Charles R. Harper II, M.D.
Reportable Conflicts of Interests: None
Disclosure of Financial Conflicts of Interest: None
Education:
Doctor of Medicine
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas
Bachelor of Science
Creighton University
Omaha, Nebraska
Post Graduate or Residency Training:
Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine
Creighton University
Omaha, Nebraska
John Hopkins Lipid Disorders Training Program
Fellowship and Board Certifications:
American Board of Clinical Lipidology
American Board of Internal Medicine
Current Position or Practice Site:
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of General Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Co-Director
Primary Care Center
Grady Memorial Hospital
Director Lipid and Preventive Cardiology Clinic
Grady Memorial Hospital
Associate Director
Division of General Medicine
Past Positions and/or Appointments:
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Clinical Instructor
Emory University School of Medicine
Director
Urgent Care Center
Grady Memorial Hospital
Asst. Director Urgent Care Center
Grady Memorial Hospital
Georgia Primary Care
Group Private Practice
Duluth, GA
Solo Private Practice
Internal Medicine
Duluth, GA
Staff Physician
Kaiser Permanente
Northside Hospital
Atlanta, GA
Primary Care Coordinator for Emory University Hurricane Katrina Response
Medical Director Urgent Care Center (UCC)
Medical Director Lipid Clinic Grady Memorial Hospital
Assistant Director Urgent Care Center
Grady Memorial Hospital
Professional Memberships:
National Lipid Association
Southeastern Lipid Association
American College of Physicians
Honors and Awards:
Nanette K. Wenger Service Award
Department of Medicine
Emory University 2005-2006
Emory University Master Teachers Program 2005
Emory University Attending Teaching Award June 2003
Best Primary Care Lecturer 2003
Runner-up Best Primary Care Lecturer
Research and Grants:
The Effect of Alpha Linolenic Acid on Mediators of Atherosclerosis 7/2002
Emory Medical Care Foundation
$25,000
Primary Investigator
A Double Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study of Atorvastatin as Prevention of Cerebrovascular Events in Patients With a Previous Transient Ischemic Attack or Stroke (protocol 981-124) 1999
Pfizer
$25,000
Co-Investigator
Improving Physician Management of Hyperlipidemia by using a Framingham Risk Prediction Tool 1999
Emory Medical Care Foundation
$25,000
Primary Investigator
Editorial Boards and Peer Reviewer:
American Journal of Clinical Lipidology
Journal of the American College of Nutrition
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Annals of Internal Medicine 2001-2002
Archives Internal Medicine 2001
Publications:
Harper C, Edwards M, Jacobson T. Flaxseed Oil Supplementation does not affect Plasma Lipoprotein Concentration or Particle Size in Human Subjects. The Journal of Nutrition 2006; 136:2844-2848.
Jacobson, TA, Gutkin SW, Harper CR. Effects of a global risk educational tool on primary coronary prevention: The Atherosclerosis Assessment via Total Risk (AVIATOR) Study. Current Medical Research and Opinions. 2006; 22:P1-P9.
Harper C, Edwards M, DeFilippis A, Jacobson T. Flaxseed oil increases the plasma concentrations of cardioprotective (n-3) fatty acids in humans. The Journal of Nutrition. 2006; 136: 83-87.
Toth, P, Harper C, Jacobson, T. Clinical Characterization and Molecular Mechanisms of Statin Myopathy. Expert Reviews in Cardiovascular Therapy. 2008;6(7): 955-969.
Harper C, Jacobson T. Clinical Characterization and Molecular Mechanisms of Statin Myopathy. Expert Reviews in Cardiovascular Therapy 2008;6: 1477-87.
Harper C, Jacobson T. Managing Dyslipidemia in Chronic Kidney Disease. Journal of the American College of Cardiology; 2008;51: 2375-2384.
Harper C, Jacobson T. The Broad Spectrum of Statin Myopathy: from Myalgia to Rhabdomyolysis. Current Opinions in Lipidology; 2007;18:401-08.
Harper C, Jacobson T. An Evidence-based approach to the use of combination drug therapy for mixed dyslipidemia. Journal of Clinical Outcomes Management. 2006; 13:67-68.
Harper C, Jacobson T. Usefulness of omega-3 fatty acids and the prevention of coronary heart disease. American Journal of Cardiology 2005; 96(11):1521-9.
Harper C, Jacobson T. Beyond the Mediterranean Diet: The role of omega 3 fatty acids in the prevention of coronary heart disease. Preventive Cardiology. 2003; 112: 851-863.
Harper C, Jacobson T. The Fats of Life: The role of omega-3 fatty acids in the prevention of coronary heart disease. Archives of Internal Medicine. 2001; 161:2185-2192.
Harper C, Jacobson T. New perspectives on management of low HDL. Archives Internal Medicine. 1999; 159:1049-1057.
Jacobson T, Harper C. The Mediterranean Diet: Does an Olive a Day Keep the Doctor Away? Current Practice of Medicine. 1998; 1:75-78.
