Emeritus Professor of Medicine

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

• Medical School: University of California, San Francisco, 1946

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