Susan C. Brozena, MD
Emeritus Associate Professor CE of Medicine
Medical Director, Cardiology Penn Medicine Radnor
Department: Medicine
Contact information
Penn Medicine Radnor
University of Pennsylvania Health System
250 King of Prussia Road
Radnor, PA 19087
University of Pennsylvania Health System
250 King of Prussia Road
Radnor, PA 19087
Office: 610-902-2273
Fax: 610-902-2311
Fax: 610-902-2311
Email:
brozenas@uphs.upenn.edu
brozenas@uphs.upenn.edu
Publications
Education:
R.N.
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital School of Nursing, 1972.
BSN
Wilkes College, 1976.
MD
Temple University, 1981.
Permanent linkR.N.
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital School of Nursing, 1972.
BSN
Wilkes College, 1976.
MD
Temple University, 1981.
Description of Research Expertise
Clinical trials in heart failure and transplantDescription of Clinical Expertise
Heart failureHeart transplant
Selected Publications
Jessup M, Brozena S: Medical Progress: Heart Failure. N Eng J Med 348: 2007-2018, 2003.Jessup M, Brozena S: Support devices for end stage heart failure Cardiology Clinics 21: 135-139, 2003.
Brozena SC, Jessup M: The new staging system for congestive heart failure: What every primary care physician should know. Geriatrics 58: 31-36, 2003.
Brozena S, Twomey C, Goldberg L, Desai S, Drachman B, Kao A, Popjes E, Zimmer R, Jessup M: A prospective study of out-patient continuous milrinone therapy In patients awaiting heart transplant. Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) 7th Annual Scientific Meeting, Las Vegas NV 2003.
Brozena, SC: Examination of the patient suspected to have heart failure. The Clinician’s Guide to Congestive Heart Failure. M Jessup, E Loh (eds.). Humana Press, 2003.
Brozena S, Jessup M.: "Heart failure: evaluation and treatment of systolic heart failure" June 2003 Notes: CME accreditation program, computer-based for Internet presentation, for Graduate Education Foundation Pepper Pavilion- Graduate Hospital, Philadelphia PA., Submitted.
Israni A, Brozena S, Pankewycz O, Grossman R, Bloom R: Conversion to tacrolimus for the treatment of cyclosporine-associated nephrotoxicity in heart transplant recipients. Am J Kidney Diseases 39: E16.1-5, 2002.
Blumberg EA, Brozena SC, Stutman P, Wood D, Phan HM, Musher DM: Immunogenicity of pneumococcal vaccine in heart transplant recipients. Clin Inf Dis 32: 307-310, 2001.
Blumberg EA, Lazar J, Rossino A, Brozena S, Twomey C, Bloom RD: Prophylactic use of antibiotics following heart and kidney transplantation. Accepted for presentation at Infectious Disease Society of America, San Francisco Oct 2001.
Izrailtyan I, Kresh Y, Morris R, Brozena SC: Early detection of acute allograft rejection using dimensional analysis of heart rate variability. Journal of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery 120: 737-745, 2000.