Dr. Rakesh Baman, MD

EDUCATION  University of Illinois, College of Medicine  University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana Post Graduate Training:  Advanced Non-Invasive Cardiology Fellow, Deborah Heart and Lung Center  Chief of Cardiology Fellow, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School  Cardiology Fellow, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School  Chief Internal Medicine Resident, Michigan State University, Kalamazoo Center  Internal Medicine Resident, Michigan State University, Kalamazoo Center  Internal Medicine Intern, Michigan State University, Kalamazoo Center PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE  Partner, Pottstown Medical Specialists, Inc., Pottstown, PA  Staff Physician, Pottstown Memorial Medical Center, Pottstown, PA  Staff Physician, Phoenixville Hospital, Phoenixville, PA BOARD CERTIFICATIONS  Cardiovascular Diseases  Echocardiography  Nuclear Cardiology  Internal Medicine  Fellow, American College of Cardiology  Fellow, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology  Fellow, American Society of Echocardiography  National Board of Medical Examiners (Part I, II and III) LEADERSHIP EXPERENCE  Director of Echocardiography Laboratory, Pottstown Medical Specialists, Pottstown, PA  Director of Nuclear Laboratory, Pottstown Medical Specialists, Inc., Pottstown, PA  Co-Director, The Heart Station at Phoenixville Hospital, Phoenixville, PA  Co-Director, Heart Vascular Center, Pottstown Hospital , Pottstown, PA  Board of Trustees, Pottstown Memorial Medical Center, Pottstown, PA  Chairman, Dept. of Medicine, Pottstown Memorial Medical Center, Pottstown, PA  Chief of Staff, Pottstown Memorial Medical Center, Pottstown, PA  Medial Executive Committee, Pottstown Memorial Medical Center, Pottstown, PA  Medical Informatics Representative to CHS for cardiology protocols for EMS  Co-Director Physician Leadership Group, Pottstown Hospital  University Of Pennsylvania, Nurse Practitioner Program Preceptor  Medical Executive Committee, Phoenixville Hospital , Phoenixville, PA AWARDS AND PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS  Philadelphia Magazine TOP DOCTORS List  American College of Cardiology  American Society of Echocardiography  American Society of Nuclear Medicine RESEARCH EXPERIENCE I have participated in 14 or more national and international clinical trials as both a Principle Investigator and Sub-Investigator. Topics included the following: • The Diagnosis of Cardiac Arrhythmias • Evaluation of the Safety and Efficacy of Apixaban in Subjects with a Recent Acute Coronary Syndrome • Evaluation of efficacy and safety of DU-176B versus Warfarin in subjects with Atrial Fibrillation • Evaluation the effects of dalcetrapib on Cardiovascular Risk in stable Coronary Heart Disease patients with a documented recent Acute Coronary Syndrome • Evaluation of the Effects of Anacetrapib through Lipid-modification • Evaluation of the Potential of Aleglitazar to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk in Coronary Heart Disease Patients With a Recent Acute Coronary Syndrome Event and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus • Assessment of Clinical Effects of Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein Inhibition with Evacetrapib in Patients at a High-Risk for Vascular Outcomes • The effect of Dalcetrapib 600mg on cardiovascular events in patients with stable coronary heart disease, or at elevated risk for cardiovascular disease • Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial with Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator