John M. Kennedy, MD, FACC

Research and Education

Published cardiovascular research, behavioral cardiology and stress-reduction work, and resident physician education.

Publications

Selected cardiovascular imaging research

John M. Kennedy, MD, FACC has collaborated with internationally recognized cardiovascular imaging expert Matthew J. Budoff, MD on research involving coronary artery disease, coronary artery calcium, cardiac computed tomography, and cardiovascular risk assessment.

Research impact

Dr. Kennedy's work with Dr. Budoff helped investigate the emerging role of cardiac CT and coronary artery calcium in identifying and assessing coronary artery disease. His first-author American Heart Journal publication was subsequently cited in the ACCF/AHA Expert Consensus Document on Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring.

  1. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2001

    Screening patients with chest pain in the emergency department using electron beam tomography: a follow-up study

    Georgiou D, Budoff MJ, Kaufer E, Kennedy JM, Lu B, Brundage BH. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2001;38(1):105-110.

    PubMed DOI

  2. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2000

    Exercise testing and electron beam computed tomography in the evaluation of coronary artery disease

    Shavelle DM, Budoff MJ, LaMont DH, Shavelle RM, Kennedy JM, Brundage BH. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2000;36(1):32-38.

    PubMed DOI

  3. American Heart Journal, 1998

    First author

    Coronary calcium and standard risk factors in symptomatic patients referred for coronary angiography

    Kennedy JM, Shavelle RM, Wang S, Budoff MJ, Detrano RC. American Heart Journal. 1998;135(4):696-702.

    This multicenter study evaluated coronary artery calcium and conventional cardiovascular risk factors for predicting obstructive coronary artery disease in symptomatic patients undergoing coronary angiography.

    PubMed DOI

  4. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 1998

    Usefulness of electron beam computed tomography scanning for distinguishing ischemic from nonischemic cardiomyopathy

    Budoff MJ, Shavelle DM, Lamont DH, Kim HT, Akinwale P, Kennedy JM, Brundage BH. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 1998;32(5):1173-1178.

    PubMed DOI

  5. Circulation, 1996

    Ultrafast computed tomography as a diagnostic modality in the detection of coronary artery disease: a multicenter study

    Budoff MJ, Georgiou D, Brody A, Agatston AS, Kennedy J, Wolfkiel C, Stanford W, Shields P, Lewis RJ, Janowitz WR, Rich S, Brundage BH. Circulation. 1996;93(5):898-904.

    PubMed DOI

Additional research

  1. American Heart Association 71st Scientific Sessions, 1998

    Coronary calcium thresholds to predict angiographic stenosis severity in symptomatic patients

    Kennedy JM, Budoff MJ, Rumberger JA, Shavelle RM, Brundage BH. Presented at the American Heart Association 71st Scientific Sessions, 1998.

  2. American Heart Association 71st Scientific Sessions, 1998

    Angiography and coronary calcium: Effect of gender

    Kennedy JM, Budoff MJ, Shavelle RM, Brundage BH. Presented at the American Heart Association 71st Scientific Sessions, 1998.

Behavioral cardiology and stress reduction

Dr. Kennedy's research focuses on the relationship between emotional stress and cardiovascular health, and on practical methods that reduce emotional and physiologic stress.

Research impact

Cardona and Kennedy evaluated the BREATHE stress-reduction intervention in 29 physicians at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi representing 10 medical specialties. The study examined the physiologic effects of a brief, app-based stress-reduction intervention, with mean heart rate decreasing from 70 to 65 beats per minute following the exercise.

  1. Middle East Journal of Positive Psychology, 2019

    Helping Physicians Reduce Stress in the Workplace, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, UAE

    Cardona LL, Kennedy JM. Middle East Journal of Positive Psychology. 2019;5:113-115.

    The BREATHE stress-reduction study in physicians.

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  • BREATHE clinical studies and pilot programs
  • Current research evaluating physiologic and perceived stress responses to BREATHE

Manuscripts and abstracts will be linked here as they are published.

The B.R.E.A.T.H.E. method studied in this work is now delivered through BREAVA™, Dr. Kennedy's physician-led digital stress-reduction platform for individuals and organizations.

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Resident physician education

At College Medical Center in Long Beach, Dr. Kennedy participates in resident education, cardiovascular teaching, clinical research, and simulation-based medical education.

  • Cardiovascular teaching for resident physicians
  • HeartGo Code Blue Simulation Program

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