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Office
833 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107Phone+1 215-955-2050
Summary
- Dr. Howard Eisen is a cardiologist in Philadelphia, PA and is affiliated with Thomas Jefferson University. He received his medical degree from Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and has been in practice 36 years. He specializes in adult congenital heart disease and heart failure & transplantation and is experienced in coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathies, transplant cardiology, heart failure, and chronic heart failure. He has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training
- Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1987
- University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 1981 - 1984
- University of Pennsylvania Health SystemInternship, Internal Medicine, 1981 - 1982
- Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1981
- Cornell UniversityB.A., Biochemistry, Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1973 - 1977
Certifications & Licensure
- MD State Medical License 2019 - 2026
- NJ State Medical License 2018 - 2025
- PA State Medical License 1982 - 2024
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow American College of Physicians
- Fellow American Heart Association
- Fellow American Society of Transplantation
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Clinical Trials
- Study Tests Whether a Standardized LVR Performed With the Blue Egg Device Improves Cardiopulmonary Exercise Capacity Start of enrollment: 2005 Nov 01
- Exenatide Study of Cardiovascular Event Lowering Trial (EXSCEL): A Trial To Evaluate Cardiovascular Outcomes After Treatment With Exenatide Once Weekly In Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Start of enrollment: 2010 Jun 18
- Guiding Evidence Based Therapy Using Biomarker Intensified Treatment Start of enrollment: 2012 Dec 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1097 citationsThe International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation Guidelines for the care of heart transplant recipientsMaria Rosa Costanzo, Anne I. Dipchand, Randall C. Starling, Allen S. Anderson, Michael Chan
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2010-08-01 - 80 citationsGuidance for Timely and Appropriate Referral of Patients With Advanced Heart Failure: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.Alanna A. Morris, Prateeti Khazanie, Mark H. Drazner, Nancy M. Albert, Khadijah Breathett
Circulation. 2021-10-12 - 300 citationsCardiac Amyloidosis: Evolving Diagnosis and Management: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.Michelle M. Kittleson, Mathew S. Maurer, Amrut V. Ambardekar, Renee P Bullock-Palmer, Patricia P. Chang
Circulation. 2020-07-07
Journal Articles
- Novel, More Accurate Assessments of Renal Function in Heart Transplant Patients: Commentary on 'Chronic kidney disease after heart transplantation: a single-centre r...Kim DH, Eisen HJ, Transpl Int, 1/1/2016
- Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients and Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy: The Importance of HemodynamicsEisen HJ, J Am Coll Cardiol, 1/4/2015
- Improvements in Dutch heart transplant patient outcomes: lessons for the futureEisen HJ, Transpl Int, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Identification of cardiac allograft rejection using Raman spectrophotometryRassadi S, Chang C, Cao D, Eisen HJ, J Heart Lung Transplant, 1/1/2007
- Novel immunosuppressive strategies using a molecular diagnostic assay for weaning of immunosuppressive agentsAlbright K, Rowe T, Hankins SR, Eisen HJ, J Heart Lung Transplant, 1/1/2007
- Gene expression profiling distinguishes moderate to severe from mild acute cellular rejection in cardiac allograft recipientsBernstein D, Berry G, Billingham M, Marboe CC, Deng MC, Mital S, Eisen H, Williams GE, Baron H, Klingler TM, Wohlgemuth JG, Kobashigawa J, J Heart Lung Transplant, 1/1/2007
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Lectures
- Debate:Cardiac Biopsies are Essential for Post-Transplant Surveillance (Con and rebuttal)Washington, DC - 1/27/2016
- Heart Failure Now and (Perhaps) in The FutureFeldkirch, Austria - 1/9/2016
- Biomarkers and Cardiac TransplantationSantander, Spain - 1/7/2016
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Other
- Acute cardiac allograft rejection:treatmentJessup M, Eisen HJ, UpToDate in Medicine CD ROM
1/1/2014 - Cardiac transplant vasculopathy: pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatmentEisen HJ, UpToDate in Medicine CD ROM
1/1/2014 - Cardiac transplantation: post-transplant lymphoproliferative disordersEisen HJ, UpToDate in Medicine CD ROM
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Authored Content
- Temporal Trends of De Novo Malignancy Development After Heart TransplantationJanuary 2018
- Temporal Trends of De Novo Malignancy Development After Heart TransplantationJanuary 2018
- Temporal Trends of De Novo Malignancy Development After Heart TransplantationJanuary 2018
Press Mentions
- Hospital Defends Itself After Unvaccinated Man Denied Heart TransplantJanuary 27th, 2022
- Hospital Defends Decision to Deny Heart Transplant to Unvaccinated ManJanuary 27th, 2022
- Hospital Defends Decision to Deny Heart Transplant to Unvaccinated ManJanuary 27th, 2022
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Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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