Dr. Pohost’s distinguished medical career spans more than three decades, with numerous clinical, academic and research positions. He has served as chief of cardiovascular medicine and professor of medicine at USC’s Keck School of Medicine and developed a program in the diagnosis of heart disease in women using MRI and magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS). Pohost spent 18 years at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he developed a prominent cardiovascular program iand was responsible for building the first center focused on the application of MRI for cardiovascular disease. Dr. Pohost has been a member of the executive committee in the Women’s Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation study, a nationwide study addressing innovative strategies to diagnose heart disease in women. In addition, he is the principal investigator for the Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging Core Laboratory for the Surgical Treatment of Ischemic Heart Failure Study (STICH). Learn more about this physician. Watch a short introduction video with Dr. Pohost.
Dr. Gerald Michael Pohost, MD
- Cardiovascular Disease, Nuclear Medicine, Other Specialty
- Accepting new patients
- 58 years of experience
- Wmala 99 N La Cienega Blvd Ste 203, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
- (310) 289-9955
Brief Intro
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Education Background
RESIDENCY
Montefiore Medical Center
MEDICAL SCHOOL
University Of Maryland School Of Medicine
University Of Maryland School Of Medicine - 1967
Languages Spoken
- Russian
- Spanish
- English
- Tagalog
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Location & Hours
- Wmala
- 99 N La Cienega Blvd Ste 203, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
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Mon:9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tue:9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wed:9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thu:9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fri:9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sat:Closed
Sun:Closed
Specialties Treated
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Nuclear Medicine
- Other Specialty
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