The Heart Institute of Brownsville > Our Physicians > Kalim J. Habet, MD, FACC, FCCP, FSCAI

Education	Doctor in Medicine School of Medical Sciences Autonomous University of Central America San Jose, Costa Rica, 1988 Suma Cum Laude
Residency	Internal Medicine St. Francis Hospital of Evanston Evanston, IL. Affiliate of the University of Illinois July 1989 - June 1992 July 1989 - June 1990 Intern of the Year
Fellowship	Critical Care Medicine Rush University Medical Center Chicago, IL July 1992 - June 1994 Cardiovascular Medicine Rush University Medical Center Chicago, IL July 1994 - June 1997 July 1996 - June 1997 Chief Cardiology Fellow
Certification	ECFMG Certified, July 1988 Federal Licensing Examination, December 1988 Advanced Cardiac Life Support Instructor, 1992 Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine, 1992 Board Certified in Critical Care Medicine, 1995 Board Recertification in Critical Care Medicine, 2009 Board Certified in Cardiovascular Disease, 1998 Board Recertification in Cardiovascular Disease, 2009
Licensure	Illinois State Board of Medical Examiners, July 31, 1989 Texas State Board of Medical Examiners, July 31, 1997
Professional Societies	American College of Physicians Society of Critical Care Medicine Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians Fellow, American College of Cardiology Fellow, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions Member, Texas Medical Association
Community Organizations	Member of Directory Board, St. Joseph Academy, 2004 - 2008 Member Executive Committee and Academic Committee, St. Joseph Academy, 2004 - 2008 Member of Development Committee, St. Joseph Academy, 2008 - Present Member Valley Baptist Hospital Holdings Board of Directors Member Council of Key Physicians Texas Health Springs
Clinical Trials	BOOST St. Jude Medical, 2009 Investigator, Heart Institute of Brownsville ASTRONAUT Novartis, 2009 Principal Investigator, Heart Institute of Brownsville CURRENT/OASIS 7 Sanofi Aventis, 2008 Principal Investigator, Heart Institute of Brownsville CANGRELOR The Medicines Company, 2007 Principal Investigator, Heart Institute of Brownsville HORIZONS AMI Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, 2007 Boston Scientific Corporation The Medicines Company Principal Investigator, Heart Institute of Brownsville BARI 2D National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), 2004 Principal Investigator, Heart Institute of Brownsville AVAPRO SURVEILLANCE Bristol-Meyers Squibb, 1998
Publications	Bunnell E., Neumann A., Habet K., Lynn M., Rogers S., Fiedhoff L., and Parrillo JE. E5531 a lipid A antagonist, blocks the cardiovascular response to endotoxin in normal volunteers in a dose dependent manner. Chest 108:1185, 1995. (Cecil Lehman Mayer Research Award Finalist, American College of Chest Physicians Annual Meeting, 1995) Lynn M., Rogers S., Parrillo J., Bunnell E., Neumann A., Habet K., and Friedhoff LT. Dose Response E5531, a Lipid A A tagonist, in the Suppression of Response to Endotoxin in Normal Volunteers. Shock Duppl 3:Abs 221, 1995. Bunnel E., Lynn M., Parrillo JE., Habet K., Friedhoff LT., Rogers SL. Effect of E5531 on systemic responses to endotoxin in healthy volunteers. Critical Care Medicine 23:A147, 1995 Habet K. Bunnell E., Cutler DL, Rpnikas P., Affierme MB., Parrillo JE. Modulation of the systemic inflammatory response syndrome with Interleukin-10 in human experimental endotoxemia. Chest 1996 and accepted for presentation October 1996. Bunnell E., Lynn M., Habet K., et al. A lipid analog, E5531, blocks in the endotoxin response in Human volunteers with experimental endotoxemia. Critical Care Medicine 28; vol. 8, 2000.
Review Articles	Habet, K.J., and Calvin J.E., Arrythmia's and Heartblock in critically ill. Current Opinion in Critical Care 1995, 1:402-409 Habet, K.J., and Calvin J.E., ICU's in the area of managed care. Current Opinion in Critical Care 1996, 2:313-318
Book Chapters	Habet K.J., and Calvin J.E., Critical Care in the USA: "Who are we and how did we get here?" Critical Care Clinics: International Perspectives on Critical Care Medicine. Vladmir Kvetnam MD, Section Editor, published by W.B. Saunders Co. Habet K.J., and Calvin J.E., "Electrocardiography" in Principles and Practice of Intensive Care Monitoring. Martin J. Tobin, MD, Editor Published by McGraw-Hill, New York, NY.
Current Position	Attending Physician, Heart Institute of Brownsville, LLP. Cardiovascular Disease, Internal Medicine and Critical Care Medicine Clinical Associate Professor Department of Medicine University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio

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