Jens Eichhorn, MD, PhD


Jens Eichhorn, MD, PhD

Dr. Eichhorn has a special interest in cardiovascular imaging, specifically Cardiac CT, Nuclear Cardiology and Echocardiography.

In his spare time, he enjoys working out, spending time with his family and hiking with his dog.

Office Location(s):

The Southeastern Heart & Vascular Center

3200 Northline Avenue, Suite 250
Greensboro, North Carolina 27408
Location Phone: 336-273-7900
Location Fax: 336-275-0433

The Southeastern Heart & Vascular Center - Reidsville

1816 Richardson Drive
Reidsville, North Carolina 27320
Location Phone: (336) 342-4446
Location Fax: (336) 342-7747

Accepting new patients:

I am accepting new patients.

Primary Specialty:

Cardiology

Secondary Specialty:

Internal Medicine

Medical Education:

Humboldt University of Berlin, School of Medicine; Berlin, Germany : 1993

Residency:

Resident in Internal Medicine, Tulane University Health Science Center, New Orleans, LA : 2002

Fellowship:

Clinical Fellow in Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA : 2004
Research Fellow in Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA : 2002

Board Certifications:

Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology (Testamur status) : 2008
Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine : 2003

Languages other than English:

German
Russian
Spanish

In Practice Since:

2002

Affiliations:

American College of Cardiology : 2005
American College of Physicians--American Society of Internal Medicine : 1999
American Medical Association : 1999
American Association for the Advancement of Science : 1996

Honors and Awards:

Elected to Musser-Burch Society for excellence in patient care : 2000
Elected to Musser-Burch Society for excellence in patient care : 1997
Postdoctoral Fellowship Grant--German Research Agency : 1997
Postdoctoral Fellowship Grant--German Academic Exchange Service : 1995

Publications:

Endothelial adhesion molecules and leukocyte integrins in preeclamptic patients. Hypertension 1997

Anti-endothelial cell antibodies in thromboangiitis obliterans. American Journal of the Medical Sciences 1998

Association of the insulin receptor with Phospholipase C-g (PLC-g) in 3T3-L1 adipocytes suggests a role for PLC-g in metabolic signaling by insulin. of Biological Chemistry 1998

Nerve Growth Factor and Insulin-like Growth Factor-I elicit opposing effects on CHO/trkA fibroblast proliferation accompanied by differences in MAPK activation and SNT/FRS2 phosphorylation. *Both authors contributed equally to this work. Oncogene 1999

Insulin activates phospholipase C-gamma1 via a PI-3 kinase dependent mechanism in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2001

Circulating leukocyte integrin expression in Wegener's granulomatosis. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 1996

PLC-gamma1 Enzyme Activity Is Required for Insulin-Induced DNA Synthesis. Endocrinology 2002

The endogenous peptide apelin potently improves cardiac contractility and reduces cardiac loading in vivo. Cardiovasc Res. 2005

Effects of low-molecular weight and high-molecular weight heparin on the intrinsic and extrinsic endogenous fibrinolytic system. Fibrinolysis 1994

Circulating leukocyte integrin expression in Wegener's granulomatosis. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 1996

Anti-endothelial cell antibodies in Takayasu arteritis. Circulation 1996