Dr. Jimmy Kontos, MD – Myrtle Beach, SC

Overview of Dr. Kontos

Dr. Jimmy Kontos is a cardiologist in Myrtle Beach, SC and is affiliated with HCA South Atlantic - Grand Strand Medical Center. He received his medical degree from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine and has been in practice 16 years. Dr. Kontos accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 24 doctors at HCA South Atlantic - Grand Strand Medical Center who specialize in Cardiology. He also speaks multiple languages, including Greek. He has 5 publications and over 100 citings.

Education & Training

• Wake Forest University School of MedicineFellowship, Interventional Cardiology, 2007 - 2008

• Wake Forest University School of MedicineFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2004 - 2007

• George Washington UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 2001 - 2004

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineClass of 2001

Certifications & Licensure

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

• Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012
• Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

• 62 citations

  Roles of transglutaminases in cardiac and vascular diseases

  David C. Sane, Jimmy L Kontos, Charles S. Greenberg> ;Frontiers in Bioscience. 2007 Jan 1
• 63 citations

  Nicotine upregulates the expression of P2Y12 on vascular cells and megakaryoblasts.

  Gouri Shanker, Jimmy L Kontos, Delrae M. Eckman, Deborah Wesley-Farrington, David C. Sane> ;Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis. 2006 Nov 17
• 1 citations

  Safety of abciximab administration during PCI of patients with previous stroke.

  Efthymios N. Deliargyris, Bharathi Upadhya, Robert J. Applegate, Jimmy L Kontos, Michael A. Kutcher, Jeffrey S. Riesmeyer, David C. Sane> ;Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis. 2005 Jun 1
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Professional Memberships

Other Languages

Hospital Affiliations

Insurance Accepted

• Aetna Choice POS II
  Anthem Blue Access PPO
  Anthem Blue Preferred HMO
  Anthem Blue Preferred Plus POS
  BCBS Blue Card PPO
  BCBS California PPO
  BCBS Illinois PPO
  CIGNA HMO
  CIGNA Open Access
  CIGNA PPO
  

  First Health PPO
  Great West PPO
  Health Net California Large Group PPO
  Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
  Multiplan PHCS PPO
  Network Health Plan PPO
  United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
  United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
  WEA Trust POS-SE
  WEA Trust Preferred Provider Plan - Trust Pref
  

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