Johanne Silvain

Johanne Silvain is currently working as University Professor at Sorbonne University. He is specialized in Interventional Cardiology. Silvain graduated (MD) from the Sorbonne University and has been following medical studies in France including at the Mount Sinaï Hospital, New York, USA, and post-doctoral training (Ph.D.) on the molecular basis and genetic thrombosis at the University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, in Philadelphia, USA.

His research interests expand from mechanisms of thrombosis (thromboaspiration and thrombus composition) to treatment (anticoagulant and antiplatelet agents) as well as advancing treatments for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and acute myocardial infarction (STEMI network, delay and Quality Care) and its consequences on bleeding and transfusion.

As an interventional cardiologist, his main expertise field is all sorts of PCI from elective PCI, to primary PCI and Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO), he is an expert radiologist and also performed the structural procedures with PFO/CIA Closure and left atrial appendage (LAA) closure.