Overview
Anja Øksnes, MD, serves as Co-Director of Complex PCI and CTO Programs at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, one of New York City’s premier programs for complex coronary care. Dr. Øksnes is a full-time faculty member of Medicine at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and holds the position as associate professor at Columbia University Irving Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
An internationally recognized clinician and researcher, Dr. Øksnes brings extensive experience to her work at Columbia. Before joining the institution, she was a consultant interventional cardiologist at Haukeland University Hospital in Bergen, where she was lead of the CTO and Complex PCI Program. She also contributed to the transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) program.
Dr. Øksnes has been principal investigator for national and international clinical trials, including the INVEST-CTO study.
At Columbia, Dr. Øksnes plays an active role in training interventional cardiology fellows, guiding junior faculty, and supporting professional development across the cardiovascular care team. She is committed to research, education and mentorship.
An internationally recognized clinician and researcher, Dr. Øksnes brings extensive experience to her work at Columbia. Before joining the institution, she was a consultant interventional cardiologist at Haukeland University Hospital in Bergen, where she was lead of the CTO and Complex PCI Program. She also contributed to the transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) program.
Dr. Øksnes has been principal investigator for national and international clinical trials, including the INVEST-CTO study.
At Columbia, Dr. Øksnes plays an active role in training interventional cardiology fellows, guiding junior faculty, and supporting professional development across the cardiovascular care team. She is committed to research, education and mentorship.
Academic Appointments
- Associate Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Administrative Titles
- Co-Director, Complex PCI and CTO Programs
Gender
- Female
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Research
Clinical academic with research focus on improving safety and efficacy in complex coronary interventions.
Selected Publications
- Øksnes A, et al Effectiveness, safety, and patient reported outcomes of a planned investment procedure in higher-risk chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention: Rationale and design of the invest-CTO study. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2023 Jul;102(1):71-79. doi: 10.1002/ccd.30692. Epub 2023 May 17. PMID: 37194723.
- Anja Øksnes, The Morphological and Mechanistic Impact of an Investment Procedure on Coronary Chronic Total Occlusions. Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions, 2026, 105447, ISSN 2772-9303, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jscai.2026.105447.
- Øksnes A, Cosgrove C, Walsh S, Løland KH, Laffan J, Biswas S, Shaukat A, Hanratty C, Strange J, Spratt JCS, McEntegart M. Intravascular Lithotripsy for Calcium Modification in Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. J Interv Cardiol. 2021 Jun 21;2021:9958035. doi: 10.1155/2021/9958035. PMID: 34239390; PMCID: PMC8238593.
For a complete list of publications, please visit PubMed.gov.