Saul Schaefer, M.D.

	Clinical/Research Interests Saul Schaefer focuses his clinical research on the efficacy of contrast-enhanced cardiac MRI to define abnormal perfusion in patients with ischemic heart disease and MRI of coronary blood flow and anatomy with intravenous adenosine. Schaefer's laboratory studies involve regulation of myocardial metabolism and ion transport during low flow and total ischemia. He also is researching use of perfused heart models of ischemic preconditioning and hibernating myocardium, coupled with nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) and biochemical assays, to define adaptive mechanisms to ischemia.
Title:	Professor Chief of Cardiology at VA Medical Center in Sacramento
Specialty:	Cardiovascular Medicine
Center/Program Affiliation:	Heart Center
Address:	Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center 4860 Y St., Suite 200 Sacramento, CA 95817
Phone:	(916) 734-8321
Education:	UC Davis School of Medicine Davis, California M.D. 1981
	The Cooper Union New York City, New York 1968
Residency:	University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, California 1981-84
Fellowships:	University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, Texas 1984-87
Board Certifications:	American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, 1987 American Board of Internal Medicine, 1984
Professional Memberships:	American College of Cardiology American Federation of Clinical Research American Heart Association American Society of Echocardiography Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

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