David J. Skorton
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13th Secretary of the Smithsonian, cardiologist and university professor
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David J. Skorton's Degrees
- Masters Medicine Northwestern University
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, David Jan Skorton is an American physician and academic. He has been president and chief executive officer of the Association of American Medical Colleges since July 15, 2019. Prior to the AAMC, he led the Smithsonian Institution, the national research museums of the United States, as its 13th Secretary from July 2015 to June 2019. A cardiologist, he was president of Cornell University from 2006 to 2015. Before arriving at Cornell, he served as president of the University of Iowa, where he had been a longtime professor and then vice president. He began his career as a professor of medicine and engineering. He was the first physician to serve as president of the Smithsonian Institution.
David J. Skorton's Published Works
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- The effect of coronary angioplasty on coronary flow reserve. (1988) (369)
- Rethrombosis after reperfusion with streptokinase: importance of geometry of residual lesions. (1984) (359)
- Visual estimates of percent diameter coronary stenosis: "a battered gold standard". (1988) (266)
- Heterogeneity of left ventricular segmental wall thickening and excursion in 2-dimensional echocardiograms of normal human subjects. (1983) (189)
- Estimation of left ventricular cavity area with an on-line, semiautomated echocardiographic edge detection system. (1991) (184)
- Determination of left ventricular mass in dogs with rapid-acquisition cardiac computed tomographic scanning. (1985) (140)
- Quantitative texture analysis in two-dimensional echocardiography: application to the diagnosis of experimental myocardial contusion. (1983) (134)
- Detection of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Closed‐ Chest Dogs by Analysis of Regional Two‐Dimensional Echocardiographic Gray‐Level Distributions (1983) (131)
- Assessment of fibrosis in infarcted human hearts by analysis of ultrasonic backscatter. (1985) (116)
- Measurement of left ventricular mass in vivo using gated nuclear magnetic resonance imaging. (1986) (114)
- Editorial: Quantification of Myocardial Ischemia and Infarction by Left Ventricular Imaging (1981) (104)
- Ultrasonic backscatter and collagen in normal ventricular myocardium. (1984) (99)
- Sectional and segmental variability of left ventricular function: experimental and clinical studies using ultrafast computed tomography. (1988) (95)
- Feasibility of identifying amyloid and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with the use of computerized quantitative texture analysis of clinical echocardiographic data. (1989) (90)
- CHRONIC HYPOXAEMIA AND DECOMPENSATED ERYTHROCYTOSIS IN CYANOTIC CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE (1986) (88)
- Methods of graph searching for border detection in image sequences with applications to cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (1995) (80)
- Computer-assisted edge detection in two-dimensional echocardiography: comparison with anatomic data. (1984) (77)
- Automated analysis of coronary arterial morphology in cineangiograms: geometric and physiologic validation in humans. (1989) (76)
- Digital image processing of two dimensional echocardiograms: identification of the endocardium. (1981) (75)
- Variation of left ventricular myocardial gray level on two-dimensional echocardiograms as a result of cardiac contraction. (1984) (72)
- Task force 5: adults with congenital heart disease: access to care. (2001) (72)
- Cardiac Imaging and Image Processing (1985) (68)
- Relations between 2-dimensional echocardiographic wall thickening abnormalities, myocardial infarct size and coronary risk area in normal and hypertrophied myocardium in dogs. (1983) (65)
- Cyclic variation of ultrasound backscatter in normal myocardium is view dependent: clinical studies with a real-time backscatter imaging system. (1989) (64)
