Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Cardiology
Dr. Lewis C. Becker, MD
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Lewis C. Becker is an expert in the field of Cardiology. He went to Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is a top medical university. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is ranked 3/29 in Research/PrimaryCare. He received 2 awards: "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification" and "Elected Member". Dr. Lewis C. Becker is a published doctor. He published 72 publications, including: 'A meta-analysis of 120,246 individuals identifies 18 new loci for fibrinogen concentration.' He accepts all Medicare patients.
Publications
- A meta-analysis of 120,246 individuals identifies 18 new loci for fibrinogen concentration.
- Age differences in periventricular and deep white matter lesions.
- Greater collagen-induced platelet aggregation following cyclooxygenase 1 inhibition predicts incident acute Coronary syndromes.
- Genome-Wide Association Study for Circulating Tissue Plasminogen Activator Levels and Functional Follow-Up Implicates Endothelial STXBP5 and STX2.
- Evaluation of simultaneous (201)Tl/ (99m)Tc dual-isotope cardiac SPECT imaging with model-based crosstalk compensation using canine studies.
- Genome-wide Association Analysis of Blood-Pressure Traits in African-Ancestry Individuals Reveals Common Associated Genes in African and Non-African Populations.
- Scavenger receptor-BI is a receptor for lipoprotein(a).
- Relation of subclinical coronary artery atherosclerosis to cerebral white matter Disease in healthy subjects from families with early-onset coronary artery Disease.
- The association of brachial artery diameter with noncalcified Coronary plaque burden in apparently healthy individuals.
- Effect of Positive Well-Being on Incidence of Symptomatic Coronary Artery Disease.
- Genome-wide association study for circulating levels of PAI-1 provides novel insights into its regulation.
- Remote ischemic preconditioning confers late protection against Myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury in mice by upregulating interleukin-10.
- Response to Catecholamine Stimulation of Polymorphisms of the Beta-1 and Beta-2 Adrenergic Receptors.
- Ethnic Specific Determinants of Exercise Capacity in a Healthy High Risk Population.
- Severity of inducible myocardial ischemia predicts incident acute Coronary syndromes in asymptomatic individuals with a family history of premature Coronary artery dis...
- Correction: identification, replication, and fine-mapping of Loci associated with adult height in individuals of african ancestry.
- Use of the Frank-Starling Mechanism during Exercise is Linked to Exercise-Induced Changes in Arterial Load.
- Identification, replication, and fine-mapping of Loci associated with adult height in individuals of african ancestry.
- Identification of a specific intronic PEAR1 gene variant associated with greater platelet aggregability and protein expression.
- Silent myocardial ischaemia and long-term coronary artery Disease outcomes in apparently healthy people from families with early-onset ischaemic heart Disease.
- Recombination rates in admixed individuals identified by ancestry-based inference.
- Polymorphisms of the Beta adrenergic receptor predict left ventricular remodeling following Acute myocardial infarction.
- The impact of FADS genetic variants on É6 polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism in African Americans.
- Abnormalities in arterial-ventricular coupling in older healthy persons are attenuated by sodium nitroprusside.
- A bivariate genome-wide approach to metabolic syndrome: STAMPEED consortium.
- Ischemic Preconditioning Attenuates Mitochondrial Localization of PTEN Induced by Ischemia-Reperfusion.
- A common variant in the Von Willebrand factor gene is associated with multiple functional consequences.
- Association of single nucleotide polymorphisms on chromosome 9p21.3 with platelet reactivity: a potential mechanism for increased vascular Disease.
- Genome-wide association study identifies a sequence variant within the DAB2IP gene conferring susceptibility to abdominal Aortic aneurysm.
- Genome-wide meta-analyses identifies seven loci associated with platelet aggregation in response to agonists.
- Independent metabolic syndrome variants predict new-onset coronary artery Disease.
- Avoiding the high Bonferroni penalty in genome-wide association studies.
- Effect of obesity on platelet reactivity and response to low-dose aspirin.
- Native platelet aggregation and response to aspirin in persons with the metabolic syndrome and its components.
- Leukocyte count is associated with increased platelet reactivity and diminished response to aspirin in healthy individuals with a family history of Coronary artery dis...
- Genome-wide association yields new sequence variants at seven loci that associate with measures of obesity.
