Richard M Fleming
Professor of Modern Nuclear Cardiology and Nuclear Medicine
Fleming Heart & Health Institute
United States
Biography
Professor Fleming is a direct descendant of Rollo. He was born in Cedar Falls, IA and received his Doctorate in Particle Physics through the JFK administration. He has additional degrees in Biology, Chemistry, Psychology, Medicine and Law. He is specifically trained as a Nuclear and Preventive Cardiologist in addition to Nuclear Imaging. He is one of three Physicians in the world Certified in PET Imaging and the only American. He is the founder of the theory of "Inflammation and Heart Disease" and is considered by many to be the Father of Modern Nuclear Cardiology and Nuclear Medicine since his development of the first truly quantitative AI system for detection and treatment monitoring of Heart Disease & Cancer. He has published more than 150 papers in the field, reviews for more than a dozen peer reviewed medical journals, has published three books, 8 chapters in medical textbooks and been Editor-in-Chief of the medical textbook "Establishing Better Standards of Care in Doppler Echocardiography, Computed Tomography and Nuclear Cardiology."
Research Interest
Heart Disease, Cancer, Nuclear Cardiology, Nuclear Medicine