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Thomas Vanhecke is currently a cardiology fellow at William Beaumont Hospital. He is member of the Research Institute Board of Governors. Dr. Vanhecke a native of Michigan and was the 2nd of 5 children of Gus Vanhecke and Jillayne Engel. Thomas Vanhecke graduated from Hill-McCloy High School of Montrose, MI. He received a bachelor's in science at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He also spent one year in a master's program at Wayne State University in Detroit, MI, before attending the College of Human Medicine at Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI. Thomas Vanhecke graduated from medical school with honors and was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor society.

Throughout his educational career, Dr. Vanhecke has held several various part-time and full-time jobs. His first real job was as carpenter on several various construction crews in residential framing. During his undergraduate years he worked in the Emergency Department at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor, MI. For one year following graduation from U of M, he worked in the Center for Biologic Nanotechnology at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor. During his one year in the master's program at Wayne State University, he taught a genetics laboratory.

Below is a list of current and prospective research publications:

PUBLICATIONS
PUBLICATIONS:

2002 A. Myc, Vanhecke T, J.J. Landers, T. Hamouda, and J.R. Baker, Jr. The fungicidal activity of novel nanoemulsion (X8W60PC) against clinically important yeast and filamentous fungi. Mycopathologia, January 2002; 155(4): 195-201.

2004 Medberry P, Dennis S, Vanhecke T, DeLong RK. pDNA bioparticles: comparative heterogeneity, surface, binding, and activity analyses. Biochem Biophys Res Commun, June 2004; 319(2): 426-32.

2005 Vanhecke TE. HighWire Press. New Media Review. Journal of the American Medical Association. November 8th 2005; 294 (18): 2366-2367.

2006 Vanhecke TE and Weber JE. Acute Coronary Syndromes. Book chapter In Quick Glance Emergency Medicine. Chapter 3, pp.10-15. June 2006; By Newton CRH and Khare R. McGraw-Hill Publishers. ISBN: 0-07-144818-7

2006 Vanhecke TE, Miller WM, Franklin BA, Weber JE, McCullough PA. Awareness, knowledge, and perception of heart disease among adolescents. European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation. October, 2006; 13(5): 718-723. ISSN 1741-8267

2006 Vanhecke TE. BioCritique. Electronic Resource Review. Journal of the Medical Library Association. Dec 2006; 95 (1) http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1773028

2006 Vanhecke TE, Franklin BA, Lillystone MA, Sandberg KR, deJong AT, Krause KR, Chengelis DL, McCullough PA. Caloric Expenditure in the Morbidly Obese Using Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry. Journal of Clinical Densitometry. October, 2006; 9(4) 438-444. ISSN 1094-6950

2007 Vanhecke TE Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Acute Coronary Syndromes. Pp 1-108. Monograph for Point-of-Care reference. BMJ Publishing Group. 2007, London, England.

2008 Franklin BA, Trivax J, Vanhecke TE. Coronary Artery Disease / Myocardial Infarction / Angina Pectoris. Book chapter in Pollock’s Textbook of Cardiovascular Disease and Rehabilitation. Chapter 28. pp. 393-409.—in press—to be published 2008.

2007 Franklin BA, Vanhecke TE. Preventing Reinfarction: Changing Patients’ Behaviors after an Acute Myocardial Infarction Part 1. Consultant. May 1, 2007. 47 (6). http://consultantlive.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=199601047

2007 Franklin BA, Vanhecke TE. Preventing Reinfarction: Changing Patients’ Behaviors after an Acute Myocardial Infarction Part 2.Consultant. May 1, 2007. 47 (6). http://consultantlive.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=199601048

2007 Vanhecke TE, Barnes MA, Zimmerman J, Shoichet S. PubMed vs. HighWire Press; A Head-to-Head Comparison of Two Medical Literature Search Engines. Computers in Biology and Medicine. 2007 Sep;37(9):1252-8.

2008 Franklin BA, Vanhecke TE. Counseling patients to make cardioprotective lifestyle changes: strategies for success. Preventive Cardiology. 2008;11(1):50-5

2008 Vanhecke TE and McCullough PA. Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Sleep Related Breathing Disorders. Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy. Accepted for Publication. 4/2008

2008 Vanhecke TE. Zotero. Electronic Resource Review. Journal of the Medical Library Association. May 2008; 97 (1)

2008 Mahajerin A, Fras A, Vanhecke TE. Assessment of Knowledge, Awareness and Self-Reported Risk Factors for Type II Diabetes among Adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health. 2008.

2008 Vanhecke TE, Gandhi M, McCullough PA, Lazar MH, Ravikrishnan KP, Kadaj P, Begle RL. Outcomes of Patients Considered For But Not Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit. Critical Care Medicine. 2008; 36 (3):

2008 Vanhecke TE, Franklin BA, Miller WM, deJong AT, Lillystone M, Coleman C, McCullough PA. Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Sedentary Lifestyle in the Morbidly Obese Under review at Cardiology, 2/2008.

