James Lloyd Weiss, M.D.

James Lloyd Weiss, M.D.

Michael J. Cudahy Professor in Cardiology
Professor of Medicine
Director, Heart Station
Immediate Past Director, Cardiology Fellowship Program
Associate Dean for Admissions, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Expertise

Acute Coronary Care, Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS), Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI), Angina, Aortic Aneurysms, Arrhythmia, Atherosclerosis, Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Flutter, Atrial Septal Defects (ASD), Atrial Tachycardia, Cardiac Imaging, Cardiology, Cardiomyopathy, Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Medicine, Cardiovascular Risk Stratification, Chest Pain, Chronic Total Occlusions, Clinical Cardiology, Congenital Heart Disease, Coronary Artery Disease, Dyslipidemia, Echocardiography, Echocardiography and Nuclear Cardiology, Event Monitors, General Cardiology, Heart Attack, Heart Disease, Heart Disease Prevention and Treatment in Women, Heart Failure, High Blood Pressure (Hypertension), High Cholesterol, Holter Monitoring, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Identifying/Imaging Viable Myocardium, Irregular Heartbeat, Ischemic Heart Disease, Marfan Syndrome, Mitral Stenosis, Myocardial Infarction, Myocardial Perfusion Imaging, Non-invasive Imaging, Palpitations, Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia, Premature Coronary Artery Disease, Preventive Cardiology, Risk Factor Modification, Stress Testing, Stress-induced Cardiomyopathy, Stroke, Supraventricular Tachycardia, Syncope, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms, Transesophogeal Echocardiography (TEE), Transthoracic Echocardiogram, Valvular Heart Disease, Ventricular Arrhythmias, Ventricular Septal Defect 

Research Interests

Pharmacologic Agents to Improve Outcome of PTCA and Stenting

Background

Aside from training: Director, Cardiology Fellowship Program; Director, Heart Station; Associate Dean for Admissions, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Centers & Institutes

• Heart and Vascular Institute

Education

Degrees

• MD; Yale School of Medicine (1968)

Residencies

• Medicine; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1973)
• Medicine; University of Michigan Health System (1970)

Fellowships

• Cardiology; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1975)
• National Cancer Institute NIH (1972)

Board Certifications

• American Board of Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular Disease) (1975)
• American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine) (1973)

Activities & Honors

Memberships

• FACC, 1977
• FAHA, 1995
  Source:  https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/profiles/details/james-weiss