Chaitanya Verma Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

- Completed 15 patient consultations (collected patient information, provided personalized patient care to family members of the patients' to help them better understand the decisions they have the ability to make, provided Dr. Davierwala with a list of medications that the patients' were taking) - Completed an observership under the supervision of Dr. Davierwala and Dr. Luke Rogers in Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery (MICS)- Completed CVICU (Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit) rounds under Dr. Tylee (cardiac anesthesiologist) - Participated in Cardiac Rounds and learned about SAM, MVR side-effects, and Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps (IABP) functionality- Was present in the OR and viewed a variety of surgical procedures including CABG, Aortic Valve Repair/Replacements, Mitral Valve Repair/Replacements- Learned how to read echocardiograms and ECGs

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

- Conducted water quality analysis at several locations, including Ripley’s Aquarium, Menkes Building, Scotiabank IT and Global Solutions Building, and 720 King St. West (Triovest Building) in Toronto to ensure that drinking water, handwashing water, and water that Ripley’s sea creatures are exposed to does not contain Legionnaires bacteria.- Conducted water quality analysis at Rudolph’s Bakery in North York, Ontario for the purpose of ensuring that employees do not get Legionella, and that bread is baked using clean, bacteria-free water so the population of Canada does not get ill.- Used an incubator for the purpose of sample analysis of DIP slides that were used to sample hot water tanks and cooling systems around all locations (Ripley’s, Menkes Building, Scotiabank IT and Global Solutions Building, Triovest Building and Rudolph’s Bakery) to determine if bacterial colonies would form on the DIP slides- Signed off Chain of Custody forms of Legionnaires bacteria while handing off samples to Sporometrics Toronto to guarantee that proper laboratory analysis and DIP slide analysis would be done for water samples from the above locations—ensuring that the employees of the organizations and people consuming baked bread do not suffer Legionella infection.- Implemented health and safety changes at Rudolph’s Bakery (identified blocked fire exits and rectified it by changing the placement of wires, implemented machine guards for a new bread conveyor belt, added numeric values to shelves holding bags of flour to ensure shelves are not overloaded, introduced a new container to dispose of damaged goods).

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Founder of the RaisingCranes Non-Profit Organization.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

- Completed an observership under the supervision of Dr. Davierwala in Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery (MICS)- Was present in the OR and viewed a variety of surgical procedures including CABG, Aortic Valve Repair/Replacements, Mitral Valve Repair/Replacements- Learned how to read echocardiograms and ECGs- Participated in a world's first double thoracotomy to correct a previously done CABG involving a double-crane setup- Offered a following observership from October 2024-November 2024

London, Ontario, Canada

Penang, Malaysia

- Completed an observership under Dr. Ng Jit Beng and Dr. Shah in Interventional Cardiology- Was present in the OR and viewed a variety of surgical procedures, including ablations, pacemaker installations, stenting- Learned how to read trans-esophageal echocardiograms and ECGs - Learned about the importance of personalized patient-care (importance of speaking local languages or dialects when consulting patients who do not speak a universal language)

London, Ontario, Canada

Brampton, Ontario, Canada

- Directed a basketball summer camp alongside several other volunteers and supervisors; taught the basics of basketball for 8-10 hours a day- Instructed groups of children (4-12/yo), teaching the essentials of basketball (i.e. warmup drills, techniques) and the importance of a healthy lifestyle that incorporates daily exercise- Instructed a small group of children (4-9/yo) on the basics of guitar (i.e. teaching simple songs, chords, reading Tab Sheet music, etc.) for 2 hours a day- Coordinated a Winter Concert for the local community that showcased the learned talents of the children in the community

Diploma Of Education, Occupational Health And Safety Management

Bachelor Of Medical Science, Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies

Ib Diploma

High School Diploma