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Arthur Okere, MD, Cardiology, Neptune, NJ

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Cardiology Neptune, NJ

Interventional Cardiology

Interventional Cardiologist and Partner at Shore Heart Group

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  • Office

    1820 Route 33
    Suite 4B
    Neptune, NJ 07753
    Phone+1 732-776-8500
    Fax+1 732-776-8946

Education & Training

  • Stony Brook Medicine/University Hospital
    Stony Brook Medicine/University HospitalFellowship, Interventional Cardiology, 2014 - 2015
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Beth Israel/West
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Beth Israel/WestFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2011 - 2014
  • NYU Grossman School of Medicine
    NYU Grossman School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 2007 - 2010
  • Boston University School of Medicine
    Boston University School of MedicineClass of 2007
  • Cornell University
    Cornell UniversityB.A., Biological Sciences, 1997 - 2001

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2010 - Present
  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 2015 - 2025
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Interventional Cardiology
  • Alliance for Physician Certification and Advancement (APCA)Nuclear Cardiology
  • Alliance for Physician Certification and Advancement (APCA)Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation (RPVI)
  • National Board of EchocardiographyAdult Comprehensive Echocardiography

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Nurse's Choice Physician of the Year Award Ocean University Medical Center, 2022
  • Top Doctor 2020 NJ TopDocs, 2020
  • Teacher of the Year Award Ocean University Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency Program, 2020
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Racial Differences in Radial Artery Diameter in a Population Undergoing Coronary Angiography  
    Okere A, Zhou X, Huang Y, Dogan O, Rodriguez C, Tejani F, Daggubati R, Nanjundappa A, Kwan T., Experimental and Clinical Cardiology, 2/20/2014

Abstracts/Posters

  • Prevalence and Outcomes of Cardiac Arrest Amongst Patients with Takotsubo Syndrome Hospitalizations: A Nationwide Inpatient Cohort Analysis
    Nair A, Uddin M, Patel H, Thakkar S, Alweis R, Patel B, Evbayekha E, Okorare O, Pandya K, Badu I, Dandu S, Hegde S, Dani S, Okere A, Kassi M, Feitell S, ACC 24: American College of Cardiology 73rd Annual Scientific Sessions, Atlanta, GA, 4/2024
  • Predictors and Outcomes of ECMO in Patients with Thrombocytosis
    Zonshayn D, Nair A, Bolaji O, Deen Z, Okere A, ACPNJ 24: American College of Physicians New Jersey Annual Scientific Sessions, Princeton, NJ, 3/2024
  • A Complicated Case of Triple Valve Endocarditis with Emboli Successfully Treated with Surgery
    Mazahir U, Obaji A, Okere A, Simsir S, ACC 19: American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions, New Orleans, LA, 3/18/2019
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Lectures

  • "Overview of Cardiogenic Shock" 
    Lecture Series, Department of Cardiology, Ocean University Medical Center, Brick, NJ - 3/2024
  • “The SFA: Improving Patency in Lower Extremity Arterial Disease” 
    Grand Rounds, Division of Cardiology, Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY - 6/2013
  • “Cardiotoxicity of Chemotherapy” 
    Grand Rounds, Division of Cardiology, Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY - 3/2012

Other

  • Severe Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease with Rhabdomyolysis but Without Evidence Of Shock or Local Myositis 
    Okere A, Schwartz D, Tierno P, Schlievert P, Hamadeh R., Scholarly Research Exchange
    http://www.hindawi.com/archive/2009/786451/abs/

Press Mentions

  • IM Residents accepted to Fellowship Programs
    IM Residents accepted to Fellowship ProgramsJanuary 18th, 2022
  • Nurses Choice Physician of the Year Awards to be Announced March 30!
    Nurses Choice Physician of the Year Awards to be Announced March 30!March 25th, 2022
  • Emergency, Coordinated Heart Care Rescues Busy Professional
    Emergency, Coordinated Heart Care Rescues Busy ProfessionalSeptember 17th, 2024
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Committees

  • Member, Clinical and Academic Leadership Committee (CALC): Ocean University Medical Center 2022 - Present
  • Heart Failure Champion, Heart Failure Committee: Ocean University Medical Center 2021 - Present
  • Committee Representative: Attending Interventional Cardiologist, ACS Committee: Ocean University Medical Center 2015 - Present
  • Committee Representative: Interventional Cardiology, ED Door-to-Balloon Committee: Stony Brook University Medical Center 2014 - 2015
  • Committee Representative: Cardiovascular Disease, House Staff Committee Representative: Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center 2012 - 2014

Research History

  • Sub-Investigator, Jersey Shore University Medical CenterNational Cardiogenic Shock Initiative (NCSI): A prospective cohort study to evaluate the use of early mechanical circulatory support in patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock.2019 - 2022
  • Sub-Investigator, Jersey Shore University Medical CenterXIENCE 28 USA Study: A prospective, single arm, multi-center, open label, non-randomized trial to evaluate safety of 1-month (as short as 28 days) dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) in subjects at high risk of bleeding undergoing PCI with the approved XIENCE family of coronary drug-eluting stents.2019 - 2020
  • Sub-Investigator, Jersey Shore University Medical CenterXIENCE Short DAPT Study: A prospective, multicenter, single-arm study designed to assess the safety of 3-month DAPT in subjects at high risk for bleeding undergoing PCI with any approved XIENCE family of Stent Systems.2017 - 2020
  • Sub-Investigator, Stony Brook University Medical CenterPRESERVATION I Trial: A placebo-controlled, multicenter, randomized, double blind trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of IK-5001 for the prevention of remodeling of the ventricle and congestive heart failure after acute myocardial infarction.2014 - 2019
  • Research Fellow, Boston University School of MedicineInvestigating the Translational and Post-Translational Regulation of Cellular Glutathione Peroxidase, GPX-1: Implications in Homocysteine Metabolism2002 - 2003
  • Research Fellow, Massachussetts General HospitalExamining the Stem Cell Capacity of the GATA-1-GFP Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell: Targeting progenitor cells with a transgenic mouse model2001 - 2002

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