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Richard A. Friedman

Richard A. Friedman

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Medicine

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86
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28020
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14106
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7155

Overview

Richard A. Friedman is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Rheumatology.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics within biomedical research. Key research areas include Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research, Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases, Kawasaki Disease and Coronary Complications, Coronary Artery Anomalies, Vascular Anomalies and Interventions, and Cardiac Electrophysiology and Arrhythmias.

Richard A. Friedman has contributed to several scientific papers, among them:

  • Six Month Follow-up of Patients With Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome in Children, 2021, published in PEDIATRICS
  • Incidence of arrhythmias and electrocardiographic abnormalities in symptomatic pediatric patients with PCR-positive SARS-CoV-2 infection, including drug-induced changes in the corrected QT interval, 2020, published in Heart Rhythm
  • An engineered human cardiac tissue model reveals contributions of systemic lupus erythematosus autoantibodies to myocardial injury, 2024, published in Nature Cardiovascular Research
  • A Case of Semaglutide-Induced Euphoria in a Patient With Bipolar Disorder, 2025, published in The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
  • The clinical value of "exception item" colonoscopy (MBS item 32228), 2021, published in The Medical Journal of Australia

Their frequent coauthors include Nilanjana Misra, Madhusudan Ganigara, Andrew D. Blaufox, Charles L. Schleien, and Elizabeth Mitchell. These collaborations show ongoing cooperative research efforts within their fields of study.

Richard A. Friedman's research has been disseminated through various journals and venues such as PEDIATRICS, Heart Rhythm, Nature Cardiovascular Research, The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, and The Medical Journal of Australia, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach.

Best Publications

  • Transvenous Lead Extraction: Heart Rhythm Society Expert Consensus on Facilities, Training, Indications, and Patient Management: This document was endorsed by the American Heart Association (AHA)

    Bruce L. Wilkoff;Charles J. Love;Charles L. Byrd;Maria Grazia Bongiorni

  • Promotion of Hepatocellular Carcinoma by the Intestinal Microbiota and TLR4

    Dianne H. Dapito;Ali M. Mencin;Geum-Youn Gwak;Geum-Youn Gwak;Jean-Philippe Pradere

  • Bone marrow-derived myofibroblasts contribute to the mesenchymal stem cell niche and promote tumor growth.

    Michael Quante;Shui Ping Tu;Shui Ping Tu;Hiroyuki Tomita;Tamas Gonda

  • Triggering of acute myocardial infarction onset by episodes of anger. Determinants of Myocardial Infarction Onset Study Investigators.

    Murray A. Mittleman;Malcolm Maclure;Jane B. Sherwood;Richard P. Mulry

  • Health outcomes and a new index of spiritual experience.

    Jared D. Kass;Richard Friedman;Jane Leserman;Patricia C. Zuttermeister

  • Hepatic macrophages but not dendritic cells contribute to liver fibrosis by promoting the survival of activated hepatic stellate cells in mice

    Jean Philippe Pradere;Johannes Kluwe;Samuele De Minicis;Jing Jing Jiao

  • Bile Acid and Inflammation Activate Gastric Cardia Stem Cells in a Mouse Model of Barrett-Like Metaplasia

    Michael Quante;Michael Quante;Govind Bhagat;Julian A. Abrams;Frederic Marache

  • Deactivation of Hepatic Stellate Cells During Liver Fibrosis Resolution in Mice

    Juliane S. Troeger;Ingmar Mederacke;Geum–Youn Gwak;Dianne H. Dapito

  • Results of a multicenter retrospective implantable cardioverter-defibrillator registry of pediatric and congenital heart disease patients.

    Charles I. Berul;George F. Van Hare;George F. Van Hare;Naomi J. Kertesz;Anne M. Dubin

  • Assessment of the 12-lead electrocardiogram as a screening test for detection of cardiovascular disease in healthy general populations of young people (12-25 years of age): a scientific statement from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology.

    Barry J. Maron;Richard A. Friedman;Paul Kligfield;Benjamin D. Levine

  • Congenital heart block: development of late-onset cardiomyopathy, a previously underappreciated sequela.

    Jeffrey P Moak;Karyl S Barron;Thomas J Hougen;Henry B Wiles

  • The psychological impact of infertility: a comparison with patients with other medical conditions.

    A D Domar;P C Zuttermeister;R Friedman

  • Recommendations for Extraction of Chronically Implanted Transvenous Pacing and Defibrillator Leads: Indications, Facilities, Training

    Charles J. Love;Bruce L. Wilkoff;Charles L. Byrd;Peter H. Belott

  • Osteocalcin Signaling in Myofibers Is Necessary and Sufficient for Optimum Adaptation to Exercise.

    Paula Mera;Kathrin Laue;Mathieu Ferron;Cyril Confavreux

  • β2 Adrenergic-Neurotrophin Feedforward Loop Promotes Pancreatic Cancer

    Bernhard W. Renz;Bernhard W. Renz;Ryota Takahashi;Takayuki Tanaka;Marina Macchini

  • Intravascular extraction of problematic or infected permanent pacemaker leads: 1994-1996

    Charles L. Byrd;Bruce L. Wilkoff;Charles J. Love;T. Duncan Sellers

  • MC4R-dependent suppression of appetite by bone-derived lipocalin 2

    Ioanna Mosialou;Steven Shikhel;Jian Min Liu;Jian Min Liu;Antonio Maurizi;Antonio Maurizi;Antonio Maurizi

  • Gene Expression in Wilms’ Tumor Mimics the Earliest Committed Stage in the Metanephric Mesenchymal-Epithelial Transition

    Chi-Ming Li;Meirong Guo;Alain Borczuk;Charles A. Powell

  • The patterning of psychological attributes and distress by "job strain" and social support in a sample of working men.

    Paul A. Landsbergis;Peter L. Schnall;Diane Deitz;Richard Friedman

  • International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: Practice guidelines for management of heart failure in children.

    David Rosenthal;Maryanne R.K. Chrisant;Erik Edens;Lynn Mahony

Frequent Co-Authors

Herbert Benson
Herbert Benson Harvard University
Timothy C. Wang
Timothy C. Wang Columbia University
Arthur Garson
Arthur Garson University of Virginia
Ann Marie Schmidt
Ann Marie Schmidt New York University
Barry Honig
Barry Honig Columbia University
jeffrey a towbin
jeffrey a towbin St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Ravichandran Ramasamy
Ravichandran Ramasamy New York University
Robert F. Schwabe
Robert F. Schwabe Columbia University
Alice D. Domar
Alice D. Domar Harvard Medical School
John C. Markowitz
John C. Markowitz Columbia University

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