Professor of Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine
Cardiology
Dr. Kirk T. Spencer, MD
Kirk T. Spencer, MD is an expert in the field of Cardiology. He studied medicine at University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine is ranked 10 in research and 19 in primary care medicine He has 3 awards "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification", "Fellow American Society of Echocardiography" and "Fellow (FACC)". Doctor Kirk T. Spencer, MD is a published doctor. He published 59 publications, including: 'Outpatient Use of Focused Cardiac Ultrasound to Assess the Inferior Vena Cava in Patients With Heart Failure.' Kirk Spencer accepts Medicare.
Publications
- Unroofed Coronary sinus atrial septal defect: a multi-modality imaging approach.
- Outpatient Use of Focused Cardiac Ultrasound to Assess the Inferior Vena Cava in Patients With Heart Failure.
- Recommendations for cardiac chamber quantification by echocardiography in adults: an update from the american society of echocardiography and the European association ...
- Identifying Errors and Inconsistencies in Real Time While Using Facilitated Echocardiographic Reporting.
- Cardiac sarcoidosis detected by late gadolinium enhancement and prevalence of atrial Arrhythmias.
- Focused cardiac ultrasound: recommendations from the american society of echocardiography.
- Localizing Mitral Valve Perforations With 3D Transesophageal Echocardiography.
- Bicuspid Aortic valve: inter-racial difference in frequency and Aortic dimensions.
- Bedside hand-carried ultrasound by internal medicine residents versus traditional clinical assessment for the identification of systolic dysfunction in patients admitt...
- Myocardial damage in patients with sarcoidosis and preserved left ventricular systolic function: an observational study.
- Characterization of degenerative mitral Valve disease using morphologic analysis of real-time three-dimensional echocardiographic images: objective insight into comple...
- Handcarried echocardiography to assess hemodynamics in acute decompensated Heart failure.
- Focused cardiac ultrasound in the emergent setting: a consensus statement of the American Society of Echocardiography and American College of Emergency Physicians.
- Detection of discrepancies in facilitated echocardiographic reporting using a prototype rule generator.
- Use of hand carried ultrasound, B-type natriuretic peptide, and clinical assessment in identifying abnormal left ventricular filling pressures in patients referred for...
- Transesophageal echocardiography in patients with esophageal varices.
- Usefulness of hand-carried ultrasound to predict elevated left ventricular filling pressure.
- Comparison of hand-carried ultrasound assessment of the inferior vena cava and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide for predicting readmission after hospitalizatio...
- Reappraisal of the use of inferior vena cava for estimating right Atrial pressure.
- A comparison by medicine residents of physical examination versus hand-carried ultrasound for estimation of right Atrial pressure.
- Radial Artery pulse pressure variation correlates with brachial Artery peak velocity variation in ventilated subjects when measured by internal medicine residents usin...
- A 58-year-old man with episodically widened pulse pressure.
- Overestimation of postischemic Myocardial stunning on gated SPECT imaging: correlation with echocardiography.
- Handcarried ultrasound measurement of the inferior vena cava for assessment of intravascular volume status in the outpatient hemodialysis clinic.
- Rapid assessment of left ventricular systolic function in a pacemaker clinic using a hand-carried ultrasound device.
- Comparison of contrast-enhanced real-time live 3-dimensional dobutamine stress echocardiography with contrast 2-dimensional echocardiography for detecting stress-induc...
- Color encoding of endocardial motion improves the interpretation of contrast-enhanced echocardiographic stress tests by less-experienced readers.
- Clinical features of complications from transesophageal echocardiography: a single-center case series of 10,000 consecutive examinations.
- Echocardiographic diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma involving the pericardium.
- Effectiveness of echocardiographic imaging by nurses to identify left ventricular systolic dysfunction in high-risk patients.
- Flail tricuspid Valve after snare retrieval of a vascular angioplasty balloon.
- Use of hand-carried ultrasound devices to augment the accuracy of medical student bedside cardiac diagnoses.
