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CURRICULUM VITAE

James F. Kleczka MD
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
Division of Cardiology

OFFICE ADDRESS:
The Hub for Collaborative Medicine
8701 Watertown Plank Road
Milwaukee, WI 53226

EDUCATION:
09/1989 - 05/1992 B.S. Medical Science with Honors, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
08/1992 - 05/1996 M.D., Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS:
07/1996 - 06/1999 Resident, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
07/1999 - 06/2000 Chief Resident, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
07/2000 - 06/2003 Fellow, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
01/2002 - 06/2003 Chief Fellow, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Medical College of WIsconsin, Milwaukee, WI

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
07/1999 - 06/2000 Clinical Instructor, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
07/2003 - Present Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
07/2009 - Present Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
10/2003 - 06/2008 Associate Program Director - Fellowship Program, Cardiovascular Medicine, Medical College of WIsconsin, Milwaukee, WI
07/2008 - 07/2014 Program Director, Cardiovscular Medicine Fellowship Program, Cardiovascular Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

HOSPITAL AND CLINICAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
07/2003 - Present Medical Director, Cardiology Inpatient Services & Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, Milwaukee, WI
07/2010 - Present Valve Disease Clinica Director, Cardiovascular Medicine, Froedtert Memorial Luteran Hospital, Milwaukee, WI

HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES:
1998 - 2003 Staff Physician, Cardiovscular Medicine, Clement Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI
07/2003 - Present Staff Physician, Cardiovscular Medicine, Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, Milwaukee, WI
03/2009 - Present Staff Physician, Cardiovascular Medicine, St. Joseph's Hospital, West Bend, WI

SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION:
Board Certified
Issue DateExpiration
American Board of Internal Medicine
1999
None
ABIM - Cardiovascular Medicine
2003
None
   
Certificates
Issued By Issue DateExpiration
ACLS/BLS
None
    

Licensure
Number Issue DateExpiration
Wisconsin License
1996
None
    

AWARDS AND HONORS:
1997 - 1998 Resident of the year., Medical College of Wisconsin
1998 - 1999 Resident of the year., Medical College of Wisconsin
2001 - 2002 Best Teaching Fellow of Academic year 2001-2002., Medical College of Wisconsin
2003 - 2004 Best Teaching Faculty for Academic Year 2003-2004, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin
2003 - 2004 Top Ten Teaching Award for Academic Year 2003-2004, Department of Medicine, Medical College of WIsconsin
2004 - 2005 Best Teacher 2004-2005, Senior Faculty at Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital
2006 - 2007 Best Teacher 2006-2007, Senior Faculty at Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital
2006 - 2007 Outstanding Clinical Faculty Award, Department of Emergency Medicine
2007 - 2008 Top Ten Teaching Award for Academic Year 2007-2008, Department of Medicine
2010 - 2011 Best Teacher 2010-2011, Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital
2010 - 2011 Top Ten Teaching Award for Academic Year 2010-02011, Department of Medicine
2010 - 2011 Outstanding Clinical Faculty Award, Department of Emergency Medicine
2011 - 2012 Top Ten Teaching Award for Academic Year 2011-2012, Department of Medicine
2012 - 2013 Outstanding Clinical Faculty Award 2012-2013, Department of Emergency Medicine
- 05/1992 Magna Cum Laude and Commencement Honors, University of Wisconsin
- 09/2014 Best Doctor's in America 2014
- 07/2014 Top Doctor's 2014, Milwaukee Magazine
- 07/2013 Best Doctor's in America 2013
- 07/2008 Top Doctor's 2008., Milwaukee Magazine
- 07/2013 Top Doctor's 2013, Milwaukee Magazine
- 1999 Housestaff Award for Excellence in Teaching., MCWAH
- 1999 Recipient of 1999 Charles L. Junkerman, M.D. Award of Merit.
- 1999 Alpha Omega Alpha national medical honor society, MCW Beta Chapter.
- 1994 Recipient of Standing Ovation Award in recognition of excellence in service , Medical College of Wisconsin
- 01/2015 Top Doctor's 2015, Milwaukee Magazine
- 04/1991 Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society
- 04/1993 Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society.

MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
1999 - Present Alpha Omega Alpha national medical honor society. (Member)
02/2005 - Present American College of Cardiology (Fellow)
07/2008 - Present American College of Physicians (Fellow)

RESEARCH GRANTS/AWARDS/CONTRACTS/PROJECTS:
Active
Peer Review
Title:
Clinical & Hemodynamic Impact of Subcutaneous (SQ) Treprostinil in the Management of Pulmonary Artery Hypertension (PAH)
Source:
Investigator initiated
Role:
Sub-Investigator
Dates:
2006 - Present
  
Title:
Carotid Plaque Regression with Statin Treatment Assessed by High Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Source:
Investigator Initiated
Role:
Sub-Investigator
Dates:
2006 - Present
  
Title:
Prevalence of Elevated Left Ventricular End-Diastolic Pressure (LVEDP) in Patients with Connective Tissue Disease (CTD) and Pulmonary Hypertension (PH)
Source:
Investigator initiated
Role:
Sub-Investigator
Dates:
2007 - Present
  
Title:
TRACER. A Multicenter, Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of SCH 530358 in Addition to Standard Care in Subjects with Acute Coronary Syndrome: Thrombin Receptor Anatagonist for Clinical Event Reduction in Acute Coronary Syndrome
Source:
Schering-Plough
Role:
Principal Investigator
PI:
James Kleczka. MD
Dates:
2008 - Present
  
Title:
CHAMPION, CardioMEMS Heart Sensor Allows Monitoring of Pressure to Improve Outcomes in NYHA Class III Heart Failure Patieints
Source:
CardioMEMs
Role:
Sub-Investigator
Dates:
2008 - Present
  
Title:
Right Ventricular Performance and Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients with Pulmonary Venous Hypertension Secondary to Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction compared to Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Source:
Vestigator initiated
Role:
Sub-Investigator
Dates:
2008 - Present
  
Prior
Peer Review
Title:
Assessment of Left Ventricular Filling Pressure in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension: Left vs Right Heart Catheterization
Source:
Investigator initiated
Role:
Sub-Investigator
Dates:
2004 - 2007
  
Title:
A Retrospective Study of Coronary Artery Disease and In-Stent Restenosis in Diabetics as it Relates to HbA1C Levels
Source:
Role:
Principal Investigator
PI:
James Kleczka, MD
Dates:
2004 - 2005
  
Title:
VCT-001. Clinical Applicability, Correlation and Modeling of Cardiac CT
Source:
GE Healthcare
Role:
Sub-Investigator
Dates:
2004 - 2007
  
Title:
Role of Intravenous Nitroprusside in the Assessment of Pulmonary Hypertension associated with elevation of left Ventricular Filling Pressures
Source:
Investigator initiated
Role:
Sub-Investigator
Dates:
2005 - 2007
  
Title:
DAL_Outcoms. A Phase III, double-blind, randomized Placebo-Controlled study, to evaluate the effects of R04607381 on Cardiovascular (CV) risk in Stable CHD Patients, with a Documented recent Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS)
Source:
Hoffman-LaRoche, Inc.
Role:
Principal Investigator
PI:
James Kleczka, MD
Dates:
2008 - 10/2009
  

INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
Local
Stress Testing, Medical College of WIsconsin 16th Annual Update in Primary Care, Egg Habor, WI, 10/09/2003 - 10/11/2003
ECG Workshop, 2004 Winter Refresher Course, Department of Family Medicine, Milwaukee, WI, 01/28/2004 - 01/30/2004
Update: Acute Coronary Syndromes, Medical College of Wisconsin: 20th Annual Update in Primary Care, Egg Harbor, WI, 10/04/2007 - 10/06/2007
ECG Review, Department of Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds, Milwaukee, WI, - 01/18/2007
Tachyarrhythmia's Part 1, Department of Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds, Milwaukee, WI, - 12/20/2007
ECG Workshop, Paramedic Preceptorship in Cardiovascular Medicine Conference, Milwaukee, WI, - 01/2008
ECG Review, Department of Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds, Milaukee, WI, - 06/05/2008
Pharmacological Management of CHF: Implications of Mega Trials on the Individual Patient, Congestive Heart Failure Update Meeting, Milwaukee, WI, - 09/23/2005
Narrow Complex Tachycardia, Department of Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds, Milwaukee, WI, - 09/2005
Prolonged AQ and Other ECG Mysteries, Family Medicine 2006 Winter Referesher Course, Milwaukee, WI, - 02/03/2006
ECG Review, Department of Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds, Milwaukee, WI, - 08/21/2008
ECG Review, Department of Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds, Milwaukee, WI, - 10/09/2008
ECG Review, Department of Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds, Milwaukee, WI, - 08/20/2009
ECG Workshop, Paramedic Preceptorship in Cardiovscular Medicine Conference, Milwaukee, WI, - 01/08/2010
ECG Review, Department of Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds, Milwaukee, WI, - 06/24/2010
ECG Workshop, Paramedic Preceptorship in Cardiovascular Medicine Conference, Milwaukee, WI, - 01/04/2011
ECG Review, Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds, Milwaukee, WI, - 01/12/2011
Perioperative Management of the Cardiac Patient, Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, Milwaukee, WI, - 01/26/2005
ECG Review, Department of Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds, Milwaukee, WI, - 03/22/2007
Bradycardias, Department of Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds, Milwaukee, WI, - 08/02/2007
Tachyarrhythmia's Part 2, Department of Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds, Milwaukee, WI, - 02/07/2008
ECG Review, Department of Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds, Milaukee, WI, - 01/22/2009
ECG Review, Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds, Milwaukee, WI, - 08/19/2010
ECG Review, Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds, Milwaukee, WI, - 04/01/2010
ST Segment Changes, Department of Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds, Milwaukee, WI, - 10/04/2007
ECG Review, Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds, Milwaukee, WI, - 11/18/2010
ECG Review, Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds, Milwaukee, WI, - 01/03/2013
Stress Testing, Department of Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds, Milwaukee, WI, - 12/2000
ECG Workshop, Paramedic Preceptorship in Cardiovascular Medicine Conference, Milwaukee, WI, - 11/03/2004
ECG Review, Department of Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds, Milwaukee, WI, - 12/17/2009
ECG Review, Department of Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds, Milwaukee, WI, - 03/19/2009
ECG Review, Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds, Milaukee, WI, - 11/18/2010
ECG Review, Department of Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds, Milaukee, WI, - 10/19/2006
Tachyarrhythmia's and Bradyarrhythmia's, Department of Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds, Milwaukee, WI, - 01/05/2006
ECG Workshop, Paramedic Preceptorship in Cardiovascular Medicine Conference, Milwaukee, WI, - 11/2005
ECG Reading Workshop, Student Medical Association Regional II Conference, Milwaukee, WI, - 10/02/1999
ECG Workshop, Paramedic Preceptorship in Cardiovascular Medicine Conference, Milaukee, WI, - 01/11/2013
 
National
ACP Board Recertification Course, Cardiovascular Medicine Board Review Lecture and Review, Chicago, IL, 10/01/2009 - 10/04/2009
ACP Board Recertification Course, Cardiovascular Medicine Board Review Lecture and Review, Chicago, IL, - 10/02/2010
ACP Board Recertification Preparation Course, Cardiovascular Medicine Board Review Lecture & Review, Chicago, IL, - 10/02/2008
 

PEER REVIEWED WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
Local
Zouras W, Siegel R, Kleczka J, Syed A, Syed A, Soto F, Evaluation of Plasma Brain Natriuetic Peptide Levels as a Useful Marker for Clinical Response to Pulmonary Hypertension Therapy, Approved by MCW IRB
 
