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Sara Mehrsefat, M.D.

Email: dr.norinausman@gmail.com

Medical Education

January 2001 – March 2009

Medical degree (M.D) from University College of Medicine and Dentistry Lahore Pakistan.

Professional Affiliations

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

Work Experience

Trinitas Regional Medical Center, Elizabeth, NJ, United States of America

Clinical Extern, Oscar Verzosa, M.D 06/2019 - 07/2019

I worked with Dr. Verzosa at his clinic as a Clinical Extern. During this Clinical Externship,

- I actively participated in patient care. My mentor, Dr. Verzosa is a primary care physician and Chairman of Internal 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.

03/2019 - 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.

08/2018 - 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.

04/2018 - 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.

Publications

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.
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.
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.
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
Hindi
Punjabi
Siraiki

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 __NOTOC__
 ==Sara Mehrsefat, M.D.==
-Email: [mailto:smehrsef@bidmc.harvard.edu smehrsef@bidmc.harvard.edu]<br />
+Email: dr.norinausman@gmail.com<br />
 ==Medical Education==
-January 2003 – March 2010
+January 2001 – March 2009
-* Medical degree (M.D) from Islamic Azad University, Tehran Faculty of medicine, Iran.
+* Medical degree (M.D) from University College of Medicine and Dentistry Lahore Pakistan.
 ==Professional Affiliations==
 * ECFMG Certified – February 2015.
-* Registered general practitioner, Iran.
+* Registered general practitioner, Pakistan.
 ==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
+'''Trinitas Regional Medical Center, Elizabeth, NJ, United States of America'''
-* (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
+'''Clinical Extern, Oscar Verzosa, M.D''' '''06/2019 - 07/2019'''
-* 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
+I worked with Dr. Verzosa at his clinic as a Clinical Extern. During this Clinical Externship,
-* 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 actively participated in patient care. My mentor, Dr. Verzosa is a primary care physician and Chairman of Internal Medicine
-* 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
-==Extra Curricular Activities==
+*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.
-* Received numerous certificates, gold and silver medals in swimming, table tennis and athletics (100m and 800m).
+*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.
-* Attended CMEs (continued medical education) on various topics.
+*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.
+*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
-* Farsi
+* Urdu
+*Hindi
+*Punjabi
+*Siraiki
 ==Pages Authored==