Online Seminars
Introduction to Cardiac Care
Taught by: Benjamin H. Lewis, MD
E-Seminar Description
Heart disease is America's leading killer. More women than men die each year from heart disease. Yet far too few of us really understand our hearts—how they work, how to care for them when they're healthy, and how to treat them when they're not. In this e-seminar, Benjamin H. Lewis, MD, Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons and a practicing cardiologist, teaches medical consumers about their hearts. "The Healthy Heart," a multimedia excerpt from the e-seminar, uses medical illustrations, audio, Flash animation, and authentic diagnostic imagery to illustrate how the healthy heart functions—how it circulates blood throughout the body while maintaining its own health.
Using clear, simple language enhanced by medical illustrations and diagnostic imagery, Dr. Lewis introduces users to their hearts. He begins by diagramming how the healthy heart functions—how it circulates blood throughout the body while maintaining its own health. Dr. Lewis then looks at how best to care for the heart, detailing the range of available diagnostic tools, significant differences in diagnosing and treating women versus men, and optimal preventative measures. Finally, Dr. Lewis takes an in-depth look at how to treat some of the leading forms of heart disease, including coronary artery disease, valvular diseases, and hypertension.
Instructor's Background
 Benjamin H. Lewis, MD |
Dr. Benjamin H. Lewis is an Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at Columbia University and an attending physician at Columbia University Medical Center, the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in New York. After receiving his BA in biological sciences from the University of California at Berkeley, he attended the University of California at San Francisco Medical School. Dr. Lewis then continued his training with an internship at the University of Pennsylvania, followed by his residency at Columbia University Medical Center. Upon completing a two-year fellowship at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Dr. Lewis returned to Columbia-Presbyterian in 1982. He has remained with Columbia ever since.
Dr. Lewis has devoted his career to the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease. His particular focus is on the increased use of lifestyle approaches, medical therapies, and noninvasive, nonradioactive techniques–in particular, ultrasound–for the diagnosis and management of heart-disease patients.
