Ricardo A. Bello, MD, PhD
Montefiore-Einstein Medical Center Positions and Appointments
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| 2006-2007 | Clinical Instructor, Cardiothoracic Surgery Montefiore Medical Center / Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, N.Y. |
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| 2007-Present | Assistant Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery Montefiore Medical Center / Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, N.Y. |
Education and Training
| 1983-1987 | High School Diploma St. Brendan High School, Miami, FL |
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| 1991 | BS, Biomedical Engineering Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD |
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| 1999 | MD and PhD (Physiology and Biophysics) University of Miami School of Medicine, M.D./Ph.D. Program, Miami, FL |
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| 1999-2003 | Intern and Resident, General Surgery Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, N.Y. |
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| 2003-2004 | Chief Resident, General Surgery Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, N.Y. |
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| 2004-2005 |
Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, N.Y. |
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| 2005-2006 |
Chief Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, N.Y. |
Academic/Teaching Experience
| 1993-1997 | Teaching Assistant, Systemic Physiology Department of Physiology and Biophysics University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Fla. |
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| 1993-1997 | Teaching Assistant, Cellular Biophysics Department of Physiology and Biophysics University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Fla. |
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| 1993-1997 | Teaching Assistant, Neurophysiology Department of Physiology and Biophysics University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Fla. |
Research Experience
| 1987-1988 | Evaluation of shearing in Howmedica knee prosthesis using laser speckle interferometry, James Wagner, Ph.D., Center for Nondestructive Evaluation, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. | |||
| 1988-1989 | Elimination of laser speckle from holograms using object beam reconstruction, James Wagner, Ph.D., Center for Nondestructive Evaluation, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. | |||
| 1989-1990 |
Evaluation and measurement of radial and circular distortion waves in Polk Audio midrange speaker drivers using synchronized high-speed quasi-heterodyne holographic interferometry, James Wagner, Ph.D., Center for Nondestructive Evaluation, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. | |||
| 1990-1991 | Characterization of shock waves created by laser detonation of single lead azide and RDX crystals using synchronized high-speed holographic interferometry with optical computed tomography, James Wagner, Ph.D., Center for Nondestructive Evaluation, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. |
Board and Other Certifications
| 2005 | Diplomate of the American Board of Surgery | ||
| 2007 | Diplomate of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery | ||
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| 1987 | Open Water Diver | ||
| 1993 | Basic Cardiac Life Support Instructor | ||
| 1998 | Advanced Open Water Diver | ||
| 1999 | Advanced Cardiac Life Support |
Honors and Awards
| 1985-1987 | National Honor Society St. Brendan High School, Miami, Fla. |
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| 1991-1999 | Full Academic Scholarship, M.D./Ph.D. Program University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Fla. |
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| 1997 | Outstanding Research Award University of Miami Medical Faculty Association University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Fla. |
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| 1998 | Alpha Epsilon Lambda Graduate and Professional Student Honor Society |
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| 1999 | Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society |
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| 1999 | Excellence in Teaching Award Department of Physiology and Biophysics University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Fla. |
Executive, Administrative and Committee Responsiblities
| 1987-1991 | Barnstormers Theater Group Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. |
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| 1990 | Admissions Committee Representative Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. |
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| 1992 | Assistant Director Florida Keys Health Fair, Big Pine Key, Fla. |
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| 1992-1994 | Eastern Student Research Forum Organizing Committee University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Fla. |
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| 1993, 1994, 1997 | Admissions Committee Representative University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Fla. |
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| 1995, 1997 |
Assistant Director Eastern Student Research Forum University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Fla. |
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| 1997-1998 |
Director, Eastern Student Research Forum University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Fla. |
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| 2002-2004 | Resident Representative Department of Surgery Education Committee Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, N.Y. |