National
Klein JR, Kleczka JF, Seeger K, Voigt D, Education Benefits for Medical Students who work at the Issac Coggs Saturday Clinic for the Uninsured, Center Group on Educational Affairs Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, 04/21/1994 - 04/24/1994
Klein JR, Kleczka JF, Mark D, Health Insurance Histories of Patients Utilizing a Clinic for the Uninsured, Wisconsin Primary Care Research Forum and 8th Annual Wisconsin Research Network Meeting, Wausau, WI, 10/21/1994 - 10/24/1994
Berg D, Worzala K, Pachner R, Kleczka JF, Sebastian J, Advanced Physical Diagnosis Course: Evolution of a Novel Curriculum for Teaching Physician Diagnosis to Student Physicians, 20th Annual Society for General Internal Medicine Meeting, 05/01/1997 - 05/03/1997
Emphysematous Cystitis: A case presentation, Wisconsin American College of Physicians Meeting, Racine, WI, 09/18/1998 - 09/21/1998
Marks DS, Gudapati S, Kleczka JF, Murphy S, Cannon C, Braunwald EB, Gibson CM, Electrocardiographic Left Ventricular Hypertrophy is Associated with Mortality and Left Ventricular Rupture in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction, American College of Cardiology Meeting, Atlanta, GA, 03/17/2002 - 03/20/2002
Soto FJ, Siegel R, Marks D, Kleczka JF, Woods T, Maloney JP, Syed A, Syed A, Gupta G, Presberg K, Assessment of Left Ventricular Filling Pressure in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension: Left vs Right Heart Catheterization, ACCP Meeting, - 2005
Soto FJ, Jain P, Kleczka J, Siegel R, Woods T, Marks D, Presberg K, Clinical & Hemodynamic Impact of Subcutaneous (SQ) Treprostinil in the Management of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH): Single Center Experience, ACCP Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, - 2006
Zours WK, Siegel R, Cinquegrani M, Marks D, Kleczka J, Presberg K, Woods T, Soto FJ, Changes in V Wave during a Nitric Oxide Vasodilator Trial: Unmasking Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction, Poster presented at ATS Meeting, San Diego, CA, - 05/2006
Soto FJ, Girotra S, Cain H, Kleczka J, Siegel R, Marks D, Woods T, Janusz J, Presberg J, Longer Time Interval between Infusion Site Changes for Subcutaneous Trepostinil in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension: Tolerance and Safety, ATS Meeting, - 2007
Estimation of Cardiac Index in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension: Thermodilution vs. Fick Method, Poster presented at ATX Meeting, San Diego, CA, - 05/2006
Soto FJ, Zouras W, Siegel R, Cinquegrani M, Marks D, Kleczka J, PResberg K, Woods T, Changes in V Wave during a Nitric Oxide Vasodiilator Trial for Pulmonary Hypertension: Unmasking Left Heart Disease, Poster presentation at PHA Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, - 06/2006
Zouras W, Kleczka JF, Marks D, Siegel R, Presberg K, Woods T, Cinquegrani M, Syed A, Syed A, Soto FJ, Nitroprusside (NTP) in the assessment of Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) Associated with Elevated left Ventricular (LV) filling pressures due to Diastolic Dysfunction, ACCP Meeting, - 2005
Soto FJ, Kleczka J, Siegel R, Presberg K, Marks D, Estimation of Cardiac Index in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension: Thermal Dilution vs. Fick's Method, Poster presentation at PHA meeting, Minneapolis, MN, - 06/2006
 
International
Jacob S, Goyal A, Presberg K, Csuka ME, Kleczka J, Siegel R, Marks D, Soto FJ, Prevalence of Elevated Left Ventricular End-Diastolic Pressure (LVEDP) in Patients with Connective Tissue Disease (CTD) and Pulmonary Hypertension (PH), ATS Meeting, Toronto, Canada, - 05/2008
Soto FJ, Kleczka J, Marks D, Siegel R, Woods T, MaloneyJP, Syed A, Syed A, Gupta S, Presberg K, Performance of Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure (PCWP) vs. Left Ventricular End-Diastolic Pressure (LVEDP) in the Diagnosis/Classification of Patients with Suspect Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH), Slide Presentation: American College of CHEST Physicians Meeting, Montrel, Canada, - 10/2005
 

