CURRICULUM VITAE
FOR
MICHAEL ALISTAIR FRAISE, MD
Office Address:
301 W. St. Louis St.
Hot Springs, AR 71913-4457
LICENSURE
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New York, #194485
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CERTIFICATION
1974 - Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
(7-24-74)
1977 - Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of
the United Kingdom
1978 - Visa Qualifying Examination (VQE) - (9/7/78)
1984 - Fellow Royal College of Physicians (Cardiology) -
(12/3/84)
1988 - Fellow of American College of Cardiology - (8/22/88)
1990 - Federation Licensing Examination (FLEX) - (12/90)
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
American College of Cardiology, Fellows 8/22/88
Royal College of Physicians of Canada. Fellow, 12/3/84
Royal College of Physicians of the United Kingdom, Member
HONORS AND AWARDS
1970 - 1971: Liverpool University Rugby League Club Treasurer
Colours, 1971
1982: Alberta Cardiovascular Society Resident Competition
PAST APPOINTMENTS
01/86 - 10/87Pfizer Central Research, Clinical Project Manager,
Sandwich, Kent, England
10/87 - 06/91St. Boniface General Hospital, Assistant Professor
of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba,
Canada
07/91 - 12193 University of Arkansas, Associate Professor
of Medicine, Little Rock, Arkansas
01/94 - 06/95 AlbanyAssociates in Cardiology, 2 Palisades
Drive, Executive Woods Albany, NY 12205
07/95 - 10/97 Suto Cardiology, P. 0. Box 1527, 1660 West “C” Place,
Russellville, AR 72811
EDUCATION
Liverpool College
Liverpool, England 1959-68
(College Scholarship, 1964)
Liverpool University Medical School
Liverpool, England
M.B., ChB, 1969-1974
MD (Doctoral Thesis) 1981
POST GRADUATE TRAINING
09/1974 - 02/1975
House Officer, General Medicine
Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool, England
(Drs. G.E. Honey and B.A. Walker)
03/1975 - 08/1975
House Officer, General Surgery
Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool, England
(Mr. M.J. Moroney)
09/1975 - 08/1976
Senior House Officer, Cardiology
Regional Cardiac Centre, Sefton General Hospital
Liverpool, England
(Drs. C. McKendrick., N. Coulshed, E. Epstein, and A. Harley)
09/1976 - 08/1977
Senior 1-louse Officer, General Medicine,
Professorial Unit
Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool, England
(Drs. TJ Bayley, GE Honey and BA Wa1.k~r)
10/1977 - 09/1978
Registrar, General Medicine, Professorial Unit
Liverpool Royal Infirmary, Liverpool, England
(Prof. DA Price Evans and Dr. CC Evans)
10/1978 - 06/1979
Registrar, General Medicine
Walton Hospital, Liverpool, England
(Dr. MB McCauley)
07/1979 - 09/1979
Research Fellow in Cardiology
CVRI Moffitt Hospital
University of California, San Francisco, CA
(Prof. MM Scheinman)
10/1979 - 06/1980
Research Fellow in Cardiology
VA Medical Center, Valley Medical Center
Fresno, California
(Prof. IA Abbott and Dr. L Grayson)
07/1980 - 06/1981
Research Fellow in Cardiology
CVRI, Moffitt Hospital
University of California, San Francisco, CA
(Dr. ER Botvinick)
07/1981- 06/1982
Resident in Cardiology
Foothills Hospital, University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
(Dr. ER Smith)
07/1982 - 06/1983
Fellow/Honorary Resident in Cardiology
Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research
Foothills Hospital, University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
(Dr. ER Smith and Prof. JV Tyberg)
02/1982 – 12/1985
Research Fellow in Cardiology
Honorary Registrar in Cardiology
Dept. of Cardiovascular Studies
Department of Medical Cardiology Leeds General Infirmary,
Leeds,
England (Dr. SH Taylor)
PUBLICATIONS
1. Russell NH, Keenan JP, Frais MA. Thrombocytopathy associated
with autoimmune haemolytic anaemia. Brit Med J 2:604, 1978.
2. Frais MA. Gastric a4enocarcinoma due to ataxia-telangiectasia
(Louis-Bar syndrome). J Med Genetics 16:160-161, 1979.
3. Frais MA, Bayley TJ. Left ventricular failure with labetalol.
Postgrad Med J 55:567-568,
1979.
4. Frais MA, Bayley TJ. Ocular reaction to timolol maleate.
Postgrad Med J 55:884-885,
1979.
5. Carlsson B, Silverman NH, Botvinick E, Frais M. Cardiac
imaging. Diag Imaging 2:10-
36, 1980.
6. Botvinick E, Dunn R, Frais M, O’Connell W, Shosa
D, Herfkens R, Scheinman M. The phase Image: its relationship
to patterns of contraction and conduction. Circulation 65:551-560,
1982.
