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Education/Credentials

  • Fellowship, Cardiovascular Disease: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
  • Fellowship, Cardiovascular Disease: The George Washington University
  • Residency, Internal Medicine: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
  • Medical Degree: Medical College of Virginia Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Undergraduate Degree: The George Washington University

Peer Reviewed Publications

Barmore, Walker; Patel, Himax; Harrell, Sean; Garcia, Daniel; Calkins, Joe B 2022. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: A comprehensive review. World journal of cardiology, 14 6, 355-362

Barmore, Walker; Patel, Himax; Voong, Cassandra; Tarallo, Caroline; Calkins, Joe B 2022. Effects of medically generated electromagnetic interference from medical devices on cardiac implantable electronic devices: A review. World journal of cardiology, 14 8, 446-453

Gopal, Aaron; Sharma, Tarun; Calkins, Joe B 2021. Safety of Phosphodiesterase-5 Inhibitors in Valvular Heart Disease. Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology, 78 3, 372-376

Lembo, Robert; Wesley, Paul; Calkins, Joe B 2021. Recurrent Stress Cardiomyopathy: A Rare Variant in a Young Patient with Undiagnosed Pheochromocytoma. Case reports in cardiology, 2021 , 5518578

Rigger, W; Mai, R; Maddux, P T; Cavalieri, S; Calkins, J 2021. Esophageal Rupture Presenting with ST Segment Elevation and Junctional Rhythm Mimicking Acute Myocardial Infarction Case Reports in Critical Care, Volume 2021 , Article ID 8843477

Tabash, I; Napier, R; Riester, A S; Calkins, J B 2017. Peripheral Emboli in a Patient with Atrial Fibrillation: A Case Report and Review of the Literature International Journal of Case Reports and Images, 8 10, 653

Jyothidasan, Amudhan; Noe, Susan; Calkins, Joe B 2016. Listerial prosthetic valve endocarditis in a patient with congenitally corrected transposition of the great vessels. International journal of cardiology, 223 , 433-435

Morgan, L G; Gardner, J D ; Calkins, J B 2015. The Incidental Finding of a Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava: Implications for Primary Care Providers - A Case and Review Case Reports in Medicine, 2015: 198754. ,

Napier, Rebecca; Gardner, Jonathan D; Noe, Susan; Calkins, Joe B 2015. A continuous cardiac murmur. Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine, 82 7, 414-8

Gardner, Jonathan D; Calkins, Joe B; Garrison, Glen E 2014. ECG diagnosis: The effect of ionized serum calcium levels on electrocardiogram. The Permanente journal, 18 1, e119-20

Gardner, Jonathan D; Maddox, William R; Calkins, Joe B 2012. Iatrogenic Aortocoronary Arteriovenous Fistula following Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Case Report and Complete Review of the Literature. Case reports in cardiology, 2012 , 652086

Ibebuogu, Uzoma N; Salah, Ali K; Malhotra, Surender; Calkins, Joe B; Thornton, John W; Mandawat, Mahendra; Robinson, Vincent J B 2008. The D-dimer assay: a possible tool in the evaluation of atrial thrombosis. The Canadian journal of cardiology, 24 6, 517-9

Caldwell, C R; Calkins, J B; Parkhurst, R; Talley, J D 1996. Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM). The Journal of the Arkansas Medical Society, 92 12, 629-32

Calkins, J B; Talley, J D; Kim, N H 1996. Iatrogenic aorto-coronary venous fistula as a complication of coronary artery bypass surgery: patient report and review of the literature Catheterization and cardiovascular diagnosis, 37 1, 55-9

Calkins, J B; Smith, E S; Murphy, M; Talley, J D 1995. VANQWISH: risk stratification of non Q-wave myocardial infarction. The Journal of the Arkansas Medical Society, 91 11, 570-1

Abstract Publications

Nemshah, Y; Arman, P D; Mareddy, C; Sharma, G; Calkins, J B 2020. Amphetamine-Related Coronary Dissection Leading to Cardiac Arrest Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 75 11 Supplement 1,


Rigger, W; Mai, R; Maddux, P; Nemshah, Y; Calkins, J; Cavalieri, S 2020. Chest Pain Treated with an Esophageal Stent: Esophageal Rupture Mimicking Inferolateral ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction with Junctional Rhythm Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 75 11 Supplement 1,


Wen, J; Brown, K N; Hanson, J; Yi, S; Johal, J S; Calkins, J B; Cavalieri, S C 2019. A Missing Chest Piece: A Rare Etiology of Musculoskeletal Chest Pain Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 73 9 Supplement 1,


Nagabandi, A; Jyothidasan, A; Mandawat, M K; Calkins, J B 2016. Ostial Left Internal Mammary Artery Stenosis: An Unusual Site of Atherosclerotic Involvement Journal of Invasive Cardiology, 28 9, e107


Walker, R C; Dollar, J Y; Parkhurst, R; Calkins, J B 1997. Evaluation of 134 Consecutive Patients for the Presence of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) with a single headed SPECT Gamma Camera with Dual Isotopic Imaging Clinical Nuclear Medicine, 22: , 202