I am a cardiologist—a physician who specializes in the prevention and medical treatment of heart disease. I have spent the past twenty-five years fully engaged in the battle to lower the likelihood of heart disease for my patients and my country. In addition to my work with patients, I have written several cardiology textbooks and continue to edit the major intensive care textbook in the country, Irwin and Rippe’s Intensive Care Medicine. I have also written books for the general public concerning simple steps that we can all take to lower our risk of heart disease. Most recently, my book Heart Disease for Dummies provided commonsense advice about how.
