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Douglas Sawyer, MD, Cardiology, Portland, ME, Maine Medical Center

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Cardiology Portland, ME

Heart Failure & Transplantation

Chief Academic Officer, Maine Medical Center; Professor of Medicine and Academic Dean, Tufts University School of Medicine

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Summary

  • Dr. Douglas Sawyer is a cardiologist in Portland, ME and the Chief Academic Officer for MaineHealth and Maine Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University and has been in practice 26 years. He is a Professor of Medicine and Academic Dean of the Maine Track at Tufts University School of Medicine. He specializes in adult heart failure and is active in clinical and translational research in cardiology.

Education & Training

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1994 - 1997
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1992 - 1994
  • Weill Cornell Medicine
    Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 1991

Certifications & Licensure

  • ME State Medical License
    ME State Medical License 2014 - 2024
  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 2006 - 2016
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1994 - 2007

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
  • Elected Member The American Society for Clinical Investigation, 2008
  • Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Lectures

  • Funding for EM Research Fellowships: NIH Post-Doc Institutional Training Grants (T32) 
    Vanderbilt K12 Program in Emergency Medicine, TN - 5/14/2014

Press Mentions

  • Feature | Get to Know Bonnie Ky, MD, MSCE, FACC
    Feature | Get to Know Bonnie Ky, MD, MSCE, FACCJune 21st, 2019

Grant Support

  • Center of Biomedical Research Excellence in Acute Care and Rural Health DisparitiesNIH/NIGMS2021–2026
  • Training In Cardiovascular ResearchNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2011
  • The Vanderbilt Emergency Medicine Research Training Program (VEMRT)National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2011
  • Recombinant Neuregulin For The Treatment Of Heart FailureNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2010–2011
  • Cardiovascular Mechanisms: Training In InvestigationNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2007–2009
  • Role Of Neuregulin/Erbb Signaling In The Adult HeartNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2006–2009
  • Role Of Neuregulin/Erbb Signaling In The Adult HeartNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2006
  • Neuregulin-Erbb Signaling In Myocardial RemodelingNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2001–2004
  • Oxidative Stress Induced Apoptosis In Cardiac MyocytesNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1998–2002
  • Mechanism Of Myocardial Injury In HIV CardiomyopathyNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1997
  • Mechanism Of Myocardial Injury In HIV CardiomyopathyNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1996

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