Richard J. Wakefield M.D.
Cardiologist | Cardiovascular Disease
W180N11070 RIVER LN GERMANTOWN WI, 53022Rating
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About
Dr. Richard Wakefield is a cardiologist practicing in Menomonee Falls, WI. Dr. Wakefield 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. Wakefield also practices preventative medicine, helping patients maintain a heart-healthy life.
Education and Training
Med Coll of Wi, Milwaukee Wi 1977
Medical College of Wisconsin 1977
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Cardiovascular Disease
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The current status of ultrasonography in rheumatology.
- Ultrasound in inflammatory disease.
- Ultrasonography and psoriatic arthritis.
- Treatment of poor-prognosis early rheumatoid arthritis. A randomized study of treatment with methotrexate, cyclosporin A, and intraarticular corticosteroids compared with sulfasalazine alone.
- The value of sonography in the detection of bone erosions in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a comparison with conventional radiography.
- Predictors of outcome in patients with oligoarthritis: results of a protocol of intraarticular corticosteroids to all clinically active joints.
- Guidelines for musculoskeletal ultrasound in rheumatology.
- The impact of ultrasonography on diagnosis and management of patients with musculoskeletal conditions.
- Can very high-dose anti-tumor necrosis factor blockade at onset of rheumatoid arthritis produce long-term remission?
- The geometric architecture of the subtalar and midtarsal joints in rheumatoid arthritis based on magnetic resonance imaging.
- Elucidation of the relationship between synovitis and bone damage: a randomized magnetic resonance imaging study of individual joints in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis.
- Gout related upper limb cellulitis: an ultrasound study.
- Imaging of the musculoskeletal system: magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasonography and computed tomography.
- Musculoskeletal ultrasonography in Europe: results of a rheumatologist-based
- Rheumatological ultrasound.
Treatments
- High Cholesterol
- Heart Disease
- Hypothyroidism
- Coronary Artery Disease (cad)
- Pain
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