David G. Skolnick, MD

David Skolnick, MD, is a the Medical Director of the Valve Center of Excellence at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute and the Director of the Echocardiography Laboratory at Saint Luke’s Health System.
Dr. David Skolnick graduated from Columbia University in New York City. In pursuing an interest in French and chemistry, he spent the following year as a research assistant at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland. He then matriculated at University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. His subsequent training was at Washington University in St. Louis followed by a cardiology fellowship at Indiana University. He is board certified in Cardiovascular Disease.
Dr. Skolnick was honored in the past with the teacher-of-the-year award from the cardiology fellows. Since 2015, he serves as the course director for an annual 2-day regional cardiology conference.
As an integral part of the Heart Valve Team, he collaborates closely with his structural interventionalists and surgical colleagues to evaluate and guide transcatheter procedures for patients with severe valvular heart disease. He participates in on-going clinical trials centered on new device options for those with valvular heart disease.
 

 

Mao TF, Bajwa A, Muskula P, Coggins TR, Kennedy K, Magalski A, Skolnick DG, Main ML. Incidence of Left Ventricular Thrombus in patients With Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Treated with Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. AM J Cardiol. 2018 Jan 1;121(1):27-31.

Khariton Y, House JA, Comer L, Coggins TR, Magalski A, Skolnick DG, Good TH, Main ML. Impact of transesophageal echocardiography on management in patients with suspected cardioembolic stroke. AM J Cardiol. 2014 Dec 15; 114(12): 1912-6.

Khanna A, Barberena J, Skolnick DG. An Unusual Case of Shunting Across the Atrial Septum After Mitral Valve Repair. J AM Soc Echo 2005;18:78-9.

Main ML, Magalski A, Morris BA, Kusnetzky LL, Skolnick DG, Good TH. Real-time Assessment of Myocardial Perfusion during Balloon Angioplasty of the Left Anterior Descending coronary Artery. Am J Cardiol 2003;92(6):656-659. 

Main ML, Magalski A, Morris BA, Coen M, Skolnick DG, Good TH. Combined Assessment of Microvascular Integrity and Contractile Reserve Improves Differentiation of Stunning and Necrosis After Acute Anterior Wall Myocardial Infarction. JACC Sept. 2002;40(6):1079-84.

Main ML, Magalski A, Chee NK, Coen M, Skolnick DG, Good TH. Full-Motion Pulse Inversion Power Doppler Contrast Echocardiography Differentiates Stunning from Necrosis and Predicts Recovery of Left Ventricular Function After Acute Myocardial Infarction. JACC Nov. 2001;38(5):1390-4.

Segar DS, Skolnick DG, Sawada SG, Fitch G, Wagner D, Adams D, Feigenbaum H. A Comparison of the Interpretation of Digitized and Videotape Recorded Echocardiograms. J AM Soc Echo, Sept. 1999;12:714-719.

Skolnick DG, Sawada SG,Feigenbaum H, Segar DS. Enhanced endocardial visualization with noncontrast harmonic imaging during stress echocardiography.  J AM Soc Echo, July, 1999;12(7):559-63.

Skolnick DG and Segar DS. The B-bump:  A Marker for Elevated Left Ventricular End-Diastolic Pressure.  ACC Current J Rev 1998.  

Skolnick DG and Segar DS. A Hyperdynamic Ventricle Causing Outflow Obstruction.  ACC Current J Rev 1998.

Braun AM and Skolnick DG. Organic Chemistry and the Potentials of the Bulk Reduction of C02.  Chimia 1998;42(3):104-5.

Skolnick DG, Segar DS.  Defects in the Interatrial Septum.  ACC Current J Rev 1998;7(3):61-64.

Skolnick DG and Segar DS. Assessment of Diastolic Function with Echocardiography.  ACC Current J Rev 1997;6(2):46-49.