URI ELKAYAM, M.D.

 

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Professional Background

Academic Appointments

Professor of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, July 1989 - Present

Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, 1984 - 1989

Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, 1981 - 1984

Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, California, 1979 - 1981

Specific Clinical and Teaching Responsibilities

Attending Physician, Intensive Cardiac Care Unit (ICCU), Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center

Attending Physician, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center, USC University Hospital

Consult Service

Attending Physician, Consultation Service, Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center

Attending Physician, High Risk Cardiology Obstetrics Clinic, Los Angeles County - USC Medical Center

Specific Administrative Responsibilities

Director, Cardiology High Risk Obstetrics, 2009 - Present

Director, Heart Failure Program, USC School of Medicine, 1993 - 2009

Acting Chief of Cardiology, USC School of Medicine, 1991 - 1993

Chief of Cardiology, USC University Hospital, 1990 - 1993

Director, In-Patient Cardiology, (ICCU, Cardiology Ward, Consult Service), Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center, 1981 - 1991

Cardiology Staff, 1981- present High Risk Cardiology, Obstetrics Clinic, Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center, Director, Coronary Care Unit, University of California, Irvine Medical Center, 1979-1981

Military Service

Israeli Defense Forces, 1962-1965

Service and Committees

             American Heart Society of America, Member executive council 2002 - 2009

            Scientific Executive Committee, 14th World Congress on Heart Disease 2008 Toronto, Canada.

            Scientific Executive Committee, 13th  World Congress on Heart Disease 2007 Vancouver, Canada.

American Heart Association – Kidney in Cardiovascular Disease Council, 2003 - 2004

American Heart Association-Cardiopulmonary, Perioperative & Critical Care Council, 2003 - 2004

American Heart Association- Clinical Cardiology Council, 2003 - Present

American Heart Association – Basic Cardiovascular Sciences Council, 2003 - 2004

American Heart Association- Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis & Vascular Biology Council, 2003 - Present

University of Southern California, Member Pharmacy and Therapeutic Committee, University Hospital, 2003

University of Southern California + Los Angeles County Medical Center, Director Congestive Heart Failure Pathway 2000 - 2010

American Heart Association – Fall Symposium Committee, Great Western States Affiliate, 72nd Annual Fall Symposium, 2003

American Heart Association - Member, Medical Committee, The 2nd Annual Heart Award Gala, June 22, 2003

American Heart Association - Member, Medical Committee, The 4th Annual Heart Ball Gala, 2003

American Heart Association - Member, Professional Education Task Force, Western States Affiliate, 2002-2003

American Heart Association, Chairman, Fall Symposium Committee, Western State

Affiliate, 71 Annual Fall Symposium, 2002

American Heart Association, Medical Committee, Annual Heart Ball, Greater Los Angeles Affiliate, 2002-2003

Scientific Meetings - Scientific Executive Committee, International Academy of Cardiology, Inc., 3rd International Congress on Heart Disease, New Trends in Research, Diagnosis and Treatment , Washington , DC, July 2002

American Heart Association, Fall Symposium Committee, Greater Los Angeles Affiliate, 69th Annual Fall Symposium, 2001

Scientific Meetings - Scientific Executive Committee, International Academy of Cardiology, Inc., 2nd International Congress on Heart Disease – New Trends in Research, Diagnosis and Treatment, Washington, DC, July 2001

Heart Failure Society of America, Member, Practice Guideline Committee, 1998 – 2003

Research - Steering Committee member, "A randomized, double-blind, controlled study of proglitazone HCL versus glyburide with type 2 diabetes mellitus and miled to moderate congestive heart failure" 2002

Research – Steering Committee member, MACH I Study, 1998-2000

Research – Steering Committee member, ACTOS PURE II Study, 2003-2004

Research - Steering Committee member, ESCAPE Study 1999

Research - Steering Committee member, ACTIV-CHF Study 1999-2003

Research - Executive Committee member, ALIVE Study 2000-2001

Scientific Meetings - Scientific Executive Committee, International Society of Heart Failure and 7th World Congress on Heart Failure Mechanisms and Management, Vancouver Canada, July 9-12, 2000