- Ischemic preconditioning-induced cardioprotection is lost in mice with immunoproteasome subunit low molecular mass polypeptide-2 deficiency.
- A novel variant in the platelet endothelial aggregation receptor-1 gene is associated with increased platelet aggregability.
- The sex-specific impact of systolic Hypertension and systolic blood pressure on arterial-ventricular coupling at rest and during exercise.
- Many sequence variants affecting diversity of adult human height.
- Platelet inhibition by aspirin 81 and 325 mg/day in men versus women without clinically apparent cardiovascular Disease.
- Sustainability of a multiple risk factor intervention on cardiovascular Disease in high-risk African American families.
- Fractalkine upregulates intercellular adhesion molecule-1 in endothelial cells through CX3CR1 and the Jak Stat5 pathway.
- Incidence of coronary artery Disease in siblings of patients with premature coronary artery Disease: 10 years of follow-up.
- Heritability of platelet responsiveness to aspirin in activation pathways directly and indirectly related to cyclooxygenase-1.
- Casual chocolate consumption and inhibition of platelet function.
- Inhibition of TNF-alpha reduces Myocardial injury and proinflammatory pathways following ischemia-reperfusion in the dog.
- Impaired chronotropic and vasodilator reserves limit exercise capacity in patients with Heart failure and a preserved ejection fraction.
- Relation between atherosclerosis risk factors and aspirin resistance in a primary prevention population.
- Sex differences in platelet reactivity and response to low-dose aspirin therapy.
- Comparison of coronary calcium and stress myocardial perfusion imaging in apparently healthy siblings of individuals with premature coronary artery Disease.
- L-arginine therapy in Acute myocardial infarction: the Vascular Interaction With Age in Myocardial Infarction (VINTAGE MI) randomized clinical trial.
- Women with a low Framingham risk score and a family history of premature coronary heart Disease have a high prevalence of subclinical coronary atherosclerosis.
- Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3alpha and specificity protein 1 interact to upregulate intercellular adhesion molecule-1 in ischemic-reperfused myoca...
- Yin and yang of MCP-1.
- Interaction of body mass index and framingham risk score in predicting incident coronary Disease in families.
- 23Na MRI combined with contrast-enhanced 1H MRI provides in vivo characterization of infarct healing.
- Impact of a community-based multiple risk factor intervention on cardiovascular risk in black families with a history of premature coronary Disease.
- Age and gender affect ventricular-vascular coupling during aerobic exercise.
- Clinical significance of apical thinning after attenuation correction.
- Nitric oxide protects cardiac sarcolemmal membrane enzyme function and ion active transport against ischemia-induced inactivation.
- KLOTHO allele status and the risk of early-onset occult coronary artery Disease.
- Detecting occult coronary Disease in a high-risk asymptomatic population.
- Attenuated cardiovascular reserve during prolonged submaximal cycle exercise in healthy older subjects.
- Come on, baby, let's do the twist: detecting and correcting cardiac torsion effects in Myocardial perfusion SPECT.
- Lack of nitric oxide synthase depresses ion transporting enzyme function in cardiac muscle.
- Oxygen radicals trigger activation of NF-kappaB and AP-1 and upregulation of ICAM-1 in reperfused canine Heart.
- Attenuation correction and gating synergistically improve the diagnostic accuracy of Myocardial perfusion SPECT.
- Prospective Associations of Coronary Heart Disease Loci in African Americans Using the MetaboChip: The PAGE Study.
- Genetics of Coronary artery calcification among African Americans, a meta-analysis.
- Targeted Deep Resequencing Identifies Coding Variants in the PEAR1 Gene That Play a Role in Platelet Aggregation.
Schools
Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Procedures Preformed
- Cardiac Imaging
- Cardiac Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Tilt Testing or Cardiac Event Monitors
Conditions Treated
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Arrhythmias (incl. Atrial Fibrillation)
- Cardiomegaly
- Cardiomyopathy
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Doctors Specialties
- Cardiology
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
- Elected Member
Education
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Johns Hopkins University -
Massachusetts General Hospital -
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Hospital
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Johns Hopkins Hospital
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1003871906 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | BECKER | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | LEWIS | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 212870005 | |
| NPPES Provider State | MD | |
| Specialty Description | Cardiology | |
| Total Claim Count | 60.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 0.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 0.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 0.0 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1003871906 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | BECKER |
| First Name Of The Provider | LEWIS |
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