Education:
1966 - 70 B.A., with honors, University of Wisconsin,
Madison
1970 - 74 M.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison
Licensure: New Jersey, MA 33606
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS:
1974 - 75 Intern in Internal Medicine Hahnemann
Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
1975 - 77 Resident in Internal Medicine Hahnemann
Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
1977 - 79 Fellow in Cardiology Likoff Cardiovascular
Institute Hahnemann Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Faculty Appointments:
Assistant Professor of Medicine University of
Pennsylvania July 1, 1979 - July 31, 1980
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine University
of Pennsylvania August 1, 1980 to present
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine Hahnemann
University January 1985 to present
HOSPITAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
1973 - 76 Member, Board of Directors National
Intern and Resident Matching Program
1976 - 77 Chief Medical Resident Hahnemann Hospital,
Philadelphia, PA
1976 - 77 Chief Administrative House Officer
Hahnemann Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
1978 - 79 Chief Cardiology Fellow Likoff Cardiovascular
Institute Hahnemann Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
1979 - 85 Staff, Graduate Hospital Philadelphia,
PA
1979 - 84 Director, Non-Invasive Cardiology Graduate
Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
1985 - 91 Staff, Saint Agnes Medical Center Philadelphia,
PA
1985 - Staff, Hahnemann University Hospital Philadelphia,
Pa.
1985 - 88 Director, Cardiovascular Fitness One-On-One
Sports Training Center Philadelphia, PA
1986 - 91 Director, Cardiac Ultrasound Laboratory
Presbyterian Medical Center Philadelphia, PA
1987 - 91 Consultant, State of Pennsylvania Department
of Public Welfare
1991 - Staff, Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center
Camden, NJ
1991 - Chief, Division of Cardiology Our Lady
of Lourdes Medical Center Camden, NJ
1992 - Director, Cardiac Critical Care Our Lady
of Lourdes Medical Center Camden, NJ
1992 - Director, Cardiac Rehabilitation Our Lady
of Lourdes Medical Center Camden, NJ
1992 - Medical Director, New Jersey Heart Institute
Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center Camden, NJ
1994 - Director, Post-Cardiac Interventional
Unit Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center Camden, NJ
1995 - 96 Secretary, Medical Staff Our Lady of
Lourdes Medical Center Camden, NJ
1996 - 97 Vice President, Medical Staff Our Lady
of Lourdes Medical Center Camden, NJ
1997 - 98 President, Medical Staff Our Lady of
Lourdes Medical Center Camden, NJ
1998 - Staff, Underwood Memorial Hospital Woodbury,
NJ
SPECIALTY CERTIFICATIONS:
1978 American Board of Internal Medicine
1979 American College of Cardiology
Licensure: Pennsylvania: License Number MD 017208E
New Jersey: License Number 33606
Awards, Honors and Memberships in Honorary Societies:
1973 Public Health Service Yugoslavia Fellowship
1977 American Heart Association Research Fellowship
1978 Samuel Bellet Fellowship of the American
Heart Association
1980 Fellow, American College of Cardiology
1981 Harry F. Farrell Teaching Award, Graduate
Hospital
1984 Fellow, American College of Physicians
1988 Fellow, American Heart Association (Council
on Clinical Cardiology)
1996 Award for Excellence in Cardiovascular Reporting
American Heart Association, New Jersey Division
1997 AMA Physician's Recognition Award
MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES:
National Societies:
American College of Physicians
American College of Cardiology
American Medical Association
American Society of Echocardiography
American Heart Association (Council on Clinical Cardiology)
American College of Physician Executives
