William R. Lewis, M.D.

Clinical/Research Interests

William R. Lewis' study of immediate exercise treadmill testing of chest pain patients in the emergency room has shown the safety and efficacy of this care pathway. He continues to be interested in appropriateness and accuracy of stress testing in selected populations.

Title:

Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine

Specialty:

Cardiovascular Medicine, Cardiology, Internal Medicine

Center/Program Affiliation:

Cardiovascular Services

Address:

Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center
4860 Y St., Suite 0200
Sacramento, CA 95817

Phone:

(916) 734-3761

Education:

Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, North Carolina
M.D. 1985

UC Davis
Davis, California
B.S. 1978

Internships:

UC Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California
1986-87

Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Torrance, California
1985-86

Residency:

UC Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California
1987-89

Fellowships:

UC Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California
1989-93

Board Certifications:

American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, 1991
American Board of Internal Medicine, 1989

Professional Memberships:

American College of Cardiology
California Chapter of the American College of Cardiology

Honors and Awards:

Robert M. Walter, Outstanding Faculty Teacher Award, 1997-98

Select Recent Publications:

Sauve, MJ, WR Lewis, M Blankenbiller, B Rickabaugh, S Pressler. Cognitive impairments in chronic heart failure: A case controlled study. Journal of Cardiac Failure 15(1):1-10, 2009.

Karnik RS, W Lewis, P Miles, L Baker. The effect of beta-blockade on heart rate recovery following exercise stress echocardiography. Preventive Cardiology 11(1):26-28, 2008.

Lewis WR, R Ganim, R Sabapathy. Utility of stress echocardiography in identifying significant coronary artery disease in patients with left bundle-branch block. Critical Pathways in Cardiology, 6(3):127-130, 2007.

Lewis WR and EA Amsterdam. Predictive instruments, critical care pathways, algorithms, and protocols in the rapid evaluation of chest pain. Critical Pathways in Cardiology; 4:30-36, 2005.

Amsterdam EA, JD Kirk, DB Diercks, WR Lewis, SD Turnipseed. Exercise testing in chest pain units: rationale, implementation, and results. Cardiology Clinics. Nov;23(4):503-516, 2005.

Lewis WR. Echocardiography in the evaluation of patients in chest pain units. Cardiology Clinics. Nov;23(4):531-539, 2005.

Ganim RP, WR Lewis, DB Diercks, D Kirk, R Sabapathy, L Baker L, EA Amsterdam. Right precordial and posterior electrocardiographic leads do not increase detection of ischemia in low-risk patients presenting with chest pain. Cardiology. 102:100-103. 2004

Amsterdam EA, JD Kirk, DB Diercks, SD Turnipseed, and WR Lewis. Early exercise testing for risk stratification of low-risk patients in chest pain centers. Critical Pathways in Cardiology; 3(3):114-120, 2004.

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