Fernando Elijovich, M.D. - Scott & White

Internal Medicine

Professor of Medicine

New York Heart Association Research Fellow, The Mount Sinai Medical Center and The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY, 1983
Clinical & Research Fellow in Medicine (Hypertension). The Mount Sinai Medical Center and The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY., 1981
Clinical Fellow, Cardiovascular Hemodynamics and Hypertension, Institute of Medical Research. School of Medicine. University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1970
Resident in Internal Medicine, Institute of Medical Research, School of Medicine. University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1969

March 31, 2006

Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine 1980 (voluntary recertification 1997)
Specialist in Clinical Hypertension, American Society of Hypertension, Inc 1999

Laffer CL, Gainer JV, Waterman MR, Capdevila JH, Laniado-Schwartzman M, Nasjletti A, Brown NJ, Elijovich F.: The T8590C polymorphism of CYP4A11 and 20-HETE in essential hypertension. Hypertension 51:767-772, 2008
Elijovich F, Laffer CL.: Salt Sensitivity. In Izzo JL, Black HR (eds) Hypertension Primer(4th Ed) 2007. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA.
Elijovich F, Laffer CL.: Cushing's syndrome and human glucocorticoid hypertension. In Lip GYH, Hall JE (eds) Comprehensive Hypertension. 2007. Mosby-Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA. Chapter 69. Pages 835-864.
Elijovich F.: 20-HETE and salt-sensitivity of blood pressure, a novel emerging concept. American Journal of Hypertension 19:1181-1182, 2006
Laffer CL, Bolterman RJ, Romero JC, Elijovich F.: Isoprostanes and salt in salt-sensitive hypertension Hypertension 47:434-440, 2006
Elijovich F.: Fair reallocation of health care dollars should resuscitate the dead Texas horse. Am J Med (Letter). 118:201,2005
Elijovich F.: Salt Sensitivity of Blood Pressure. Syllabus. Fifth Hypertension Summer School. American Heart Association. July 2005
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Primary prevention of cardiovascular risk factors, medical conditions and primary care of adults

Professional and Public Education Committee. Council for High Blood Pressure Research. American Heart Association. Terms 2005-2007 and 2008-2010
Appointed to the Editorial Board of Therapeutic Advances in Cardiovascular Disease. 2007
Appointed to the Editorial Board of Journal of the American Society of Hypertension. 2006
Appointed to the Editorial Board of Hypertension. The official Journal of the American Heart Association. 2004
Program Committee Member. American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. Term 2003-2006
Program Committee Member. American Society of Hypertension, Inc. 2004
Guest Faculty. Xth Annual Congress of the Argentinean Society for Hypertension. La Plata, Argentina, May 2003
Designated Fellow of the American Heart Association (F.A.H.A.) 2001
Program Committee Member. Council for High Blood Pressure Research of the American Heart Association. Terms 2000-2002 and 2003-2005.
Guest Faculty. Third (Boulder, Colorado, 1999) and Fifth (Castine, Maine, 2005) Hypertension Summer Schools of the American Heart Association.
Teaching Award Recipient. Department of Internal Medicine and Faculty-Alumni Society. UTMB. Galveston TX. 1998 and 1999
Guest Faculty. 68th Scientific Sessions AHA. New Orleans, LA.1996
Elected Fellow of the Council for High Blood Pressure Research of the American Heart Association. 1995
Research Fellowship. New York Heart Association. 1981-1983
Diploma de Honor (Graduation with Honors). School of Medicine. University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. 1967

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