- Range- and azimuth-dependent variability of image texture in two-dimensional echocardiograms. (1983) (60)
- Myocardial infarct size threshold for two-dimensional echocardiographic detection: sensitivity of systolic wall thickening and endocardial motion abnormalities in small versus large infarcts. (1985) (59)
- Automated identification of left ventricular borders from spin-echo magnetic resonance images. Experimental and clinical feasibility studies. (1991) (54)
- Changes in cross-sectional area of the coronary lumen in the six months after angioplasty: a quantitative analysis of the variable response to percutaneous transluminal angioplasty. (1986) (53)
- Diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis by two-dimensional echocardiography: studies in a new experimental model and in patients. (1984) (50)
- ACC/AHA guidelines for the clinical application of echocardiography. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Assessment of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Cardiovascular Procedures (Subcommittee to Develop Guidelines for the Clinical Application of Echocard (1990) (49)
- The Integration of the Humanities and Arts with Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in Higher Education: Branches from the Same Tree. Consensus Study Report. (2018) (48)
- Cardiac evaluation of the patient with stroke. (1990) (48)
- Digital signal and image processing in echocardiography (1985) (47)
- ACCIAHA Guidelines for the Clinical Application of Echocardiography (2005) (45)
- Computer-assisted quantitation of myocardial fibrosis in histologic sections. (1984) (42)
- M mode and cross-sectional echocardiographic features of flail posterior mitral leaflets. (1979) (40)
- Diagnosis of recent myocardial infarction with quantitative backscatter imaging: preliminary studies. (1991) (40)
- Measurement of right ventricular volume using cine computed tomography. (1987) (39)
- Rational Gain Compensation for Attenuation in Cardiac Ultrasonography (1983) (39)
- NMR relaxation times in acute myocardial infarction: Relative influence of changes in tissue water and fat content (1992) (38)
- Immediate diagnosis of acute myocardial contusion by two-dimensional echocardiography: studies in a canine model of blunt chest trauma. (1983) (38)
- The pleuropulmonary complications of pancreatitis. Clinical conference in pulmonary disease from Northwestern University-McGaw Medical Center and Veterans Administration Lakeside Hospital, Chicago. (1977) (37)
- Ultrasound characterization of acute myocardial ischemia by quantitative texture analysis. (1986) (35)
- The evolution of echocardiography. (1988) (35)
- Radiation Safety in the Practice of Cardiology WRITING GROUP MEMBERS (1998) (34)
- Tissue determinants of nuclear magnetic resonance relaxation times. Effect of water and collagen content in muscle and tendon. (1989) (34)
- Computerized Three-Dimensional Finite Element Reconstruction of the Left Ventricle from Cross-Sectional Echocardiograms (1984) (33)
- Rational gain compensation for attenuation in cardiac ultrasonography. (1983) (32)
- Nuclear magnetic resonance relaxometry of the normal heart: relationship between collagen content and relaxation times of the four chambers. (1989) (32)
- Effect of tissue fat and water content on nuclear magnetic resonance relaxation times of cardiac and skeletal muscle. (1990) (31)
- Videodensitometric analysis of human coronary stenoses: validation in vivo by intraoperative high-frequency epicardial echocardiography. (1988) (31)
- Myocardial collagen concentration and nuclear magnetic resonance relaxation times in the spontaneously hypertensive rat. (1991) (30)
- Artifactual regional gray level variability in contrast-enhanced two-dimensional echocardiographic images: effect on measurement of the coronary perfusion bed. (1985) (29)
- Quantification of left ventricular function by two-dimensional echocardiography: consideration of factors restricting image quality. (1982) (29)
- Automatic Real-Time Endocardial Edge Detection in Two-Dimensional Echocardiography (1983) (28)
