Education
Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging Fellow
Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL
Internal Medicine Resident Physician
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Health, Staten Island, NY
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, PA
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (Minors: Chemistry)
Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
Leadership Experience
Physician Lead
North Shore University Hospital
- Implemented unit-level initiatives to boost early discharge rates, and quality metrics.
- Led interdisciplinary rounds to optimize patient care, enhance discharge planning, and improve team communication.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to streamline resource utilization and drive continuous improvement.
Complex Care Committee Member
North Shore University Hospital
- Present complex care plans to the hospital and system-wide executive leadership.
- Led collaborative development of patient care plans, optimized resources utilization and outcomes.
- Networked with hospital leaders to exchange best practices in managing challenging patient populations.
Vice President of Student Government Association (SGA)
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Coordinated and organized all SGA social events for the year 2017.
- Organized Class of 2020 and 2021 Executive Officers elections.
- Organized Physician-Student mentoring event in conjunction with Class of 2020 officers, where students had opportunity to meet with 3-4 physicians from different specialties one-on-one in 1 hour.
- Organized several breakfasts for medical students to promote mental wellness and networking.
Chair of Community Service Committee
General Electric (GE) Transportation, Erie, PA
- Elected to the position by 200+ interns.
- Promoted and overlooked community service events organized by more than 35 community service committee members.
- More than 125 interns participated in community service events and logged record 2600+ volunteer hours in 10 weeks.
Proficiencies & Honors
Systems & Technical Proficiencies
EPIC
Allscripts
Powerchart
Sunrise
Touchworks
Medical Board Certifications & Licensures
American Board of Internal Medicine (Aug 2024 – Present)
ACLS & BLS Certified (June 2020 – Present)
Honors & Institutional Awards
TOUCH Silver Award (Sept 2018)
Academic Scholarship, LECOM (2017-2018)
Certificate of Excellence, Stony Brook (July 2015)
Dean’s List, Stony Brook University (2010-2014)
Golden Key Honor Society (2011 - Present)
Quality Engineering Distinctions
GE DMAIC Green Belt (July 2015)
Lean Manufacturing, General Electric (July 2015)
3rd Nationwide Interactive Math Olympiad (Rank: 68/09/01 - 2009)
Work Experience
Internal Medicine Attending Physician
Southern Illinois University Hospital (SIU), Springfield, IL
- Provide inpatient care for adult hospitalized patients within an academic medical center.
- Supervise and mentor Internal Medicine residents and medical students through bedside teaching, didactics.
- Participate in residency recruitment activities, including applicant screening, interview days, and resident selection processes.
- Contribute to medical student education, admissions activities, and mentorship initiatives.
- Assist with development of educational curricula, case conferences, and evidence-based learning sessions for trainees.
- Collaborate in quality improvement, patient safety, and scholarly activities within the Department of Internal Medicine.
Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging Fellow
Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL
- Quaternary care 547 bed capacity Level 1 Trauma, Comprehensive Stroke, Transplant and Teaching hospital.
- High-volume facility with Level 3 competency in cardiac MRI and cardiac CT.
- Independently acquired, processed, and interpreted advanced cardiovascular imaging including myocardial perfusion, stress tests, flow and mapping studies, coronary CTA with calcium scoring, plaque and FFR-CT analysis, congenital and arrhythmia substrate imaging, and structural/device planning for TAVR, TMVR, harmony, LAAO, amulet and LVAD procedures.
- Participate in multidisciplinary imaging conferences and deliver regular fellow-led imaging presentations.
- Engage in research projects with presentations at local and national conferences.
Internal Medicine Attending Physician
St. Joseph Hospital of OSF Healthcare, Bloomington, IL
- Tertiary care Level 2 Trauma, Comprehensive Stroke, and Teaching hospital.
- Admit, discharge, and manage acute or chronic medical diseases in diverse patient populations including heart, kidney, liver, and lungs transplant patients.
- Conduct multidisciplinary rounds with medical students, residents, case managers, social workers, and Advanced Care Providers.
- Efficient time management and organizational skills in balancing clinical, teaching, and administrative responsibilities.
Internal Medicine Attending Physician
North Shore University Hospital (NSUH) of Zucker Hofstra Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY
- Quaternary care 1038 bed capacity Level 1 Trauma, Comprehensive Stroke, and Transplant and Teaching hospital.
- Admit, discharge, and manage acute or chronic medical diseases in diverse patient populations including heart, kidney, liver, and lungs transplant patients.
- Conduct interdisciplinary rounds with medical students, residents, case managers, social workers, and Advanced Care Providers.
