Dr. Babar Basir
Interventional Cardiologist
2 Podcasts on BackTable
Dr. Babar Basir is the Director of Acute Mechanical Circulatory Support at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, Michigan.
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Episode # 35 • 12 May 2026
Interventional Cardiology Insights: A Journey with Innovations
What do the very first TAVRs, rotational atherectomies, and angioplasty studies have in common? Dr. William O’Neill, an esteemed interventional cardiologist whose collaboration and innovation have shaped the field of interventional cardiology. In this episode of BackTable Cardiology, host Dr. Babar Basir welcomes his mentor Dr. William O’Neill. Together, they trace the evolution of interventional cardiology through personal stories, groundbreaking research, and the lasting impact of mentorship and teamwork on the specialty’s past, present, and future.
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About
Dr. Basir specializes in the treatment of complex heart blockage with minimally invasive techniques using balloons and stents. He is one of a handful of people in the country who has completed dedicated training specializing in techniques to open chronic total occlusions or heart blockages that have been completely blocked for many months or years. He is a national leader in the treatment of cardiogenic shock and lectures around the world on the use of temporary heart pumps when the heart is failing.
Dr. Basir is highly published in the treatment of cardiogenic shock when the heart fails due to a heart attack, heart blockage or weakness in the heart muscle. He lectures internationally on the topic and has published numerous article of the subject. He has helped hundreds of sites around the world develop shock teams to care for these very ill patients. Dr. Basir has also published on the treatment of highly complex heart blockage in the hope of working toward making these procedures safer for patients.
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