Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
511 S. Floyd St., Rm. 204
Louisville, KY 40202
Phone: (502) 852-8835
Fax: (502)852-7674
E-mail: sjortani@louisville.edu

Research Interests

Dr. Jortani's research interests are interferences in immunoassays, proteomics, congestive heart failure, mammalian cardenolides and sodium pump, therapeutic drug monitoring and toxicology. He is also interested in translational research involving clinical trials and method evaluation and validation. Dr. Jortani is also the director of the Forensic Toxicology Laboratory. Further research interests include discovery of biomarkers for congestive heart failure, proteomics, endogenous cardenolides and their role in heart failure, sodium pump activity, immunoassays, interferences, detection and measurement of drugs, therapeutics and poisons, herbal medicine poisonings, use of pharmacogenetics in postmortem investigations.

Publications

1. Jortani SA, Pradbu S, Valdes R Jr. Development of biomarkers in congestive heart failure. Clinical Chemistry. (Invited Review) 2004; 50; 265-278.
2. Jortani SA, Snyder J, Valdes R Jr. Clinical laboratory's role in managing terrorism with chemical and biological agents. Clin Chem (Invited Review), 2000;46:1883-1893.
3. Jortani SA. Immunoassays in clinical and forensic toxicology. J Clin Ligand Assay 2003;26:3-4.
4. Barrueto F Jr, Jortani SA, Valdes R Jr, Hoffman RS, Nelson LS.Cardioactive steroid poisoning from an herbal cleansing preparation. Ann Emerg Med. 2003 Mar;41(3):396-399.
5. Valdes R Jr, Linder MW, Jortani SA. What is next in pharmacogenomics? - Translating it into clinical practice. Pharmacogenomics 2003;4:499-505.