SarinaKumariBeheraMD

Pediatric Cardiology • San Carlos, CA

Pediatric Cardiology, Associate Medical Director of Quality, Palo Alto Medical Foundation

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Office
301 Industrial Rd
San Carlos, CA 94070
Phone+1 844-928-1872
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Summary

I am a pediatric and fetal cardiologist with expertise in transthoracic and fetal echocardiograms. I am interested in imaging, artificial intelligence, diagnostic accuracy, and quality.

Education & Training

University of California San FranciscoMS, Health Care Administration and Interprofessional Leadership, 2019 - 2020
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Cardiology, 2004 - 2007
Children's Hospital Los AngelesResidency, Pediatrics, 2001 - 2004
Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 2001
Stanford UniversityBA, Human Biology, Honors, 1991 - 1995

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2002 - 2024
NY State Medical License 2007 - 2009
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Cardiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FAAP) American Academy of Pediatrics
Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Consensus-Based Development of a Pediatric Echocardiography Complexity Score: Design, Rationale, and Results of a Quality Improvement Collaborative.
Sowmya Balasubramanian, Sunkyung Yu, Sarina K Behera, Aarti H Bhat, Joseph A Camarda, Nadine F Choueiter, Pei-Ni Jone, Leo Lopez, Shobha S Natarajan, David A Parra, An...> ;Journal of the American Heart Association. 2024 Mar 5
3 citations
Quality Improvement in a Pediatric Echocardiography Laboratory: A Collaborative Process.
Danielle Sganga, Sarina Behera, Meaghan J Beattie, Katie Jo Stauffer, Aubrey Burlinson, Leo Lopez, Elif Seda Selamet Tierney> ;Children. 2022 Nov 28
4 citations
Impact of Fetal Echocardiography Comprehensiveness on Diagnostic Accuracy.
Sarina K Behera, Victoria Y Ding, Sukyung Chung, Theresa A Tacy> ;Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 2022 Jul 1
Comparison of Initial Pediatric Outpatient Echocardiogram Indications between Community and Academic Practice.
Sowmya Balasubramanian, Faustine D. Ramirez, Yen Bui, Elif Seda Selamet Tierney, Sarina K. Behera> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2019 Apr 1
13 citations
Impact of Accreditation on Quality in Echocardiograms: A Quantitative Approach
Sarina K. Behera, Shea N. Smith, Theresa A. Tacy> ;Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 2017 Sep 1
2 citations
Development of quality metrics for ambulatory pediatric cardiology: Chest pain.
Jimmy C. Lu, Manish Bansal, Sarina K. Behera, Jeffrey R. Boris, Brian M. Cardis, John S. Hokanson, Bahram Kakavand, Roy Jedeikin> ;Congenital Heart Disease. 2017 Jun 27
14 citations
Development of Quality Metrics in Ambulatory Pediatric Cardiology
Devyani Chowdhury, Michelle Gurvitz, Ariane Marelli, Jeffrey B. Anderson, Carissa M. Baker-Smith, Karim A. Diab, Thomas C. Edwards, Tom Hougen, Roy Jedeikin, Jonathan ...> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2017 Feb 7
Decompressing vein and bilateral superior venae cavae in a patient with hypoplastic left heart syndrome
Katie Jo Stauffer, Alisa Arunamata, Shreyas S. Vasanawala, Sarina K. Behera, Alaina K. Kipps, Norman H. Silverman> ;Echocardiography. 2016 Sep 1
8 citations
Prescribing exercise for women.
Carlin Senter, Nicole Appelle, Sarina K. Behera> ;Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine. 2013 Apr 4
8 citations
Practical recommendations and perspectives on cardiac screening for healthy pediatric athletes.
Sarina K. Behera, Tanaya Pattnaik, Anthony Luke> ;Current Sports Medicine Reports. 2011 Mar 1
8 citations
Nesiritide Improves Hemodynamics in Children with Dilated Cardiomyopathy: A Pilot Study
Sarina K. Behera, Jennifer C. Zuccaro, Glenn T. Wetzel, Juan C. Alejos> ;Pediatric Cardiology. 2009 Jan 1
19 citations
The use of Doppler tissue imaging to predict cellular and antibody-mediated rejection in pediatric heart transplant recipients.
Sarina K. Behera, J. Trang, Brian T. Feeley, Daniel S. Levi, Juan C. Alejos, Stacey Drant> ;Pediatric Transplantation. 2008 Mar 1
46 citations
Transcatheter closure of coronary artery fistulae using the Amplatzer Duct Occluder.
Sarina K. Behera, Saar Danon, Daniel S. Levi, John W. Moore> ;Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2006 Aug 1
83 citations
Risk factors for persistent pleural effusions after the extracardiac Fontan procedure
Anuja Gupta, Casey Daggett, Sarina Behera, Michaelann Ferraro, Winfield J. Wells, Vaughn A. Starnes> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2004 Jun 1
27 citations
Clinical and molecular features of congenital disorder of glycosylation in patients with type 1 sialotransferrin pattern and diverse ethnic origins.
Gregory M. Enns, Robert D. Steiner, Neil R. M. Buist, Charles Cowan, Kathleen A. Leppig, Marjorie F. McCracken, Vibeke Westphal, Hudson H. Freeze, John F. O'Brien, Jac...> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2002 Nov 1
14 citations
Low awareness of cardiovascular disease risk among low-income African-American women.
Sarina K. Behera, Marilyn A. Winkleby, Rakale Collins> ;American Journal of Health Promotion. 2000 May 1
Meningitis in a newborn infant with urosepsis, negative blood cultures and initially normal cerebrospinal fluid findings.
Behera, S., Seri, I.> ;J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2004 Feb
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