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==Sara Mehrsefat, M.D.==
==Sara Mehrsefat, M.D.==
Email: [mailto:smehrsef@bidmc.harvard.edu smehrsef@bidmc.harvard.edu]<br />
Email: dr.norinausman@gmail.com<br />


==Medical Education==
==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==
==Professional Affiliations==
* ECFMG Certified – February 2015.
* ECFMG Certified – February 2015.
* Registered general practitioner, Iran.
* Registered general practitioner, Pakistan.


==Work Experience==
==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.
 
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.
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==Publications==
==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==
==Communication Languages==
* English
* English
* Farsi
* Urdu
*Hindi
*Punjabi
*Siraiki
 




==Pages Authored==
==Pages Authored==

Revision as of 20:34, 4 June 2020

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


Pages Authored