Steven Kernis, MD
Dr. Steven Kernis is the owner of Premier Heart which he founded in 2019. Upon receiving his bachelor’s of science degree from the University of Michigan in 1993 and his medical degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine in 1997, he completed an internal medicine residency at the Mayo Clinic in 2001.
Following this, he finished his cardiovascular fellowship at William Beaumont Hospital in 2004 and interventional cardiology fellowship at the Mid America Heart Institute in 2005.
He is board certified in cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology. For 25 years, Dr. Kernis has practiced cardiovascular medicine in hospital and office settings as well as performing over 20,000 catheter procedures, including interventions on the heart and on the arteries of the heart and body.
PUBLICATIONS
Does Oral Beta-Blocker Therapy Improve Long-Term Survival in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction With Preserved Systolic Function? A Meta-Analysis. Naoki Misumida, MD, Kishore Harjai, MD, Steven Kernis, MD, Yumiko Kanei, MD. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Therapeutics. Sep 2015, pgs 1-6.
A Tale of Two Milestones – From Vineberg to Cribier: The Miracle of Technology. Steven Kernis, MD, Kishore Harjai, MD, Arthur Martella, MD. Journal of Invasive Cardiology 2014; 26 (8): E117-E119.
Successful 24-hour Repuncture and Reclosure of the Common Femoral Artery with the Mynx Vascular Closure Device. Steven J. Kernis, MD. TCTMD.com (online case publication). November 24, 2008.
Percutaneous coronary revascularization of an occluded ostial circumflex artery arising from the right coronary cusp utilizing a retrograde epicardial collateral approach. Steven J. Kernis, MD, Lance Kovar, MD, David Brogno, MD. Journal of Invasive Cardiology. 2008; Vol 20 #1: E6-E8.
Predictors of Postoperative Development of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Preoperative Normal Sinus Rhythm and Mitral Valve Insufficiency Who Underwent Mitral Valve Surgery. Steven J. Kernis, MD, Vuyisile T. Nkomo, MD, MPH, David Messika-Zeitoun, MD, Bernard Gersh, MB, CHB, Thoralf M. Sundt III, MD, Karla V. Ballman, PhD, Christopher G. Scott, MS, Hartzell V. Schaff, MD, Maurice Enriquez-Sarano, MD. Circulation. 2004;110:2320-2325.
Does Beta-Blocker Therapy Improve Clinical Outcomes of Acute Myocardial Infarction After Successful Primary Angioplasty? A Pooled Analysis from the Primary Angioplasty in Myocardial Infarction-2 (PAMI-2), No Surgery-on-Site (noSOS), Stent-PAMI, and Air-PAMI Trials. Steven J. Kernis, MD, Kishore J. Harjai, MD, Gregg W. Stone, MD, Judith Boura, MS, Lorelei L. Grines, PhD, Judith A. Boura, MS, William O’ Neill, MD, Cindy L. Grines, MD. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. May 19, 2004; 43(10):1773-9.
Renal Dysfunction and Acceleration of Coronary Artery Disease Michael W. Yerkey, MD, Steven J. Kernis, MD, Peter A. McCullough, MPH, MD. Heart 2004 Aug 90:961-6.
Another Feather in the Early Invasive Cap (Editorial). Steven J. Kernis, MD, Barry A. Franklin, PhD, Keisha R. Sandberg, William W. O’Neill, MD, Peter A. McCullough, MD, MPH. American Journal of Medicine. Dec 1, 2003; 115(8): 669-671.
The Incidence, Predictors, and Outcomes of Early Reinfarction Following Primary Angioplasty for Acute Myocardial Infarction. Steven J. Kernis, MD, Kishore J. Harjai, MD, Gregg W. Stone, MD, Lorelei L. Grines, PhD, Judith A. Boura, MS, Michael W. Yerkey, MD, William O’ Neill, MD, Cindy L. Grines, MD. Journal of the American College of Cardiology Oct 2003; 42(7): 1173-7.
Percutaneous Atrial Septostomy for Urgent Palliative Treatment of Severe Refractory Cardiogenic Shock due to Right Ventricular Failure. Steven J. Kernis, MD, James Goldstein, MD, Michael Yerkey, MD, Robert N. Levin, MD, William O’Neill, MD. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions May 2003; 59(1): 44-48.
Early Hemodynamic Compromise Following Uncomplicated Primary Angioplasty for Acute Myocardial Infarction. Michael Yerkey, MD, Steven J. Kernis, MD, Kishore Harjai, MD, Judith Boura, BS, Srinivas Dukkipati, MD, Dominic Marsalese, MD, William O’ Neill, MD. Circulation (supp) Nov 2002; 106(19): II-363 (abstract).