Alejandro Hernandez Rodriguez, MD
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Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Biography
Dr. Alejandro Hernandez is Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology at Yale New Haven Hospital. He received his medical degree from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana School of Medicine in Bogota, Colombia. Following his Anesthesiology residency at Yale New Haven Hospital, Dr. Hernandez went on to complete a fellowship in Cardiothoracic Anesthesia at the same institution. He then officially joined the Yale University School of Medicine faculty as Assistant Professor.
Appointments
Anesthesiology
Assistant ProfessorPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
Education & Training
- Cardiothoracic Anesthesia Fellow
- Yale New Haven Hospital (2015)
- Anesthesiology Resident
- Yale New Haven Hospital (2014)
- MD
- Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, School of Medicine (2004)
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Research at a Glance
Publications Timeline
Publications
2013
Normal cardiac function in mice with supraphysiological cardiac creatine levels
Santacruz L, Hernandez A, Nienaber J, Mishra R, Pinilla M, Burchette J, Mao L, Rockman H, Jacobs D. Normal cardiac function in mice with supraphysiological cardiac creatine levels. AJP Heart And Circulatory Physiology 2013, 306: h373-h381. PMID: 24271489, PMCID: PMC3920135, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00411.2013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsCardiac functionTransgenic miceCardiac morphometryHeart failurePhosphocreatine levelsCreatine contentStudies of transgenic mouse modelsCardiac transgene expressionProtein expressionDevelopment of heart failureTransgenic animalsHeavy chain promoterNormal cardiac functionPortends adverse outcomesTherapeutic valueCreation of transgenic miceAdult transgenic animalsHuman creatine transporterWild-type controlsHigh-energy phosphate metabolitesAnti-CRT antibodiesIn vivo modelsTransgenic mouse modelConscious echocardiographyYoung transgenic animals
2012
Increased Intracellular Creatine is not Harmful to the Mouse Heart
Hernandez A, Pinilla M, Darrabie M, Nienaber J, Santacruz L, Jacobs D. Increased Intracellular Creatine is not Harmful to the Mouse Heart. Journal Of Surgical Research 2012, 172: 187. DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2011.11.012.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Increased intracellular creatine content is not harmful to the mouse heart
Hernandez A, Pinilla M, Nienaber J, Mao L, Rockman H, Santacruz L, Jacobs D. Increased intracellular creatine content is not harmful to the mouse heart. The FASEB Journal 2011, 25: 1033.10-1033.10. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.25.1_supplement.1033.10.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Acute pancreatitis and pregnancy: a 10-year single center experience.
Hernandez A, Petrov MS, Brooks DC, Banks PA, Ashley SW, Tavakkolizadeh A. Acute pancreatitis and pregnancy: a 10-year single center experience. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery : Official Journal Of The Society For Surgery Of The Alimentary Tract 2007, 11: 1623-7. PMID: 17909922, DOI: 10.1007/s11605-007-0329-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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Clinical Specialties
Board Certifications
Adult Cardiac Anesthesiology
- Certification Organization
- AB of Anesthesiology
- Original Certification Date
- 2023
Anesthesiology
- Certification Organization
- AB of Anesthesiology
- Original Certification Date
- 2017
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