Specialties
Ezra A. Amsterdam, M.D.
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Clinical/Research InterestsEzra Amsterdam specializes in management of acute ischemic syndromes, identification and management of low-risk patients with chest pain (immediate treadmill testing, role of panic attack, GERD), post-myocardial infarction risk stratification and management, and prevention of coronary artery disease. |
Title: |
Associate Director of Chest Pain Emergency Services Director of the Coronary Care Unit Professor of Medicine |
Specialty: |
Cardiovascular Medicine |
Center/Program Affiliation: |
Heart Center |
Address: |
Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center 4860 Y St., Suite 0200 Sacramento, CA 95817 |
Phone: |
(916) 734-3761 |
Education: |
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry Rochester, New York M.D. 1962 |
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Wesleyan University Middletown, Connecticut B.A. 1958 |
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Internships: |
Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester Rochester, New York 1963 |
Residency: |
Mt. Sinai Hospital New York City, New York 1966 Bronx Municipal Hospital Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx, New York 1965 |
Fellowships: |
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital & Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts 1968 |
Board Certifications: |
American Board of Medical Examiners, null |
Professional Memberships: |
American College of Cardiology American Heart Association Society of Chest Pain Centers and Providers |
Select Recent Publications: |
Tran MD, Holly R, Lashbrook J, Amsterdam EA. Effects of Hatha Yoga Practice on the Health-Related Aspects of Physical Fitness. Preventive Cardiology 4:165-70, 2001. Fletcher GF, Balady GJ, Amsterdam EA, Chaitman B, Eckel R, Fleg J, Froelicher VF, Leon AS, Pina IL, Rodney R, Simons-Morton DG, Williams MA, Bazzarre T. exercise Standards for Testing and Training: A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American heart Association. Circulation:104:1694-1740, 2001. Reding SV, Symons JD, Longhurst JC, Amsterdam EA. Effects of Red Wince, Alcohol, and Querceting on Coronary Resistance and Conductance Arteries. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology 38:219-227, 2001. Smith SC, Amsterdam EA, Balady GJ, Bonow RO, Fletcher GF, Froelicher V, Heath G, Limacher MC, Maddahi J, Pryor D, Redberg rF, Roccella E, Ryan T, Smaha L, Wenger NK. Prevention Conference V: Beyond Secondary Prevention: Identifying the High-Risk Patient for Primary Prevention: Tests for Silent and Inducible Ischemia: Writing Group II. Circulation 101:e12-16, 2000. Hutter AM, Jr; Amsterdam EA: Jaffe AS. Acute coronary syndromes: Section 2B-Chest discomfort evaluation in the hospital. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 35:853-62, 2000. Kirk JD, Kiercks DB, Turnipseed SD, Amsterdam EA. Evaluation of Chest Pain Suspicious for Acute Coronary Syndrome: Use of an Accelerated Diagnostic Protocol in Chest Pain Evaluation Unit. American Journal of Cardiology, 85:40B-48B, 2000. Correa SD, Amsterdam EA. Constrictive pericarditis Circulation 1998; 97:806 Holly RG, Shaffrath J, Amsterdam EA. Electrocardiographic alterations associated with the hearts of athletes Sports Medicine 1998; 25:139-148 Deedwania PC, Amsterdam EA, Vagelos R. Evidence-based, cost-effective risk stratification and management after myocardial infarction Archives of Internal Medicine 1997; 157: 273-280 Nguyen TT, Amsterdam EA, Schaefer S. Risk stratification prior to vascular surgery: Does the location of a dipyridamole thallium scintigram defect provide prognostic information? Cardiology 1997; 88: 569-575 |
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