Guy Salama, Ph.D., is a Professor within the Department of Cell Biology and Physiology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Salama holds a B.S. in Physics (1968) from the City College of New York and a M.S. in Physics (1971) from the University of Pennsylvania. In 1997, he was awarded his Ph.D. in Biophysics from the University of Pennsylvania. Currently, at the University of Pittsburgh, Dr. Salama is actively involved in both academics and research, and has focused his efforts on the elucidation of the mechanisms responsible for the initiation and termination of cardiac arrhythmias.
Dr. Salama first arrived at the university as an Assistant Professor within the Department of Physiology in 1980. By 1987, he was an Associate Professor within the department, and by 19995 he was an Associate Professor within the Department of Cell Biology and Physiology. In 1999, he was appointed to his current position of Professor within the Department of Cell Biology and Physiology.
Throughout his career, Dr. Salama has been a member of several professional and scientific societies. Currently, he resides as a member of the Biophysical Society, Society of General Physiologists, Marine Biological Laboratory (member of the corporation), Basic Science Council of the American Heart Association and North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology.
For both his academic and research efforts, Dr. Salama has been featured in several publications and was the recipient of multiple awards. He was a Fellow of the Muscular Dystrophy Association from 1979-1980 and the recipient of the Steps Towards Independence Award from the Marine Biological Laboratory in 1980. From 1984-1989, he was awarded the Research Career Development Award (RDCA) from the National Institute of Health (NIH) and most recently, in 1991, he was the recipient of the James Shannon Award from the NIH.
Within his laboratory, Dr. Salama has been diligently working toward the elucidation of the mechanisms responsible for the initiation and termination of cardiac arrhythmias. An important step towards that end is to better understand the electrophysiology and function of the normal mammalian heart. To achieve these goals, Dr. Salama and his research personnel have developed the use of voltage-sensitive dyes and high temporal and spatial resolution optical techniques to map patterns of action potential (AP) propagation and repolarization. Currently, these novel methods are being used to elucidate the mechanisms that generate spatial heterogeneities of AP durations and the interplay between dispersion of repolarization (DOR) and anisotropic conduction velocities (CV).
CONTACT INFORMATION
Dr. Guy SalamaPhone: (412) 648-9354
Email: gsalama@pitt.edu