JackZifferMD,PhD,FACC,FACR,FAHA,FASNC,MSCCT

Radiology • Kendall, FL

Cardiac CT & MRI, Nuclear Cardiology, Nuclear Medicine, Nuclear Radiology

Executive VP, Chief Clinical Officer and Chief Physician Executive, Baptist Health South Florida

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Office
8900 N Kendall Dr
Kendall, FL 33176
Phone+1 786-596-5917
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Education & Training

Emory University School of MedicineFellowship, Nuclear Radiology, 1987 - 1988
Emory University School of MedicineResidency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 1983 - 1987
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineClass of 1983

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 1991 - 2026
GA State Medical License 1985 - 2001
American Board of Nuclear Medicine Nuclear Medicine
American Board of Radiology Diagnostic Radiology
American Board of Radiology Nuclear Radiology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Coronary Atherosclerosis Across the Glycemic Spectrum Among Asymptomatic Adults: The Miami Heart Study at Baptist Health South Florida.
Kershaw V Patel, Matthew J Budoff, Javier Valero-Elizondo, Shubham Lahan, Shozab S Ali, Mohamad B Taha, Michael J Blaha, Ron Blankstein, Michael D Shapiro, Ambarish Pa...> ;Circulation. Cardiovascular Imaging. 2023 Oct 1
19 citations
Coronary Atherosclerosis in an Asymptomatic U.S. Population: Miami Heart Study at Baptist Health South Florida.
Khurram Nasir, Miguel Cainzos-Achirica, Javier Valero-Elizondo, Shozab S Ali, Suvasini Lakshman, Michael J Blaha, Ron Blankstein, Michael D Shapiro, Lara Arias, Anshul...> ;JACC. Cardiovascular Imaging. 2022 Sep 1
9 citations
The Miami Heart Study (MiHeart) at Baptist Health South Florida, A prospective study of subclinical cardiovascular disease and emerging cardiovascular risk factors in ...
Khurram Nasir, Jack A. Ziffer, Miguel Cainzos-Achirica, Shozab S. Ali, David I. Feldman, Lara Arias, Anshul Saxena, Theodore Feldman, Ricardo C. Cury, Matthew J. Budof...> ;American Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 2021 May 28
4 citations
Combined stress myocardial CT perfusion and coronary CT angiography as a feasible strategy among patients presenting with acute chest pain to the emergency department.
Gowtham R. Grandhi, Juan C. Batlle, Christopher D. Maroules, Warren Janowitz, Constantino S. Peña, Jack A. Ziffer, Robson Macedo, Khurram Nasir, Ricardo C. Cury> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. 2021 Mar 1
12 citations
Volumetric Single-Beat Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography: Relationship of Image Quality, Heart Rate, and Body Mass Index. Initial Patient Experience With a New ...
Muhammad A. Latif, Frank W. Sanchez, Karl Sayegh, Emir Veledar, Muhammad Aziz, Rehan Malik, Imran Haider, Arthur S. Agatston, Juan C. Batlle, Warren R. Janowitz, Const...> ;Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography. 2016 Sep 1
22 citations
Initial multicentre experience of high-speed myocardial perfusion imaging: comparison between high-speed and conventional single-photon emission computed tomography wi...
Johanne Neill, Elizabeth M. Prvulovich, Matthews Fish, Daniel S. Berman, Piotr J. Slomka, Tali Sharir, William H. Martin, Marcelo F. DiCarli, Jack A. Ziffer, Jamshed B...> ;European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. 2013 Apr 18
42 citations
Triage of Patients Presenting With Chest Pain to the Emergency Department: Implementation of Coronary CT Angiography in a Large Urban Health Care System
Ricardo C. Cury, Gudrun Feuchtner, Juan C. Batlle, Constantino Pena, Warren R. Janowitz, Barry T. Katzen, Jack A. Ziffer> ;AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2013 Jan 22
41 citations
Evaluation of myocardial CT perfusion in patients presenting with acute chest pain to the emergency department: comparison with SPECT-myocardial perfusion imaging
Gudrun Feuchtner, Fabian Plank, Constantino Pena, Juan Battle, James K. Min, Jonathon Leipsic, Troy M. LaBounty, Warren R. Janowitz, Barry T. Katzen, Jack A. Ziffer, R...> ;Heart. 2012 Oct 15
61 citations
2012 ACCF/AHA/ACR/SCAI/SIR/STS/SVM/SVN/SVS Key Data Elements and Definitions for Peripheral Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease
Mark A. Creager, Michael Belkin, Edward I. Bluth, Donald E. Casey, Seemant Chaturvedi, Michael D. Dake, Jerome L. Fleg, Alan T. Hirsch, Michael R. Jaff, John A. Kern, ...> ;Circulation. 2012 Jan 17
46 citations
