Doctors and Staff

Daniel J. Rader, M.D.
Director, Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine and Lipid Research
Associate Professor of Medicine and Pathology
Associate Program Director, General Clinical Research Center
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dr. Daniel J. Rader received his undergraduate degree from Lehigh University where he graduated summa cum laude and his medical degree in 1984 from the Medical College of Pennsylvania where he also graduated summa cum laude. He did an internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the Yale-New Haven Hospital, where he stayed on for a year as chief resident. Dr. Rader then went to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda where he spent a total of 5_ years involved in research in genetic factors influencing lipoprotein metabolism. In 1994, Dr. Rader joined the faculty at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, where he is currently an Associate Professor of Medicine and Pathology and Director of Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine and Lipid Research. He is also Associate Director of the General Clinical Research Center at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center. Dr. Rader runs a basic research laboratory and participates in translational and clinical research in the areas of lipoprotein metabolism, atherosclerosis, and genetics. He also directs a large clinical program dedicated to the early detection and prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and its risk factors.

Dr. Rader was elected to the American Society of Clinical Investigation in 1999 and is an Established Investigator of the American Heart Association and a recipient of the Burroughs Wellcome Fund Clinical Scientist Award in Translational Research.

Dr. Rader has published over 100 articles in professional publications and has contributed over thirty book chapters, reviews and editorials on topics related to lipoproteins and atherosclerosis.

Richard Poynton
Director of Sales and Marketing

Richard Poynton BS RT(R) is Director of Sales and Marketing for the Preventive Heart Care Center. Rick has over 20 years of cardiac imaging experience in radiology, nuclear cardiology, echocardiography. Most recently, Rick worked for the DuPont Medical Imaging Company. At the Preventive Heart Center, his focus is on driving physician awareness and education for the early detection of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease detection using Electron Beam Tomography. Rick can be reached at 215-662-8701.

Amon Bey
Office Manager

Amon Bey, Office Manager, directs client services at the state-of-the-art Preventive Heart Care Center located at the Presbyterian Medical Center. Amon brings over a decade of healthcare customer service experience to the Preventive Heart Care Center, returning to the University of Pennsylvania Hospital System after tenures at the Cooper Hospital Cancer Institute and Einstein Medical Center. Amon manages all client service functions including scheduling, insurance inquiries and processing. She can be reached at 215-662-5433.

Paul Heubeck
Dick Rosene

The Preventive Heart Care Center is an independent facility run by partners Paul Heubeck and Dick Rosene. Together, Paul and Dick have over forty years of collective experience in diagnostic imaging and are dedicated to the early prevention of life-threatening diseases.