Sofia Russo Email & Phone Number

San Antonio, Tx, Us

Create content for the social media communications of AWS on the blog by providing edits and suggestions to submissions made by women surgeons, residents, and students.

Served as a peer mentor for incoming medical students, providing them with an academic and personal support system as part of a larger organization.

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Worked as an outreach coordinator for the Novavax Covid-19 vaccine clinical trial site at UTHSCSA, recruiting and screening participants for the trial, under the direction of Dr. Barbara Taylor.

Houston, Texas

Worked in the CORE lab in the Rice Department of Psychological Sciences, contributing to several ongoing projects, chiefly those aimed at understanding cultural competency and trust in healthcare.

Fall 2018 - BIOC 201: Introductory Biology - Department of BiosciencesSpring 2020 - PSYC 101: Introduction to Psychology - Department of Psychological Sciences

Worked on projects in the Attachment and Neurodevelopment Lab under Dr. Sohye Kim, studying the neurobiology of mother-infant attachment. The lab is located in the Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women/Children’s Nutrition Research Center.

Obtained 40 hours of shadowing experience under the guidance of Dr. Erin Gottlieb and a team of anesthesiologists, as well as surgeons, CRNAs, and cardiologists, in the operating room, radiology suites, and cardiac cath labs. Observed procedures including MRIs, a laparoscopic appendectomy, an aortic valve repair, pacemaker placements, and a repair of transposition of great arteries

Doctor Of Medicine - Md

Activities and Societies: American Medical Women’s Association, Association of Women Surgeons, Veritas Mentorship Program, Student.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Psychology, Biochemistry (Minor)

Activities and Societies: Rice Pre-Medical Society, Rice Alzheimer’s Buddies, Rice Women's Resource Center, Hispanic Association.