Experience

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  Emergency Physicians of Tidewater

  • Norfolk, Virginia, United States

  • Physician Assistant

    • Jan 2022 - Present
    • Norfolk, Virginia, United States

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  Michigan Medicine

  • United States
  • Hospitals and Health Care
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Consultant, Tumor Response Assessment Core

    • Jun 2019 - Apr 2022

    - Consultant for Tumor Response Assessment Core (TRAC) at Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan- Image analysis of serial CT, MRI, and PET-CT scans for metastatic cancer patients on clinical trials

  • Manager - Tumor Response Assessment Core

    • Oct 2018 - May 2019

  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow

    • Oct 2015 - Oct 2018

    – Manage the Tumor Response Assessment Core (TRAC), an oncology measurement core service, at the Rogel Cancer Center– Provide service and support to key opinion leaders (KOLs) in oncology for more than 100 investigator-initiated and industry-sponsored clinical trials– Coordinate research between KOLs in radiology and oncology at two hospitals to advance treatment options in oncologyMy postdoctoral position is funded by the Comprehensive Cancer Center for the Tumor Response Assessment Core (TRAC) within the Department of Internal Medicine and the Division of Hematology/Oncology.

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  Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

  • Student

    • Jun 2019 - Jul 2021

    PA graduation on July 31, 2021National certification exam on August 9, 2021

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  MAKO Surgical Corp.

  • MAKOplasty Sales Specialist

    • Oct 2013 - Nov 2014

    – Led surgical demonstrations and assisted with robotic arm operation during product education seminars for surgeons at national meetings– Managed robotic arm and CT reconstruction software during 140 MAKOplasty® surgeries in Michigan, Florida, Georgia, and Alabama– Demonstrated proficiency in ADP expense reporting, CT scan analysis, and 3D reconstruction of hip/knee joints

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  Henry Ford College, Schoolcraft College, Concordia University, UM-Dearborn, Washtenaw Comm. College

  • Dearborn, Livonia, Ann Arbor (Michigan)

  • Adjunct Professor of Chemistry

    • Jan 2012 - Oct 2013
    • Dearborn, Livonia, Ann Arbor (Michigan)

    – Independently instructed and developed teaching materials for 11 chemistry lecture and laboratory courses at various colleges in southeast Michigan– Instructed general through advanced chemistry courses over 12 semesters, trained teaching assistants, administered exams, and maintained instrumentation for analytical chemistry courses

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  University of Michigan

  • Ann Arbor, Michigan

  • PhD Analytical Chemistry

    • Aug 2005 - Jan 2012
    • Ann Arbor, Michigan

    – Developed cutting-edge advances in characterizing cancer-related peptides by ion-electron and ion-ion reactions in the gas phase (1 publication)– Tested an analytical platform for protein detection in human esophageal cancer cells (1 publication)– Partnered as a volunteer with the Washtenaw County Alliance for Gifted Education (WCAGE) to provide promising high-school students with exposure to careers in medicine and science research

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  Eli Lilly and Company

  • Indianapolis, Indiana Area

  • Summer Research Internship

    • May 2005 - Jul 2005
    • Indianapolis, Indiana Area

    – Optimized methods for separating pharmaceutical ingredients in proprietary drug samples using nano-liquid chromatography

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  Indiana University Bloomington

  • Bloomington, Indiana

  • Undergraduate Research Assistant

    • May 2003 - May 2005
    • Bloomington, Indiana

    • Raised and maintained Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly) population, collected and prepared specimens, and generated then analyzed LC-MS/MS data for >100 samples• Co-author of journal article reporting 1700 proteins found in aging fly population

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  Indiana University School of Medicine

  • Indianapolis, Indiana Area

  • Nephrology Research Assistant

    • May 2002 - Aug 2002
    • Indianapolis, Indiana Area

    • Performed nephrectomy, cystectomy, suturing, and clamping with live/sacrificed rodents• Utilized pH-gradient gel electrophoresis, polymerase chain reaction, cell growth and maintenance, gel silver staining, and protein digestion to study ischemia in rodents

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  Indiana University School of Medicine

  • Indianapolis, Indiana Area

  • Nephrology Research Assistant

    • May 2001 - Aug 2001
    • Indianapolis, Indiana Area

    • Performed nephrectomy, cystectomy, suturing, and clamping with live/sacrificed rodents• Utilized pH-gradient gel electrophoresis, polymerase chain reaction, cell growth and maintenance, gel silver staining, and protein digestion to study ischemia in rodents