Education/CredentialsFellowship: Cardiac MRI and CTA: Fuqua Heart Center, Piedmont HospitalFellowship: Cardiovascular Disease: Emory University Hospital (Cardiovascular Diseases)Residency: Internal Medicine: UNC Hospitals (Internal Medicine)Medical Degree: SUNY Downstate School of MedicineUndergraduate Degree: University of Rochester Board Certifications & LicensesAmerican Board of Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular Disease) (Certification Date: 2006-11-01) - (Recertification Date: 2016-09-29)Certified Board of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (Certification Date: 2010-09-16)Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology (Certification Date: 2007-12-08) - (Recertification Date: 2017-12-16) SpecialtiesCardiovascular DiseaseCardiovascular Magnetic ResonanceComputed TomographyInternal MedicineNuclear Cardiology Contact Information Research InterestsAreas of Expertise: 1. General Cardiology 2. Cardiovascular Imaging -Cardiovascular MRI Level III -Cardiovascular CT Level III -Nuclear Cardiology Level II (main focus is Cardiac PET and Solid State SPECT) 3. Vascular Biology ... Clinical Interests CardiologyCardiovascular DiseaseRadiology Peer Reviewed Publications Remus, Ebony Washington; O'Donnell, Robert E; Rafferty, Kathryn; Weiss, Daiana; Joseph, Giji; Csiszar, Katalin; Fong, Sheri F T; Taylor, W Robert 2012. The role of lysyl oxidase family members in the stabilization of abdominal aortic aneurysms. American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology, 303 8, H1067-75Puskas JD, Williams WH, O'Donnell R, Patterson RE, Sigman SR, Smith S, Baio KT, Kilgo PD, Guyton RA 2011. Off-Pump and On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Are Associated With Similar Graft Patency, Myocardial Ischemia and Freedom From Re-intervention: Long-Term Follow-up Of A Randomized Trial. Ann Thorac Surg, 91 6, 1836Suever, Jonathan D; Watson, Pierre J; Eisner, Robert L; Lerakis, Stamatios; O'Donnell, Robert E; Oshinski, John N 2011. Time-resolved analysis of coronary vein motion and cross-sectional area. Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI, 34 4, 811-5Patterson, Randolph E; Sigman, Steven R; O'Donnell, Robert E; Eisner, Robert L 2010. Viability assessment with MRI is superior to FDG-PET for viability: Con. Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, 17 2, 298-309Akram, Kamran; O'Donnell, Robert E; King, Spencer; Superko, H Robert; Agatston, Arthur; Voros, Szilard 2009. Influence of symptomatic status on the prevalence of obstructive coronary artery disease in patients with zero calcium score. Atherosclerosis, 203 2, 533-7Sun J, Stewart X, O'Donnell R, Leon A, Felner L, Thomas J, Merlino J 2009. Differentiation of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Cardiac Amyloidosis from Other Causes of Ventricular Wall Thickening by Two-Dimensional Strain Imaging Echocardiography. Am J Cardiol, 103 3, 411O'Donnell RE, Boostein RJ, Cunningham RP, Teebor GW 1994. Effect of pH and Temperature on the Stability of UV-Induced Repairable Pyrimidine Hydrates in DNA. Biochemistry, 33 33, 9875Boorstein RJ, Cadet J, Hilbert TP, Lustig M, O'Donnell RE, Zuo S, Teebor GW 1993. Formation, Stabilite and Reparation de Modifications Pyrimidinques dans l’AND. J Chim Phys, 90 4, 837
Research InterestsAreas of Expertise: 1. General Cardiology 2. Cardiovascular Imaging -Cardiovascular MRI Level III -Cardiovascular CT Level III -Nuclear Cardiology Level II (main focus is Cardiac PET and Solid State SPECT) 3. Vascular Biology ...
