Malissa J Wood MD
Cardiologist | Cardiovascular Disease
55 Fruit St Yaw 5 Boston MA, 02114About
Dr. Wood received her medical degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She completed both her Internal Medicine and Cardiology training at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston whe ...
Education and Training
Univ of Mo-Kansas City Sch of Med, Kansas City Mo 1987
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Cardiovascular Disease
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Use of complementary and alternative medical therapies in patients with cardiovascular disease.
- Persistent and reversible cardiac dysfunction among amateur marathon runners.
- Myocardial adaptation to short-term high-intensity exercise in highly trained athletes.
- Myocardial injury and ventricular dysfunction related to training levels among nonelite participants in the Boston marathon.
- Images in cardiovascular medicine. Complementary role of multimodality imaging in
- Stress echocardiography: abnormal response of tissue Doppler-derived indices to dobutamine in the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease in patients with chronic renal failure.
- Myocardial adaptation and efficiency in response to intensive physical training in elite speedskaters.
- Perioperative echocardiographic examination for ventricular assist device implantation.
- Training-specific changes in cardiac structure and function: a prospective and longitudinal assessment of competitive athletes.
- The impact of endurance exercise training on left ventricular systolic mechanics.
- Is marathon running hazardous to your cardiovascular health? The jury is still out.
- High-output heart failure resulting from a remote traumatic arteriovenous fistula.
- Endurance exercise and the heart: multiple benefits but many unanswered questions.
- Impact of family hypertension history on exercise-induced cardiac remodeling.
- Differences in cardiac parameters among elite rowers and subelite rowers.
Awards
- 2011 Boston Super Doctors
- 2014 Massachusetts Medical Society Women's Health Award
Treatments
- Echocardiogram (echo), Heart Valve Disease, Heart Valve Problems And More
Fellowships
- Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, Fellow:Cardiovascular 1991
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