Experience

Kaizen Brain Center

• United States
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • Dec 2022 - Present

  - Leading implementation of patient portal for neurology and psychiatry clinic to improve patient engagement and personalized care planning in patients with behavioral disorders, traumatic brain injury (TBI), Alzheimer’s, migraine & facial pain, movement disorders- Training juniors

• • Jan 2021 - Dec 2022

  - Develops and executes monitoring program to track longitudinal measures of physical, cognitive, and behavioral symptoms in 60 patients with diagnosis of mild to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) and memory/neurocognitive disorders>> Trains and manages team in data collection, tracking, and transformation of program data into progress reports created for physician and patient benefit>> Manages data validity and organization in collaboration with neuropsychiatrist and statistician, to develop eventual predictive models to lead early interventions and prediction of young age onset Alzheimer’s disease in TBI patients>> Optimizes program revenue by $100-150 per appointment by maintaining up-to-date billing and coding protocols - Oversees clinic operations consisting of 7 HCPs and 15 staff >>Applies conflict resolution in staff interpersonal matters and workflow>>Strategizes actions to rectify patient complaints and conflicts, utilizing excellent problem solving and communication skills, assertiveness>>Manages staff roles, reinforces compliance of clinic policies, leads weekly all-staff meetings Show less

• • Oct 2020 - Dec 2022

  - Manages the clinic’s Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) treatment program providing service to ~15 patients per week>>Responsible for educating patients about treatment by distilling complex neuroscience concepts into layman’s terms and discussing treatment expectations, risks, and possible outcomes>>Optimizes appointment scheduling to increase patient volume and revenue>>Amasses strong knowledge in health insurance guidelines pertaining to limitations, authorizations>>Creates documents and executed workflows to increase patient education of treatment and financial literacy for those undergoing treatments not covered by insurance Show less

• • Jul 2019 - Oct 2020

  - Administered daily brain stimulation treatments to patients undergoing cognitive decline disorders and behavioral mood disorders, including those at risk for self harm >> Improves clinical outcomes with thorough assessment of patient, effective problem solving in crisis situations, and working closely with psychiatrist, neurologists, and psychologists to create individualized care plan



Associated Students of UC San Diego

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Programming Director of Academic Affairs

  • Oct 2018 - Jun 2019

  - Organizes events throughout the academic year to gather student input & initiate dialogue between Associated Students & the student body, such as town hall forums, speaker series, etc. - Works with Academic Senators in event planning and student outreach, as well as meeting with faculty and academia - Assists in event planning for funding given to professional organizations related to academic pursuits on campus - Continues relationship with organizations associated with Academic Affairs (i.e. Library/Teaching and Learning Commons) to help organize awareness campaigns and outreach efforts Show less



Dr. Varki Lab at the Histopathology Core Lab

• Laboratory Research Assistant

  • Apr 2017 - Jun 2019

  As a volunteer research assistant in a core pathology lab (Cellular & Molecular Medicine), I have done the following: - Presented my research on lectin histochemistry to define mouse phenotype at the UCSD Biology Research Showcase 2019 - Create buffers and stock solutions used in IHC, H&E, and lectin assays - Performed lectin assay on samples of mouse liver, spleen, lung, kidney, and pancreas to detect the presence of different glycoproteins which partake in cell recognition and signaling and viral recognition. - Perform H&E stains. - Can recognize different tissues, stains (H&E, Trichrome, Oil Red O, Sirius Red), and histological differences between mouse, human, and chimp. - Am familiar with protocols of mouse perfusion, organ harvest, fixation, and preservation in both frozen and paraffin. - Can proficiently cryto-section frozen mouse tissue. Show less



UCSD Recreation

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Equipment Room Attendant and Sales Representative

  • Apr 2017 - Jun 2019

  - Sale of recreation classes, equipment, and recreation memberships through InnoSoft Fusion - Accounting for the rental of sports equipment to Recreation members and students - Sale of recreation classes, equipment, and recreation memberships through InnoSoft Fusion - Accounting for the rental of sports equipment to Recreation members and students



University of California San Diego

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Undergraduate Instructional Apprentice

  • Jan 2019 - Apr 2019

  Instructional Apprentice under the Division of Biological Sciences for the upper-division course "Cellular Neurobiology" (also known as BIPN 140) - Led a weekly 15-student discussion class to discuss the assigned problem set and class concepts - Worked with professor and other IAs to create weekly problem sets, test material, and discuss & analyze class progress and performance - Held weekly office hours outside of lecture time as additional assistance for students Instructional Apprentice under the Division of Biological Sciences for the upper-division course "Cellular Neurobiology" (also known as BIPN 140) - Led a weekly 15-student discussion class to discuss the assigned problem set and class concepts - Worked with professor and other IAs to create weekly problem sets, test material, and discuss & analyze class progress and performance - Held weekly office hours outside of lecture time as additional assistance for students

• Biological Sciences Senator

  • Jun 2017 - May 2018

  As an elected senator on campus, I sit on Senate, which constitutes the following duties: - Properly allocating the annual AS budget, funded by student fee, in a way to best benefit student interest - Create or debate referendums that affect UCSD as a whole (past examples: student fee increase, choosing to enter the Division 1 sports qualification, etc.) Specifically as a Academic senator, my goal is to promote a more fulfilling, rounded biology student experience by: - creating more platforms for engaged and interdisclipinary learning, shown by initiating dialogue with faculty and administrators about inter-disclipinary seminars, - offering more resources for careers in biology which do not require secondary or professional school (emphasis on research, marketing/sales, etc.), shown through participation in Careers in Life Sciences Workgroup - be a resource and support for student who want to make changes in the biology department by distributing student surveys (in class and online) to gather opinions about the new biology dean criterion and expectations. Committees and collaborative efforts I have participated in: - Biological Sciences Dean Search Committee, Student Representative - Careers in Life Sciences Events Workgroup, Student Representative - Teaching + Learning Commons Co-Corricular Record Committee, Student Representative Show less