The Heart Institute
Hadassah University Hospital
Ein Karem, Jerusalem
Tel: +972-2-677-6564/3 :
e-mail: ouzan@hadassah.org.il
Home Address
8, rehov Elisha 95109, Jerusalem
Tel : Home- 02 626 20 03
Cell.-051 874 159
e-mail: elisha_ouzan@yahoo.com
Date of Birth: August 6, 1955
Place of Birth: Constantine (Algeria)
Nationality: Israeli , French
Marital Status: Married
Children : Raphaël 06/09/87, Moche 04/16/89, Audélia 03/21/96, Emmanuel 08/08/9
Experience
1. Clerkships :
- From October 1976 to April 1977 : Gastro Enterology (Pr Paraf), Bobigny Hospital ,125 Rue De Stalingrad - 93000 Bobigny.
- From April 1977 to October 1977 : Surgery (Pr Patel) Bondy Hospital , Avenue Du 14 Juillet- 93140 Bondy.
- From October 1977 to April 1978 : Gynecology And Obstretrics (Pr Guillaumet), St Denis Hospital ,2 Rue De La Fontaine- 93000 St Denis.
- From April 1978 to October 1978 : Neurology (Pr Delaporte), Bobigny Hospital.
- From October 1978 to April 1979 : Pneumology (Pr Battesti), Bobigny Hospital.
- From April 1979 to October 1979 : Radiology (Pr Goldlust), Bobigny Hospital.
2. Internship and Residency :
- From October 1979 to October 1980 : Emercengy Room And Internal Medecine(Dr Debien) , Bobigny Hospital.
- From October 1980 to October 1981 : Pneumology and Internal Medecine Department (Pr Dubois de Montreynaud), C.H.U. De Reims rue Alexis Carrel -51100 Reims.
- October 1981 to October 1982 : Cardiology Department (Pr Bajolet), C.H.U. de Reims.
- October 1982 to April 1983 : Pneumology and Internal Medecine department (pr dubois de montreynaud), c.h.u. de reims.
- April 1983 to April 1984 : Cardiology Department (Pr Bajolet), C.H.U. de Reims.
- From April 1984 to October 1984 : Cardiology Department (Pr Slama), Lariboisiere Hospital -Paris 2 Rue Ambroise Pare 75010 Paris.
3. Fellowship :
- October 1984 to December 1987 : Cardiology Department (Pr Bajolet), C.H.U. de Reims.
- January 1998 To December 1999 ; Cardiology Research Foundation , Washington DC.
4. Private office Consultant :
- May 1985 : Consultant in Nuclear Cardiology : Rest Thallium scintigraphy, Stress MIBI, MUGA, Indium 111 Antimyosin monoclonal antibody scintigraphy (Pr Liehn Laboratory -Jean Godinot Institute Of Reims).
- January 1988 : Cardiovascular consultations, EKG, Stress testing, Color Doppler Echocardiography, Transoesophagal Echocardiography, Vascular Doppler Echography, Holter EKG, Ambulatory monitoring of blood pressure in Medical office ,4 Rue Chanzy - 51100 Reims.
- January 1988 : Consultant in Cardiology Department Catheterism, Coronarography and Angioplasty (Pr Elaerts), c.h.u. Reims.
- August 1994 to August 1999 : Consultant in Interventional Cardiology (Dr Favereau, Dr Corcos and Dr Guerin ), Parly 2 Clinic , PARIS.
- September 1999 : Consultant in Interventional Cardiology (Dr Drieu And Dr Corcos) Clinic Turin in Paris.
- January 1996 : Consultant in Neurology Department (Pr Turpin) ,C.H.U De Reims.
- September 2002. Consultant cardiologist in Cardiology Department of Hadassah University Hospital. Ein Kerem, P.O.B. 12000
- March 2003. Senior Clinical Research Coordinator in Cardiology Department of Hadassah University Hospital. Ein Kerem, P.O.B. 12000.
