Dr. Preeti Jois

Dental Health

When a person has chest pains – it can be serious and it can mean several things. What should they do? What should they expect when they go to the ER? Why types of tests will be done? How is it different for men and women? Out expect will explain.

Preeti Jois, MD FACEP, is Medical Director of the Chest Pain Evaluation Center and assistant professor of emergency medicine at Shands Hospital at the University of Florida. Dr. Jois completed her undergraduate work at the University of Florida and is a graduate of the University of Miami School of Medicine. After a residency in emergency medicine at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Dr. Jois completed a fellowship focusing specifically on cardiovascular emergencies at the Cleveland Clinic emergency medicine department. A diplomat of the American Board of Emergency Medicine, Dr. Jois joined the University of Florida College of Medicine faculty in 2008. She has led the UF Code Blue Committee since 2009 and has authored several papers and studies related to cardiovascular emergencies. In 2010, she received the College of Medicine’s Exemplary Teacher Award. Dr. Jois is also a Captain in the US Air Force Reserves, 920th ASTS.

Dr. Leigh Vinocur

2 / 3 / 2012