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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
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- 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
- GuideLiner Balloon Assisted Tracking for deep cathether intubation to address challenging distal coronary lesions.John M Thiele, Mohammad Mathbout, Valerian Fernandes
Global Cardiology Science & Practice. 2023-01-30 - Improved Outcomes With Transradial Approach in Alcohol Septal Ablation.Noah Blaker, Katrina Bidwell, Ahmadreza Karimianpour, Thomas Miller, Christopher Nielsen
The Journal of Invasive Cardiology. 2022-10-01 - 5 citationsLong-Term Survival After Alcohol Septal Ablation for Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy: A 16-Year Experience.Valerian Fernandes, Ahmadreza Karimianpour, Jeremy D. Rier, Shawn Shaji, Billy J. Mullinax
The Journal of Invasive Cardiology. 2021-09-23
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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