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Adam Schussheim, MD, Cardiology, Fairfield, CT

AdamE.SchussheimMDMSc, FACC, FASE

Cardiology Fairfield, CT

Echocardiography, Cardiothoracic Imaging, Non-Invasive Cardiology, Preventive Cardiology

Cardiology

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  • Office

    1305 Post Rd
    Fairfield, CT 06824
    Phone+1 203-292-2000
    Fax+1 203-292-0832

Education & Training

  • Clinical Center at the National Institutes of Health
    Clinical Center at the National Institutes of HealthFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1999 - 2000
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai Hospital
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1996 - 1999
  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1993 - 1996
  • Harvard Medical School
    Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1992
  • University Of Oxford, Balliol College
    University Of Oxford, Balliol CollegeM.Sc., Biochemistry, 1991
  • Yale University
    Yale UniversityB.A., Physics, Summa Cum Laude, With Distinction, 1988

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1995 - 2026
  • CT State Medical License
    CT State Medical License 2000 - 2025
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 1999 - 2001
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
  • Certification Board of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (CBCCT)Certified
  • Certification Board of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CBCMR)Certified

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Phi Beta Kappa Yale University, 1987
  • Top MD Consumers Checkbook
  • Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Impact of Cardiovascular Risk on the Relative Benefit and Harm of Intensive Treatment of Hypertension  
    Robert A. Phillips, Jiaqiong Xu, Leif E. Peterson, Ryan M. Arnold, Joseph A. Diamond and Adam E. Schussheim, JACC, 4/17/2018
  • Dabigatran-Induced Spontaneous Hemopericardium and Cardiac Tamponade  
    Q Jelani, R Gordon, A Schussheim, Tex Heart Inst J, 10/2017
  • Stress during MRI Causes Cardiomyopathy, Repeatedly A Case Report and Review of Pathogenesis  
    Singh A, Murthy A, Lancaster G, Am J Med Case Reports, 1/1/2014
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Impaired Dypridamole-Induced Increase in Gated Systolic Function is Associated with Advanced Coronary Artery Calcification
    Jain H, Brag K, Zarich S, J. Society of Cardiovascular CT Angiography, 1/1/2007
  • Low Calcium Score Predicts Absence of Significant Coronary Artery Disease in Patients With Indeterminate Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography Myocardial Perfusio...
    Jain H, Brag K, Deepak BV, Zarich S, Meizlish JL, Annual Session of the American College of Cardiology, New Orleans, LA, 1/1/2007
  • Correlation Between Coronary Calcium Score and Presence of Ischemia on Rubidium-82 Positron Emission Tomography Stress Test
    Jain H, Brag K, Deepak BV, Zarich S, Meizlish JL, Annual Session of the American College of Cardiology, New Orleans, LA, 1/1/2007
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Lectures

  • Mitochondrial Structural Integrity Contributes Significantly to its Magnetization Transfer Effect 
    North Shore – Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY - 1/1/2000
  • Midwall fractional shortening improves with regression of hypertrophy in treated hypertensives 
    1/1/1998
  • Relation of LV Function and Mass to Prognosis in Asymptomatic Hypertension 
    1/1/1995
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