Local Societies:
Medical Society of New Jersey
Camden County Medical Society
Executive Committee, 1995-96
Committee Activities Outside of OLLMC:
Cardiovascular Advisory Research Subcommittee
of the Cardiovascular Health Advisory Panel of the State of New
Jersey
Cardiac Catheterization Task Force
Technology Assessment Task Force
New Jersey Open Heart Surgery Data Quality Improvement Committee
Peer Review Organization of New Jersey Master Committee
Member, Cooperative Cardiovascular Project Steering Committee
Voluntary Hospitals of America Clinical Quality Improvement Council
Leadership Development Task Force
New Jersey Hospital Association Critical Pathway Coordinating Task
Force
Lourdes Home Health Services Member, Professional Advisory Committee
Faculty, VHA Performance Innovation Collaborative on ‘Improving
Outcomes and Reducing Costs in Cardiac Surgery”
Current Hospital Committee Appointments:
Institutional Review Board (Chairman)
Critical Care Performance Improvement (Co-Chairman)
Critical Pathway Oversite (Chairman)
Strategic Long Range Planning (Co-Chairman)
Joint Conference
Pharmacy and Therapeutics
Accreditations
Hospital Wide Performance Improvement
Cardiac Catheterization/Electrophysiology Performance Improvement
Hoshin Planning
Department of Medicine Performance Improvement
Cardiothoracic Surgery Performance Improvement
Non-Invasive Cardiology Performance Improvement
Invasive Cardiology Peer Review
Physician Performance Improvement
Medical Executive
Risk Management
Cardiac Steering
Cath Lab Operations
Electrophysiology Lab Operations
Cardiac Surgery Operations
Editorial Positions:
1973 - 75 Editorial Board, Journal of Medical
Education
1979 - 80 Editorial Board, Medical Information
Systems
1989 - 90 Guidelines for Starting Your Practice
in Cardiology, Volumes 1-3. Medical Economics Publishing Co., Inc.
Oradell, NJ 1990
1994 - Editor, HeartHealth News
1997 - Manuscript Reviewer, Annals of Internal
Medicine
Bibliography:
Articles in Medical Journals:
- A placebo controlled trial of Captopril
in refractory chronic congestive heart failure. Journal of
the American College of Cardiology. 1983; 2: 753-55.
- Weber JR. Nitrates in the management
of heart disease. Vascular Medicine. 1984; 23:59-64.
- Panidis IP, Kotler M, Mintz GS, Ross
J, Weber J. Clinical and echocardiographic correlations in
right heart endocarditis. International Journal of Cardiology.
1984; 23: 59-64.
- Kraynak J, Weber J, Kreulen T, Cheng
D. The importance of two-dimensional echocardiography in identification
and assessment of the left atrium. American Heart Journal.
1985; 109: 181-185.
- Weber JR. Transdermal nitroglycerin
preparations. American Journal of Cardiology. 1985; 55: 628.
- Berger BC, Fishbein K, Weber JR. Spontaneous
echocardiographic contrast in the inferior vena cava and hepatic
veins in patients with normal cardiac output. Journal of Cardiovascular
Ultrasonography. 1985; 4: 95-99.
- Weber JR. Problems associated with the
clinical evaluation of anti-anginal medications. American Journal
of Cardiology. 1984; 56: 141-181.
- Weber JR. Recent studies on transdermal
nitroglycerin patch efficacy. American Heart Journal. 1986;
112: 238-241.
- Weber JR. Left Ventricular Hypertrophy:
Its prime importance as a reversible risk factor. American
Heart Journal. 1988; 116: 272-279.
- Weber JR. The pathophysiology of myocardial
ischemia. Journal of Myocardial Ischemia. 1989; 1: 76-102.
- Weber JR. Left Ventricular Hypertrophy: Its
prevalence, etiology, and significance. Clinical Cardiology.
1991; 14(Suppl. III): 13-17.
Chapters in Books:
- Weber JR. The role of nitrates in the
treatment of myocardial ischemia. In: Pharmacological Treatment
of Cardiovascular Disease. Kostis JR and DeFelice ED, ed. Hyde
Park, NY. Medical Examination Publishing Co. September, 1986.
pp 103-118.
