Affiliation: University at Buffalo, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Department of Medicine, Nephrology Division, Buffalo, NY, USA

Dr. Elie R. Chemaly MD, PhD, FACP is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Nephrology Division of the Department of Medicine, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo. After earning his MD from St Joseph University Faculty of Medicine in Beirut, Lebanon, and his Master in Cardiovascular Pharmacology from Université Claude Bernard in Lyon, France, he moved to the USA to receive training in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Sciences and Nephrology, while completing a PhD in Cardiac Physiology and Pathophysiology from Université Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris, France. His past and current research have focused on cardiovascular mechanics, cardiac remodeling and hypertension. More recently, his interest in cardiorenal interactions has brought him to the measurement of renal blood flow in rats.