He is a fellow of the American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology, Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions, European Society of Cardiology, and American College of Physicians, and is a past President of the American College of Cardiology. Dr. King joined the ABIM Subspecialty Board on Cardiovascular Disease in 1997 and became the chair of the Interventional Cardiology committee during the same year. He received his medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia and did his residency and cardiology fellowship training at Emory University School of Medicine. A prolific writer, Dr. King was co-editor on Atlas of Interventional Cardiology, published in 1997. He serves on numerous editorial boards, including Circulation , Journal of the American College of Cardiology , American Journal of Cardiology , Video Journal of Cardiology , and Journal of Interventional Cardiology .
Participation is voluntary.
Certification is not required of practitioners in this field, and the Board's certificate does not confer privilege to practice. All candidates for certification in Interventional Cardiology must be currently certified by the ABIM in Cardiovascular Disease. A valid and unrestricted license to practice medicine is required, and candidates with restricted, revoked, or suspended licenses in any jurisdiction will not be admitted to examination. In addition, candidates must meet requirements for either formal training or practice experience. Candidates who have been admitted previously to the Interventional Cardiology Examination through the Practice Pathway and have not yet achieved certification will continue to be admitted to future Interventional Cardiology Examinations after 2003 when Practice Pathways for admission to the examination are no longer available.