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Yemiserach Kifle, M.D.
Curriculum Vitae
8454 55th Ave S
Seattle, Washington 98118
Birth Date
May 3, 1950, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Citizenship
USA
Professional Address
Division of Pulmonary Medicine
Children’s Hospital & Regional Medical Center
Mail stop B-3558
4800 Sand Point Way N.E.
Seattle, Washington 98105
Education
1971
Pre-Medical Training, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
1976
M.D., Faculty of Medicine, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Postgraduate Training
1980
Internship Anesthesiology (Quedlinburg), Germany
(Aug-Dec)
1981-82
German language study
1982-84
Preparation and execution of requisite residency exams – ECFMG and FLEX
1986-87
Externship in Pediatrics, Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn, NY
1988-89
Internship in Pediatrics, Staten Island Hospital, Staten Island, NY
1989-91
Residency in Pediatrics, SUNY Health Science Center, Children’s Hospital of
Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY
1992-95
Fellowship in Pediatric Pulmonology, Pulmonary Division, Department of
Pediatrics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
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Faculty Positions Held
1995-2000
Clinical Assistant Professor, Pulmonary Division, Department of Pediatrics,
University of Florida, Gainesvill, FL
2001-Present
Acting Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of
Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Hospital Positions Held
1976-78
General Practice, Debra Berhan Hospital, Debra Berhan, Ethiopia
1978-80
House Medical Officer, St. Paul’s Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
1984-86
Researcher, Department of Pathology and Hematology, University of Iowa
College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA
1987-88
Quality Assurance Monitor, Astoria General Hospital, Queens, NY
1991-92
Assistant Attending, Woodhull Hospital, Brooklyn, NY
1995-2000
Attending Physician, Pulmonology Division, Shands Children’s Hospital,
Gainesville, FL
2001-Present
Medical Director, Pediatric Sleep Disorders Program, Division of Pulmonary
Medicine, Department of Medicine, Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical
Center, Seattle, WA
Honors
1996
Crystal Apple Teaching Award, awarded by pediatric residents to pediatric
pulmonary division faculty, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
1992-95
Clinical Fellowship Training Award, American Lung Association
Pediatric Department Fellowship Training Award
Board Certifications
1982
1983
1991-98
1998-2005
1998-2005
2004-
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG)
Federation Licensing Examination (FLEX)
American Board of Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics (Recertification)
Pediatric Pulmonology Subspecialty Board
American Academy of Sleep Medicine
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Current License to Practice
1998-Present
Physician and Surgeon, State of Washington
Professional Organizations
1992-95
1992-95
1993-Present
2001-Present
American Medical Association
American College of Chest Physicians
American Thoracic Society
American Academy of Sleep Medicine
Teaching Responsibilities
Teaching of residents and medical students during their pulmonary electives regarding sleep
related breathing disorders.
Teaching of pulmonary fellows regarding sleep related breathing disorders.
Participation in the Pediatric Clerkship Medical Student Conference since 2002.
Participation in the University of Washington Sleep Disorders Program, teaching residents and
fellows regarding pediatric sleep disorders.
Editorial Responsibilities
No editorial activities at this time.
Special National Responsibilities
Associate Director of the Pediatric Pulmonary Center (PPC) grant.
Special Local Responsibilities
Member of the Minority Mentorship Program – University of Washington Multi-cultural Office.
Research Funding
No research funding at this time.
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Manuscripts in Refereed Journals
Davenport P, Kifle Y. Inspiratory resistive load detection in children with life-threatening
asthma. Pediatr Pulmonol 2001; 32:44-8.
Davenport PW, Cruz M, Stecenko A, Kifle Y. Respiratory related evoked potential in children
with life-threatening asthma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2000; 161(6):1830-5.
Kifle Y, Seng V, Davenport P. Magnitude estimation of inspiratory resistive loads in children
with life-threatening asthma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1997 Nov; 156(5):1530-5.
Kifle Y, Monnier J, Chesrown SE, Raizada MK, Nick HS. Regulation of the manganese
superoxide dismutase and inducible nitric oxide synthase gene in rat neuronal and glial cells. J
Neurochem 1996; 66:2128-35.
Abstracts
Gaeta H, Kifle Y, Davenport P. Scalp distribution of the respiratory related evoked potential in
asthmatic children. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1996; 153(4):A569.
Kifle Y, Gaeta H, Smith-Hammond C, Danziel D, Davenport P. The effect of externally added
graded inspiratory loads on the Nf peak of the repiratory related evoked potential (RREP). Am J
Respir Crit Care Med 1996; 153(4):A569.
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