- Life insurance for children with cardiovascular disease. (1986) (27)
- Computerized three-dimensional finite element reconstruction of the left ventricle from cross-sectional echocardiograms. (1984) (27)
- Quantitative Echocardiographic Image Texture: Normal Contraction-Related Variability (1985) (26)
- Reproducibility of quantitative backscatter echocardiographic imaging in normal subjects. (1992) (24)
- Training in the care of adult patients with congenital heart disease. (1993) (22)
- Mandating COVID-19 Vaccination for Health Care Workers (2021) (22)
- Dominantly inherited dilated cardiomyopathy. (1987) (22)
- Videodensitometric analysis of coronary stenoses. In vivo geometric and physiologic validation in humans. (1988) (21)
- Flail aortic valve leaflets: M-mode and two-dimensional echocardiographic manifestations. (1980) (21)
- Digital Computer Image Analysis in Echocardiography (1984) (20)
- New directions in cardiac imaging. (1985) (20)
- Clinical potential of ultrasound tissue characterization in cardiomyopathies. (1988) (18)
- Alterations in ventricular excitability in conscious dogs during development of chronic heart failure. (1986) (18)
- Insurability and employability. (1991) (17)
- Branches from the same tree: The case for integration in higher education (2019) (17)
- Rational-Gain-Compensation for Attenuation in Ultrasonic Cardiac Imaging (1981) (15)
- Guidelines for the Clinical Application of Echocardiography A Report of the American College of Cardiology / American Heart Association Task Force on Assessment of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Cardiovascular Procedures ( Subcommittee to Develop Guidelines for the Clinical Application of Echocardiograp (15)
- Congenital heart disease in adults: Catheterization laboratory considerations (2003) (14)
- Ultrasound characterization of acoustic properties of acute intracardiac thrombi: studies in a new experimental model. (1988) (14)
- Achieving Gender Equity Is Our Responsibility: Leadership Matters. (2020) (14)
- Ebstein's anomaly and pregnancy. (1984) (14)
- Feasibility of quantitative texture analysis of cardiac magnetic resonance imagery: preliminary results (1994) (13)
- Heterogeneity of segmental left ventricular wall thickening and excursion in two-dimensional echocardiograms of normal humans (1981) (12)
- Computerized image processing in cross-sectional echocardiography (1980) (12)
- Detection of myocardial viability with ultrasound tissue characterization: myocardial contrast echocardiography and integrated backscatter imaging. (1994) (12)
- In vitro analysis of boundary identification techniques used in quantification of two-dimensional echocardiograms. (1984) (12)
- Ultrasonic tissue characterization in cardiology (1987) (11)
- Noninvasive assessment of myocardial composition and function in the hypertrophied heart. (1989) (11)
- Finite element analysis of three-dimensional echocardiographic data for the evaluation of diastolic left ventricular function (1984) (11)
- Ultrasound Tissue Characterization in Ischemic Heart Disease (1986) (10)
- Ultrasound tissue characterization: can the state of the myocardium be assessed directly yet noninvasively? (1989) (10)
- Ultrasound study of acoustic properties of the normal canine heart: comparison of backscatter from all chambers. (1986) (9)
- Characterization of Acute Experimental Left Ventricular Thrombi With Quantitative Backscatter Imaging (1990) (9)
- Now Is Our Time to Act: Why Academic Medicine Must Embrace Community Collaboration as Its Fourth Mission. (2021) (9)
- Making 'Good Trouble': Time for Organized Medicine to Call for Racial Justice in Medical Education and Healthcare. (2021) (8)
- Effects of psychotropic drugs on the cardiovascular system. (1983) (8)
- Effects of instrument adjustments on quantitative echocardiographic gray level texture measures. (1991) (8)
- Guidelines for training in adult cardiovascular medicine. Core Cardiology Training Symposium (COCATS). Task Force 9: training in the care of adult patients with congenital heart disease. (1995) (8)
