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Richard Kones MD PhD

Medical Director, Cardiometabolic Research Institute

Houston, TX

Education

Universities

Somerset University UK

Doctor of Science (DSc), Physiology & Metabolism
1985 to 1989

NYU School of Medicine

Doctor of Medicine, Cardiology
1960 to 1964

NYU College of Arts Sciences

BS-matriculated early as part of a special program;, Major: Chemical Engineering, Mathematics
1958 to 1961
Regents Scholarship and American Chemical Society Award/Grant

Postgraduate Training

Tulane University School of Medicine

1969 to 1979
NIH Research Fellow, Cardiovascular Disease

Tulane University School of Medicine

1969 to 1971
Clinical Cardiology Fellow

Licenses/Certifications

American Board of Internal Medicine

1972

Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners

1965

Mentors

George Burch MD MCCP

Professor and Chairman, Cardiology, Tulane University School of Medicine

John H Phillips MD FACC FACP

Professor and Chairman, Cardiology, Tulane University School of Medicine; Governor for the American College of Cardiology, LA

Saul Farber, MD, MACP

Dean, NYU School of Medicine

Experience

Faculty

Institute for Spirituality and Health at the Texas Medical Center
2009 to present

Medical Director, Research and Oversight

Cardiometabolic Research Institute
2007 to present

Founder and President

Medical & Diagnostic Center
1989 to 2002

Cabrini Medical Center, New York University School of Medicine

Attending Senior Cardiologist
1972 to 1988

Midtown Hospital, New York University School of Medicine

Attending & Consulting Cardiologist
1968 to 1987

Associate Professor

New York Medical College
1971 to 1984

Visiting Physician, Cardiology Research

Tulane University School of Medicine, Section of Cardiology
1969 to 1982

Bronx-Lebanon Medical Center, Albert Einstein School of Medicine

Section of Cardiology
1971 to 1980

Director, Coronary Care Unit

New York Medical College and Flower & Fifth Avenue Hospitals
1971 to 1974

Honors and Awards

Outstanding Contribution to Clinical Research

Multiple-N Y Medical College, Cardiology, Sandoz
1980

Advances in Molecular and Cellular Cardiology

Secretary of Health, Hospital Juarez
1980

Education in Medical Biology Recognition

American Institute of Biological Sciences
1978

Alumni Sponsor Award

Albert Einstein School of Medicine
1977

Hospital & Community Service Plaque

Arthur C. Logan Memorial Hospital
1969
In appreciation for organization, implementation, and staffing of new Intensive and Coronary Care Units to improve community care

Scholarship/Research Grant in Physiology

NYU School of Medicine
1964
Scholarship in support of independent research in physiology

Scholarship/Research Grant in Physiology

NYU School of Medicine
1963
Scholarship in support of independent research in physiology

Recognition Award

American Chemical Society
1961
Achievement in Chemistry Education

Memberships

European Society of Cardiology
2009 to 2011
Council for Cardiology Practice, Working Group on Hypertension

European Society of Cardiology
2008 to 2011
Heart Failure Association, Heart Rhythm Association

European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation

Member
2008 to 2011

Fellow

Royal Society of Medicine, London
1981 to 2011

Fellow, Royal Society for Public Health, London
1972 to 2011

Emeritus

New York Academy of Sciences, Physiology, Clinical Medicine, Molecular Biology
1961 to 2011

Member, American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
2009 to 2010

Member

The Physiological Society (London)
2009 to 2010

Fellow

International Society for Holter & Noninvasive Monitoring in Electrophysiology
2009 to 2010

Fellow, International College of Nutrition
2008 to 2010

Heart Rhythm Society

Member
2008 to 2010

Councils on Atherosclerosis, Clinical Cardiology, Basic Science

American Heart Association, Councils on Hypertension Research, Metabolism
2007 to 2010

Society of Atherosclerosis Imaging and Prevention

Member
2007 to 2010

American Association for Clinical Chemistry

Lipoproteins & Vascular Disease, Clinical Immunology, Nutrition Sections
2007 to 2010

International Mentor

American Heart Association
2007 to 2010

Fellow, American Society for Angiology
2007 to 2010

Heart Failure Society of America

Member
2007 to 2010

The Endocrine Society

Member Emeritus
2007 to 2010

International Study Group for Research in Cardiac Metabolism

Member
2007 to 2010

National Lipid Association

Member
2007 to 2010

American Society for Clinical Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics

Cardiopulmonary, Metabolism Sections; Scientific Program Committee
2007 to 2010

Mitochondria Research Society

Member
2007 to 2010

Cardiac Electrophysiological Society

Fellow
2007 to 2010

European Atherosclerosis Society (Sweden)

