Moses Elisaf
Moses Elisaf
Moses Elisaf
Professor of medicine
Director of the second department of internal medicine of the university hospital of Ioannina
Director of division of nephrology of the university hospital of Ioannina
Head of the lipids, Atherosclerosis obesity and diabetes clinic of the university hospital of Ioannina
University of Ioannina
Medical school
Department of Internal Medicine
451 10 ioannina
Greece
Tel: +302651-0-07509
FAX: + 302651-0-07016
E-MAIL: egepi@cc.uoi.gr, melisaf54@gmail.com
Biography
Professor Elisaf was born in 1954 in Ioannina, Greece. He graduated from the School of Medicine, University of Athens in 1979. He worked at the Institute of Lipids and
Atherosclerosis Research, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Sackler School of Medicine, University of Tel-Aviv, Israel (1993-1994). Currently, he is Professor of
Internal Medicine in the University of Ioannina, Medical School (Ioannina, Greece) and Director of the 2nd Department of
Internal Medicine and Division of Nephrology (University Hospital of Ioannina). He is also Head of the Lipids, Atherosclerosis, Obesity and Diabetes Department of the University Hospital of Ioannina. He has taken the Clinical
Hypertension Specialist from the European Society of Hypertension. He is an active member of about 27 medical societies, including the European
Hypertension Society, European
Atherosclerosis Society and the International Society of Hypertension. Additionally, he is the President of the Greek section of the American Society of Angiology. He is member of the Council of the Hellenic
Atherosclerosis Society. He is Vice President of the Institute of Study, Research and Training for Diabetes Mellitus and Metabolic Diseases. Professor Elisaf is editor in chief and member of the editorial board of 40 recognized medical journals. Furthermore, he is a referee of about 118 international medical journals. He has organized many congresses and symposia in the field of Hypertension, Dyslipidemia,
Atherosclerosis and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease. He was the Chairman of the Satellite Meeting on Secondary Dyslipidemias of the European
Atherosclerosis Society (EAS) 1999 symposium. He has participated in many International Multicentre
Clinical Trials related to the treatment of hypertension, dyslipidemias, diabetes and other cardiovascular risk factors. He has authored more than 600 peer-review papers in basic and clinical research in the field of Hypertension, Lipids and
Atherosclerosis as well as Acid-base and Electrolyte Disorders. He has organized and coordinated many educational seminars and scientific symposia on dyslipidemia, hypertension, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, Acid –base and Electrolyte Disorders etc. He has participated as a conferrer as well as a speaker in many International, European and Greek congresses. He has also authored three scientific text books for diagnosis and treatment of hypertension, dyslipidemias as well as electrolyte disorders. Professor Elisaf is President of the Jewish Community of Ioannina and he was also President of the Cultural Center of the Municipality of Ioannina as member of the city Council.
Research Interest
• Pathophysiology
• Atherosclerosis
• Diagnosis and treatment of dyslipidemia
• Electrolyte disorders
• Treatment of diabetes mellitus
• Hypertension management