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Sunday, October 21 4:30 - 6:00 PM JOINT CCS/ACC SYMPOSIUM Room 2000 A-B (Level 2 - QCCC)
Imaging in Primary Prevention of Atherosclerosis
Allen Taylor Walter Reed Army Medical Center Washington, DC.
Dr. Taylor is a board-certified cardiologist and clinical researcher, specializing in cardiovascular imaging and prevention. Dr. Taylor obtained his medical training at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, followed by residency training in Internal Medicine at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington DC. He then completed a fellowship in Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA. Since 1994, he has served as a member of the cardiology staff at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, where he is the Chief of the Cardiovascular Disease Service, and also serves as the Director of Cardiovascular Research and Director of the Training Program in Cardiovascular Medicine. He is also a full professor of medicine at the Uniformed University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda MD.
Dr. Taylor is a frequent lecturer around the world on topics within cardiovascular medicine, and serves on peer review committees and editorial boards for numerous scientific journals. He is the founding Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Cardiovascular CT. He also serves on several national committees and writing groups including the Cardiovascular Imaging Committee of the American College of Cardiology and the Board of Directors of both the Society of Atherosclerosis Imaging and Prevention, and the Society of Cardiovascular CT. Dr. Taylor has published approximately 130 peer reviewed manuscripts on a diverse array of topics within cardiovascular medicine. His interests include the assessment of cardiovascular therapies, including lipid-altering medications, using non-invasive imaging techniques including carotid ultrasound and cardiac computed tomography. |
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