Physician Assistant Certified

• Nov 2021 - Present

Primary Care Physician Assistant

• May 2021 - Oct 2021

Physician Assistant

• Aug 2021 - Aug 2021

Clinical Physician Assistant

• May 2021 - May 2021

Performing nasal swabs for COVID-19 screening of the employees. Educating patients about symptoms, social distancing, quarantine and management. Performing nasal swabs for COVID-19 screening of the employees. Educating patients about symptoms, social distancing, quarantine and management.

Physician Assistant Student - Internal Medicine

• Oct 2019 - Dec 2019

Preceptor: Sadan Patel, MD I gained a well-rounded experience and a full-range of practices and clinical skills while emerging in the day-to day operations of physicians practicing internal medicine. I had the opportunity to: - Interact directly with patients and their families and provide counseling and health education as well as diagnostic procedures - Diagnose, control, and treat blood pressure, diabetes, valley fever, and shingles - Diagnose Melanoma and assist in skin biopsy for skin cancer - Perform complete history and physical examinations including interpretations of ECG and EKG - Explored office management procedures - Developed medical values and goals

Physician Assistant Student - Obstetrics/Gynecology

• Sep 2019 - Oct 2019

Preceptor: Natalie Walkup, PA-C Preceptor: Natalie Walkup, PA-C

Physician Assistant Student - Urology

• Aug 2019 - Sep 2019

Preceptor: Puneet Sindhwani, MD

Physician Assistant Student - General Surgery

• Jul 2019 - Aug 2019

Preceptor: Jianlin Tang, MD

Physician Assistant Student - Family Medicine

• Jun 2019 - Jul 2019

Preceptor: Mariam Mina, MD & Andrew Overholser, PA-C

Physician Assistant Student - Emergency Medicine

• Mar 2019 - Apr 2019

Physician Assistant Student - Psychiatry (Inpatient)

• Feb 2019 - Mar 2019

Preceptor: Cheryl McCullumsmith, MD, PhD

Secretary, Department of Neurology

• Jan 2017 - Sep 2017

Research Assistant, Department of Surgery

• Aug 2016 - Jan 2017

Research Assistant, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology

• May 2014 - Oct 2015

Laboratory Specialist, Philips Institute of Oral and Craniofacial Molecular Biology

• Jan 2007 - Oct 2012

• Elucidation of the mechanisms of Iron acquisition and adhesion of oral anaerobic bacteria; Porphyromonas gingivalis and Prevotella intermedia.• Determination of the contribution of the proteins mediating Iron uptake or adhesion to host cells to virulence of the organism.• Developing different mutants deficient in Iron uptake proteins and characterizing their ability for the uptake and transport of Iron.• Mutants deficient in Iron dependent regulators are examined for their ability to regulate the genes using Microarrays, Chromatin Immunoprecipitation and DNA binding assays using the recombinant form of the purified proteins.• Detection and identification of protein forming complexes that helps in hemin transport in P. gingivalis that involves Immunoprecipitation of proteins binding to known hemin transport proteins like HmuR and HmuY and identification of the complexes by mass spectrometry.• Inactivation of the genes encoding potential adhesins and determination of the properties of mutant strains and the recombinant proteins in their ability to bind to host components. • Perform assays using bacterial cultures, compile data, and assist other members with their projects.• Maintaining cultures of the bacterial cells, developing allelic exchange mutants and their characterization, preparation and characterization of recombinant proteins. • To extract RNA and proteins, perform standard blotting techniques for the analysis of recombinant proteins and nucleic acids, perform microarray analysis and interpret the data. • Responsible for project ownership for safety, lab equipment maintenance, management of troubleshooting activities, regular monitoring of lab equipment and project ownership which involves research, planning, infrastructure development, defect reduction.• Developing new processes, recipes, and optimize protocols.• Acted as a trainer and mentor to Pre-med students, Pre-dental students, Undergrad students, Master’s students and technicians.

Research Assistant, Department of Biology

• Sep 2006 - May 2007

Project: Determination of Erythrocyte Binding Specificity of MSP7• The objective is to determine the erythrocyte binding specificity of MSP7 (Merozoite Surface Protein).• The work involves cloning of MSP7 into PRE4 and transfecting into COS7 cells.• Identify the cells that are expressed and observe if the same are expressed in human RBC also.• This is achieved by cloning MSP7 into PRE4 that allows the expression of heterologous protein on the surface of mammalian cells. These cells are then incubated with human erythrocytes.

Volunteer Research Assistant, Department of Human Genetics

• Aug 2006 - Jan 2007

• Had an opportunity to volunteer a research lab rotation in the Department of Human Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University. My work was mainly focused on Treacher Collins Syndrome. • Implemented Recombinant DNA techniques such as designing primers, PCR, site directed mutagenesis, Restriction enzyme analysis, Agarose gel electrophoresis, SDS PAGE, Plasmid preparation and purification.