Spencer B. King III

A pioneer in cardiac catheterization, coronary arteriography, and interventional cardiology, Dr. Spencer King III was co-developer of the multi-purpose technique of coronary arteriography and has directed invasive and interventional cardiology training for more than 150 cardiology fellows. In 1972, he became the first Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory of Emory University Hospital. Spencer was President of the American College of Cardiology, President of the Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions, and served as the first Chair of the Interventional Cardiology Boards of the American Board of Internal Medicine. He was the founding Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Interventions. He is currently Chairman of the New York State Cardiac Advisory Board. Spencer is the author of over 600 papers on cardiology, has edited or co-edited 12 books including Interventional Cardiology. His research interest has been in the area of restenosis prevention, having been a developer of radiation therapy to block restenosis, as well as new device development, evaluation of therapeutic approaches to cardiovascular disease, and preventive cardiology. Honors include Master of the American College of Cardiology and the Lifetime Achievement Award of the TCT.