Address:

Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
601 N. Caroline St.
Baltimore, MD 21287

Appointment Phone:

410-502-0550

Fax:

410-955-8883

Undergraduate School:
Johns Hopkins University

Medical School:
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Residencies:
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital

Fellowships:
Johns Hopkins University, Cardiology
British-American Fellow of the American Heart Association and the British Heart Foundation, Hammersmith Hospital, London

Board Certificates:
Internal Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease

Current Positions:
Professor of Medicine
Robert L Levy Professor of Cardiology
Director, Specialized Center of Research in Ischemic Heart Disease
Director, Nuclear Cardiology
Director, Cardiology Fellowship Recruitment
Director, Cardiology Animal Research Laboratory
Vice Chairman, Joint Committee on Clinical Investigation

Clinical Interests:
Treatment of ischemic heart disease
Causes of premature coronary artery disease
Nuclear cardiology for evaluation of myocardial perfusion and function

Research Interests:
Pathogenesis of post-ischemic myocardial inflammation and role in reperfusion injury
Regulation of proinflammatory genes in reperfused myocardium
Role of glycolysis in supporting calcium transport by sarcoplasmic reticulum
Effects of mental stress on the heart
Genetics of premature coronary artery disease (Johns Hopkins Sibling Study)

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