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Dr. Christopher J. Dressel Jr., MD

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Specializes in: Interventional Cardiology

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (1973)

Professional interests include: pain, coronary artery disease, heart failure, and more.

235 East Brown Street Suite 302
East Stroudsburg, PA 18301

(272) 212-4000

Dr. Christopher J. Dressel Jr., MD is an interventional cardiologist in East Stroudsburg, PA specializing in interventional cardiology. He graduated from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 1973 and has 52 years of experience. Dr. Christopher J. Dressel Jr., MD is affiliated with ST LUKE'S PHYSICIAN GROUP INC.

Office Locations

Address:

235 East Brown Street Suite 302
East Stroudsburg, PA 18301

Address:

1510 Fawn Valley Drive
Brodheadsville, PA 18322

Address:

516 Jenna Drive
Brodheadsville, PA 18322

Some issues Dr. Christopher J. Dressel Jr., MD can help you with:

Coronary Artery Disease

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common type of heart disease. It happens when the blood vessels carrying blood to the heart, called coronary arteries, narrow and harden. This occurs when cholesterol, a type of fat found in the blood, builds up to form plaque, which sticks to the inner walls of the arteries. As plaque accumulates, less blood can flow through the arteries, which may lead to the following:

Angina, which is chest pain that occurs when the heart does not receive enough blood flow.
Heart attack, which happens if the arteries leading to the heart are completely blocked.
Arrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat, which can develop if the heart does not have enough blood supply.
Heart failure, which may occur if a heart attack damages the heart and it becomes too weak to pump enough blood to the rest of the body.

Certain factors may increase risk for the disease, like smoking, lack of exercise, being overweight, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and diabetes. CAD tends to develop over decades, so it can go undetected until it has become quite severe. A diagnosis may be established using such tests as:

Electrocardiogram (ECG), which records the heart's electrical activity over a period of time. ECGs can detect whether there is enough blood flow to the heart or if a heart attack has occurred.
Echocardiogram (echo), which creates images of the heart using sound waves. Echos can show whether the heart is able to pump blood normally.
Stress tests, where an ECG or echo is combined with exercise, like riding a stationary bike or walking on a treadmill. This test is done to find out if the heart can function properly while performing a strenuous activity.

Treatments for the disease include medications such as vasodilators, like nitroglycerin, which dilates (widens) the coronary arteries. CAD may also be treated by a procedure called angioplasty with stent placement, where a balloon is inflated inside a diseased artery to flatten the plaque deposits against the artery walls, creating more room for blood to flow.

In some severe cases of the disease, multiple arteries may be blocked, and an open heart surgery called coronary artery bypass surgery may be necessary. This operation transplants a vessel from another part of the body to form a graft that goes past the narrowed arteries, thus enabling blood to flow around those arteries.

Heart Problems

The heart is one of the most important organs in the body. This smooth muscle expands and contracts rhythmically an entire lifetime, pumping blood to the lungs and then to every other cell in the body. When heart problems occur, it becomes difficult for the body to get the nutrients and oxygen it needs via the blood. So while there are a variety of illnesses and disorders that affect the heart, most of them cause weakness, exhaustion and shortness of breath. The most common heart conditions include heart disease, angina, arrhythmia, and valve disorders.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. This includes coronary artery disease, heart attacks, congestive heart failure, and congenital heart disease. Some conditions, such as genetics, cannot be controlled. But there are many other things one can do to lower their risk for heart disease. Controlling high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, reducing or stopping smoking, exercising more and losing weight if needed, and eating a diet low in sodium can all protect the heart.

Angina is a squeezing type of chest pain that happens when the muscles around the heart don't get enough oxygen. It can be regular or infrequent. Usually, angina is caused by coronary heart disease. However, not all chest pain is angina. Chest pain can also be caused by a lung infection or panic attack, for example, so it is important to have any sudden pain checked.

Arrhythmia is the word for when the heart beats too fast, too slow, or irregularly with skipped beats. It can feel frightening, and depending on the type it can be dangerous, but in most cases arrhythmia is not serious and can be treated. It is very common, especially in older adults.

Heart valve problems can happen in any one of the the heart's four valves that keep blood flowing where it needs to go. Babies can be born with problems in their heart valves, or valves can be damaged by infections. The valves can stiffen and become less mobile, or they can stop closing properly and 'leak' when the heart beats. Valve problems can usually be repaired surgically.

ambulatory monitoring	11
angioplasty	48
cardiac procedures	593
catheterization	209
diagnostic procedures	137
doctor visit	261
hospital care	365
inpatient care	365
minimally invasive procedures	209
nuclear scan	48
stent placement (stenting)	48
stress testing	125
ultrasound (sonogram)	247
vascular procedures	137

**Gender**
Male	812
Female	799

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1552
Black	21
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	557
From 75 to 84	549
85 and over	276
Less than 65	229

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	42
Dementia	14
Cancer	16

ambulatory monitoring	17
angioplasty	58
cardiac procedures	623
catheterization	231
diagnostic procedures	144
doctor visit	237
hospital care	394
inpatient care	394
minimally invasive procedures	231
nuclear scan	38
stent placement (stenting)	58
stress testing	100
ultrasound (sonogram)	274
vascular procedures	144

