Doctors > ROBERT D. SLAMA, MD, FACC

• specialty:
• Cardiology
• bs:
• Cornell University, New York, NY, 1967
• md:
• Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 1971
• residencies:
• Internal Medicine, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC; Boston City Hospital, Boston, MA
• fellowship:
• Cardiology, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA
• board certifications:
• Nuclear Cardiology; Echocardiography; Cardiovascular Diseases; Internal Medicine

Robert D. Slama, MD, FACC, joined the Cardiology Department at Summit Medical Group in 1980, and is currently serving as Chief of the department. A graduate of the Temple University School of Medicine, he is board certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Diseases and has been an investigator in several cardiology research studies. He holds additional certification from the National Board of Echocardiography, and the Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology. Among the innovations and patient benefits brought into the Cardiology Department under the guidance of Dr. Slama is the Coumadin Care Clinic. The Coumadin Care Clinic has been designated as an exemplary Coumadin maintenance facility by Roche Diagnostics and received the "DREAM" award in 2003, because of its high level of care. Dr. Slama's group was the first in the Metro-New York area to receive this coveted recognition. Also, Castle Connolly Guide recognized Dr. Slama as one of the Top Doctors in Cardiology for New York Metro Area for the past six years. A resident of Summit since 1980, Dr. Slama has two grown children. In his spare time, he enjoys a round of golf or a David McCullough biography.