Experience

Institute of Neuro Innovation

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Nov 2015 - Present

  Perform data analysis on the post-operative effects of using osteobiologics in spinal fusion surgeries. My findings will be presented at scientific neurosurgery meetings. Perform data analysis on the post-operative effects of using osteobiologics in spinal fusion surgeries. My findings will be presented at scientific neurosurgery meetings.



Project Sunshine

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• National Leadership Advisor

  • Jun 2015 - Present

  Manage Project Sunshine College Chapters located in the West Coast by scheduling biweekly phone call check-ups and helping the chapters organize monthly hospital events. Develop plans in improving volunteer work for Pediatric care with the senior staff in New York. Manage Project Sunshine College Chapters located in the West Coast by scheduling biweekly phone call check-ups and helping the chapters organize monthly hospital events. Develop plans in improving volunteer work for Pediatric care with the senior staff in New York.



Harper Lab, Neurobiology

• David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

• Undergraduate Researcher

  • Apr 2012 - Present

  Assessed Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) patients and control subjects for fornix fiber length using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) based fiber tractography. Measured effects of cross-sectional area at the epiglottis and oropharyngeal airway length in OSA vs. controls using MRIcron tracings. Presented posters at several international scientific society meetings and wrote a full draft of a manuscript dealing with my research topic. Assessed Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) patients and control subjects for fornix fiber length using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) based fiber tractography. Measured effects of cross-sectional area at the epiglottis and oropharyngeal airway length in OSA vs. controls using MRIcron tracings. Presented posters at several international scientific society meetings and wrote a full draft of a manuscript dealing with my research topic.



Project Sunshine Chapter at UCLA

• President / Chapter Leader

  • Sep 2013 - Jun 2015

  Worked with the Project Sunshine National Office in New York and Child Life Specialists at UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital and Santa Monica Medical Center. Created and organized activities for general meetings and hospital visits. Attended to caregivers, health care providers, and families of PICU/NICU patients. Worked with the Project Sunshine National Office in New York and Child Life Specialists at UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital and Santa Monica Medical Center. Created and organized activities for general meetings and hospital visits. Attended to caregivers, health care providers, and families of PICU/NICU patients.



DISC Sports and Spine Center

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

• Intern

  • Mar 2015 - Mar 2015

  Scribed for Dr. Amir Vokshoor using Drchrono, an electronic health record system. Observed neurosurgical consultations at several spine clinics, attended private conferences with biomedical companies such as NuVasive, and observed cervical and lumbar spinal surgeries and a brain tumor surgery. Scribed for Dr. Amir Vokshoor using Drchrono, an electronic health record system. Observed neurosurgical consultations at several spine clinics, attended private conferences with biomedical companies such as NuVasive, and observed cervical and lumbar spinal surgeries and a brain tumor surgery.