12/15/08
CURRICULUM VITAE
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NAMEJan N. Basile, M.D., F.A.C.P.
PROFESSIONAL Ralph H. Johnson VA MedicalCenter
ADDRESS 109 Bee Street
Charleston, South Carolina29401
TELEPHONE(843) 789-6680 (work)
(843) 805-5798 (fax)
EDUCATION
Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, Marylandl970l974 B.A.
Natural Sciences
Medical College of VirginiaRichmond, Virginial974l978 M.D.
INTERNSHIP
MedicalUniversity of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolinal978l979
RESIDENCY
MedicalUniversity of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolinal979l981
Chief Resident MedicalUniversity of
South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolinal981l982
BOARD CERTIFICATIONS
National Board of Medical Examiners Part Il976
National Board of Medical Examiners Part IIl978
National Board of Medical Examiners Part IIIl979
American Board of Internal Medicine, Diplomate1981
American Board of Geriatric Medicinel994
Clinical Specialist in Hypertension 2000
HONORS AND AWARDS
Alpha Epsilon Delta Pre-Medical Honor Society l973
Golden Apple Award l981
Hospital Teacher of the Year AwardMUSC
Department of Family Medicine l985
Excellence in Teaching AwardMUSC College of
Medicine Students 1986
Excellence in Teaching Award MUSCCollege of
Medicine Students 1987
Excellence in Teaching Award MUSCCollege of
Medicine Students 1988
Fellowship, AmericanCollege of Physicians l991
President's Club Leadership award - Southern
Medical Association l995, l996
Special Contribution Award, ALLHAT Hypertension
Study - Best Medication and Visit Adherence1997
Scientific Contribution Award, ALLHAT ALLSTAR
AWARD, Best VA Site, National Quality Control
Awards, NHLBI1999
Who’s Who in America-National Registry 1999 #79103
ASH Specialist in Clinical Hypertension 1999
Presenter at 1st VA Annual Hypertension Meeting 1999
Presenter at Annual Musser-Burch Society
TulaneUniversitySchool of Medicine 1999
Honorary Member-Musser Burch Society for
Excellence in Patient Care, Department of
Medicine, TulaneUniversitySchool of Medicine10/28/99
International Advisory Council of the National
Medical Association 06/12/00
ALLHAT 2000 Region 1 Most Outstanding ALLHAT
Site 09/16/00
General Program Chairman-Interstate Postgraduate 2000
Medical Association
Best Doctors in America 2001-2008
Reviewer, Joint National Committee 7 Report 2003
Who’s Who in Executives and Professionals 2004-2008
LICENSURE
South Carolina l978present
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
PRESENT POSITION: Director, Primary Care
Service Line, Ralph H. Johnson VA MedicalCenter
Charleston, SC 2005
Professor of Medicine
Division of General Internal Medicine/Geriatrics2004
Associate Professor of Medicine 1997-2003
School of Graduate Studies
Clinical Associate Professor of Nursing
College of Nursing
Medical University of South Carolina 1998-present
Lead Physician, Primary Care Service Line, 1995-2005
Ralph H Johnson VA MedicalCenter,
Charleston, SC
Section Chief, General Internal Medicine,
Department of Medicine, Ralph H. Johnson VAMC,
Charleston, SC l994-1995
MedicalUniversity of South Carolina
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of General Internal Medicine/Geriatrics l9821996
MEMBERSHIPS
American College of Physicians (Fellow)
South Carolina Medical Association
CharlestonCounty Medical Society
Society for Research & Education in Primary Care Internal Medicine
American Society for Internal Medicine
Southern Medical Association
American Society of Hypertension
Consortium of Southeastern Hypertension Centers
Association of Black Cardiologists
Southern Association for Primary Care
National Medical Association
Scientific Council for High Blood Pressure Research
Of the American Heart Association
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS
Department of Medicine
