NC State Cardiovascular Medicine Research

CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE

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Clarke Atkins Professor Emeritus, Medicine & Cardiology

DVM: University of California, Davis Diplomate: American College of Veterinary Medicine Internal Medicine Research Interests: Heartworm disease, treatment of heart failure Clinical Specialty: Cardiology, internal medicine Contact Email: clarke_atkins@ncsu.edu Office: 919-513-6694

Ke Cheng Associate Professor, Regenerative Medicine

PhD: University of Georgia Research Interests: Studies regenerative medicine by using patient-derived stem cells, biomaterials, micro-RNA’s and bioengineering approaches. Translational research is also a major focus.

Contact Email: ke_cheng@ncsu.edu Office: 919-515-7224

Teresa DeFrancesco Professor, Cardiology and ICU Critical Care

DVM: Cornell University Diplomate: American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Research Interests: Improving the diagnosis and treatment of heart failure in dogs and cats; point of care ultrasound; cardiac emergency management , including arrhythmia management, pacemaker and ventilator therapies.

Clinical Specialty: Cardiology, internal medicine, emergency and critical care Contact Email: teresa _defrancesco@ncsu.edu Office: 919-513-6694

Bruce Keene Jane Lewis Seaks Distinguished Professor of Companion Animal Medicine

DVM: The Ohio State University MS: The Ohio State University Diplomate: American College Veterinary Internal Medicine Research Interests: Interventional cardiogy, treatment of heart failure, design and peformance of clinical trails that test the safety of new medications or minimally invasive interventions potentially useful in the management of spontaneous heart disease in dogs and cats.

Clinical Specialty: Cardiology Contact Email: bruce_keene@ncsu.edu Office: 919-513-6238

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