Peer Reviewed Publications Remus, Ebony Washington; O'Donnell, Robert E; Rafferty, Kathryn; Weiss, Daiana; Joseph, Giji; Csiszar, Katalin; Fong, Sheri F T; Taylor, W Robert 2012. The role of lysyl oxidase family members in the stabilization of abdominal aortic aneurysms. American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology, 303 8, H1067-75Puskas JD, Williams WH, O'Donnell R, Patterson RE, Sigman SR, Smith S, Baio KT, Kilgo PD, Guyton RA 2011. Off-Pump and On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Are Associated With Similar Graft Patency, Myocardial Ischemia and Freedom From Re-intervention: Long-Term Follow-up Of A Randomized Trial. Ann Thorac Surg, 91 6, 1836Suever, Jonathan D; Watson, Pierre J; Eisner, Robert L; Lerakis, Stamatios; O'Donnell, Robert E; Oshinski, John N 2011. Time-resolved analysis of coronary vein motion and cross-sectional area. Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI, 34 4, 811-5Patterson, Randolph E; Sigman, Steven R; O'Donnell, Robert E; Eisner, Robert L 2010. Viability assessment with MRI is superior to FDG-PET for viability: Con. Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, 17 2, 298-309Akram, Kamran; O'Donnell, Robert E; King, Spencer; Superko, H Robert; Agatston, Arthur; Voros, Szilard 2009. Influence of symptomatic status on the prevalence of obstructive coronary artery disease in patients with zero calcium score. Atherosclerosis, 203 2, 533-7Sun J, Stewart X, O'Donnell R, Leon A, Felner L, Thomas J, Merlino J 2009. Differentiation of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Cardiac Amyloidosis from Other Causes of Ventricular Wall Thickening by Two-Dimensional Strain Imaging Echocardiography. Am J Cardiol, 103 3, 411O'Donnell RE, Boostein RJ, Cunningham RP, Teebor GW 1994. Effect of pH and Temperature on the Stability of UV-Induced Repairable Pyrimidine Hydrates in DNA. Biochemistry, 33 33, 9875Boorstein RJ, Cadet J, Hilbert TP, Lustig M, O'Donnell RE, Zuo S, Teebor GW 1993. Formation, Stabilite and Reparation de Modifications Pyrimidinques dans l’AND. J Chim Phys, 90 4, 837
Remus, Ebony Washington; O'Donnell, Robert E; Rafferty, Kathryn; Weiss, Daiana; Joseph, Giji; Csiszar, Katalin; Fong, Sheri F T; Taylor, W Robert 2012. The role of lysyl oxidase family members in the stabilization of abdominal aortic aneurysms. American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology, 303 8, H1067-75Puskas JD, Williams WH, O'Donnell R, Patterson RE, Sigman SR, Smith S, Baio KT, Kilgo PD, Guyton RA 2011. Off-Pump and On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Are Associated With Similar Graft Patency, Myocardial Ischemia and Freedom From Re-intervention: Long-Term Follow-up Of A Randomized Trial. Ann Thorac Surg, 91 6, 1836Suever, Jonathan D; Watson, Pierre J; Eisner, Robert L; Lerakis, Stamatios; O'Donnell, Robert E; Oshinski, John N 2011. Time-resolved analysis of coronary vein motion and cross-sectional area. Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI, 34 4, 811-5Patterson, Randolph E; Sigman, Steven R; O'Donnell, Robert E; Eisner, Robert L 2010. Viability assessment with MRI is superior to FDG-PET for viability: Con. Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, 17 2, 298-309Akram, Kamran; O'Donnell, Robert E; King, Spencer; Superko, H Robert; Agatston, Arthur; Voros, Szilard 2009. Influence of symptomatic status on the prevalence of obstructive coronary artery disease in patients with zero calcium score. Atherosclerosis, 203 2, 533-7Sun J, Stewart X, O'Donnell R, Leon A, Felner L, Thomas J, Merlino J 2009. Differentiation of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Cardiac Amyloidosis from Other Causes of Ventricular Wall Thickening by Two-Dimensional Strain Imaging Echocardiography. Am J Cardiol, 103 3, 411O'Donnell RE, Boostein RJ, Cunningham RP, Teebor GW 1994. Effect of pH and Temperature on the Stability of UV-Induced Repairable Pyrimidine Hydrates in DNA. Biochemistry, 33 33, 9875Boorstein RJ, Cadet J, Hilbert TP, Lustig M, O'Donnell RE, Zuo S, Teebor GW 1993. Formation, Stabilite and Reparation de Modifications Pyrimidinques dans l’AND. J Chim Phys, 90 4, 837