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Curriculum Vitae
M.KERALA SERIO, M.D., F.A.C.C.
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1995 AND 2000 - ABIM, Cardiology, Valid until 2014 1991 and 2000
- American Board of Internal Medicine, Valid until 2011 December
1987 - California FLEX
January 1987 - FMGEMS August 1984 - MD
Degree: The University of Aleppo, Syria
August 1978 - Baccalaureate
in Science, American College of Aleppo |
1999-2000 "Best Teacher" by the House Staff of the UCSF, Training
programs in Fresno 1998-1999 "Best Teacher of the Year" Department of 1999-2000 Family Practice,
UCSF program in Fresno, California 1992-1993 "Best Teacher" by the Department of 1993-1994
Family Practice, UCSF program in Fresno,California 1992-1993 "Best
Resident Teacher" by the House Staff 1993-1994 of the UCSF training
programs in Fresno, UMC/VA hospitals for two consecutive years |
| WORK EXPERIENCE:
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TEACHING |
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11/94 To Current: Chief of Cardiology - At the Department of Cardiology,
University Medical Center, Fresno. A teaching Hospital affiliated
with UCSF, with four fulltime Cardiology position, active Cath Lab,
Echo Lab, Noninvasive Lab, Outpatient and in-patient Cardiology
Service, directly involved in the training of house staff and previously
Cardiology Fellows.
7/96 to Current: Private Practice - Part time with California Heart
in Fresno. A busy practice with all testing modalities, including
a nuclear camera.
7/94 To 10/94 - Assistant Chief of
Cardiology - UCSF Program in Fresno, California
7/91 To 6/94: Cardiology Fellowship - UCSF Program in Fresno, California
7/89 To 6/91: Residency in Internal Medicine - UCSF Program in
Fresno, California
6/88 To 6/89: Internship in Internal Medicine - Cook County Hospital,
Chicago, Illinois
12/87 To 6/88: Postdoctoral Research Fellowship - Department of
Metabolism, UCSF, VA Hospital, San Francisco, California
10/84 To 10/85: Internship in General Surgery - The University
Hospital, Aleppo, Syria |
House Staff:
-Informal teaching during daily Inpatient Cardiology Rounds.-Informal teaching during Cardiology Clinics
-Formal Cardiology Curriculum Lectures during every academic year
-Annual EKG lecture series and exam
Cardiology Fellows
-Supervised Fellows training
for two years at UMC I 1994-1995 CME
Lectures:
-Multiple CME presentations in Medicine Grand
Rounds and Chest Conference
-Several lectures through UCSF Dean's Office in Madera Community Hospital, Hanford Community Hospital and Coalinga Regional Medical Center
Medical
-Annual first and second
year UCSF Medical Students:
Students "Bedside Cardiology" half day Course in July |
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RESEARCH PROJECTS:
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Eisenberg MJ; Chaudhry MR, Serio K - Functional status and quality of life after
NSTEMI - Submitted for publication Pitt B, Segal R, Martinez FA, et al. -
Randomized trial of losartan versus captopril in patients over 65 with heart failure,
(Evaluation of Losartan in the Elderly Study, ELITE). - Lancet (England), Mar 15
1997 349(9054) p 747-52 CohnJN, Ziesche S, Smith R, et al. - Effect of the
calcium antagonist Felodipine as supplementary vasodilator therapy in patients with
chronic heart failure treated with Enalapril: V-HeFTIII. Vasodilator-Heart Failure
Trail (V-HeFT) Study Group. Circulation (United States), Aug 5, 1997, 96(3) p856-63
Heggunje PS, Wade MJ, O’Rourke RA,
et al. Early invasive versus ischemia-guided strategies in the management
of non-Q wave myocardial infarction patients with and without prior
myocardial infarction; results of Veterans Affairs Non-Q Wave infarction
Strategies in Hospital (VANQWISH) trial. Eur Heart J (England),
Dec 2000, 21(24) p2014-25. |
FUSION II: Follow-Up Serial Infusion of Natrecor (nesiritide for
the management of patients with heart failure BNP in detecting
ischemia during stress testing in diabetic Hispanic patients in
Fresno Silent ischemia in diabetic Hispanic patients
in Fresno Etiology of acute cardiac ischemial in patients with acute intra-cranial
bleed. Gender bias in chest pain treatment and triage by EMS in
Fresno County
Publications:
Gitlin N., Serio MK: Ischemic Hepatitis: Widening Horizons. American
Journal of Gastroenterology 1992 July; 87 [7]: 831-6 Feingold
KR, Soued M, Serio MK, Adi S, Moser AH and Grunfeld C: The effect
of diet on Tumor Necrosis Factor stimulation of hepatic lipogenesis.
Metabolism 1990 June; 39 [6]: 623-32 Feingold KR, Soued M, Serio
MK, Adi S, Moser AH, Dinarello CA and Grunfeld C: Multiple Cytokines
stimulate hepatic lipid synthesis in vivo. Endocrinology 1989 July;
125 [1]: 267-74 Grunfeld C, Wilking H, Neese R, Gavin LA, Moser
H, Serio MK, and Feingold KR: Persistence of hypertriglyceridemic
effect of Tumor Necrosis Factor despite development of tachyphylaxis
to its anorectics/cachectic effects in rats. Cancer Research May
15, 1989; [49]: 2554-60 Feingold KR, Serio MK, Adi S, Moser AH
and Grunfeld C: Tumor Necrosis Factor stimulates hepatic lipid synthesis
and secretion. Endocrinology 1989 May; 124 [5]: 2336-41 Feingold
KR, Zeng QH, Soued M, Siperstein A, Serio MK, Clark OH and Moser
AH: Gastrectomy and small intestinal cholesterol synthesis in diabetic
rats. Diabetes 1989 February; 38 [2] 219-24 |
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CO INVESTIGATOR:
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Fellow, American College of Cardiology
Fellow, American College
of Physicians
Member, California Medical Association
Member, Fresno
Madera Medical Society |
Eisenberg MJ; Chaudhry MR, Serio K - Functional status and quality of life
after NSTEMI - Submitted for publication Pitt B, Segal R, Martinez FA, et al. -
Randomized trial of losartan versus captopril in patients over 65 with heart failure,
(Evaluation of Losartan in the Elderly Study, ELITE). - Lancet (England), Mar 15
1997 349(9054) p 747-52 CohnJN, Ziesche S, Smith R, et al. - Effect of the calcium
antagonist Felodipine as supplementary vasodilator therapy in patients with chronic
heart failure treated with Enalapril: V-HeFTIII. Vasodilator-Heart Failure Trail
(V-HeFT) Study Group. Circulation (United States), Aug 5, 1997, 96(3) p856-63 Heggunje
PS, Wade MJ, O'Rourke RA,
et al. Early invasive versus ischemia-guided strategies in the management
of non-Q wave myocardial infarction patients with and without prior
myocardial infarction; results of Veterans Affairs Non-Q Wave infarction
Strategies in Hospital (VANQWISH) trial. Eur Heart J (England),
Dec 2000, 21(24) p2014-25. |
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| CLINICAL SKILLS: |
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| Experience in Clinical Cardiology, Surface, Transesophageal and
Stress Echocardiology, Holter monitoring, Nuclear Cardiology license,
all Invasive Noninterventional procedures, pulmonary angiography,
IVC filters, permanent pacemaker insertion and follow-up. |
California License, A47824 |
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