Physicians

Department / Division
Surgery / ER Med

Address
DUMC 3096
Durham, NC 27710

Office Telephone
919-668-4954

Fax Telephone
919-681-8521

Training

• MD, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2001

Residency

• Emergency Medicine, Cook County Hospital (Illinois), 2005

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

Research Interests
emergency cardiac care, septic shock, observation medicine, emergency medicine clinical trials

Industry Relationships and Collaborations (What's this?)

This physician has no reported relationships with industry.

Representative Publications
Limkakeng AT and Ehlers J. Cardiac biomarkers. Clinical Decisions in Emergency Medicine.  2011 Jun; 25(10): 14-19. (2011)

Limkakeng AT Jr, Chandra A. Impact of renal dysfunction on acute coronary syndrome evaluation in observation unit patients. Am J Emerg Med. 2010 Jul;28(6):658-62. (2010) Abstract

Limkakeng AT Jr, Drake W, Mani G, Freeman D, Best R, Newby LK, Chandra A. Left ventricular dysfunction screening in hypertensive patients with N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide and electrocardiogram. Am J Emerg Med. 2010 Dec 23. (2010) Abstract

Chandra A, Lindsell CJ, Limkakeng A, Diercks DB, Hoekstra JW, Hollander JE, Kirk JD, Peacock WF, Gibler WB, Pollack CV, . Emergency physician high pretest probability for acute coronary syndrome correlates with adverse cardiovascular outcomes. Acad Emerg Med. 2009 Aug;16(8):740-8. (2009) Abstract

Takakuwa KM, Shofer FS, Limkakeng AT Jr, Hollander JE. Preferences for cardiac tests and procedures may partially explain sex but not race disparities. Am J Emerg Med. 2008 Jun;26(5):545-50. (2008) Abstract

Limkakeng AT, Halpern E, Takakuwa KM. Sixty-four-slice multidetector computed tomography: the future of ED cardiac care. Am J Emerg Med. 2007 May;25(4):450-8. (2007) Abstract

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.   Am J Emerg Med 2008; 28(5):545-550 (2006)

“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)

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