Experience

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  Shaheen zafar md practice of cardiology & internal medicine

  Apr 2013 - Jul 2013

  Medical office assistant

  • Managed patient files, test results, and doctor’s correspondences, from physical charts to EHR system 'Patient Fusion'.• Performed customer service care and clerical duties to ensure optimum patient care for over 20 patients/day.

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  Helping hand usa

  Jul 2013 - Sept 2013

  Project manager

  • Coordinated 3 banquet dinners and carried out all logistical pre-planning in order to raise money for medical aid, clean-water aid, and educational needs for several countries in South America and East Africa.• Managed food and clothing drives for families below the poverty line in Asia.• Collaborated with cross-functional team on multiple projects totaling raised funds over $250,000.

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  Rutgers university - department of biochemistry

  Jan 2016 - May 2016

  • Induced transformation of mutants of Streptomyces lividans endoglucanase CelB2 into E.Coli strain BL21 using the QIAGEN test prep protocol.• Conducted a multi-step purification process through the use of procedures including Amylose Affinity Chromatography Columns and DEAE Anion-Exchange Chromatography Columns.• Analyzed elutions between purification steps using 1% - 7% gel electrophoresis and spectrophotometry .• Carried out enzyme activity assay to determine specific activity, yield %, and purification fold of protein.• Resulted an increase in purification of protein by 64 fold. Show less • Used the sensitive biomarker assay EROD (enzyme 7-ethoxy- resorufin-O-deethylase) to test induction for two genes correlated with toxicological endpoints of the Zebrafish model (cytochrome p450 producer gene CYP1a and transcriptional repressor gene TCF3a).• Used RT-qPCR to isolate RNA and observe induced expression for both genes. • Tested Triclosan as a Mutagenic compound using the ‘E.coli Mutagenicity Test Kit’ protocol through observing reverse mutations caused by the chemical in question.• Used C-18 reverse phase HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography) column as a separation technique to test for the formation of triclosan metabolites (toxic and non-toxic) when reacted with S9 hepatic enzymes (cytochrome P450 and other conjugates). Show less

  • Purification of Streptomyces lividans endoglucanase CelB2 expressed in E.Coli strain BL21(DE3)

    Jan 2016 - May 2016

  • Identifying Triclosan as a potential mutagen, teratogen, & carcinogen on the Zebrafish model

    Jan 2016 - Apr 2016
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  Small business initiative

  Sept 2016 - Dec 2016

  Business risk analyst

  • Performed data analysis of the wholesale food & beverage industry, identifying 10 most common risks relevant to client through extensive market research.• Analyzed highest potential risks, reviewing data to assess risk impact based on probability and severity.• Developed a mitigation plan for client based on priority of risk and created a progress monitoring strategy to assess efficacy.

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  Cardiovascular interventionalists of central jersey

  Jan 2017 - Dec 2017

  Medical assistant

  - Executed Nuclear & Non-Nuclear Stress Tests to diagnose arrhythmia, from preparing patients prior to the test (debriefing, EKG, blood pressure readings) to working with physicians and technicians during the test.- Functioned as a technician for the ABI (Ankle Brachial Index) test to measure risk and diagnosis of peripheral vascular disease.- Served as a medical assistant in running patient schedules for physicians and preparing patients by running EKGs, acquiring blood pressure readings, checking weight, and readying their charts.- Assisted clinical nurses in speaking to AFIB and stroke patients for regulating coumadin and related medicinal patterning. Show less

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  St. mary's general hospital

  Jul 2021 - Jun 2024

  Residency - podiatry, foot and ankle surgery

  3 Year PMSR/RRA podiatric surgical residency at St. Mary's General Hospital, St. Clare's Hospital, and 2 surgery centers. Clinical experience: weekly wound care clinics, weekly reconstructive surgery clinics, and resident run clinic. Surgical experience: minimally invasive surgery, reconstructive foot and ankle surgery, foot and ankle trauma, ankle arthroscopy, sports medicine, and lower extremity plastic surgery. Academic experience: radiology rounds, journal club, virtual grand rounds. Research experience: multiple publications across JAPMA and ACFAS Scientific Conference. Show less

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  Summit health

  Aug 2024 - now

  Fellow - summit health foot and ankle reconstructive surgery

  1 year foot and ankle reconstructive surgical fellowship (podiatry) in sports medicine, foot/ankle trauma, elective foot and ankle surgery, and infection under Summit Health Orthopedics.