Ira S Ockene M.D.
Cardiologist | Cardiovascular Disease
55 Lake Ave N Department Of Cardio Worcester MA, 01655Rating
3/5
About
Dr. Ira Ockene is a cardiologist practicing in Worcester, MA. Dr. Ockene specializes in diagnosing, monitoring, and treating diseases or conditions of the heart and blood vessels and the cardiovascular system. These conditions include heart attacks, heart murmurs, coronary heart disease, and hypertension. Dr. Ockene also practices preventative medicine, helping patients maintain a heart-healthy life.
Education and Training
Albert Einstein Medicine
Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Yeshiva University 1966
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Cardiovascular Disease
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- A lipid trial tracking system.
- Comparing food intake using the Dietary Risk Assessment with multiple 24-hour dietary recalls and the 7-Day Dietary Recall.
- Comparing physical activity assessment methods in the Seasonal Variation of Blood Cholesterol Study.
- Seasonal variation of depression and other moods: a longitudinal approach.
- Sequence and seasonal effects of salivary cortisol.
- Seasonal variation in household, occupational, and leisure time physical activity: longitudinal analyses from the seasonal variation of blood cholesterol study.
- Facilitating dietary change: the patient-centered counseling model.
- Sources of variance in daily physical activity levels in the seasonal variation
- Approving high risk, rejecting low risk: the case of two cases.
- Behavioral risk factors among members of a health maintenance organization.
- Precapillary pulmonary hypertension; its relationship to pulmonary venous hypertension.
- Association between eating patterns and obesity in a free-living US adult population.
- Body mass index, but not physical activity, is associated with C-reactive protein.
- Barriers to preventive interventions for coronary heart disease.
- Seasonal variation in serum cholesterol levels: treatment implications and possible mechanisms.
Awards
- 1989 CONSULTANT, SURGEON GENERAL'S REPORTS
- 1992 Consultant, Centers For Disease Control Study
Treatments
- Preventive Cardiology, High Cholesterol (hyperlipidemia)
- Diabetes
- High Cholesterol
- Heart Disease
- Stroke
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Coronary Artery Disease (cad)
- Pain
- Vascular Disease
Professional Memberships
- Member UMass Memorial Medical Group
Fellowships
- Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Fellow:Cardiology 1972
Ira S Ockene M.D.'s Practice location
Practice At 55 Lake Ave N Department Of Cardiovascular Medicine
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