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CURRICULUM VITAE

Joshua A. Meskin MD
Vice Chair, Director, Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
Division of Cardiology

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

EDUCATION:
09/1995 - 06/1999 BA, Carleton College, Northfield, MN
07/1999 - 06/2003 MD, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS:
06/2003 - 06/2006 Resident, Internal Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL
07/2006 - 06/2009 Fellowship, Cardiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
07/01/2009 - Present Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226
05/01/2011 - Present Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226

EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
07/2009 - 06/2013 Associate Director of Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226
07/2012 - 01/2014 Associate Director of Cardiovascular Course for 2nd year Medical Students, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

HOSPITAL AND CLINICAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
01/2011 - 11/2013 Associate Director of Adult Echocardiographic Laboratory, Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, Milwaukee, WI
06/2013 - Present Director of Echocardiographic Laboratory, Moorland Reserve Health Center, New Berlin, WI
11/2013 - Present Director of Echocardiographic Laboratory, Froedter Memorial Lutheran Hospital, Milwaukee, WI

HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES:
07/2009 - Present Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, 9200 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53226
07/2009 - 06/2011 Zablocki VA Medical Center, 5000 W. National Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53295
07/2009 - Present St. Joseph's Hospital, 3200 Pleasant Valley Road, West Bend, WI 53095

SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION:
Board Certified
Issue DateExpiration
American Board of Internal Medicine
08/2006
None
ABIM - Cardiology
11/2006
None
National Boards of Echocardiography
10/2010
None
   
Licensure
Number Issue DateExpiration
Illinois License
08/10/2005
None
Wisconsin License
12/29/2006
None
    

AWARDS AND HONORS:
1999 International Research Society, Sigma Xi
2000 Summer Research Program, Stritch School of Medicine
2003 - 2004 Teaching Honor Roll, LUMC Department of Medicine
2004 - 2005 Teaching Honor Roll, LUMC Department of Medicine
2005 - 2006 Teaching Honor Roll, LUMC Department of Medicine
2005 - 2006 Finalist for Junior Faculty Teaching Award, Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Medicine
2008 - 2010 Donald Tresch Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship Award
2009 - 2010 Outstanding Medical Student Teachers, Medical College of Wisconsin
2010 - 2011 Junior Faculty Teaching Award, Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Medicine
2010 Top Ten Teaching Faculty in Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin
2012 - 2013 Finalist for MCW Department of Medicine Junior Faculty Teaching Award, Medical College of Wisconsin
2014 - 2015 Siegel Teaaching Award , Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
- 2011 Elected as a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, ACC

MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
07/2003 - Present American College of Physicians (Member)
07/2006 - Present American College of Cardiology (Member)
07/2006 - Present American Society of Echocardiography (Member)

LOCAL/REGIONAL APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
07/2006 - Present Member, Wisconsin Chapter, American College of Cardiology
02/2011 - 05/2011 Participant, Wisconsin Health Improvement Zone- Care Improvement Dialogues (WHIZ-CIDs)
02/2011 - 05/2011 Participant, Wisconsin Health Improvement Zone - Care Improvement Dialogues, WHIZ-CIDs
05/2011 - Present Councilor, Wisconsin Chapter, American College of Cardiology (elected)
- 05/2016 Member, Planning Committee, Hot Topics in Contemporary Cardiovascular Practice & Annual Meetings of the American College of Cardiology Wisconsin and Illinois Chapters
- 11/2012 Organizaer and Session Chairperson, Annual Meeting of the American College of Cardiology, Wisconsin Chapter, Kohler, WI, ACC Wisconsin Chapter

RESEARCH GRANTS/AWARDS/CONTRACTS/PROJECTS:
Active
Peer Review
Title:
Diastolic Function by Cardiac MRI
Role:
Co-Investigator
Dates:
07/2014 - Present
  
Title:
Patient and Care Provided Impressions of Stress Testing
Role:
Co-Investigator
Dates:
02/2015 - Present
  
Title:
Flow Mediated Dilation in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Prognostic Tool?
Role:
Co=Investigator
Dates:
03/2015 - Present
  
Title:
Effect of GS-6615 on Exercise Capacity in Subjects with Symptomatic Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (LIBERTY-HCM)
Source:
Gilead Sciences
Role:
Co-Investigator
Dates:
06/2015 - Present
Direct Funds:
$82,000
  
