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Allen Dollar MD

  • Department of Medicine
    Associate Professor
  • (404) 616-0539
  • aldolla@emory.edu
  • Emory University School of Medicine
    49 Jesse Hill Jr. Dr., NE
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Overview

Dr. Dollar received his Bachelors of Science degree in 1981 from Georgetown University and in 1985 he received his MD degree from the University of Maryland. After an Internship in Internal Medicine at the University of Maryland Hospital, Dr. Dollar completed his Residency in Internal Medicine at the Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC in 1988. Dr. Dollar then went on to a Fellowship in Cardiology at the National Institutes of Health and at the Washington Hospital Center which he completed in 1992. Dr. Dollar then moved to Georgia where he entered private practice. In 2005, after 13 years in practice with Cardiology of Georgia, PC at Piedmont Hospital, Dr. Dollar left practice to pursue a career in academia at Emory.

Dr. Dollars clinical practice is at Grady Memorial Hospital where he serves as the Chief of Cardiology and the Medical Director of Cardiovascular Services.

All of Dr. Dollars clinical practice is carried out in the context of teaching cardiology fellows, internal medicine residents, and medical students. Additionally, Dr. Dollar is active in teaching cardiology fellows in the catheterization laboratory and in a variety of conferences.

Academic Appointment

  • Distinguished Physician, Emory University School of Medicine
  • Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

Education

Degrees

  • MD from University of Maryland School of Medicine
  • BS from Georgetown University

