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James Spears, MD, Cardiology, Dearborn, MI

JamesRichardSpearsMD

Cardiology Dearborn, MI

Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Interventional Cardiology

Director, Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, Beaumont-Dearborn Associate Director, Cardiology Fellowship, Beaumont-Dearborn Associate Directore, Cardiac Cath Lab, Beaumont-Dearborn

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  • Office

    22060 Beech St
    Dearborn, MI 48124
    Phone+1 313-228-0505
    Fax+1 248-651-0355

Education & Training

  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1979 - 1980
  • University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical Center
    University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1978 - 1979
  • Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Lenox Hill Hospital
    Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Lenox Hill HospitalFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1974 - 1976
  • University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
    University of California San Francisco School of MedicineResidency, Cardiovascular Research (CVRI), 1972 - 1974
  • Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Lenox Hill Hospital
    Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Lenox Hill HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1971 - 1972
  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Internship, Internal Medicine, 1970 - 1971
  • State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine
    State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of MedicineClass of 1970
  • Queens College, CUNY
    Queens College, CUNYB.A., Chemistry, 1966

Certifications & Licensure

  • MI State Medical License
    MI State Medical License 1987 - 2025
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 1980 - 1982
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Interventional Cardiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Marquis Who�s Who in Science and Engineering 2012
  • Marquis Who�s Who in America 2010
  • Who�s Who in Medical Sciences Education 2005
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Book review, Coronary Angioscopy by Yasumi Uchida, MD  
    Spears JR, Circulation, 1/1/2001
  • Association of left ventricular noncompaction with polycystic kidney disease  
    Katukuri NP, Finger J, Vaitkevicius P, Riba A, Spears JR, Texas Heart J, 1/1/2014
  • Vieussens' ring with congenitally hypoplastic left coronary arterial system  
    Atallah PC, Atallah PC, Spears JR, Int J Cardiol, 1/18/2010
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Comparison of Intra-Aortic Aqueous Oxygen (IA-AO) Vs Intravenous Norepinephrine in a Swine Model of Hemodynamic Shock Associated with Acute Isovolemic Critical Anemia
    Lakshmi Muthukumar, Neelima Katukuri, Yazan Khouri, Ibrahim Shaik, Robert Hammond, Salik Jahania, and J. Richard Spears, AHA Scientific Sessions; ReSS (Resuscitation Science Symposium); Circulation, 1/1/2014
  • Controlled Nucleation from Oxygen- Supersaturated Solutions (CNOSS): Microbubble Size Modification with Effluent Velocity and Surfactants
    Tiona Stephens, Azmi S. Kumaravelu, Lakshmi Muthukumar, Petar Prcevski, DVM, and James Richard Spears, Michigan ACP meeting, 1/1/2014
  • A novel surfactant-free small oxygen microbubble echo contrast agent
    Muthukumar L, Shaik I, Mangalpally K, Katukuri N, Khouri Y, Agarwal S, Spears JR, J Amer Coll Cardiol; ACC Meeting, Washington, DC, 1/1/2014
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Lectures

  • Future Technologies: Aqueous Oxygen 
    Washington, DC - 1/1/2008
  • Why SSO2 Works 
    Washington, DC - 1/1/2007
  • AMIHOT II: update of clinical trial 
    1/1/2006
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Other

  • Effects of gas diffusion on nucleation of gas-supersaturated liquids 
    Brereton GJ, Liu X, Garett S, Spears JR, Bulletin American Physical Society
    1/1/2001
  • Nucleation in small capillary tubes 
    Brereton GJ, Crilly RJ, Spears JR, Bulletin of the American Physical Society
    1/1/1998

Research History

  • Tenured Professor of Medicine, Wayne State University School of MedicineNumerous NIH grants, Industry grants. Numerous US Patents. See CV (publications, book chapters, patents, etc [>150])1987 - 2007
  • Assistant Professor of Medicine and Radiology, Harvard Medical SchoolRadiology and laser research. NIH Young Investigator Award, multiple NIH RO1 grants.1980 - 1987
  • AHA Advanced Research Fellowship, USCComputer Image Processing Research with NASA/JPL1978 - 1979
  • Research FellowResearch Fellowship UCSF, CVRI (John A. Clements)1972 - 1974

Professional Memberships

Industry Relationships

  • Scientific Co-Founder, Therox, Inc.VC start-up for development of Aqueous Oxygen, discovered and developed by JRSDisclosure: See CV.1994 - Present