Conditions Treated
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Dyspnea
- General Cardiology
- Heart Failure
- Human Performance/Exercise
- Intracardiac Shunts
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Gender:
- Male
Education & Training
Education
- 1969
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, BA
- 1976
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Pre-Medicine Special Student
- 1980
- Duke University, MD
Residency
- 1982
- University of Colorado Denver
- 1984
- University of Colorado Denver, Chief Medical Resident
Fellowship
- 1983
- University of Colorado Denver, Division of Genetics and Cardiology Fellowship
- 1986
- University of Colorado Denver, Division of Cardiology, Cardiology Fellowship
Internships
- University of Colorado Denver
Special Interests
Clinical Interests
General Cardiology with an emphasis on dyspnea of unknown origin, human performance and exercise, intacardiac shunts and hypoxia, pulmonary hypertension, cardiopulmonary physiology in exercise and pulmonary hypertension, cardiac catheterization.
Research Interests
Right heart-lung coupling and physiology in human performance/exercise, and pulmonary hypertension.
Board Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine-Cardiovascular Diseases
American Board of Internal Medicine-Interventional Cardiology
Board of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Teaching or Professional Positions
Medical Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
Member, Medical Executive Committee
Industry Relationships & Collaborations
National Jewish Health physicians and scientists may collaborate with pharmaceutical or other industries to develop medical and scientific breakthroughs or to provide education on trends in quality medical practice and outcomes to physicians and health professionals around the country. National Jewish Health maintains a strict conflict of interest policy to ensure that all potential conflicts are clearly visible and that management plans are put in place in order to further innovation and education while ensuring the protection of our patients and the integrity of our research. National Jewish Health publicly discloses any payment to our physicians or scientists. relationships and collaborations.
Affiliations with the University of Colorado Denver
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, School of Medicine
Professional Memberships
American Heart Association
American Society of Echocardiography
Society of Atherosclerosis and Imaging
Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
New York Academy of Science
Awards & Recognition
1993, 2004-2005, 2008-2012: Top Doctors in Denver
2009: USA Today Most Influential Doctors 2009
2006, 2008: Guide to America’s Top Cardiologists
2006, 2008: Guide to America’s Top Physicians
2000, 2005-2006, 2008-2012: Best Doctors in America
1999, 2001-2002: Guide to Top Doctors
Publications
Hossack KF, Eldrige JE, Buckner JK. Comparison of acute hemodynamic effects of nitroglycerin versus diltiazem and combined acute effects of both drugs in angina pectoris. Amer J Card 1986; 58:722-726
Lesnefsky EJ, Pacheco J, Adcock K. Buckner JK, Van Benthuysen KM. Thallium scintigraphic evidence of reversible myocardial ischemia caused by anomalous origin of the left main coronary artery from the anterior sinus of valsalva. Amer Heart J 1987; 114:896-7
Krueger DW, Morrison DA, Buckner JK, Kelley K, Lindenfeld J. Is ST elevation the only electrocardiographic response of the ischemic right ventricle? Amer J Card 1991; 68(8):832
Fenster BE, Freeman AM, Weinberger HD, Buckner JK. Recurrent Transient Mid-Ventricular Ballooning. Int J Cardiol 2011; 152(2): e35-6. PMID 21112651
Nguyen BH, Satterfield L, Kim MS, Fenster BE, Weinberger HD, Buckner JK, Freeman AM, Carroll JD. Percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale for systemic hypoxemia: Patient characteristics and results in 104 patients. Circ 2010 Nov 23; 122(21)S1
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