Dr. Ameli attended Northwestern University Medical School. He completed internship and residency programs in internal medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and served as Chief Resident, as well as Clinical Instructor in Medicine, at UCLA School of Medicine. He completed the fellowship program in cardiology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and served as Chief Fellow.
Dr. Ameli is board certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiology. He has been elected as a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, a Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians, and the American College of Physicians. He is a member of the Nevada State Medical Association and Clark County Medical Society. Dr. Ameli has served multiple terms as Chair of Division of Cardiology, Chief of Cardiology and Director of the Cardiovascular & Open Heart Surgery Programs, Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, Critical Care Committee, and Vice Chief of Staff, Medical Executive Committee at Mountain View Hospital. Dr. Ameli has been on the National Scientific Council and the National Faculty of the American Heart Association, and has served as a multiple term President of the Las Vegas Division Board of the American Heart Association.
Dr. Ameli’s research has been presented nationally and internationally including the American Federation of Clinical Research, the American College of Cardiology, the 3rd Annual International Congress of Heart Failure Mechanisms and Management in Geneva, Switzerland, as well as the American Heart Association. He has won numerous awards, including 2003 “Heart of Gold” American Heart Association honoree, 2005 “Man of the Year” American Heart Association honoree, 2009 “Cardiologist of the Year” American Heart Association, and one of the top cardiologists in Las Vegas in the 2011 U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Hospitals and Physicians in the United States.”
Dr. Ameli serves as an expert spokesman with the local and national news media and before governing bodies. Dr. Ameli has practiced cardiology for 18 years. He is married and has two children.
Medical School
Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL
Residency
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Internal Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
Chief Resident, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Internal Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
Fellowship
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Cardiology
Chief Fellow, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Cardiology
Certification
National Board of Medical Examiners
American Board of Internal Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease
Interests
Transesosphageal Echocardiography
Dyslipidemia and associated disorders – treatment options and potentials
Preventive Cardiology
Critical cardiac care
Awards and Honors
• United States Air Force – Certificate of Appreciation
• Solomon Scholars Resident Research Award/UCLA School of Medicine Paul Rubenstein, M.D. Prize for Excellence in Resident Research, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
• Leo Rigler, M.D. Award for Outstanding Performance as a House Officer, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
• Ben Newman, M.D. Award for Physician Humanism, “Empathy understanding and caring for patients” Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
• Chief Fellow- Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
• The First Eliot Corday Research Fellow in Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
• American Heart Association, Greater L.A. Affiliate Young Investigator Award, Second Place oral presentation
• American Heart Association, National Meeting Young Investigator Award in Vascular Biology
• Chairman- American Heart Association Heart Walk
• American Heart Association Honoree of the Year “Heart of Gold” Annual Heart Ball
• American Heart Association Honoree, “Man of the Year”
• American Heart Association, Greater Las Vegas Affiliate, President
• American Heart Association Task Force for the Guidelines for STEMI
• American Heart Association Honoree, “Cardiologist of the Year”
Professional Memberships and Societies
• Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians
• Fellow of the American College of Cardiology
• Fellow of the American College of Physicians
• American Heart Association- Council of Basic Science Atherosclerosis
• American Heart Association- National Faculty of “Get with the Guidelines” Program- Nevada Chair
• American Heart Association, Chair, Mission Life
Publications
• Collins JW Jr, Merrick D, David J, Ameli, S, Ogata ES. The Northwestern University Triplet Study. III: Neonatal Outcome. Acta Genet Med Gemellol (Roma) 1988;37:77-80
• S, Keith LG, Depp OR, Hobart J Keith DM. The Northwestern University Triplet Study. II: Fourteen Triplet Pregnancies Delivered Between 1981-1986. Acts Genet Med Gemellol (Roma) 1988;37:65-75
• Ameli S. Keith LG, Keith DM. The Northwestern University Triplet Study. !: Overview of the International Literature. Acta Genet Med Gemellol (Roma) 1988;37:55-63
• Creinin M, Macgregor S, Socol M, Hobart J, Ameli S. The Northwestern University Triplet Study. IV Biochemical Parameters. Am J Obst Gyn 1988
• Ameli S, Nitrovasodilator in Cardiovascular Disease. Resident Staff Physician, (Supplemental), March 1993
• Ameli S, Kaul S. Castro L, Arora C, Mirea A, Shah PK: Coronary Angioplasty Increased Circulation Endothelin Levels in Man. Am J Cardiology 1993;72:1352-1356
• Ameli S, Hulgardth-Nilson A, Cercek B, Shah PK, Nilsson J: Recombinant Apolipoprotein A-1 Milano reduces injury induced neointimal thickening in hypercholesterolemic rabbits. Circulation 1994;90:1935-1941
Publications- Abstracts, Editorials, Book Chapters
• Increase in Circulation Endothelin Post PTCA. American Federation of Clinical Research National Meeting, May 1991 (Abstract)
• Does Endothelin Level Increase Post Angioplasty in Man. American Heart Association, National Meeting, November 1991 (Abstract)
• Ameli S, Shah PK: Cardiac Tamponade: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management. In: Cardiology Clinics 4:665-674, 1991 (Book Chapter)
• Recombinant Apolipoprotein A-1 Milano reduces injury induced neointimal thickening in hypercholesterolemic rabbits. Am Coll of Cardiol National Meeting, Atlanta, GA, March 1994 (Abstract)
• Activation of DNA replication by an FGF-induced intracrine PDGF a loop in injured human smooth muscle cells. Am Coll of Cardiol National Meeting, Atlanta, GA, March 1994 (Abstract)
• Ameli S, Hultgardh-Nilsson A, Calara F, Cercek B, Forrester J, Nilsson J: Activation of DNA replication by an FGF-induced intacrine PDGF A loop in injured human smooth muscle cells. (SMS) J. Amer Coll Cardiol 23,162A, 1994 (Abstract)
• Ameli S, Hultgardh-Nilsson A, Yano J. Cercek S. Shah PK: Recombinant human apolipoprotein A-1 Milano reduced injury induced neointimal thickening in hypercholesterolemic rabbits. J Amer Coll Cardiol 23,233A, 1994 (Abstract)