James Terrell Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, CA, US

San Francisco, California, United States

• Apprenticeship under Dr. Christopher Ames
• Perform retrospective analysis and thoracolumbar measurements for use in spine studies regarding pain, frailty, quality of life, age-related complications, and effectiveness of surgery.
• Conduct spoken HRQL (health-related quality-of-life) surveys with patients to assess impact of surgery and spinal health on physical and mental wellbeing while providing emotional support.
• Survey patients to determine effects of experimental surgical techniques on pain and quality of life.
• Shadow postoperative consultations and operating room with Dr. Christopher Ames.

Berkeley, California, United States

• Facilitate a weekly two-hour discussion class of 10+ students in topics of public health and public policy.
• Assist in writing a reader and lesson plan for the gender and sexual identity section of the syllabus.
• Place and navigate students as interns at public health nonprofits across the San Francisco Bay Area.
• Focus on development of external communications to alumni network and Bay Area nonprofits to foster initiatives and access to healthcare careers.

San Mateo, California, United States

• Create and host workshop to coach trans individuals on filing with courts across California to legally change their name and gender markers on legal documents, providing gender-affirming support
• Provide counseling and community resources to low-income LGBTQ+ youth and seniors.
• Budget grants for use in gender affirming therapy, clothes, and resources for unhoused trans individuals.
• Work closely with other LGBTQ+ organizations in the Bay Area to stay up to date on LGBTQ+ laws.

Torrance, California, United States

• Research novel, nonsurgical techniques to repair failed bariatric surgery; abstract to be presented at conference.
• Manage retrospective analysis and write manuscripts focusing on the effectiveness of bariatric surgery as a tool to decrease diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia in black, Latino, and immigrant populations.
• Created interactive app-like mobile website in English and Spanish informing patients on bariatric post operative-care, such as stages of nutrition, hydration, and vitamin intake for diverse patient populations.
• Collected data from various surgical departments in the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center regarding judgements on various aspects of the playing of music in the operating theater- paper published.
• Shadowed in Operating Room and Clinic at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (general surgery).

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Perform classical, jazz, theater, and contemporary music under the guidance of producer David Benoit with artists such as Oleta Adams and Keiko Matsui
• Mentor cello section in bowing, intonation, overall sound quality, and synchronization