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Office
153 Saltwater Way
Savannah, GA 31411Phone+1 912-598-9334
Education & Training
- Ohio State University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1959 - 1964
- University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown CampusInternship, Transitional Year, 1955 - 1956
- University of Maryland School of MedicineClass of 1955
Certifications & Licensure
- GA State Medical License 1996 - 2015
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 63 citationsEffectiveness of three models for comprehensive cardiovascular disease risk reduction.Neil F. Gordon, Carla D. English, Aashish Contractor, Richard D. Salmon, Richard F. Leighton
The American Journal of Cardiology. 2002-06-01 - 32 citationsEffectiveness of therapeutic lifestyle changes in patients with hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and/or hyperglycemia.Neil F. Gordon, Richard D. Salmon, Barry A. Franklin, Laurence S. Sperling, Linda K. Hall
The American Journal of Cardiology. 2004-12-15 - 167 citationsThe effect of bystander CPR on survival of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest victimsG. Ritter, Robert A. Wolfe, Sidney Goldstein, J. Richard Landis, C.Mark Vasu
American Heart Journal. 1985-11-01
Press Mentions
- Author Takes a Trip down Memory Lane Through LettersApril 11th, 2017
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