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Ricardo A. Bello MD PhD

Ricardo A. Bello, MD, PhD

Montefiore-Einstein Medical Center
3400 Bainbridge Avenue
Bronx, New York 10467
Phone: 718-920-2144
rbello@montefiore.org

Positions and Appointments

	2006-2007		Clinical Instructor, Cardiothoracic Surgery Montefiore Medical Center / Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, N.Y.

	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

	1991			BS, Biomedical Engineering Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

	1999			MD and PhD (Physiology and Biophysics) University of Miami School of Medicine, M.D./Ph.D. Program, Miami, FL

	1999-2003			Intern and Resident, General Surgery Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, N.Y.

	2003-2004			Chief Resident, General Surgery Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, N.Y.

	2004-2005			Resident, Cardiothoracic Surgery Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, N.Y.

	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.

	1993-1997			Teaching Assistant, Cellular Biophysics Department of Physiology and Biophysics University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Fla.

	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

	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.

	1991-1999		Full Academic Scholarship, M.D./Ph.D. Program University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Fla.

	1997		Outstanding Research Award University of Miami Medical Faculty Association University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Fla.

	1998		Alpha Epsilon Lambda Graduate and Professional Student Honor Society

	1999		Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society

	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.

	1990			Admissions Committee Representative Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.

	1992			Assistant Director Florida Keys Health Fair, Big Pine Key, Fla.

	1992-1994			Eastern Student Research Forum Organizing Committee University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Fla.

	1993, 1994, 1997			Admissions Committee Representative University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Fla.

	1995, 1997			Assistant Director Eastern Student Research Forum University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Fla.

	1997-1998			Director, Eastern Student Research Forum University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Fla.

	2002-2004			Resident Representative Department of Surgery Education Committee Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, N.Y.

	2003-2004			Resident Representative Department of Surgery Quality Assurance Committee Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, N.Y.

	2003-2004			Resident Representative Medical Board Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, N.Y.

	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.

	1991, 1992			Medical Student Volunteer Camillus Health Concern Homeless Shelter Miami, Fla.

	1992			Medical Student Volunteer American Red Cross Hurricane Andrew Treatment Facility Homestead, Fla.

	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.

	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
	Mentor:		Karl L. Magleby, Ph.D., Professor and Chairman
	Institution:		Department of Physiology and Biophysics University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Fla.

Refereed Journal Articles

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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)
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

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.
Bello R, Keller SM. Mediastinal lymph node dissection. In: Pearsons’s Textbook of Thoracic and Esophageal Surgery. Alec Patterson ed. Elsevier (in press)

Abstracts

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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,.
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.
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).
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.
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

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.