Biographical summary
Claire Raphael, M.D., Ph.D., is a cardiologist specializing in coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention. She is a certified interventional cardiologist in the United States and United Kingdom. She trained at Imperial College in London (2000-2006) and then completed internal medicine and then cardiology training at the Royal Brompton hospital and Imperial College. She completed further cardiology training at Mayo Clinic 2016-2017 and 2019-2020. She was then appointed at Cleveland Clinic Main campus as an attending interventional cardiologist 2021-2022 before returning to Mayo Clinic as an Assistant Professor and Senior Associate Consultant in 2022.
Her clinical interests are coronary intervention (stenting), myocardial infarction (MI), coronary physiology, type 2 myocardial infarction, MI with non-obstructive coronary artery disease (MINOCA), coronary microvascular dysfunction and coronary spasm. She performs coronary atherectomy, brachytherapy, intra-coronary imaging and intra-coronary physiology.
In 2016, she completed a PhD in intra-coronary physiology with the Royal Brompton hospital. She has published in all of the major cardiology journals including the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Circulation and the European Heart Journal. She continues to research in type 2 myocardial infarction and coronary microvascular dysfunction. She enjoys medical education and travel.
Conditions treated
Procedures performed
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2020
SubSpec FellowRST Cardiology, Interventional, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2017
SubSpec FellowAdvanced Interventional Cardio, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Activities and honors
Awards and honors
- 2021
CRT Young LeaderCardiovascular Research Technologies
- 2019
Linacre LectureshipRoyal College of Physicians
- 2018
Young Investigator award (Elizabeth-Barrett Connor award)American Heart Association
- 2018
Young Investigator award (runner up)British Society of Cardiology
- 2017
Rosetrees Award for Excellence in Clinical ResearchRosetrees Trust
- 2015
Cardiologists of Tomorrow AwardEuropean Society of Cardiology
- 2013
Clinical Research Training FellowshipBritish Heart Foundation
Professional memberships
- 2022 - present
Diversity & Inclusion Committee
- 2021 - 2022
Patient Experience, Cleveland Clinic
- 2021 - present
American College of Cardiology
- 2021 - present
Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions
- 2019 - 2020
Interventional Fellow Journal Club
- 2018 - present
British Society of Interventional Cardiology
- 2018 - present
American Heart Association
- 2018 - present
British Society of Interventional Cardiology
- 2018 - present
American Heart Association
- 2016 - present
Royal Society of Medicine, UK
- 2016 - present
Royal Society of Medicine United Kingdom
- 2010 - present
Royal College of Physicians of the United Kingdom
- 2010 - present
Royal College of Physicians In London (UK)
Publications