Neil J. Stone, MD - Cardiology
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Dr. Stone specializes in dietary control of fat and cholesterol to prevent heart disease, with a special interest in disorders of lipid metabolism. He is Professor of Clinical Medicine (Cardiology) at Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago and is a practicing internist, cardiologist and lipidologist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he was selected as the first Jacques M. Smith Distinguished Physician in Medicine, as well as the Suzanne and Milton Davidson Distinguished Physician.
In addition to being a well-known teacher and lecturer, Dr. Stone has written or co-authored three books on the dietary control of fat and cholesterol, many book chapters, and numerous articles for peer-reviewed medical journals. He is on the editorial board of Coronary Artery Disease: Index and Reviews, and reviews manuscripts for the American Journal of Cardiology, Circulation, and the New England Journal of Medicine.
Dr. Stone has lectured widely on cardiovascular disease with an emphasis on preventive cardiology and the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of lipid metabolism. He is on the editorial boards of Preventive Cardiology and Cardiology Today.
Board Certifications
- American Board of Internal Medicine—1974; recertified 1980
- American Board of Internal Medicine, Subspecialty Board of Cardiovascular Disease—1975
- American Board of Clinical Lipidology—2006
Healthwise Knowledgebase Topics Reviewed
- Cardiac Rehabilitation
- High Cholesterol
Education
- M.D.: Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 1968
- Internship and Residency in Medicine: Peter Bent Brigham Hospital at Harvard University (now Brigham and Women's Hospital), Boston, 1968–1970
- Staff Associate, National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute (Molecular Disease and Lipid Metabolism), 1970–1973
- Chief Medical Resident, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, 1973–1974
- Fellowship in Cardiology, Northwestern University School of Medicine, 1974–1975
Academic/Hospital Appointments
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University:
- Instructor in Medicine, 1973–1976
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, 1976–1980
- Associate Professor of Medicine, 1981–1996
- Professor of Clinical Medicine (Cardiology), 1996–present
Northwestern Memorial Hospital:
- Adjunct Staff, 1975–1976
- Associate Attending Staff, 1976-1981
- Attending Staff, 1981–present
Professional Affiliations
- American College of Cardiology
- American College of Physicians
- American College of Chest Physicians
- American Federation for Clinical Research
- American Heart Association Councils of Arteriosclerosis and Clinical Cardiology
- American Society of Internal Medicine
- National Lipid Association
- Midwest Lipid Association
- Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism
Selected Publications
- Sibley C, Stone NJ (2006). Familial hypercholesterolemia: A challenge of diagnosis and therapy. Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, 73(1): 57–64.
- Stone NJ (2006). Clinical confidence and the three C's: Caring, communicating, and competence. American Journal of Medicine, 119(1): 1–2.
- Stone NJ (2006). Therapy and clinical trials. Current Opinion in Lipidology, 17(2): 199–201.
- Stone NJ, et al. (2005). Atorvastatin inhibits calcification and enhances nitric oxide synthase production in the hypercholesterolaemic aortic valve. Heart, 91(6): 806–810.
- Stone NJ, et al. (2005). Recent National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III update: Adjustments and options. American Journal of Cardiology, 96(4A): 53E–59E.
Selected Books/Book Chapters
- Stone NJ, Blum CB (2004). Management of Lipids in Clinical Practice, 5th ed. Caddo, OK: Professional Communications.
- Stone N (1996). Hyperlipoproteinemia, method of Neil J. Stone, M.D. In Conn's Current Therapy. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders and Company.
- Stone NJ (1997). Clinical approach to hyperlipidemia. In Guide to Cardiology (RA Kloner, ed.). New York: Le Jacq Publishing Company.
- Stone NJ, Blum C, Winslow E (1997). Management of Lipids in Clinical Practice (5th ed. in 2005, 6th ed. due out this year). Oklahoma: Professional Communications.
- Stone NJ (1997). Diet, nutritional issues and obesity. In Topol EJ, ed., Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine. Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven.
Financial Disclosure
No financial report received from reviewer.
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