Dr. Eli Simsolo
is a board-certified cardiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist practicing in Beverly Hills.
He received his Bachelor of Science from the University of California, San Diego where he graduated Magna Cum Laude and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. During his undergraduate studies, he volunteered at the UCSD Student-Run Free Clinic Project, helping to provide medical care to the underserved population of San Diego. After earning his Doctor of Medicine degree from Tel Aviv University, he completed his Internal Medicine Residency at the prestigious Cleveland Clinic Foundation. He had the pleasure of collaborating with numerous leaders in the field of cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology, including his mentor and former head of the Heart Rhythm Society, the late Dr. Bruce Wilkoff. Dr. Simsolo continued his extensive education with a rigorous Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, the premier heart failure program of New England. He then returned to his hometown of Los Angeles to complete a Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Driven by a passion for advancing cardiovascular care, Dr. Simsolo combines his comprehensive clinical background with a notable research and publication record in leading medical journals. For instance, research he performed while in medical school on regenerative cardiac cell therapies in heart failure led to a $10 million U.S. Department of Defense grant fund. In addition to receiving numerous awards and recognitions for his teaching contributions, Dr. Simsolo is actively involved in professional organizations such as the Heart Rhythm Society and American College of Cardiology, demonstrating his commitment to staying at the forefront of his field and contributing to the broader medical community.
A teacher at heart, Dr. Simsolo takes the time to educate his patients and create a partnership to deliver personalized care to each one. His patient-centered approach is rooted in the principle that everyone’s health journey is unique and that one size does not fit all.
Education & Experience
TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY – AMERICAN MEDICAL PROGRAM
Medical School
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Residency, Internal Medicine, 2017-2020
Tufts Medical Center
Fellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2020-2023
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Fellowship, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, 2023-2025
Certifications & Licensure
American Board of Internal Medicine
Certified in Internal Medicine
Certified in Cardiovascular Disease
CA State Medical License
Active through 2027
MA State Medical License
Active through 2025
Awards, Honors & Recognitions
Advanced Fellow Excellence in Teaching Award; Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 2023-2024
Annals of Internal Medicine “Top Reviewer” in 2018, 2019, and 2020
Clinical Scholars Program at Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 2018
Resident of the Month, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 02/2018
Quality Improvement Innovation Award, 05/2018: “Utilizing EMRs to Identify Patients Requiring Statins”
Clinical Instructor, Cleveland Clinic School of Medicine
Clinical Instructor, Tufts School of Medicine
Caregiver Appreciation Awards: 12/2017, 05/2018, 08/2018, 02/2019
Stanford Clinical Teaching Course, completed 12/2018
Fundamentals of Critical Care Support Course, certified 10/2018
Phi Beta Kappa, inducted 2010
UCSD Roosevelt College, Provost Honors, 2006-2010
Golden Key National Honor Society, inducted 2010
Dean of Students’ Commendation for High Achievement, University of Queensland, Australia, 2008
Professional Memberships
Fellow of the American College of Cardiology
Fellow of the Heart Rhythm Society
The person behind the doctor:
He is married and a proud father of three children. He enjoys traveling, camping, playing sports with his sons, and collecting classic rock vinyl records.
Publications:
Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Implantation and Function after Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement.
Braunstein, E. D., Simsolo, E., Kassam, N., Ehdaie, A., Makkar, R. R., Gupta, A., Ramireddy, A., Schaerf, R. H. M., Wang, X., Shehata, M. Heart Rhythm Journal.
Incidence of Bradyarrhythmias and Initial Experience with Leadless Pacemaker Implantation After Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement.
Braunstein, E. D., Simsolo, E., Ehdaie, A., Makkar, R., Gupta, A., & Ramireddy, A. Heart Rhythm, 22(4), S635.
Hidden Beneath the Surface QRS–Concealed Fascicular Ectopy in Idiopathic Ventricular Fibrillation.
Cochran, J. M., Mao, J., Simsolo, E., Shehata, M. M., Wang, X., & Braunstein, E. D. Heart Rhythm, 22(4), S211.
Initial Experience with Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement in the Setting of Pre-Existing CIED Systems.
Simsolo, E., Ehdaie, A., Makkar, R., Gupta, A., Ramireddy, A., & Wang, X. Heart Rhythm, 22(4), S688-S689.
Sex but Not Burden Predicts Inducibility of Idiopathic Premature Ventricular Contractions During Catheter Ablation.
Simsolo, E., Cochran, J., Braunstein, E. D., Cuk, N., & Ramireddy, A. Heart Rhythm, 21(5), S139.
Feasibility of Real-Time Transthoracic Echocardiography to Guide Left Bundle Branch Area Pacing.
Braunstein, E. D., Cuk, N., Simsolo, E., Cochran, J., Ramireddy, A., & Shehata, M. M. Heart Rhythm, 21(5), S367.