Housestaff Education Committeel981l982
Student Education Committeel981l982
Parenteral Alimentation Committeel981l982
Housestaff Evaluation Committeel985present
Student Evaluation Committeel988-l993
Medical Student Core Curriculum Task Forcel996-present
General Internal Medicine Curriculum
Committeel995-present
Department of Medicine Continuing Medical
Education Committee Representative1997
Faculty Coordinator of Department of Medicine
Grand Rounds1997-2003
Advisory Board Member of The Hypertension 2001
Initiative of South Carolina
DEPARTMENT OF VETERAN AFFAIRS
Primary Care/Mental HealthVA Miniresidency
Planning Committee and Faculty1999-present
VA National Working Group on Hypertension 2000
VA National Faculty Mini-Residency 2000
Primary Care/ Mental Health 3/12/2001
Course Chairman 9/7/2001
VA First National Hypertension
Training Course
“Hypertension in the VA: Getting to Goal”
MUSC Committees
Graduate Medical Education Section of
the College of Medicine Strategic Planl995-l996
MUSCHypertensionCenter Planning Committee
Clinical and Education Programs Committee1999
Department Coordinator for Medical Grand Rounds 1998-2003
MUSC Faculty Preceptor
Parallel Curriculum Preceptor l995-present
Nurse Practitioner Program Primary Care
Preceptorl995-present
Department of Psychiatry Medical Student
Interviewing Skills Preceptorl996-present
Physical Diagnosis 1981-present
Southern Medical Association Committees
Coordinating Committee on Educationl992-present
Chairperson 2004-2005
Advisory Committee on Scientific Activitiesl992-2003
Coordinating Committee on Physicians Retirement1996-2003
Advisory Committee on Young Physicians
Involvement, Chairman1996-2003
Coordinating Committee on Membership 2004
Coordinating Committee on Administration/Budget 2004
Presidential Committee on Endowments 2004
Board of Trustees, Southern Association for
Primary Care1998-1999
Southern Medical Association Leadership
Vice Chairman, Section on Medicine,
Southern Medical Association1990-l991
Chairman, Section on Medicine
Southern Medical Associationl991-l992
Secretary, Section on Medicine
Southern Medical Associationl992-2002
Associate Councilor, Southern Medical
Associationl990-2002
Councilor, Southern Medical Association 2002-2007
President Elect-Designate 2006
President Elect 2007
President 2008
Professional Journal and Editorial Review
Reviewer, Journal of the American
Academy of Dermatologyl990-present
Reviewer, Southern Medical Journall991-present
Editorial Board, Southern Medical Journall993-1995
Assistant Editor,Southern Medical Journall995-2002
Editorial Board, Southern Medical Journal 2002-2004
Editorial Board, The Journal of
Clinical Hypertension2002-present
Section Editor, The Journal of 1999-present
Clinical Hypertension
Senior Editor, The Journal of 2001-present
Clinical Hypertension
Reviewer, Journal of Human Hypertension 2001-present
Reviewer, Journal-Drugs and Aging 2002-present
Editorial Board, The Journal of the American 2002
Neutraceutical Association
Reviewer, The American Journal of Hypertension 2003-present
Member, Peer-Review Panel, Prescribers’s Letter
Therapeutic ResearchCenter,
Stockton,California 2003-2004
Member, Editorial Review Board,
Prescribers’s Letter, Pharmacists Letter,
Therapeutic ResearchCenter,
Stockton,California 2004-present
Reviewer, Hypertension 2003-present
Editorial Board, Newsletter of the
Hypertension Initiative 2005-present
Senior Editor, The Journal of the 2005-present
Cardiometabolic Syndrome
Consortium of SE Hypertension Center
Charter Member-Consortium of Southeastern
Hypertension Centers (COSCHC)l993-present
Executive Committee - COSEHC1997-present
COSEHC Regional Cardiovascular Center of
Excellence Program1997-present
Planning Committee- 8th Annual COSEHC Meeting 2001
Charleston, SC
American Heart Association
Medical Representative American Heart Assoc.
