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Fernando Antelo

Pathology, Hospital & Health Care

Fernando Antelo MD. Physician exploring the Medical Humanities and lecturing on painter Frida Kahlo, The Forgotten Medical Student. Follow on Twitter @AnteloMD.

Fernando Antelo's Bio:

Since 2006, Fernando Antelo MD has presented his lecture at Stanford University; University of Southern California; University of California Los Angeles; University of California Irvine; University of California San Diego; University of California San Francisco; Bakersfield College; Charles R Drew University; Pasadena City College; California State University Los Angeles; California State University Dominguez Hills; and California State University San Bernardino.   Selected Publications: Pain and the Paintbrush: The Life and Art of Frida Kahlo. Antelo F.  2013 May Issue, American Medical Association Journal of Ethics.  Link to Article A Medical Humanities Perspective of Frida Kahlo -- An Opportunity for Recruitment into the Health sciences.  Antelo F.  The FASEB Journal. 2012; 26(3);622.1.   Past Activities: 9/23/2013 - Keck-USC School of Medicine.  National Latino Heritage Month.  Link to Story via USC Daily Trojan. 10/26/2013 - UC Irvine School of Medicine.  LMSA/SNMA PreHealth Conference. 11/6/2013 - California State University Los Angeles.  CCM PreHealth Organization. 11/9/2013 - UC San Francisco School of Medicine. Dia de Los Muertos Pre-Health Conference. 3/1/2014 - UC Los Angeles - CCM PreHealth Conference. 5/18/2014 - Museum of Latin American Art - Frida Kahlo, Her Photos Exhibition. 6/5/2014 - Los Angeles Dept of Medical Examiner-Coroner - 2014 Forensic Science Seminars. 9/20/2014 - National Association of Medical Examiners - 48th Annual Meeting. 9/30/2014 - Keck-USC School of Medicine.  National Latino Heritage Month. Outreach, Meet The Masters Art Education Program. Artist: Frida Kahlo. James Foster Elementary. Saugus, California. 12/2012 - 1/2013. Outreach, Lecture "Frida Kahlo: The Forgotten Medical Student". Stanford University; University of Southern California; University of California Los Angeles; University of California Irvine; University of California San Diego; Charles R Drew University. 2006 - Present.  Link to Story via 89.3 KPCC. Exhibit, "Frida Kahlo, The Forgotten Medical Student". Cushing and Whitney Medical Library, Yale University. National Hispanic Heritage Month. 2011.

Fernando Antelo's Experience:

  • Physician / Medical Examiner at Department of Coroner, County of Los Angeles.

    July 2013 - June 2014 | Los Angeles, California

  • Physician / Pathologist at Olive View UCLA Medical Center

    July 2012 - June 2013 | Sylmar, California

  • Physician / Pathologist at Harbor UCLA Medical Center

    July 2007 - June 2012 | Torrance, California

Fernando Antelo's Education:

  • Harbor UCLA Medical Center

    2007 – 2011
    Internship & Residency
    Concentration: Anatomic & Clinical Pathology
    Activities: Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis complicating T-cell lymphoma in a patient with HIV infection. Uemura M, Huynh R, Allen K, Antelo F, Deiss R, Yeh J. Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma & Leukemia. In Press. ♦ ♦ Disseminated Strongyloides stercoralis: hyperinfection during medical immunosuppression. Basile A, Simzar S, Bentow J, Antelo F, Shitabata P, Peng SK, Craft N. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2010 Nov;63(5):896-902. ♦ ♦ Best cases from the AFIP: Cerebral Toxoplasmosis. Lee GT, Antelo F, Mlikotic AA. Radiographics. 2009 Jul-Aug;29(4):1200-5. ♦ ♦ Rare Isolated Single Anomalous Coronary Artery (Type IA) Identified at Autopsy in a Patient With Spondylolisthesis and Pulmonary Thromboemboli. Antelo F; Shlopov B; French SW. Abstracts and Case Studies From the College of American Pathologists 2010 Annual Meeting. Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 2010; 134(10). ♦ ♦ A pancreatic mass in a 56 year old woman. Antelo F; Stabile B; French SW. Diagnosis: Mixed serous and mucinous cystic tumor of the pancreas. Abstracts and Case Studies From the College of American Pathologists 2009 Annual Meeting. Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 2009; 133(10):1625-1626. ♦ ♦ Case Presentation, “44 Male with self-detected mass in left breast”. Diagnosis: Klinefelter syndrome. Oral Presentation, Top 5 Cases Finalist. Los Angeles Society of Pathologists Annual Resident Symposium. May 10, 2011. ♦ ♦ Case Presentation, “55 Male with altered mental status, lower back pain and weight loss”. Diagnosis: Adult T-cell Leukemia/Lymphoma. Second Place Award. Los Angeles Society of Pathologists Annual Resident Symposium. May 12, 2009. ♦ ♦ Antelo F, Peng SK, and French SW. “Diagnosis by hair sample – a rare case of Netherton syndrome in a 2 year old girl.” American Society of Clinical Pathology Annual Meeting-WASPaLM XXVI World Congress. October 22, 2011. ♦ ♦ Antelo F, Peng SK, and Sun N. “9 year old male child with posterior scalp mass”. Diagnosis: Pre B Lymphocytic Lymphoma. Case 245. Society for Hematopathology and European Association for Haematopathology Workshop. October 27, 2011. ♦ ♦ Collaborative Research, Los Angeles County Germ Cell Tumor and Tissue Bank Resource (GTTR). Harbor-UCLA Director: Jacob Rajfer MD. Project: Evaluate fresh orchiectomy specimens from Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and collect tissue samples for use by USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center as well as the larger testicular cancer research community. 7/2008 – 11/2011. ♦ ♦ Pathology Liaison, Pediatrics Clinical Pathological Correlations Conference. Supervisor: Kenneth Zangwill MD. Present pathology findings for teaching cases assigned to Pediatric residents (PGY3 level). Pathology presented includes gross pathology, histology, immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry, cytogenetics and molecular pathology. Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. 7/2009 – 6/2012.