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| 2003-2004 | Resident Representative Department of Surgery Quality Assurance Committee Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, N.Y. |
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| 2003-2004 |
Resident Representative Medical Board Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, N.Y. |
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| 2006-2007 |
CT Surgery Department Representative Operating Room Committee Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, N.Y. |
Community Service
| 1989 | Volunteer American Red Cross Disaster Relief Team Baltimore, Md. |
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| 1991, 1992 | Medical Student Volunteer Camillus Health Concern Homeless Shelter Miami, Fla. |
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| 1992 |
Medical Student Volunteer American Red Cross Hurricane Andrew Treatment Facility Homestead, Fla. |
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| 1996, 1998 | Volunteer Muscular Distrophy Association Coconut Grove Bed Races Coconut Grove, Fla. |
Professional Associations
| 1987-1991 | Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers | |||
| 1991-Present | The American Medical Association | |||
| 1991-1992 | American Medical Student Association | |||
| 1993-1999 | The Biophysical Society | |||
| 1998-1999 | National Association of Graduate and Professional Students | |||
| 2004-Present |
American College of Surgeons | |||
| 2004-Present |
Cardiothoracic Surgery Network | |||
| 2004-Present | Society of Thoracic Surgeons | |||
| 2007-Present | American Heart Association | |||
| 2003-2004 |
Resident Representative Medical Board Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, N.Y. |
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| 2006-2007 |
CT Surgery Department Representative Operating Room Committee Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, N.Y. |
Other Organizations
| 1991-Present | Johns Hopkins University Alumni Association | |||
| 1999-Present | University of Miami Alumni Association | |||
| 2004-Present | Mount Sinai Alumni Association | |||
| 2006-Present | Montefiore Alumni Association |
Publications
Dissertation
| Title: | “Time-Irreversible Subconductance Gating Associated with Ba2+ Block of Large Conductance Ca2+-Activated K+ Channels" Research conducted from July 1993 to June 1997 Defended: June, 1997 |
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| Mentor: | Karl L. Magleby, Ph.D., Professor and Chairman |
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| Institution: | Department of Physiology and Biophysics University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Fla. |
Refereed Journal Articles
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Rothberg BS, Bello RA, Song L, and Magleby KL. High Ca2+ concentrations induce a low activity mode and reveal Ca2+-independent long shut intervals in BK channels from rat muscle. Journal of Physiology (1996) 493: 673-689.
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Rothberg BS, Bello RA, and Magleby KL. Two-dimensional components and hidden dependencies provide insight into ion channel gating mechanisms. Biophysical Journal (1997) 72: 2524-2544.
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Bello RA and Magleby KL. Time-irreversible subconductance gating associated with Ba2+ block of large conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channels. Journal of General Physiology (1998) 111(2):343-62.
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Khoynezhad A, Bello RA, Smego DR, Nwakanma L, and Plestis KA. Improved outcome after repair of descending and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms using modern adjuncts. Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery (2005) 4:574-576.
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Nwakanma L, Poonyagariyagorn HK, Bello RA, Khoynezhad A, Smego DR, Plestis KA. A comparison of combined carotid endarterectomy and coronary artery bypass to coronary artery bypass alone: early and late results. Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery (2006) 5:159-165.
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Leyvi G, Bello RA, Wasnick JD, Plestis KA. Assessment of Cerebral Oxygen Balance During Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest by Continuous Jugular Bulb Venous Saturation and Near-Infrared Spectroscopy. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia (2006) 20:826-833.
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Etz CD, Di Luozzo G, Bello R, Luehr M, Khan MZ, Bodian CA, Griepp RB, Plestis KA.
Pulmonary Complications After Descending Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair: Predictors, Prevention, and Treatment. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, (2007) 83: S870 - S876. -
Doddamani S, Bello R, Malhotra D, Banerjee A, Bowers J, Kim B, Ostfeld R, Gordon GM, Spevack DM. Demonstration of Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Eccentricity by Real Time 3D-Echocardiography: Implications for Determination of Aortic Valve Area. Echocardiography. (Accepted for publication in Echocardiography)
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Spevack DM, Almuti K, Ostfeld RJ, Bello R, Gordon GM. Routine adjustment of Doppler-echocardiographically derived aortic valve area using a previously derived equation to account for the effect of pressure recovery. (Accepted for publication in Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography)
Book Chapters
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Bello R, Keller SM. Surgical staging of non-small cell lung cancer. In: Tumors of the chest: biology, diagnosis, and management. Konstantinos Syrigos, Christopher Nutting, Charalambos Roussos eds. Springer-Verlag. 2006.