COMMITTEE SERVICE:
Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2003 - 10/2008 Member, Interviewer/Residency Selection Committee, Internal Medicine Residency Program, Medical College of Wisconsin
12/2004 - 10/2008 Member, Residency Curriculum Committee, Internal Medicine Residency Program, Medical College of Wisconsin
2005 - 2006 Member, Faculty Incentive Committee, Cardiovascular Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin
- 08/2009 Chairman, Interventional Radiology Internal Review Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin
- 03/2013 Chairman, Cardiothoracic Anesthesia Fellowship Internal Review Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin
 
Hospital
07/2003 - Present Member, Critical Care Committee, Froedtert Memorial LutheranHospital
07/2005 - Present Chairman, Cardiology QA/QI Committee, Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital
07/2006 - Present Member, Hospital Advisory Committee, Froedtert Memorial Luterhan Hospital
07/2008 - Present Member, Critical Care Domain, Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital
10/2008 - Present Member, Inpatient Services Steering Committee, Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital
09/2009 - Present Member, Heart and Vascular Leadership Committee, Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital
11/2009 - Present Member, ICU Operations Committee, Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital
07/2011 - Present Member, PNT Coagulation Committee, Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital
 

MEDICAL COLLEGE TEACHING ACTIVITIES:
Medical Student Education
07/1998 - Present Invited lecturer for Apprenticeship with a Master Clinician
07/2000 - 07/2009 Director of Cardiovascular Examination portion of Clnical Examination & Reasonsing course for 2nd year medical students
07/2003 - Present Daily ECG Rounds with residents and students on both Inpatient and Consultation Services
04/2004 - Present Internal Medicine Residency Program Board Reivew, Cardiovascular Medicine
05/2008 - Present Lecturer for Preparing for Internship for senior Medical Students. Topic is interpretation and management of tachycardia.
- 06/2007 Internal Medicine 301 Course
- 02/2009 Internal Medicine Core Skills Phase III course
- 01/2011 Internal Medicine Core Skills III course
- 06/2008 Internal Medicine Core Skills Phase III Course
- 12/2009 Internal Medicine Core Skills Phase III course
- 12/2010 Internal Medicine Core Skills Phase III course
 

PROGRAMMATIC DEVELOPMENTS:
Educational Programs
Fellow
2005 - 2014 Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship. Rotational and Core Curriculum. 2005, revised 2008, revised 2010.
 
 
 
 


BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books, Chapters, and Reviews
1. Kochar's Clinical Medicine for Students, 5th edition. Chapter: Coronary Artery Disease. Edited by Dario Torre. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Publish date February 2008, Copyright, 2009.
2. Kochar's Clinical Medicine for Students. 5th edition. Chapter: Aortic Dissection. Edited by Dario Torre. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Publish Date: February 2008, Copyright 2009.
3. Neurocritical Care. Chapter: A Cardiology Consult. Edited by Michel Torbey. Cambridge University Press. Publish Date: September 2009, Copyright 2009.
4. Soto FJ, KLECZKA JF. Cardiopulmonary Hemodynamics in Pulmonary Hypertension: Pressure Tracings, Waveforms, and More: Advances in Pulmonary Hypertension. Publish Date: 2009;Vol 7, No. 4:386-393.
5. Call SL, Milosavljevic SL, Gaglianello N, Widlansky ME, KLECZKA JF, Choi BW. Systolic and Diastolic Function in Cardiac Arrest Patients during Therapeutic Hypothermia. 2012.
6. KLECZKA J, Benjamin I. Andreoli & Carpenter's Cecil Essentials of Medicine. Ed 9,(Chapter 3). Publish Date: May 2015, Copyright.