Vera Bittner
Preventive Cardiology
University of Alabama at Birmingham
About
Vera Bittner works in Preventive Cardiology affiliated with University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Vera A. Bittner is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where she serves as Section Head of General Cardiology, Prevention, and Imaging and has been on faculty since 1987. She also holds positions as Quality Officer for UAB Hospital and Medical Director of the Coronary Care Unit. Her research focuses on cardiovascular outcomes after acute coronary syndrome, lipid management, and insights from the Women’s Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation study.
Research focus
Lipid-Lowering TherapiesCardiac RehabilitationHeart Disease in WomenSecondary Prevention of Cardiovascular DiseaseLipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
Impact
631 pubs · 45,729 cites · h-index 95
Training
MD
University of South Alabama College of Medicine
1981
MSPH
UAB School of Public Health
1995
Affiliations
Work Experience
Professor of Medicine and Section Head of General Cardiology, Prevention, and Imaging
University of Alabama at Birmingham · 1987 - Present
Quality Officer
UAB Hospital
Medical Director of the Coronary Care Unit
University of Alabama at Birmingham