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Daniel Edmundowicz, MS, MD, FACP, FACC

Daniel Edmundowicz
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  • Chief, Cardiology, Temple University Hospital
  • Florence P. Bernheimer Distinguished Service Professorship Chair, Cardiology
  • Professor and Vice Chair, Program Development, Department of Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
  • Medical Director, Temple Heart & Vascular Institute
  • Director, Preventive and Integrative Heart Health Program, Temple Heart & Vascular Institute
  • Interim Chair, Department of Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Specialties

Cardiology (General), Cardiovascular Imaging

Distinctions
2023 Top Doctors by Philadelphia magazine
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About Me
Publications
About Me
Clinical Interests
  • Lipidology
  • Preventive cardiology
  • Subclinical vascular disease detection for risk stratification
Research Interests
  • Epidemiology of subclinical vascular disease
  • Polyunsaturated fatty acids and their effect on the cardiovascular system
Highlights

Dr. Edmundowicz was featured in a 6 ABC "Moves in Medicine" segment. Watch the video to learn about coronary calcium scoring and how it's used to predict heart disease risk.

Education
  • MD, Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, PA
Training
  • Fellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Residency, Internal Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Board Certification
  • Internal Medicine
  • Cardiovascular Disease
  • Nuclear Cardiology
Memberships
  • Fellow, American College of Cardiology 
Awards and Honors
  • National Collegiate Natural Sciences Award, Drexel University College of Medicine
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, Drexel University College of Medicine
  • Citation for Promotion of Research in Science, Drexel University College of Medicine
  • Daniel Mason, MD Award for Excellence in Cardiovascular Clinical Work, Drexel University College of Medicine
  • Resident of the Year in Outpatient Care, Temple University Hospital
  • Young Investigators Conference on Atherosclerosis Award, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
  • Health Care Hero’s Finalist, University of Pittsburgh
  • Top Doctors in Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Magazine, University of Pittsburgh, 2006, 2008-2011
  • Top Doctors, Cardiovascular Disease, Philadelphia magazine, 2015-2022
  • Best Doctors in America®, Cardiovascular Disease, 2015-2016, 2017-2018, 2019-2020
Offices

Office Locations

Temple Heart & Vascular Institute

Temple University Hospital – Main Campus

3509 N. Broad Street

Boyer Pavilion, 4th Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19140

800-TEMPLE-MED

Temple Health Ft. Washington

515 Pennsylvania Avenue

Fort Washington, PA 19034

800-TEMPLE-MED

Temple Cardiology at Jeanes Campus

Temple University Hospital – Jeanes Campus

7600 Central Avenue

Heart & Surgery Center, Suite 100

Philadelphia, PA 19111

215-728-CARE

Publications
Digital Bibliography
Publications

Edmundowicz D, Follansbee WP: Radionuclide imaging in non-ischemic cardiomyopathy. In Cardiac Nuclear Medicine. Gerson MC, ed. McGraw-Hill, New York, NY. Third edition. 1997.

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