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Ernst Schaefer, MD, Endocrinology, Framingham, MA

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Endocrinology • Framingham, MA

Diabetes, Lipid Metabolism

Chief Medical Officer, Co-Founder, and Laboratory Director, Boston Heart Diagnostics, Framingham, MA

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Summary

  • Dr. Ernst Schaefer is an endocrinologist and laboratory director of Boston Heart Diagnostics and Clinical Enterprise in Framingham, MA. He received his medical degree from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and has been in practice 45 years. He specializes in lipid disorders and the prevention of coronary heart disease. He has more than 600 publications and over 25,000 citations. He also serves as a professor of medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA.

Education & Training

  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
    National Institutes of Health Clinical CenterFellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 1979 - 1981
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai Hospital
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1973 - 1975
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai Hospital
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1972 - 1975
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai Hospital
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1972 - 1973
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiClass of 1972

Certifications & Licensure

  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1982 - 2024
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 1976 - 1983
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Lyman Duff Memorial Lecture Award American Heart Association, 2010
  • Francisco Grande Covian Research Prize Spanish Society of Nutrition and Atherosclerosis, 2008
  • Honorary Doctorate University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2007
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • Are Statins Bad for Me? Personalized Medicine Can't yet Say
    Are Statins Bad for Me? Personalized Medicine Can't yet SaySeptember 1st, 2015

Grant Support

  • Core--Laboratory And Data ManagementNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2006–2011
  • Molecular Basis Of High Density Lipoprotein DeficiencyNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2005–2009
  • Pharmacogenetics Of The Statin ResponseNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2003–2006
  • Effects Of Extended-Release Niacin On A Combination Of LovastatinNational Center For Research Resources2005
  • Effects Of Extended-Release Niacin On A CombinationNational Center For Research Resources2004
  • Effects Of Atorvastatin On The Kinetics Of APO B-100National Center For Research Resources2004
  • Dietary Composition, Obesity, And Cardiovascular RiskNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1999–2003
  • Mechanism Of Increased Plasma APO A1 Levels By EstrogensNational Center For Research Resources1999–2002
  • Molecular Basis Of High Density Lipoprotein DeficiencyNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1999–2001
  • Mechanism Of Incr Plasma APO A1 Levels By EstrogensNational Center For Research Resources1998
  • Effects Of Dietary Fats On Lipoprotein MetabolismNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1997–1998
  • Prevastatin Effect On Lipoprotein And Cholesterol Metabolism In DyslipidemiaNational Center For Research Resources1995–1996
  • Dietary Fats Effects On Lipoprotein MetabolismNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1994–1996
  • Effects Of Dietary Fats On Lipoprotein MetabolismNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1987–1993
  • Apolipoprotein A-I Gene Polymorphism And AtherosclerosisNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1986–1988

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