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Office
755 Walther Rd
Lawrenceville, GA 30046Phone+1 770-962-0399- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Markus Porkert is a cardiologist in Lawrenceville, GA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Eastside Medical Center and Gwinnett Hospital System. He received his medical degree from Emory University School of Medicine and has been in practice 19 years. He specializes in adult congenital heart disease, cardiac electrophysiology, and echocardiography and is experienced in general cardiology, hypertension, valvular heart disease, echocardiography, and nuclear cardiology.
Education & Training
- Emory University School of MedicineFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2002 - 2006
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1998 - 2001
- Emory University School of MedicineClass of 1998
Certifications & Licensure
- GA State Medical License 2002 - 2025
- TX State Medical License 2000 - 2002
- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
- Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
Clinical Trials
- Effects of Tetrahydrobiopterin on Blood Pressure Start of enrollment: 2004 Dec 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 16 citationsPilot randomized controlled trial of a Mediterranean diet or diet supplemented with fish oil, walnuts, and grape juice in overweight or obese US adultsLindsay M. Jaacks, Salman Sher, Christine De Staercke, Markus Porkert, Wayne R. Alexander, Dean P. Jones, Viola Vaccarino, Thomas R. Ziegler, Arshed A. Quyyumi> ;BMC Nutrition. 2018 May 31
- 76 citationsTetrahydrobiopterin: a novel antihypertensive therapyM Porkert, Salman Sher, U Reddy, F Cheema, Christina Niessner, P Kolm, Dean P. Jones, Craig Hooper, W R Taylor, David G. Harrison, Arshed A. Quyyumi> ;Journal of Human Hypertension. 2008 Mar 6
- 62 citationsTuberculous Meningitis at a Large Inner-City Medical CenterMarkus T. Porkert, Mark J. Sotir, Patricia Parrott-Moore, Henry M. Blumberg> ;The American Journal of the Medical Sciences. 1997 Jun 1
Professional Memberships
- Member
Hospital Affiliations
- Piedmont Eastside Medical CenterSnellville, Georgia
- Northside Hospital - GwinnettLawrenceville, Georgia
External Links
- Websitehttps://www.cvgcares.com/dr_markus_porkert.html
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