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Office
Ventura Heart Institute
555 Marin Street, Suite 210
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360Phone+1 805-576-7533Fax+1 818-702-0080
Summary
- Board certified internist & subspecialty certified cardiac specialist - emphasis preventive cardiology. Original cardiology consultant Doximity. Founded & directed Ventura Heart Institute (education, research & preventive cardiovascular programs). Former Asst Prof Med UCLA School of Medicine & former Asst Clin Prof Med UC Irvine. Former Adjunct Lecturer, Stanford Univ School of Medicine. Member of 2 AI4H Working Groups (AI for symptom assessment) (AI for Clinical Evaluation)/World Health Organization. UC Berkeley (PBK as junior), MD UC San Francisco (Regents Scholar; AOA as junior), Internal Medicine Residency UCSF. Lipid research National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute at National Institutes of Health (NIH) in both intramural (Molecular Diseases/Lipid Metabolism Branch) & extramural (Cardiac Diseases Branch; Division of Heart & Vascular Diseases) divisions. Faculty in both Departments of Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery at Cedars-Sinai. Chaired HCA Los Robles Hospital IRB, founded BioEthics Committee, directed echocardiography lab. Principal investigator on over 160 cardiovascular clinical trials (primarily phase 1, 2, 3 trials). In 1987, wrote a bespoke electronic health record system. Presenter at RAND, USC School of Business, UCLA Anderson School of Business, Mayo Clinic - Rochester MN, both UC Berkeley Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society & School of Public Health & at Harvard School of Public Health. TEDx Lecturer (http://youtu.be/b51KhIy3cA0) on how medical advances are validated. Past Chief Medical Advisor to Confideo Lab/DoctorVirtualis (virtual reality), Senior Advisor MORE Health, prior Lead Contributor - Sermo Cardiology Hub. Past Chair of Technology Committee of CA Chapter of ACC, Co-founder & CMO of Infermedica (artificial intelligence). Member - Global Panel/MIT Tech Review. CTeL Coalition Leadership (Telehealth4Ukraine.org). Advisor, health tech start-ups. Senior Consultant, Care Access (decentralized clinical trials)
Education & Training
- Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1979
- National Institutes of Health Clinical CenterPost-Doctoral Fellowship, Research, 1974 - 1977
- University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1974
- University of California San Francisco School of MedicineClass of 1972
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1974 - 2025
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow, American Heart Association (Epidemiology & Prevention) American Heart Association
- Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians American College of Chest Physicians
- Fellow, American College of Physicians American College of Physicians
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsAdvancing the care of individuals with cancer through innovation & technology: Proceedings from the cardiology oncology innovation summit 2020 and 2021.Sherry-Ann Brown, Craig Beavers, Brenton Bauer, Richard K Cheng, Generika Berman
American Heart Journal Plus. 2024-02-01 - 9 citationsMoexipril versus captopril in patients with mild to moderate hypertension.Michael Stimpel, Brigitte Koch, Thomas Jansen, Alanna A.L. Fox, Irving Loh
Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology. 1996-12-01 - 10 citationsSecondary prevention and lipid lowering: Results and implicationsKatherine M. Detre, Robert I. Levy, Sheryl F. Kelsey, Stephen E. Epstein, John F. Brensike
American Heart Journal. 1985-11-01
Journal Articles
- Use of Simvastatin Treatment in Patients with Combined Hyperlipidemia in Clinical Practice.Simvastatin Combined Hyperlipidemia Registry Group, Arch Fam Med
- Effect of Amlodipine on Morbidity and Mortality in Severe Chronic Heart Failure.Prospective Randomized Amlodipine Survival Evaluation Study Group (PRAISE), New England Journal of Medicine
- Moexipril Versus Captopril in Patients with Mild to Moderate Hypertension.M Stimpel, B Koch, T Jansen, A Fox, I Loh, J Cardiovasc Pharmacol
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Abstracts/Posters
- Moexipril Versus Captopril in Patients with Mild to Moderate Hypertension.Loh IK, Tenth Scientific Meeting of the American Society of Hypertension; New York Hilton/Towers, New York, NY
Lectures
- Cardiovascular Clinical Trials.Desert Hospital, Palm Springs, California
- Randomized Clinical Trials in the Evaluation of Cardiovascular Therapies.Syntex Corporation; Palo Alto, CA
- Faculty, Symposium on the Management of High-Risk Patients.Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; Century Plaza Hotel; Century City, CA
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Other
- Risk Factors in Premature Coronary Disease (Interview by Deborah Norville)Loh IK, Guest
NBC Studios, New York - Radio Interview: Health Care Reform: Initiatives to reduce federal impediments to the delivery of health care.Loh IK
The White House, Washington - Innovations in pharmaceuticalsIK Loh, Street Journal
http://online.wsj.com/article/
Authored Content
- ACC 2021: Convergence of Cardiovascular and Diabetic Therapies ContinueMay 2021
- Here's What ISCHEMIA Really MeansNovember 2019
- Here's What ISCHEMIA Really MeansNovember 2019
- We Don't Have to Just Accept Patients Taking Health SupplementsFebruary 2019
- We Don't Have to Just Accept Patients Taking Health SupplementsFebruary 2019
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Press Mentions
- Dr. Loh: Medications and Pills for Weight LossMay 27th, 2023
- Tuesday, Jan 31 2023January 31st, 2023
- Dr. Loh: Oral Antivirals Can Help Treat COVID, but Needs Long-Term MonitoringNovember 27th, 2021
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Committees
- Chair, Technology & Innovation Committee, California Chapter of American College of Cardiology 2019 - Present
- Member, Artificial Intelligence for Symptom Assessment; International Telecommunication Union; World Health Organization 2019 - Present
- Member, Executive Steering Committee of the National Health Policy Council 1993 - 1995
- Member, Amgen’s Institutional BioSafety Committee
- Member, State of California Department of Health Services Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Coalition
- Member, Manuscript Review Board and Ad Hoc Editor for the Journal of Clinical Outcomes Management
- Member, Expert Panel on Outcomes Evaluation and Research for the American Heart Association
- Member, Advisory Board Company/Cardiology Preeminence Roundtable based in Washington DC
- Executive Steering Committee member, West Lipid Association Board of Directors
- Charter Member, Lipidologists of Los Angeles
Research History
- Senior Consultant/Principal Investigator- CARE ACCESS RESEARCH2023 - Present
- Director & Principal InvestigatorVentura Heart Institute1985 - Present
- Principal InvestigatorCardiovascular trials for Westlake Medical Research2010 - 2017
- National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)Intramural (Molecular Diseases/Lipid Metabolism Branch) and extramural (Cardiac Diseases Branch; Division of Heart and Vascular Diseases) divisions1974 - 1977
Professional Memberships
- Member
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External Links
- Websitehttp://www.venturaheart.com
- LinkedIn Publichttp://www.linkedin.com/in/drirvloh
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