Trident Board of Directors l996-present
South Carolina Stroke Task Force-Member 1998-present
American Society of Hypertension(ASH)
ASH Specialists Program-Questioner for Certifying
Exam 2000
Committee for Developing a Review Course for the
ASH Specialist in Clinical Hypertension
Certifying Exam 2000
ASH Clinical Hypertension Review Course
Westin O’Hare, Chicago, Ill. March 23-25 2001
Chairperson, ASH annual meeting, San 2001
Francisco, California May 18, 2001
ASH Committee on Continuing Medical Education 2001-2007
ASH Ad Hoc Strategic Planing Committee 2001
Treasurer
ASH Carolinas-Georgia Regional Chapter 2001
Co-Chair, Community BP Control Committee,
Carolinas and Georgia Chapter of ASH 2002 ASH Committee on Membership 2001-2007
ASH Hypertension Review Course Organizer and
Speaker 2002-2003
ASH Faculty Member Annual Meeting 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
ASH Finance Committee, member 2006-2008
ASH Committee on Publications 2007-2008
and Communications, Member
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
International Society on Hypertensin in Blacks (ISHIB)
Scientific Planning Committee - Annual Meeting1998
RESEARCH STUDIES/ EXTRAMURAL GRANTS
Current Principle Investigator & Co-Principle Investigator
1) Principle Investigator-Studies of Pathophysiology
and Treatment of Sarcoidosis- Charleston VAMC, 1987-1990
2) Principle investigator - Charleston VAMC, ALLHAT study, NHLBI
l995 - to 2002.
3) Principle co-investigator - Diabetes and Complications in
Blacks and Whites: Mechanisms and Therapies Project I:
Randomized Clinical Trail of Glycemic Control in NIDDM. (With Dr.Ron Mayfield) NHLBI
4) Principle Co-Investigator - Effects of Fatty Acids on Vascular Reactivity, l996. (With Dr. Brent Egan) National Institutes of Health
5) Principle Investigator - Charleston VAMC, VALUE Trial
(Valsartan Antihypertensive LongTerm Use Evaluation)
1998-2003.
6) Principle Investigator – Charleston VAMC, Action to Control
Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes (ACCORD) Trial 2000-Present
7) Principle Investigator- Randomized, Placebo-controlled ,
Multicenter Fixed Dose study to Compare the Blood Pressure
Response of Patients With Moderate Hypertension Receiving
Lercanidipine 10 mg, 20 mg, 40 mg, or placebo (Approved
9/2001)
8) Principle Investigator- ONTARGET (Ongoing Telmisartan
Alone and in Combination with Ramipril Global Endpoint Trial)
And TRANSCEND(Telmisartan Randomized Assessment
Study in Ace Intolerant Subjects with
Cardiovascular Disease Study)
9) Principle Investigator- From Research to Practice: Lipid
Management for Low HDL-Cholesterol-HR # 10647. VA Health Services Research and the Office of Performance and Quality (9/2002-8/2004).
10) CDT Biomarker Alcohol Screening and Hypertension-(2003-
2006)
11) Renin-Guided Therapeutics in the Management of Untreated,
Uncontrolled, or Complicated Hypertension. (2003-2005).
12) Avoiding Cardiovascular Events through COMbination Therapy in
Patients LIving with Systolic Hypertension ACCOMPLISH Study-
Novartis Pharamceuticals
13) VA MI Plus: Web-Enhanced Guideline Implementation for Post-MI CBOC Patients-VA Health Services Research. Nov 2005-ongoing.
14) Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) of Financial Incentives to
Translate ALLHAT into Practice.-VA HSR and D and NIH. June
2006-ongoing.
15) Alkcohol Biomarkers and Blood Pressure in Non-abstinent Patents with Hypertension. Initiated July 1, 2008.
Past Research
Azthreonam vs Cefamandole in the treatment of urinary tract infection. A comparison study.
Sarcoidosis and calcium metabolism
Treatment decision making on elderly demented patients an international study.
Resting Metabolic Rate and Body Composition in Black and White Women.
SPEAKING INTERESTS
Hypertension: Therapeutic Decisions Based on Patient Profiling
Hypertension in the Elderly
Hypertension: The Role of ACE Inhibitors
Beta Blockers in Hypertension
Asthma
Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Drug Analysis: A cost comparison approach
New Agents in Treating Hypertension
New Therapeutic Approaches to the Hypertensive Patient
The Indirect Acting Vasodilators in Hypertension
Hypertension and Hypercholesterolemia: The connection exists
Hypercholesterolemia: New Advances in our Understanding
Hypercholesterolemia: Whats all the Fuss About
The Evolution of Hypertension: Results of the JNC V Report.
