Richard Kones MD PhD
Medical Director, Cardiometabolic Research Institute
Houston, TX
Education
Universities
Somerset University UK
Doctor of Science (DSc), Physiology & Metabolism
NYU School of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine, Cardiology
NYU College of Arts Sciences
BS-matriculated early as part of a special program;, Major: Chemical Engineering, Mathematics
Postgraduate Training
Tulane University School of Medicine
Tulane University School of Medicine
Licenses/Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners
Mentors
George Burch MD MCCP
John H Phillips MD FACC FACP
Saul Farber, MD, MACP
Experience
Faculty
Medical Director, Research and Oversight
Founder and President
Cabrini Medical Center, New York University School of Medicine
Midtown Hospital, New York University School of Medicine
Associate Professor
Visiting Physician, Cardiology Research
Bronx-Lebanon Medical Center, Albert Einstein School of Medicine
Director, Coronary Care Unit
Honors and Awards
Outstanding Contribution to Clinical Research
Advances in Molecular and Cellular Cardiology
Education in Medical Biology Recognition
Alumni Sponsor Award
Hospital & Community Service Plaque
Scholarship/Research Grant in Physiology
Scholarship/Research Grant in Physiology
Recognition Award
Memberships
European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation
Fellow
Emeritus
Member
Fellow
Heart Rhythm Society
Councils on Atherosclerosis, Clinical Cardiology, Basic Science
Society of Atherosclerosis Imaging and Prevention
American Association for Clinical Chemistry
International Mentor
Heart Failure Society of America
The Endocrine Society
International Study Group for Research in Cardiac Metabolism
National Lipid Association
American Society for Clinical Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics
Mitochondria Research Society
Cardiac Electrophysiological Society
European Atherosclerosis Society (Sweden)
American Society for Preventive Cardiology
Society of Free Radical Research (UK)
International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids ISSFAL (UK)
International Atherosclerosis Society
Inflammation Research Association
World Heart Federation
American Society of Hypertension
International Society for Heart Research
Member, American Diabetes Association
Member Emeritus
Member
Emeritus
American Public Health Association
Member Emeritus
Fellow, American College of Clinical Pharmacology
Member Emeritus
Emeritus
Member Emeritus
APS ACZ Task Force, Founding, Comparative Physiology Section
N Y U Medical Alumni Association
Society for General Internal Medicine
New York Medical College, Alumni Association
Publications
Articles
"After Cardiac Surgery, How does Nutrition Fit in With Risk Factors?"
"Hand Washing-Why, When, How"
"Ubiquinone--Pathophysiology and Present Role in Heart Disease"
"The Jupiter study, CRP screening, and aggressive statin therapy-implications for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease."
"Folic acid, 1991: an update, with new recommended daily allowances."
"Molybdenum in human nutrition."
"Topics in biological transport. I. Particular and ionic diffusion."
"Cardiac pacing in acute ischemic heart disease. Current concepts and indications."
"Bundle branch block in acute myocardial infarction. Current concepts and indications."
"Emotional stress, plasma catecholamines, cardiac risk factors, and atherosclerosis."
"[Glucocorticoid therapy for acute myocardial infarction (author's transl)]"
"Potassium metabolism in the normal and ischemic heart cell."
"Reduction in myocardial infarct size: prevention of heart cell death."
"Glucose, insulin, and potassium therapy for heart disease. History of GIK therapy."
"Digitalis: reappraisal of its use after acute myocardial infarction."
"Mechanism and management of chaotic atrial mechanism."
"PREVENTION OF HEART CELL DEATH"
"Chaotic atrial mechanism: characteristics and treatment."
"Mechanical circulatory assistance. Present status."
"The catecholamines: reappraisal of their use for acute myocardial infarction and the low cardiac output syndromes."
"Metabolism of the acutely ischemic and hypoxic heart."
"Cardiogenic shock: therapeutic implications of altered myocardial energy balance."
"Cardiogenic shock. Recent advances in pharmacologic management."
"[Glucagon in the therapy of low cardiac output syndromes]"
"Cardiogenic shock. Recent advances in pharmacologic management. II."
"ESSENTIAL HYPERHIDROSIS: CORRELATION OF DIGITAL BLOOD FLOW AND CAPILLARY FINE STRUCTURE AFTER UNILATERAL SYMPATHECTOMY"
"Pathogenesis of cardiogenic shock. II."
"CAPILLARY ENDOTHELIUM AND DATA PROCESSING: A HYPOTHESIS"
"IL GLUCAGONE NEL BLOCCO CARDIACO"
"IL Glucagone Nel Blocco Cardiaco"
"IL GLUCAGONE NELL’INSUFFICIENZA CARDIACA CONGESTIZIA"
"Newer inotropic agents for cardiogenic shock."
"Foreign body of the heart complicated by papillary muscle necrosis located by echocardiography: report of a case and review of the literature."
"Glucagon: a new agent for the treatment of low cardiac output syndromes."
"Glucagon: present status in cardiovascular disease."
Books
Preventive Cardiology: Principles & Practice of Lifestyle Medicine
Cardiology Board Review Syllabus
New Horizons in Cardiovascular Diseases: Treatment, Volume 4
New Horizons in Cardiovascular Diseases: Clinical Acumen, Volume 3
Controversies in Cardiology, Volume 4, Editor
New Horizons in Cardiovascular Diseases: Basic Science and Diagnosis, Volume 2
Controversies in Cardiology, Volume 2, Editor, Contributor
New Horizons in Cardiovascular Diseases: Diagnosis, Volume 1, Part 2
Controversies in Cardiology, Volume 1, Editor and Contributor
New Horizons in Cardiovascular Diseases: Basic Science, Volume 1, Part 1
Controversies in Cardiology, Volume 3 Editor and Contributor
Shock Cardiogenico
Glucose, Insulin, Potassium and the Heart: Aspects of Cardiac Energy Metabolism
Cardiogenic Shock
Molecular and Ionic Basis for Altered Myocardial Contractility
Disclosures
Richard Kones MD PhD has nothing to disclose

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