Tessa Genders, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor, Medicine-Cardiology

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Medical Schools
  • MD, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands (2014)
  • PhD, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands (2012)
Graduate School
  • MSc, Netherlands Institute for Health Sciences, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (2009)
Internship
  • Duke University Hospital Program (2016)
Residency
  • Duke University Hospital Program, Internal Medicine (2017)
Fellowships
  • University of Colorado, General Cardiology (2019)
  • Stanford University Hospital, Cardiology – Advanced Echocardiography & Imaging (2023)
Languages
English, Dutch
Department
Medicine-Cardiology

Professional Titles

  • Cardiologist
  • Director of Advanced Cardiac Imaging

Recognitions

  • MD Cum Laude, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands (2014)
  • PhD Cum Laude, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands (2012)
  • Award for Outstanding Paper by a Young Inverstigator, Society for Medical Decision Making (2013)
    Genders TS et al. Prediction model to estimate the presence of Coronary Artery Disease: A retrospective pooled analysis of existing cohorts, BMJ 2012

Publications

  • Foldyna B, Udelson JE, Karády J, Banerji D, Lu MT, Mayrhofer T, Bittner DO, Meyersohn NM, Emami H, Genders TSS, Fordyce CB, Ferencik M, Douglas PS, Hoffmann U. Pretest probability for patients with suspected obstructive coronary artery disease: re-evaluating Diamond-Forrester for the contemporary era and clinical implications: insights from the PROMISE trial. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2019 May 1;20(5):574-581. PubMed PMID: 30520944
  • Shaw LJ, Blankstein R, Brown DL, Dhruva SS, Douglas PS, Genders TSS, Gibbons RJ, Greenwood JP, Kwong R, Leipsic J, Mahmarian JJ, Maron D, Nagel E, Nicol E, Nieman K, Pellikka PA, Redberg RF, Weir-McCall J, Williams MC, Chandrasekhar Y. Controversies in Diagnostic Imaging of Patients With Suspected Stable and Acute Chest Pain Syndromes. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2019 Jul;12(7 Pt 1):1254-1278. PubMed PMID: 31272608
  • Genders TSS, Coles A, Hoffmann U, Patel MR, Mark DB, Lee KL, Steyerberg EW, Hunink MGM, Douglas PS. The External Validity of Prediction Models for the Diagnosis of Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease in Patients With Stable Chest Pain: Insights From the PROMISE Trial. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2018 Mar;11(3):437-446. PubMed PMID: 28624401
  • Genders TS, Ferket BS, Hunink MG. The Quantitative Science of Evaluating Imaging Evidence. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2017 Mar;10(3):264-275. PubMed PMID: 28279374
  • van Waardhuizen CN, Khanji MY, Genders TSS, Ferket BS, Fleischmann KE, Hunink MGM, Petersen SE. Comparative cost-effectiveness of non-invasive imaging tests in patients presenting with chronic stable chest pain with suspected coronary artery disease: a systematic review. Eur Heart J Qual Care Clin Outcomes. 2016 Oct 1;2(4):245-260. PubMed PMID: 29474724
  • Genders TS, Petersen SE, Pugliese F, Dastidar AG, Fleischmann KE, Nieman K, Hunink MG. The optimal imaging strategy for patients with stable chest pain: a cost-effectiveness analysis. Ann Intern Med. 2015 Apr 7;162(7):474-84. PubMed PMID: 25844996
  • van Waardhuizen CN, Langhout M, Ly F, Braun L, Genders TS, Petersen SE, Fleischmann KE, Nieman K, Hunink MG. Diagnostic performance and comparative cost-effectiveness of non-invasive imaging tests in patients presenting with chronic stable chest pain with suspected coronary artery disease: a systematic overview. Curr Cardiol Rep. 2014;16(10):537. PubMed PMID: 25301401
  • Neefjes LA, Rossi A, Genders TS, Nieman K, Papadopoulou SL, Dharampal AS, Schultz CJ, Weustink AC, Dijkshoorn ML, Ten Kate GJ, Dedic A, van Straten M, Cademartiri F, Hunink MG, Krestin GP, de Feyter PJ, Mollet NR. Diagnostic accuracy of 128-slice dual-source CT coronary angiography: a randomized comparison of different acquisition protocols. Eur Radiol. 2013 Mar;23(3):614-22. PubMed PMID: 23052644
  • Dedic A, Genders TS, Nieman K, Hunink MG. Imaging strategies for acute chest pain in the emergency department. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2013 Jan;200(1):W26-38. PubMed PMID: 23255769
