Shlomo Melmed

Distinguished Professor

Medicine

Orcid identifier0000-0002-2355-3447

Distinguished Professor
Medicine
Member
Cancer Institute

(310) 423-2830 (Work)
(310) 423-2819 (Fax)
(310) 423-4691 (Work)
(310) 423-0119 (Fax)

Melmed@csmc.edu

Cedars-Sinai, Pituitary Center, 127 S San Vicente Blvd #A6600, Los Angeles, CA, 90048
Cedars-Sinai, Cedars-Sinai Academic Affairs Administrative Office, 8700 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90048

Research Lab⁠

BIO

The research focus of Dr. Shlomo Melmed is molecular pathogenesis of pituitary tumors and pituitary receptor signaling. He employs molecular, cellular, transgenic animal and human tissue models to understand the biology of these commonly encountered hormone-secreting adenomas. He tests pituitary receptor signaling to develop novel peptide analog treatments for these tumors secreting growth hormone, prolactin, ACTH or gonadotropins.

CURRENT CEDARS-SINAI APPOINTMENTS

Distinguished Professor
Cedars-Sinai, Medicine1 Jul 2020 - present
Dean of the Medical Faculty, Academic Affairs
Cedars-Sinai1 Mar 1998 - present
Executive Vice President, Medicine and Health Sciences, Academic Affairs
Cedars-Sinai1 Mar 1998 - present
Member
Cedars-Sinai, Cancer Institute1 Jan 2000 - present
Helene A. and Philip E. Hixon Distinguished Chair in Investigative Medicine
Cedars-Sinai17 Dec 2002 - present

DEGREES

Medical School
University of Cape Town, School of Medicine, South Africa1965 - 1970

CERTIFICATIONS

Diplomate
American Board of Internal Medicine1979 - present

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

Intern & Resident
Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel1971 - 1977
Internal Medicine and Endocrinology
Research Fellow
Wadsworth VA Medical Center, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, United States1978 - 1980
Endocrinology

LANGUAGES

English

OPEN TO

Industry Projects
Membership of an advisory committee

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