Joseph F. Polak, MD, MPH
Academic Title:
Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Division/Program Title:
Radiologist
Chief of Radiology, Lemuel Shattuck Hospital
Office:
800 Washington St.
Box #299
Boston, MA 02111
Phone:
617-636-6090 / 617-971-3365
Fax:
617-636-0040
Email Address:
jpolak@tuftsmedicalcenter.org
Education and Post Graduate Training:
Medical School: McGill Medical School
Internship: Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal Canada
Residencies: Royal Victoria Hospital, Peter Bent Brigham
Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Radiology Fellowship: Harvard Medical School
Clinical Fellow in Radiology (Nuclear Medicine), Brigham and
Women's Hospital
Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Brigham and
Women's Hospital
Board Certifications:
Certified Specialist in Nuclear Medicine, American Board of
Nuclear Medicine
Certified Specialist in Radiology, American Board of Radiology
Certified in Radiology with special competence in Nuclear Medicine
Certificate of Added Competence in Interventional Radiology,
American Board of Radiology
Specialties:
Cardiovascular Imaging
Interventional Radiology
Imaging of Atherosclerosis and Plaque Evaluation
Interventions of Venous Disease
Clinical Interests:
Epidemiology and imaging of Cardiovascular and Venous Disease
Research Interests:
Phenotypic markers of atherosclerosis
Selected Publications:
1. Romero JR, Vasan RS, Beiser AS, Polak JF, Benjamin EJ, Wolf PA
Association of Carotid Artery Atherosclerosis with Circulating
Biomarkers of Extracellular Matrix Remodeling: the Framingham
Offspring Study. Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases.
17(6):412-7, 2008
2. Fernandes VR, Polak JF, Cheng S, Rosen BD, Carvalho B, Nasir K,
McClelland R, Hundley G, Pearson G, O'Leary DH, Bluemke DA,
Lima JA. Arterial Stiffness is Associated with Regional
Ventricular Systolic and Diastolic Dysfunction: the Multi-Ethnic
Study of Atherosclerosis. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis & Vascular Biology. 28(1):194-201, 2008
3. Cao JJ, Arnold AM, Manolio TA, Polak, JF, Psaty BM, Hirsch CH,
Kuller LH, Cushman M Association of Carotid Artery Intima-Media
Thickness, Plaques, and C-Reactive Protein with Future
Cardiovascular Disease and All-Cause Mortality: the Cardiovascular Health Study. Circulation. 116(1):32-8, 2007
4. Mangili A, Jacobson DL, Gerrior J, Polak JF, Gorbach SL, Wanke
CA Metabolic Syndrome and Subclinical Atherosclerosis in
Patients Infected with HIV. Clinical Infectious Diseases.
44(10):1368-74, 2007
5. Fernandes VR, Polak JF, Edvardsen T, Carvalho B, Gomes A,
Bluemke DA, Nasir K, O'Leary DH, Lima JA. Subclinical
Atherosclerosis and Incipient Regional Myocardial Dysfunction in
Asymptomatic Individuals:the Multi-Ethnic Study of
Atherosclerosis (MESA). Journal of the American College of
Cardiology. 47(12):2420-8, 2006
6. Polak JF. Ultrasound Energy and the Dissolution of Thrombus.
New England Journal of Medicine. 351(21):2154-5, 2004
Honors/Awards:
- Young Investigator Award, International College of Angiology
- Honorary member of the French Canadian Radiological Society
- Honorary member of the Radiological Society of Chile
- Figley Fellow in Radiology Journalism
- Selected by peers, Best Doctors 2001-2002-2003-2004-2005-2006
Professional Affiliations:
Radiological Society of North America.
American College of Radiology
American Medical Association
American Heart Association
American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
Foreign Languages:
French
Gender:
M
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