Title:
Multi-modality Imaging of Pericardial Effusion
Role:
Principal investigator
PI:
Josh Meskin
Dates:
07/2015 - Present
  
Non-Peer Review
Title:
Web-Based Cardiovascular Imaging Library
Source:
Curriculum and Education Committee Learning Resource Grant
Role:
Principal Investigator
PI:
Josh Meskin
Dates:
12/2014 - Present
Direct Funds:
$7,365
  
Prior
Non-Peer Review
Title:
Cardiovascular Research
Source:
Robert Friedman Foundation
Role:
Principal Investigator
PI:
Josh Meskin
Dates:
2009 - 2012
Direct Funds:
$20,000
  

INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
Local
Viability Assessment and Revascularization in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy, Cardiology Grand Rounds, Milwaukee, WI, 06/2008
Evaluations for Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease, Cardiology Grand Rounds, Milwaukee, WI, 03/2009
Exercise Stress Tests, Cardiology Fellow Core Conference, Milwaukee, WI, 03/2009
CPC Conference, Internal Medicine Resident CPC Conference, Milwaukee, WI, 12/2009
Cardiorenal Syndrome, Cardiology Grand Rounds, Milwaukee, WI, 05/2010
Exercise Stress Tests, Cardiology Fellow Core Conference, Milwaukee, WI, 08/2010
Cardiac Physiology, Cardiology Fellow Core Conference, Milwaukee, WI, 09/2010
Cardiac Physiology, Radiology Resident Educational Conference, Medical College of Wisconsin, 11/2010
Perioperative cardiovascular risk assessment and care, Cardiology Fellowship Core Conference, Medical College of Wisconsin, 05/2011
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Paramedicc Preceptorship in Cardiovascular Care, Milwaukee, WI, - 04/2014
Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation and Care for Noncardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic Case Conference, Milwaukee, WI, - 01/2012
Definition and Evaluation of Cardiac Function, Radiology Resident Educational Conference, Milwaukee, WI, - 11/2014
Cardiac Physiology, Cardiology Fellow Core Conference, Milwaukee, WI, - 01/2015
Exercise Stress Tests, Cardiology Fellow Core Conference, Milwaukee, WI, - 08/2012
Exercise Stress Tests, Cardiology Fellow Core Conference, Milwaukee, WI, - 09/2013
What is it: Interesting Findings on Echocardiography, Cardiology Fellow Imaging Conference, Milwaukee, WI, - 03/2016
Definition and Evaluation of Cardiac Function, Radiology Resident Educational Conference, Milwaukee, WI, - 01/2014
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Cause of Heart Failure and Sudden Death, MCW Community Education Lecture, Milwaukee, WI, - 03/2014
Exercise Stress Tests, Cardiology Fellow Core Conference, Milwaukee, WI, - 09/2014
Exercise Stress Tests, Cardiology Fellow Core Conference, Milwaukee, WI, - 09/2015
Medical Aspects of Heart Disease, Psychosomatic Medicine Fellowship, Milwaukee, WI, - 10/2011
Primary Prevention and Screening for Coronary Artery Disease, Med-Peds residency primary care conference, Milwaukee, WI, - 11/2012
Noninvasive Assessment of Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease, Cardiology Grand Rounds, Milwaukee, WI, - 03/2015
Career as a Cardiologists, American College of Physician Interest Group, Milwaukee, WI, - 10/2011
Perioperative Cardiovascular Risk Assessment and Care, Cardiology Fellow Core Conference, Milwaukee, WI, - 05/2012
Perioperative Cardiovascular Risk Assessment and Care, Cardiology Fellow Core Conference, Milwaukee, WI, - 06/2015
Echocardiography in Critically Ill Patient, CV Intenvise Care Unit Educational Series, Milwaukee, WI, - 03/2014
Critical Appraisal of the Literature: A Practice Approach, MCW Allied Health Research Lecture Series, Milwaukee, WI, - 01/2012
Exericse Stress Tests, Cardiology Fellow Core Conference, Milwaukee, WI, - 08/2011
Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation and Management, Cardiology Fellow Core Conference, Milwaukee, WI, - 05/2014
Introduction to Cardiology, ACP Interest Group, Milwaukee, WI, - 03/2014
Case presentation, Cardiology Grand Rounds, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, - 04/2007
Echocardiography in Critically Ill Patient, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit Educational Series, Milwaukee, WI, - 09/2015
 
