Elie J Chammas Cardiology - Clemenceau Medical Center

Medical Experience
Elie J Chammas
Cardiology
Contact Information
961 3 662112
elie.chammas@cmc.com.lb
Medical Diploma from the University of Paris (Henri Mondor and Pitie-Salpetriere
Hospitals) in 1986
Cardiology Diploma from the University of Lille-France in 1990
Chef de Clinique at Lille Cardiology Hospital from 1990-1993
Associate Professor of Cardiology and Physiology, Lille University from 19901-1993
Professor of Cardiology, Lebanese University from 1994 until present
Founding Faculty, Lebanese American University, School of Medicine
President Lebanese Society of Cardiology from 2009 until present
Head, Division of Cardiology at Clemenceau Medical Center
Fellow of the European Society of cardiology and the American College of Cardiology
Interest: Echocardiography, Stress test, Nuclear medicine, Non-invasive cardiology
Languages: Arabic, French and English
Memberships
Membership of the Working Group on Exercise Physiology, Physiopathology and
Electrocardiography. European Society of Cardiology.
Membre Associe de la Societe Francaise de Cardiologie.
Member of the European Society of Cardiology.
Member of the American Society of Echocardiography.
Membre de la Filiale d'Echocardiographie de la Societe Francaise de Cardiologie.
Member of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology
Membre de le Societe Libanaise de Cardiologie
Member of the Working Group on Echocardiography. European Society of Cardiology
Member of the International Society of Cardiovascular Ultrasound.
Chairman, Working Group of Echocardiography. Lebanese Society of Cardiology 1997-2001.

Secretary of the Lebanese Society of Cardiology June 2001-June 2005.
Editor in Chief of the Newsletter of the Lebanese Society of Cardiology Since June 2001.
Reviewer at the Lebanese Medical Journal 2000-2005
Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology Since 2002.
Chairman, Working Group of Cardiac Imaging, Lebanese Society of Cardiology, June 2005
Editor in Chief of the Website of the Lebanese Society of Cardiology, Since 2003.
President Lebanese Society of Cardiology. June 2009.
Chairman Euroecho December 2007.Lisbone-Portugal.
Reviewer Euroecho meeting December 2007-Lisbone-Portugal.
Reviewer Euroecho meeting December 2008- Lyon – France.
Grader Europenean accreditation in echocardiography 2008.
Fellow American college of cardiology 2011.
Publications
1. Usefulness of aortic arch analysis during Transthoracic Echocardiography in Adults. Hussein A, Hamoui O, Hilal
D, Abouzahr L, Kabbani S, Chammas E. European Journal of Echocardiography,2009.
2. Myocardial Perfusion and Prognosis of Patients with Total Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery Occlusion
with Collateral Circulation. E Chammas, A Hussein, G Ghanem, W Tarcha, AYatim. Angiology, 59, 464-468.
Aug-Sept 2008.
3. Coronary Flow Reserve of the Left Anterior Descending Artery before and after Stenting by Transthoracic Echo.
E Chammas, C Dib, M Rahhal, G Ghanem, W Tarcha. Echocardiography, Vol 8, 24; 789-794. Sept 2007.
4. One year Cardiovascular event rates in outpatients with Atherothrombosis.
(REACH Registry). E Chammas. Investigator. JAMA 2007; 297: 1197-1206
JAMA 2006; 295: 180-189.
5. Euro Heart Survey in Patients with Stable Angina. Chammas E, Investigator. European Heart Journal. May 2005,
26,996-1010
6. Evaluation of 99m Tc Tetrofosmin Scan for Coronary Artery Disease Diagnosis. Chammas E , Yatim A, Hage
Ch, Sokhn K, Tarcha W, Ghanem G. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2002;10:244-247
7. Reccurent Cerebrovascular Events Associated with Patent Foramen Ovale, Atrial Septal Aneurysm, or Both.. PFO
and ASA Study group. Chammas E , Investigator. N Engl J Med 2001 ; 345 : 1740-6.
8. Early and late effects of renal transplantation on left ventricular systolic and diastolic functions. Chammas E,
Khoury J, Barbari A, Tarcha W, Kamel G, Ghanem G, Karam A, Germanos S,Stephan A. Transplantation
proceedings. 2001 ; 33 (5), 2680-82 .