- Noninvasive hemodynamics of Aortic insufficiency diastolic opening of the Aortic valve.
- Automated quantitative assessment of wall motion in patients with poor acoustic windows.
- Two cases of isolated cleft mitral Valve with presentation in adulthood.
- Hand-carried cardiac ultrasound as a tool to screen for important cardiovascular Disease in an underserved minority health care clinic.
- Transient ischemic attack in a patient with pulmonary vein Thrombosis after left upper lobectomy for squamous cell lung cancer.
- Differential diagnosis of cardiac masses using contrast echocardiographic perfusion imaging.
- Age dependency of the Tei index of Myocardial performance.
- Harmonic imaging for endocardial visualization and Myocardial contrast echocardiography during transesophageal echocardiography.
- Normal values of left ventricular systolic and diastolic function derived from signal-averaged acoustic quantification waveforms: a multicenter study.
- Accuracy of mitral Valve area measurements using transthoracic rapid freehand 3-dimensional scanning: comparison with noninvasive and invasive methods.
- Assessment of global and regional left ventricular diastolic function in hypertensive Heart disease using automated border detection techniques.
- Unsuspected clinically important findings detected with a small portable ultrasound device in patients admitted to a general medicine service.
- Biplane stress echocardiography using a prototype matrix-array transducer.
- Stroke in patient with an intervalvular fibrosa pseudoAneurysm and aortic pseudoAneurysm.
- The hand-carried echocardiographic device as an aid to the physical examination.
- Dynamic three-dimensional color flow Doppler: an improved technique for the assessment of Mitral regurgitation.
- Automated calculation of the Tei index from signal averaged left ventricular acoustic quantification wave forms.
- Improvement in echocardiographic evaluation of left ventricular wall motion using still-frame parametric imaging.
- Automated endocardial border detection and evaluation of left ventricular function from contrast-enhanced images using modified acoustic quantification.
- Quantitative diagnosis of apical Cardiomyopathy using contrast echocardiography.
- Multicenter Experience Using a New Prototype Transnasal Transesophageal Echocardiography Probe.
- Assessment of Right Ventricular and Right Atrial Systolic and Diastolic Performance Using Automated Border Detection.
- Evaluation of Left Ventricular Diastolic Performance Using Automated Border Detection.
- Acoustic Quantification Today and Its Future Horizons.
- Evaluation of Global and Regional Right Ventricular Function Using Automated Border Detection Techniques.
- Transnasal Transesophageal Stress Echocardiography.
Schools
University Of ChicagoThe Pritzker School Of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University
University Iowa College Med
Procedures Preformed
- Ablation for Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography)
- Cardiac Imaging
- Cardiac MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) of Heart or Chest
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Conditions Treated
- Aneurysm and Dissection of Heart
- Angina and Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Dissection
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Doctors Specialties
- Cardiology
Accepted Insurances
- Aetna HMO
- Choice Plus POS II
- Assurant Health
- Bakery & Confectionary Union Plan
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois PPO
- CareSource
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Open Access Plus
- Cofinity PPO
- Commercial Insurance Company
- Coventry Health Care
- Health and Life PPO
- Platinum PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Missouri PPO
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- GEHA
- Group Health Cooperative
- HealthLink PPO
- Humana
- Locals (any local)
- Mail Handlers Benefit Plan (MHBP)
- Medicare MCR
- MultiPlan PPO
- PHCS Network PPO
- Pipefitters
- Sagamore Plus
- Choice Plus POS
- Options PPO
- United Healthcare
- Universal American
- WellCare
Awards
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
- Fellow American Society of Echocardiography
- Fellow (FACC)
Education
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University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics -
Johns Hopkins University -
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Hospital
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University of Chicago Medical Center
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1124181631 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | SPENCER | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | KIRK | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 605276686 | |
| NPPES Provider State | IL | |
| Specialty Description | Cardiology | |
| Total Claim Count | 1607.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 0.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 0.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 0.0 |
Helpful Reviews
Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1124181631 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | SPENCER |
| First Name Of The Provider | KIRK |
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