Christopher M Kramer MD
Cardiologist | Cardiovascular Disease
Lee St Charlottesville VA, 22908About
After receiving his A.B. from Harvard University and his M.D. from the University of California, San Francisco, Dr. Christopher Kramer completed residency and chief residency in internal medicine and ...
Education and Training
Univ of Ca, San Francisco, Sch of Med, San Francisco Ca 1986
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Cardiovascular Disease
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- 1989
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Angiotensin II type 2 receptor overexpression preserves left ventricular function after myocardial infarction.
- MR imaging of atherosclerotic plaque.
- MR tagging early after myocardial infarction in mice demonstrates contractile dysfunction in adjacent and remote regions.
- Magnetic resonance imaging to identify the high-risk plaque.
- Fully automated registration and warping of contrast-enhanced first-pass perfusion images.
- Imaging of cardiopulmonary diseases.
- Adding angiotensin II type 1 receptor blockade to angiotensin-converting enzyme
- MRI for the diagnosis of myocardial ischemia and viability.
- Importance of k-space trajectory in echo-planar myocardial tagging at rest and during dobutamine stress.
- Nitric oxide mediates benefits of angiotensin II type 2 receptor overexpression during post-infarct remodeling.
- Myocardial tissue tracking with two-dimensional cine displacement-encoded MR imaging: development and initial evaluation.
- Electromechanical mapping identifies improvement in function and retention of contractile reserve after revascularization in ischemic cardiomyopathy.
- The comprehensive approach to ischemic heart disease by cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging: are we there yet?
- Calcified carotid atherosclerotic plaque is associated less with ischemic symptoms than is noncalcified plaque on MDCT.
- Infarct involution and improved function during healing of acute myocardial infarction: the role of microvascular obstruction.
Awards
- 1981 Phi Beta Kappa, elected as a junior
- 1982 Magna Cum Laude
- 1985 Alpha Omega Alpha, elected as a junior
- 1996 Claude R. Joyner Cardiovascular Scholar, Allegheny General Hospital
- 1999 Merck Angiotensin II Young Investigator's Award
- J. Edwin Wood Jr. Teaching Award, 2004 University of Virginia Cardiovascular Division
- 2004 Elite Reviewer, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
- 2006 American Society of Clinical Investigation
- Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2010 Simon Dack Award
- 2010 Association of University Cardiologists
- Association of University Cardiologists 2010 Election
Fellowships
- Cardiology, Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA USA 1993
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