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Jack Elias, MD

Waldemar Von Zedtzwitz Professor Emeritus of Medicine
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Waldemar Von Zedtzwitz Professor Emeritus of Medicine

Biography

Jack A. Elias, M.D. is the Waldemar Von Zedtwitz Professor Emeritus of Medicine and Professor of Immunobiology and Professor (Adjunct) of Medicine (Pulmonary). Born in Fayetteville, Arkansas USA and raised in Philadelphia, he received his undergrad and medical degrees from the University of Pennsylvania. He did his Internship and Junior Residency at Tufts-New England Medical Center and a Senior Residency and Fellowships in Allergy and Immunology and Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He subsequently became an Assistant Professor and then Associate Professor in the Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. In 1990 he moved to Connecticut to head the Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Yale University School of Medicine and Yale-New Haven Hospital. In 2000 he was named the Waldemar Von Zedtwitz Professor at Yale University, in October of 2006 he became Chairman of Medicine at Yale University School of Medicine and the Physician-in-Chief at Yale New Haven Hospital and in October of 2007 he became Professor of Immunobiology. Dr Elias was a Councilor of the Association of American Physicians (AAP) from 2003-2010 and was the President of the AAP in 2010-2011. Throughout his career, he has been active at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) where he has served on the Lung Biology and Pathology Study Section, numerous advisory boards, was an ad-hoc participant in the Council of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. In 2009 was selected to Council of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and in 2010 became a Member of the Councils of Councils NIH. His research on the cellular and molecular mechanisms of lung injury and repair have resulted in continuous funding from the NIH since 1982. He is presently the Principal Investigator for 2 R01 grants, a UO1 grant and a training grant.

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Education & Training

Fellow
University of Pennsylvania Medical Center (1982)
Fellow
University of Pennsylvania Medical Center (1980)
Senior Medical Resident
University of Pennsylvania Medical Center (1979)
Intern
Tufts-New England Medical Center (1978)
MD
University of Pennsylvania (1976)
BA
University of Pennsylvania, Biology (1973)

Board Certifications

  • Pulmonary Disease

    Certification Organization
    AB of Internal Medicine
    Original Certification Date
    1982
  • Allergy & Immunology

    Certification Organization
    AB of Allergy & Immunology
    Original Certification Date
    1981
  • Internal Medicine

    Certification Organization
    AB of Internal Medicine
    Original Certification Date
    1979

Research

Overview

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Acute Lung Injury; Asthma; Cytokines; Emphysema; Fibrosis; Inflammation; Internal Medicine; Lung; Lung Injury; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive; Pulmonary Fibrosis

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Jack Elias's published research.

Publications

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2009

2008

2007

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

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    Association of American Physicians

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    American Thoracic Society

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    American Thoracic Society

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    Yale-New Haven Hospital

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    National Institutes of Health

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