William F LaPenna, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Biosketch
Dr. William Lapenna is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine. He is Board Certified in Cardiovascular Disease. He is a graduate of Aquinas College with a BA in 1975. He earned his MD from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine in 1979. He completed his Residency in Internal Medicine from Blodgett Memorial Medical Center in 1982. He also completed a Fellowship in Cardiovascular Research from The Queen's Medical Center in 1983.
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Board Certification
- American Board of Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular Disease)
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Education and Training
- Research Fellowship 1983, Cardiovascular Research, The Queen's Medical Center - Honolulu, HI,
- AS 1983, Grand Rapids Community College
- Residency 1982, Internal Medicine, Blodgett Memorial Medical Center - Grand Rapids, MI,
- MD 1979, College of Human Medicine - East Lansing, MI, Michigan State University
- BA 1975, Aquinas College
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Research
- Cardiovascular Diseases
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Publications
Zoltowska D.M., Kalavakunta J.K., Subramaniyam P.S., Lapenna W. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in a patient with bipolar disorder BMJ Case Reports. 2018;2018
Premaratne S., LaPenna W.F., Siu B., McNamara J.J. Myocardial necrosis and QRS complex changes in the ischemia-reperfusion setting in a baboon model Coronary Artery Disease. 1995;6(11):897-899.
Premaratne S., Watanabe B., Lapenna W., McNamara J. Effects of hyaluronidase on reducing myocardial infarct size in a baboon model of ischemia-reperfusion injury Journal of Surgical Research. 1995;58(2):205-210.
Helpern J.A., Ewing J.R., Lakier J.B., Chopp M., Lapenna W.F., Welch K. In vivo evaluation of intracellular pH and high‐energy phosphate metabolities during regional myocardial ischemia in cats using 31P nuclear magnetic resonance Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 1986;3(2):262-269.
Battaglini J., Wendt D., Lapenna W., Goldstein S. Surgical prevention of sudden death Clinical Progress in Electrophysiology and Pacing. 1985;3(2):105-114.