  • University of California, Los Angeles

    2002 – 2007
    Doctor of Medicine
    Concentration: Drew Urban Underserved College
    Activities: Volunteer. UCLA/GWHFC Medical Mobile Clinic. Evaluate and treat homeless patients. Common issues managed included infections, diabetes, hypertension, and dermatologic complaints. Supervise and mentor junior medical students in history taking and physical exam. Instruct undergraduate students in the HEADS Assessment of patients and basics of pathology of disease. 6/2003 – 7/2009 ♦ ♦ Senior Thesis Research, Mentor: Shahrzad Bazargan-Hejazi, PhD Department of Psychiatry, King-Drew Medical Center, Los Angeles. Thesis Title: Correlates of Readiness to change Alcohol Problem among a sample of inner city Emergency Department patients. Manuscript published in Ethnicity & Disease. 1/2006 – 4/2007.

  • University of California, Berkeley

    1997 – 2002
    Research
    Concentration: In vivo biochemistry of HIV disease
    Activities: Adipose tissue triglyceride turnover, de novo lipogenesis and cell proliferation in humans measured with 2H2O. Strawford A, Antelo F, Christiansen M, Hellerstein MK. The American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2004 Apr; 286(4):E577-88. ♦ ♦ Measurement of Triglyceride Synthesis and Turnover in vivo by 2H2O Incorporation into the Glycerol Moiety and Application of Mass Isotopomer Distribution Analysis. Turner SM, Murphy EJ, Neese RA, Antelo F, Thomas T, Agarwal A, Go C, Hellerstein MK. The American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2003 Oct; 285(4):E790-803. ♦ ♦ Measurement in vivo of proliferation rates of slow turnover cells by 2H2O labeling of the deoxyribose moiety of DNA. Neese RA, Misell L, Turner S, Antelo F, Kim J, Cesar D, Hoh R, Chu A, Strawford A, Christiansen M, Hellerstein M. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA. 2002 Nov 26; 99(24):15345-50. ♦ ♦ Advances in the Stable Isotope-Mass Spectrometric Measurement of DNA Synthesis and Cell Proliferation. Neese RA, Siler SQ, Cesar D, Antelo F, Turner S, Chu A, Misell L, Patel K, Tehrani S, Shah P, Hashemi Z, Hellerstein MK. Analytical Biochemistry. 2001 Nov 15; 298(2):189-95.

  • University of California, San Francisco

    2000 – 2001
    Concentration: Post Baccalaureate Graduate Certificate Program

  • University of California, Berkeley

    1992 – 1996
    Bachelor of Arts
    Concentration: Sociology
    Activities: Volunteer. Highland General Hospital, Alameda County. Contributed to quality of care provided by Emergency Department in an indigent community during peak trauma hours. Gained first-hand exposure to trauma services. Facilitated communication between Spanish-only-speaking patients and physicians/staff as translator. Trained and mentored new volunteers. 4/1996 – 6/2002 ♦ ♦ Tutor, Introductory Organic Chemistry. Student Learning Center, University of California at Berkeley. Taught introductory organic chemistry through bi-weekly study group sessions and individual tutoring sessions for seven semesters. Instructed and mentored incoming undergraduate students enrolled in introductory general chemistry through affiliated Summer Bridge Program. 1/1994 – 6/1998

Fernando Antelo's Interests & Activities:

Health, Medicine, Science, Art, Forensics, Cinema, Running, Hiking




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