Practice Background:

Dr. Ashpole focuses on preventive care and consultation in his practice of cardiovascular medicine. An experienced interventional cardiologist specializing in drug eluting stents, he has performed thousands of cardiac procedures since his first heart cath in 1985 as a cardiology fellow at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, MI.

He is board certified in Interventional Cardiology (2000), Cardiovascular Diseases (1987) and Internal Medicine (1985). He is a fellow of both the American College of Cardiology (FACC) and the Society for Coronary Angiography and Interventions (FSCAI) and is also a member of the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE).

Dr. Ashpole has research experience in risk factor modification (MRFIT), heart attack (TIMI II) and congestive heart failure (SOLVD). He graduated from the University of Minnesota Medical School in 1982 and completed residency in Internal Medicine in 1985 at the SW Michigan Health Education Center in Kalamazoo, MI.

He is currently president of Wisconsin Heart & Vascular Clinics and a member of the Board of Directors of the Wisconsin Heart Hospital (TWHH). A leader in quality improvement, most recently he chaired the Performance Improvement Committee at the Department of Cardiology while at TWHH and previously served as Quality Improvement Director and later Chairman of the Department of Cardiology while at St. Luke’s Medical Center.

Credentials

Medical Education:

University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis MN M.D. 1978-1982

Internship/Residency

Internship in Medicine, 1982-1983

Residency, Southwestern Michigan Area Health Education Center, Kalamazoo MI 1983-1985

Fellow in Cardiology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oaks MI 1985-1987

Board Certification:

1989 - American Board of Internal Medicine

1991, 2001 - Cardiovascular Diseases

1991 - Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians