Elizabeth H. Dineen

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Assistant Clinical Professor, Cardiovascular Diseases
School of Medicine
D.O., A.T. Still University - Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2013
B.S., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2009, Kinesiology & Chemistry
Cleveland Clinic, 2016, Residency, Internal Medicine
Cleveland Clinic, 2017, Chief Medicine Resident
Scripps Clinic, 2020, Fellowship, Cardiovascular Diseases
Phone: (714)456-6699
Email: dineene@uci.edu
University of California, Irvine
333 City Blvd W, Suite 400
Orange, CA 92868
Research Interests
Preventive, integrative, sports and exercise cardiology
Academic Distinctions
HONORS & AWARDS
2020 Nell & Tom Waltz Chief Graduate Medical Education Fellow Award
2019 Nell & Tom Waltz Chief Graduate Medical Education Fellow Award
2018 Scripps Clinic Fellow Excellence in Teaching Award
2017 Scholarship in Teaching Award, Case Western Reserve University
2016 Scholarship in Teaching Award, Case Western Reserve University
2016 - 2017 Cleveland Clinic Chief Medicine Resident
2015 Resident of the Month Award
2013 Sigma Phi National Honor Society – Alpha Chapter
2005-2009 Full Tuition Academic Scholarship, University of Michigan
Appointments
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

2020 - Present
H.S. Assistant Clinical Professor
University of California Irvine
School of Medicine, Division of Cardiology

2016 - 2017
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine

2016-2017
Chief Medicine Resident and Clinical Associate Staff
Internal Medicine Residency Program/Medicine Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Publications
(Maiden Name: Elizabeth Hill)

JOURNAL ARTICLES, PEER REVIEWED

Dineen EH, Rodriguez C, Battle R. Shortness of breath while swimming: a case report of a competitive triathlete. Accepted for publication with the American Journal of Medicine anticipated Spring 2021.

Dineen EH, Hsu J, Saeed A. Reinforcing Cardiology Training During a Pandemic: An Open Letter to Our Leaders. Circulation. 2020; 142 (2): 95-97

Almeida S, Pelter M, Kashif S, Cherukuri L, Birudaraju D, Kim K, Modi J, Shekar C, Sheikh M, Kinninger A, Hill E, Christy M, Tabb L, Falk R, Dey D, Gonzalez J, Karlsberg R, Wesbey G, Budoff M. Feasibility of measuring pericoronary fat from precontrast scans: effect of iodinated contrast on pericoronary fat attenuation. Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. Published April 21, 2019 [online before print]

Aagard P, Sharma S, McNamara D, Joshi P, Ayers C, de Lemos J, Lincoln A, Baranowski B, Mandsager K, Hill E, Castle L, Gentry J, Lang R, Dunn R, Alexander K, Tucker A, Phelan D. Arrhythmias and adaptations of the cardiac conduction system in former national football league players. Journal of the American Heart Association. 2019; 8(15): 1-9

Hill E, Mohadjer A, Aagaard P, Bhargava M, Baranowski B, Phelan D. Wolff-Parkinson-White pattern on the pre-participation electrocardiogram. European Journal of Sports Medicine. 2018; 4(1): 83-87

Hill E, Cartabuke R, Mehta N, Colbert C, Nowacki A, Calabrese C, Mehdi A, Garber A, Mohmand M, Sinokrot O, Pile J. Resident-led handoffs training for interns: online versus live instruction with subsequent skills assessment. Am J Med. 2017; 130(10): 1225-1230

Mentias A, Hill E, Barakat A, Raza M, Youssef D, Banerjee K, Sawant A, Ellis S, Tuzcu EM, Kapadia S. An alarming trend: change in risk profile of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction over the last two decades. Int J Cardiol. 2017; 248: 69-72

Hill E, Hachamovitch R. Has anyone been listening? Post-SPECT MPI referral rates to catheterization. J Nucl Cardiol. 2017; 24(5): 1662-1665

Mentias A, Raza M, Barakat A, Hill E, Youssef D, Krishnaswamy A, Desai M, Griffin B, Ellis S, Menon V, Tuzcu EM, Kapadia S. Prognostic significance of ischemic mitral regurgitation on outcomes in acute ST-Elevation myocardial infarction managed by primary percutaneous coronary intervention. Am J Cardiol. 2017; 119(1): 20-26

Mentias A, Raza M, Barakat A, Hill E, Youssef D, Krishnaswamy A, Desai M, Griffin B, Ellis S, Menon V, Tuzcu EM, Kapadia S. Outcomes of ischaemic mitral regurgitation in anterior versus inferior ST elevation myocardial infarction. Open Heart. 2016; 3: e000493. doi:10.1136/openhrt-2016- 000493

Wiggins NB, Sperry BW, Bumgarner JM, Hill EA, Jaber WA. In vivo impact of intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation on reducing ischemia and improving myocardial blood flow: proof from a PET rubidium-82 study. J Nucl Cardiol. 2016; 23(2): 331-3

McDaniel J, Davuluri G, Hill E, Moyer M, Runkana A, Prayson R, van Lunteren E, Dasarathy S. Hyperammonemia results in reduced muscle function independent of muscle mass. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2016; 310(3):G163-70

ONLINE PUBLICATIONS, PEER REVIEWED

Rao P, Dineen EH, Kowlgi G. So You Want to be a Sports Cardiologist? Session Recap from Care of the Athletic Heart Virtual 2020. Aug 17, 2020. Accessed Aug 19, 2020. https://www.acc.org/latest-in-cardiology/articles/2020/08/17/08/10/so-you-want-to-be-a-sports-cardiologist

Hill E. The Athlete with Cardiovascular Disease: CAD and Master Athletes; Care of the Athletic Heart 2019. Jul 19, 2019. Accessed Jul 23, 2019. https://www.acc.org/latest-in-cardiology/articles/2019/07/19/07/52/the-athlete-with-cardiovascular-disease

Hill E. Longitudinal Study Examining the Relationship Between Structural and Electrical Changes Associated With Exercise. Jul 3, 2019. Accessed Jul 29, 2019. https://www.acc.org/latest-in-cardiology/articles/2019/07/03/08/22/longitudinal-study-examining-the-relationship

Hill E, Hsu JJ, Kowlgi G, Rao P, Martinez M. ACC.19: Sports Cardiology Highlights. http://www.acc.org. April 4, 2019. Accessed April 12, 2019. https://www.acc.org/latest-in-cardiology/articles/2019/04/04/13/29.acc19-sports-cardiology-highlights

Hill E, Peritz D. What is sports cardiology? http://www.acc.org. March 21, 2019. Accessed April 12, 2019. https://www.acc.org/latest-in-cardiology/articles/2019/03/20/12/33/what-is-sports-cardiology. Selected to be featured on Medscape’s Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Center of Excellence webpage
Grants
2018 - 2019 Scripps Clinic Medical Group Research Grant. Effect of beta-blockade withdrawal in heart failure with recovered ejection fraction. Principal Investigator: Ajay Srivastava, M.D. Co-Investigator: Elizabeth Dineen, D.O.
Professional Societies
American College of Cardiology
American Heart Association
European Society of Cardiology
American Medical Association
Sigma Sigma Phi National Honor Society
Other Experience
Board Certified
American Board of Internal Medicine —2017
Board Certified
National Board of Echocardiography - ASCeXAM 2019
Board Certified
Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology 2019
Last updated
10/12/2021