Regional
Hariman S, Meskin JA, Coronary artery fistula: A rare Congenital anomaly, Wisconsin Chapter of ACC Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, WI, - 2011
Judge, Cardiology Fellows-In-Training Poster Presentation, Joint Meeting of the American College of Cardioloy Illinois and Wisconsin Chapters, Chicago, IL, - 03/2015
Coronary Artery Disease Management: Stents as Unncessary Interventions, Lipid Symposium, Wauwatosa, WI, - 11/2010
 

PEER REVIEWED WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
Local
Huxley S, Meskin J, Comparison of Pericardial Effusion Size and Physiology as Assessed by Echocardiography and Computed Tomography, MCW Department of Medicine Research Day, Milwaukee, WI, - 2016
Richmond R, Atallah E, Klapperich A, Meskin J, Identifying High-Risk Patients for Developing Chemotherapy-Induced Cardiomyopathy, MCW Research Day, Milwaukee, WI, - 2014
 
Regional
Bowers M, Meskin JA, A case of 5-fluoruracil cardiotoxicity, Wisconsin Chapter of ACC Annual Meeting, Wisconsin Dells, WI, - 2008
Gaglianello N, Meeskin JA, Berger M, Improper right ventricular pacemaker lead placement: a case report, Wisconsin Chapter of ACC Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, WI, - 2010
Meskin JA, Thrombus stopped in its tracks, Wisconsin Chapter of ACC Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, WI, - 2010
Meskin JA, Diagnosis of lung cancer by echocardiogram, Wisconsin Chapter of ACC Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, WI, - 2010
Mohandas A, Meskin JA, Mitral Paravalvular Regurgitation Presenting with Heart Failure, Poster Presentation at Joint Meeting of the ACC Illinois and Wisconsin Chapters, Chicago, IL, - 2015
Mitra S, Chesnik M, Meskin J, Gastonguay C, Rafael R, Strande JL, Searching for Biomarkers in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction, 2013 Combined Meeting of Central Society for Clinical and Translational Research and the Midwestern Section of the American Federation for Medical Research, Chicago, IL, - 2013
 
National
Panner A, Meskin JA, Kokkino A, Petr M, Lee YS, Wurster RD, Calcium intracellular changes mediate the enhancement of tamoxifen’s antiproliferative effects of bepridil on intracranial tumor cells, Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, - 2000
Mueller C, Meskin JA, Apparent STEMI in a young man, Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, - 2011
Witcik MA, Meskin JA, Quality assurance program in general cardiology fellowship, AAMC Integrating Quality Meeting, Chicago, IL, - 2011
 

COMMITTEE SERVICE:
Medical College of Wisconsin
06/2011 - Present Member, Heart and Vascular Center Process Management Service Line Committee Meeting, Medical College and Froedtert Hospital
05/2012 - Present Member, Internal Medicine Residency Recruitment Committee
05/2012 - Present Member, Qualtiy Committee, Medicine
05/2012 - Present Member, Faculty Council Curriculum & Evaluation Committee
06/2012 - 11/2013 Member, Voice of the Customer Advisory Council for the Heart and Vascular Center, Medical College and Froedtert Memorial Hospital
02/2015 - Present Member, Operations Committee, Cardiology
02/2015 - Present Member, Recuitment Committee, Cardiology
- 01/12/2011 Member, Child Psychiatry Fellowship, Internal Review
 

