ErnstJohnSchaeferMD

Endocrinology • Framingham, MA

Diabetes, Lipid Metabolism

Chief Medical Officer, Co-Founder, and Laboratory Director, Boston Heart Diagnostics, Framingham, MA

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Office
200 Crossing Boulevard
Framingham, MA 01702
Phone+1 781-258-1454

Fax+1 508-302-8260

Summary

Dr. Ernst Schaefer is an endocrinologist and laboratory director of Boston Heart Diagnostics and Clinical Enterprise in Framingham, MA. He received his medical degree from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and has been in practice 45 years. He specializes in lipid disorders and the prevention of coronary heart disease. He has more than 600 publications and over 25,000 citations. He also serves as a professor of medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA.

Education & Training

National Institutes of Health Clinical CenterFellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 1979 - 1981
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1973 - 1975
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1972 - 1975
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1972 - 1973
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiClass of 1972

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1982 - 2026
MD State Medical License 1976 - 1983
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Honorary Lifetime Membership Award National Lipid Association, 2023
Career Achievement Award Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, 2022
Lyman Duff Memorial Lecture Award American Heart Association, 2010
Francisco Grande Covian Research Prize Spanish Society of Nutrition and Atherosclerosis, 2008
Honorary Doctorate University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2007
Distinguished Faculty Award Tufts University, 2000
EV McCollum Award American Society for Clinical Nutrition, 2000
Saul Horowitz Jr. Memorial Award Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 1989
Irvine Page Young Investigator Award American Heart Association, 1982
Elected Member The American Society for Clinical Investigation, 1988
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Clinical Trials

Targeting Inflammation Using Salsalate in CardioVascular Disease Start of enrollment: 2008 Sep 01
Completed
Phase 2, Phase 3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

408 citations
Evidence for Association and Genetic Linkage of the Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Locus With Hypertension and Blood Pressure in Men but Not Women in the Framingham Hea...
Christopher J. O'Donnell, Klaus Lindpaintner, Martin G. Larson, Valluri S. Rao, Jose M. Ordovas
Circulation. 1998-05-01
1017 citations
Comparison of the Atkins, Ornish, Weight Watchers, and Zone diets for weight loss and heart disease risk reduction: a randomized trial.
Michael L. Dansinger, Joi A. Gleason, John L. Griffith, Harry P. Selker, Ernst J. Schaefer
JAMA. 2005-01-05
31 citations
Two apolipoprotein E5 variants illustrate the importance of the position of additional positive charge on receptor-binding activity.
Mark R. Wardell, Stanley C. Rall, E J Schaefer, John P. Kane, Karl H. Weisgraber
Journal of Lipid Research. 1991-03-01

Press Mentions

Are Statins Bad for Me? Personalized Medicine Can't yet SaySeptember 1st, 2015

Grant Support

Core--Laboratory And Data ManagementNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2006–2011
Molecular Basis Of High Density Lipoprotein DeficiencyNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2005–2009
Pharmacogenetics Of The Statin ResponseNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2003–2006
Effects Of Extended-Release Niacin On A Combination Of LovastatinNational Center For Research Resources2005
Effects Of Extended-Release Niacin On A CombinationNational Center For Research Resources2004
Effects Of Atorvastatin On The Kinetics Of APO B-100National Center For Research Resources2004
Dietary Composition, Obesity, And Cardiovascular RiskNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1999–2003
Mechanism Of Increased Plasma APO A1 Levels By EstrogensNational Center For Research Resources1999–2002
Molecular Basis Of High Density Lipoprotein DeficiencyNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1999–2001
Mechanism Of Incr Plasma APO A1 Levels By EstrogensNational Center For Research Resources1998
Effects Of Dietary Fats On Lipoprotein MetabolismNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1997–1998
Prevastatin Effect On Lipoprotein And Cholesterol Metabolism In DyslipidemiaNational Center For Research Resources1995–1996
Dietary Fats Effects On Lipoprotein MetabolismNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1994–1996
Effects Of Dietary Fats On Lipoprotein MetabolismNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1987–1993
Apolipoprotein A-I Gene Polymorphism And AtherosclerosisNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1986–1988