In 2008, I started a series about the safety of statin therapy that I wrote for my Cholesterol Management 101 Blog on WebMD. One of the...

Cancer has a major impact on society in the United States and across the world. In 2020, an estimated 1,806,590 new cases of cancer will...

I am always asked what the human heart actually looks like in a patient’s chest. This is the video I made several years ago fixing a...

I had always wanted to give this talk to Cardiologists. I was given the opportunity a few years ago at one of the largest Cardiovascular...

I want to start today's article with a simple question that I want everyone to think about. Wouldn't it be logical that if there was some...

I have had increasing numbers of patients who come to me who are using Red Yeast Rice (RYR) as the only means to treat their high...

This is a short article that I wrote a few years back for The National Lipid Association to explain how Atherosclerosis occurs. And why...

I wanted to post something about what to eat and not to eat if you have High Triglycerides. This is what the National Lipid Association...

I personally believe that all of us have our calling. Unfortunately, many people never figure it out until it's to late. I don't mean...

Today is the day that medical students find out whether or not they “matched” into a residency program. It is called National Residency...

Today I am officially starting our blog. As a double board-certified cardiothoracic and general surgeon, I will write on many topics...