Seifu
Abera
MD
Background
Born and raised in Tigray. I did medical school in Ethiopia. I am interested in structural heart disease and serving underserved communities. I am passionate about Tigray, Football (aka soccer), Tennis and family including my 10 siblings and their countless children. I enjoy small hikes, easy camping, card games, friends get together. Wanting to learn more water related hobbies.
Medical school
Addis Ababa University, College of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Ethiopia
residency
University of Washington Internal Medicine Residency
recent Publications and presentations
Roberts DA, Abera S, Basualdo G, Kerani RP, Mohamed F, Schwartz R, Gebreselassie B, Ali A, Patel R. Barriers to accessing preventive health care among African-born individuals in King County, Washington: A qualitative study involving key informants. PLoS One. 2021 May 10;16(5):e0250800. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250800. PMID: 33970923; PMCID: PMC8109781.
Roberts DA, Kerani R, Tsegaselassie S, Abera S, Lynes A, Scott E, Chung K, Yohannes E, Basualdo G, Stekler JD, Barnabas R, James J, Cooper-Ashford S, Patel R. Harambee!: A pilot mixed methods study of integrated residential HIV testing among African-born individuals in the Seattle area. PLoS One. 2019 May 6;14(5):e0216502. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216502. PMID: 31059553; PMCID: PMC6502314.
Predicting post-PCI adherence to P2Y12 inhibitors using electronic pharmacy fill data. Poster presentation at the SCAI 2022
scientific sessions, Atlanta, GA. May 21, 2022. Seifu M Abera, Colin O’Donnell, Krishna Prabu, Michael Ho, Jacob A Doll
Roberts DA, Abera S, Basualdo G, Kerani RP, Mohamed F, Schwartz R, Gebreselassie B, Ali A, Patel R.PLoS One. Barriers to
accessing preventive health care among African-born individuals in King County, Washington: A qualitative study involving key
informants. UW-CFAR conference , April 2021
CONTACTS
Mailing Address:
University of Washington Medical Center,
1959 NE Pacific Street,
Box 356422,
Seattle, WA 98195-6422
Clinical Contacts:
For appointments or other clinical matters, please contact the Heart Institute.