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Michael Balk

  • Department of Medicine
    Assistant Professor
  • michael.a.balk@emory.edu
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Overview

President, Board of Directors, Metro Atlanta Greater Southeast Affiliate, AHA 2016-2020
Councilor, GA Chapter ACC 2011-2017
Medical Director, Northside Hospital Heart & Vascular Institute , 2011-2017
Emory University School of Medicine Community Preceptor of the Year Award, 2009
Medical Director, Nuclear Cardiology and ECG, St. Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta 2008-2010

Academic Appointment

  • Chief Quality Officer, Emory St. Joseph's Atlanta

Education

Degrees

  • MD from University of Pennsylvania Health System

Research

Publications

  • Digital Stethoscope-Improved Auscultation at the Bedside.
    Am J Cardiol Volume: 123 Page(s): 984 - 985
    03/15/2019 Authors: Silverman B; Balk M
  • OFFICE BASED MEASUREMENT OF WAIST AND HIP CIRCUMFERENCE BY CARDIOLOGISTS DOES NOT TRANSLATE INTO IMPROVED SUBSEQUENT MEASUREMENTS OR REDUCED WEIGHT
    Volume: 57 Page(s): E571 - E571
    04/05/2011 Authors: Singh N; Patel P; Kaleka P; Patel R; Balk M
  • Concomitant aortic dissection resulting in left main coronary transection.
    Clin Cardiol Volume: 33 Page(s): E30
    03/01/2010 Authors: Chen JP; Balk MA
  • Compression of anomalous right coronary artery between the great vessels.
    Acute Card Care Volume: 9 Page(s): 127 - 128
    01/01/2007 Authors: Chen JP; Balk MA
  • Measurement of coronary artery calcium with dual-slice helical CT compared with coronary angiography: evaluation of CT scoring methods, interobserver variations, and reproducibility.
    AJR Am J Roentgenol Volume: 167 Page(s): 439 - 444
    08/01/1996 Authors: Broderick LS; Shemesh J; Wilensky RL; Eckert GJ; Zhou X; Torres WE; Balk MA; Rogers WJ; Conces DJ; Kopecky KK
  • Role of transesophageal echocardiography in the management of patients with bronchogenic carcinoma invading the left atrium.
    Am J Cardiol Volume: 76 Page(s): 1101 - 1102
    11/15/1995 Authors: Lynch M; Balk MA; Lee RB; Martin RP
  • Effect of angioplasty on coronary calcification as determined by ultrafast computed tomography.
    Am J Cardiol Volume: 76 Page(s): 642
    09/15/1995 Authors: Balk MA; Torres W
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