Richard Kiel, MD
Associate Professor
Cardiology - Fresno
School of Medicine
Richard Kiel, MD
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Assistant Clinical Professor, UCSF
Richard Kiel, M.D. is board certified in Internal Medicine with a subspecialty in Cardiovascular Disease.
He completed residency in Internal Medicine at University of California, San Francisco, Fresno where he served as Chief Resident. His Adult Cardiovascular Disease fellowship was also completed at UCSF Fresno. Richard Kiel, M.D., then went on to finish his Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant Fellowship at UCSF.
He has earned many honors including the American College of Cardiology, California Chapter, Excellence in Cardiology Fellowship Award and the Central California Veterans Hospital Excellence in Physician Values Award.
In his free time, Richard Kiel, M.D., enjoys creative writing, oil and watercolor painting, and guitar.
Awards
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- Excellence in Cardiology Fellowship Award, American College of Cardiology - California Chapter, 2014-2015
- Outstanding Physician Value Award, Central California Veterans Health Care System, 2009-2010
- Internal Medicine R2 Resident of the Year, University of California San Francisco - Fresno MEP, 2009-2010
- Internal Medicine R3 of the Year, University of California San Francisco - Fresno MEP, 2009-2010
- Resident Teacher of the Year, Community Regional Medical Center, 2008-2009
- Internal Medicine Intern of the Year, University of California San Francisco - Fresno MEP, 2008-2009
- Charles Block Award for Excellence in Cardiology and Internal Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine, 2008
Education & Training
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- Fellowship Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology University of California San Francisco 2016
- Fellowship Adult Cardiovascular Disease University of California San Francisco - Fresno MEP 2015
- Chief Resident Internal Medicine University of California San Francisco - Fresno MEP 2012
- Residency Internal Medicine University of California San Francisco - Fresno MEP 2011
- Doctor of Medicine Medicine Drexel University College of Medicine 2008
- BA Psychology California State University, Fresno 2004
Interests
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- cardiac transplantation
- advanced heart failure
- mechanical circulatory support
- pulmonary hypertension
- cardiovascular effects of amphetamine exposure
Publications (5)
Top publication keywords:
Renin-Angiotensin SystemHeart FailureDiureticsNeedlesPuncturesAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsStroke VolumePercutaneous Coronary InterventionVentricular Dysfunction, LeftHypertensionPostoperative HemorrhageAntihypertensive AgentsPlatelet ActivationCoronary Artery DiseaseFemoral Artery
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Time to Tweak the Definition of Type 2 Myocardial Infarction.
The American journal of cardiology 2024 Ambrose JA, Kiel R, AlBayati A -
The safety and tolerability of beta blockers in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: is the current underutilization of this evidence-based therapy justified?
Expert opinion on drug safety 2015 Kiel RG, Deedwania P -
A Single Controlled Exposure to Secondhand Smoke May Not Alter Thrombogenesis or Trigger Platelet Activation.
Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco 2015 Srikanth S, Sy F, Kotak K, Kiel RG, Bajwa M, Tandon A, Loures-Vale AA, Aftab W, Tringali S, Ambrose JA -
Femoral micropuncture or routine introducer study (FEMORIS).
Cardiology 2014 Ambrose JA, Lardizabal J, Mouanoutoua M, Buhari CF, Berg R, Joshi B, El-Sherief K, Wessel R, Singh M, Kiel R -
Medical treatment of hypertension in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.
Current cardiology reports 2013 Kiel RG, Deedwania P