

Presidential Diversity Endowed Scholarship (Fall 2022)
Morris Greenberg, MD, and Sheldon B. Greenberg MD '74, FACS Endowed Scholarship (Fall 2022)
Spencer and Carol Koerner Merit Scholarship (Fall 2022)
Bohdan J.Giel, MD '40, and Martha Barclay-Giel Memorial Scholarship (Fall 2019)
Pi Tau Delta Honor Society (Winter 2015)
Virgil V. Strang Philosophy Award (2015)
Rush University, Department of Surgery, Student Researcher
June 2020 -September 2020
Chicago, Illinois
Advisor: Syed I. Khalid, M.D.
Study: Association Between Social Determinants of Health and Postoperative Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Single-Level Lumbar Fusions
Project Goals: Analyze social determinant factors affecting postoperative complications, operative mortality, and readmission rates.
Responsibilities: Collected clinical data, contributed to statistical analysis, and assembled data from excel database.
Rush University, Department of Surgery, Student Researcher
June 2020 -September 2020
Chicago, Illinois
Advisor: Syed I. Khalid, M.D.
Study: Artificial Intelligence in Medicine and its Impact on the COVID-19 Pandemic
Project Goals: Identify the impact of COVID-19 on the reliance of artificial intelligence to process healthcare data by literature review.
Responsibilities: Reviewed literature data on artificial intelligence in healthcare
Rush University, Department of Surgery, Student Researcher
June 2020 -September 2020
Chicago, Illinois
Advisor: Syed I. Khalid, M.D.
Study: Review of Virtual Neurologic Exam (VNE) Optimized for Care via Telemedicine
Project Goals: Assess efficient techniques to utilize for the virtual neurologic exam.
Responsibilities: Reviewed literature data regarding telehealth visits and techniques for the neurological exam.