Cardiovascular Medicine
Cardiovascular Medicine Faculty
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Karen K. Hamilton, MD F.A.C.C. Division of Cardiovascular Medicine Associate Professor of Medicine Gainesville FL 32605 352-265-0820 Toll free 877-495-1693 / FAX 352-265-0823 e-mail: hamilkk@medicine.ufl.edu Academic office: 1600 SW Archer Rd/Box 100277 Gainesville FL 32610-0277 352-273-9075 / FAX 352-846-0314 beauctg@medicine.ufl.edu (Admin. Asst.) Clinic - for patient appointment information: Cardiology West at Doctors Park 7120 NW 11th Place |
Dr. Hamilton is a graduate of Stanford University School of Medicine. She received her internal medicine residency training at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and her cardiovascular fellowship training at Duke University Medical Center. Her primary clinical interest is general echocardiography; her current research interest is use of echocardiography in the management of congestive heart failure.
Training:
| Degree Program |
Institution | Field/Specialty |
| BS | Stanford University, Palo Alto CA | Mathematics |
| MS | UCLA | Biostatistics |
| MD | Stanford University, School of Medicine, Palo Alto CA | Internal Medicine |
| Residency | Internship and Residency, Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore MD | Internal Medicine |
| Fellowship | Fellowship, Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham NC | Cardiovascular Medicine |
Academic Interests:
Echocardiography
Clinical Interests:
Echocardiography; Valvular heart disease; General cardiology
Representative Publications:
- Christiansen VJ, Sims PJ, Hamilton KK. Complement C5b-9 increases plasminogen binding and activation on human endothelial cells. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 1997 January;17(1):164-71.
- Hamilton KK, Pepine CJ. A renaissance of provocative testing for coronary spasm? J Am Coll Cardiol 2000 June;35(7):1857-9.
- Aquilante CL, Humma LM, Yarandi HN, Andrisin TE, Lewis JF, Hamilton KK, Johnson JA. Influence of gender and race on hemodynamic response to dobutamine during dobutamine stress echocardiography. Am J Cardiol 2004 August 15;94(4):535-8.
- Terra SG, Hamilton KK, Pauly DF, Lee CR, Patterson JH, Adams KF, Schofield RS, Belgado BS, Hill JA, Aranda JM, Yarandi HN, Johnson JA. Beta1-adrenergic receptor polymorphisms and left ventricular remodeling changes in response to beta-blocker therapy. Pharmacogenet Genomics 2005 April;15(4):227-34.
- Terra SG, Pauly DF, Lee CR, Patterson JH, Adams KF, Schofield RS, Belgado BS, Hamilton KK, Aranda JM, Hill JA, Yarandi HN, Walker JR, Phillips MS, Gelfand CA, Johnson JA. beta-Adrenergic receptor polymorphisms and responses during titration of metoprolol controlled release/extended release in heart failure. Clin Pharmacol Ther 2005 March;77(3):127-37.
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