William R. Davidson, Jr.
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Academic title Professor of Medicine
College College of Medicine
Campuses Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Department Medicine
Graduate programs
Email Phone FAX
  wdavidson@psu.edu
  717 531 5888
  717 531 7969
Educational background
  M.D., University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1979
Residency, Pennsylvania Hospital
Fellowship, University of Rochester Medical Center
Areas of expertise
 
Aneurysm, DissectingCardiomegaly
Aortic ValveSubclavian Artery
Esophageal Motility DisordersHeart Septal Defects
Heart Septal Defects, AtrialHeart Ventricles
ForearmAortic Coarctation
Aortic DiseasesVentricular Function
VasodilationEsophagus
SystoleAging
Aortic Aneurysm, ThoracicCoronary Circulation
Weight LiftingCoronary Disease
FasciitisEchocardiography, Doppler
Chest PainBrachial Artery
Pulmonary CirculationEchocardiography
Mitral Valve ProlapseBed Rest
Lower Body Negative PressureSympathetic Nervous System
Coronary Artery BypassEchocardiography, Doppler, Color
Echocardiography, TransesophagealHeart-Assist Devices
Intraoperative ComplicationsDisease Models, Animal
Mitral Valve InsufficiencyVentricular Function, Left
Hypertension, PulmonaryRisk Assessment
Ventricular Dysfunction, LeftAnesthesia
Atrial AppendageHeart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
HypotensionIatrogenic Disease
Incidental FindingsPulmonary Surgical Procedures
Publication author name
  Davidson WR
Davidson WR Jr
Select publications
  Gascho JA. Copenhaver GL. Davidson WR. Ischemia-induced depressed systolic thickening is transiently augmented by remote coronary occlusion. 1992 Mar. Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 25(3):253-9.
Pawlush DG. Moore RL. Musch TI. Davidson WR. Echocardiographic evaluation of size, function, and mass of normal and hypertrophied rat ventricles. 1993 May. J Appl Physiol. 74(5):2598-605.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Staffen RN. Davidson WR. Echocardiographic assessment of atrial septal defects. 1993 Sep. Echocardiography. 10(5):545-52.
Gwan-Nulla DN. Davidson WR. Grenko RT. Damiano RJ. Aortic dissection in a weight lifter with nodular fasciitis of the aorta. 2000 Jun. Ann Thorac Surg. 69(6):1931-2.
Khan MH. Kunselman AR. Leuenberger UA. Davidson WR. Ray CA. Gray KS. Hogeman CS. Sinoway LI. Attenuated sympathetic nerve responses after 24 hours of bed rest. 2002 Jun. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 282(6):H2210-5.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
National Center for Research Resources
National Institute on Aging

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