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Mark Effron, MD, Cardiology, New Orleans, LA, Ochsner Medical Center

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Cardiology New Orleans, LA

Preventive Cardiology

Physician

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Education & Training

  • National Institute of Aging
    National Institute of AgingFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1983 - 1985
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1981 - 1984
  • McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
    McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1978 - 1981
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1978
  • Purdue University
    Purdue UniversityB.S., 1974

Certifications & Licensure

  • LA State Medical License
    LA State Medical License 2016 - 2024
  • MS State Medical License
    MS State Medical License 2023 - 2024
  • IN State Medical License
    IN State Medical License 1997 - 2017
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 1981 - 1998
  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 1980 - 1982
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Fellow American Heart Association
  • Fellow American College of Chest Physicians, 2004
  • USMD Leadership Award for Accountability Eli Lilly and Company, 2014
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • How reliable are patient-reported rehospitalizations? Implications for the design of future practical clinical studies  
    Krishnamoorthy A, Peterson ED, Knight JD, Anstrom KJ, Effron MB, Zettler ME, Davidson-Ray L, Baker BA, McCollam PL, Mark DB, Wang TY, J Am Heart Assoc, 1/1/2016
  • Unplanned inpatient and observation rehospitalizations after acute myocardial infarction insights from the treatment with adenosine diphosphate receptor inhibitors: Lo...  
    Hess CN, Wang TY, McCoy LA, Messenger JC, Effron MB, Zettler ME, Henry TD, Peterson ED, Fonarow GC, Circulation, 1/1/2016
  • Comparative resource utilization and costs for patients with acute coronary syndrome managed with percutaneous coronary intervention treated with clopidogrel or prasugrel  
    Bae JP, Faries DE, Ernst FR, Lipkin C, Zhao Z, Moretz C, Lieu HD, Effron MB, Am J Health-Syst Pharm, 1/1/2016
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Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Triple therapy after acute myocardial infarction: a comparison of clopidogrel vs. prasugrel from the TRANSLATE-ACS study.
    Jackson L, Zettler M, Peterson ED, Ju C, Effron MB, Messenger J, Cohen D, Stone G, Wang TY, J Am Coll Cardiol, 1/1/2014
  • Efficacy and safety of pretreatment among contemporary acute myocardial infarction patients treated with percutaneous coronary intervention: insights from the TRANSLAT...
    Effron MB, Wang TY, Fonarow GC, Henry TD, Zettler M, Baker BA, McCoy LA, Peterson ED, J Am Coll Cardiol, 1/1/2014
  • Early Cessation of ADP Receptor Inhibitors Among Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients Treated with PCI: Insights from the TRANSLATE-ACS Study.
    Fosbol EL, Peterson E, Honeycutt E, Zettler M, Messenger L, Waksman R, Effron M, Vaitkus P, Cohen D, Wang T, J Am Coll Cardiol, 1/1/2013
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Lectures

  • Optimal Duration of P2Y12 Inhibitor Therapy After Stenting: Is There A Clear Answer? 
    Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA, 2014; New Orleans, LA, 2015 - 1/18/2015
  • Antithrombotic Therapy in the Treatment of Acute Coronary Syndrome 
    Charleston, WV - 1/17/2014
  • Safe PCI for Women: View from the Pharmaceutical Industry 
    White Oak, MD - 1/29/2013
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Other

  • Preventive Cardiology 
    Effron MB
    Northern High School, Baltimore, MD - 1/14/1991
  • Clot dissolving drugs 
    Effron MB, "The Heart of the Matter" Radio Program, Series 210A, National Emergency Medicine Association
    1/1/1990

Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations