What can you do to prevent a heart attack? Start with: Walk more, and eat less!
William Grossman
MD
Cardiologist
Cardiologist active in patient care, avid fly fisherman
Dr. William Grossman is a cardiologist and director of the Center for Prevention of Heart and Vascular Disease at Mission Bay. He specializes in treatments to prevent heart disease from developing or progressing. He cares for patients with high blood pressure, abnormal cholesterol levels, coronary artery disease (including those who have had a heart attack or the chest pain known as angina), valvular heart disease, atrial fibrillation, cardiomyopathy and heart failure.
Grossman has been a pioneer in research on diastolic function of the left ventricle. He is editor of the textbook Cardiac Catheterization, Angiography, and Intervention, which remains a standard in the field. He is the Charles and Helen Schwab Endowed Chair in Preventive Cardiology at UCSF and a former chief of cardiology at UCSF Medical Center.
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Education
Yale University School of Medicine, 1965
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Residencies
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Internal Medicine, 1969
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Fellowships
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Cardiology, 1971
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Board Certifications
Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
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Academic Title
Professor, Emeritus
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Languages
Spanish
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