Michael Ozner, MD

Michael Ozner, MD, FACC, FAHA, medical director, Wellness and Prevention, Baptist Health South Florida, ­clinical assistant professor of medicine (cardiology) at University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and author of Heart Attacks Are Not Worth Dying For.
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Understanding and Preventing Heart Attacks
Diseases & Conditions

Understanding and Preventing Heart Attacks

Michael Ozner, MD | February 1, 2024

Even if you have a family history of heart problems, you can take steps to prevent a heart attack or…

The 11-Week Plan to Go Mediterranean
Food

The 11-Week Plan to Go Mediterranean

Michael Ozner, MD | September 15, 2023

You know all about its benefits, from heart health to brain health and from diabetes prevention to cancer prevention—yet you…

Triglycerides: The Heart Threat You Should Not Ignore
Cardiovascular Disease

Triglycerides: The Heart Threat You Should Not Ignore

Michael Ozner, MD | April 15, 2019

When it comes to heart disease risk, most people are aware of the threat high cholesterol poses—in fact, nearly one…

Is High HDL Cholesterol Always Good?
Heart

Is High HDL Cholesterol Always Good?

Michael Ozner, MD | January 15, 2019

HDL is known as the “good” type of cholesterol, but that is not always true. How to make sense of your cholesterol readings…

Become Heart Attack Proof—Here Are the Tests and Other Strategies You Really Need…
Heart Attack

Become Heart Attack Proof—Here Are the Tests and Other Strategies You Really Need…

Michael Ozner, MD | March 14, 2014

There are few things as reassuring as hearing your doctor say that your cholesterol levels are “normal.” But don’t assume…

The Great American Heart Hoax
Heart

The Great American Heart Hoax

Michael Ozner, MD | September 6, 2012

More than one million people get needless cardiac surgery every year. Don't be one of them. Americans get more than…

New Marker for Heart Health
Heart

New Marker for Heart Health

Michael Ozner, MD | August 23, 2012

"Apo B" Measurement More Effective Than Simple Cholesterol Counts In the ongoing search for "the" important marker of cardiac risk,…