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Alfred Bove, MD, PhD

Professor Emeritus, Medicine

Telephone:  215-707-9259

Fax:  215-707-3946

Email: bovea@tuhs.temple.edu

Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology

Cardiovascular Research Center

BSEE, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 1962

 

MD, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 1966

 

Internship, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 1967

 

Residency, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 1969

 

Fellowship, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 1971

 

Fellowship, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 1971

 

PhD (Physiology), Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

 

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• General cardiology
• Heart failure
• Heart transplantation
• Sports medicine
• Undersea medicine
• Hyperbaric medicine
• Telemedicine

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• Internal Medicine, 1973
• Cardiovascular Disease, 1983
• Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine, 1999

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• American College of Cardiology (President, 2009)
• American College of Physicians
• Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (President, 1984)
• Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
• American Physiologic Society
• American Heart Association
• National Association of Underwater Instructors
• Association of Military Surgeons of the United States

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• Diving medicine
• Sports medicine
• Telemedicine
• Heart failure
• Heart transplantation
• Medical informatics

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• America's Top Cardiologists Award, 2008
• Edward S. Cooper Humanitarian Award, American Heart Association, SE Pennsylvania Chapter, 2008
• America's Top Physicians Award, 2004-2007
• Honored Professor Award, Temple University School of Medicine, 2006
• Alumnus of the Year Award, Drexel University College of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2005
• Distinquished Fellowship Award, American Society of Cardiology, 2002
• Paul Dudley White Award, Association of Military Surgeons, 1998
• Senior Investigator Award, Southeastern Pennsylvania Affiliate, American Heart Association, 1998

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• Program Director, Temple University Underwater Medicine (graduate CME), 1973-2008
• Captain, US Naval Reserve (retired)
• Head, Medical Department, U.S. Navy Fleet Hospital 15, Al Jabail, Saudi Arabia, January 1991-April 1991
• Chief of Cardiology, Temple University School of Medicine, 1986-1999, 2005-2008
• Associate Dean, Practice Plan, Temple University School of Medicine, 1998-2002

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Recent Medically Related Publications, Obtained from PubMed (Click on PubMed ID to view abstract)

18596496. Homko CJ, Santamore WP, Zamora L, Shirk G, Gaughan J, Cross R, Kashem A, Petersen S, Bove AA, Cardiovascular disease knowledge and risk perception among underserved individuals at increased risk of cardiovascular disease. J Cardiovasc Nurs 23:4(332-7)2008 Jul-Aug

18570561. Santamore WP, Homko CJ, Kashem A, McConnell TR, Menapace FJ, Bove AA, Accuracy of blood pressure measurements transmitted through a telemedicine system in underserved populations. Telemed J E Health 14:4(333-8)2008 May

18325458. Kashem A, Droogan MT, Santamore WP, Wald JW, Bove AA, Managing heart failure care using an internet-based telemedicine system. J Card Fail 14:2(121-6)2008 Mar

18192766. Bove AA, Internet-based medical education. Perspect Biol Med 51:1(61-70)2008 Winter

18002801. Santamore WP, Homko CJ, Kashem A, McConnell TR, Bove AA, Using a telemedicine system to decrease cardiovascular disease risk in an underserved population: design, use, and interim results. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2007:(3701-4)2007

17561800. Homko CJ, Santamore WP, Whiteman V, Bower M, Berger P, Geifman-Holtzman O, Bove AA, Use of an internet-based telemedicine system to manage underserved women with gestational diabetes mellitus. Diabetes Technol Ther 9:3(297-306)2007 Jun

17543243. Kashem A, Cross RC, Santamore WP, Bove AA, Management of heart failure patients using telemedicine communication systems. Curr Cardiol Rep 8:3(171-9)2006 May

16942416. Kashem A, Droogan MT, Santamore WP, Wald JW, Marble JF, Cross RC, Bove AA, Web-based Internet telemedicine management of patients with heart failure. Telemed J E Health 12:4(439-47)2006 Aug

16842525. Leech SH, Lopez-Cepero M, LeFor WM, DiChiara L, Weston M, Furukawa S, Macha M, Singhal A, Wald JW, Nikolaidis LA, McClurken JB, Bove AA, Management of the sensitized cardiac recipient: the use of plasmapheresis and intravenous immunoglobulin. Clin Transplant 20:4(476-84)2006 Jul-Aug

16478414. Masucci MM, Homko C, Santamore WP, Berger P, McConnell TR, Shirk G, Menapace F, Bove AA, Cardiovascular disease prevention for underserved patients using the Internet: bridging the digital divide. Telemed J E Health 12:1(58-65)2006 Feb

16399529. Bove AA, Kashem A, Cross RC, Wald J, Furukawa S, Berman GO, McClurken JB, Eisen HJ, Factors affecting survival after heart transplantation: comparison of pre- and post-1999 listing protocols. J Heart Lung Transplant 25:1(42-7)2006 Jan

9789338. Bove AA, Risk of decompression sickness with patent foramen ovale. Undersea Hyperb Med 25:3(175-8)1998 Fall

20086802. Bove AA, Sherman C, Low-pressure workouts for hypertension. Phys Sportsmed 26:4(54)1998 Apr

20086801. Bove AA, Sherman C, Active control of hypertension. Phys Sportsmed 26:4(45-53)1998 Apr

9302466. Borromeo CN, Ryan JL, Marchetto PA, Peterson R, Bove AA, Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for acute ankle sprains. Am J Sports Med 25:5(619-25)1997 Sep-Oct

8996758. Leech SH, Mather PJ, Eisen HJ, Pina IL, Margulies KB, Bove AA, Jeevanandam V, Donor-specific HLA antibodies after transplantation are associated with deterioration in cardiac function. Clin Transplant 10:6 Pt 2(639-45)1996 Dec

9148089. Bove AA, Medical aspects of sport diving. Med Sci Sports Exerc 28:5(591-5)1996 May

8732595. McClurken JB, Todd BA, Mather PJ, Pina I, Bove AA, Addonizio VP, Jeevanandam V, Recipient-donor atrial synchronization benefits acute hemodynamics after orthotopic heart transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 15:4(368-70)1996 Apr

7642868. Mather PJ, Jeevanandam V, Eisen HJ, Piña IL, Margulies KB, McClurken J, Furakawa S, Bove AA, Functional and morphologic adaptation of undersized donor hearts after heart transplantation. J Am Coll Cardiol 26:3(737-42)1995 Sep

7654727. Rothman SA, Jeevanandam V, Seeber CP, Piña IL, Hsia HH, Bove AA, Miller JM, Electrophysiologic effects of intravenous aminophylline in heart transplant recipients with sinus node dysfunction. J Heart Lung Transplant 14:3(429-35)1995 May-Jun

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