Bio:

Edwin “Eli” Whitney, M.D., FACC
Founder and Board President
Motivate Our Students Texas, Inc.

Present Position:

Staff Cardiologist
Heart & Vascular Institute of Texas
San Antonio, Texas

Education and Training:

University of Maryland
         Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering

Georgetown University
         Doctor of Medicine June 11, 1978

Internship & residency, Internal Medicine
         Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center Lackland AFB, Texas

Fellowship, Allergy & Immunology
         Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center Lackland AFB, Texas

Fellowship, Cardiology
         Brooks Army Medical Center Ft. Sam Houston, Texas

Originator, Designer, & Principal Investigator of:
         Texas Air Force Coronary Artery Prevention Study Texas
         Coronary Artery Prevention Study

Steering Committee Member of Armed Forces Regression Study; 1990-2000. A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel Design Study to Determine the Effect of 75 or 100 mg of Orally Administered Azimilide Dihydrochloride versus Placebo on Survival in Recent Post-Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack) Patients at Risk of Sudden Death. Dr. Whitney is also the founder of the long running “Slam Dunk for Life” program for at-risk youth in 8 San Antonio school districts.