2008 Vanhecke TE, Berman A, McCullough PA. Body Weight Limitations of U.S. Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories: Restricted Access for the Morbidly Obese. Under review at American Journal of Cardiology, 2/2008.

2008 Vanhecke TE, Franklin BA, Zalesin KC, Sangal RB, deJong AT, Agarwal V, McCullough PA. Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome in Morbidly Obese Patients. Submitted to Chest 3/2008.

PRESENTATIONS:
2007 Gandhi M, Vanhecke TE, McCullough PA, Lazar MH, Ravikrishnan KP, Kadaj P, Begle RL. Outcomes of patients considered for but not admitted to the intensive care unit. Presented at the Michigan 2007 ACP Associates meeting, May 11, 2007. East Lansing, MI

2007 Vanhecke TE, Gandhi M, Kadaj P, Shah D, Gurung P, Fallough NA, McCullough PA. Natriuretic Peptide Testing and APACHE II Scores for the Evaluation and Prediction of Outcome in Acutely Ill Patients: a Prospective Cohort Study. Presented at the Michigan 2007 ACP Associates meeting, May 11, 2007. East Lansing, MI

2007 Vanhecke TE, McCullough PA, Trivax J, deJong A, Franklin BA. Energy expenditure, epicardial adipose tissue and cardiorespiratory fitness in morbidly obese adults. Presented at the 2007 American College of Sports Medicine Annual Scientific Sessions. June 1st 2007, New Orleans, LA. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 39(5) Supplement:S385, May 2007.

2007 Kadaj P, Vanhecke TE, Gandhi M, Barnes MA, McCullough PA. Natriuretic Peptide Testing and APACHE II Scores for the Evaluation and Prediction of Outcome in Acutely Ill Patients: a Prospective Cohort Study. Accepted for presentation at the CHEST 2007 Annual Scientific Sessions meeting, Chicago, IL. CHEST. 2007; 132: 551 2006 Vanhecke TE, Franklin BA, Miller WM, deJong AT, Lillystone M, Coleman C, McCullough PA, Projected Weight Loss in Morbidly Obese Individuals Following Minimal Physical Activity and Caloric Restriction Guidelines. Oral presentation at the 2006 Scientific Sessions ACP, 9-23-6; Traverse City, Michigan.

2006 Vanhecke TE, Franklin BA, Miller WM, deJong AT, Lillystone M, Coleman C, McCullough PA, The Relationship of Caloric Expenditure, Caloric Intake, and Cardiorespiratory Fitness of Morbidly Obese Individuals. Poster presentation at the 2006 Scientific Sessions ACP, 9-22-6; Traverse City, Michigan.

2006 Vanhecke TE, Franklin BA, Miller WM, deJong AT, Lillystone M, Coleman C, McCullough PA, Projected Weight Loss in Morbidly Obese Individuals Following Minimal Physical Activity and Caloric Restriction Guidelines. Presented at the William Beaumont Hospital Annual Research Forum. May 2006 in Royal Oak, MI

2006 Vanhecke TE, Begle R, Lazar MH, Gandhi M, RaviKrishnan KP. Characterstics of Patients Who Are Turned Down For Admission to a Medical Intensive Care Unit. Presented at the Michigan ACP Associates meeting 5/2006. Awarded 1st place for Best Research Presentation

2006 Vanhecke TE, Miller WM, Franklin BA, Weber JE, McCullough PA. Differences in Health Awareness Knowledge, Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure, and Body-Shape Perception among Adolescents Based Upon Body Mass Index. Presented at 2006 ACC in Atlanta, GA. JACC. 2006; 47: 247A.

2006	Vanhecke TE, Miller WM, Franklin BA, Weber JE, McCullough PA. Awareness, Knowledge and Perception of Heart Disease among Adolescents. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. Presented at the 7th Annual Conference on ATVB, Denver, CO. ATVB. 2006;

2004   	Vanhecke TE, Weber JE, Hollinger C, Fras A, Stoyanoff P. The unreliability of self-reported cocaine use in chest pain patients (pts) who present to the emergency department (ED): is objective assessment warranted? Oral Presentation at the 2004 MSU Research Forum. Awarded 1st Place for Best Medical Student Investigator

MEDIA RELEASES:
2006	“Teens miss the mark when it comes to awareness of heart disease risk.” American Heart Association meeting report from 2006 Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology National Conference at Denver, CO. NR06 - 1049 (ATVB/Vanhecke). Released April 29th, 2006. http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3039313

MANUSCRIPT REVIEWER:
2006	Circulation (2)

2006   European Journal of Cardiovascular Rehabilitation and Prevention (1)