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James de Lemos, MD
Endowed Title: Sweetheart Ball - Kern Wildenthal, M.D., Ph.D., Distinguished Chair in Cardiology
Contact Information
UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390
Office Fax: 214-645-7501
james.delemos@utsouthwestern.edu
To make an appointment, call 214-645-8300.
Biography
Dr. de Lemos is Professor of medicine and holds the Sweetheart Ball-Kern Wildenthal, MD, PhD Distinguished Chair in Cardiology. He is the Cardiology Service Chief at Parkland Memorial Hospital where he also serves as CCU Director. He was the director of the Cardiology Fellowship at UT Southwestern from 2005-2011. He is an active investigator in the Donald W. Reynolds Cardiovascular Research Center at UT Southwestern, and the Medical Director of the Dallas Heart Study. He has chaired or co-chaired several research planning committees at UT Southwestern. His primary research interests are in early detection, risk assessment and management of cardiovascular disease, with a particular focus on the role of cardiovascular biomarkers. His research has evaluated existing biomarkers such as B-type natriuretic peptide, C-reactive protein and cardiac troponins as well as novel biomarkers reflecting biological pathways of disease. He was the lead author of the Z phase of the A to Z trial, an international trial investigating different cholesterol lowering strategies in patients with acute coronary syndromes. He graduated from Harvard Medical School and completed an Internal Medicine Residency at UT Southwestern Medical Center, where he also served as Chief Medical Resident. He completed a fellowship in Cardiovascular Medicine and served on the faculty at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital before returning to UT Southwestern Medical School. He has served on multiple committees of the AHA and ACC and is on the editorial board of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, the American Journal of Cardiology and the American Heart Journal. He has mentored >25 post-doctoral research trainees and has authored or coauthored over 250 manuscripts or book chapters and won several teaching awards. He sees patients with a broad range of cardiac problems, but specializes in those with chest pain and coronary artery disease.
Education
| Fellowship | Harvard Medical School, Cardiology (1999) |
| Chief Resident | UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Internal Medicine (1996) |
| Residency | UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Internal Medicine (1995) |
| Internship | UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Internal Medicine (1993) |
| Medical School | Harvard Medical School (1992) |
Research Interests
Publications
Das SR, Alexander KP, Chen AY, Powell-Wiley TM, Diercks DB, Peterson ED, Roe MT, de Lemos JA, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2011 Dec; 58 (25):2642-50
de Lemos JA, McGuire DK, Circulation, 2011 Aug; 124 (6):663-5
de Lemos JA, Drazner MH, Omland T, Ayers CR, Khera A, Rohatgi A, Hashim I, Berry JD, Das SR, Morrow DA, McGuire DK, JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association, 2010 Dec; 304 (22):2503-12
46. de Lemos JA, Blazing MA, Wiviott SD, Lewis EF, Fox KA, White HD, Rouleau JL, Pedersen TR, Gardner LH, Mukherjee R, Ramsey KE, Palmisano J, Bilheimer DW, Pfeffer MA, Califf RM, Braunwald E , JAMA , 2004; (292):1303-17
47. de Lemos JA, Blazing MA, Wiviott SD, Brady WE, White HD, Fox KAA, Palmisano J, Ramsey KE, Bilheimer D, Lewis EF, Califf RM, Braunwald E , Eur Heart J , 2004; (25):1688-94
de Lemos JA, Morrow DA, Bentley JH, Omland T, Sabatine MS, McCabe CH, Hall C, Cannon CP, Braunwald E , New England Journal of Medcine , September 2001; (345):1014-21
de Lemos JA, Grundy SM, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2012 Jan; 59 (5):490-2
Rohatgi A, Patel P, Das SR, Ayers CR, Khera A, Martinez-Rumayor A, Berry JD, McGuire DK, de Lemos JA, Clinical chemistry, 2012 Jan; 58 (1):172-82
de Lemos JA, Brilakis ES, European heart journal, 2011 Dec; 32 (23):2919-21
Chen LQ, Rohatgi A, Ayers CR, Das SR, Khera A, Berry JD, McGuire DK, de Lemos JA, Atherosclerosis, 2011 Dec; 219 (2):833-8
Related Links
Books
de Lemos JA, Blackwell Publishing2008
de Lemos JA, Saunders2007
de Lemos JA, O'Rourke RA, Harrington RA, McGraw Hill2011
de Lemos JA and Morrow DA, William and Wilkins 2011
Honors/Awards
Journal of the American College of Cardiology (2012)
(2011)
D Magazine (2011)
UT Southwestern (2011)
Texas Monthly (2011)
D Magazine (2010)
Texas Monthly (2010)
Distinguished Chair in Cardiology (2009)
Journal of the American College of Cardiology (2006)
D Magazine (2005)
Excellence in Teaching (2005)
Excellence in Clinical Research, Brigham and Women’s Hospital (1999)
Excellence in Teaching, Brigham and Women’s Hospital (1997)
Professional Associations/Affiliations
Board of Trustees (2011)
(2010-2012)
ACTION Registiry-GWTG (2010)
Fellow (1998)
Fellow (1996)