Program Director - William B. Hillegass, MD, MPH
July 2005 - June 2008 Fellowship, Cardiovascular Disease
Program Director - Vera A. Bittner, MD
July 1998 - June 2001 Internal Medicine Internship and Residency
Aug 1990 - June 1994 Bachelor of Science, Biology
Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia
LICENSURES
- Georgia State License
- Alabama State License
- Alabama State Controlled Substance License
- Federal DEA License
CERTIFICATIONS
- Cardiovascular disease, 11/08
- Diplomate of the Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology (CBNC), 02/2008
- Cardiac CTA, Level 2 Certification 09/2007
- Internal Medicine, 08/2001
- USMLE: Step1, Step 2, & Step 3
EXPERIENCE
2006 – Present Baptist Hospitals of Alabama
Birmingham, AL
House Physician: Covering for hospitalists part-time
2006 – 2008
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Birmingham, AL
House Physician: Covering for hospitalists part-time
2001 – 2005 Marcus L. Brown, M.D., P.C.
Moultrie, Georgia
Solo Internal Medicine Practice (inpatients and outpatients)
2001 – 2005 Colquitt Regional Medical Center Hospitalists
Moultrie, Georgia
Worked part-time as a hospitalist
RESEARCH/PUBLICATIONS
Co-Investigator, TRILOGY ACS Study (A comparison of Prasugrel and
Clopidogrel in Acute Coronary Syndrome subjects who are medically managed)
Principal Investigator: William J. Rogers, M.D.
Co-Investigator, PLATO Trial ( Platelet Inhibition and Patient Outcomes)
Principal Investigator: William J. Rogers, M.D.
Co-Investigator,
ATLAS ACS TIMI 46 Trial (Anti-Xa Therapy to Lower
cardiovascular events in addition to Aspirin with or without thienopyridine
therapy in Subjects with Acute Coronary Syndromes)
Principal Investigator: William J. Rogers, M.D.
Live/real time three-dimensional echocardiographic demonstration of left ventricular
noncompaction and thrombi. Echocardiography. 2006 Sep;23(8):704-6.
Airway obstruction is common but unsuspected in patients admitted to a General
Medicine Service. Chest. 2004;125:106-111
RESEARCH/PUBLICATIONS (continued)
The Heart Outcomes Prevention Evaluation Study—a Review. The Osler Medical Journal of The Johns
Hopkins Hospital. April 2000
PRESENTATIONS/ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
June 2007 “Interesting Case Reports”, 16th Annual Meeting of the Alabama State Chapter of the American College of Cardiology, San Destin, Florida.
June 2005 - Present Introduction to Clinical Medicine, Cardiology Advanced Physical Exam; Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham.
June 2005- July 2006 Coronary Care Unit Lecture Series
Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
American College of Cardiology
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
American Society of Nuclear Cardiology
American Society of Echocardiography
National Medical Association
Association of Black Cardiologists
American Board of Hospital Physicians
HONORS/AWARDS
Magna Cum Laude Medical School Graduate, 1998
Louis W. Sullivan Academic Achievement Award, 1998 (given for #1 class ranking)
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society Award of Academic Excellence, 1996
McGraw-Hill Award of Academic Excellence, 1996
Departmental Academic Excellence Awards, 1996: Biochemistry, Physiology, Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Pathophysiology
Georgia State University Honors Day Senior Award, 1994
Georgia State University Mortar Board Senior Honor Society Outstanding Leadership Award, 1994
Georgia State University InterFraternity Council Academic Excellence Award, 1994