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Education Doctor in Medicine
School of Medicine
University of Guadalajara
Guadalajara, Mexico, 1976
Residency

National Medical Center
National University of Mexico, Mexico City
March 1977 - February 1978

National Institute of Nutrition
National University of Mexico, Mexico City
March 1978 - February 1981

Fellowship Cardiology
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
July 1981 - June 1984
July 1983 - June 1984 Cheif Cariology Fellow

Doppler/Echocardiography
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Northwestern University Medical School
Chicago, IL
July 1984 - June 1985
Certification

American Boards of Internal Medicine
American Boards of Cardiovascular Diseases
National Board of Echocardiography
American Boards of Nuclear Cardiology

Licensure Illinois State Board of Medical Examiners
Texas State Board of Medical Examiners
Florida State Board of Medical Examiners
Professional Societies American Heart Association
Council of Clinical Cardiology
Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC)
Member of the American Society of Echocardiography
San Antonio Cardiology Society - Treasurer 1992-1993
San Antonio Cardiology Society - President 1993-1996
American Heart Association - Board of Directors 1993-1996
Community Organizations

Cardiology Fiesta in San Antonio 1993, 1994, 1995. Extramural Program of American College of Cardiology and University of Texas HSC @ San Antonio Co-Directed with Dr. Steven R. Bailey.
Hispanic Center of Excellence Health Science Center Summer Research Program Mentor
Morbidity and Mortality Committee Member
Death And Arrhythmic Events Committee Member

Professional Honors

First Prize Honor Award in Pharmacology University of Guadalajara, México June 1972
“J. Kent Trinkle” Award 1993-94 Health Professional
“Volunteer of the Year” American Heart Association

Research Support

National Institutes of Health - NINDS-R01 NS 24224
"Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation II (SPAF II) Trial” (9/90 through 8/93)
 Principal Investigator (National): Robert G. Hart, MD
 
National Institutes of Health - NINDS-R01 NS24224
“Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation III (SPAF III) Trial” (9/93 through 8/97)
 Principal Investigator (National): Robert G. Hart, MD

 National Institutes of Health (NHLBI)
“Transesophageal Echocardiography in Atrial Fibrillation” (4/94 through 3/98)
 Principal Investigator (National): Jonathan Halperin, MD

Booth Laboratories, Inc.
“Survival With ORal D- Trial” (7/93 through 7/95)

Gensia Laboratories, Inc.“Arbutamine in Coronary Artery Disease” (1/94 to 6/95)

Molecular Biosystems, Inc.
“A Comparative Study for the Clinical Evaluation of FS 069 in Assessing Myocardial Contrast” (1/94 through 7/95)

 Astra/Merck Group, Inc.
 "Hypertension Optimal Treatment Study” (7/93 to 10/97)

 Astra/Merck Group, Inc.
“Echo/Doppler Assessment of LV Hypertrophy Regression: A substudy of the HOT Trial” (7/93 through 10/97)

Duke Clinical Research Institute
“Sibrafiban, an oral platelet glycoprotein Ilb/IIIa receptor antagonist, for prevention of vascular events after an ACS” (2nd Symphony Trial) (1/99 through 12/99)
 
Egyptian Embassy, Department of Scientific Affairs
“Assessment of CAD by Stress Transesophageal Echocardiography” (Thesis) (10/93 through 9/95)
Dr. Magdy F. Ismaeil defended his thesis at Suez Canal University, Egypt.

DuPont Pharmaceuticals Company
“An Open-Label, Randomized, Phase IIIB, Multi-Center Trial to Compare the Ability of DMP 115 Contrast-Enhanced Exercise Echo” (3/00 to 3/01)
 
Searle Laboratories, Inc.
“Controlled ONset Verapamil INvestigation of Cardiac Endpoints (CONVINCE) Trial” (4/97 though 1/2001)

 Merck, Inc.
“Losartan Intervention For End-points (LIFE) in Hypertension Study” (1/96 through 9/2001)
 
 National Institutes of Health (NO1-HC-55139)
 “Atrial Fibrillation Follow-up Investigation of Rhythm
 Management (AFFIRM) Trial” (4/96 through 10/2001)

Egyptian Embassy, Department of Scientific Affairs
“Assessment of Myocardial Perfusion Using Intravenous Contrast Echocardiography” (Thesis) (1/99 through 1/02)
Trainee: Mohamed A. Oraby, MD

AstraZeneca, Inc.
“Efficacy and Safety Study of the Oral Direct Thrombin Inhibitor H 376/95 Compared with Dose-Adjusted Warfarin in the Prevention of Stroke and Systemic Events in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation (SPORTIF V) Trial”.


AstraZeneca, Inc.
“Efficacy and Safety of H 376/95 & Aspirin in Patients with a Recent Acute Coronary Syndrome with Elevated Biochemical Markers. A Multicenter, double-blind, controlled, dose-guiding study - ESTEEM” (10/01 - 2/03)

 National Institutes of Health (NHLBI)
“Prevention of Events with Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibition (PEACE) Trial” (6/97 through 12/2003)

Department of Defense
“Disease Management versus Disease Management plus Technology in Patients with CHF” (1/00 to 12/03)
Principal Investigator: Gregory L. Freeman, MD.

POINT Biomedical Corporation
“A Phase 3 Clinical Trial to Assess Perfusion and Obstruction Identified by Non-invasive Technology using PB127 Ultrasound Contrast Agent in Patients with Suspected Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease”

Novartis
“A Multicenter, Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Double-blind study to evaluate the effect of the Angiotensin II Antagonist Valsartan on Diastolic Function in Patients with Hypertension and Diastolic Dysfunction” 04/04 to 12/06.

The Medicines Company
“A randomized comparison of Angiomax versus heparin in patients undergoing early invasive management for ACS without ST elevation” ACUITY trial 7/04-12/06

Berlex
“FGF in patients with advanced coronary artery disease”
Role: Participant of a multicenter trial.

Acusphere, Inc
“A Phase 3, International, Multicenter, Echo Imaging and Safety of AI-700 in Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease Undergoing Coronary Angiography” 04/04 to 04/06.
Role: Stress echo with AI-700, SPECT, and coronary angio in patients with suspected CAD to define accuracy.

Current Position

Attending Physician, Heart Institute of Brownsville, LLP.
Cardiovascular Disease and Internal Medicine

   
   

 



 

   
 

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