Dana E. King, M.D. M.S.

Office address: Family Medicine Center, 295 Calhoun St., Charleston, SC, 20406 Telephone/Fax: (843) 792-8112 / (843) 792-3598(Fax) Email address: kingde@musc.edu Departmental and administrative position(s): Research Division

Education / Training:

College: Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
MD: University of Kentucky
MS: Medical University of South Carolina
Residency: University of Maryland
Fellowship: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Courses Taught:

Spirituality and Medicine (M-4 elective)

Positions in academic / professional groups:

MUSC Admissions Committee
MUSC GCRC Advisory Committee
NAPCRG Program Committee
Editor—International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Selected honors / awards:

“Distinguished Paper”, NAPCRG, Banff, Alberta, Canada 2003; 2006
Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare;
2001-present, Best Doctors in America

Research / academic / clinical interests:

C-reactive protein
I nflammation in cardiovascular disease
S pirituality in medicine

Selected or recent publications:

King DE, Egan BM, Mainous AG III, Geesey ME. Elevation of C-reactive protein in people with prehypertension. J Clin Hypertension 2004;6(10):562-568.

Wells BJ, Mainous AG III, King DE, Gill JM, Carek PJ, Geesey ME. The combined effect of transferrin saturation and low-density lipoprotein on mortality. Fam Med 2004;36(5):324-329.

King DE, Taylor M, Mainous AG III. Clinical use of C-reactive protein for cardiovascular disease. South Med J 2004;97(10): 985-988.

King DE. Publication in the field of spirituality, religion, and medicine: an uphill battle? South Med J 2004, 97(12):1150-1151.

Mainous AG III, Everett CJ, Liszka# H, King DE, Egan BM. Prehypertension and cardiovascular mortality in a nationally representative cohort. Am J Cardiol 2004; 94: 1496-1500.

King DE, Crisp J. Spirituality and healthcare education in family practice residency programs. Family Medicine 2005;37(6):399-403.

King DE, Mainous AG III, Geesey M, Woolson RF. Dietary magnesium and C-reactive protein levels. JACN 2005;24(3): 166-171.

Liszka HA, Mainous AG III, King DE, Everett CJ, Egan BM. Prehypertension and cardiovascular morbidity. Ann Fam Med 2005; 3:294-299.

King DE. Dietary fiber, inflammation, and cardiovascular disease. Molecular Nutr Food Research 2005; 49(6): 594-600.

King DE, Mainous AG III, Egan BM, Woolson RF, Geesey ME. Fiber and C-reactive protein in diabetes, hypertension, and obesity. Diabetes Care 2005; 28(6): 1487-1489.

King DE, Cummings D, Whetstone L. Attendance at religious services and subsequent mental health in midlife women. IJPM 2005; 35(3): 287-297.

Cummings DC, King DE, Mainous AG III. Combining serum biomarkers: the association of CRP, insulin sensitivity, and homocysteine with cardiovascular disease in the general U.S. population. Europ J of Cardiovasc Prev and Rehab 2005;13(2):180-185.

Hueston WJ, King DE, Geesey ME. Serum biomarkers for cardiovascular inflammation in subclinical hypothyroidism. Clin Endocrinology 2005; 63(5):582-587.

King DE, Everett CJ, Mainous AG III, Liszka HA. Long-term prognostic value of resting heart rate in people with prehypertension. Am J Hypert 2006 in press.

King DE, Egan BM, Mainous AG III, Geesey ME. The effect of extended-release metoprolol succinate on C-reactive protein levels in persons with hypertension.
J Clin Hypertens 2006 Apr;8(4):257-260.