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Sara Mehrsefat, M.D.

Email: smehrsef@bidmc.harvard.edu

Medical Education

January 2003 – March 2010

Medical degree (M.D) from Islamic Azad University, Tehran Faculty of medicine, Iran.

Professional Affiliations

ECFMG Certified – February 2015.
Registered general practitioner, Iran.

Work Experience

June 2016 Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

Presently, I am a research assistant working with Dr. C. Michael Gibson. This research is a cardiovascular imaging and medical education study group known as PERFUSE Study Group. I am working on the medical textbook, WikiDoc, as a contributor/editor. I am also an author for medical content specific to my particular areas of research. In addition, there are opportunities for exposure to various aspects of clinical trials management.

August 2015 – January 2016 at Providence Hospital Internal Medicine Residency Program, Washington, D.C, USA

Research Assistant in a topic entitled "If basal bolus is superior to sliding scale insulin"
Worked on Electronic Medical Records of 600 patients; collected, coded and entered demographic data. Reviewed multiple articles, studied the statistical analysis and interpretation using the data

April 2015 – July 2015 at Providence Hospital Internal Medicine Residency Program, Washington, D.C, USA

(Extern) Worked with team including Residents, Attending Faculty Physicians and Case Managers in order to provide the most appropriate care, decrease the hospital course, accelerated referrals and transition of care
Provided direct care for 4 to 5 patients on the general wards daily, wrote all progress notes, considered the appropriate assessment & plan for every patient
Collaborated with electronic medical records (EMRs) and used Ward Manager application system on a daily basis to document and review patients’ data

May 2012 – July 2014 at Garmsar, Iran

Physician (Volunteer) at rural medical center, treated refugees in undersered rural and suburban area, educated families about the importance of health screenings, immunizations, and preventive practices that ensure

continued health and wellness, sought donations and provided patients with free care and medications purchased with funding from donors and sponsors

April 2010 – July 2012 at Eyvanekey Health Care Center, Semnan, Iran

Worked at a primary health care center in a rural/suburban area. Was involved in direct in-patient and out-patient care, early morning rounds, history taking, routine checking of vital statistics, sample drawing for investigations, patient chart preparation and also assisted senior doctors with diagnosis and treatment of patients.

April 2008 – March 2010 at Azad University, Tehran Faculty of Medicine, Iran

I worked as an Intern in my medical school for a period of complete 20 months. I was posted in various departments like Internal Medicine, General Surgery, Obstetrics /Gynecology and Community Medicine.

Publications

Oral Presentation

Co-author in a paper entitled "Prevalence of Precore Mutant and Renal Disease In HBs-Ag Carrier ", presented at the "21st Internal Medicine Congress" at Tehran, Iran on March 2010

Extra Curricular Activities

Received numerous certificates, gold and silver medals in swimming, table tennis and athletics (100m and 800m).
Attended CMEs (continued medical education) on various topics.