5. Medical Lectures
for Physicians and Medical Students in Cardiology Department of Hadassah University Hospital Ein Kerem P.O.B. 12000
Diplomas
- July 1973 - Baccalauréat
1973 - 1979- University studies at the Medical University of Bobigny in Paris
- Competitive exam (Internat) of the Reims Hospitals and private Hospitals of Paris- passed respectively in June 1980 and May 1980
- June 1984-Certificate of Allergology and clinical immunology (University of Reims)
- November 1984- Specialization in cardiovascular diseases and respiratOry diseases
- Since October 1985 ,Member of the French Society of Cardiology
- June 1986 - Certificate of Echocardiography Doppler (University of Paris 6)
- June 1986 - Certificate of statistics applied to Medicine(University of Reims)
- April 1987-Member of the Department of Nuclear Medicine(Jean Godinot Institute)
- Since April 1988-Member of the French College of Cardiology
- Since January 1991-Associate Fellow of the American College of Cardiology
- January 1994 -Member of the American Society ofNuclear Cardiology
- Who's Who in the World Nominee from 1996
- Since January 1997-Member of the American Heart Association
- ECFMG/USMLE certification valid since April 1997.
- Since May 1998 - Fellow of the Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions.
- TOEFL passed in August 1996 and 1998, valid until August 2000.
Since May 2000, Member of the American Society of Hypertension
Presentations
1. Oral Communication : Indications of the determination of Radionuclide Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction at rest in Clinical Practise. Society of Pneumology of the East of France, April 1983, Chaumont.
2. Oral Communication : Interest of the Left and Right Ventricular Ejection Fractions at stress in the diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease. Society of Cardiology of Champagne-Ardenne, May 1984, Reims.
3. Oral Communication at the French Society of Cardiology. J. Ouzan, E. Beruben, Y. Protin, J.C. Liehn, J. Valeyre, J. Elaerts, A. Bajolet. Determination of the most optimal interpretation criteria of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction at stress in the diagnosis of Coronary Artery Diseases. Meeting of May 1985, Paris.
4. Oral Communication at the Cardiology meeting of the East of France. J. Ouzan, J.P. Auloge, L. Chapoutot, E. Martin, J. Elaerts, A. Bajolet, R. Slama. Coronary artery spasm provoking a myocardial infarction during an anaphylactic choc induced by T.A.O. Besançon, October 1985.
5. Oral communication at the International Symposium : "Left Ventricular Repercussion of Valvular Diseases". J. Ouzan, J.C liehn, E. Beruben, J. Elaerts, J. Valeyre, A. Bajolet. Assessment of the repercussion of Chronic Aortic Insufficiency by Radionuclide Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction at stress. Paris, October 1985.
6. Oral Communication at The Cardiology Society of the East of France. J. Ouzan, J.C. Liehn, E. Beruben, J. Elaerts, J. Valeyre, A.bajolet. Diagnostic value of Stress Radionuclide Angiography in Coronary Artery Disease : a comparison of different interpretation criteria.
7. Presentation of a Poster at the Congress of the Group of Cardiovascular research. Vittel, 6 and 7 may 1987.
8. Oral communication at XI Congress of the European Society of Cardiology. J. Ouzan, P. Hannequin, J. Doucet, J.C. Liehn, J. Elaerts, J. Valeyre, A. Bajolet. Pronostic Value of Exercise Radionuclide Angiography in Coronary Artery Disease. Nice, 11-14 September 1989.
9. Oral communication at the congress Heart 89. J. Ouzan, P. Hannequin, J.C. Liehn, J. Elaerts, J. Valeyre, A. Bajolet. A multivariate analysis of the diagnostic values of Clinical, Exercise Electrocardiography and Stress Radionuclide Angiography in Coronary Artery Disease. Paris, 12 and 13 October 1989.
10. Oral communication at the 3rd International Conference On Non-Invasive Cardiology. Visualization of myocardial infarction six hours after injection of Indium-111 Antimyosin Monoclonal Antibody. Tel-Aviv. Israel, December 16-20, 1990.
