ABOUT MERIDIAN
Clinical Expertise. Strategic Perspective.
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Meridian Clinical Consultants was founded to bring real-world clinical expertise to healthcare consulting, education, and industry collaboration.
Founded and led by Sara E. Bierschenk, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, Meridian draws on extensive experience in cardiovascular care, advanced heart failure, clinical education, quality improvement, and emerging cardiovascular technologies to help organizations translate evidence into meaningful action.
EXPERTISE
Expertise That Informs the Work.
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Meridian’s work is grounded in advanced clinical practice, evidence-based care, professional education, and healthcare innovation.
Cardiovascular & Advanced Heart Failure
Clinical expertise spanning advanced heart failure, complex cardiovascular care, device-based therapies, and emerging treatment strategies.
Education & Thought Leadership
National and regional speaking, professional education, evidence translation, and development of clinically relevant educational content.
Quality, Research & Innovation
Experience in quality improvement, clinical research, program development, evidence translation, and implementation of innovative approaches to patient care.
EXPERIENCE
Clinical practice is the foundation of Meridian’s work, but the perspective extends beyond direct patient care—across professional speaking and education, quality improvement, clinical research, healthcare innovation, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and industry partners.
Experience Beyond the Bedside.
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Clinical Practice & Professional Perspective
With a clinical foundation in advanced cardiovascular and heart failure care, Sara brings the perspective of active clinical practice to consulting, education, and advisory work. Her experience includes complex cardiovascular disease, advanced therapeutics, device-based therapies, multidisciplinary care, and the development of programs designed to improve clinical outcomes and quality of care.
Speaking, Education & Leadership
National and regional professional speaker for healthcare audiences
Clinical education and educational program development
Advanced heart failure and cardiovascular device expertise
Clinical research and healthcare innovation
Quality improvement and evidence-translation initiatives
Professional leadership and committee service
SCHOLARSHIP & RESEARCH
Meridian’s perspective is informed by scholarly inquiry, quality improvement, clinical research, and the dissemination of evidence through peer-reviewed publication and national presentation.
Evidence That Extends Beyond Practice.
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Peer-Reviewed Publications
Structured Teach-Back Discharge Education and Heart Failure Self-Care: A Quality Improvement Initiative
JACC: Case Reports — Accepted for publication, 2026
EVOQUE Tricuspid Valve Replacement in Carcinoid Heart Disease with Transjugular 3D Intracardiac Echocardiography Guidance
JACC: Case Reports — Published 2026
Research & Scholarly Dissemination
Site Trial Investigator — TRISCEND II
HFSA Annual Scientific Meeting — accepted abstract, 2026
ACC Quality Summit — peer-reviewed national ePoster, 2026
ClinicalTrials.gov Results Record — NCT07280208 — structured discharge teach-back in heart failure
WORK WITH MERIDIAN
Bring Clinical Expertise to Your Next Initiative.
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Whether you’re seeking clinical consulting, educational expertise, or strategic insight for a healthcare or industry initiative, Meridian Clinical Consultants welcomes the opportunity to collaborate.