Pratik Chhatbar, Md, Phd Email & Phone Number

Durham, Nc, Us

London Area, United Kingdom

- Improve OpenAI's ChatGPT by combining prompt engineering and expert domain knowledge- Review, improve, and validate work of other OpenAI trainers both as an expert and as a non-expert by providing constructive feedback that leads to superior training data for ChatGPT- Cross-check the ChatGPT output for accuracy as an expert in the field and provide critical feedback on the training data

Durham, Nc

- Principal Investigator - NIH R03 Project (R03HD094614; $250k/2 yr): SEEG patient recruitment; Developed and V3 of custom recording setup; Overall study compliance; Study budget and internal audits; Vendor management; Trains and leads cross-functional team of clinicians, scientists, collaborators, and staff; Performs and supervises data collection and complex data processing and analysis including medical image segmentation, finite element models, electrophysiology, etc.- Co-director, tDCS and TMS cores - NIH U01 Project TRANSPORT2 (U01NS102353; $10m/4 yr): TRANSPORT2 study protocol development - subject matter expert (SME) for transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS); Lead developer, V3, and support personnel for clinical trial-ready double blinded tDCS application device; Involved in design and development of the clinical trial protocol, eCRFs, and SOPs; Remotely trains and manages 14+ sites- Co-Investigator - AHA Project (20IPA35360039; $200k/2 yr): Contributed in grant submission; Executes key aspects of low intensity focused ultrasound (LIFUS), including development of MRI, TMS, LIFUS, and behavioral task protocols; Key personnel for in-house development, verification, and validation of LIFUS system; TMS and behavioral data collection, processing, and analysis- Reviewer for Veterans Affairs grants review committee (RRD5) and multiple scientific journals- Mentor to junior faculty, fellows, postdocs, medical and physiotherapy students, undergraduates, and visiting interns

Belgium

- Developed clinical trial protocols, stimulation algorithms, publication manuscripts; titration during polysomnography; hosted journal clubs; collaborated with internal and external stakeholders from different departments/institutions including KOLs, industry leaders, etc.- Assisted in FDA submission by reviewing Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database, and synthesizing Medical Device Reports (MDRs) that resulted in comprehensive Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) documents- Collaborated with Market Access team to ascertain clinical evidence for market readiness; qualified emerging technologies for national coverage determination (NCD) opportunities

Charleston, South Carolina Area

- Developed and deployed clinical-trial ready tDCS neuromodulation system to 14+ clinical sites: Created and led a team for in-house development, verification, and validation of hardware, firmware, and C++-based computer application, saving ~$140k for the project; Performed real-time troubleshooting with the sites remotely and in person as needed; Distributed updates to bolster superior performance and diagnostics- Developed systems for intraoperative/on-the-floor recording from DBS/SEEG electrodes in conjunction with tDCS application, with in-house verification and validation of the hardware, firmware, and software- Developed, verified, and validated a method to measure skin temperature and body impedance during tDCS application; Published this data to establish safety of high-amperage tDCS during the dose-escalation trial (widely cited)- Received 2017 COBRE Pilot grant ($25k); successfully submitted and contributed to multiple NIH and local grant applications responsive to relevant RFPs and received NIH awards (R03, U01) as well as multiple local pilot grant awards

Charleston, South Carolina Area

- Developed, verified, and validated novel image acquisition protocols for in vivo two-photon imaging of cortical activity at depth resulting in publications in Nature and Nature Methods journals- Created, verified, and validated analysis pipelines (Matlab) for efficient measurement of blood velocities in precapillary arterioles and automated quantification of functional neurovascular coupling at individual vessel level resulting in a publication in Frontiers journal - the technology is now adopted by multiple research organizations across the globe- Performed craniotomy surgeries in terminal setup; Collected, analyzed, and improvised two-photon imaging and intracellular electrophysiology data- Disseminated complex scientific information to interdisciplinary teams of physicians, researchers, statisticians, occupational therapists, technicians, coordinators, and students

Brooklyn, Ny

- Developed, verified, and validated novel surgical implantation technique for cortical microelectrode arrays (Utah arrays, now Blackrock Microsystems) in non-human primates and in-house innovative nesting platform to hold the array headstages, saving ~$50k for the team- Developed, verified, and validated a custom tactile stimulation setup for non-human primates using in-house hardware and code (C++) that executes the task - some materials for the project was sourced from an unrelated brain imaging project and many others from off-the-shelf hardware for mechanical/electrical usage, demonstrating out-of-the-box thinking- Ground-up building, verification, and validation of the brain-controlled reaching paradigm: planar 2-link robot (KinARM) for mapping arm movements; 384 channels to record spiking neural activity (Plexon); eye-tracking setup to monitor subject alertness and responsivity; software based on C++, Python, Matlab, Simulink, Stateflow, xPC target for real-time control of cursor directly from recorded brain activity- Subject training, surgery and care; Data acquisition and analysis- Applied, conducted, and collaborated in NYS-SCIRB, Keck NAKFI, and DARPA REPAIR grant/contracts resulting in multiple publications and presentations

New Hyde Park, Ny

Subdural electrocorticography in humans towards sensorimotor brain-computer interface.

Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India

Clinical consultations, pre-, intra- and post-operative patient care, ENT surgeries, audiometry

Medical database creation, updates, maintenance and review

Ahmedabad Area, India

Performed as a junior house officer leading out-patient clinics, floors, operating rooms, emergency rooms in medicine, surgery, ob-gyn, orthopedics, psychiatry, community medicine in both supervised and unsupervised settings as well as independent, unsupervised running of primary health centers in remote/rural areas that include prevention, treatment and referrals

Ahmedabad Area, India

Seamlless and successful execution of Intensified Pulse Polio Immunization events as a medical officer on remote sites in various parts of Ahmedabad, both at traditional and mobile immunization centers

Ph. D., Biomedical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Society for Neuroscience, Society for Neural Control of Movements, Sigma Xi, New York Academy of Sciences, IEEE.

Mbbs, Medicine