7. Frais M, Botvinick E, Shosa D, O’Connell W. Are
regions of ischaemia detected on stress perfusion scintigraphy
predictive of sites of subsequent myocardial infarction?
Brit Heart J 47:357-364, 1982.
8. Frais MA, Botvinick EH, Shosa DW, O’Connell JW,
Scheinman MM, Hattner RS, Morady F. Phase image characterization
of ventricular contraction in left and right bundle branch
block. Am J Cardiol 50:95-105, 1982.
9. Botvinick EM. Frais MA, Shosa DW, O’Connell SW,
Pacheco-Alvarez JA, Scheinman M, Hattner RS, Morady F., Faulkner
DB. An accurate means of detecting and characterizing abnormal
patterns of ventricular activation by phase image analysis.
Am J Cardiol 50:289-298, 1982.
10. Misbacb GA, Botvinick EU, Tyberg IV, Parmley WW, Dunn
RF, Frais M. The functional implications of scintigraphic
measures of myocardial ischemia and infarction. Am Heart
J 106:996-1002, 1983.
11. Frais MA, Manyari DE, Duff HJ, Wyse DO, White AVM, Mitchell
LH. Coexistent arrhyythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia
and Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. Am J Cardiol 53:632-634,
1984.
12. Nimrod CA, Beresford P. Frais M Belenkie I, Tyberg JV,
Fremit A, Smith E. Hemodynamic observations on pulmonary
edema associated with a beta-mimetic agent: a report of two
cases. J Reprod Med 29:341-344, 1984.
13. Botvinick E, Frais M, O’Connell W, Faulkner D,
Scheinman M, Morady F, Sung R, Shosa D, Dae
M. Phase image evaluation of patients with ventricular pre-excitation
syndromes. J Am Coll Cardiol 3:799-814, 1984.
14. Frais MA, Silke B, Fitness to fly: detection of coronary
artery disease in asymptomatic pilots. Brit J Aviation Med
2:24-30, 1984.
15. Jackson NC, Silke B, Verma SP. Reynolds G, Frais MA.,
Hafizullah M, Taylor SH. Haemodynamic effects of nicardipine
during upright exercise in patients with stable angina pectoris.
Postgrad Med J 60(Suppl 4):11-16, 1984.
16. Silke B, Verma SP, Hafizullah M, Reynolds G, Frais MA.
Jackson NC, Taylor SH. Haemodynamic effects of micardipine
in acute myocardial infarction. Postgrad Med J 60(Suppl 4):29-34,
1984.
17. Frais M, Botvinick E, Shosa D, O’Connell W, Pacheco-Alvarez
J, Dae M, Hattner R, Faulkner D. Phase image characterization
of localized and generalized left ventricular contraction
abnormalities. J Am Coll Cardiol 4:987-998, 1984.
18. Smiseth OA, Frais MA, Kingma I, Smith ER, Tyberg JV.
Assessment of pericardial constraint in dogs. Circulation
71:158-164, 1985.
19. Smiseth OA, Frais MA, Refsum H, Smith ER, Tyberg JV.
The pericardial hypothesis: a mechanism of acute shifts of
the left ventricular diastolic pressure-vo1ume relation.
Clin Physiol 5:403-415, 1985.
20. Frais MA, Silke B, Ahuja RC, Verma SP, Nelson GIC, Taylor
SH Cardioselective beta-blockade with atenolol and acebutolol
following acute myocardial infarction: a multiple dose haemodynamic
comparison. J. Cardiovasc Pharmacol 7:80-85. 1985.
21. Jackson N, Verma SF. Frais, MA, Silke B, Hafizullah M,
Reynolds CI, Taylor SM. Haemodynamic dose-response effects
of flecainide acetate in acute myocardial infarction with
and without left ventricular decompensation. Clin Pharmacol
Therap 37:619-624, 1985.
22. Taylor SH, Frais M, Lee P, Verma SP, Jackson N, SiIke
B. Antihypertensive dose-response effects of nicardipine
in stable essential hypertension. Brit J Clin Pharmacol 20(Suppl
1):135S-138S, 1985.
23. Taylor SH, Frais MA, Lee P, Verma SP, Jackson N, Reynolds
G. Silke B. A study of the long-term efficacy and tolerability
of oral nicardipine in hypertensive patients. Brit J Clin
Pharmacol 20(Suppl L):139S-142S, 1985.
24. Silke B, Verma SP, Frais MA, Hafizullah M, Taylor SH.
Effects of nicardipine on cardiac volume at rest and during
exercise-induced angina. Brit J Clin Pharmacol 20(Suppl 1):169S-176S,
1985.