11. Oral communication at the XIII congress of the European Society of Cardiology. J. Ouzan, D. Wilson, C. Perault, D. Metz, F. Torossian, C. Gibold, A. Loboguerrero, E. Carre, J.C. Liehn, j. Elaerts. Visualization of Myocardial Infarction six hours after injection of Indium-111 Antimyosin Monoclonal Antibody. Amsterdam, August 1991.
12. Posters presentation at the 8th International Congress Cardiostim 92, Nice Acropolis, June 17-20. Eur.J.C.P.E, 2, June 92, Supplement 1A.
13. Posters presentation at the Congress : The Ischemic Heart. Paris 4-5 December 1992.
14. Poster Presentation at the 2nd International Symposium on Heart Failure-Mechanisms and Management. J. Ouzan, D. Metz, D. Jolly, J.C. Liehn, J. Elaerts. What Factors Determine 111 Indium Antimyosin monoclonal antibodies uptake in patients with myocardial infarction ? Geneva, Switzerland, may 16-20, 1993.
15. Computer demonstration, XVth Congress of the ESC, Nice, August 29-September 2, 1993, France and accepted by ACC, Atlanta, Scientific session March 13-17, 1994, U.S.A. J. Ouzan, S. Steinzeig. The use of computer assisted instruction programs to enhance skills in the interpretation of routine electrocardiogrames and arrythmias.
16. Regional coordinator of the multicenter randomized controlled trial and epidemiological surveys : Octave Trial.
17. Participation to the trial directed by Merck Laboratories on the comparative values of Bisoprolol and Disopyramide in the treatment of supraventricular benign arrythmias. March 1992-December 1993.
18. Participation to the trial directed by Merck Laboratories on the comparative values of Bisoprolol and Diltiazem in the treatment of silent myocardial ischemia (AMIBIS trial).
19. Poster presentation at the 4th European Meeting of the French Society of Cardiology. January 13-15, 1994, Paris. L. Chapoutot, A. Reksa, B. Maillier, J. Ouzan, L. Bailly, D Maes, F. Torossian, J. Elaerts. Acute Hypokinetic Cardiomyopathy due to 5 Fluoro Uracil myocarditis or myocardial sideration.
20. C. Gibold, A. Loboguerrero, J.C. Liehn, J. Ouzan, T. Pron, C. Perault, H. Wampach, A. Bouchard. Clinical assessment of combined prone and supine myocardial 99 mTc-MIBI SPECT. 2nd International Conference of Nuclear Cardiology, Cannes, April 23-26 1995.
21. Oral Communication A. Loboguerrero, C. Gibold, J. Ouzan, T. Pron and J.C. Liehn. Assessment of myocardial ischemia using a normalization and substraction 3D technique. 5th International Conference on Non-Invasive Cardiology, Tel Aviv DECEMBER 17-21 1995.
22. Oral Communication J. Ouzan, C. Gibold, A. Loboguerrero, D. Metz, D. Jolly, J.C. Liehn, J. Elaerts. What factors determine Indium-111 antimyosin monoclonal antibody uptake in patients with myocardial infarction. 5th International Conference on Non-Invasive Cardiology, Tel Aviv December 17-21 1995.
23. Oral Communication J. Ouzan, C. Gibold, A. Loboguerrero, J.C. Liehn. Clinical Interest of a new protocol combining prone and supine acquisitions for myocardial 99 mTc-MIBI spect. 5th International Conference on Non-Invasive Cardiology, Tel Aviv December 17-21 1995.
24. Poster Presentation J. ouzan, D. Manzella, G. Thieffin, J. Elaerts. New Approaches of Severe Pulmonary Hypertension. 4th World Congress on Heart Failure - Mechanisms and Management - Jérusalem, Israël, May 26-29, 1996.
25. Poster Presentation: Zheng Hong, James Ouzan, Thierry Corcos, Xavier Favereau, Yves Guerin. Preliminary experience with the NIR Coronary Stent. 2nd International Meeting on Interventional Cardiology, Jérusalem, Israël, June 30-July 3, 1997.