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Bello R, Keller SM. Mediastinal lymph node dissection. In: Pearsons’s Textbook of Thoracic and Esophageal Surgery. Alec Patterson ed. Elsevier (in press)
Abstracts
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Ferguson WB, Bello RA, Song L, and Magleby KL. Barium-induced asymmetric occurrence of a subconductance level in BK channels from rat skeletal muscle. Biophysical Journal (1994) 66:A208. Presented at the 1994 Biophysical Society Meeting.
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Bello RA, and Magleby KL. Differential effect of voltage on the open channel conductance level and the Ba2+-induced subconductance level in Ca2+-activated K+ (BK) channels from rat skeletal muscle. Biophysical Journal (1996) 70:A192. Presented at the 1996 Biophysical Society Meeting.
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Rothberg BS, Bello RA, Song L, and Magleby KL. High calcium induces a low activity mode and reveals calcium-independent long shut intervals in BK channels. Biophysical Journal (1996) 70: A233. Presented at the 1996 Biophysical Society Meeting.
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One abstract was presented at the 1996 Gordon Conference on Ion Channels, however, due to Gordon Conference regulations the title may not be listed on a CV.
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Moss BL, Silberberg SD, Rothberg BS, Bello RA, and Magleby KL. Kinetic schemes derived from Q-matrix fitting of two-dimensional dwell-time distributions suggest gating mechanisms for dslo and mslo BK channels. Biophysical Journal (1997) 72: A30. Presented at the 1997 Biophysical Society Meeting.
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Magleby KL, Bello RA, and Rothberg BS. Hidden components and hidden dependencies determined from two-dimensional (2-D) dwell-time distributions from single BK channels in rat skeletal muscle. Biophysical Journal (1997) 72: A130. Presented at the 1997 Biophysical Society Meeting.
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Rothberg BS, Bello RA, and Magleby KL. Gating mechanisms for single BK channels determined using Q-matrix fitting of two-dimensional dwell-time distributions. Biophysical Journal (1997) 72: A130. Presented at the 1997 Biophysical Society Meeting.
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Nwakanma L, Poonyagariyagorn HK, Bello RA, Khoynezhad A, Smego DR, Plestis, KA. A comparison of combined carotid endarterectomy and coronary artery bypass to coronary artery bypass alone: early and late results. Presented at the 2005 ESCVS 54th International Congress,.
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Plestis KA, DiLuozzo G, Etz C, Bello R, Luehr, Mkhan M, Griepp RA. Pulmonary, Renal and Visceral Complications in Thoracoabdominal Surgery: Predictors, Prevention and Treatment. Factors Contributing to Complication and Prolonged Hospital Stay After TAA/A Repair. Presented at the Aortic Surgery Symposium X.
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Banerjee A, Doddamani S, Bello RA, Bowers J, Kim B, Malhotra D, Ostfeld RJ, Gordon GM, Spevack D. Demonstration of Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Eccentricity by Real Time 3D- Echocardiography: Implications for Determination of Aortic Valve Area. Presented at the 2006 Albert Einstein College of Medicine / Montefiore Medical Center Annual Resident/Fellow Research Symposium (Awarded 2nd place).
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Leyvi G, Bello R, Weistein S, Wasnick JD, Crook G. Pulmonary Artery Flow Patterns After Fontan Procedure. Presented at the 10th International Congress of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Anesthesia.
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Schaefer MJ, Kezerashvili A, Delaney J, Janis G, Bello R, Spevack D, Doddamani S, Li X, Du E, Ostfeld RJ. The Impact of Co-Morbid Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease on Mortality in a Racially Balanced Cohort with Congestive Heart Failure. To be presented at the 11th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Heart Failure Society of America.
Works in Preparation
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Inyang AN, Bello RA, Smego DR, Khoynezhad A, Plestis KA. Coronary artery bypass grafting in the elderly: a one hospital experience.
Other Works
Computer programs in FORTRAN and Visual Basic for advanced single-channel data analysis made available to the scientific community.
Statistical analysis for several studies.
