Experience

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  Memorial sloan kettering cancer center

  Jun 2008 - Aug 2008

  Summer research intern

  ■ Manipulated different cancer cells lines through various cell culture methods■ Monitored pre-existing BR 293 breast cancer cell lines and used statistical methods to chart the growth of cell colonies over time

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  Columbia university medical center

  Jun 2009 - Aug 2011

  Summer research intern

  ■ Studied the efficacy of two surgical techniques on patients with acoustic neuromas and found that the microsurgery in combination with gamma knife radiosurgery was optimal in treating patients with recurrent cancerous growths■ Researched and wrote a review on the animal models and surgical techniques that were used for stroke research■ Updated and restructured the intracerebral hemorrhage outcomes project (ICHOP) stroke database with new data c. 2006

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  Duke university

  Oct 2011 - Dec 2011

  Information desk intern

  ■ Connected visitors to various points of interest in and around Duke University ■ Assisted the Duke University Box Office with ticket distribution

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  Duke university health system

  Jan 2012 - Jun 2015

  Research intern

  ■ Quantified the level of nitric oxide bound to hemoglobin in umbilical cord blood and found that adult hemoglobin (Hb A) had higher amounts of S-nitrosothiol (SNO) when measured through photolysis - chemiluminescence. ■ Quantifying the level of nitric oxide bound to hemoglobin in sickle red blood cells that underwent adult red blood cell transfusion or hydroxyurea therapy

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  Duke housing, dining & residence life

  Aug 2012 - May 2013

  Resident assistant

  ■ Developed community among 140 college freshmen by hosting social events and dialogues about campus concerns.■ Enforced university policies and resolved emergencies during weekly overnight on-call duty.■ Connected freshmen to various mediums of academic and social endeavors around campus.

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  American remote health l.l.c.

  Aug 2013 - May 2015

  Intern

  ■ Analyzed the effects of E-health in different communities and found that response varied depending on various governmental policies and family structures ■ Compiled information on the company’s remote health treatment plan and second opinion resources■ Publicized our telemedicine services through various social media groups

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  Memorial sloan kettering cancer center

  Aug 2015 - May 2017

  ■ Conducted experiments in the development and analysis of radiopharmaceuticals used both as a diagnostic and treatment tool to detect and prevent castration-resistant prostate cancer■ Analyzed and tested the capacity of potential biomarkers in predicting patient response to drug therapy for pancreatic cancer

  • Senior Research Technician

    Mar 2017 - May 2017

  • Research Technician

    Aug 2015 - Mar 2017
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  Mount sinai health system

  May 2018 - Aug 2018

  Visiting medical student

  ■ Devised a novel method to visualize and quantify the health of neuronal tracts in patients who had undergone stereotactic intracerebral hemorrhage underwater blood aspiration (SCUBA) technique for invasive endoscopic intracerebral hemorrhage evacuation

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  Northwell health

  Jun 2021 - now

  ■ Created a protocol harnessing bibliographic analyses to predict future avenues of research within the field of ischemic stroke■ Presented a case study and created a literature review highlighting the various instances where neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder presented as a stroke mimic ■ Researching how FDG-PET can be used to discriminate between patterns of neurodegeneration in Frontal-Temporal Dementia, Lewy Body Dementia and Alzheimer’s Dementia ■ Coordinated patients for our CAPTIVA protocol, a three-arm trial assessing whether the anti-thrombolytic and the anti-coagulant, ticagrelor and rivaroxaban, respectively, can lower the one-year rate of ischemic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, or vascular death in subjects with 70-99% symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis (sICAS) Show less

  • Chief Neurology Resident

    Jul 2024 - now

  • Resident Physician

    Jun 2021 - now