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Office
171 Ashley Ave
Charleston, SC 29425Phone+1 843-792-1414Fax+1 843-805-5961
Education & Training
- Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Interventional Cardiology, 2000 - 2001
- Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1997 - 2000
- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1995 - 1997
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Morningside/WestInternship, Internal Medicine, 1994 - 1995
- St Mary's HospitalMRCP, Medicine, 1993 - 1994
- Diplomate of National Board of examinersDNBE, 1993 - 1993
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER)MD, 1990 - 1993
- St. John's Medical CollegeClass of 1988, MBBS
Certifications & Licensure
- SC State Medical License 2002 - 2025
- TX State Medical License 1999 - 2022
- MN State Medical License 1996 - 1999
- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
- American Board of Internal Medicine Interventional Cardiology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
- Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 61 citationsImplantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy for primary prevention of sudden death after alcohol septal ablation of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.Frank Cuoco, William H. Spencer, Valerian Fernandes, Christopher D. Nielsen, Sherif F. Nagueh
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2008-11-18 - 39 citationsPeak early diastolic velocity rather than pressure half-time is the best index of mechanical prosthetic mitral valve functionValerian Fernandes, Leopoldo Olmos, Sherif F. Nagueh, Miguel A. Quinones, William A. Zoghbi
The American Journal of Cardiology. 2002-03-15 - 76 citationsFollow-up of alcohol septal ablation for symptomatic hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy the Baylor and Medical University of South Carolina experience 1996 to 2007.Valerian Fernandes, Christopher D. Nielsen, Sherif F. Nagueh, Amy E. Herrin, Christine Slifka
JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions. 2008-10-01
Press Mentions
- By Sparing the Femoral Artery Altogether, Surgeons Help Alcohol Septal Ablation Patients Can Walk Sooner Post-SurgeryNovember 21st, 2022
- Long-Term Survival After Alcohol Septal Ablation for Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy: A 16-Year ExperienceSeptember 28th, 2021
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