Pete Pitaya Fong MD
Cardiologist | Cardiovascular Disease
3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic Nashville TN, 37232Rating
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About
Dr. Pete Fong is a cardiologist practicing in Nashville, TN. Dr. Fong 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. Fong also practices preventative medicine, helping patients maintain a heart-healthy life.
Education and Training
Vanderbilt Univ Sch of Med, Nashville Tn 1998
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine 1998
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Interventional Cardiology- 2005
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Cardiovascular Disease- 2004
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Cilia-driven rotational behavior in gastropod (Physa elliptica) embryos induced by serotonin and putative serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs).
- Effects of the serotonin receptor ligand methiothepin on reproductive behavior of the freshwater snail Biomphalaria glabrata: reduction of egg laying and induction of penile erection.
- Norfluoxetine induces spawning and parturition in estuarine and freshwater bivalves.
- Prognostic value of acute vasodilator response in pulmonary arterial hypertension: beyond the "classic" responders.
- Acute Pulmonary Embolism Network and Multidisciplinary Response Team Approach to Treatment.
- Acute Pulmonary Embolism: With an Emphasis on an Interventional Approach.
- Zebra Mussel Spawning Is Induced in Low Concentrations of Putative Serotonin
- In vivo and in vitro induction of germinal vesicle breakdown in a freshwater bivalve, the zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas).
- Correlated evolution of the cis-acting regulatory elements and developmental expression of the Drosophila Gld gene in seven species from the subgroup melanogaster.
- Inhibition and sex specific induction of spawning by serotonergic ligands in the zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas).
- Spawning in the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha): activation by internal or external application of serotonin.
- Induction and potentiation of parturition in fingernail clams (Sphaerium striatinum) by selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs).
Treatments
- Cardiac Catheterization, Heart Problems, Diagnosis And More
- Angina
- Heart Disease
- Heart Failure
- Stroke
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Coronary Artery Disease (cad)
- Pain
- Vascular Disease
Fellowships
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center 2005
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center 2004
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