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John Rutherford, MD
Endowed Title: Jonsson-Rogers Chair in Cardiology
Contact Information
UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390
john.rutherford@utsouthwestern.edu
To make an appointment, call 214-645-8300.
Biography
Dr. Rutherford was born and educated in New Zealand and in 1976 was awarded a traveling Research Fellowship of the National Heart Foundation of New Zealand. From 1976-78 he was a Research Fellow in Medicine Harvard Medical School and Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston and was recruited to the Harvard Faculty in 1978 as a Cardiologist. He was appointed Co-Director of the Samuel A. Levine Cardiac Unit at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in 1980. In 1981 he returned to New Zealand as a Cardiologist at Green Lane Hospital in Auckland and served as a member of the Scientific Committee of the National Heart Foundation and as Honorary Secretary/Treasurer of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand. In 1985 he returned to Harvard Medical School as Co-Director of the Clinical Cardiology Service at the Brigham and Women’ Hospital. He won the George W. Thorn Award for Outstanding Contribution to Clinical Education 1988-89. He joined the faculty at UT Southwestern Medical Center as Professor of Medicine in 1993, and holder of the Gail Griffiths Hill Chair in Cardiology. In 1995, he received the Distinguished Physician Award in recognition of outstanding individual contribution to Parkland Memorial Hospital and in 1997 was appointed Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs. He was President of the Medical Staff Parkland Health and Hospital Systems 1998-2000. In 2001, he was appointed Vice President of Clinical Operations, UT Southwestern Medical Center. In 2005 he was named the holder of the Jonsson-Rogers Chair in Cardiology. He has been selected as one of the Best Doctors in America from 2001 to 2012. He received the Gifted Educator Award of The American College of Cardiology 2011.
Education
| Fellowship | Brigham & Women's Hospital, Cardiovascular Medicine (1978) |
| Fellowship | Auckland Hospital/Board Teaching Hospital, Cardiology (1975) |
| Residency | Auckland Hospital/Board Teaching Hospital, Cardiology (1972) |
| Internship | Auckland Hospital/Board Teaching Hospital, Cardiology (1970) |
| Medical School | University of Otago (1969) |
Research Interests
Publications
Reimold SC, Rutherford JD , N Engl J Med , 2002; (344):1629-1630
59. Plehn JF, Davis BR, Sacks F, Rouleau JL, Pfeffer MA, Bernstein V, Cuddy TE, Moye L, Piller L, Rutherford J, Simpson L, Braunwald E for the CARE Investigators , Circulation , 1999; (99):216-223
Pfeffer MA, Braunwald E, Moyi LA, Basta MD, Brown E, Cuddy TE, Davis BR, Geltman EM, Goldman S, Flaker GC, Klein M, Lamas GA, Packer M, Rouleau J, Rouleau JL, Rutherford JD, Wertheimer JH, Hawkins CM on behalf of the SAVE Investigators , N Engl J Med , 1992; (327):669-77
Sacks FM, Pfeffer MA, Moyi LA, Rouleau JL, Rutherford JD, Cole TG, Brown L, Theroux P, Warnica JW, Arnold MO, Nash DT, Wun C-C, Davis BR, Hawkins CM, Braunwald E for the Cholesterol and Recurrent Events (CARE) Trial Investigators , N Engl J Med , ; (335):1001-9
Rutherford JD, Pfeffer MA, Moyi LA, Davis BR, Flaker GC, Kowey PR, Lamas GA, Miller HS, Packer M, Rouleau JL, Braunwald E on behalf of the SAVE Investigators , Circulation , ; (1994):1731-1738
Rutherford, J.D, Circulation, 2011; 124:1599-1601
Rutherford, JD , Coronary Artery Disease , 2001; (12):149-152
Reimold, SC, Rutherford, JD , N Engl J Med , 2001; (344):1629-1630
Sharma N, Rutherford, JD, Grayston JT, et al. , Am J Cardiol , 2001; (87):119-121
Rutherford, JD , Coronary Artery Disease , 2000; (11):621-623
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Honors/Awards
2001 - 2012 (2012)
(2011)
(2010)
Outstanding Individual Contribution to Parkland Hospital (1995)
Outstanding Contribution to Clinical Education (1988)
NZ Medical Research Council (1977)
Ivan and Maud St. Romain / NZ Heart Foundation (1976)
Professional Associations/Affiliations
(2001)
(2001)
(1999)
(1994)
(1993)
(1984)