Member
2006 to 2010

American Society for Preventive Cardiology

Member
2006 to 2010

Society of Free Radical Research (UK)

Member
2006 to 2010

International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids ISSFAL (UK)

Member
2006 to 2010

International Atherosclerosis Society

Member
2006 to 2010

Inflammation Research Association

Member
2005 to 2010

World Heart Federation

Member
2005 to 2010

American Society of Hypertension

Member
2005 to 2010

International Society for Heart Research

Ischemia, Cardioprotection & Mitochondria, Cardiac Metabolism, & Ion Channels Groups
2005 to 2010

Member, American Diabetes Association

Councils on Clinical Endocrinology, Metabolism & Nutritional Sciences
2005 to 2010

Member Emeritus

American College of Sportsmedicine
1997 to 2010

Member

Member American Dietetic Association, Medical Nutrition Practice Group & SCAN
1987 to 2010

Emeritus

Society of Critical Care Medicine
1980 to 2010

Fellow, Society for Advanced Medical Systems
1979 to 2010

American Public Health Association

Member Emeritus
1978 to 2010

Member Emeritus

Societe Francaise de Cardiologie, Paris
1977 to 2010

Fellow, N Y Cardiological Society (N Y Chapter, American College of Cardiology)
1975 to 2010

Founding Fellow, American Geriatrics Society
1973 to 2010

Fellow, American College of Clinical Pharmacology

Membership and Publications Committees
1972 to 2010

Member Emeritus

American Thoracic Society
1970 to 2010

Emeritus

American Chemical Society, Biological Chemistry Division
1970 to 2010

Fellow, International Society for Angiology
1968 to 2010

Fellow, American College of Angiology
1968 to 2010

Member Emeritus

Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
1967 to 2010

APS ACZ Task Force, Founding, Comparative Physiology Section

American Physiological Society
1967 to 2010

N Y U Medical Alumni Association

Member
1965 to 2010

Society for General Internal Medicine

Member
2005 to 2009

New York Medical College, Alumni Association

Member
1971 to 2008

Fellow, Southern Association for Geriatric Medicine
1990 to 2006

Publications

Articles

"After Cardiac Surgery, How does Nutrition Fit in With Risk Factors?"

JPEN J Parenter Enter Nutr
Vol. 34 - Feb 2010;

"Hand Washing-Why, When, How"

Medpedia
Vol. Online - October 2009;

"Ubiquinone--Pathophysiology and Present Role in Heart Disease"

American Dietetic Association, Medical Nutrition Practice Group/Medical Nutrition Mat
Vol. 29 - (1) 2009; 5-18

"The Jupiter study, CRP screening, and aggressive statin therapy-implications for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease."

Therapeutic Advances in Cardiovascular Disease
Vol. 3 - (4) 2009; 309-315
PubMed ID: 19460829

"Folic acid, 1991: an update, with new recommended daily allowances."

Southern Medical Journal
Vol. 83 - 1991;
PubMed ID: 2251536

"Molybdenum in human nutrition."

Journal of the National Medical Association
Vol. 82 - 1990;
PubMed ID: 2406454

"Topics in biological transport. I. Particular and ionic diffusion."

Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology
Vol. 3 - 1988;
PubMed ID: 5293981

"Cardiac pacing in acute ischemic heart disease. Current concepts and indications."

Journal of medicine
Vol. 11 - 1983;
PubMed ID: 6762406

"Bundle branch block in acute myocardial infarction. Current concepts and indications."

Acta cardiologica
Vol. 35 - 1981;
PubMed ID: 7015766

"Emotional stress, plasma catecholamines, cardiac risk factors, and atherosclerosis."

Angiology
Vol. 30 - 1979;
PubMed ID: 443602

"[Glucocorticoid therapy for acute myocardial infarction (author's transl)]"

Revista médica de Chile
Vol. 102 - 1977;
PubMed ID: 4620536

"Potassium metabolism in the normal and ischemic heart cell."

International journal of clinical pharmacology and biopharmacy
Vol. 13 - 1976;
PubMed ID: 786907

"Reduction in myocardial infarct size: prevention of heart cell death."

Southern medical journal
Vol. 69 - 1976;
PubMed ID: 4896

"Glucose, insulin, and potassium therapy for heart disease. History of GIK therapy."

New York state journal of medicine
Vol. 75 - 1975;
PubMed ID: 1097968

"Digitalis: reappraisal of its use after acute myocardial infarction."

Cardiology
Vol. 59 - 1975;
PubMed ID: 4279003

"Mechanism and management of chaotic atrial mechanism."

Cardiology
Vol. 59 - 1975;
PubMed ID: 4434363

"PREVENTION OF HEART CELL DEATH"

Progress in Cardiology
Vol. 4 - 1975; 199-224

"Chaotic atrial mechanism: characteristics and treatment."