Communication Languages

English
Farsi

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 ==Sara Mehrsefat, M.D.==
-Email: dr.norinausman@gmail.com<br />
+Email: [mailto:smehrsef@bidmc.harvard.edu smehrsef@bidmc.harvard.edu]<br />
 ==Medical Education==
-January 2001 – March 2009
+January 2003 – March 2010
-* Medical degree (M.D) from University College of Medicine and Dentistry Lahore Pakistan.
+* Medical degree (M.D) from Islamic Azad University, Tehran Faculty of medicine, Iran.
 ==Professional Affiliations==
 * ECFMG Certified – February 2015.
-* Registered general practitioner, Pakistan.
+* Registered general practitioner, Iran.
 ==Work Experience==
+June 2016  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
+* Presently, I am a research assistant working with Dr. C. Michael Gibson. This research is a cardiovascular imaging and medical education study group known as PERFUSE Study Group. I am working on the medical textbook, WikiDoc, as a contributor/editor. I am also an author for medical content specific to my particular areas of research. In addition, there are opportunities for exposure to various aspects of clinical trials management.
+August 2015 – January 2016 at Providence Hospital Internal Medicine Residency Program, Washington, D.C, USA
+* Research Assistant in a topic entitled "If basal bolus is superior to sliding scale insulin"
+* Worked on Electronic Medical Records of 600 patients; collected, coded and entered demographic data. Reviewed multiple articles, studied the statistical analysis and interpretation using the data
-'''Trinitas Regional Medical Center, Elizabeth, NJ, United States of America'''
+April 2015 – July 2015 at Providence Hospital Internal Medicine Residency Program, Washington, D.C, USA
+* (Extern) Worked with team including Residents, Attending Faculty Physicians and Case Managers in order to provide the most appropriate care, decrease the hospital course, accelerated referrals and transition of care
+* Provided direct care for 4 to 5 patients on the general wards daily, wrote all progress notes, considered the appropriate assessment & plan for every patient
+* Collaborated with electronic medical records (EMRs) and used Ward Manager application system on a daily basis to document and review patients’ data
-'''Clinical Extern, Oscar Verzosa, M.D''' '''06/2019 - 07/2019'''
+May 2012 – July 2014 at Garmsar, Iran
+* Physician (Volunteer) at rural medical center, treated refugees in undersered rural and suburban area, educated families about the importance of health screenings, immunizations, and preventive practices that ensure
+continued health and wellness, sought donations and provided patients with free care and medications purchased with funding from donors and sponsors
-I worked with Dr. Verzosa at his clinic as a Clinical Extern. During this Clinical Externship,
+April 2010 – July 2012 at Eyvanekey Health Care Center, Semnan, Iran
+* Worked at a primary health care center in a rural/suburban area. Was involved in direct in-patient and out-patient care, early morning rounds, history taking, routine checking of vital statistics, sample drawing for investigations, patient chart preparation and also assisted senior doctors with diagnosis and treatment of patients.
-- I actively participated in patient care. My mentor, Dr. Verzosa is a primary care physician and Chairman of Internal Medicine
+April 2008 – March 2010 at Azad University, Tehran Faculty of Medicine, Iran
+* I worked as an Intern in my medical school for a period of complete 20 months. I was posted in various departments like Internal Medicine, General Surgery, Obstetrics /Gynecology and Community Medicine.
-Department at Trinitas Regional Medical Center, with a 50+ years’ experience in primary care.
-- My responsibilities included History taking and performing physical examination, getting the pertinent workup done, and discussing
-cases and possible management plans of different patients.
-- I also recorded EKGs regularly, assisted in IM injections of B12, vaccinations, wound care and dressing.
-- I attended morning rounds, weekly grand round, conferences and lectures presented by residents in the Hospital.
-- This externship allowed me to work on the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and come across some of the common Ethical dilemmas
-faced by physicians here, as well.
-/2019 - 04/2019 Average Hours/Week: 35
-Presence St. Joseph Medical Center, Joliet, IL, United States of America
-Clinical Extern, Sameer Shafi, MD
-- Took part in inpatient morning rounds, history taking, physical and case discussion in Presence St. Joseph and Silver Cross Hospital.
-- Attended dialysis unit at Fresenius Kidney Care and was involved in case presentations and learned about the prevention techniques
