SerenaTonstadMD
Family Medicine • Loma Linda, CAPreventive Medicine
Professor, Preventive Medicine, Loma Linda University School of Medicine
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Office
Circle Dr
Loma Linda, CA 92350Phone+1 909-558-4741Fax+1 909-558-0471
Summary
- Dr. Serena Tonstad is a Preventive Medicine specialist based in Loma Linda, CA. She graduated from Loma Linda University School of Medicine in 1979. Her recent publications focus on smoking cessation and cardiovascular prevention, and include articles in reputable journals such as European Heart Journal Open and BMC Cardiovascular Disorders. She has also contributed to research on sex differences in coronary event follow-ups and the management of cardiometabolic risk in patients with severe mental illnesses. Dr. Tonstad has been involved in clinical trials assessing the impact of dietary and physical activity interventions on cardiometabolic risk.
Education & Training
Loma Linda University School of MedicineClass of 1979
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1988 - 2025
American Board of Preventive Medicine Public Health & General Preventive Medicine
Clinical Trials
- Weight Loss and Changes in Cardiovascular Risk Markers With a Low Glycemic Diet Compared With a Standard Diet Start of enrollment: 2004 Apr 01
- Hypocaloric Mediterranean Diet or Physical Activity to Lower Cardiometabolic Risk Start of enrollment: 2023 Apr 21
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- A multi-component intervention increased access to smoking cessation treatment after hospitalization for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: a randomized trial.Karin Pleym, Toril Dammen, Harald Wedon-Fekjaer, Einar Husebye, Elise Sverre
European Heart Journal Open. 2024-03-01 - Self-reported smoking status and exhaled carbon monoxide in secondary preventive follow-up after coronary heart events: Do our patients tell the truth?Anete Kaldal, Serena Tonstad, Jarle Jortveit
Tobacco Prevention & Cessation. 2024-01-01 - Sex differences in secondary preventive follow-up after coronary heart events.Anete Kaldal, Serena Tonstad, Jarle Jortveit
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders. 2023-09-14
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