Alexander T. Limkakeng Jr., MD

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Services

• Emergency Services

Department / Division:
Surgery / Emergency Medicine

Address:
DUMC 3096
Durham, NC 27710

Office Telephone:
919-668-4954

Fax Telephone:
919-681-8521

• MD, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2001

• Emergency Medicine, Cook County Hospital, 2005

Clinical Interests:
Adult and pediatric emergency medicine, observational medicine, acute cardiac disease

Research Interests:
emergency cardiac care, time utilization, emergency radiology

Representative Publications:
Limkakeng AT, Halpern E, Takakuwa KM.  Sixty-four slice multi-detector computed tomography: the future of emergency department cardiac care.  Am J Emerg Med 2007 (2007)

“Chest Pain: Ask the Right Questions to Get Useful Information”. Limkakeng AT Jr.  ACEP News. American College of Emergency Physicians.  2006 Jun; 25(6):13-15. (2006)

Takakuwa KM, Limkakeng AT, Shofer FS, Hollander JE.  Patients’ Pain and Estimates of Their Risk For Cardiac Disease Do Not Predict Preferences for Cardiac Tests and Procedures.   Ann Emerg Med Oct 2006 (2006)

Limkakeng AT, Tsai J, Roberts RR.  Effects of Implementing a Comprehensive Modified Electronic Medical Record and Patient Tracking System on the Patient Care Activities of Emergency Department Staff. Ann Emerg Med. Oct 2004 (2004)

Limkakeng A Jr, Gibler WB, Pollack C, Hoekstra JW, Sites F, Shofer FS, Tiffany B, Wilke E, Hollander JE. Combination of Goldman risk and initial cardiac troponin I for emergency department chest pain patient risk stratification. Acad Emerg Med. 2001 Jul;8(7):696-702. (2001) Abstract