26. Poster Presentation Thierry Corcos, Xavier Favereau, Yves Guerin, Marcel Toussaint , James Ouzan, Zheng Hong. Coronary Angioplasty of chronic total occlusions with the crosswire nitinol Hydrophilic guidewire. XIX Congress of the European Society of Cardiology, Stockholm Sweden August 24-28, 1997.
27. Oral Communication X. Favereau, P. Durand, D. Pentoussis, Y. Guerin, H. Zheng Hong, T. Corcos, J. Ouzan, Femoral Approach Using 4f Catheters For Outpatient Coronary Angiography, A randomized Study, 1st International Congress on Coronary Artery Disease- From prevention to intervention, Prague, Czech Republic, September 21-24, 1997.
28. Poster Presentation Yves Guerin, François Funck, Olivier Bical, Christian Spaulding, Thierry Corcos, Dimitrios Pentoussis, Philippe Deleuze, Marcel Toussaint, James Ouzan. Myocardial revascularisation without vein graft : a prospective evaluation of a strategy combining arterial bypass and coronary angioplasty in selected patients. Washington, Nith Annual Symposium Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics. The Am Journal of Cardiology, October 1997, Vol 80 (7A).
29. Oral presentation. Durand Ph., Pentoussis D., Favereau X., Guerin Y., Ouzan J., Zheng H., Toussaint M., Corcos T., Synergie de l'association Atherectomie Rotative Implantation d'endoprothèse dans le traitement des lésions coronaires complexes. Premier Congrès Francophone de Cardiologie Interventionnelle, Paris France, 16 et 17 Octobre 1997.
30. Poster Presentation : Practical Use Of Stress Scintigraphy For The Management Of Coronary Artery Disease Patients. J Ouzan, C Perault, H Wanpach, D Papathanassiou, B Dedienne, A Fortier, J.C Liehn : 6 th International Conference on Non Invasive Cardiology. Jerusalem, Israel, December 20-22, 1998.
31. Oral Communication: When to intervene or not intervene in patients whith chronic artery disease : the role of Stress Scintigraphy. Patients. J Ouzan, C Perault, H Wanpach, D Papathanassiou, B Dedienne, A Fortier, J.C Liehn 3rd International Meeting on Interventional Cardiology Frontiers in interventional Cardiology Jerusalem, Israel June 27-July 1-4, 1999
32. Poster Presentation : Does Refractory Hypertension Exist ? The place of Spironolactone in the treatment of patients with refractory Hypertension. J Ouzan, M Mertes, E Carre, C Perault, XIX Journees de L’hypertension Arterielle. Paris 9-10 December 1999.
33. Oral communication : the role of spironolactone in the treatment of patients with refractory hypertension : XVI Congress of the American Society of Hypertension, San francisco , California 16-19 May 2001.
34. Poster Presentation : Twelve year outpatient treatment with bisoprolol for severe heart failure. 6th International Dead Sea Symposium on cardiac arrhythmias and device therapy. Tel Aviv 5-8 March 2002.
35. Poster presentation : low arterial pressure does not preclude introduction of bisoprolol in ambulatory outpatients with severe heart failure . Elisha J Ouzan, C Perault, David Leibovitz, Abraham T Weiss and Tova Hadjeck. XVIII Congress Of The American Society Of Hypertension . May 13-17, 2003. New York,
Publications
1. Medical Thesis, September 1984 :Left and Right Ventricular Angioscintigraphy at rest and at stress : Application to the study of the main Cardiac Diseases.
2. J.P Auloge, G. Ostermann, P. Garcia, M. Thomas, J. Ouzan, A. Bajolet. Exercise evaluation of Propanolol in stable angina. Inform.Cardiol., 1984, 8, 1013-1016.
3. J. Ouzan, J.P. Auloge, L. Chapoutot, E. Martin, J. Elaerts, A. Bajolet, R. Slama. Coronary artery spasm provoking a myocardial infarction during an anaphylactic choc induced by T.A.O. Inform.Cardiol., 1986, 10, 649-652.
