Education:

• Board Certified for Cardiovascular Perfusion (2003)
• BS, Cardiovascular Perfusion, Medical University of South Carolina (2002)
• MS, Environmental Science, Medical University of South Carolina (1999)
• BS, Biology/Philosophy Washington College (1997)

Areas of Teaching:

• Current Clinical & Professional Issues in Perfusion
• Clinical Monitoring and Instrumentation
• Introduction to Research and Statistics
• Research Projects
• Clinical Instructor

Research Interests:

• Pulsatile perfusion
• Adult extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
• The use of simulators in perfusion education

Publications and Presentations:

• Trends & Emerging Technologies in Extracorporeal Life Support: Results of 2006 ECLS Survey.  Presented at the 8th Annual Emerging Technology Cancun Perfusion Conference, November 10, 2006, Cancun, Mexico.
• Adult ECMO: Selection Criteria & Multidiscipline Team Approach as a Basis for Improving Outcomes.  Presented at the 8th Annual Emerging Technology Cancun Perfusion Conference, November 9, 2006, Cancun, Mexico.
• Sievert A, Greenbaum B, Kesavulu RV. The Use of Argatroban and Plasmpheresis for a HITTS patient during ECMO: A Case Study. Critical Care Medicine. 2004. S32(12). Pp. A188. (Poster presentation at SCCM's 34th Critical Care Congress, Phoenix, AZ (January 2005).
• Sievert A, McCall M, Blackwell M, Bradley S. Use of Aprotinin during Cardiopulmonary Bypass in a Patient with Protein C Deficiency. Journal of Extracorporeal Circulation Technology. 2003 (35). Pp. 39-43. (Presented at AmSECT 40th International Conference, New Orleans, LA (March 2002).
• Sievert A, Leukocyte Depletion as a Mechanism for Reducing Neutrophil-Medicated Ischemic-Reperfusion Injury during Transplantation. Journal of Extracorporeal Circulation Technology. 2003 (35). Pp. 48-52. (Poster presentation at AmSECT 40th International Conference, New Orleans, LA (March 2002).