Critical care medicine
Vol. 2 - 1975;
PubMed ID: 4455451

"Mechanical circulatory assistance. Present status."

New York state journal of medicine
Vol. 74 - 1974;
PubMed ID: 4594914

"The catecholamines: reappraisal of their use for acute myocardial infarction and the low cardiac output syndromes."

Critical care medicine
Vol. 1 - 1974;
PubMed ID: 4357984

"Metabolism of the acutely ischemic and hypoxic heart."

Critical care medicine
Vol. 1 - 1974;
PubMed ID: 4272729

"Cardiogenic shock: therapeutic implications of altered myocardial energy balance."

Angiology
Vol. 25 - 1974;
PubMed ID: 4150913

"Cardiogenic shock. Recent advances in pharmacologic management."

New York state journal of medicine
Vol. 73 - 1973;
PubMed ID: 4581718

"[Glucagon in the therapy of low cardiac output syndromes]"

Revista médica de Chile
Vol. 100 - 1973;
PubMed ID: 4644078

"Cardiogenic shock. Recent advances in pharmacologic management. II."

New York state journal of medicine
Vol. 73 - 1973;
PubMed ID: 4354585

"ESSENTIAL HYPERHIDROSIS: CORRELATION OF DIGITAL BLOOD FLOW AND CAPILLARY FINE STRUCTURE AFTER UNILATERAL SYMPATHECTOMY"

American Journal of Medicine
Vol. 54 - 1973; 378-389

"Pathogenesis of cardiogenic shock. II."

New York state journal of medicine
Vol. 73 - 1973;
PubMed ID: 4576168

"CAPILLARY ENDOTHELIUM AND DATA PROCESSING: A HYPOTHESIS"

Perspectives in Biology and Medicine
Vol. 16 - 1973; 288-291

"IL GLUCAGONE NEL BLOCCO CARDIACO"

Acta Diabetologia Latina
Vol. 20 - 1973; 125

"IL Glucagone Nel Blocco Cardiaco"

Acta Diabetologia Latina
Vol. 20 - 1973; 125

"IL GLUCAGONE NELL’INSUFFICIENZA CARDIACA CONGESTIZIA"

Acta Diabetologia Latina
Vol. 10 - 1973; 125

"Newer inotropic agents for cardiogenic shock."

Southern medical journal
Vol. 65 - 1972;
PubMed ID: 5016450

"Foreign body of the heart complicated by papillary muscle necrosis located by echocardiography: report of a case and review of the literature."

Chest
Vol. 62 - 1972;
PubMed ID: 5041168

"Glucagon: a new agent for the treatment of low cardiac output syndromes."

Japanese heart journal
Vol. 13 - 1972;
PubMed ID: 4538258

"Glucagon in congestive heart failure."

Chest
Vol. 59 - 1971;
PubMed ID: 5551583

"Glucagon: present status in cardiovascular disease."

Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics
Vol. 12 - 1971;
PubMed ID: 4936033

"Glucagon in heart block."

Southern medical journal
Vol. 64 - 1971;
PubMed ID: 5552018

Books

Preventive Cardiology: Principles & Practice of Lifestyle Medicine

Institute of Optimum Health
1994

Cardiology Board Review Syllabus

Medical and Diagnostic Center
1993

New Horizons in Cardiovascular Diseases: Treatment, Volume 4

Futura-Blackwell
1983

New Horizons in Cardiovascular Diseases: Clinical Acumen, Volume 3

Futura-Blackwell
1982

Controversies in Cardiology, Volume 4, Editor

Futura-Blackwell
1982

New Horizons in Cardiovascular Diseases: Basic Science and Diagnosis, Volume 2

Futura-Blackwell
1981

Controversies in Cardiology, Volume 2, Editor, Contributor

Futura-Blackwell
1981

New Horizons in Cardiovascular Diseases: Diagnosis, Volume 1, Part 2

Future-Blackwell
1980

Controversies in Cardiology, Volume 1, Editor and Contributor

Futura-Blackwell
1980

New Horizons in Cardiovascular Diseases: Basic Science, Volume 1, Part 1

Futura-Blackwell
1980

Controversies in Cardiology, Volume 3 Editor and Contributor

1980

Shock Cardiogenico

Ediciones Toray
Barcelona, Espana
1976

Glucose, Insulin, Potassium and the Heart: Aspects of Cardiac Energy Metabolism

Futura-Blackwell
1975

Cardiogenic Shock

Futura-Blackwell
1974

Molecular and Ionic Basis for Altered Myocardial Contractility

PVD Publications
New York, N. Y.
1973

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