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Office
601 Elmwood Ave
Rochester, NY 14642Phone+1 585-275-4751Fax+1 585-473-0477
Summary
- I am a board certified clinical cardiologist with expertise in prevention, nutrition and cardiac imaging. I serve as Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) and Imaging Sciences (Nuclear Cardiology and Molecular Imaging) at the University of Rochester Medical Center and enjoy mentoring trainees in clinical and nuclear cardiology. I am Past President of the Cardiovascular Council of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging and am a Founding Member and Master of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology. I am also a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association.
Clinical Expertise
- General cardiology, Atherosclerosis, Hypertension, Nuclear cardiology, Preventive cardiology, Peripheral vascular disease, Lipid metabolism disorders, Cardiomyopathic amyloidosis, Dyslipidemia, Nuclear medicine, Advanced cardiac imaging, Cardio-oncology, PET / CT, Cardiac sarcoidosis, Clinical Cardiology, Coronary heart disease, CZT SPECT
Education & Training
- Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Nuclear Medicine, 1984 - 1985
- Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1981 - 1984
- Hennepin HealthcareResidency, Internal Medicine, 1978 - 1981
- University of Rochester School of Medicine and DentistryClass of 1978
- Columbia UniversityHuman Nutrition
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 1985 - 2025
- MN State Medical License 1979 - 1983
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
- American Board of Nuclear Medicine Nuclear Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Master of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology 2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
- Fellow (FAHA) American Heart Association
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Advances in Clinical Care with Contemporary Cardiac SPECT.Ronald G Schwartz, Jean-Pierre Iskandar, Prem Soman
Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences. 2024-06-01 - Detection and quantification of myocardial scar and LVEF with high efficiency digital SPECT: The expanding value proposition for clinical cardiology.Jeffrey S Fitch, Ronald G Schwartz
Journal of Nuclear Cardiology. 2023-12-01 - 1 citationsWhat is this image? 2023 image 1 results: Precision high-resolution CZT SPECT imaging to evaluate cardiac aTTR amyloidosis.Erin M Armenia, Maria L Mackin, Piotr Karmilowicz, Anas Jawaid, Michael V Hannon
Journal of Nuclear Cardiology. 2023-08-01
Press Mentions
- Amyloidosis Upstate NY Support Group to MeetAugust 13th, 2019
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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