Dr. Elie Hage-Korban, M.D. FACC, FACP, FASLMS
Education
American University of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon
B.S. Degree in Biology ( with honors)
American University of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon
M.D. Degree
Michigan State University/Sparrow Hospital
East Lansing, Michigan
Residency Program, Internal Medicine
Program Director: Michael Zaroukian, M.D.
Michigan State University/Sparrow Hospital
East Lansing, Michigan
Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship and Internship
Program Director: George Abela, M.D.
Licensure
State of Michigan
State of Tennessee
Nuclear license in state of Tennessee
Federal DEA
Board Certifications
Board Certified-Internal Medicine
Board Certified-Nuclear Cardiology (eligible to be authorized user
in Michigan)
Board Certified in Cardiology
Professional Societies
Member-Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, since 1996
Member-American College of Physicians, since 1997
Member-American Medical Association, since 1997
Fellow-American College of Cardiology, since 2000
Member-American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, since 2001
Fellow-American Society in Laser and Medicine
Fellow-FACP
Specific Skills
Certified in Venous Central Line placement
Certified in Swan-Ganz Catheter placement
Certified in BLS and ACLS
Certified to perform Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
Certified in Temporary Pacemaker placement
Certified in performing EEG
Proficient in EKG Stress Testing
Proficient in performing and interpreting TEE
Proficient in interpreting EKG
Achievements and Honors
2002
President, Fellows Society of the Michigan Chapter of the America
College of Cardiology
Recipient of the Pfizer Abstract Award at the NASPE meeting
Member, Organizing committee of the Regional American College
of Cardiology Meeting-Michigan chapter
Member, Information committee to Upgrade the Michigan American
College of Cardiology website
2001
Member, Teaching and Education committee at the Division of Cardiology
at Michigan State University
Member, Organizing Committee of the Regional Annual Meeting of
the Michigan Chapter of the American College of Cardiology
Received, Award of Best Research Paper at the National ASLMS
Meeting in New Orleans
Received, Award of Excellence in Cardiology at MSU Elected Outstanding
Senior Resident at MSU
Chief Medical Resident at MSU
Received the Bernard Smoker Research Award at MSU
Member of the Organizing Committee for the ACP-ASIM Associate
Meeting at MSU
Member, Accreditation Committee for Psychiatry Program at MSU
Member, ISB at Sparrow Hospital/MSU
Member, Training and Education Committee (TEC) at MSU Department
of Internal Medicine
Mediated the Improvement in the Curriculum for the Elective Rotation
in Radiology at MSU
Mediated the Expansion of the Gastroenterology Elective Rotation
at MSU
Winner, National Research Award at the National ACP-ASIM Meeting
in New Orleans
1997-1998
Scored 98% on In-training Examination
Elected as Outstanding Junior Resident of the year MSU
Member, Graduate Medical Education committee at MSU
Scored more than 95% on the In-Training Examination
Member, AOA Honor Society
1993-1997
Dean’s Honor Roll all through Medical School (Top 7%)
1990-1993
Dean’s Honor Roll all through Undergraduate Studies
Research and Projects
1993
Literature Review on Buddhist Religion
1994
Literature Review of AIDS in Pediatric Age Groups
1995
Literature Review on Nosocomial Wound Infections Post Surgery
1998-2003
The Effects of Beta-carotene as an Antioxidant on Thrombus Formation
in the Carotids After Balloon Angioplasty in WNZ Hypercholesterolemia
Rabbit Model (last phase)
The Effects of Lovenox on Thrombus Formation in the Carotids of
Hypercholesterolemia WNZ Rabbits after Balloon Angioplasty
And Stimulation with Histamine and VVI (first phase)
The Role of a New GPIIB/IIA Inhibitor in the Prevention of Platelet
Aggregation and Thrombus Formation in the Carotids of Dogs After
Balloon Angioplasty
The Effect of Hyperglycemia on the Vasoactivity of the Carotids
in a Rabbit Model
E-testing a New Model of Laser Myocardial Revascularization in
a Rabbit Model with Dr. George Abela
Presentations
Poster Presentation at the American College of Physicians National
Meeting In Traverse City, Michigan. “Cardiotoxic Side Effects
of Continuous Albuterol Treatment in an Asthmatic Adult.”
Presented “Prospective Randomized Placebo Controlled Double
Blinded Trial assessing Sotalol Effect in a Class III Antiarrhythmic
Agent On the Qtc Interval in the Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation
Following Cardiac Surgery” at the National ACP Meeting in
Traverse City, Michigan.
Presented a literature review on “Therapeutic Angiogenesis
in Myocardial Ischemia” at the International Penner Conference
in Maui, Hawaii
