SPECIALTIES
General Cardiology
Acute Cardiac Care
LANGUAGES
English
French
Italian
EDUCATION
BS Faculty of Sciences and Medicine, University of Geneva; Geneva, Switzerland
MD Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva; Geneva, Switzerland
Doctorate in Medicine Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
TRAINING
Residency, University Cantonal Hospital, Switzerland
Internal Medicine Residency, Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Cardiovascular Diseases Clinical and Research Fellowship, Harvard Medical School & Brigham and Women’s Hospital; Boston, MA
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Coronary Artery Disease
Congestive Heart Failure
Hyperlipidemia
Hypertension
Valvular Heart Disease
CERTIFICATIONS
American Board of Internal Medicine – Diplomate
American Board of Internal Medicine – Cardiovascular Disease Diplomate
SELECT HONORS AND AWARDS
Best Doctors in America®, 2001 – present
Tinsley Harrison Award, Southern Society of Clinical Investigation
Elected member, American Society of Clinical Investigation
Elected member, Association of American Physicians
Elected member, American Clinical and Climatological Association
Elected member, Association of University Cardiologists
RESEARCH INTERESTS
The Role of IGF I and its Binding Proteins in Vascular Growth and Atherosclerosis
Vascular Smooth Muscle and Endothelial Cell Biology
Unstable Angina and Coronary Atherosclerosis
Mechanisms of Muscle Wasting in Chronic Disease States
SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES
>175 Peer Reviewed Publications
>20 Invited Papers and Book Chapters
Complete List of Published Work: Click Here
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