Prediman K. Shah, MD
Shapell and Webb Family Chair in Clinical Cardiology
Director, Oppenheimer Atherosclerosis Research Center
Director, Atherosclerosis Prevention and Management Center
Professor, Medicine
Contact Information
Clinical Office
Smidt Heart Institute
127 S San Vicente Blvd #A3600
Los Angeles, CA
90048
Phone:
310-423-3884
Fax:
310-423-0144
Prediman K. Shah, MD
Shapell and Webb Family Chair in Clinical Cardiology
Director, Oppenheimer Atherosclerosis Research Center
Director, Atherosclerosis Prevention and Management Center
Professor, Medicine
Specialty
- IM/Cardiology
Research Profile
The research of Prediman K. Shah, MD, focuses on molecular mechanisms of atherosclerosis, and novel therapeutic strategies to prevent and reverse atherosclerosis.
Education
- Internship: Mount Sinai Hospital, 1972
- Residency: Montefiore Medical Center, 1974
- Fellowship: Montefiore Medical Center, 1976
Cedars-Sinai Affiliations
Awards & Activities
- Master of American College of Cardiology, 2015
- Elliot Rapaport Cardiologist of the Year, California-ACC, 2014
- Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award, American College of Cardiology, 2012
- Annual Laennec Society Lecture, American Heart Association, 2008
- James B Herrick Award, American Heart Association, 2008
Publications
- Sharifi BG, Zeng Z, Wang L, Song L, Chen H, Qin M, Sierra-Honigmann MR, Wachsmann-Hogiu S, Shah PK. Pleiotrophin induces transdifferentiation of monocytes into functional endothelial cells. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2006;26(6):1273-1280.
- Wang L, Sharifi BG, Pan T, Song L, Yukht A, Shah PK. Bone marrow transplantation shows superior atheroprotective effects of gene therapy with apolipoprotein A-I Milano compared with wild-type apolipoprotein A-I in hyperlipidemic mice. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2006;48(7):1459-1468.
- Michelsen KS, Wong MH, Shah PK, Zhang W, Yano J, Doherty TM, Akira S, Rajavashisth TB, Arditi M. Lack of Toll-like receptor 4 or myeloid differentiation factor 88 reduces atherosclerosis and alters plaque phenotype in mice deficient in apolipoprotein E. Proc Natl Acad Sci U.S.A. 2004;101(29):10679-10684.
Languages Spoken
English / Hindi / Urdu
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