  • de Jong MC, Genders TS, Hunink MG. "Reply to letter to the editor re: diagnostic performance of stress myocardial perfusion imaging for coronary artery disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis". Eur Radiol. 2013 Feb;23(2):349-50. PubMed PMID: 22932741
  • Genders TS, Ferket BS, Dedic A, Galema TW, Mollet NR, de Feyter PJ, Fleischmann KE, Nieman K, Hunink MG. Coronary computed tomography versus exercise testing in patients with stable chest pain: comparative effectiveness and costs. Int J Cardiol. 2013 Aug 20;167(4):1268-75. PubMed PMID: 22520158
  • de Jong MC, Genders TS, van Geuns RJ, Moelker A, Hunink MG. Diagnostic performance of stress myocardial perfusion imaging for coronary artery disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur Radiol. 2012 Sep;22(9):1881-95. PubMed PMID: 22527375
  • Genders TS, Spronk S, Stijnen T, Steyerberg EW, Lesaffre E, Hunink MG. Methods for calculating sensitivity and specificity of clustered data: a tutorial. Radiology. 2012 Dec;265(3):910-6. PubMed PMID: 23093680
  • Osnabrugge RL, Head SJ, Genders TS, Van Mieghem NM, De Jaegere PP, van der Boon RM, Kerkvliet JM, Kalesan B, Bogers AJ, Kappetein AP, Hunink MG. Costs of transcatheter versus surgical aortic valve replacement in intermediate-risk patients. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Dec;94(6):1954-60. PubMed PMID: 22959568
  • Dedic A, Genders TS, Ferket BS, Galema TW, Mollet NR, Moelker A, Hunink MG, de Feyter PJ, Nieman K. Stable angina pectoris: head-to-head comparison of prognostic value of cardiac CT and exercise testing. Radiology. 2011 Nov;261(2):428-36. PubMed PMID: 21873254
  • Genders TS, Dedic A, Nieman K, Hunink MG. Prognostic value of cardiac computed tomography angiography. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011 Jun 21;57(25):2543-4; author reply 2544-5. PubMed PMID: 21679858
  • Genders TS, Steyerberg EW, Alkadhi H, Leschka S, Desbiolles L, Nieman K, Galema TW, Meijboom WB, Mollet NR, de Feyter PJ, Cademartiri F, Maffei E, Dewey M, Zimmermann E, Laule M, Pugliese F, Barbagallo R, Sinitsyn V, Bogaert J, Goetschalckx K, Schoepf UJ, Rowe GW, Schuijf JD, Bax JJ, de Graaf FR, Knuuti J, Kajander S, van Mieghem CA, Meijs MF, Cramer MJ, Gopalan D, Feuchtner G, Friedrich G, Krestin GP, Hunink MG. A clinical prediction rule for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease: validation, updating, and extension. Eur Heart J. 2011 Jun;32(11):1316-30. PubMed PMID: 21367834
  • Ferket BS, Genders TS, Colkesen EB, Visser JJ, Spronk S, Steyerberg EW, Hunink MG. Systematic review of guidelines on imaging of asymptomatic coronary artery disease. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011 Apr 12;57(15):1591-600. PubMed PMID: 21474039
  • Genders TS, Pugliese F, Mollet NR, Meijboom WB, Weustink AC, van Mieghem CA, de Feyter PJ, Hunink MG. Incremental value of the CT coronary calcium score for the prediction of coronary artery disease. Eur Radiol. 2010 Oct;20(10):2331-40. PubMed PMID: 20559838
  • Tholen AT, de Monyé C, Genders TS, Buskens E, Dippel DW, van der Lugt A, Hunink MG. Suspected carotid artery stenosis: cost-effectiveness of CT angiography in work-up of patients with recent TIA or minor ischemic stroke. Radiology. 2010 Aug;256(2):585-97. PubMed PMID: 20656842
  • Genders TS, Meijboom WB, Meijs MF, Schuijf JD, Mollet NR, Weustink AC, Pugliese F, Bax JJ, Cramer MJ, Krestin GP, de Feyter PJ, Hunink MG. CT coronary angiography in patients suspected of having coronary artery disease: decision making from various perspectives in the face of uncertainty. Radiology. 2009 Dec;253(3):734-44. PubMed PMID: 19864509
  • Saxon CE, Genders TSS, Quaife RA, Chen SJ, Burke JM, McGuinn EM. Aortic valve chordae tendineae: A rare cause of aortic stenosis. Radiol Case Rep. 2023 Jan;18(1):1-3. PubMed PMID: 36312300

Practice Locations

Rocky Mountain Regional Veterans Administration Medical Center
1700 Wheeling St
Aurora, CO 80045
303-399-8020

Hospital Affiliation
  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center
  • University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • General Cardiology, Board Certification (2022)
  • Internal Medicine, Board Certification (2019)
  • Nuclear Cardiology, Board Certification (2022)
  • Echocardiography (testamur), Board Certification (2021)

School of Medicine

CU Anschutz
Fitzsimons Building

13001 East 17th Place

Aurora, CO 80045

303.724.5375

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