Research

Publications

  • Kidney Disease, Hypertension Treatment, and Cerebral Perfusion and Structure.
    Am J Kidney Dis Volume: 79 Page(s): 677 - 687.e1
    05/01/2022 Authors: Kurella Tamura M; Gaussoin S; Pajewski NM; Zaharchuk G; Freedman BI; Rapp SR; Auchus AP; Haley WE; Oparil S; Kendrick J
  • Intermittent Fasting: A Heart Healthy Dietary Pattern?
    Am J Med Volume: 133 Page(s): 901 - 907
    08/01/2020 Authors: Dong TA; Sandesara PB; Dhindsa DS; Mehta A; Arneson LC; Dollar AL; Taub PR; Sperling LS
  • Interrupted aortic arch in an active, asymptomatic adult.
    Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging Volume: 15 Page(s): 1185
    10/01/2014 Authors: Knapper JT; Sharma S; Little B; Dollar A
  • Comparison of total 12-lead QRS voltage in a variety of cardiac conditions and its usefulness in predicting increased cardiac mass.
    Am J Cardiol Volume: 112 Page(s): 904 - 909
    09/15/2013 Authors: Roberts WC; Filardo G; Ko JM; Siegel RJ; Dollar AL; Ross EM; Shirani J
  • The effects of caloric restriction on health and longevity.
    Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med Volume: 13 Page(s): 326 - 334
    08/01/2011 Authors: Green JL; Sawaya FJ; Dollar AL
  • The role of C-reactive protein as a risk predictor of coronary atherosclerosis: implications from the JUPITER trial.
    Curr Atheroscler Rep Volume: 13 Page(s): 154 - 161
    04/01/2011 Authors: Abd TT; Eapen DJ; Bajpai A; Goyal A; Dollar A; Sperling L
  • Hypervitaminosis A altering the lipid profile in a hypercholesterolemic patient.
    J Clin Lipidol Volume: 3 Page(s): 205 - 207
    01/01/2009 Authors: Yehya A; Baer JT; Smiley W; Dollar A; Sperling L
  • Revisiting niacin: reviewing the evidence.
    J Clin Lipidol Volume: 1 Page(s): 248 - 255
    08/01/2007 Authors: Vaccari CS; Hammoud RA; Nagamia SH; Ramasamy K; Dollar AL; Khan BV
  • Effects of statin and niacin therapy on flow mediated dilation and high sensitivity C-reactive protein in patients with the metabolic syndrome
    Volume: 114 Page(s): 895 - 895
    10/31/2006 Authors: Cheema F; Oguchi A; Merchant N; Umpierrez GE; Dollar AL; Khan BV
  • A retrospective electronic chart review of blood pressure changes in elderly patients treated with amlodipine or an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor or angiotensin II receptor blocker.
    Clin Ther Volume: 24 Page(s): 930 - 941
    06/01/2002 Authors: Dollar A; Brown C; Putnam D; McLaughlin T; Okamoto L; Arocho R
  • Impact of antihypertensive selection on JNC-VI blood pressure stage
    JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION Volume: 18 Page(s): S123 - S123
    01/01/2000 Authors: Dollar A; Brown C; Putnam D; McLaughlin T; Okamoto L; Menzin J; Arocho R
  • Systolic hypertension in the elderly: Impact of amlodipine
    JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION Volume: 18 Page(s): S123 - S123
    01/01/2000 Authors: McLaughlin T; Dollar A; Brown C; Putnam D; Okamoto L; Menzin J; Arocho R
  • Echocardiographic assessment of mitral valve size in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Anatomic validation from mitral valve specimen.
    Circulation Volume: 88 Page(s): 548 - 555
    08/01/1993 Authors: Klues HG; Proschan MA; Dollar AL; Spirito P; Roberts WC; Maron BJ
  • PREDICTION OF MITRAL-VALVE SIZE AND DIMENSIONS IN HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY BY ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY - VALIDATION FROM MITRAL-VALVE SPECIMENS IN THE SAME PATIENTS
    CIRCULATION Volume: 86 Page(s): 447 - 447
    10/01/1992 Authors: KLUES HG; DOLLAR AL; PROSCHAN MM; SPIRITO P; ROBERTS WC; MARON BJ
  • Diversity of structural mitral valve alterations in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
    Circulation Volume: 85 Page(s): 1651 - 1660
    05/01/1992 Authors: Klues HG; Maron BJ; Dollar AL; Roberts WC
  • FALSE OXYGEN DESATURATION DURING TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY FOLLOWING INDOCYANINE GREEN INFUSION
    Volume: 39 Page(s): A662 - A662
    10/01/1991 Authors: MATAR FA; MILNER MR; GOLDSTEIN SA; DOLLAR A; GROSS C; LINDSAY J
  • Composition of atherosclerotic plaques in the four major epicardial coronary arteries in patients greater than or equal to 90 years of age.
    Am J Cardiol Volume: 67 Page(s): 1228 - 1233
    06/01/1991 Authors: Gertz SD; Malekzadeh S; Dollar AL; Kragel AH; Roberts WC
  • Composition of atherosclerotic plaques in coronary arteries in women less than 40 years of age with fatal coronary artery disease and implications for plaque reversibility.
    Am J Cardiol Volume: 67 Page(s): 1223 - 1227
    06/01/1991 Authors: Dollar AL; Kragel AH; Fernicola DJ; Waclawiw MA; Roberts WC
  • Morphologic comparison of patients with mitral valve prolapse who died suddenly with patients who died from severe valvular dysfunction or other conditions.
    J Am Coll Cardiol Volume: 17 Page(s): 921 - 931
    03/15/1991 Authors: Dollar AL; Roberts WC
  • Extreme obstruction to left ventricular outflow by a bioprosthesis in the mitral valve position.
    Am Heart J Volume: 121 Page(s): 607 - 608
    02/01/1991 Authors: Roberts WC; Dollar AL
  • DIVERSITY OF MITRAL-VALVE STRUCTURE IN PATIENTS WITH HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY - EVIDENCE FOR A PRIMARY MITRAL-VALVE ABNORMALITY
    CIRCULATION Volume: 82 Page(s): 293 - 293
    10/01/1990 Authors: KLUES HG; DOLLAR AL; ROBERTS WC; MARON BJ
  • Mitral valve replacement for mitral lipoma associated with severe obesity.
    Am J Cardiol Volume: 64 Page(s): 1405 - 1407
    12/01/1989 Authors: Dollar AL; Wallace RB; Kent KM; Burkhart MW; Roberts WC
  • Usefulness of total 12-lead QRS voltage compared with other criteria for determining left ventricular hypertrophy in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: analysis of 57 patients studied at necropsy.
    Am J Med Volume: 87 Page(s): 377 - 381
    10/01/1989 Authors: Dollar AL; Roberts WC
  • Retroaortic epicardial course of the left circumflex coronary artery and anteroaortic intramyocardial (ventricular septum) course of the left anterior descending coronary artery: an unusual coronary anomaly and a proposed classification based on the number of coronary ostia in the aorta.
    Am J Cardiol Volume: 64 Page(s): 828 - 829
    10/01/1989 Authors: Dollar AL; Roberts WC
  • Extensive multifocal myocardial infarcts from cloth emboli after replacement of mitral and aortic valves with cloth-covered, caged-ball prostheses.
    Am J Cardiol Volume: 64 Page(s): 410 - 412
    08/01/1989 Authors: Dollar AL; Pierre-Louis ML; McIntosh CL; Roberts WC
  • THE ACUTE HEMODYNAMIC-EFFECTS OF PERCUTANEOUS AORTIC VALVULOPLASTY IN ELDERLY PATIENTS
    Volume: 36 Page(s): A302 - A302
    04/01/1988 Authors: MILNER MR; DOLLAR A; ROSS E; PICHARD AD; LINDSAY J
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