Cardiovascular Medicine
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Cardiovascular Medicine Research Activities Total research support to Section investigators in 2002 was approximately $7.6 million, a 10% increase over 2001. Section members published eighty-nine articles in peer-review journals, sixteen books, and eleven chapters and review articles. In addition, several new faculty joined the Section this year, including Mandeep Dhadly, M.D., Director of Vascular Intervention. Working with Robert T. Eberhardt, M.D., Co-Director of the Non-Invasive Vascular Laboratory, and Assistant Professor of Medicine, Dr. Dhadly will provide vascular consultative services and fellow training in peripheral vascular disease. Paul A. LeLorier, M.D., joins Kevin M. Monahan, M.D., Director of the Electrophysiology Laboratory and Arrhythmia Service, and Assistant Professor of Medicine, in the Electrophysiology Laboratory. Dr. LeLorier is developing a new syncope evaluation and treatment program in conjunction with the Department of Neurology. Marc A. Forgione, M.D., and David R. Pimentel, M.D., are clinician-scientists whose initial activities are focused primarily in the research laboratory. Clinical Activities The Electrophysiology Program continued its growth with 688 procedures in 2002, a figure that represents a 7% increase over 2001. Clinical visits increased 12% from the previous year, for a total of 7,634, and Section faculty participated in 1,546 consultations, a 1% increase. In addition, 9,392 days of medical care were provided to patients, an increase of 8% from 2001. Infrastructure improvements included the continued implementation of the Seattle Systems Apollo Database with activation of modules for the echocardiography and cardiac catheterization laboratories. The Section completed its renovation of the Catheterization Laboratory, which now has the capacity to perform peripheral vascular imaging and interventions. The renovation also resulted in additional capacity to perform electrophysiology and coronary procedures. Education Pre-doctoral Ph.D.’s and post-doctoral M.D.’s and Ph.D.’s are trained in numerous laboratory and clinical research settings throughout the Cardiovascular Medicine Section. Major Accomplishments Eric H. Awtry, M.D., Director of Education in Cardiology, and Clinical Instructor of medicine, was honored with the BMC Housestaff Teaching Award. Gary J. Balady, M.D., Director of Preventive Cardiology, and Professor of Medicine, was named president of the Greater Boston chapter of the AHA and national chairman of the AHA’s Council on Clinical Cardiology. Emelia J. Benjamin, M.D., Sc.D., Director of Ultrasonography for the Framingham Heart Study, and associate Professor of Medicine, received the Wendy Kline Award from the Boston chapter of the AHA for Outstanding Volunteer Leadership. She also received the Great Communicator Award from the New England affiliate. Alice K. Jacobs, M.D., Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, and Professor of Medicine, received the Distinguished Leadership Award from the AHA’s New England affiliate. Thomas J. Ryan, M.D., senior consultant and Emeritus Chief of Cardiology, and Professor of Medicine, was honored with the establishment of the Thomas J. Ryan Chair in Medicine at BUSM. |
The Section of Cardiovascular Medicine has been very productive in its research activities. Section faculty obtained twenty-four new research grants, bringing the total number of research grants to sixty-three. Thirty-four grants are from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and four are from the American Heart Association (AHA).