- Exercise echocardiography and quantitative angiography: improved identification of physiologically significant coronary artery stenoses. (1990) (7)
- Computers in cardiac imaging. (1987) (7)
- Ultrasound tissue characterization of the diabetic heart: laboratory curiosity or clinical tool? (1992) (7)
- Accuracy of the echocardiographic diagnosis of aortic regurgitation. (1980) (7)
- Two-dimensional echocardiographic image texture analysis: reduction of regional variability using polar coordinates. (1985) (7)
- Recent advances in echocardiography (1989) (7)
- Tissue characterization of chronic myocardial infarction. (1990) (6)
- Quantitative texture analysis of two-dimensional echocardiograms: Application to the diagnosis of acute myocardial contusion (1982) (6)
- Task Force 1: The underserved. (1994) (5)
- 28th Bethesda Conference. Task Force 5: Assessment, approval, and regulation of new technology. (1997) (5)
- Cardiac Ultrasound: Progress and Prospects (1993) (5)
- Ultrasound bioeffects and regulatory issues: an introduction for the echocardiographer. (1988) (5)
- THREE-DIMENSIONAL FINITE ELEMENT RECONSTRUCTIONS FROM TWO-DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAMS FOR ESTIMATION OF MYOCARDIAL ELASTIC PROPERTIES. (1981) (5)
- Echocardiography and the Evolution of Cardiac Imaging (1987) (4)
- Still Underserved after All These Years (2003) (4)
- Patients, Families, and Communities COVID-19 Impact Assessment: Lessons Learned and Compelling Needs. (2021) (4)
- Rational gain compensation for attenuation: A step toward quantitative two-dimensional echocardiography (1982) (4)
- Myocardial proton spin-lattice relaxation times in vitro: effect of elapsed time after excision (1986) (4)
- Ultrasound Characterization of Acute Myocardial Ischemia by Quantitative Texture Analysis (1986) (3)
- Finite element modeling of left ventricle (1989) (3)
- Noninvasive diagnosis of prosthetic mitral valve malfunction. (1979) (3)
- A Global Outreach Plan for Colleges. (2007) (3)
- in vitro NMR characterization of mammalian myocardium: Effect of specimen integrity on relaxation times (1989) (3)
- Quantitation of the extent of acute myocardial infarction by phosphorus-31 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. (1991) (3)
- Digital image processing fundamentals: application to cardiac imaging (1987) (3)
- Echocardiographic assessment of schizophrenics and manics: a reexamination of early necropsy findings. (1985) (2)
- Seminar on computer applications for the cardiologist: introduction (1986) (2)
- Noninvasive diagnosis of recurrent familial left atrial myxoma: observations with echocardiography, ultrafast computed tomography, nuclear magnetic resonance imaging, and in vitro relaxometry (1989) (2)
- Digital signal and image processing in echocardiography. The American Society of Echocardiography. (1985) (2)
- Quantitative Acoustic Characterization of the Myocardium (1987) (1)
- India’s Strategic Importance (2014) (1)
- Quantification of coronary artery stenoses using videodensitometry : clinical applications, limitations, and future implications (1989) (1)
- Three-dimensional ultrasonic cardiac reconstruction: general aspects and application to finite element analysis of the left ventricle (1985) (1)
- Regulatory Challenges in University Research (2002) (1)
- 100 GATED MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING OF THE IN VIVO HEART: DETERMINATION OF LEFT VENTRICULAR MASS IN DOGS (1985) (1)
- Magnetic resonance characterization of blood coagulation in vitro. Effect of platelet depletion. (1991) (1)
- Approaches to Myocardial Tissue Characterization Using Ultrasound Echo Amplitude Information (1983) (1)
- Magnetic resonance characterization of thrombus: Effect of varying fibrinogen and hematocrit concentrations (1991) (1)
- Bridging the “Two Cultures” divide in medicine and the academy (2010) (1)
- The metacarpal index in spontaneous pneumothorax. (1982) (1)
- Ultrasound Evaluation of the Cardiovascular System (1994) (0)
- To the Editor: Re: The Price of Fear: An Ethical Dilemma Underscored in a Virtual Residency Interview Season. (2021) (0)
