StevenM.PogwizdMD

Cardiology • Birmingham, AL

Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Cardiac Electrophysiology

Professor, Medicine, University of Alabama School of Medicine

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Office
1717 6th Ave S
Birmingham, AL 35233
Phone+1 800-822-8816

Education & Training

Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1984 - 1989
Michael Reese Hospital and Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1981 - 1984
Washington University in St. Louis School of MedicineClass of 1981

Certifications & Licensure

AL State Medical License 2008 - 2024
IL State Medical License 1981 - 2011
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

169 citations
Connexin 43 Downregulation and Dephosphorylation in Nonischemic Heart Failure Is Associated With Enhanced Colocalized Protein Phosphatase Type 2A
Xun Ai, Steven M. Pogwizd
Circulation Research. 2004-12-02
25 citations
Connexin43 knockdown or overexpression modulates cell coupling in control and failing rabbit left ventricular myocytes
Xun Ai, Weiwei Zhao, Steven M. Pogwizd
Cardiovascular Research. 2010-03-01
35 citations
Enhanced activation of p21-activated kinase 1 in heart failure contributes to dephosphorylation of connexin 43.
Xun Ai, Aiyang Jiang, Yunbo Ke, R. John Solaro, Steven M. Pogwizd
Cardiovascular Research. 2011-10-01

Press Mentions

The Protein Signature Changes During Heart Disease Caused by Reductive StressAugust 2nd, 2022

Grant Support

A Novel Canine Model Of Heart FailureNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2009–2010
Sex Hormones Modulate Arrhythmogenesis In Heart FailureNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2004–2007
Mechanisms Of Arrhythmia In The Setting Of Heart FailureNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2004–2007
Mechanism Of Arrhythmias In The Setting Of Heart FailureNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1998–2002
Mechanism Of Arrhythmias In The Setting Of Heart FailureNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1991–1995