2012 ACCF/AHA/ACR/SCAI/SIR/STS/SVM/SVN/SVS Key data elements and definitions for peripheral atherosclerotic vascular disease: a report of the American College of Cardi...
Mark A Creager, Michael Belkin, Edward I Bluth, Donald E Casey Jr, Seemant Chaturvedi, Michael D Dake, Jerome L Fleg, Alan T Hirsch, Michael R Jaff, John A Kern, David...> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2012 Jan 17
12 citations
Cardiac CT in the emergency department: Convincing evidence, but cautious implementation
Ricardo C. Cury, Gudrun Feuchtner, Carol A. Mascioli, Jonathon Fialkow, Paul Andrulonis, Tomas Villanueva, Constantino Pena, Warren R. Janowitz, Barry T. Katzen, Jack ...> ;Journal of Nuclear Cardiology. 2011 Feb 26
10 citations
Relationship between previous training and experience and results of the certification examination in cardiovascular computed tomography
Allen J. Taylor, Jonathan Patrick, Suhny Abbara, Daniel S. Berman, Sandra S. Halliburton, Jerome L. Hines, John McB. Hodgson, John R. Lesser, L. Samuel Wann, Kim A. Wi...> ;JACC. Cardiovascular Imaging. 2010 Sep 1
President's page: prospective and retrospective preeminence: what is right about coronary CT.
Jack A. Ziffer> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. 2010 Jul 1
97 citations
Multicenter Trial of High-Speed Versus Conventional Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography Imaging : Quantitative Results of Myocardial Perfusion and Left Ventricu...
Tali Sharir, Piotr J. Slomka, Sean W. Hayes, Marcelo F. DiCarli, Jack A. Ziffer, William H. Martin, Dalia Dickman, Simona Ben-Haim, Daniel S. Berman> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2010 May 4
President's page: risk, benefit, and Las Vegas.
Jack A. Ziffer> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. 2010 May 1
President's page: Society, our society, and 1949.
Jack A. Ziffer> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. 2010 Mar 1
Cardiac computed tomography in the emergency department: A patient with acute epigastric pain
Vahid Etezadi, Constantino Pena, Angelo La-Pietra, Jack A. Ziffer, Barry T. Katzen, Ricardo C. Cury> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. 2010 Mar 1
1 citations
President's page: One of 600,000.
Jack A. Ziffer> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. 2010 Jan 1
President's page: the way ahead.
Jack A. Ziffer> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. 2009 Nov 1
1 citations
President's page: cardiovascular CT numbers.
Jack A. Ziffer> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. 2009 Sep 1
173 citations
A Novel High-Sensitivity Rapid-Acquisition Single-Photon Cardiac Imaging Camera
Sanjiv S. Gambhir, Daniel S. Berman, Jack A. Ziffer, Michael Nagler, Martin P. Sandler, Jim Patton, Brian Hutton, Tali Sharir, Shlomo Ben Haim, Simona Ben Haim> ;Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 2009 Apr 1
10 citations
Acute chest pain imaging in the emergency department with cardiac computed tomography angiography
Ricardo C. Cury, Gudrun Feutchner, Constantino Pena, Warren R. Janowitz, Barry T. Katzen, Jack A. Ziffer> ;Journal of Nuclear Cardiology. 2008 Jul 1
3 citations
Blueprint of the certification examination in cardiovascular computed tomography.
James K. Min, Suhny Abbara, Daniel S. Berman, Dawn M. Edgertond, Myron C. Gerson, Sandra Halliburton, Jerome L. Hines, John McB. Hodgson, John R. Lesser, Lorraine Lenn...> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. 2008 Jul 1
97 citations
American Society of Nuclear Cardiology and Society of Nuclear Medicine joint position statement: attenuation correction of myocardial perfusion SPECT scintigraphy.
Gary V. Heller, Jonathan M. Links, Timothy M. Bateman, Jack A. Ziffer, Edward P. Ficaro, Mylan C. Cohen, Robert C. Hendel> ;Journal of Nuclear Cardiology. 2004 Mar 1
44 citations
American Society of Nuclear Cardiology position statement on radionuclide imaging in patients with suspected acute ischemic syndromes in the emergency department or ch...
Frans J. Th. Wackers, Kenneth A. Brown, Gary V. Heller, Michael C. Kontos, James L. Tatum, James E. Udelson, Jack A. Ziffer> ;Journal of Nuclear Cardiology. 2002 Mar 1
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Press Mentions

Baptist Health South Florida Names John P. Diaz, M.D., Medical Director of Robotic Surgery and Chair of the Robotics and Innovations in Surgery SubcommitteeJanuary 24th, 2022
Scott Lipkin, DPM, Appointed Vice President and Chief Research Officer for Baptist Health South FloridaSeptember 22nd, 2021