Co-Chairman, Reengineering Committee for Heart Failure, Los Angeles County, 1998 - 1999

Scientific Meetings - Scientific Executive Committee, 6th International Symposium Heart Failure, Mechanisms and Management, Geneva, Switzerland, May 1998 Scientific Meetings - Organizing Committee International Meeting on Intensive Cardiac Care, Jerusalem, Israel, June 1998

Endpoint Committee – STAMINA Study, 2002

Advisory Board ORQIA MOMENTUM Study, 2003

American Heart Association, Greater Los Angeles Affiliate Board of Directors, 1997- 1998

Scientific Meetings -Scientific Executive Committee 1st International Congress on Coronary Artery Disease, Prague, Czech Republic, September 1997

Scientific Meetings-Advisory Board, 7th International Symposium on Cardiovascular

Pharmacotherapy, Jerusalem, Israel, June 1-6, 1997

Scientific Meetings - Scientific Executive Committee, 5th International Symposium on Heart Failure, Mechanisms and Management, Jerusalem, Israel, May 26-29, 1996

 Scientific Executive Committee, 6th International Symposium on Heart Failure, Washington, DC, USA May 11-14, 1997

American Heart Association, George C. Griffith Visiting Professorship Commission, Greater Los Angeles Affiliate, 1995-1998

Scientific Meetings, Scientific Executive Committee, 4th International Symposium on Heart Failure - Mechanisms and Management, Jerusalem, Israel, May 26-29, 1996

Scientific Meetings, Scientific Executive Committee, 3rd International Symposium on Heart Failure - Mechanisms and Management, Geneva, Switzerland, May 22- 25, 1995

American Heart Association, Vice Chairman, Fall Symposium Committee, Greater Los Angeles Affiliate, 62nd Annual Fall Symposium 1995

American Heart Association, Chairman, Fall Symposium Committee, Greater Los Angeles Affiliate, 61st Annual Fall Symposium, 1994

Research - Steering Committee member, MACH I Study 1993-1995

Research - Steering Committee member, PRAISE II Study 1993-1994

Scientific Meetings, Scientific Executive Committee, 2nd International Symposium on Heart Failure - Mechanisms and Management, Geneva Switzerland, May 16- 20, 1993

American Heart Association, Fall Symposium Committee, Greater Los Angeles Affiliate, 60th Annual Fall Symposium, 1993

Research - Steering Committee member, PRAISE I Study 1991-1992

American Heart Association, Fall Symposium Committee, Greater  Los Angeles Affiliate, 58th Annual Fall Symposium, 1991

Scientific Meetings, Health Care Issues Committee, California Chapter, American College of Cardiology, 1990-1992

University of Southern California, Chairman Pharmacy and Therapeutic Committee, University Hospital, 1990-1991

American Heart Association, Fall Symposium Committee, Greater Los Angeles Affiliate, 57th Annual Fall Symposium, 1990

Scientific Meetings, Clinical Cardiology Steering Committee, American College of Chest Physicians, 1988-1990

American Heart Association, Fall Symposium Committee, Greater Los Angeles Affiliate, 55th Annual Fall Symposium, 1988

Critical Care Committee, Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center, 1986-1990

American Heart Association, Committee for Grants in Aid, Greater Los Angeles Affiliate, 1985

American Heart Association, Committee for Young Investigators Forum,, Greater Los Angeles Affiliate, 1985

American Heart Association, Fall Symposium Committee, Greater Los Angeles Affiliate, 51st Annual Fall Symposium, 1983

Chairman, CCU Committee, University of California, Irvine, Medical Center, 1979-1981

University of Southern California Services & Committees

Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee, USC University Hospital, 2003

Practice operations and development committee department of medicine subcommittee for billing and contracting 1997- 1999

Faculty Appointments and Promotions Committee, USC School of Medicine,1995-1997, 2001

Critical Care Committee, USC University Hospital, 1991-1993

Chairman, Pharmacy and Therapeutics, Committee, USC University Hospital, 1991-1992

Team Leader and Physician Champion Heart Failure Program LAC+USC Medical Center, 2003-2010

Faculty Club Committee, 2010 - Present

 

 

     

 

 
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