4. J. Ouzan, J.C liehn, E. Beruben, J. Elaerts, J. Valeyre, A. Bajolet. Assessment of the repercussion of Chronic Aortic Insufficiency by Radionuclide Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction at stress. Inform.Cardiol., 1986, 10, 177-180.
5. L. Chapoutot, E. Marchal, J. Ouzan, J. Elaerts,A. Bajolet. Mobile Thrombus of Right Atrium : a medical and surgical Emergency. Inform Cardiol.1986, 10, 753-56.
6. L. Chapoutot, J. Ouzan, E. Beruben, Ph. Thilleul, D. Metz, J. Elaerts, A. Bajolet. Echocardiography : a necessary examination in Pulmonary Embolism. Inform Cardiol. 1987, 11, 618-21.
6. J. Ouzan, J.C. Liehn, E. Beruben, J. Elaerts, J. Valeyre, A.Bajolet. Diagnostic value of Stress Radionuclide Angiography in Coronary Artery Disease : a comparison of different interpretation criteria. Eur. Heart. Journal, 1988, 9, 68-72.
8. J. Ouzan, L. Chapoutot, R. Sal, T. Pron, J. Elaerts, J. Valeyre, A. Bajolet. Quantification of Chronic Aortic Insufficiency. Comparison between Doppler ultrasonography and Radiocardiography. Ann. Cardiol. Angeiol., 1988, 37, 61-64.
9. J.M Taupin, L. Chapoutot, D. Metz, J. Ouzan, E. Pollet, J. Elaerts, A. Bajolet. Floating thrombus of the right atrium in acute pulmonary embolism. Clinical, sonocardiographic aspects and therapeutic consequences. Ann. Cardiol. Angeiol, 1988, 37, 243-47.
10. Aneuvrysm of the inter-atrial septum : anatomical anomaly or cardiopathy associated with embolism ? Coeur, 1989, 20, 109-113.
11. J. Ouzan, P. Hannequin, J. Doucet, J.C. Liehn, J. Elaerts, J. Valeyre, A. Bajolet. Pronostic Value of Exercise Radionuclide Angiography in Coronary Artery Disease. Am. J. Noninvas. Cardiol, 1990, 4, 47-52.
12. F. Thoumin, C. Thoumin, E. Pollet, J. Ouzan, B. Baehrel, J.Elaerts, A. Bajolet. Normal course of a type III traumatic Chronic Aortic Dissection in a female patient with Marfan's syndrôme. Ann. Cardiol. Angeiol. 1990, 39, 21-24.
13. J. Ouzan, A. Joundi, L. Chapoutot, J. Doucet, B. Baehrel, J. Elaerts, M. Pluot, T. Caulet, A. Bajolet. Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma of the Heart Simulating Left Atrial Myxoma. Arch. Mal. Coeur 1990, 83, 1011-3.
14. D. Metz, L. Chapoutot, J. Ouzan, J.P. Chabert, E. Pollet, J. Elaerts, A. Bajolet. Doppler echocardiographic assessment of the severity of Acute Pulmonary Embolism : a correlative angiographic study in 48 adult patients. AM.J.NONINVAS. CARDIOL 1991, 5, 223-228.
15. J. Ouzan, D. Wilson, C. Perault, D. Metz, F. Torossian, C. Gibold, A. Loboguerrero, E. Carre, J.C. Liehn, J. Elaerts. Visualization of Myocardial Infarction six hours after injection of Indium-111 Antimyosin Monoclonal Antibody. INT. J. CARDIAC. IMAGING 1994, 10, 187-193.
16. J. Ouzan, E. Carre, J.C. Liehn. Clinical, Exercise and scintigraphic Data in the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Coronary Artery Disease Patients. Medicalcare International Nov-Dec 1992 issue.
17. J. Ouzan, J.L. Pommier, E. Carre, J. Elaerts, A. Bajolet. Chronic constrictive pericarditis after heart surgery : a case history. Ann.Cardiol.Angeiol, 1993, 42, 205-208.
