Gregory A. Ewald, MD
Current Position
Associate Professor, Medicine
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases
Medical Director, Cardiac Transplant Program
Co-Director, Cardiology Firm
Specialty Areas
Heart Failure / Transplant
Congestive Heart Failure
Cardiology
Mailing Address
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Washington University School of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division
660 South Euclid Avenue, Campus Box 8086
St. Louis,
MO
63110
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Areas of Clinical Interest
Congestive heart failure, CHF, cardiac transplant, acute myocardial infarction, pulmonary hypertension, high blood pressure, cardiomyopathy, coronary heart disease, heart attack, endocarditis, angina pectoris
Board Certification
Cardiovascular Disease
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Certified
Medical Education
B.S.: Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois
, 1985
Medical Degree: Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
, 1989
Residency: Internal Medicine, Barnes Hospital at Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
, 1992
Research Fellow: Cardiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
, 1994
Chief Residency: Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
, 1995
Clinical Fellowship: Cardiology , Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
, 1997
Hospital Affiliations
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Freeman Hospital, Joplin
Major or Recent Publications/Awards
Editorial Responsibilities
Reviewer
American Journal of Cardiology
Journal of American College of Cardiology
Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Honors and Awards
Listed in Best Doctors in America, 2003 - 2008 (Best Doctors, Inc)
Listed in America's Top Doctors, Castle & Connolly Ltd., 2007
Books and Book Chapters
Dumitru I, Ewald GA, Rogers JG. Heart failure, cardiomyopathy, and
valvular heart disease. In: Manual of Medical Therapeutics, 31st
Edition. Harris I, Green G, Molylan K, editors. Lippencott, Williams
& Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA, 2003
Ewald GA. Cardiac transplantation. Available at http://www.ebmsolutions.com
Ewald GA, Rogers GA. Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy, and valvular heart
disease. In: Manual of Medical Therapeutics, 30th Edition. Ahya S,
Flood K, Paranjothi S, editors. Lippencott, Williams & Wilkins,
Philadelphia PA, 2001
Ewald GA and Rogers JR. Heart Failure and Valvular Heart Disease.
Manual of Medical Therapeutics, 29th Edition. Carey C, Lee H, and
Woeltje K, editors. Lippencott-Raven Publishers, Philadelphia, PA, 1998
Ewald GA. Disorders of Hemostasis. Manual of Medical Therapeutics, 28th
Edition. Ewald, GA, McKenzie CR, editors. Little Brown and Company,
Boston MA, 1995
Ewald GA, Eisenberg PR. Paradoxic prothrombotic effects during
pharmacolgic thrombolysis. Fibrinolysis in Disease. Glass-Greenwalt P,
editor. CRC Press, Boca Raton FL, 1995
Peer-Reviewed Manuscripts
Peterson RL, Schechtman KB, Ewald GA, Geltman EM, Meyer T, Krekeler P,
Rogers JG. The effect of beta-adrenergic blockers on the prognostic
value of peak exercise oxygen uptake in patients with heart failure. J
Heart & Lung Trans 2003; 22:70-77
Waggoner AD, Barzilai B, Nasser A, de las Fuentes L, Rogers JG, Ewald
GA, Gropler RJ, Davila-Roman VG. Diastolic function in patients with
left ventricular systolic dysfunction: Assessment by tissue Doppler
imaging. Am J Cardiol, Submitted 2003
Peterson LR, Schechteman KB, Ewald GA, Geltman EM, de las Fuentes L,
Meyer T, Krekeler P, Moore ML, Roger JG. Timing of cardiac
transplantation in heart failure patients on beta-adrenergic blockers.
J Heart Lung Transplant 2003; 22:1141-1148
Katsiyiannis WT, Ewald GA. Inotropic therapy in patients with
congestive heart failure. Cardiovascular Reviews & Reports 2002;
23:501-506
Pasque MK, Hanselman T, Shelton K, Kehoe-Huck B, Hedges R, Cassivi SD,
Ewald GA, Rogers JG. Surgical management of Novacor drive-line exit
site infections. Ann Thor Surg 2002; Oct;74:1267-1268
Saab G, Mindel G, Ewald G, Vijayan A. Case Report. Acute renal failure
secondary to milrinone in a patient with cardiac amyloidosis. Am J
Kidney Dis 2002;40:1-5