Revolutionary advances in the treatment of Convestive heart failure
The Primary and Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
The Primary Prevention of Cardiac Disease in the Hypertensive Patient.
Acute MI l996: The Role of Thrombolysis, Angioplasty, Beta
Blocker, Aspirin, and Calcium Channel Blocker Therapy.
Treating the Hypertensive Hypercholesterolemic Patient.
Hypertension l996: Preventing The First MI Before It Occurs.
Controversies In Treating The Hypertensive Patient.
The Pharmacologic Management of Ischemic Heart Disease
Preventing the First MI: A Review of Primary Risk Factors
The Vascular Effects of Smoking: Time For Cessation.
Developing Treatment Plans in the Hyperlipidemic Patient.
What's new in treating the hypertensive patient: results of the JNC V report.
Calcium channel blockers in the treatment of hypertension: Separating fact from fiction.
Management of abnormal lipids
Advances in Lipid Therapy for the Primary Care Physician
JNC VI: New Strategies in Treating the Hypertensive Patient
Clinical Overview of Angiotensin Receptor Blocker: Strategies
for Improved Outcomes
Congestive Heart Failure: New Strategies Toward Improving Outcomes
The Role of Beta-Blockers in Systolic Dysfunction
Hypertension 2001:Looking Beyond the JNC VI Report
Hypertension in Special Populations:The Role of Calcium Channel Blockers in Systolic, Elderly, and Diabetic Hypertension
Hyperlipidemia in The Female patient
Hypertension in Women
Treating the Diabetic Hypertensive Female with Calcium Channel Blockers
LDL, HDL, and Triglycerides: What’s the Evidence for Treatment and
What Should The Goal Be?
Improving Outcome in the Diabetic Hypertensive: What Does The
Evidence Suggest?
Improving Vascular and Diabetic Outcomes Through ACE Inhibition:
Now There Is HOPE
ATP III: Treating the Patient with Hyperlipidemia
Getting to Goal in Your Patient With Hypertension: The Importance of Combination Therapy
AFFILIATE FACULTY
American Heart Association
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
PUBLICATIONS
Articles
1. DeSimone, D.P., Brilliant,H.L., Basile, J.N.,Bell, N.H: Granulomatous Infiltration of the Talus and Abnormal Vitamin D and Calcium Metabolism in a Patient with Sarcoidosis: Successful Treatment with Hydrocychloroquine.
Amer. Journal of Med., Vol. 87, pg. 694696, December l989.
2.Thomas, J., Basile, J., et al.: Variability in Physicians' Decisions on Caring for Chronically Ill Elderly Patients: An International Study. Can Med Assoc J, l991:144 (9) p. 1133-1138.
3.Moloy, Guyatt, Alemayehu, Mcilroy, Willan, Eisemann,
Abraham, Basile, et al.: Factors affecting physicians'
Decisions on caring for an incompentent elderly patient:
An International Study. Can Med Assoc J l991; l45 (8)
p. 947-952.
4.Basile, J.N.: New Therapeutic Approaches to Hypertension:
Results of JNC IV Report. Dial Access, Southern Medical
Association, C.J. Pepine, Editor.
5.Basile, J.N.: Hypertension: The Role of Ace Inhibitors.
Dial Access, Southern Medical Association, C.J. Pepine,
Editor.
6.Basile, J.N.: Hyperlipidemia: A Practical Approach. Dial
Access, Southern Medical Association, C.J. Pepine,Editor.
7.Basile, J.N.: Metabolic Consequences of Diuretic Therapy.
Dial Access, Southern Medical Association, C.J. Pepine,
Editor.
8.Basile, J.N.: Hypertension in the 90's: Newer Aspects of
treatment. Clinical Concepts. Southern Medical Association.
Vol. 5, No. 1, l992, pg. l-4.
9.Basile, J.N.: Hypertension in the 90's: Newer Aspects of
Treatment. Clinical Concepts. Southern Medical Association.
Vol. 5, No. 1, l992, pg. 1-4.
10.Basile, J.N.: Contrasting the Ace Inhibitors. Clinical
Concepts. Southern Medical Association. Vol. 5, No. 1,
l992, pg. ll-13.