Books and/or Chapters:
Harper CR, Jacobson TA. How Should We Approach the Statin Treated Patient with Myalgia? In Toth and Sica (Editors): Clinical Challenges in Lipid disorders. 2008. First Edition. Page 101-112. Atlas Medical publishing.
Harper CR, Jacobson TA. “Diet in the prevention and treatment of coronary heart disease” in Doyle JP, Martin L (Editors): Ambulatory Medicine Case Book. 2002, First Edition, page 61-68. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.
Jacobson TA, Harper CR. “The evaluation and treatment of dyslipidemia in clinical practice” Branch WT (Editor): Office Practice of Medicine. Fourth Edition, page 81-100. W.B. Saunders Company.
Jacobson TA, Harper CR. “Hypercholesterolemia in primary prevention” in Doyle JP, Martin L (Editors): Ambulatory Medicine Case Book. First Edition. Page 52-60. Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins.
Harper C, DeFilippis A, Edwards M, Jacobson T. Increasing eicosapentaenoic acid levels with Plant Based ά–linolenic Acid supplementation. Circulation. 2006; 13:E372. Presented as a poster at 46th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention 3/4/2005.
Lectureships, Seminar Invitations and Visiting Professorships:
Management of Dyslipidemia, Family Nurse Practitioner III (N572), Emory University, June 2, 2009
The Statin Intolerant Patient, NURSG 629 Seminar, Family Nurse-Midwifery program, Emory University, April, 2009
An Introduction to Lipoprotein Metabolism, Georgia Lipid Academy, Holiday Inn, Waycross Georgia, January 24, 2009
An Introduction to Lipoprotein Metabolism, Georgia Lipid Academy, La Quinta Inn, Dublin Georgia, December 6, 2008
Evolving Challenges in Cardiometabolic Risk Management, Comprehensive Cardiometabolic Risk-Reduction program, National Lipid Association, Emory Conference Center, Atlanta, May 10, 2008
The Statin Intolerant Patient, NURSG 629 Seminar, Family Nurse-Midwifery program, Emory University, March 5, 2008
The Role of Omega-3 Fatty Acids in the Prevention of Heart Disease. St. Raphael Hospital, Yale University affiliate, September 25, 2007
The Primary Care of Women Workshop, sponsored by the Emory School of Nursing.Omega-3 Fatty Acids and CHD prevention. Atlanta, GA, 2007
St. Michaels Medical Center Grand Rounds, Management of Dyslipidemia in the Patient with CKD, Wausau, Wisconsin, October 2006
Greene County Medical Society Symposium, New Perspectives on Management of Dyslipidemia, Springfield, MO, September 2005
National Lipid Association Southeastern Scientific Meeting, Management of Dyslipidemia in the Patient with CKD. Amelia Island, Florida, August 12, 2006
National Lipid Association Southeastern Scientific Meeting, Omega-3 Fatty Acids and the Prevention of CHD. Pinehurst, NC, August 7, 2005
Georgia Association of Physician Assistants, Annual Meeting, “New Perspectives on Management of Dyslipidemia. Fort Walton Beach, FL, 2004
Southern Medical Association Annual Meeting, Clinical Implications of the Heart Protection Study, Atlanta, GA, November 2003
Crawford Long Grand Rounds, Primary Care Update: Omega-3 Fatty Acids in the Prevention of CHD, Atlanta, GA, June 2003
The Fats of Life: The Role of the Omega 3 Fatty Acids in the Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease. Emory University Medical Grand Rounds, Atlanta, GA, May 13, 2003.
Crawford Long Grand Rounds, Primary Care Update: Omega-3 Fatty Acids in the Prevention of CHD, Atlanta, GA, September 2001
American College of Physicians, Georgia Regional Meeting, Omega-3 Fatty Acids “The Fats of Life”, Augusta, GA, 2001
Philippine- American Medical Society Annual Meeting, “New Perspectives on the Management of Hyperlipidemia”, Calloway Gardens, GA, 2001
Presentations (National, State and Local):
American College of Physicians, Soft Tissue Injection Workshop, National Meeting, Philadelphia, 2009
American College of Physicians, Soft Tissue Injection Workshop, National Meeting, Washington DC, 2008
American College of Physicians, Soft Tissue Injection Workshop, National Meeting, San Diego, CA, 2007
Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy 2006 National Education Meeting. Strategies in Managing Triglycerides. October 5, 2006, Chicago
American College of Physicians, Soft Tissue Injection Workshop, National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 2006
American College of Physicians, Arthrocentesis Workshop, National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 2005
American College of Physicians, Arthrocentesis Workshop, National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 2004
American College of Physicians, Arthrocentesis Workshop, National Meeting, San Diego, CA, 2003
American College of Physicians Arthrocentesis Workshop, National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 2002
American College of Physicians Arthrocentesis Workshop, National Meeting, Atlanta, GA, 2001
(Last Updated: 7/14/2009)
