Physician Profile

James E. Tcheng, MD

Education:
Medical School:
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Maryland, MD, 1978-1982

Residency:
Barnes Hospital, Washington University, Medicine, 1982-1985

Fellowship:
Duke University Medical Center, North Carolina, Cardiology, 1986-1988

Clinical Interests/Specialties:
Coronary artery disease, coronary angioplasty, stent implantation, atherectomy, laser angioplasty, chronic total coronary occlusions, antiplatelet therapy, antithrombin therapy, clinical trials, information technology, medical informatics

Research:
In addition to my clinical responsibilities as an interventional cardiologist, my research interests include 3 areas: clinical trials, in particular the new platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa integrin receptor antagonists, agents that prevent reperfusion injury, and drugs to prevent restenosis after angioplasty; computer databases; and ablative laser technology.

My research is applied (clinical research), primarily focusing on the evaluation of technologies in the clinical arena.

I have participated in numerous clinical trials and have also conducted several multicenter studies, including the EPIC, PROLOG, EPILOG, EPISTENT, IMPACT, IMPACT II, TOTAL, PRIDE, ESPRIT, MEND-1, and ELECT Trials.

My areas of expertise are an outgrowth of my clinical research, and include use of the new antiplatelet therapeutics in the treatment of coronary artery disease; treatment of unstable angina and acute myocardial infarction; quality assurance and quality improvement; application of information technology to the delivery of care; and the application of excimer laser coronary angioplasty in the treatment of coronary artery disease.

Key words: angioplasty, excimer laser, platelet glycoproteins, computers, clinical trials.

Hospital Affiliations:
Duke University Medical Center
Southeastern Regional Medical Center
Duke Cardiology & Cardiothoracic Surgery of Lumberton