Department of Internal Medicine

Cardiovascular Medicine Faculty

Richard Kerber photo

Medical School:
New York University

Residency:
Bellevue Hospital, New York
Stanford University

Fellowship:
Stanford University

Richard E. Kerber, M.D.
Professor

Dr. Kerber's research and clinical interests are in the areas of echocardiography and defibrillation and resuscitation.

Honors, Awards, and Organizations

Recent Publications

  1. Staffey KS, Dendi R, Brooks LA, Pretorius AM, Ackermann LW, Zamba KD, Dickson E, Kerber RE: Liquid Ventilation with Perfluorocarbons Facilitates Resumption of Spontaneous Circulation in a Swine Cardiac Arrest Model. Resuscitation, 78:77-84, 2008.
  2. Zhang Y, Rhee B, Davies LR, Zimmerman MB, Snyder D, Jones JL, Kerber RE: Quadriphasic Waveforms are Superior to Triphasic Waveforms for Transthoracic Defibrillation in a Cardiac Arrest Swine Model with High Impedance. Resuscitation 68:251-258, 2006.
  3. Boddicker KA, Zhang Y, Zimmerman MB, Davies LR, Kerber RE: Hypothermia Improves Defibrillation Success and Resuscitation Outcomes from Ventricular Fibrillation. Circulation, 111:3195-3201, 2005.
  4. Zhang Y, Boddicker KA, Rhee B, Davies LR, Kerber RE: Effect of Nitric Oxide Synthase Modulation on Resuscitation Success in a Swine Ventricular Fibrillation Cardiac Arrest Model. Resuscitation, 67:127-134, 2005.
  5. Clark CB, Zhang Y, Davies LR, Karlsson G, Kerber RE: Pediatric transthoracic defibrillation: Biphasic versus monophasic waveforms in an experimental model. Resuscitation 51:159-163, 2001.
  6. Karlsson G, Zhang Y, Davies LR, Coddington W, Kerber RE: Does electrode polarity alter the energy requirements for transthoracic biphasic waveform defibrillation? Experimental Studies. Resuscitation 51:77-81, 2001.
  7. Zhang Y, Bissing JW, Xu L, Ryan AJ, Martin SM, Miller Jr FJ, Kregel KC, Buettner GR, Kerber RE: Nitric oxide synthase inhibitors decrease coronary sinus-free radical concentrations and ameliorate myocardial stunning in an ischemia-reperfusion model. J Am Coll Cardiol 38:546-554, 2001.
  8. Yamada E, Zhang Y, Davies R, Coddington W, Kerber RE: Phased-array intracardiac echocardiographic imaging of acute cardiovascular emergencies: Experimental studies in dogs. J. Am. Soc. Echo. 15:1309-1314, 2002.
  9. Page RL, Kerber RE, Russell JK, Trouton T, Waktare J, Gallik D, Olgin JE, Ricard P, Dalzell GW, Reddy R, Lazzara R, Lee K, Carlson M, Halperin B, Bardy GH (BiCard Investigators): Biphasic Versus Monophasic Shock Waveform for Conversion of Atrial Fibrillation. J.Am. Coll. Cardiol. 39:1956-1963, 2002.
  10. Clark CB, Zhang Y, Davies LR, Karlsson G, Kerber RE: Transthoracic biphasic waveform defibrillation at very high and very low energies: a comparison with monophasic waveforms in an animal model of ventricular fibrillation. Resuscitation 54:183-186, 2002.
  11. Zhang Y, Davies LR, Martin SM, Bawaney IM, Buettner GR, Kerber RE: Magnesium reduces free radical concentration and preserves left ventricular function after direct current shocks. Resuscitation 56:199-206, 2003.
  12. Clark CB, Zhang Y, Martin SM, Davies LR, Xu L,Kregel KC, Miller FJ, Buettner GR, Kerber RE: The nitric oxide synthase inhibitor N G -nitro-L-arginine decreases defibrillation-induced free radical generation. Resuscitation 57:101-108, 2003.
  13. Oltman CL, Clark CB, Kane NL, Zhang Y, Gutterman DD, Dellsperger KC, Kerber RE: Coronary Vascular Dysfunction Associated with Direct Current Shock Injury. Basic Res Cardiol 98:406-415, 2003.
  14. Zhang Y, Ramabadran RS, Boddicker KA, Bawaney I, Davies LR, Zimmerman MB, Wuthrich S, Jones JL, Kerber RE: Triphasic waveforms are superior to biphasic waveforms for transthoracic defibrillation. J Am Coll Cardiol 42:568-575, 2003.
  15. Zhang Y, Davies LR, Coddington WJ, Zimmerman BM, Wuthrich S, Jones JL, Kerber RE: Open chest epicardial "surgical" defibrillation: Biphasic vs. monophasic waveform shocks. PACE 26:711-718, 2003.
  16. Zhang Y, Davies LR, Martin SM, Coddington WJ, Miller FJ, Beuttner GR, Kerber RE: The Nitric Oxide Donor S-nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine (SNAP) Increases Free Radical Generation and Degrades Left Ventricular Function After Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion. Resuscitation 59:345-352, 2003.
  17. Guo H, Shaheen W, Kerber R, Olshansky B: Cardioversion of Atrial Tachyarrhythmias: Anticoagulation to Reduce Thromboembolic Complications. Prog in Cardiovasc Dis 46:487-505, 2004.
  18. Zhang Y, Boddicker KA, Davies LR, Jones JL, Kerber RE: Surgical open-chest ventricular defibrillation: Triphasic waveforms are superior to biphasics waveforms. PACE 28:941-948, 2004.

Chapters:

  1. Kerber RE, Deakin CD, Tacker WA: “Transthoracic Defibrillation” in Cardiac Arrest. The Science and Practice of Resuscitation Medicine, 2nd Edition. Paradis NA, Halperin HR, Kern KB, Wenzel V, Chamberlain DA (Eds.). Cambridge University Press, New York, NY/Cambridge UK, 2007. pp 470-481.
  2. Kerber RE: “Indications and Techniques of Electrical Defibrillation and Cardioversion” in Hurst’s 12th Edition The Heart. Fuster V, O’Rourke RA, Walsh RA, Poole-Wilson P (Eds.) McGraw Hill, New York, NY, 2007. pp 1102-1108.
  3. White RD, Kerber RE: “Ventricular Fibrillation and Defibrillation: Experimental and Clinical Experience with Waveforms and Energy” in The Textbook of Emergency Cardiovascular Care & CPR. Field JM (Editor in Chief) Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA, 2008. pp 222-231.
  4. Kerber RE: "Transthoracic Cardioversion and Defibrillation". In Cardiac Electrophysiology From Cell to Bedside, 4th Edition. PA Zipes DP and Jalife J (Eds.). Saunders Co., Philadelphia, 2004, 966-969.
  5. Kerber RE: "Indications and Techniques of Electrical Cardioversion". In Hurst's The Heart, 11 th Edition. V. Fuster, R.W. Alexander, R.A. O'Rourke, R. Roberts, S.B. King, I.S. Nash, E.N. Prystowsky (Eds.) McGraw Hill, New York 2004, 981-987.

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