25. Silke B, Verma SP, Nelson GIC, Hussain M, Forsyth D,
Frais MA, Taylor SH The effects on left ventricular performance
of verapamil and metoprolol singly and together in exercise-induced
angina pectoris. Am Heart J 109:1286-1293, 1985.
26. Silke B, Verma SP, Frais MA, Reynolds G, Jackson N, Taylor
SH. Haemodynamic analysis of the effects of nicardipine arid
metoprolol alone and in combination in coronary artery disease.
Eur Heart J 6:930-938, 1985.
27. Silke B, Verma SF, Frais MA, Hafizullah M, Taylor SH.
Effects of buccal nitrate on left ventricular haemodynamics
and volume at rest and during exercise-induced angina. Brit
J Clin Pharmacol 20:437-446, 1985.
28. Silke B, Fiais MA, Muller P, Verma SP, Reynolds G, Taylor
SH. Haemodynamic dose-response effects of intravenous nisoldipine
in coronary attely disease. Brit J Clin Pharmacol 20:675-680.
1985.
29. Silke B, Frais MA, Verma SP, Reynolds G, Taylor SH Differences
in haemodynamic response to beta-blocking drugs between stable
coronary artery disease and acute myocardial infarction.
Euro J Clin Pharmacol 29:659-665, 1986.
30. Silke B, Verma SP, Reynolds G, Frais MA, Taylor SH Haemodynamic
effects of beta¬-adrenergic blocking drugs in acute myocardial
infarction. Revista Latina de Cardiologia 1986.
31. Silke B, Graham DJM. Verma SP, Reynolds G, Frais MA,
Findlayson JR, Taylor SH.
Pharmacokinetic and radinuclide studies with nicardipine
in coronary artery disease. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 29:651-657,
1986.
32. Silke B, Verma SP, Frais MA, Reynolds G. Taylor SH. Comparative
effects of metoprolol and celiprolol on cardiac haemodynamics
and left ventricular volume at rest and during exercise-induced
angina. Clin Pharmacol Therap 39:5-14, 1986.
33. Silke B, Verma SP, Frais MA, Reynolds G, Taylor SH. Differential
actions of atenolol and celiprolol on cardiac performance
in ischemic heart disease. J Cardiovasc Pbarmacol (Suppl
4)8:S138-S144, 1986.
34. Silke B, Verma SP, Frais MA, Reynolds G, Taylor SH. A
rest and exercise haemodynamic evaluation of a new cardioselective
beta-adrenoceptor blocker celiprolol alone and in combination
with nitroglycerine in ischemic heart disease. Brit J Clin
Pharmacol 22:697-706, 1986.
35. Smiseth OA, Frais MA, Kingma I, White AV, Knudtson ML,
Cohen JM. Manyari DE,
Smith ER, Tyberg JV. Assessment of pericardial constraint
the relation of right
ventricular filling pressure and pericardial pressure measured
after pericardiocentesis. J
Am Coll Cardiol 7:307-314, 1986.
36. Manyari DE, Frais MA, Smith ER. Nuclear cardiology techniques
in the assessment of ischemic heart disease. Chin Invest
Med 9:76-93, 1986.
37. Frais MA, Silke B, Verma SP, Sharma S. Reynolds G, Jackson
N, Taylor SH. A
haemodynamic dose finding study with a. new slow calcium
channel blocker (amlodipine)
in coronary artery disease. Herz 11:351-358, 1986.
38. Silke B, Frais MA, Verma SP, Reynolds GW, Hafizullah
M, Kalra PA, Jackson NC, Taylor SH. Comparative haemodynamic
effects of intravenous lignocaine, disopyramide and flecainide
in uncomplicated acute myocardial infarction. Brit J Clin
Pharmacol 22:707-714, 1986.
39. Silke B, Nelson GIC, Verma SP, Frais MA, Reynolds G,
Jackson N, Taylor SH. Haemodynamic dose-response effects
of intravenous indoramin in acute heart failure complicating
myocardial infarction, J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 8(Suppl 4):S102-S106,
1986.
40. Silke B, Frais MA, Verma SP, Reynolds G, Taylor SH, Jackson
NC. A review of the haemodynamic effects of nicardipine in
ischemic heart disease. Brit J Clin Pharmacol
22(Supp1 3):203S-213S, 1986.
41. Silke B, Verma SP, Midtbo KA, Muller P, Frais MA, Reynolds
G, Taylor SM. A haemodynamic study of the effects of combined
slow-calcium channel blockade (metoprolol) and beta-blockade
(rnetoprolol) in coronary heart disease. Int’l J Cardial
13:231-241, 1986.
42. Silke B, Frais MA, Midtbo KA, Verma SP, Sharma S, Reynolds
G, Jackson N, Taylor SH, Comparative haemodynamic effects
of five slow calcium channel-blocking agents in coronary
artery disease. Clin Pharmacol Therap 42:381-387, 1987.
