David Fieno

Education, Internships, & Fellowships

2007-2010	Fellowship in Cardiology and in Cardiovascular Diseases Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, University of California at Los Angeles, and Westside Los Angeles Veterans Administration Los Angeles, California
2004-2007	Residency in Internal Medicine Department of Medicine Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and University of California at Los Angeles Los Angeles, California
2004	Doctor of Medicine Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago, IL
2003-2004	Fellowship in Imaging Cardiac SPECT, PET, CT and Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, California
2000-2002	Postdoctoral Trainee Department of Radiology and Division of Cardiology Northwestern University
1997-2000	Doctor of Philosophy Biomedical Engineering McCormick Graduate School of Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois Graduated Summa Cum Laude
1996-1997	Master of Science Biomedical Engineering McCormick Graduate School of Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois Graduated Summa Cum Laude
1992-1996	Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
	Bachelor of Science Chemistry, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio Graduated Summa Cum Laude

Certifications & Specialties

1. Cardiology and Cardiovascular Disease
2. Nuclear Cardiology, Echocardiography
3. Internal Medicine
4. X-ray, MRI, CT Radiation and Magnetic Safety
5. Drug Enforcement Administration License
6. State of Alabama Medical License
7. State of California Medical License
8. United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE) Steps I, II, III
9. Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
10. Basic Life Support (BLS)

Specific Skills & Medical Interests

1. Cardiovascular Imaging
   • CMR, CT, TEE, and Nuclear Cardiology
2. Invasive Cardiology
3. Diagnostic Angiography
4. Cardiac Rhythm Devices
   • Pacemakers, Defibrillators
5. Evaluation, management of Venous Disease
6. Critical Care Cardiology

Current/Previous Jobs & Titles

2010 – Present	Heart South Cardiovascular Group, PC
2007 – 2010	2007 – 2010 Fellowship, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
2006 –	Hospital Physician, Critical Care Physician and Intensivist, Medical Consultant, Los Angeles, California
2004 – 2007	Resident Physician, Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Los Angeles, CA
2003	Research Scientist, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center S. Mark Taper Department of Imaging Nuclear Cardiology / Cardiac Imaging Los Angeles, California
1999 – 2000	Professional Engineer, Consultant

Organizations & Societies

• American Heart Association
• American College of Cardiology
• Society of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
• American Society of Echocardiography
• American Society of Nuclear Cardiology

Honors & Awards

2007-2009	Sports Spectacular Fellowship, with full funding of cardiology training
2007	The Paul Rubenstein, MD, Award for outstanding research by a resident
2007	The Ben Neumann Award, for special compassion and humanism in care of patients
2006	National Institutes of Health, $114,000 grant (NIH LRP award L30 HL085906-01)
2006	Laurence Seigler, MD, Medical Education
2006	Standing Ovation Award, given by hospital president for outstanding patient care
2003	Lee F. Rogers Research Award, Radiology
2002	Student Stipend Award, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii, May 21-28, 2002
1998	Student Stipend Award, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Sydney, Australia, April 18-26, 1998
1997	Whitaker Foundation Grant, $225,000, Biomedical Engineering (Grant FE-97-0185)
1996	Murphy Fellowship, Full Graduate Support (tuition, stipend) from Northwestern University
1996	Phi Beta Kappa, honor society
1996	Phi Kappa Phi, National Scholarship
1995	Tau Beta Pi, National Engineering Honors
1994-1996	Barry M. Goldwater National Scholarship, Undergraduate Tuition, $36,000
1994	Cooper Industries Scholarship
1992	1992 First Place, 43rd International Science and Engineering Fair, Nashville, TN

Select Publications

Shea SM, Fieno DS, Schirf BE, Bi X, Huang J, Omary RA, Li D.
T2-prepared steady-state free precession blood oxygen level-dependent MR imaging of myocardial perfusion in a dog stenosis model.
Radiology. 2005 Aug;236(2):503-9

Bello D, Fieno DS, Kim RJ, Pereles FS, Betts T, Wesson A, Passman R, Song G, Dibs S, Kadish A, Goldberger J.
Infarct morphology identifies patients with substrate for ventricular tachycardia.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2005 Apr 5;45(7):1104-8.

Fieno DS, Shea SM, Li Y, Harris KR, Finn JP, Li D.
High Resolution, Steady-State Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Using Native Contrast Blood Oxygen Level Dependent MRI.
Circulation.
2004 Sep 7;110(10):1284-90.

Fieno DS, Hillenbrand HB, Rehwald WR, Harris KR, Decker RS, Parker MA, Klocke FJ, Kim RJ, Judd RM.
Infarct Resorption, Compensatory Hypertrophy, and Differing Patterns of Ventricular Remodeling following Myocardial Infarction of Varying Sizes.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
2004. Jun 2;43(11):2124-31.

Rehwald WG, Fieno DS, Chen EL, Kim RJ, Judd RM. Myocardial magnetic resonance imaging contrast agent concentrations after reversible and irreversible ischemic injury.
Circulation. 2002 Jan 15;105(2):224-9.

Fieno DS, Kim RJ, Chen EL, Lomasney JW, Klocke FJ, Judd RM.
Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of myocardium at risk: distinction between reversible and irreversible injury throughout infarct healing.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2000 Nov 15;36(6):1985-91.

David S. Fieno
Contrast-Enhanced MRI of Infarct Resorption and Compensatory Hypertrophy Following Myocardial Infarction
Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation, June 2000, Department of Biomedical Engineering
The Graduate School of Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois

Kim RJ, Fieno DS, Parrish TB, Harris K, Chen EL, Simonetti O, Bundy J, Finn JP, Klocke FJ, Judd RM. Relationship of MRI delayed contrast enhancement to irreversible injury, infarct age, and contractile function.
Circulation. 1999 Nov 9;100(19):1992-2002.

Kim RJ, Judd RM, Chen EL, Fieno DS, Parrish TB, Lima JA.
Relationship of elevated 23Na magnetic resonance image intensity to infarct size after acute reperfused myocardial infarction.
Circulation. 1999 Jul 13;100(2):185-92.

Fieno DS, Kim RJ, Rehwald WG, Judd RM.
Physiological basis for potassium (39K) magnetic resonance imaging of the heart.
Circulation Research. 1999 Apr 30;84(8):913-20.