Emergency Medicine Resident – George Washington University Hospital – 2014-2018

Clinical Rotations at:

• George Washington University Hospital
  • Emergency Department, ICU, Trauma and Cardiology inpatient services.
• INOVA Fairfax Hospital
  • Emergency Department, Medical ICU, Trauma ICU
• Children’s National Health System, Emergency Department
• The Washington VA Medical Center Emergency Department
• National Poison Center

Elective Research Rotations at:

• SpaceX – Hawethorne, CA
• Lockheed Martin/Orion Group – Houston, TX
• FAA Commercial Spaceflight Office – Washington DC
• NASA Headquarters – Washington DC

Awards:

• Senior Resident Research Award – 2018

M.D. – Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts Institute of Technology – 2006 – 2014

• Division of Health Sciences and Technology
• Advanced Rotations in: Rural Family Medicine, High Risk Obstetrics, Space Medicine, Emergency Medicine.

PhD in Aeronautics and Astronautics – Massachusetts Institute of Technology – 2006 – 2011

• GPA: 5.0/5.0
• Focus: Bioastronautics
• PhD Thesis: Ultrasound Imaging of Cervical Spine Motion for Extreme Acceleration Environments – Orthopedics Biomechanics Laboratory at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
• Research Advisor – Dr. Brian Snyder, M.D. Ph.D
• Academic Advisor – Prof. Dava Newman Ph.D.
• Awards and Support: NSBRI Bioastronautics Fellowship (2007), Children’s Hospital Orthopedic Surgery Foundation Fellowship (2008), Society of NASA Flight Surgeons Outstanding Student Award (2010), Space Medicine Association Jeffrey R. Davis Award (2011)

MS in Aeronautics and Astronautics – Massachusetts Institute of Technology – 2004 – 2006

• GPA:4.7/5.0
• Thesis: A Training Methodology for Spatial Orientation in Spacecraft
• Research: Visual Orientation, Navigation and Spatial Memory Countermeasures for Spaceflight – Man Vehicle Laboratory
• Research Advisor – Dr. Charles M. Oman, Ph.D
• Academic Advisor – Prof. Laurence R. Young, Sc.D.

 BS in Aerospace Engineering – Georgia Institute of Technology – 2000 – 2004

• GPA: 3.56/4.0
• Highest Honors
• National Merit Scholar, Faculty Honors (4.0 GPA) – 2001, 2003
• Sigma Gamma Tau (Aerospace Honor Society)

Previous Related Experience:

• Magen David Adom – Emergency Medical Technician for Israeli National Ambulance Service. Administered emergency medical care to high diversity of patients who used several different languages and had to quickly adapt. – Summer 2003
• MIT-EMS – Emergency Medical Service for the MIT community responding to 911 calls and community events. 2004 – 2006