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Education information, including: Medical School attended, years since graduation, and Residency, are all available
in the Detailed Report.
Years Since Graduation
16
Other Education Training
Doctor of Philosophy, Humboldt University of Berlin, Franz Volhard Clinic at the Max Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany
Five-Star Recognition
HealthGrades Recognized and Five-Star designations are available in the Detailed Report.
What is Internal Medicine?
Internal medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with treating the whole patient. An internal medicine physician, also called an internist, can treat many illnesses and conditions, and is skilled in treating a patient who has several illnesses or disorders at the same time. This internist, who can be a primary care physician, emphasizes disease prevention and wellness, but can treat problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs, along with mental health or substance abuse issues.
The internal medicine physician can also treat cancer or diseases of the heart, blood, kidneys, joints, and digestive, respiratory more »
Professional Experience
Professional Affiliations/Memberships
American Association for the Advancement of Science (1996)
American College of Physicians (1999)
American Medical Association (1999)
American Society of Internal Medicine (1999)
American Heart Association (2005)
Publications
2005,
The endogenous peptide apelin potently improves cardiac contractility and reduces cardiac loading in vivo,
Cardiovascular Research
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2002,
PLC-gamma1 Enzyme Activity Is Required for Insulin-Induced DNA Synthesis,
Endocrinology
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2001,
Insulin activates phospholipase C-gamma1 via a PI-3 kinase dependent mechanism in 3T3-L1 adipocytes,
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
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2000,
Enzymatic Phospholipase C-y activity is required for insulin induced DNA synthesis - Important role for SH2/SH3 domains,
American Journal of Hypertension
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1999,
Nerve Growth Factor and Insulin-like Growth Factor-I elicit opposing effects on CHO/trkA fibroblast proliferation accompanied by differences in MAPK activation and SNT/FRS2 phosphorylation,
Oncogene
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1997,
Is phospholipase C-y involved in the metabolic effects of insulin in 3T3-L1 adipocytes?,
Diabetologia
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1996,
Endothelial cell adhesion molecules and intracellular free calcium concentration in preeclampsia,
Hypertension
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1994,
Integrin adhesive receptors in patients with Wegener’s granulomatosis: LFA-1 expression may indicate active disease,
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
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Awards and Honors
2000, Elected to Musser-Burch Society for excellence in patient care*