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CURRICULUM VITAE

Marek Cierny MD
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Department of Neurology
Division of Hospitalist

OFFICE ADDRESS:
Froedtert Hospital
9200 W Wisconsin Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53226

EDUCATION:
07/01/2008 - 03/15/2015 MD, Masaryk University, Faculty of Medicine, Brno, Czech republic

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS:
05/01/2015 - 05/31/2016 Resident Physician, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Brno, Jihlavska 340/20, Brno, 62500
07/01/2016 - 06/30/2020 Resident physician, Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, 9200 W. Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53226
07/01/2020 - 06/30/2021 Clinical Fellow, Vascular Neurology, Neurological Institute, Cerebrovascular Center, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44195

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
07/01/2021 - 02/29/2024 Assistant professor, Neurology Department, Stroke, Neurointervention, and Critical Care, Medical College of Wisconsin, 9200 W. Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53226
03/01/2024 - Present Adjunct Assistant professor, Neurology Department, Stroke, Neurointervention, and Critical Care, Medical College of Wisconsin, 9200 W. Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53226

HOSPITAL AND CLINICAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
03/01/2022 - 02/29/2024 Stroke Program Medical Director (program coordinator Shawna Boehlen), Community Hospital Division, Froedtert&MCW, 9200 W. Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53226

HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES:
07/01/2021 - Present Attending Physician, Department of Neurology, Neurohospitalist Division, Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, 9200 W. Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53122

SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION:
Board Certified
Issue DateExpiration
Neurology
09/21/2020
None
Vascular Neurology
01/2023
None
   
Certificates
Issued By Issue DateExpiration
Registered Provider in Neurovascular Interpretation (RPNI)
The American Society of Neuroimaging
01/16/2022
None
    

MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
07/01/2015 - Present American Medical Association (member)
07/01/2016 - Present American Academy of Neurology (member)
07/01/2017 - Present American Heart Association / American Stroke Association (member)
09/15/2020 - 06/30/2021 Center for Populations Health Research at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Intitute (member)
01/2022 - Present American Society for Neuroimaging (Member)

RESEARCH GRANTS/AWARDS/CONTRACTS/PROJECTS:
Active
Peer Review
Title:
Seed Grant 2023: Inpatient Stroke Database for Evaluation of Equity in Process and Outcome
Source:
Advancing Healthier Wisconsin Endowment
Role:
PI
PI:
Marek Cierny
Dates:
01/2023 - 12/2023
Direct Funds:
$50,000
  
Title:
Office of Research Promising Extramural Scores: A preliminary study monitoring motor unit properties in acute stroke
Source:
Advancing Healthier Wisconsin
Role:
Co-investigator
PI:
Xiaoyan Li
Dates:
07/2023 - 06/2024
Direct Funds:
$50,000
  

INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
Regional
Marek Cierny, Air pollution as a risk factor for death, cerebrovascular and neurodegenerative morbidity, Medical College of Wisconsin Neurology, Grand Rounds, Milwaukee, WI, 02/07/2020
Marek Cierny, Tenecteplase vs Alteplase in acute ischemic stroke: Is it time to switch?, Medical College of Wisconsin Neurology Grand Rounds, Milwaukee, WI, 01/07/2022
Marek Cierny, Racial and Geographic Equity in Stroke, Medical College of Wisconsin Neurology Grand Rounds, Milwaukee, WI, 12/08/2023
 
National
Marek Cierny, Shumei Man, Ken Uchino, Lives Lost Due To Disparities Quantified: Black-White And Rural-Urban Disparities In Cerebrovascular Mortality Among Middle-Aged Adults, Internation Stroke Conference 2022, New Orleans, LA, 02/09/2022 - 02/11/2022
 

COMMITTEE SERVICE:
Medical College of Wisconsin
07/2019 - 06/2020 member, Housestaff Quality & Safety Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals
10/2021 - Present member, Website committee, Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin
 
Hospital
11/2019 - 06/2020 member, Thrombectomy PI Task Force, Comprehensive Stroke Program, Froedtert Hospital
 

MEDICAL COLLEGE TEACHING ACTIVITIES:
Medical Student Education
12/01/2021 Student Interest Group Neurology: Secondary Stroke Prevention (0.5h lecture)
02/16/2022 - 05/10/2022 Bench to Bedside: group practice and teaching of neurological exam technique for medical students, 2 hours on each of the two days
 
Resident and Fellow Education
11/21/2022 Coordination and presentation at Vascular Neurology Journal Club: PFO closure trials
12/02/2022 Academic Half Day (1 Hour): Interpretation of CT angiogram
03/08/2023 Supervision of Vascular Neurology Journal Club: thrombectomy for large core stroke
06/27/2023 - 07/28/2023 Stroke Code Simulation: hands-on practice with Neurology and Emergency department residents, two half days (4 hours each)
 

MCW STUDENTS, FACULTY, RESIDENTS AND CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWS MENTORED:
High School Students
Zahra Dhoondia, Medical College of Wisconsin, 07/01/2023 - 08/04/2023 "500 Stars" Summer Program Mentor, Successful completion of summer program
 

EXTRAMURAL STUDENTS, FACULTY, RESIDENTS, AND CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWS MENTORED:
High School Students
Audrey Anna Wear, High School student, 08/04/2023 - 08/22/2023 clinical observership, Succesful completion of observership program
 

PROGRAMMATIC DEVELOPMENTS:
 
 
Clinical Programs
04/2022 - 09/19/2022 Collaborated with populational health and pharmacy on a system-wide transition from alteplase to tenecteplase as a formulary thrombolytic agent at F&MCW
06/2023 - 09/2023 Together with Drs. Field and Baumann-Kreuziger (hematology), Dr. Lazzaro (Neurology), and Sue Fuhrman (Froedtert Hospital), adjusted stroke process for patients with sickle cell disease
06/2023 - 12/2023 Implementation of inpatient Transcranial Doppler program at FMLH, in collaboration with Brittney Panfil (Imaging Services Manager, Ultrasound, FMLH) and Dr. Hedayat (Neurosurgery)
 
 

COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES:
05/04/2022 Stroke symptoms and prevention: a brief interview for Every Day Health at WTMJ radio; available online: https://wtmj.com/features/everyday-health/2022/05/04/every-day-health-marek-cierny-md-strokes/