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James Enlou Tcheng

Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Cardiology
Duke Box 2708, Durham, NC 27710
Suite 403 Hock Plaza, 2424 Erwin Road, Durham, NC
Office hours Normal business hours.  

Teaching Activities


I have given >1000 lectures in my career, covering topics including:
  • Cardiac anatomy and physiology
  • Coronary artery disease, atherosclerosis, vulnerable plaque
  • Percutaneous coronary intervention
  • Chronic coronary total occlusion
  • Coronary microcirculation
  • Angioplasty restenosis
  • Brachytherapy
  • Atherectomy
  • Laser angioplasty
  • Stent intervention
  • Shock and circulatory support
  • Vascular access
  • Contrast media
  • Radiographic imaging
  • Radiation safety
  • Coronary artery bypass surgery
  • Peripheral vascular disease
  • Clinical trials design and conduct
  • Acute coronary syndrome
  • Acute myocardial infarction
  • Primary angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction
  • Systems of care in acute myocardial infarction
  • Pharmacology, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics
  • Mechanical circulatory support
  • Cost effectiveness
  • Coagulation and thrombosis
  • Platelet function and thrombosis
  • Fibrinolytic therapeutics
  • Parenteral glycoprotein IIb/IIIa therapeutics
  • Oral glycoprotein IIb/IIIa therapeutics
  • ADP-receptor antagonist antiplatelet therapeutics
  • Thrombocytopenia
  • Platelet function testing
  • Anticoagulant therapeutics
  • Direct acting oral anticoagulants
  • Quality measurement, performances assessment, outcomes
  • Registries
  • Mortality review
  • Guidelines, health policy statements, consensus statements
  • Cardiac biomarkers, high sensitivity troponin
  • Chest pain evaluation in the Emergency Department
  • Classification of myocardial infarction, Type II infarction, myocardial injury
  • Lifelong learning, continuing medical education, maintenance of certification
  • Clinical informatics
  • Electronic health records, health information technology systems
  • Structured reporting, process engineering, change management
  • Big Data, Good Data, data interoperability
  • Information models, common data elements, logical models, common data models
  • Artificial intelligence, machine learning, natural language processing
  • Clinical risk stratification
  • Clinical decision support
  • Real-world data, real-world evidence, comparative effectiveness
  • Healthcare innovation, digital transformation
  • FDA Unique Device Identifier
  • Healthcare and government policy
  • Appointments, promotion and tenure
  • Presentations and public speaking