Incessant Fascicular Tachycardia After Cardiovascular Surgery.
Simsolo, E., Cuk, N., Cochran, J. M., Noori, A. M., Wang, X., & Shehata, M. Heart Rhythm, 21(5), S712.
Left ventricular stroke volume index following transcatheter aortic valve replacement is an early predictor of 1‐year survival.
Annamalai, S. K., Koethe, B. C., Simsolo, E., Huang, D., Connors, A., & Resor, C. D. Clinical Cardiology, 46(1), 76-83.
Outcomes of reconstruction after temporal bone resection for malignancy.
Bertelsen, C., Simsolo, E., Maceri, D., Sinha, U., & Kokot, N. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 70(12), 3538-3548.
A Shocking Case of Pacemaker Lead Perforation.
Simsolo, E., & Wilkoff, B. L. Case Reports, 4(18), 1203-1205.
Analysis of human spine stenosis specimens for identification of amyloid.
Macaro, M. S., Antley, D., & Simsolo, E. (2022). Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 70(8), 2476. doi:10.1111/jgs.17976
Application of Mendelian Randomization to the Oxidative Modification Hypothesis.
Huggins, G. S., & Simsolo, E. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 77(1), 55-56.
Predictors of Worsening Tricuspid Regurgitation Following Pericardectomy for Constrictive Pericarditis.
Tabucanon, R., Wang, T. K. M., Chetrit, M., Furqan, M., Verma, B. R., Simsolo, E., … & Klein, A. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 75(11_Supplement_1), 1759-1759.
Peripartum Pericarditis and the Potential Risks to Breastfeeding Infants.
Simsolo, E., Chetrit, M., & Klein, A. L. org.
Severe mitral stenosis in patients with severe mitral annular calcification: an area of unmet need.
Tsutsui, R. S., Simsolo, E., Saijo, Y., Gentry, J., Puri, R., & Reed, G. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions, 12(24), 2566-2568.
Survival After Mitral Valve Replacement in Patients with Mitral Annular Calcification and Mitral Stenosis.
Tsutsui, R., Banerjee, K., Simsolo, E., Thomas, J., Kapadia, S., & Popovic, Z. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 73(9S1), 1977-1977.
Estimation of Left Ventricular Filling Pressure by Left Atrial Myocardial Deformation Imaging in Patients with Severe Mitral Annular Calcification.
Simsolo, E., Tsutsui, R., Sato, K., Popovic, Z., & Klein, A. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 73(9S1), 1542-1542.
Exosomes Secreted by Cardiosphere-derived Cells Reduce Scarring, Attenuate Adverse Remodeling and Improve Function in Acute and Chronic Porcine Myocardial Infarction.
Gallet, R., Dawkins, J., Valle, J., Simsolo, E., de Couto, G., Middleton, R., Tseliou, E., Luthringer, D., Kreke, M., Smith, R., Marbán, L., & Marbán, E. European Heart Journal, 38(3), 201-211.
Open-Chest Intramyocardial Delivery of Exosomes From Cardiosphere-Derived Cells (CDCs) Mimics Cellular Postconditioning: Decreased Infarct Size and Improved Perfusion in a Pig Model of Acute Myocardial Infarction.
Gallet, R., Dawkins, J., Simsolo, E., Tseliou, E., Middleton, R., Valle, J., Kreke, M., Smith, R., Marbán, L., & Marbán, E. (2015). Circulation, 132(suppl_3), A15649–A15649.
Percutaneous Intra-myocardial Injection of Exosomes From Cardiosphere-derived Cells (CDCs) Halts Adverse Remodeling and Decreases Scar Size in Porcine Ischemic Cardiomyopathy.
Gallet, R., Dawkins, J., Simsolo, E., Valle, J., Kreke, M., Smith, R., Marbán, L., & Marbán, E. (2015). Circulation, 132(suppl_3), A16214–A16214.
Cardiosphere-derived Cells Reverse Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF) in Rats by Decreasing Fibrosis and Inflammation.
Gallet, R., de Couto, G., Simsolo, E., Valle, J., Sun, B., Liu, W., Tseliou, E., Zile, M. R., & Marbán, E. (2016). JACC Basic Transl Sci, 1(1-2), 14-28.
Changes in the Epidemiology and Clinical Features of Acute Mastoiditis Following the Introduction of the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine.
Cavel, O., Tauman, R., Simsolo, E., et al. (2018). International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 104, 54-57.
Outcomes of Reconstruction After Temporal Bone Resection for Malignancy.
Bertelsen, C., Simsolo, E., Maceri, D., Sinha, U., & Kokot, N. (2018). Journal of Craniomaxillofacial Surgery, 46(10), 1856-1861.