- Participated in ongoing professional development, research projects and quality improvement initiatives with medical students, residents, and administration.
- Efficient time management and organizational skills in balancing clinical, teaching, and administrative responsibilities.
Resident Moonlighter
Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH) of Zucker Hofstra Northwell Health, Staten Island, NY
- Admitted and managed all acute or chronic medical and neurological diseases at the Neurological Intensive Care Unit at the North Campus, Coronary Care Unit (CCU) and Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) at the South Campus.
- Collaborated with critical care intensivists, critical care cardiologists, and nursing teams to develop comprehensive multi-disciplinary assessments and plans.
- Conducted independent Interdisciplinary Rounds (IDRs) for patient disposition and care plan determination.
Internal Medicine Resident Physician
Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH) of Zucker Hofstra Northwell Health, Staten Island, NY
- Tertiary care 668 bed capacity Level 1 Trauma and Comprehensive Stroke Center hospital.
- Admitted and managed acute or chronic medical and neurological diseases.
- Certified to supervise several procedures: Ultrasound guided femoral & internal jugular vein central line, arterial line, venous line, paracentesis, lumbar puncture.
Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) Design Engineer Co-op
General Electric (GE) Transportation, Erie, PA
- Created and guided Design Change Orders through Change Control Board to completion and issued Engineering Notice.
- Coordinated the development of OHV alternator component prototypes using Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing) by interfacing with Sourcing, Engineering management, Quality, Manufacturing teams and suppliers.
- Re-designed robust OHV alternator bus ring clamp to eliminate grounding failures due to thermal cycle effects on Glastic clamps.
- Designed and implemented validation test plans for stator and rotor bus ring clamp bolted joint reliability.
- Implemented Lean Manufacturing strategies to salvage 20% of non-conforming OHV traction motor shafts by evaluating their interference risks in rotor assembly.
Teaching Assistant
Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
- Calculus III (Jan 2013 – May 2013): Graded quizzes, reviewed calculus III concepts with students individually or in groups.
- Computer Graphics Simulation (Aug 2012 – Dec 2012): Assisted biomedical engineering and mechanical engineering students in designing complex mechanical and biomechanical 3D (three dimensional) objects using CAD software (AutoCAD, NX 8.0).
Instructor for Introduction to General Chemistry
Stony Brook University Chemistry Department
- Problem Solving and Quantitative Reasoning (CHE 130): Taught problem solving and quantitative reasoning skills to undergraduate students for three lectures every week.
- Generated and graded quizzes, homework, fulfilled other minor assignments and administrative tasks as identified in the training program and staff meetings.
Scholarly Research, Publications & Cases
Peer-Reviewed Studies
Discordance Between Coronary Plaque Burden and Calcium Score: Implications for statin therapy and preventative care (DISCORD)
- Retrospective comparative study to assess correlation and discordance between coronary artery calcium score and total plaque burden derived from the coronary CTA. Abstract to be presented at the 2026 Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography annual scientific session. Manuscript to be submitted to a PUBMED cited journal.
Reassessing Risk: A comparative study of plaque burden from Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography, and ASCVD/PREVENT models (PlaqueWise)
- Retrospective comparative study to assess correlation and discordance between cardiovascular risk estimates derived from ASCVD/PREVENT risk estimate models, and total plaque burden derived from the coronary CTA. Abstract to be presented at the 2026 Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography annual scientific session. Manuscript to be submitted to a PUBMED cited journal.
Discordance Between ASCVD/CAD‑RADS and AI-Quantified Plaque: Implications for Risk Stratification
- Prospective comparative study to assess correlation between CADRADS and ASCVD risk estimate models, and total plaque burden derived from the AI-based quantitative CT (AI-QCT). Abstract to be presented at the 2026 Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography annual scientific session. Manuscript to be submitted to a PUBMED cited journal.
Estimating Central Venous Pressure from Internal Jugular Vein parameters using vascular ultrasound probe
- Prospective cohort study to estimate Central Venous Pressure (CVP) using more readily available vascular probe by correlating values with actual CVP from Right Heart Catheterization and estimated CVP from Inferior Vena Cava collapsibility.
- Created and presented the study protocol and patient consent forms to the IRB, and Human Research Protection Program (HRPP). Approved by HRPP and IRB. Small number of patients enrolled.
Assessing the Outcomes of Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 on Amiodarone
- In vitro studies have shown that Amiodarone has activity against COVID virus. This is a retrospective case-control study to compare outcomes of COVID patients with atrial fibrillation that were on amiodarone at the admission to those that were not. Manuscript published.