**Gender**
Male	831
Female	857

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1624
Black	19
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	601
From 75 to 84	531
85 and over	332
Less than 65	224

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	43
Dementia	14
Cancer	13

ambulatory monitoring	17
angioplasty	60
cardiac procedures	680
catheterization	248
diagnostic procedures	158
doctor visit	241
hospital care	366
inpatient care	366
minimally invasive procedures	248
nuclear scan	53
stent placement (stenting)	60
stress testing	108
ultrasound (sonogram)	306
vascular procedures	158

**Gender**
Male	1732
Female	1896

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3450
Black	54
Hispanic	56
Asian	0
Other	40
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1328
From 75 to 84	1104
85 and over	684
Less than 65	512

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	40
Dementia	14
Cancer	14

**Gender**
Male	790
Female	826

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1543
Black	27
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	616
From 75 to 84	525
85 and over	289
Less than 65	186

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	41
Dementia	14
Cancer	15

**Gender**
Male	841
Female	876

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1625
Black	22
Hispanic	44
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	633
From 75 to 84	554
85 and over	324
Less than 65	206

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	41
Dementia	15
Cancer	15

ambulatory monitoring	25
cardiac procedures	908
catheterization	28
diagnostic procedures	31
doctor visit	379
hospital care	330
inpatient care	330
minimally invasive procedures	28
nuclear scan	227
stress testing	467
ultrasound (sonogram)	387
vascular procedures	31

**Gender**
Male	880
Female	926

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1727
Black	27
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	679
From 75 to 84	580
85 and over	336
Less than 65	211

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	39
Dementia	15
Cancer	16

ambulatory monitoring	12
cardiac procedures	808
catheterization	15
diagnostic procedures	18
doctor visit	369
hospital care	375
inpatient care	375
minimally invasive procedures	15
nuclear scan	224
stress testing	462
ultrasound (sonogram)	318
vascular procedures	18

**Gender**
Male	982
Female	1022

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1907
Black	27
Hispanic	37
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	760
From 75 to 84	647
85 and over	348
Less than 65	249

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	39
Dementia	16
Cancer	15

ambulatory monitoring	13
cardiac procedures	867
doctor visit	307
hospital care	317
inpatient care	317
nuclear scan	274
stress testing	563
ultrasound (sonogram)	295

**Gender**
Male	887
Female	893

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1704
Black	21
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	718
From 75 to 84	590
85 and over	303
Less than 65	169

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	37
Dementia	17
Cancer	16

cardiac procedures	529
doctor visit	548
hospital care	104
inpatient care	104
nuclear scan	111
stress testing	245
ultrasound (sonogram)	300

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher J. Dressel Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Christopher J. Dressel Jr., MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in East Stroudsburg, PA were cardiac procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and ultrasound (sonogram).

ambulatory monitoring	15
angioplasty	58
cardiac procedures	704
catheterization	160
diagnostic procedures	110
doctor visit	321
hospital care	331
inpatient care	331
minimally invasive procedures	160
nuclear scan	127
stent placement (stenting)	58
stress testing	272
ultrasound (sonogram)	294
vascular procedures	110

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Dressel Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	775
Female	809

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	21
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	1513
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	23
Other	8

**Age**
85 and over	289
75 to 84	508
Less than 65	198
65 to 74	589

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Dressel Jr., MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christopher J. Dressel Jr., MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	24
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

Education & Training

Dr. Christopher J. Dressel Jr., MD graduated from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 1973. He completed residency at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. He has a state license in Pennsylvania.

Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (1973)

Residency: Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center (1976)

Licensed In: Pennsylvania

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Christopher J. Dressel Jr., MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

ST LUKE'S PHYSICIAN GROUP INC

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Christopher J. Dressel Jr., MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Boston Scientific Corporation	$2,603 STENTS $374	ATHERECTOMY $236	GENERAL STENTS $210	Rotablator $197	Balloon Catheters $167	Other $1,419
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$887 STENTS $390	Resolute $294	Heart Valves $141	SureScan $16	Amplia MRI $13	Other $34
Abbott Laboratories	$854 Xience Alpine cornary stent system $424	Vascular $133	Dragonfly OCT $106	Xience Sierra Coronary Stent $63	Confirm Rx $35	Other $92
TERUMO MEDICAL CORPORATION	$804 INTERVENTIONAL PRODUCTS $237	GlideWire $230	INTERVENTIONAL PRODUCT $229	Misago $36	Navicross $31	Other $42
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$599 Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve $289	Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve $164	SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA $145
Other	$1,716 Effient $417	ELIQUIS $259	CAMZYOS $202	XARELTO $175	LifeVest $103	Other $560

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$6,867
Education	$320
Entertainment	$276

Biography

Dr. Christopher Dressel is a physician who specializes in interventional cardiology. Dr. Dressel is especially interested in pain, heart failure, and coronary artery disease. He studied medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. According to Doctor.com, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Brodheadsville, PA.

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