Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Department of Medicine

Alfonso Waller, MD

ASSOC PROF-CLIN-DIR

Director, Cardiac Imaging

Department of Medicine
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Office

Doctor's Office Center (DOC)
90 Bergen Street Room Suite 3500
Newark, NJ 07101
Phone: (973) 972-2573
Fax: (973) 972-4695

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Hospital Affiliation

University Hospital, Newark
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

INSURANCE PARTICIPATION

Insurance Participation: with Provider Number (where applicable)
The information below is subject to change and should not be relied upon until after it is verified with the insurance company. In addition, psychiatric providers should be contacted directly for information on their participation with managed care and insurance companies.

Aetna, Inc.

AmeriGroup

AmeriHealth of NJ

America's Choice Provider Network (ACPN)

Amerivantage Dual Coordination

CHN Solutions

CIGNA

Clover Health Plans

Devon Health Services/ULLICO

Horizon BCBS Managed Care

Horizon NJ Health

Horizon NJ Total Care(HNJH)

Prime Health Services, Inc.

Qual Care HMO

Qual Care PPO

Three Rivers Provider Network

UHC Comm/Oxford

United Healthcare Community Plan (formerly AmeriChoice of NJ, Inc.)

VA Choice (Health Net Federal Services)

WellCare Health Plans

Languages

Spanish

Education

MD, 2006, St. George`s University School of Medicine, Grenada, West Indies
BA, 2002, New York University

Licensure & Certification

Medical Licensure
New Jersey

Languages

Spanish

Relevant Publications

Waller AH, Blankstein R. Quantifying myocardial inflammation using F18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in cardiac sarcoidosis. Journal of Nuclear Cardiology, 2014;21(5):940-3.

Blankstein R, Naya M, Osborne M, Waller A, Kim CK, Murthy VL, Kazemian P, Kwong RY, Tokuda M, Skali H, Padera R, Hainer J, Stevenson WG, Dorbala S, Di Carli MF. Cardiac Positron Emission Tomography Enhances Prognostic Assessments of Patients with Suspected Cardiac Sarcoidosis. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2014;63(4)329-36.

Osborne MT, Hulten EA, Singh A, Waller AH, Bittencourt MS, Stewart GC, Hainer J, Skali H, Dorbala S, Di Carli MF, Blankstein R. Reduction in F18-Flurodeoxyglucose Uptake on Serial Cardiac Positron Emission Tomography is Associated with Improved Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction in Patients with Cardiac Sarcoidosis. Journal of Nuclear Cardiology, 2014;21(1):166-174.

Waller AH, Kinno M, Blankstein R. Cardiac positron emission tomography imaging with quantification of fluorodeoxyglucose for the detection of cardiac sarcoidosis. International Journal of Cardiology. 2015;201:64-5.

Blankstein R, Waller AH. Evaluation of Known or Suspected Cardiac Sarcoidosis. Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging, 2016.

Waller AH, Blankstein R, Kwong RY, Di Carli MF. Myocardial blood flow quantification for evaluation of coronary artery disease by positron emission tomography, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, and computed tomography. Current Cardiology Reports, 2014;16(5):483.

Waller AH, Horgan S, Groarke JD, Valente AM, Koplan BA, Blankstein R. Integration of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in pre-procedural planning and electroanatomical mapping for catheter ablation after a Fontan-Bjork correction of tricuspid atresia. European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging, 2014; 15(11):1306.

Waller AH, Dunne R, Stewart GC, Ghosh N, Gosev I, Rybicki FJ, Blankstein R, Couper GS, Steigner M. Evaluation of Bend Relief Disconnection in Patients Supported by a HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist Device. Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging, 2014;7(5):844-8.

Horgan SJ, Waller AH, Veeranna V, Kirshenbaum J, Dorbala S, Di Carli MF. Utility of multimodality imaging in suspected prosthetic valve endocarditis. Journal of Nuclear Cardiology. 2016;23:316-320.

Raskin A, Castro-Dominguez Y, Mirani N, Sambol J, Waller AH, Ghesani N. Incidental ectopic thyroid follicular adenoma on myocardial perfusion imaging. Journal of Nuclear Cardiology. 2016;23:153-154.

Waller AH, Gardin JM. Does Cardiovascular Ultrasound Have a Role in Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk in Asymptomatic Persons? Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports, 2012;6(2):164-175.