11.Basile, J.N., Liel, Y., Shary, J., and Bell, N.H.: Increased
Calcium Intake Does Not Suppress Circulating l,25-
Dihydroxyvitamin D in Normocalcemic Patients with
Sarcoidosis. J. Clin. Invest. 1993. 91:1396-1398.
12.Plankey, M.W., Stevens, J., Palesch, Y., Basile, J.N., et al:Stability of resting metabolic rate over selected days of the menstrual cycle. Obesity Research l995, Vol. 3, No. 3:301.
13.Basile, J.N.: Special Considerations in Antihypertensive
Therapy in the Elderly. Southern Medical Journal (submitted for publication).
14.Basile, J.N., Egan, B.M.: Individualized Therapy ofHypertension: A Book Review, Circulation, Vol. 93, No. 1
Page 9-l0, January l, l996.
15.Basile, J.N., Analysis of Recent Papers in Hypertension.
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension., Vol. 1, Number 1.
July/August 1999.
16.Basile, Jan N. and Wang, Bo. Dissecting the JNC 6 Report for the Primary Care Physician. Family Practice Recertification.
Vol 21, No. 12, Page 89-104. October 1999
17.Basile, Jan and Brzezinski, Walter. Analysis of Recent
Papers in Hypertension. The Journal of Clinical Hypertension.
Vol I, No. II. September/October 1999.
18.Basile, Jan and Brzezinski, Walter. Analysis of Recent
Papers In Hypertension. The Journal of Clinical
Hypertension.Vol I, No III,Page 233-235.
November/December 1999.
19.Basile, Jan. SMA’s Third Annual Conference on Hypertension: Improving Outcomes in Primary Care. Editor, Southern Medical Journal Vol 93, No 5, Page 527-545. May 2000.
20.Basile, Jan. Combination Agents as a Means of Improving
Adherence and Other Aspects of the 6th Joint National Committee Report. Southern Medical Journal Vol 93, No. 5, Page 534-536.
21.Basile, Jan and Brzezinski, Walter. Analysis of Recent
Papers in Hypertension. The Journal of Clinical Hypertension. Volume II, No. I, page 56-59, January/February 2000.
22.Basile, Jan and Brzezinski, Walter. Analysis of Recent
Papers in Hypertension. The Journal of Clinical Hypertension.Volume II, No. II, page 144-148. March/April 2000
23.Basile, Jan and Brzezinski, Walter. Analysis of Recent
Papers in Hypertension. The Journal of Clinical Hypertension. Vol II No. III, page 227-232. May/June 2000
24. Basile, Jan and Brzezinski, Walter. Analysis of Recent
PapersIn Hypertension. The Journal of Clinical
Hypertension.Vol II No. IV, page 290-294. July/August 2000
25. Basile, Jan and Brzezinski, Walter. Analysis of Recent
Papers In Hypertension. The Journal of Clinical
Hypertension. Vol II No.V, page 349-355.
September/October 2000.
26. Basile, Jan. Analysis of Recent Papers in Hypertension. The
Journal of Clinical Hypertension. Vol II No. VI page 415-421. November/December 2000.
27. Basile, Jan. Analysis of Recent Papers in Hypertension. The Journal of Clinical Hypertension. Vol III Number I page 54- 59. January/February 2001.
28. Grimm RH, Margolis KL, Papadementriou V, Cushman WC,
Ford CE, Bettencourt J, Alderman MH,Basile JN, Black HR, DeQuattro V, Eckfeldt J, Hawkins CM, Perry HM,
Proschan M, For the Allhat Collaborative Research Group
Baseline Characteristics of Participants in the Antihypertensive and Lipid Lowering Treatment to
Prevent Heart Attack Trial(ALLHAT) Hypertension.
2001; 37:19-27.
29. Basile, Jan. Analysis of Recent Papers in Hypertension. The
Journal of Clinical Hypertension. Volume III Number II
Page 120-125. March/April 2001.
- Basile, Jan. New Strategies for Improving Heart Failure Management: A Primary Care Perspective. Southern
Medical Journal Vol 94. No.2 page 166-174.
