SpecialtiesLynette Scherer, M.D. 
Clinical/Research Interests
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Address:
2315 Stockton Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95817
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Education:
Boston, Massachusetts
M.D. 1993
Mount Saint Mary's College
Los Angeles, California
B.S. 1989
Internships:
Sacramento, California
1993-1994
Residency:
Sacramento, California
1994-1999
Surgery
Fellowships:
Sacramento, California
1999-2000
Surgery, Trauma and Critical Care
Board Certifications:
American Board of Surgery - Recertification, 2008
American Board of Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, 2001
American Board of Surgery, 2000
American Board of Surgery, 2000
Professional Memberships:
American College of Surgeons
Association for Program Directors in Surgery
Northern California Chapter, American College of Surgeons
Pacific Coast Surgical Association
Sacramento Surgical Society
University of California, Davis, Surgical Association
Western Surgical Association
Honors and Awards:
Outstanding Chief Resident Award, 1999
Outstanding Intern Award, 1994
Jane Glasgow Memorial Achievement Citation, Tufts University, 1993
Alpha Omega Alpha, Tufts University, 1992
Mary's Day Recipient, Mount St. Mary's College, 1989
Excellence in Biological Sciences, Mount St. Mary's College, 1989
President's Scholar, Mount St. Mary's College, 1985-1989
Walt Disney Foundation Scholarship, Mount St. Mary's College, 1985-1989
Select Recent Publications:
Smith CA, Galante JM, Pierce JL, Scherer LA. Laparoscopic transdiaphragmatic pericardial window: getting to the heart of the matter. J Am Coll Surg. 2011 Dec;213(6):736-42. Epub 2011 Oct 13.
de Virgilio C, Yaghoubian A, Kaji A, Collins JC, Deveney K, Dolich M, Easter D, Hines OJ, Katz S, Liu T, Mahmoud A, Melcher ML, Parks S, Reeves M, Salim A, Scherer L, Takanishi D, Waxman K. Predicting performance on the American Board of Surgery qualifying and certifying examinations: a multi-institutional study. Arch Surg. 2010 Sep;145(9):852-6.
Galante, J.M., J.L. Pierce, L.A. Scherer. Laparoscopic transdiaphragmatic pericardial wndows: Getting to the heart of the matter. Submitted to Archives of Surgery. 2008.
Holmes, D., L. Link, L.A. Scherer, A. Bair. Profunda femoral artery pseudo-aneurysm after a stab wound. Images In Emergency Medicine. Annals of Emergency Medicine, March;51(3): 330, 342. 2008.
Vanderveen, K, M. Chen, L.A. Scherer. Effects of resident duty-hours restrictions on surgical and non-surgical teaching faculty. Archives of Surgery, Aug;142(8): 759-64; discussion 764-6. 2007
Utter G, Scherer LA, Wisner DH. Blunt cardiac rupture in a patient with prior ventricular septal defect repair: A case report. The Journal of Trauma, (57):635-37, 2004.
Scherer LA, Battistella FD. Trauma and emergency surgery: An evolutionary direction for trauma surgeons. The Journal of Trauma, 56(1):7-12, 2004.
Scherer LA, Chang MC, Meredith JW, Battistella FD. Videotape review leads to rapid and sustained learning. American Journal of Surgery, 185:516-520, 2003.
Chang MC, Martin RS, Scherer LA, Meredith JW. Improving ventricular-arterial coupling during resuscitation form shock effects on cardiovascular function and systemic perfusion. The Journal of Trauma, 53(4):679-85, 2002.
Scherer LA, Shriver S, Chang M, Meredith JW, Owings JT. The vacuum-assisted closure device: A method of securing skin grafts and improving graft survival. Archives of Surgery, 137(8):930-934, 2002.
