Arthur Agatston
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Arthur Agatston is an American cardiologist best known as the developer of the South Beach Diet
, but also the author of many published scholarly papers in the field of noninvasive cardiac diagnostics. His scientific research led to the Agatston Method and the Agatston Score
for measuring blood calcium.
in 1973, studied internal medicine at Montefiore Medical Center
at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine
and completed his cardiology fellowship at NYU.
in Miami Beach, Florida where he later became director of the Non-Invasive Cardiac lab. He currently practices at South Beach Preventive Cardiology.
South Beach Diet
The South Beach Diet is a diet plan designed by cardiologist Arthur Agatston and dietician Marie Almon as an alternative to low-fat approaches such as the Ornish Diet and the Pritikin Diet advocated by the American Heart Association in the 1980s. Although the original purpose of the diet was to...
, but also the author of many published scholarly papers in the field of noninvasive cardiac diagnostics. His scientific research led to the Agatston Method and the Agatston Score
Agatston Score
The Agatston Score, named after Arthur Agatston, is a measure of calcium generally included in the results from a CT Test for Coronary Calcification....
for measuring blood calcium.
Education
Agatston earned an MD at New York University School of MedicineNew York University School of Medicine
The New York University School of Medicine is one of the graduate schools of New York University. Founded in 1841 as the University Medical College, the NYU School of Medicine is one of the foremost medical schools in the United States....
in 1973, studied internal medicine at Montefiore Medical Center
Montefiore Medical Center
Montefiore Medical Center, in the Bronx, New York, is the University Hospital for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The hospital, named for Moses Montefiore, is one of the 50 largest employers in New York State . In 2011, Montefiore Medical Center was ranked as #6 of the 180 New York City...
at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Albert Einstein College of Medicine is a graduate school of Yeshiva University. It is a not-for-profit, private, nonsectarian medical school located on the Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus in the Morris Park neighborhood of the borough of the Bronx of New York City...
and completed his cardiology fellowship at NYU.
Career
Dr. Agatston started his medical career on staff at New York University Medical Center. After a year, he took a position at the Mount Sinai Medical Center & Miami Heart InstituteMount Sinai Medical Center & Miami Heart Institute
Mount Sinai Medical Center & Miami Heart Institute is a hospital located at 4300 Alton Road in Miami Beach, Florida, and is the largest independent non-profit teaching hospital in the state. The institution was incorporated on March 11, 1946, and opened on its current location on Sunday, December...
in Miami Beach, Florida where he later became director of the Non-Invasive Cardiac lab. He currently practices at South Beach Preventive Cardiology.