- Measurement of cardiac dimensions by nuclear magnetic resonance imaging: A comparison to echocardiography in patients with heart disease (1986) (0)
- PTCA Changes in cross-sectional area of the coronary lumen in the six months after angioplasty : a quantitative analysis of the variable response to percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (0)
- Experimental validation studies related to clinical applications of cine computed tomography (1987) (0)
- In vivo magnetic resonance relaxation time measurement: Identification of interventricuiar T2 differences (1991) (0)
- Review: Chest radiography lacks utility for detecting left ventricular dysfunction (1997) (0)
- PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND NATURAL HISTORY CORONARY FLOW RESERVE (2005) (0)
- Estimation of regional ultrasonic backscatter from acutely infarcted myocardium in closed-chest dogs: Feasibility and problems (1981) (0)
- Management of adults with congenital heart disease undergoing noncardiac surgery (1997) (0)
- Global issues in public health (2011) (0)
- The effect of coronary angioplast on coronary flow reserve (2005) (0)
- Nonangiographic assessment of coronary artery bypass graft patency (1993) (0)
- Current issues in public health policy (2011) (0)
- Adverse reactions to cardiovascular drugs (Part II--Antiarrhythmic agents). (1981) (0)
- An Unusual Mechanism for a Fistulous Communication between the Aorta and the Right Side of the Heart (1981) (0)
- Advances in Imaging Contemporary Issues for the Cardiologist and the Radiologist (1993) (0)
- SEMINAR ON COMPUTER APPLICATIONS FOR THECARDIOLOGIST-VI (1987) (0)
- Joseph K. Perloff. (1999) (0)
- Ultrasound Evaluation of the Cardiovascular System:Recent Progress and Prospects for the Future (1994) (0)
- Atlas of color doppler echocardiography Navin C. Nanda Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia (1989) 544 pages, illustrated, $135.00 ISBN: 0–8121–1078–1 (1991) (0)
- Stability of proton spin-lattice relaxation times in excised rat myocardium (1986) (0)
- Recertification: mandatory or voluntary? Teaching old docs new tricks. (2002) (0)
- Editorial: Quantification ofMyocardial Ischemia andInfarction byLeftVentricular Imaging (1981) (0)
- The use of imaging techniques for cardiovascular tissue characterization: determinants of myocardial image intensity. (1994) (0)
- Two-dimensional echocardiography in coronary artery disease: present status and new directions. (1986) (0)
- Quantitation in echocardiography (2007) (0)
- Letter to Secretary Arne Duncan: February 9, 2011 (2011) (0)
- Computerized boundary identification in two-dimensional echocardiography: wishful thinking or a reality? (1984) (0)
- REDUCTION OF ARTIFACTUAL REGIONAL VARIABILITY IN QUANTITATIVE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC IMAGE TEXTURE BY CALCULATION IN POLAR COORDINATES. (1984) (0)
- FOREWORD (2019) (0)
- Dorland's cardiology speller (1992) (0)
- Practice Guidelines and the Quality of Care October 21 – 22 , 1996 (2002) (0)
- Comparative aspects of modern imaging techniques (1990) (0)
- How will we treat our number one killer? (1990) (0)
- Congenital heart disease in the adolescent: an Iowa perspective. (1984) (0)
- Segmentation-Based Boundary Extraction for Endocardial Definition in Cross-Sectional Echocardiography (1980) (0)
- The guide to cardiology: newer cardiac imaging techniques (1990) (0)
- An unusual mechanism for a fistulous communication between the aorta and right side of the heart. (1980) (0)
- The Cost of Applying to Medical School. (2020) (0)
- United States Patent ( 19 ) 11 Patent Number : 4 , 982 , 339 k (2017) (0)
- Two-Dimensional Echocardiographic Image Texture Analysis: Reduction of Regional Variability Using Polar Coordinates (1985) (0)
- Higher Education: Special Interest or National Asset?. (2008) (0)
- Abstract of original contributions: 40th Annual Scientific SessionQuantitation of the extent of acute myocardial infarction by phosphorus-31 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1991) (0)
- Adverse reactions to cardiovascular drugs (part 1). (1981) (0)
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