Waller AH, Chatzizisis YS, Moslehi JJ, Chen FY, Mangion JR. Real-time 3-Dimensional Transoesophageal Echocardiography Enables Preoperative Pulmonary Valvulopathy Assessment. European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging 2014;15(6):713.

Ghosh N, Waller AH, Rinehart E, Lakdawala NK, Chatzizisis YS, Padera R, Couper G, Mangion J, Steigner M. Multimodality Imaging for the Assessment of Total Artificial Heart Function: Complementary Utility of 2- and 3-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography and Computed Tomography. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2014;63(4):e7.

Groarke JD, Waller AH, Vita TS, Michaud GF, Di Carli MF, Blankstein R, Kwong RY, Steigner M. Feasibility study of electrocardiographic and respiratory gated, gadolinium enhanced magnetic resonance angiography of pulmonary veins and the impact of heart rate and rhythm on study quality. Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, 2014;16(1):43.

Sattur S, Mathur A, Acharji S, Waller AH, Prasad H, Singh M, Rudzinski W, Kaluski E. Fractional flow reserve at 2013: an update. Minerva Cardioangiologica, 2013;61(1):21-32.

Mathur AP, Waller AH, Dhruvakumar S, Mazza V, Gerula C, Maher J, Klapholz M, Kaluski E. Dual antiplatelet therapy for primary and secondary prevention. Minerva Cardioangiologica, 2012;60(6):611-28.

Kaluski E, Waller AH, Rudzinski W, Nasur Ali, Dehnee A, Gerula C, Maher J, Dhruvakumar S, Mazza V. Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR): Changing the practice of interventional cardiology. Minerva Cardioangiologica, 2012;60(5):539-48.

Rusovici A, Waller AH, Maher JM, Gerula C, Dhruvakumar S, Mazza V, Kaluski E. Periprocedural Management of the Cardiovascular Patient: What Every Oral Health Practitioner Should Know. International Journal Of Contemporary Dentistry, 2012;3(1):38-45.

Waller AH, Sanchez-Ross M, Kaluski E, Klapholz M. Osteopontin in Cardiovascular Disease: a potential therapeutic target. Cardiology in Review, 2010;18(3):125-31.

Juan YH, Waller AH, Saboo, SS, Lin H, Kwong RY, Steigner ML. Myocardial Crypts: Role of Modified 2-Chamber view. QJM : An International Journal of Medicine, 2014; [Epub ahead of print].

Imran TF, Shah R, Qavi AH, Waller A, Kim B. Pleuropericarditis complicated by a pericardial cyst. J Cardiol Cases. 2015;12(5):156-158.

Juan YH, Liu H, Waller AH, Shah AM, Blankstein R. Quadricuspid aortic valve: a rare but important abnormality. Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2014; [Epub ahead of print].

Kats Y, Solanki P, Waller AH, Maldjian PD, Hamirani K, Tsai SC, Dhruva V, Klapholz M, Saric M. An unusual combination of an anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) and a right coronary artery system with two separate ostia from the aorta in an adult. Echocardiography, 2010;27(1):E13-E17.

Solanki P, Waller AH, Shehadeh A, Maldjian PD, Kaluski E, Saric M, Kats Y. Encasement of the Left Internal Mammary Arterial Graft to the Left Coronary Artery by Adenosquamous Carcinoma, an Unusual Tumor. The Open Cardiovascular Imaging Journal, 2009;1:13-15.

Rudzinski W, Waller AH, Rusovici A, Dehnee A, Nasur A, Benz M, Sanchez S, Klapholz M, Kaluski E. Comparison of efficacy and safety of intracoronary sodium nitroprusside and intravenous adenosine for assessing fractional flow reserve. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, 2013;81(3)540-4.

Rudzinski W, Waller AH, Kaluski E. Instantaneous wave-free ratio and fractional flow reserve: close, but not close enough! Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2012;59(21):1915-1916.

Rudzinski W, Waller AH, Prasad A, Sood S, Gerula C, Samanta A, Koneru B, Klapholz M. New index for assessing the chronotropic response in patients with end-stage liver disease who are undergoing dobutamine stress echocardiography. Liver Transplantation, 2012;18(3):355-60.

Kinno M, Waller A, Gardin J. Approaches to Echocardiographic Assessment of Left Ventricular Mass: What Does Echocardiography Add? http://www.acc.org. February 3, 2016. Accessed [2/5/2016]. http://www.acc.org/latest-in-cardiology/articles/2016/02/02/08/21/approaches-to-echocardiographic-assessment-of-left-ventricular-mass.