Robert W Pederson, MD, FACC

Specialty:

Invasive, Interventional and Nuclear Cardiology

Office Location:

Heart Hospital Office (Central Austin)

Personal Interests:

Golfing, running, biking, hiking, camping, skiing, swimming, and energy conservation

Professional Associations:

• American College of Cardiology, Fellow
• American College of Physicians, Associate
• American Medical Association
• Texas Medical Association
• Travis County Medical Society

Professional Affiliations:

• Heart Hospital of Austin, Medical Director (1997-present)
• St. David's Hospital, Director of Cardiology (1986-1996)
• University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Department of Internal Medicine, Instructor (1977)
• Methodist Hospital, Department of Cardiopulmonary Medicine, Research Fellow (1970-1971)
• University of Texas at Austin, Dept of Electrical Engineering, Bio-Medical Engineering Program, Research Assistant (1968-1970)

Publications:

• Pederson, R.W., A.J. Welch, P.C. Richardson and F.B. Vogt, "Fourier Analysis of Korotkoff Vibrations" AFOSR 70-2049, TR, Electronics Research Center, The University of Texas at Austin, Texas, Technical Report No. 93, July 20, 1970.
• Pederson R.W., T.D. Hedrick, C. W. Thomas, F.B. Vogt, "Spectral Analysis of Korotkoff Vibrations" 24th Annual Conference on Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1971.
• Pederson R.W., and F.B. Vogt, "Korotkoff Vibrations in Hypertension" Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation, Vol. 7, No. 4, Pgs. 251-256, September-October, 1973 (received for publication July 30, 1971).
• Pederson R.W., "Indirect Measurement of Blood Pressure in Hypotension" Tenth Annual Student Research Forum. The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas, 1972.
• Pederson R.W., "An Intraventricular Ultrasonic Method for Real Time Determination of Ventricular Volumes" Tenth Annual Student Research Forum, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas, 1972.
• Rubenstein R.B., R.E. Albert, L.G. Michels, R.W. Pederson, and D. Rosenthal, "Hickman Catheter Separation" The Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, Vol. 9, No. 6, Pgs. 754-757, November-December, 1985.
• Pederson R.W. et. al. "Radionuclide Ventriculographic Ejection Fraction: The Influence of Background Selection and Method of Calculation" Joint meeting of the Instrumentation and Computer Councils of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, 1979.
• O'Connor J.L., M.W. Kronenberg, S.B. Higgins, R.W. Pederson, T.L. Rhea. "A New Method for Count-Based Border Definition which Emulates Visual Function-Application to Radionuclide Ventriculography" Joint meeting of the Instrumentation and Computer Councils of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, 1979.
• Grove R.B., J.A. Harolds, T.A. Powers, R. W. Pederson, R.D. Bowen. "Comparison of RV Function Evaluation by Gated First-Pass Equilibrium Gated and Hist-Mode First-Pass Radionuclide Ventriculography." Society of Nuclear Medicine 26th Annual Meeting, 1979.
• Pederson R.W., M.W. Kronenberg, J.O. O'Conner, S.B. Higgins, G.C. Friesinger. "Analysis of Variables Affecting Calculation of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Using New Technique for Border Definition" Proceedings of Computers in Cardiology, October 1980.
• Kronenberg M.W., W.E. Harston, R.W. Pederson, et. al. "Preservation of Ventricular Performance after Coronary Bypass Surery" American Heart Association Annual Meeting, 1980.
• Kronenberg M.W., W.E. Harston, R.W. Pederson, et. al. "Myocardial Perfusion and Ventricular Performance after Coronary Bypass Surgery." Society of Nuclear Medicine 28th Annual Meeting, 1981.
• Kronenberg M.W., R.W. Pederson, W.E. Harston, M.L. Born, H.W. Bender, G.C. Friesinger. "Left Ventricular Performance after Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery" Annuals of Internal Medicine 99; 3 September '83.
• Erickson S.S., R.R. Price, S.S. Touya, M.W. Kronenberg, R.W. Pederson, F.D. Rollo. "Quality Control of Software in Dissimilar Systems Using a Common Clinical Data Base" II, IAEA-SM 247/96 Vienna-1981.
• Rubenstein R.B., R.E. Albert, L.G. Michels, R.W. Pederson, and D. Rosenthal. "Hickman Catheter Separation" Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, Vol. 9, No. 6; 1985.

Medical Education & Training

Medical School: University of Texas Medical School, Houston, TX
Residency: University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX
Fellowship: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Specialty Board Certifications: Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease

Gender

Male

Languages

English

Robert W Pederson, MD, FACC

Specialty

Interventional Cardiology

Robert W Pederson, MD, FACC

Billing

(512) 206-4300

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