CURRICULUM VITAE
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| EDUCATION | |
| Medical School | Tufts University School of Medicine, 1998-2002 Doctor of Medicine |
| Graduate Study | Harvard Extension School, 1996-1998
Coursework in Biomedical Statistics, Philosophy of Ethics, and Computer Systems Programming |
| Undergraduate | Harvard College, 1989-1993
Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science (cum laude) |
| Study Abroad | Alexander Muss High School in Israel , 1988
Two month intensive course on Jewish culture and history |
| POST-GRADUATE TRAINING : | |
| Internship and Residency | University of Washington Affiliated Hospitals, Seattle , Washington Internal Medicine, Traditional Track, 2002-2005 |
| Fellowship | Columbia University Department of Biomedical Informatics, NY , NY Post-doc masters program, 2005-present |
| HONORS / AWARDS / GRANTS | |
| Fellowship | National Library of Medicine grant for post-doctoral training, 2005 |
| Medical School | Alpha Omega Alpha, Medical Honor Society, 2002, Tufts University chapter Funding from the General Clinical Research Center Scientific Advisory Committee for work done on “Diagnostic Markers of Neonatal Sepsis”, 2001 |
| Undergraduate | John Harvard Merit Scholarship for academic excellence: 1992 Elizabeth Cary Agassiz Certificate of Merit for academic excellence: 1990, 1991, 1992 |
| BOARD CERTIFICATION | ABIM, expires 2015. |
| LICENSURE | New York State, Registration expires 10/31/2007 DEA license, expires 8/31/2008 |
| WORK EXPERIENCE | |
| 2000-2002 | Medical Student Co-Investigator Clinical Research Study, "Diagnostic Markers of Neonatal Sepsis” (Dr. Cynthia Cole, Principal Investigator), Division of Newborn Medicine, New England Medical Center . Developed data-organizing software and collaborated with interim analysis while learning principles of clinical research. |
| 1994-1998 | Senior System Administrator, Bolt Beranek & Neuman Large-scale computer infrastructure development and support, culminating in the planning and execution of a million dollar transition to a new data center while providing uninterrupted IT services. |
| 1993-1994 | Computer Teacher, Munich International School , Germany Assisted teachers integrating computers with junior high Math and English classes; taught 9th and 10th grade classes on computer science. |
| 1992 | Summer Intern, Brigham & Women's Hospital, working for Dr. Sharim Khoshbin. Development work on EEG imaging program and aphasia diagnosis teaching program. |
| 1991 | Summer Intern, National Institute of Mental Health, working for Dr. Judith Rapoport and Dr. BJ Casey. Software development for psychiatric testing and associated library research. |
| ORGANIZATIONS | Alpha Omega Alpha American College of Physicians American Medical Association Massachusetts Medical Society American Medical Informatics Association |
| PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES | |
| Medical School | Tufts Medical School Medical Ethics Discussion Group, founder, 1998-2000 Student Representative to the Medical Education Committee for Gross Anatomy, 1999 Health Care provider and Patient Management Software Developer for Sharewood, a free community health care clinic organized by Tufts medical students, 1998-2000 |
| TEACHING ACTIVITIES | |
| Residency | Electronic Medical Resources, Primary Care Conference, 2004 Clinical Diagnosis of Strep Throat, Evidence Based Medicine, 2003 |
| Medical School | Problem Based Learning instructor for 1 st year medical students, academic year 2001-2002 |
| PUBLICATIONS | Casey, B. J; Vauss, Yolanda C; Chused, Amy ; Swedo, Susan E."Cognitive functioning in Sydenham's chorea: II. Executive functioning." Developmental Neuropsychology. V ol 10(2), 1994, 89-96. H.O.Kasaroglu, N.Weinschenk, A.Chused , G. Gupta, J.Hagadorn, J.Griffith, C.H.Cole "Normative Values of IL-6, CRP, CD 11b and CD 66b in Noninfected Infants <1500g." Pediatrics Research , vol 51:2002. Presented as a poster at Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Baltimore , MD , May 4-7, 2002 |
| COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES | 2005 - present NYC_psinging, a community singing group 2003 SLGC, a Seattle area chorus 1994-2002 Psinging, a community singing group 1991-1992 Mather House Singers 1989-1990 Harvard-Radcliffe Chorus >1990-2006 Volunteer for Arisia, a Boston area convention that has grown from under 1000 to over 2000 attendees. Venders' Liaison for the 1999 and 2000 conventions. Panelist for the 2002 and 2006 conventions. |