Robert A. Kloner, M.D., Ph.D. - Cardiology

Dr. Kloner has been teaching at medical schools, involved in major research projects in the field of cardiology, and writing, editing, and reviewing articles for medical journals for the past 20 years. He was appointed Professor of Medicine in the Section of Cardiology at the University of Southern California in 1988. He is also Director of Research at the Heart Institute of Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles and attending cardiologist at Los Angeles County/University of Southern California Medical School.

Dr. Kloner served as Director of the Cardiac Research Laboratory at Harvard Medical School from 1979 to 1984. He edited a textbook for professionals, The Guide to Cardiology, Third Edition, published in 1995 and is co-editor of the book Cardiovascular Trials Review, Editions 1 through 4.

American Board of Internal Medicine - 1978

American Board of Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Diseases - 1981

Atrial Fibrillation

Congestive Heart Failure

Coronary Artery Disease

Dilated Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, and Restrictive Cardiomyopathy

Hypertension

Mitral Valve Prolapse

Pericarditis and Endocarditis

B.S.: Northwestern University Honors Program in Medical Education, 1971

Ph.D.: Northwestern University, 1974

M.D.: Northwestern University Medical School, 1975

Internships and Residencies:

Peter Bent Brigham Hospital:

• Medical House Officer, 1975 - 1976
• Assistant Resident Physician, 1976 - 1977
• Senior Resident Physician, 1977 - 1978
• Harvard Medical School:
• Clinical Fellow in Medicine, 1975 - 1978

Research Fellowship in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, 1978 - 1979

Research/Clinical Fellowship in Medicine (Cardiology), Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, 1978 - 1979

Harvard Medical School:

• Assistant Professor of Medicine, 1979 - 1984
• Associate Professor of Medicine, 1984

Wayne State University School of Medicine, Professor of Internal Medicine, 1985 - 1988

University of Southern California School of Medicine, Professor of Medicine, 1988 - present

Brigham and Women's Hospital:

• Junior Associate in Medicine, 1979 - 1982
• Associate Physician, 1982 - 1984

Director of Cardiac Research Laboratory, Harvard Medical School, 1979 - 1984

Director of Myocardial Ischemia Laboratory, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 1985 - 1988

Acting Co-director, Noninvasive Cardiology Laboratory, Harper Hospital, 1987 - 1988

Director of Research, The Heart Institute of Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles, 1988 - present

Attending Cardiologist, Los Angeles County/University of Southern California Medical Center, 1988 - present

American College of Cardiology

American Heart Association, Council on Clinical Cardiology

American Society for Clinical Investigation

Council on Geriatric Cardiology

International Society of Heart Research

1. Birnbaum Y, Kloner RA (1996). Myocardial viability. The Western Journal of Medicine 165: 364 - 371.
2. Kloner RA, Sowers JR, DiBona GF, et al. for The Amlodipine Cardiovascular Community Trial Study Group (1996). Sex- and age-related antihypertensive effects of amlodipine. American Journal of Cardiology 77(9): 713 - 722.
3. Kloner RA, Shook T, Przyklenk K, et al. (1995). Previous angina alters in-hospital outcomes in TIMI 4. A clinical correlate to preconditioning? Circulation 91(1): 37 - 45.

This reviewer reported no financial conflicts.