MEDICAL COLLEGE TEACHING ACTIVITIES:
Medical Student Education
03/2009 Clinical Examination and Reasoning: case presentation and reasoning curriculum, second year medical student mentor
12/2009 - 02/2010 First year medical student physiology course: Cardiovascular (Section co-lecture for 10 lectures)
2009 - 2010 Clinical Pathways mentor for two first year medical students and two second year medical students
03/2010 Clinical Examination and Reasoning: case presentation and reasoning curriculum, second year medical student mentor
2010 - 2011 Clinical Pathways mentor for two second year medical students and two third year medical students
02/2011 First year medical student physiology course: Cardiovascular section, clinical correlation heart failure lecture
03/2011 Clinical Examination and Reasoning: case presentation and reasoning curriculum, second year medical student mentor
05/06/2011 Master Clinician Pathway Clinical Case Presentations
2011 - 2012 Clinical Pathways mentor for two third year medical students
2013 - 2014 M1/M2 Clinical apprenticeship course
2014 - 2015 M1/M2 Clinical apprenticeship course
2015 - 2016 Clnical Pathways mentor for second year medical student
2015 - 2016 M1/M2 Clinical apprenticeship course
- 02/2016 Introduction to Cardiac Testing Workshop for ACC Physician Interest Group
- 10/2013 Lecture on nonischemic Cardiomyopathy for M2 CV unit
- 10/2012 Introduction to Cardiac Testing Workshop for ACC Interest Group
- 2009 First year medical student CV block pilot. Clinical faculty
- 10/2013 Introduction to Cardiac Testing Workshop for M2 CV unit
- 04/2015 Introduction to Cardiac Testing Workshop for ACC Physician Interest Group
- 10/2013 Lecture and demonstration on cardiac stress testing for M2 CV unit
 
Resident and Fellow Education
07/2010 - 10/2010 ECG Module for Internal Medicine 101 Core Skills Program
07/2011 - 10/2011 ECG Module for Internal Medicine 101 Core Skills Program
07/2012 - 10/2012 ECG Module for Internal Medicine 101 Core Skills Program
07/2013 - 10/2013 ECG Module for Internal Medicine 101 Core Skills Program
07/2014 - 10/2014 ECG Module for Internal Medicine 101 Core Skills Program
07/2015 - 10/2015 ECG Module for Internal Medicine 101 Core Skills Program
 

MCW STUDENTS, FACULTY, RESIDENTS AND CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWS MENTORED:
Medical Students
Sergey Guvevich, Medical College of Wisconsin, 08/2009 ACP Summer Mini-Externship
Annie Huang, Medical College of Wisconsin, 07/2010 ACP Summer Mini-Externship
Alexander MacBriar, Medical College of Wisconsin, 07/2011 ACP Summer Mini-Externship
Lucas Boehm, Medical College of Wisconsin, 07/2013 ACP Summer Min-iExternship
Benjamin Smith, Medical College of Wisconsin, 07/2014 ACP Summer Mini-Externship
 
Graduate Students
PhD Students Advised
Sarah Parker, Medical College of Wisconsin, 04/2010 - 06/2011 The Effect Of Bone Marrow Derived Stem Cell Transfer On Cardiac Structure And Function During Hypertensive Heart Disease In The Salt-Sensitive Rat
Anthony Prisco, Medical College of Wisconsin, 04/2012 - 06/2014 The Induction of TNF Alpha of Cell Surface Proteins Critical for Binding and Therapeutic Efficacy of Endothelial Progenitor Cells and Cardiac Endothelial Cells
PhD Committees
Sarah Parker, Medical College of Wisconsin, 04/2010 - 06/2011
 

PROGRAMMATIC DEVELOPMENTS:
Educational Programs
Fellow
12/2010 - Present 1. Quality Assurance Project for Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship
 
 
Clinical Programs
2012 - Present Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Clinic and Program at Froedtert Hospital
 
 


BIBLIOGRAPHY
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers
1. Witchik M, MESKIN J. Pop and Drop: A Case o Deglutination Syncope. Wisconsin Medical Journal. 2014 Aug;113(4):`162-3
 
Abstracts
1. Mirza S. Chesnik M. MESKSIN J, Gastonguay C, Strande JL. Searching for Biomarkers in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction. Journal of Investigative Medicine. 2013 April;51(4):766-800
 
Non-Peer Reviewed Educational Products
1. Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship Core Conference Lecture Series
2. Web-based cardiovascular imaging library (Http://cvlibrary.mcw.edu), The goal was to create an interactive platform that includes images of normal and pathologic states and provides teaching points and information on image interpretation
3. Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship Imaging Conference
4. Echocardiographic Laboratory Sonographer Didactic Confrence