Gary E. Meyerrose, MD, FACC

Expert Publications

• Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1: physiologic role, regulation, and the influence of common pharmacologic agents.
• Thrombolytic fibrin specificity influences activated partial thromboplastin time prolongation in vitro.
• Abdominal aortic aneurysm demonstrated on renal scintigraphy.
• Questioning a class effect: does ACE inhibitor tissue penetration influence the degree of fibrinolytic balance alteration following an acute myocardial infarction?
• Review of catheter thrombectomy devices.
• Exploring the effects of ACE inhibitor tissue penetration on vascular
• Comparison of effects of quinapril versus enalapril on vasoactive substances following acute myocardial infarction.
• Renal failure as a result of mesenteric cyst.
• Potential in vitro interaction between tenecteplase and unfractionated heparin.
• Accumulation of Tc-99m HDP in adductor magnus caused by squatting exercises.
• Fixed defect on stress myocardial imaging resulting from previous trauma masquerading as coronary artery disease.
• Spironolactone improves diastolic function in the elderly.
• Lack of effect on coronary atherosclerotic disease biomarkers with modest dosing of an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, angiotensin II type-1 receptor blocker, and the combination.
• Sequential bilateral central retinal artery occlusions in a female carrier of Fabry disease.
• Gender differences in platelet aggregation in healthy individuals.

Media Releases

Get to know Cardiologist Dr. Gary E. Meyerrose, who serves patients in Germantown, Tennessee.

Holding over 50+ years of experience, Dr. Meyerrose is a triple board-certified cardiologist working at Roger O. Gibson M.D., PC in Germantown, Tennessee. He offers comprehensive care for the cardiovascular system and heart, managing conditions like heart disease.

Locally, he can also be found on staff at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis, a 706-bed medical facility in Memphis, Tennessee.

A 1975 graduate of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine, Dr. Meyerrose went on to perform his residencies in internal medicine at the same educational venue in 1976 and 1979, respectively. He then furthered his training with a fellowship in cardiovascular disease at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine in 1980, a residency in diagnostic radiology at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis in 1992, a residency in nuclear medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1993, and a fellowship in cardiovascular disease at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at Lubbock in 1995.

Subsequent to his education, he attained board certification in both internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, and geriatric medicine through the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The ABIM is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world.

Maintaining fellowship status, Dr. Meyerrose is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC).

Cardiology is a branch of medicine that deals with the disorders of the heart and circulatory system. Cardiologists assess, diagnose and treat a variety of conditions including coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease, arrhythmias and congenital heart disease.

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