Director, Nuclear Cardiology
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine in the Associate Faculty of the School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

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Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Philadelphia Heart Institute - 4th Floor
39th & Market Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Appointments

Clinical Specialty:

• Cardiovascular Medicine
• Nuclear Cardiology

Practice Location:

• Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia Heart Institute Bldg 2B
• Penn Cardiology at Cherry Hill, 1400 E. Route 70, Cherry Hill, NJ

Education:

• MD: State University of New York Downstate Medical Center
• Residency: SUNY-Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY
• Fellowship: Presbyterian-University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
• Postdoctoral Research Fellowship: Presbyterian-University of Pennsylvania Medical Center

Research Interest:

• Nuclear Cardiology

Selected Publications:

1. Rubinstein, R.I., Askenase, A.D., Thickman, D., Feldman, M.S., Helfant, R.H.: Magnetic resonance imaging to evaluate aortocoronary bypass graft patency. Circulation
   76:786-791, 1987.
2. Iskandrian, A.S., Heo, J., Askenase, A., Segal, B., Helfant, R.H.: Thallium imaging with single photon emission computed tomography. Am. Heart J. 114:852-865, 1987.
3. Askenase, A.D., Naccarella, F.F., Weintraub, W.S., Klein, L.W., Agarwal, J.B., Helfant, R.H.: Contractile function and reserve during acute ischaemia in the canine lateral border zone. Cardiovasc. Res. 22:122-130, 1988.
4. Noma, S., Askenase, A.D., Agarwal, J.B., Helfant, R.H.: The effect of changes in afterload on systolic bulging. Circulation 77:221-226, 1988.
5. Iskandrian, A.S.,Heo, J., Askenase, A., Segal, B.L.,Auerbach, N.: Dipyridamole cardiac imaging. Am. Heart J. 115:432-443, 1988.
6. Heo, J., Herman, G.A., Iskandrian, A.S., Askenase, A., Segal, B.L.: New myocardial
   perfusion imaging agents - description and application. Am., Heart J., 115:1111-1117, 1988.