July 1997 - June 2000, Cardiology Fellowship University of Missouri, Kansas City/Mid-America Heart Institute

July 1994 - June 1997, Internal Medicine Residency  Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio

August 1990 - May 1994, Medical School  University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine  Kansas City, Missouri  Magna Cum Laude Graduate

September 1983 -  March 1988, Undergraduate School  University of California, Davis - B.S. Biochemistry

July 2001- Diplomate, American Society of Echocardiography

January 2000 - Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease

November 1997 - Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine

September 2000 - Medical License, State of California, #20A7570

June 1995 - Diplomate, USMLE and NBOME

July 1999 - Advanced Cardiopulmonary Life Support Basic Cardiopulmonary Life Support

February 1998 - September 2000, Mid-America Heart Institute  Usefulness of Carvedilol In Preventing VT/VF in Patients After Implantation of a PCD - Preceptor - Dr. David Steinhaus

May 1998 - May 2000, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine  Prognostic Significance of a Low Risk Nuclear Scan in the African American 
 Population Preceptor - Dr. Annette Quick and Dr. James O'Keefe

July 2000 - June 2001, Mid-America Heart Institute Eplerenone in Heart Failure Post Acute Myocardial Infarction Co-Investigator - Dr. James O'Keefe

July 2000 - June 2001, Mid-America Heart Institute 
 Myocardial Contrast Echocardiography Detects Stunning and Predicts Recovery of Left Ventricular Function Following Acute Myocardial Infarction  Co-Investigator - Dr. Michael Main

August 2000 - June 2001, Mid-America Heart Institute  Left Atrial Spontaneous Echocardiographic Contrast Predicts Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation Early After  
 Cardioversion Co-Investigator - Dr. Anthony Magalski

November 2000 - June 2001, Mid-America Heart Institute  Identification of Left Ventricular Risk Area During Acute Coronary Occlusion Using Myocardial Contrast Echocardiography Co-Investigator - Dr. Michael Main

November 2000 -June 2001 , Mid-America Heart Institute  Comparison of Low-Dose Dobutamine Echocardiography and Intravenous Myocardial Contrast Echocardiography in Predicting Recovery of Left Ventricular Function in Patients with Recent Acute  Myocardial Infarction Co-Investigator - Dr. Michael Main

Chee N, Bansal S, Kettelkamp R, Quick A, O'Keefe J. Prognostic Value of Pharmacologic Nuclear Perfusion Imaging in African Americans with Known or Suspected Coronary Artery Disease. Accepted at the 5th Annual America Society of Nuclear Cardiology Symposium and Scientific Sessions September 2000.

Chee N, Quick A, O'Keefe J. Prognostic Value of Pharmacologic Nuclear Perfusion Imaging in African American Women with Known or Suspected Coronary Artery Disease. Accepted to the 6th Annual American Society of Nuclear Cardiology Symposium and Scientific Sessions 2001.

Main M, Good T, Chee N, Skolnick D, Coen M,  Magalski A. Myocardial Contrast Echocardiography Detects Stunning and Predicts Recovery of Left Ventricular Function Following Acute Myocardial Infarction. Accepted to the 12th Annual American Society of Echocardiography Scientific Sessions 2001.

Chee N, Good T, Skolnick D, Coen M, Main M, Magalski A. Left Atrial Spontaneous Echocardiographic Contrast Predicts Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation Early After Cardioversion. Submitted to the 12th Annual American Society of Echocardiography Scientific Sessions 2001.

Suleman A, Chee N,  Vlach K, Steinhaus D. Difficulty in Uptitrating Beta Blockers Identifies High Risk Patients Who May Receive the Greatest Benefit from Beta Blocker Therapy. Submitted to the 50th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American College of Cardiology March 2001.

Cullom J, Bateman T, Case J, McGhie I, Galt J, Garcia E, Chee N, Coen M. Normal Perfusion Profiles for Attenuation Corrected Cardiac SPECT using a New Bayesian Approach for Attenuation Map Reconstruction. Submitted to the 50th  Annual Scientific Sessions of the American College of Cardiology March 2001.