David A. Rater, M.D.
Practicing in Cedar Rapids since 1972
DEGREES:
B.A., St. Ambrose College
M.D., University of Iowa College of Medicine

TRAINING:
Internal Medicine Residency: University of Kansas Medical Center
Cardiology Fellowship: University of Kansas Medical Center

BOARD CERTIFIED IN:
Internal Medicine
Cardiovascular Diseases
Interventional Cardiology

AWARDS/ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Fellow, American College of Physicians (F.A.C.P.)
Fellow, American College of Cardiology (F.A.C.C.)
Member, Linn County, Iowa and American Medical Associations
Linn County Medical Society, President 1988-89

SPECIAL INTEREST AND SKILL AREAS IN CARDIOLOGY:
Interventional Cardiology
Preventive Cardiology

PERSONAL INTERESTS:
Golf, tennis, boating and reading are a few of Dr. Rater’s leisure activities. He and his wife, Mary Jo, also spend time visiting their five children.

“Balloons, stents and clot-preventing drugs have dramatically improved our ability to treat heart attacks. But my chief goal remains prevention of heart disease. I try to educate patients in risk factor modification and prompt recognition of symptoms of heart attack and unstable angina so they may receive treatment immediately.”

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