- Weber JR. Arrhythmias in specific clinical
situations: Pregnancy. In: Horowitz LN, ed. Current Management
of Arrhythmias. Philadelphia, B.C. Decker, 1991: 241-244.
- Weber JR. Management of Arrhythmias in Athletes.
In: Horowitz LN., ed. Current Management of Arrhythmias. Philadelphia:
B.C. Decker, 1991; 244-247.
Abstracts:
- Weber JR, Iskandrian AS, Mintz GS,
Bemis CE, Kimbiris D, Segal BL, Downey K. Factors determining
left ventricular function in patients with isolated severe
left anterior descending coronary artery disease. Clinical
Research, 27; 214A, 1979. Presented at the American College
of Chest Physicians Meetings, Boston, 1980.
- Weber JR, Iskandrian AS, Mintz GS,
Kimbiris D, Bemis CE, Segal BL, Downey K. Clinical electrocardiographic
hemodynamic and angiographic profile of patients with total
versus subtotal occlusion of isolated left anterior descending
artery. Clinical Research, 27; 214A, 1979.
- Weber JR, Iskandrian AS, Mintz GS,
Downey K, Bemis CE, Kimbiris D, Segal BL. Clinical, hemodynamic
and angiographic profile in patients with or without ECG evidence
of infarction and isolated severe narrowing of the left anterior
descending artery. Clinical Research, 27: 214A, 1979.
- Weber JR, Iskandrian AS, Bemis CE,
Kimbiris D. Merit versus cost of stress Thallium-201 myocardial
scans. Clinical Research, 27 1979.
- Panidis IP, Kotler MN, Mintz GS, Weber
JR, Levites R. Ren JF, Ross J. Clinical echocardiographic correlations
in patients with right heart endocarditis. Presented at the
Scientific Session of the American Heart Association, Anaheim,
CA, 1983.
- Trakhtenbroit AD, Cheirif J., Kleiman
NS, Verani MS, Mahmarian JJ, Quinones MA, Weber JR, Iskandrian
AE, Zoghbi WA. Intravenous Adenosine Echocardiography, a new
pharmacologic stress test: Preliminary results and comparison
with simultaneous thallium scintigraphy. Presented at the Scientific
Session of the American College of Cardiology, New Orleans,
LA, 1990.
- Nguyen T, Heo J, Ogilby D, Hare T, Weber
J, Iskandrian A., Adenosine-Spect Thallium-201 Myocardial Imaging.
Presented at the Scientific Session of the American College of
Cardiology, New Orleans, LA, 1990.
Research Activities:
Protocol 12, 928-70: Comparison of Captopril
(SQ14225) and Placebo in Patients with Chronic Congestive Heart
Failure Refractory to Conventional Therapy. (E.R. Squibb & Sons)
Protocol 02: Double-Blind Evaluation of Transderm-Nitro
(nitroglycerin) vs Placebo in the Treatment of Angina Pectoris
(CIBA-Geigy Corp.)
Clinical Protocol Study #C-5: A Multicenter Crossover
Comparison of Intravenous Adenosine (Adenoscan) vs Exercise in
the Noninvasive Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease by Single
Photon Emission Computed Tomography (Spect) (Medco Research, Inc.)
Protocol MIL-1034: A Long Term, Randomized, Phase
III Survival Study of Oral Milrinone, Captopril, and Digoxin in
Congestive Heart Failure Patients (PROMISE) (Stering Drug, Inc.)
Extended Patient Outcome Study: Stent vs PTCA
in a New Jersey Population (Johnson & Johnson, Inc.)
