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Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 955-5050
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Most Recent Peer-reviewed Publications
- ACCF/AHA/ACP/HFSA/ISHLT 2010 clinical competence statement on management of patients with advanced heart failure and cardiac transplant: A report of the accf/aha/acp task force on clinical competence and training
- ACCF/AHA/ACP/HFSA/ISHLT 2010 clinical competence statement on management of patients with advanced heart failure and cardiac transplant: A report of the ACCF/AHA/ACP task force on clinical competence and training
- β-Blockade for patients with heart failure [1] (multiple letters)
- Prediction of homograft aortic valve size by transthoracic and transesophageal two dimensional echocardiography
- Myocardial ischemia detected by ambulatory monitoring after myocardial infarction [3]
Medical School
BA, Columbia University, Chemistry (magna cum laude) - 1975
MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- 1979
Residency
Montefiore Medical Center, New York
Fellowship
Hospital of University of Pennsylvania (HUP)
Board Certification
Internal Medicine
Cardiovascular Diseases
Echocardiography
Hospital Appointment
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Expertise & Research Interests
Adult cardiology;
Echocardiography;
Cardiac risk reduction
Professional Organizations
Fellow, American College of Cardiology
Fellow, American College of Physicians
Fellow, American Heart Association
Fellow, American Society of Echocardiography
Educational Activities
Director of Resident and Student Cardiology Programs
Teaching Attending Physician, Cardiology Inpatient and Consultation Services
Staff Echocardiographer
Community Service
Professional Consultant, Highmark Blue Shield
Chair, Advocacy Committee, American Society of Echocardiography
Conferences/Meetings
Course Co-Coordinator, 'Asthma, CHF, Diabetes: Disease State Management,' The Jefferson Health Care College/JeffCARE Institute May 13-14, 1999
Planning Committee, 1999 Philadelphia Board Review Course in Cardiovascular Diseases, October 10-15, 1999
PRESENTATIONS (2010-present)
American College of Physicians - Closing the Gap Teleconference "Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in Practice" 01/21/2010
Thomas Jefferson University - Cardiology Clinical Conference "Echocardiography for Hemodynamics" 03/12/2010
Paoli Memorial Hospital, Paoli, PA - Cardiology Grand Rounds "Echocardiography: Rational Use Versus Rationing"05/18/2010
American College of Physicians - Closing the Gap Teleconference "Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in Practice" 07/08/2010
ACP-ASIM Internal Medicine Recertification Course - Philadelphia, PA "Cardiovascular Disease" 08/05/2010
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital - Echocardiography Conference " Mitral Stenosis and Tricuspid Disease" (Core Curriculum) 08/12/2010
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital - Echocardiography Conference "Stress Echocardiography" (Core Curriculum) 03/17/2011
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital - Medicine Noon Conference "Cardiac Tumors" (Core Curriculum) 03/22/2011
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital - Echocardiography Conference "Cardiac Masses" (Core Curriculum) 05/05/2011
ACP-ASIM Internal Medicine Recertification Course - Philadelphia, PA "Cardiovascular Disease" 08/04/2011
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital - Echocardiography Conference "Mitral Stenosis and Tricuspid Disease" (Core Curriculum) 08/11/11
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital - Cardiovascular Service line Conference "Lessons in Payer Advocacy" 09/22/2011
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital - Cardiology Grand Rounds "Adult Congenital Cases: Lessons Learned (Direct and Indirect) 01/06/2012
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital - Echocardiography Conference "Aortic Diseases" (Core Curriculum) 02/09/12
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital - Echocardiography Conference "Stress Echocardiography" (Core Curriculum) 05/10/2012
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital - Echocardiography Conference "Mitral Stenosis and Tricuspid Disease" (Core Curriculum) 08/16/2012