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Cathleen Bairey Merz, MD, Cardiology, Los Angeles, CA

Cathleen Noel Bairey Merz MD

Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Heart Failure & Transplantation


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  • 444 S San Vicente BlvdSuite 600Los Angeles, CA 90048

  • Phone+1 310-423-9680

  • Fax+1 310-423-9681

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Education & Training

  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1985 - 1988
  • University of California (San Francisco)
    University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1982 - 1985
  • Harvard Medical School
    Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1981
  • University of Chicago
    University of ChicagoBA, Biological Sciences, with Honors, 1973 - 1977

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1983 - 2027
  • Internal Medicine
    American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • Cardiovascular Disease
    American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Inpatient 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014, 2016-2017
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Beacon Oncology 2014 Certified Module, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014, 2016-2017
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification OpTime Surgical 2014 Certified Module, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014, 2016-2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Cardiac risk factors and myocardial perfusion reserve in women with microvascular conronary dysfunction  
    Agarwal M, Shufelt S, Mehta PK, Gill E, Berman DS, Li D, Sharif B, Li N, Bairey Merz CN, Thomson LEJ, Cardiovascular Diagnosis & Therapy, 9/1/2013
  • A preliminary investigation on the acceptance, feasibility, and safety of acupuncture in the intensive care unit  
    Yeh EC, Mirocha JJ, Brantman A, Ma XL, Qiao Y, Bairey Merz CN, Jones H, SAGE, 3/1/2013
  • Anxiety Associations with Cardiac Symptoms, Angiographic Disease Severity and Healthcare Utilization: The NHLBI-Sponsored Women’s Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation  
    Rutledge T, Kenkre TS, Bittner V, Krantz DS, Thompson DV, Linke SE, Eastwood JA, Eteiba W, Cornell CE, Vaccarino V, Pepine CJ, Johnson BD, Bairey Merz CN, Int J Cardiol, 2/1/2013

Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Perceptions of Health-Related Quality of Life, Psychosocial Stress, and Functional Capacity
    Mou Y, Mehta PK, Li N, Shufelt C, Fulton L, Agboto V, Neal D, Bairey Merz CN, The American Public Health Association 141st Annual Meeting and Exposition, 11/2/2013
  • Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Myocardial Perfusion and Diastolic Function
    Haftabaradaran A; Mehta P; Agarwal M; Sharif B PhD; Chen D PhD; Shufelt C;Gill E; Lentz,G; Berman D; Slomka P; Minissian M; Li D; C; Bairey Merz CN;. Thomson L, SCMR, 2/1/2013
  • Comparison of Fully Quantitative and Semi-Quantitative Measure of Women’s Myocardial Perfusion Reserve for Diagnosis of Microvascular Dysfunction. Accepted poster pres...
    Chen D, Sharif B, Haftbaradaran A, Zaya M, Shufelt C, Mehta P, Berman D, Thomson L, Li D, Bairey Merz CN, Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, 2/1/2013

Lectures

  • Cardiovascular Disease in Women 
    2019 ACP Internal Medicine Meeting, Philadelphia - 4/12/2019
  • Estrogen, HRT, Atherosclerosis and Outcomes: What do we know? 
    10/1/2013
  • Health and Wellness: The Most Up-to-Date Information Every Woman Should Know 
    9/29/2013

Authored Content

  • ACC Is Back (In Person)April 2022

Grant Support

  • The Microvascular Aging Effects - Women's Evaluation of Systemic aging Tenacity in Heart, Brain and Frailty (MAE-WEST HBF) ("You are never too old to become younger!")CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER2025–2030
  • 1/2 Randomized comparison of the Outcomes of single vs Multiple Arterial grafts trial in Women (ROMA:Women)WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV2025–2026
  • The Microvascular Aging and Eicosanoids - Women's Evaluation of Systemic Aging Tenacity (MAE-WEST) ("You are never too old to become younger!") Specialized Center for Research Excellence (SCORE)CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER2020–2025
  • Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation (WISE) - Mechanisms of Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction Leading to Pre-Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER2019–2025

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