Assessment of the Safety and Efficacy of a New
Thrombolytic Agent (Assent II) (Boehringer-Ingelheim; Genentech)
LECTURES BY INVITATION DURING 1995 - Present
1/25/95 Intravenous Therapy for Hypertension
in the Critically Ill Patient Lankenau Hospital Overbrook, PA
4/26/95 Risks versus Benefits of Exercise in
the Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease. East Orange VA Hospital
East Orange, NJ
6/8/95 Cardiac Disease in the Pregnant and Non-Pregnant
Female Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center Camden, NJ
6/22/95 The Cardiac Athlete York Hospital York,
PA
7/11/95 Amlodipine: A New Vasodilating Calcium
Blocker Elmer Community Hospital Elmer, NJ
7/17/95 Cardiac Risk Considerations in the Treatment
of Hypertension Geisinger Clinic Wilkes Barre, PA
9/30/95 The Prevention of Sequelae of Hypertension
Symposium: Acute Myocardial Infarction Revisited Philadelphia,
PA
10/10/95 Cardiac Risk Considerations in the Treatment
of Hypertension Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center Camden, NJ
3/10/96 Role of EDRF in Ischemic Heart Disease
Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center Camden, NJ
3/13/96 Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure
Grand Rounds Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center Camden, NJ
4/17/96 Critical Pathways: An Overview Morristown
Memorial Hospital Morristown, NJ
5/9/96 Endothelial Derived Relaxing Factor Anesthesia
Grand Rounds Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center Camden, NJ
5/9/96 Role of Hypertension in Heart Failure
Nonna's Restaurant Cherry Hill, NJ
8/14/96 The Role of EDRF in Ischemic Heart Disease
Eagle Lodge Conference Center Lafayette Hills, PA
11/6/96 A Review of the Management of Hypertension
Susanna Foo Restaurant Philadelphia, PA
1/15/97 1996 ACC/AHA Practice Guidelines for
the Management of Patients with AMI Peer Review Organization of
New Jersey - Symposium Princeton, NJ
1/29/97 Acute Interventions in Myocardial Infarction
Underwood Memorial Hospital Woodbury, NJ
1/29/97 The Role of Hypertension in Heart Failure
Susanna Foo Restaurant Philadelphia, PA
2/13/97 1996 ACC/AHA Practice Guidelines for
the Management of Patients with AMI Peer Review Organization of
New Jersey - Symposium Princeton, NJ
5/16/97 Management of Hyperlipidemia Clinical
Frontiers in Cardiology Cherry Hill, NJ
6/3/97 Current Concepts in Cholesterol Control
Kimball Medical Center Lakewood, NJ
6/25/97 Hyperlipidemias Robert Wood Johnson Hospital
at Hamilton Hamilton, NJ
9/10/97 A Reappraisal of Calcium Channel Blockers
in Cardiovascular Disease Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA
9/23/97 Management of Hypertension in the Patient
with Ischemic Heart Disease The Mansion Voorhees, NJ
9/26/97 Management of Hypertension Underwood
Memorial Hospital Woodbury, NJ
10/7/97 Management of Hypertension in the Patient
with Ischemic Heart Disease The Mansion Voorhees, NJ
10/14/97 Decreasing Post-Op Intubation Time for
Open Heart Surgical Patients VHA Quality Day Symposium Princeton,
NJ
10/15/97 Management of Hypertension in the Patient
with Ischemic Heart Disease Beau Rivage Restaurant Medford, NJ
10/16/97 A Reappraisal of Calcium Channel Blockers
in Cardiovascular Medicine Community Medical Center Toms River,
NJ
10/21 A Reappraisal of Calcium Channel Blockers
in Cardiovascular Medicine Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center Camden,
NJ
10/23/97 Management of Hypertension in the Patient
with Ischemic Heart Disease Deborah Heart and Lung Institute Browns
Mills, NJ
10/25/97 Fundamentals of Electrocardiology Sophomore
Core Curriculum UMDNJ-SOM Stratford, NJ
10/29/97 Fundamentals of Electrocardiology Sophomore
Core Curriculum UMDNJ-SOM Stratford, NJ
10/30/97 Fundamentals of Electrocardiology Sophomore
Core Curriculum UMDNJ-SOM Stratford, NJ
12/10/97 Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Albert
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