Siegfried J Kra MD
Cardiologist | Cardiovascular Disease
2200 Whitney Ave Suite 180 Hamden CT, 06518About
Dr. Siegfried Kra is a cardiologist practicing in Hamden, CT. Dr. Kra 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. Kra also practices preventative medicine, helping patients maintain a heart-healthy life.
Education and Training
Univ De Lausanne- Fac De Med- Lausanne- Switzerland 1960
UniversitÈ de Lausanne FacultÈ de Biologie et de MÈdecine 1960
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Even a phony lawyer gets top care--need it or not.
- "I'm fine," I said. But of course I wasn't.
- Editorial: Echocardiography.
- Basic echocardiography: an over-view.
- ADDISON'S DISEASE AND ADDISONIAN ANEMIA; A CASE REPORT.
- PULMONARY AND PLEUROPERICARDIAL MANIFESTATIONS OF SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS IN AN ELDERLY MALE PATIENT.
- "Oh, my aching back"!
- Gold induced thrombocytopenic purpura.
- Muscle syndrome with clofibrate usage.
- Rheumatoid carditis.
- A guide to synovial fluid analysis.
- Two-dimensional scanning of the heart.
- A piece of my mind. The captain.
Treatments
- High Cholesterol
- Angina
- Heart Disease
- Coronary Artery Disease (cad)
- Pain
- Vascular Disease
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