Elliot Rapaport, M.D. Emeritus Professor of Medicine mail: San Francisco General Hospital 1001 Potrero Ave., 5G1 UCSF Box 0846 San Francisco, CA 94110 phone: (415) 206-3504 fax: (415) 206-5100 email: erapaport@medsfgh.ucsf.edu

Education

University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine: M.D., 1946

University of California, Berkeley: A.B., 1944

Professional Experience

University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, 1957-Present

• Emeritus Professor of Medicine 2001-present
• William Watt Kerr Professor of Clinical Medicine, 1970-2001
• Professor of Medicine, 1966-2001
• Associate Professor of Medicine, 1960-66
• Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, 1957-60

San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, California

• Chief, Cardiology Service and Director, Cardiology Laboratory, 1960-1991
• Member, Active Staff, Medical Services, 1960 to present
• Associate Dean for SFGH, 1985-1998
• Acting Chief, Medical Service, 1967-70; January-July 1978
• Director, Coronary Care Unit, 1967-71
• Chief, Gold Medical Service, 1961-67

University of California, Berkeley, Department of Physiology and Anatomy, Visiting Professor 1/1/81-3/31/81

Mount Zion Hospital, San Francisco, California: Cardiopulmonary Laboratory, Director, 1957-60

Veterans Administration Hospital, Albany, New York:Assistant Director, Professional Services for Research 1955-1957.

Albany Medical College, Albany, New York: Department of Medicine,
Instructor, 1955-56
Assistant Professor, 1956-57

Research Fellow, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, 1953-55

Research Fellow and Assistant, Department of Medicine, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts (American Heart Association, Sponsor), 1953-55

U.S. Army Hospital, Camp Carson, Colorado, Cardiovascular Section, Chief, 1951-53

Research Fellow and USPHS Postdoctoral Fellow,
University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, 1950-51

University of California Hospital, San Francisco, California: Department of Medicine, Assistant Resident, 1948-50
Rotating Intern, 1946-47

Honors and Awards

Alpha Omega Alpha

California Heart Association Silver Service Recognition Medallion, 1967; 1973; 1977

San Francisco Heart Association Silver Distinguished Service Medallion, 1967

William Watt Kerr Professor of Clinical Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 1970-present

Chilean Society of Cardiology, Honorary Member, 1973

American Heart Association Special Citation for Distinguished Service to Research, 1973

President, American Heart Association, 1974-75

U.S. Army Association of Cardiologists, Honorary Member, 1978

American Heart Association Gold Heart Award, 1977

Editor-in-Chief, Circulation, 1978-1983

Mexican Society of Cardiology, Associated Member, 1979

American Heart Association International Achievement Citation, 1979

Cited, In: The Best Doctors in the United States - A Guide to the Finest Specialists, Hospitals, and Health Centers, p. 6, 1979 Seaview Books, NY, John Pekkanen, editor

University of Chile School of Medicine, Honorary Professor, Faculty, 1980

French Society of Cardiology, Member of Honour, 1981

British Cardiac Society, Corresponding Member, 1982

Cited: 1 of 2 cardiologists in San Francisco (In: Part I, Cardiologists) Town and Country Magazine, Guide to the 1,500 Best Doctors in America, May 1984, p. 167

Invited International Lecturer, International Society and Federation of Cardiology, XII Congress of the European Society of Cardiology, 1988

James B. Herrick Award of the Council on Clinical Cardiology, American Heart Association, 1988

Annual Chief Residents' Visiting Professor, Baylor College of Medicine, 1988

Nominated by Class of 1988, UCSF School of Medicine, for "Excellence in Teaching Second-Year Medical Students", 1986

Nominated by Class of 1989, UCSF School of Medicine, for "Excellence in Teaching Second-Year Medical Students", 1987

Honorary Vice President and Member, Organizing Committee, Interamerican Congress of Cardiology, 1989-

President, International Society of Cardiovasculap Pharmacotherapy, 1991-1993

Recipient of Class of 1993, UCSF School of Medicine, "Outstanding Lecture Award", 1991

Nominated by Class of 1993, UCSF School of Medicine, for "Stimulating Lecture Series, 1991

Hellenic Cardiac Society, Honorary Member, 1991

Nominated by Class of 1994, UCSF School of Medicine, for "Outstanding Lecture Series", 1992

Honorary Member, Dominican Society of Cardiology, 1992

Invited Speaker, American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions, Board of Governors, 1992

Nominated by Class of 1995, UCSF School of Medicine, for the "John V. Carbone Award for Excellence in Clinical Instruction", 1993

Nominated by Class of 1995, UCSF School of Medicine, for "Major Contribution to Teaching", 1993

UCSF Alumnus of the Year Award, 1994

Honored by the American Heart Association, 1995

Visiting Professor, University of Texas, Houston, Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, November 9, 1995

Laennec Lecturer, American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, Anaheim, CA, November 15, 1995

International Society and Federation of Cardiology Invited Lecturer, XV Interamerican Congress of Cardiology, Santiago de Chile, December 6, 1995

President, World Heart Fedreration, 1995-1997

Homecoming Lecturer, UCSF, May 18, 1996

Listed as one of the best doctors in America, Good Housekeeping, 1996

Keynote Address, 48th Annual Conference of Cardiological Society of India, Bangalore, India, October 1996

Welcoming Address, Symposium of International Chinese Heart Health Network, Beijing, China, October 1996

Henry Neufeld Memorial Lecturer, 7th International Pharmacotherapy Congress, Jerusalem, Israel, 1997

PHA-Rodolfo Soto Professorial Lecturer, The Philippine Heart Association 28th Annual Convention and Scientific Meeting, Manila, Philippines, May 28, 1997

Elected Honorary Member, Gold Headed Cane Society, UCSF, May 2000