Coronary Artery Proximity to Ablation Sites utilizing Cardiac Computed Tomography (CCTA)
- Retrospective cohort study measuring proximity of Coronary Arteries to the Right Ventricle Outflow Tract and Cavotricuspid isthmus (CTI) using Computed Tomography Angiography of Coronary Arteries.
- Abstract presented as a poster at American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2022 conference in Washington D.C. Assisted in collecting data and writing manuscript.
Kruppel-like factor (KLF) 4 regulates developmental angiogenesis through disruption of the RBP-J–NICD–MAML complex in intron
- Cultured cells and obtained DNA samples from mice to understand the role of KLF4 in angiogenesis, which can treat ischemic conditions such as atherosclerosis, peripheral arterial disease and other vascular diseases that induce vascular proliferation.
Incorporate linkage system in a walker to assist in patients with lower limb weakness rehabilitation
- Designed a four-bar linkage mechanism that mimics the natural human knee-gait pattern and a mechatronic walk-assist device.
Book Chapters
Author of the Chapter "Chest Pain" | Handbook of Medicine in Psychiatry, 4th Edition
- Served as the primary author of the chapter; updated more than 50% content with latest core clinical guidelines.
Conference Abstracts
Thick Cardiomyopathies: Atypical findings of ATTR cardiac amyloidosis on the cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
- Presented a case and literature-based management discussions on wild type ATTR cardiac amyloidosis mimicking cardiac sarcoidosis on cardiac MRI at the 2026 American College of Cardiology Illinois Chapter Cardiovascular Imaging conference.
Genetic Cardiomyopathies: Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Dilated Cardiomyopathy cases
- Presented cases of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Dilated Cardiomyopathy at the 2025 American College of Cardiology Illinois Chapter Cardiovascular Imaging conference with cardiac MRI and genetics findings.
Synthetic Cannabinoids: A less understood cause of Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Literature review on pathophysiology of how synthetic cannabinoids like K2 that are usually not detected on Urine Drug Screen, cause Acute Coronary Syndrome.
- Abstract presented as a poster at the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) convention on October 21, 2019. Published.
Clinical Case Reports
Bidirectional ventricular tachycardia in Fulminant Myocarditis
Left Ventricular Mass: Role of Cine Imaging in Diagnosis
Cardiac MRI Assessment of Suspected Infiltrative Cardiomyopathy: Amyloidosis vs Sarcoidosis
Atypical Cardiac myxoma in the right atrium
Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis driven Myocarditis Masquerading as MINOCA
Atypical symptom, high-risk substrate: arrhythmogenic mitral annular disjunction
Radiographic mimicry of Cardiac Amyloidosis on cardiovascular magnetic resonance
Fever of Unknown Origin Secondary to Necrotizing Hepatic Granulomas
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ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction in a mid-twenty male patient with COVID pneumonia
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Recurrent Transient Ischemic Attacks in a patient with Multiple Pacemaker Leads
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Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in a patient with Systematic Lupus Erythematosus
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Elizabethkingia Meningoseptica rare Multi Drug Resistant bacteremia and meningitis
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QI Projects
Comparing Outcomes in Print and Digital Heart Failure Patient Education Modalities (COPAD)
Zucker Hofstra Northwell Health at Staten Island University Hospital
- Prospective case-control study to compare readmissions, mortality and quality of life characterized by NYSA class in heart failure patients who receive heart failure educational material in print format to those who will receive the same education in digital format.
- Pending approval of the digital content prior to submission of study protocol to IRB.
Improving Referrals to Pulmonary Subspecialty Clinic
Zucker Hofstra Northwell Health Staten Island University Hospital
- Collaborated with the team to create self-treatment algorithms for patients with history of Asthma or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease to reduce hospitalizations and self-referrals to pulmonary subspecialty clinic.
Improving Continuity Clinic for Internal Medical Residents
Zucker Hofstra Northwell Health Staten Island University Hospital
- Served as the team leader to navigate the project to completion. Kept meeting minutes, overlooked project progress, and acted as the primary contact for the project.
- Optimized the follow-up appointments scheduling process to simplify continuity clinic assignments.
Hobbies & Interests
- Global Exploration & Cultural Perspective: Travelling around the world to learn about different cultures, nature, infrastructures and expand my perception.
- High-Adrenaline & Outdoor Adventures: Engaging in adventures such as skydiving, skiing, surfing, kayaking, parasailing, paragliding, wild water rafting and hiking.
- Competitive Team & Individual Athletics: Playing sports such as volleyball, cricket, basketball, soccer, badminton.