FloraSamMD
Cardiology • Boston, MAHeart Failure & Transplantation
Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine
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Office
732 Harrison Ave
3rd Floor
Boston, MA 02118Phone+1 617-638-7490Fax+1 617-414-8742
Education & Training
Boston University Medical CenterFellowship, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, 1998 - 2000- Boston Medical CenterPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 1996 - 1998
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1994 - 1996
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1992 - 1994
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Morningside/WestInternship, Internal Medicine, 1991 - 1992
University of the WitwatersrandClass of 1989
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 1994 - 2025
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Elected Member Association of University Cardiologists (AUC), 2018
- Fellow (FHFSA) Heart Failure Society of America, 2016
- Elected Member The American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI), 2011
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 88 citationsAdiponectin mediates cardioprotection in oxidative stress-induced cardiac myocyte remodelingEric E. Essick, Noriyuki Ouchi, Richard M. Wilson, Koji Ohashi, Joanna Ghobrial
American Journal of Physiology. Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 2011-09-01 - 52 citationsPeroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor α–Independent Actions of Fenofibrate Exacerbates Left Ventricular Dilation and Fibrosis in Chronic Pressure OverloadToni Ann S. Duhaney, Lei Cui, Mary K. Rude, Nathan K. LeBrasseur, Soeun Ngoy
Hypertension. 2007-05-01 - 303 citationsCardiac macrophages promote diastolic dysfunction.Maarten Hulsmans, Hendrik B. Sager, Jason D. Roh, María Valero-Muñoz, Nicholas E. Houstis
The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 2018-01-16
Other
- Role of endothelin in heart failureSam F, Givertz MM
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/role-of-endothelin-in-heart-failure
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-10-19
Press Mentions
Naomi Hamburg, MD, Appointed Interim Director of the Whitaker Cardiovascular InstituteNovember 21st, 2019
Journal of the American College of Cardiology Ï¿½ 2013 by the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American Heart Association, Inc. Published by Elsevier IncOctober 12th, 2014
NitroMed Heart Drug for Blacks ApprovedJune 24th, 2005- Join now to see all
Grant Support
- Novel Insights Into The Pathogenesis Of Light Chain Cardiac AmyloidosisNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2010–2011
- Follistatin-Like 1 And The Cardiac Secretome In Human Heart FailureNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2010–2011
- Role Of Aldosterone In Cardiac RemodelingNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2008–2009
- Role Of Aldosterone In Cardiac RemodelingNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2005–2007
- Reactive Oxygen Species In Human Heart FailureNational Center For Research Resources2004–2007
- Reversal Of Ventricular Remodeling With Toprol-XlNational Center For Research Resources2005
- Oxidative Stress/Antioxidant Enzymes In Heart FailureNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2000–2004
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Fellow
- Fellow
- Association of University Cardiologists (AUC)Member
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