Ryan Danis Email and Phone Number

At Berenson Cancer Center, an outpatient oncology clinic specializing in Multiple Myeloma and related metastatic bone disease, I update the electronic medical record in AdvancedMD for every patient encounter with Dr. Berenson. This includes a detailed recording of patient history, medications, review of systems, history of present illness, physical exam findings, and any additional documentation necessary for patients participating in a clinical trial or undergoing a bone marrow biopsy. I also transcribe treatment plans for patients under Dr. Berenson's guidance, which are given to the nurse and patient. For patients consulting with Dr. Berenson and being treated elsewhere, I am responsible for sending the treatment plan to the patient and their treating doctor via email and fax, respectively. Furthermore, I meet weekly with the clinical research team to identify patients eligible for clinical trials and provide significant updates on clinical trial patients. I am also involved in retrospective chart review and medical writing for clinical research papers.Finally, I serve as a liaison between the clinic and ONCOtracker, Dr. Berenson's company aimed at discovering novel cancer treatment and testing, including the use of soluble B-cell Maturation Antigen (sBCMA) as a multiple myeloma biomarker. I collect sBCMA blood samples from the clinic, communicate to ONCOtracker which samples need to be run in the ELISA assay, and provide a schedule for sBCMA blood draws for the nurses and medical assistants.

Utilizing my prior experience as a gymnastics coach, I supervised open gym recreation at UCLA’s John Wooden Center. I ensured safety at open gym by verifying that participants had the basic skills necessarily to safely utilize gymnastics equipment and providing tips and drills for those who wanted learn more difficult skills.

I joined the Undergraduate Learning Assistant program in 2021 and facilitated learning in physics and anatomy classes. I then served as Pedagogical Head learning assistant in physiology I and II in 2022. As a new learning assistant, I completed coursework in education inequities and guided students to an understanding of physics material through worksheets during zoom discussions. In Fall of 2021, I assisted in the anatomy lab helping students identify landmarks on both models and cadavers - including on the cadaver I dissected the previous summer! In 2022, I helped implement the LA program into the physiology I and II courses for the first time by assisting students with worksheets and explaining scientific papers in discussion sections. Alongside the other LAs, I led interactive review sessions for each module of the physiology courses and created original practice problems for students in preparation for their exams.

Having been a gymnast at California Sports Center from 2006-2018, working as a gymnastics instructor allowed me to give back to my CSC community while competing as a level 10 athlete. My duties included coaching recreational classes from preschool through boys intermediate, creating hands-on lesson plans for every class, and updating parents on their kids' progress. During the summers of 2018, and 2019, I also served as a summer camp instructor. Throughout my time as a coach, I received numerous positive email shoutouts and was nominated employee of the month in May 2017 for being interactive with my students and for my preparation, patience, and positive attitude. Finally, I have been CPR certified since I began my role as a gymnastics instructor in October, 2016.