Dr.Junjie ZhangBio Junjie Zhang, interventional cardilologist, Professor of Medicine,MD, PhD, serving as Vice President of Nanjing First Hospital.
Specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of complex and high-risk coronary heart disease and valvular heat disease, performing more than 300+ PCI and 100+ TAVR & TEER procedures annually. He has authored more than 80 manuscripts such as the ULTIMATE, DEFINITION and DK-CRUSH clinical trials in high impact, peer reviewed international journals. Main research interest centers on the development of the Double Kissing Crush (DK-CRUSH) technique, which manages patients with complex bifurcation lesions interventionally with long term efficacy, effectively reducing the need for revascularization. As main contributor of the technique, shared DK-CRUSH internationally including Thailand, Poland and Malaysia), presenting live demonstrations in over 60 Class-A hospitals and establishing 12 collaboration centers in China. Has since made DK-CRUSH the first-choice method for complex bifurcation lesion double-stent intervention, in both China and many regions internationally, notably rewriting the 2018 European Myocardial Revascularization Guidelines.