GeorgeSamihAbelaMDMSc, MBA

Cardiology • East Lansing, MI

Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Professor and Chief Cardiology

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Office
4660 S Hagadorn Rd
Ste 600
East Lansing, MI 48823
Phone+1 517-267-2460

Fax+1 517-884-8602

Education & Training

University of FloridaFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1980 - 1983
Emory University School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1977 - 1980
Emory University School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1976 - 1977
American University of Beirut Faculty of MedicineClass of 1976

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2012 - Present
MI State Medical License 1995 - 2026
FL State Medical License 1981 - 2016
MA State Medical License 1990 - 2012
GA State Medical License 1977 - 1981
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2682 citations
NLRP3 inflammasomes are required for atherogenesis and activated by cholesterol crystals
Peter Duewell, Hajime Kono, Katey J. Rayner, Cherilyn M. Sirois, Gregory I. Vladimer
Nature. 2010-04-29
319 citations
Triggers, acute risk factors and vulnerable plaques: the lexicon of a new frontier
James E. Muller, George S. Abela, Richard W. Nesto, Geoffrey H. Tofler
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 1994-03-01
131 citations
Accelerated Atherosclerotic Calcification and Mönckeberg's Sclerosis: A Continuum of Advanced Vascular Pathology in Chronic Kidney Disease
Peter A. McCullough, Varun Agrawal, Ewa Danielewicz, George S. Abela
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2008-11-01

Abstracts/Posters

[Board 377] Relationship Between Atherosclerosis and Certain Solid Cancer Tumors
George Abela, 2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans, New Orleans, 3/17/2019