-used in sterilization and the operation of dialysis machines.
-- The outpatient rotation at Kidney Care Centre, where I took patient history presented the case, differential, and management plan and
-received EMR training of Meditech and Citrex.
-- Presented cases on Hypertensive and urgency, Glomerulonephritis, and QIP.
-- Attended Quality Assurance Initiative Meeting, regarding the maintenance and regulation of the following indicators: Albumin,
-Vascular Access, Anemia, Phosphate, Mortality Analysis, Admission and Discharge, Observed vascular procedures.
-/2018 - 09/2018 Average Hours/Week: 45
-AMC IPA/ Mount Sinai DSRIP Welness Care, New York, NY, United States of America
-Clinical Extern, Rizwanullah Hameed, MD
-- Took part in triage, history taking, physical, and case discussion.
-- Worked as a chief extern of population health management Mount Sinai DSRIP HTN project where I was responsible for making
-patient registries, followed up and kept track of patients through phone encounters tracking their labs and BP records and made
-follow-up appointments.
-- Assisted in daily work in a coordinated and timely manner.
-/2018 - 05/2018 Average Hours/Week: 40
-Brooklyn Methodist Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, United States of America
-Clinical Extern, Emmanuel Valery, MD
-- This is a hands-on clinical experience working with Dr. Emmanuel Valery.
-- Attended morning rounds in Brooklyn Methodist Presbyterian, Suny Downstate Medical Center and Kings Brook Hospital, My duties
-as a Clinical Extern included:
-- Taking a thorough history from patients, complete full physical exam, present each case to Dr.Emmanuel and formulate a management
-plan.
-- Writing patient notes, order diagnostic tests, schedule follow-up visits, and help inpatient admissions if needed.
-- Taking patients vitals and conduct ECG's when required
-- Assisted in the transition of the clinic from paper charts to EMR.
-<br />
-*
 ==Publications==
+Oral Presentation
+*Co-author in a paper entitled "Prevalence of Precore Mutant and Renal Disease In HBs-Ag Carrier ", presented at the "21st Internal Medicine Congress" at Tehran, Iran on March 2010
-*Janapala, N.R., Jayaraj, S.J., Fathima, N., Kashif, T., Usman, N., Dasari, A., Jahan, N & Sachmechi, I. Continuous Glucose Monitoring  Versus Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis. Cureus. 2019, Sep;  11(9): 5634. Pub Status: Published.
+==Extra Curricular Activities==
-*Jayaraj, S.J., Janapala, N.R., Qaseem, A., Usman, N., Fathima, N., Kashif, T., Reddy, K.V & Bakshi, S. Efficacy and Safety of Stem  Cell Therapy in Advanced Heart Failure Patients: A Systematic Review with a Meta-analysis of Recent Trials Between 2017 and 2019.  Cureus. 2019, Sep; 11(9): 5585. Pub Status: Published.
+* Received numerous certificates, gold and silver medals in swimming, table tennis and athletics (100m and 800m).
-*Kashif, T., Fathima, N., Usman, N., Qaseem, A & Jayaraj, S.J. Women with Epilepsy: Anti-epileptic Drugs and Perinatal Outcomes.  Cureus. 2019, Sep; 11(9): 5642. Pub Status: Published.
+* Attended CMEs (continued medical education) on various topics.
-*Pervez, H., Usman, N., Ahmed, M.M & Hashmi, S.M. The Impact of Inflammatory Bowel Disease on Pregnancy and the Fetus: A  Literature Review. Cureus. 2019, Sep; 11(9): 5648. Pub Status: Published.
-*Qaseem, A., Usman, N., Jayaraj, S.J., Janapala, N.R & Kashif, T. Cancer of Unknown Primary: A Review on Clinical Guidelines in the  Development and Targeted Management of Patients with the Unknown Primary Site. Cureus. 2019, Sep; 11(9): 5552. Pub Status:  Published.
-*Sattar, Y., Susheela, T.A., Ullah, W., Usman, N & Zafrullah, F. Use of Plasmapheresis and Immunosuppressants to Treat Diffuse  Alveolar Hemorrhage in a Patient with Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis. Medicina. 2019, Jul; 55(7): 378. Pub Status: Published.
-*Sattar, Y., Zubair, Z., Patel, B.N., Zafar, S.F., Hassan, A., Tariq, N., Latchana, S., Biswas, S., Usman, N & Pantoja, L.C.S. Pulmonary  Involvement in Crohn’s Disease: A Rare Case Report. Cureus. 2018, May; 10(5): 2710. Pub Status: Published.
-*Usman, N., Qaseem, A., Jayaraj, S.J., Fathima, N & Janapala, N.R. Drug-induced Reduction of Gamma Carboxylation in Osteocalcin:  What is the Fallback?. Cureus. 2019, Aug; 11(8): 5504. Pub Status: Published.
-==Certifications==
-*'''Calibrated IRB Training Initiative (CITI)'''
-*'''Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)'''
-*'''Basic Life Support (BLS)'''
-*'''Introduction to Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (ISRM)'''
-*'''Training for COVID-19 Contact Tracers (CCT)'''
 ==Communication Languages==
 * English
-* Urdu
+* Farsi
-*Hindi
-*Punjabi
-*Siraiki
 ==Pages Authored==