43. Verma SP, Silke B, Reynolds G, Muller P, Frais MA, Taylor
SH. Immediate effects of bumetanide on systemic haemodynamics
and left ven~icu1ar volume in acute and chronic heart failure.
Brit J Clin Pharmacol 24:21-32, 1987.
44. Kingma I, Smiseth OA, Frais MA, Smith ER. Tyberg JV.
Left ventricular external constraint - Relationship between
pericardial, pleural and esophageal pressures during positive
end-expiratory pressure and volume loading in dogs. Ann Biomed
Eng 15:331-346, 1987.
45. Silke B, Verma SP, Shanna SK, Baig W, Jackson NC, Reynolds
G, Frais MA, Taylor SH. Haemodynamic dose-response actions
of cicloprolol in left ventricular dysfunction due to ischemic
heart disease. Int’l J Cardiol 17:127-136, 1987.
46. Jackson NC, Taylor SH. Frais MA. Hemodynamic comparison
of dopexamine hydrochloride and dopamine in ischemic left
ventricular dysfunction. Am J Cardiol 62:73C-77C, 1988.
47. Silke B, Verma SP, Sharma SK, Frais MA, Reynolds G, Taylor
SH. Comparative effects of atenolol and cicloprolol on cardiac
performance in coronary heart disease. S Cardiovasc Pharmacol
13:155-161, 1989.
48. Hanly PJ, Millar TW, Steljes DG, Baert R, Frais MA, Kryger
MH. Respiration and abnormal sleep in patients with congestive
heart failure. Chest 96:480-488, 1989.
49. Hanly PJ, Millar TW, Steljes DG, Baert R, Frais MA, Kryger
MH. Effect of oxygen ott respiration and sleep in patients
with congestive heart failure. Ann Int Med 111:777-782, 1989.
50. Frais MA, Bergman DW, Kingma I, Smiseth OA, Smith ER,
Tyberg JV. The dependence of the time consent of left ventricular
isovolumic contraction CD on pericardial pressure. Circulation
81:1071-1080 1990.
51. Frais MA, Hoeschen RJ. Exercise-induced T wave normalization
is not specific far myocardial ischemia detected by perfusion
scintigraphy. Am Heart J 119:1225-1229, 1990.
52. Frais MA, Rodgers K. Dramatic electrocardiographic T
wave changes associated with gastric dilatation. Chest 98:489-490,
1990.
53. Millar TW, Hanly PJ, Hunt B, Frais MA, Kryger MH{The
entrainment of low frequency breathing periodicity. Chest
98:1143-1148, 1990.
54. Smiseth OA, Frais MA, Junemann M, Kingma I, Refsum H,
Smith ER, Lipton MJ, Tyberg JV. Left and right ventricular
diastolic function during acute pericardial tamponade. Clin
Physiol 11:61-71, 1991.
55. Thomson IR, Bowering JB, Hudson RJ, Frais MA, Rosenbloom
M. A comparison of desflurane and isoflurane in patients
undergoing coronary artery surgery. Anesthesiology 75:776-781,
1991.
56. Frais MA, Dowie A, McEwen B, Wyeth B, Kim SW. The response
of the QT-sensing rate-adaptive ventricular pacemaker to
mental stress. Am Heart J 126:1219-1222, 1993.
ABSTRACTS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
1. Peters R, Abbott I, Desai J, Frais MA, Scheinman M. Natural
history of bundle branch block, effects of prophylactic
pacemaker insertion. Proc Europ Cong Cardiol, Paris, France,
June 22-26, p.225, 1980.
2. Herfkens RJ, Hattner RS, Botvinick EH, Shosa DW, O’Connell
JW. Herfkens PG. Frais MA, Engelstad B. Use of rotating slant
hole tomography in the eva1ution of pyrophosphate infaret
imaging. Proc Radiol Soc of North America, Dallas, Texas,
p.192, 1980.
3. Frais MA, Botvinick EH.. Is stress perfusion scintigraphy
predictive of sites of subsequent myocardial infarction?
Clin Res 29:77A. 1981.
4. Frais MA, Botvinick EM, Parmley WW. Is stress perfusion
scintigraphy predictive of sites of subsequent myocardial
infarction? Clin Res 29:192A, 1981.
5. Williams J, Frais M Angina pectoris precipitated by unheated
water mattresses. New Engl J Med 304:909-910, 1981 (letter).
6. Frais MA, Botvinick EH, O’Connell JW, Sbosa DW,
Scheinman MM, Hattner RS. The phase image: an accurate means
of detecting and localizing abnormal foci of ventricular
activation. J Nucl Med 22:P18, 1981.
7. Shosa DW, O’Connell JW, Botvinick EH, Frais MA,
Hattner RS. Analysis of ventricular contraction abnormalities
in amplitude/phase space - the st