease and general Interventional Cardiology.
Aaron Grantham attended medical school at University of Kansas. He completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at University of Kansas in Kansas City, Kansas. He completed his Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology training at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.
Publications
1. Grantham JA, Jones PA, Cannon L, Spertus JA. Quantifying the Early Health Status Benefits of Chronic Total Occlusion Recanalization: Results from the Flowcardia’s Approach to Chronic Total Occlusions (FACTOR) Trial. Circ: Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 2010;3:284-290.
2. Brilakis ES, Grantham JA, Banerjee S. “Ping-pong” Guide Catheter Technique for Retrograde Intervention of a Chronic Total Occlusion Through an Ipsilateral Collateral. Catheter and Cardiovasc Int. 2011;78:395-399.
3. Safley DS, Koshy S, Grantham JA, Bybee KA, House JA, Kennedy K, Rutherford BD. Changes in Myocardial Ischemic Burden Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention of Chronic Total Occlusions. Cath and Cardiovasc Int. 2011;78:337-343.
4. Brilakis ES, Grantham JA, Thompson CR, DeMartini TJ, Prasad A, Sandhu GS, Banerjee S, Lombardi WL. The Retrograde Approach to Coronary Artery Chronic Total Occlusions: A Practical Approach. Catheter Cardiovasc Int. 2012;79:3-19.
5. Joyal D, Thompson CR, Grantham JA, Buller CE, Rinfret S. The Retrograde Technique for Recanalization of Chronic Total Occlusions: A Step-byStep Approach. J Am Coll Cardiol: Cardiovasc Int 2012;5:1-11.
6. Grantham JA, Joyal D, Lombardi WL, Rinfret S. Percutaneous Coronary Interventions and Cardiovascular Outcomes for Patients with Chronic Total Occlusions: Another Single Center Retrospective Adds Clarity or Controversy? Catheter Cardiovasc Int 2012;80:151-153.
7. Brilakis ES, Grantham JA, Rinfret S, Wyman RM, Burke MN, Karmpaliotis D, Lembo N, Pershad, A, Kandzari, DE, Buller, CE, DeMartini, MD††, Lombardi WL, Thompson, CR, A Percutaneous Treatment Algorithm for Crossing Coronary Chronic Total Occlusions J Am Coll Cardiol: Cardiovasc Int 2012;5: 367-79.
8. Grantham JA. The Final Steps of the Retrograde Technique: Wire externalization, stenting and wire removal. Interven Cardiol Clin 2012;1:345-348.
Education & Credentials
Training & Education
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Fellowship
Mayo Graduate School of Medicine
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Medical School
University of Kansas School of Medicine
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Residency
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Academic Titles
Director, Cardiovascular Medical Education, Saint Luke's Hospital |Associate Clinical Professor, University of Missouri- Kansas City School of Medicine
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- BeechStreet
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- Provider Partners Health Plan
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- United Healthcare - AARP Medicare Advantage Choice Plans
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- United Healthcare - Community Plan (Kansas Medicaid)
- United Healthcare - Core and Core Essential
- United Healthcare - Definity Health Reimbursement Account POS
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- United Healthcare - Golden Rule HMO (HMO & PPO)
- United Healthcare - Options PPO
- United Healthcare - United Health One
- United Healthcare Individual Exchange Benefit Plan (IEX) MO and KS Plans
- UnitedHealthcare - AARP Medicare Complete Choice
- UnitedHealthcare - AARP Medicare Complete HMO
- UnitedHealthcare - AARP Medicare Complete PPO
- UnitedHealthcare - Dual Complete SNP PPO (MO and KS)
- UnitedHealthcare - Group Medicare Advantage PPO
- UnitedHealthcare - Medicare Complete
- UnitedHealthcare - Medicare Gold SNP
- UnitedHealthcare - Medicare Silver SNP
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