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Study Group: HemoSense PT/INR Testing Sytem Users(?)

Council Members in this Study Group: 21

This study group may include physicians, care providers, and researchers specializing in internal medicine, cardiology, oncology, dermatology, emergency medicine, family medicine, neurology, obstetrics-gynecology, psychiatry, radiology, nursing, optometry, genetics, and mental health. It may also include experts knowledgeable on diagnostic labs, disease management, medical devices, long term care, surgery centers, health management, pharma, and biotechnology, among others.

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Robert Boorstein, MD, PhD
Director of Pathology
Bellevue Hospital Center

Robert Boorstein, MD, PhD, is the Director of Pathology at Bellevue Hospital and an Associate Professor in the Department of Pathology at New York University School of Medicine. He is also the Medical Director for Pathology and Laboratory Medicine of the South Manhattan Healthcare Network and Northern...

Joseph Schappert, MD
Medical Director
Icon Central Laboratories, Inc.

Joseph Schappert, MD, is the Medical Director at ICON Laboratories, Inc. in New York. He is involved in innovative and state-of-art information technology, flow cytometric and molecular diagnostic solutions in support of clinical trials conducted worldwide. Previously, Dr. Schappert was the Vice Chair...

Daniel Fisher, MD, FACC, FACP
Cardiologist
NYU Medical Center

Daniel Fisher, MD, FACC, FACP, is a Cardiologist at NYU Medical Center. He has a private practice in Cardiology and specializes in non-invasive cardiology. Dr. Fisher is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases, and Nuclear Cardiology. He has lectured frequently on such topics as...

Jeffrey Ballard, MD, FACS, Vascular Surgeon, St.joseph Hospital of Orange Inc.Jeffrey Ballard, MD, FACS
Vascular Surgeon
St.joseph Hospital of Orange Inc.

Jeffrey Ballard, MD, FACS, is a Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon who practices at St. Joseph Hospital of Orange, California. He also has a appointment as Clinical Professor of Surgery at University of California, Irvine. Dr. Ballard offers comprehensive care for all problems of arterial and venous...

Taral Patel, MD, Oncologist, Mid Ohio Oncology Hematology Inc.Taral Patel, MD
Oncologist
Mid Ohio Oncology Hematology Inc.

Taral Patel, MD, is an Oncologist in private practice with Mid Ohio Oncology-Hematology, Inc. He treats patients with both cancer and blood disorders. Dr. Patel has been a principal investigator for multiple clinical trials in colon cancer, lung cancer, lymphoma, and growth factor. He has been on the...

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Obvious answer - wrong question - NO IMPACT on prescribing | 05-19-2008
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

It is well known that the addition of thiazide diuretic to ACEI or ARB treatment adds about 10 mm Hg reduction on top of the 10 mm Hg reduction provided by the ACEI or ARB agent.  It is expected that blocking renin in the renin angiotensin system with Tekturna would provide a similar result.

Novel molecules and diagnostic tests | 02-19-2008
Analysis of: Kidney Cancer Drug Linked to Higher Rate of Heart Problems | www.washingtonpost.com
Author: Joseph Schappert, MD, Medical Director , Icon Central Laboratories, Inc.

Diagnostic tools are availible to identify these adverse effects at an early stage in their clinical development. These tools should mitigate the seriousness of these adverse events.

Avastin In Breast cancer | 02-19-2008
Author: Taral Patel, MD, Oncologist, Mid Ohio Oncology Hematology Inc.

New data with low and high dose of Avastin with Taxoter

improve Overall survival in prostate cancer | 02-19-2008
Author: Taral Patel, MD, Oncologist, Mid Ohio Oncology Hematology Inc.

esults showed that PROVENGE patients experienced improved survival if they received more cells across the three doses of PROVENGE (higher cumulative TNC count (p=0.019)) or higher cumulative CD54 upregulation values (p=0.009). The effect on survival for TNCs appeared to reflect in part the patients'...

Questions about bleeding, proper dose and appropriate patient subsets will limit use | 01-25-2008
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

TRITON-TIMI 38 study of 13,608 patients with ACS compared prasugrel against clopidogrel, combined with aspirin.  Prasugrel reduced the combined rate of CV death, MI or stroke (12.1% for clopidogrel vs. 9.9% for prasugrel). The benefit came at a cost of increased serious bleeding (1.4%, vs....

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