Simbarashe Peresuh, Md Email & Phone Number

Rhode Island, United States

• Shadowed attending surgeons and fellows during preoperative assessment, intraoperative procedures, and postoperative care.
• Gained exposure to robotic-assisted total hip and knee arthroplasty, including revision procedures, different approaches, and possible complications.
• Followed patient’s postoperative care and presented findings and assessment to the attending surgeon.
• Attended weekly grand rounds, fellow research presentations, morbidity and mortality conferences.
• Collaborated with the interdisciplinary team to achieve optimal patient outcomes in the continuum of patient care in orthopedics.

• Shadowed attending surgeons and residents during preoperative evaluations, surgical procedures, and postoperative care.
• Gained exposure to laparoscopic gastrectomy, cholecystectomies, and herniorrhaphy, including revision procedures, different approaches, and possible complications.
• Followed patient’s postoperative care and presented findings and assessment to the attending surgeon.
• Attended weekly grand rounds, resident didactic lectures, and morbidity and mortality conferences.

• Provided informal counseling related to stress management and personal problems.
• Communicated with advisors in other resident halls to identify and resolve campus-wide issues affecting students.
• Provided emergency first aid and summoned medical assistance for critical situations.
• Mediated interpersonal problems between residents.
• Determined the need for facility maintenance and repair and notify appropriate personnel.

• Created lesson plans that incorporated self-reflection, peer discussion, practice questions, worksheets with diagrams, and learning games covering concepts students struggled with.
• Participated in training courses and professional development opportunities to improve teaching skills.
• Assessed student learning and provided ongoing formative feedback for growth.
• Guided and advised students on educational and social matters pertaining to further education and future careers.

• Prepared written plans for each SI session, including learning objectives, key concepts that students normally find difficult to grasp, and strategies for learning activities.
• Participated in quarterly training on navigating the small group dynamic, discussed ways to promote SI, and reflected on sessions and our leadership.
• Administered and proctored academic or diagnostic assessments.
• Assessed students' progress throughout tutoring sessions.

• Synthesized DNA-based biosensors to detect the presence of metal ions and reactive oxygen species.
• Evaluated the effect of different chelators as therapeutic treatments for neurodegenerative diseases in the Drosophila Schneider 2 Cells, Human HeLa, and Neuroblastoma Cells.
• Collaborated on experimental procedures and protocol development, data results analysis, and poster presentations.
• Presented research at the Southern California Conferences for Undergraduate Research and the 29th Annual CSU Biotechnology Symposium.

• Used flow cytometry to assess the rate of neurodegeneration of cholinergic brain neurons in Drosophila melanogaster expressing the Amyloid Beta 42 gene.
• Performed quantified aging experiments, micro-dissections to remove Drosophila brains, and training on how to use the flow cytometer.
• Kept track of any interesting discoveries we made and met regularly to evaluate our findings critically.
• Presented findings from laboratory experiments at local scientific meetings.

Doctor Of Medicine - Md, Medicine, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Iota Epsilon Alpha Medical Honors Society - Volunteer Coordinator Department of Educational Services - Peer.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Biology, General, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Proactive Recruitment in Science & Math - Research Investigator Medical & Pre-Health Student Society.