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Portland, OR, US

Portland, Oregon, United States

General Surgery Residency

Direct Commissioning Course and Basic Officer Leadership CourseArmy Health Professions Scholarship Program

Greater San Diego Area

Worked to automate the software and system verification process for new product introduction in image guided therapy.Collaborated with international team members and resources.Empowered women in the workplace by bringing the Philips Women Lead initiative to the San Diego office.

Worked with a team of senior biomedical engineering students from Boston University on our senior design project: Machine Learning Risk Model for Predicting Alzheimer’s Disease from Blood Plasma BiomarkersCoding with the statistical program R to analyze data from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI)

Planned and communicated events to foster community and healthy work-life balance for 58 residentsFacilitated safe residential environment through training and by enforcing residential policy

Greater San Diego Area

Worked within Image Guided Therapy Devices business unit on pre release testing of an integrated computer system which processes and displays intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) catheter measurements and pressure guide wire data including FFR and iFR during cardiac catheterization procedures. Executed and edited test cases that covered system and software.

Boston University Photonics Center

Distinguished Summer Research Fellowship: Lutchen FellowshipSynthesized polymer coatings and then used polymer to solubilize fluorescent quantum dots in aqueous solutions for biological sensor applications including FRET assays.Utilized NMR and IR to verify molecular structure of synthesized ligands and polymers.

Boston

Set up and ran audio, visual and media for student-run shows and events including wireless microphones, stage lighting and projection. Worked with student leaders to meet their needs to run successful events

Doctor Of Medicine - Md

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Biomedical Engineering

Concentration in Nanotechnology