- Ofili, E., Flack, J., Gibbons, G., Mensah, G., Valentine, H., Ferdinand, K., Basile, J., Curry, C., Weir, M.,
Saunders, E.,for the Association of Black Cardiologists.
ACE Inhibitors in the Treatment of African-American
Patients with Heart Failure. Urban Cardiology.
May/June 2001 Vol.8, No.3 pg 11-12.
- Basile, Jan. Analysis of Recent Papers in Hypertension. The Journal of Clinical Hypertension. Vol III Number III Page 184-195. May/June 2001.
- Barzilay, J, Jones, C, Davis, B, Basile, Jan, et.al;
Baseline Characteristics of the Diabetic Participants in
The Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to
Prevent Heart Attack Trial (ALLHAT). Diabetes Care
24(4): 654-658, 2001.
- Basile, Jan. Analysis of Recent Papers in
Hypertension. The Journal of Clinical Hypertension.
Vol. III Number IV pg. 256-260.July/August 2001.
35. Basile, Jan. HeartFailure: The Scope of the Problem and the
Primary Care Physician’s Role. Heart Failure: From Clinical
Data to Clinical Practice. Pg 3-6. Yardley Communications,
Yardley, Pennsylvania June, 2001.
36. Basile, Jan. Analyzing the National Cholesterol Education
Program Adult Treatment Panel III Report:Is New
Better? The Journal of Clinical Hypertension. Vol III. No.
V pg 292-295. September/October 2001.
37. Basile, Jan. Analysis of Recent Papers in
Hypertension. The Journal of Clinical Hypertension.
Vol. III Number V. Pg 313-318. September/October 2001
38. Basile, Jan. Hypertension 2001: How Will JNC VII Be
Different From JNV VI? Southern Medical Journal. Vol 94 No.9 Pg 889-890.
39. Basile, Jan. Analysis of Recent Papers in
Hypertension. The Journal of Clinical Hypertension.
Vol. III Number VI. Pg 376-379. November/December, 2001.
40. Basile J. Hypertension 2001: Pearls for the
Clinician. Southern Medical Journal Vol 94 No. 11,
pg 1054-57. November 2001.
41. Basile, J. Neutraceuticals and Vascular Biology:
Are They Ready For Prime Time Use? Journal of the
American Neutraceutical Association. Supplement
No.1 April 2002 page 3-4.
42. Basile, Jan. Analysis of Recent Papers in
Hypertension. The Journal of Clinical Hypertension.
Vol. IVNumberI. Page 47-51. January/February, 2002.
43. Basile, Jan. Halting the Progression of CHF:
Optimal Combination Therapy. Cleveland Clinic
Journal of Medicine. Volume 69.No 2 February 2002
page 104-112.
44. Moser,M., Basile,J., Miller,E., Ferdinand,K.
Hypertension, Renal Disease, and Diabetes.
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension.
Vol IV No.II. Pg 113-119.March/April 2002.
45. Basile, Jan. Hypertension in the Elderly-The
Importance of Systolic Blood Pressure Elevation.
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension Vol IV.
No IIpg 108-119 March/April 2002.
46. Basile, Jan. Analysis of Recent Papers in
Hypertension. The Journal of Clinical Hypertension. Vol. IV
Number II. Page 122-125. March/April 2002.
47. Egan, Brent, Lackland, Daniel, Basile, Jan. American
Society of Hypertension Regional Chapters: Leveraging the
Impact of the Clinical Hypertension Specialist
in the Local Community.
American Journal of Hypertension, 2002; 15:372-379.
48. Basile, Jan. Analysis of Recent Papers in Hypertension. The Journal of Clinical Hypertension. Vol.IV
Number III. Page 214-218. May, June 2002.
49. Basile, Jan. Analysis of Recent Papers in Hypertension.
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension. Vol. IV
Number IV. Page 295-300. July, August 2002.
50. Basile, Jan. Analysis of Recent Papers in Hypertension. The Journal of Clinical Hypertension. Vol. IV
Number V. Page 355-358. September/October 2002.
51. Rehman SJ, Basile JN, Cope DW. Metastatic Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma to Skeletal Muscle: A Unique Event.
Southern Medical Journal Vol 95, No. 9, Page 1076-1079.