Ahsan Waqar
Endicott,NY
Summary
Highly-motivated primary care physician with desire to take on new challenges in emergency medicine. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Resident Doctor
Guthrie
Binghamton, NY
07.2022 - Current
- Worked closely with other healthcare providers such as surgeons, anesthesiologists, radiologists.
- Developed individualized plans of care based on patient assessments.
- Counseled patients on lifestyle modifications needed for improving overall health outcomes.
- Monitored patient's progress, evaluated treatment outcomes and documented in medical records.
- Performed minor surgeries such as suturing lacerations or draining abscesses under supervision.
- Performed physical exams, ordered and interpreted laboratory tests, prescribed medications and treatments.
- Managed acute and chronic medical conditions in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
- Collaborated with other departments to ensure continuity of care for all patients across the continuum of care.
- Ordered laboratory tests and imaging scans to complete further investigations.
- Delivered on-call care in large hospital day and night for multiple consecutive days.
- Maintained HIPAA compliance across patient data-handling, systems and training.
- Referred patients to outside specialists or hospital admission for more advanced care.
- Participated in rounds with attending physicians, nurses, specialists and other healthcare professionals.
- Reviewed test results promptly and followed up with appropriate action when necessary.
- Adhered to safety standards while performing various medical procedures.
- Provided education to patients and families on disease processes and preventive care measures.
- Actively participated in interdisciplinary meetings regarding complex cases.
Medical Scribe
CityMD Urgent Care Center
Queens, NY
05.2018 - 04.2022
- Followed clinicians throughout shift in high-volume, busy environments.
- Input details about patient histories, physical examinations, medications and other information into physical or electronic charts.
- Prioritized and managed multiple tasks simultaneously in a high-pressure environment.
- Used EHR system to manage patient records, always maintaining patient confidentiality according to HIPAA standards.
- Utilized various EMR systems with proficiency, adapting to new technologies as required.
- Maintained confidentiality of all patient information according to HIPAA regulations.
- Communicated effectively with staff members across departments to ensure that all necessary paperwork is completed correctly and promptly.
Research Intern
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Brookhaven, NY
06.2008 - 08.2008
- Reviewed scientific journals for articles related to the biofuel research
- Created detailed reports summarizing the findings from various research studies.
- Prepared presentations outlining research results for senior management team members.
- Gathered and analyzed data using qualitative methods.
- Cleaned and prepared lab equipment for solutions, specimens and samples.
- Used scientific method to assist colleagues and supervisors with experiments.
- Analyzed experimental results and determined whether results fit within standard procedures.
- Presented experimental findings in presentations with graphs, charts and other visual aids.
- Presented research project at Oak Ridge National laboratory
Teaching Assistant
St. George's School
Grenada
- Provided assistance to peers as a biochemistry teaching assistant at the medical school
- organized weekly lectures and quizzes
Education
MBA - Healthcare
St. George's University
Grenada06-2018
M.D. - Medicine
St. George's University School of Medicine
Grenada06-2017
Bachelor of Science - Pre-Medicine
SUNY Stony Brook
Stony Brook, NY11-2012
Associate of Arts -
Queensborough Community College of The City University of New York
Oakland Gardens, NY06-2008
Skills
- Medical Diagnosis
- Inpatient Care
- Public Health
- Diagnostics
- Medication Management
- Diabetes management
- Diagnostic imaging interpretation
- Critical Care Management
- Emergency Management
- Primary Care
- Interpersonal Skills
- Professionalism
- Problem-Solving
Affiliations
- I thoroughly enjoy working out, watching sports and movies
- I was the captain of our cricket team in college
- I regularly participated in school's extra-curricular activities such as theater, sports, debates.
Accomplishments
- Multiple Dean's Honors list awards
Certification
- BLS
- ACLS
- PALS
- ALSO
Languages
English
Professional
Urdu
Professional
Punjabi
Professional
Publications
- Alkayyali, T., & Ochuba, O., & Srivastava, K., & Sandhu, K,J., & Joseph, C., & Ruo, S, W,. & Jain, A,. & Waqar, A,. & Poudel, S.. An Exploration of the Effects of Radiofrequency Radiation Emitted by Mobile Phones and Extremely Low Frequency Radiation on Thyroid Hormones and Thyroid Gland Histopathology. Cureus. (2021); 13(8): e17329. Pub Status: Published.
- Joseph, C., & Srivastava, K,. & Ochuba, O,. & Ruo, S.W., & Alkayyali, T., & Sandhu, J.K., & Waqar,A,. & Jain, A., Poudel, S.. Stress Urinary Incontinence Among Young Nulliparous Female Athletes. Cureus. (2021); 13(9): e17986. Pub Status: Published.
- Ochuba, O., & Ruo, S. W., & Alkayyali, T., & Sandhu, J.K., & Waqar, A., & Jain, A., & Joseph, C,. & Srivastava, K., & Poudel, S.. Endoscopic Surveillance in Idiopathic Achalasia. Cureus. (2021); 13(8): e17436. Pub Status: Published
- Sandhu, J.K., & Waqar, A,. & Jain, A,. & Joseph, C,. & Srivastava, K,. & Ochuba, O., & Alkayyali, T., & Ruo, S.W., & Poudel, S.. Oxidative Stress in Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and the Effect of Antioxidant N-Acetylcysteine on Ovulation and Pregnancy Rate. Cureus. (2021); 13(9): e17887. Pub Status: Published.
- Srivastava K., Ochuba O., Sandhu J.K., Alkayyali T., Ruo S.W., Waqar A., Jain A., Joseph C., Poudel S.. Effect of Catechol-O-Methyltransferase Genotype Polymorphism on Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders: Progressing Towards Personalized Medicine. Cureus. (2021); 13(9): e18311. Pub Status: Published.
- Waqar A., Jain A., Joseph C., Srivastava K., Ochuba O., Alkayyali T., Poudel S.. Cardioprotective role of Estrogen in Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy. Curues. (2021); Pub Status: Published
- Waqar, Ahsan. Samaroo, Lakshman. Tawde, Mangala. Kumaran, D. Freimuth, Paul. (2008, September). Optimizing Plant Cell Walls for Biofuels: Role of Carbohydrate-binding proteins in wall polymer assembly Poster presented at: Oak Ridge National Lab; Oak Ridge, TN. (poster presentation)
- Waqar, Ahsan; Tawde, Mangla; Kumaran, D; Freimuth, Paul. (2007, August). Recombinant Expressions to Study Protein-directed Synthesis and Assembly of Plant Cell Wall Polymers Poster presented at: Brookhaven National Lab; Brookhaven, NY. (Poster presentation)
Timeline
Resident Doctor
Guthrie
07.2022 - Current
Medical Scribe
CityMD Urgent Care Center
05.2018 - 04.2022
Research Intern
Brookhaven National Laboratory
06.2008 - 08.2008
Teaching Assistant
St. George's School
MBA - Healthcare
St. George's University
M.D. - Medicine
St. George's University School of Medicine
Bachelor of Science - Pre-Medicine
SUNY Stony Brook
Associate of Arts -
Queensborough Community College of The City University of New York
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