Steven Forest Roark MD
Cardiologist | Interventional Cardiology
4645 Nw 8th Ave Gainesville FL, 32605About
Dr. Steven Roark is a cardiologist practicing in Gainesville, FL. Dr. Roark specializes in diagnosing, monitoring, and treating diseases or conditions of the heart and blood vessels and the cardiovascular system. These conditions include heart attacks, heart murmurs, coronary heart disease, and hypertension. Dr. Roark also practices preventative medicine, helping patients maintain a heart-healthy life.
Education and Training
Duke University School of Medicine 1978
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Cardiovascular Disease
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- 1985
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Interventional Cardiology- 2000
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction in a community hospital: significance of CPK-MB determination.
- Effects of sustained intravenous diltiazem infusion in healthy persons.
- Incidence of symptomatic tachycardia in untreated patients with paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia.
- Observations on the occurrence of atrial fibrillation in paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia.
- Diagnostic problem in acute myocardial infarction: CK-MB in the absence of abnormally elevated total creatine kinase levels.
- Evaluation of a QRS scoring system for estimating myocardial infarct size. I. Specificity and observer agreement.
- Evaluation of a QRS scoring system for estimating myocardial infarct size. II. Correlation with quantitative anatomic findings for anterior infarcts.
Treatments
- Angina
- Heart Disease
- Coronary Artery Disease (cad)
- Peripheral Artery Disease (pad)
- Vascular Disease
Professional Memberships
- Member Society of Cardiac Angiography and Intervention
- Member American College of Cardiology
- Member Alachua County Medical Society
Fellowships
- Duke University, Cardiology, NC, USA 1984
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