Dalia Giedrimiene, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Biology
Contact
Phone: 860.231.5354
E-mail:
dgiedrim@sjc.edu
Department Web Page:
Biology
While growing up in Lithuania, Dr. Dalia Giedrimiene remembers that teachers were her role models. She says, "I was fortunate to have good teachers when I was young and I strive to return that favor now at Saint Joseph College." To that end, Dr. Giedrimiene makes students her priority. "I make sure they get involved in all the classroom discussions. As long as they do that and keep up-to date in their subject matter, they will do well. Teaching on-line added a new favor to my teaching experiences. I like to incorporate technology into the classroom, and feel very satisfied when my students succeed in their professional life." Being in an academic position for more than 15 years she knows how rewarding this position is, especially when students show an appreciation of your teaching and are able to use it later on in clinical settings.
Dr. Giedrimiene is an expert in the field of Cardiology. Her work in Lithuania and the United States is extensive. She has experience as an Intensive Cardiac Care Physician and as a developer of an Arrhythmias Center for patients with cardiac arrhythmias and conduction abnormalities. She holds three medical patents, including one in the area of Diagnostic Methods for Interpretation of Disturbances in Cardiac Rhythm and Conduction, and she has participated in medical conferences around the world and published an impressive array of groundbreaking medical articles in leading journals.
Teaching at Saint Joseph College, Dr. Giedrimiene says, is an important part of her career. "I have a great deal of admiration for my colleagues. The College is blessed with great faculty. They work hard and I hold them in high regard. I like interdisciplinary collaboration between faculty, and an example of this is our work as a Women's Health Initiative Group on the project "Smoking Behavior and Health Attitudes among SJC students".
Degrees
M.D., Institute of Medicine, Kaunas, Lithuania
Ph.D., Academy of Medicine, Kaunas, Lithuania
Doctor of Sciences, Council of Sciences, Lithuania
Professional Society Membership
North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology (NASPE) - Heart Rhythm Society International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiography
European Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology Women's Health Research Coalition
Award for Innovative Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Technology, 2005.
Recent Research/Publications/Presentations
Participation in research projects at Hartford Hospital and UCONN Health Center (John Dempsey Hospital) and Saint Joseph College:
Investigation of the Mechanisms of Syncope and Sudden Death in Patients with Implantable Cardioverters-Defibrillators," Hartford Hospital, Cardiology Department in collaboration with Dr. J. Kluger.
"Smoking Behavior and Health Attitudes Among Female Students at Saint Joseph College," in collaboration with S. Affenito, Ph.D., RD.
"Study of AMISCAN (Tc - glucarate) on Myocardial Tissue in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction," UCONN, Health Center, Cardiology Department, in collaboration with Dr. B. Liang and Dr. W. Hiser.
"Clinical Predictors of Mortality in Patients with Syncope and Implantable Cardioverters-Defibrillators," Hartford Hospital, Cardiology Department, in collaboration with Dr. J. Kluger.
"Atrial Fibrillation: Focus on Effective Clinical Treatment Strategies (AFFECTS) Registry," John Dempsey Hospital, Cardiology Department in collaboration with Dr. D. Silverman.
Grants
Empowering College Women for a Healthy Life: Education and Support to Live Smoke Free, submitted to American Legacy Foundation, June 2005.
Coordination of Women's Health Initiative Group
Design and coordination of the following studies:
- study of the smoking behavior, eating habits, and health attitudes among women college students
- investigation of interrelationship of smoking behavior, stress and health attitudes
- identification of correlation of smoking behavior and body image of women's college students
Development and design of the new educational program for women's college students to improve the knowledge about tobacco hazardous effects on women's health and to incorporate personalized approach into cessation program.
Fellowships
Yale University, Cardiology Department, New Haven, Connecticut.
Saint Francis Hospital, Electrophysiology Lab, West Hartford, Connecticut.
Articles Published
Giedrimiene D., Lukoseviciute A., "Transesopheageal Cardiac Pacing for Induction and Control of Supraventricular Paroxysmal Tachycardia for Patients with Follow-Up Antiarrhythmic Therapy," Heart Web, v.2, N.1, Nov 1996.
Giedrimiene D., Giri S., White M., Giedrimas E., Kluger J., "The Immediate and Short-Term Effect of Successful Percutaneous Intervention on Repolarization in Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients," Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology, v. 7, No. 4, p. 357 - 362, October 2002.
Giedrimiene D., Giri S., Giedrimas A., Kiernan F., Kluger J., "Effects of Ishemia On Repolarization in Patients with Single and Multivessel Coronary Disease," Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology, v.26, No.1, p. 390 - 393, January, 2003.
Giedrimiene D., Giedrimas A., "Enhancing Problem-Based Learning in Science," Materials of 28th International Conference "Innovations in Learning-Centered Design: Promoting the Paradigm Shift," Vaxjo, Sweden, June16 - 19, 2003.
Giedrimiene D., Kluger J., Guertin D., "Syncope in ICD Patients: Predictors and Outcomes," J. American College of Cardiology, v. 43, No 5, p. 125A, 2004.