18. J.ouzan, D. Metz, d. Jolly, J.C. Liehn, J. Elaerts. What Factors Determine 111 Indium Antimyosin monoclonal antibodies uptake in patients with myocardial infarction. INT.J.CARDIO, 1993, 40, 257-263.
19. B. Maillier, J. Ouzan, l. Chapoutot, P. Nazeyrollas, F. Torossian, H. Soyer, D. Maes, D. Metz, B. Baehrel, J. Elaerts. Usefulness of two dimensional transoesophageal echocardiography in the detection of left intraventricular masses, based upon a case of apical thrombus. Ann.Cardiol.Angeiol, 1993, 42, 427-430.
20. Participation to the Atlas Edited by Bellon Laboratories : Stratégies diagnostiques en cardiologie. Presentation of one case of left appendage thrombus diagnosed by TEE and one case of subvalvular left ventricular obstruction managed by TEE.
21. A. Loboguerrero, C. Perault, C. Gibold, j. Ouzan, t. Pron, a. Bouchard, a. Lepailleur, j.c. Liehn. Shape preserving three-dimensional display of myocardial scintigraphic data. NUCL.MED.Communications 1994, 15, 417-421.
22. Reviewer of the paper : Imciromab Pentetate (Monoclonal Antimyosin Antibody Fab). A Review of its Pharmacology and Clinical Potential in the Diagnosis of Cardiac Disorders. Clinical Immunotherapeutics, 1994, 2, n°4, 307-323.
23. Elias Garcia-Cantu, Thierry Corcos, Xavier Faverau, Yves Guerin, Françoise Boutot, James Ouzan, Gérard Souffrant. Multiple Stenting in Acute Myocardial Infarction with Double Vessel Occlusion, Complicated with Cardiogenic Shock.J Invas Cardiol 1995.7 :283-287.
24. Zheng Hong, James Ouzan, Thierry Corcos, Xavier Favereau, Yves Guerin. Preliminary Experience with the NIR Coronary Stent. 2nd International Meeting on Interventional Cardiology, Cathet. Cardiovasc. Diagn.43 :153-158,1998.
25. Thierry Corcos, Xavier Favereau, Yves Guerin, Marcel Toussaint, James Ouzan, Zheng Hong and Dimitrios Pentousis. Recanalization of Chronic Coronary Occlusions Using a New Hydrophilic Guidewire. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Diagn. 44 :83-90,1998.
26. P.valensi, R.N. Sachs, B. Lormeau, J.M. Taupin, J. Ouzan, A. Blasco, A nitenberg, D. Metz, J Paries, O Talvard, M Leutenegger, J.R. Attali. Silent Myocardial Ischemia and Left Ventricle Hypertrophy in Diabetic Patients. Diabetes and Metabolism 1997, 23, 409-416.
27. Hong Zheng, Dimitrios Pentoussis, Thierry Corcos, Xavier Favereau, Yves Guerin, James Ouzan, Marcel Toussaint. Bilateral Internal Mammary Angiography Through a right radial approach : A case report. Cathet.Cardiovasc. Diagn 1998, 45, 188-190.
28. X Favereau, P Durand , D Pentoussis , Y Guerin, Hong Zheng, T Corcos, J Ouzan. Femoral approach using 4f catheters for outpatient coronary Angiography. A randomized Study, 1 st International Congress on Coronary Artery Disease From prevention to Intervention, Prague Czech Republic, September 21-24, 1997
29. J Ouzan, C Pérault, M Lincoff, M Mertes, E Carré . The role of spironolactone in the treatment of patients with refractory hypertension. AJH 2002 ; 15 :333-339 .
30 . Practical use of stress myocardial single-photon emission computed tomography for the management of coronary artery disease patients. C Pérault, J Ouzan, H Wampach, in press.
31. J Ouzan, Management of refractory hypertension ; Yearbook of Cardiology, 2003 .
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