Summary
Work History
Education
Skills
Clinical Experience
Academic Appointments
Languages
Research
Certification
Timeline
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Christian Saavedra Durán, MD

Christian Saavedra Durán, MD

Internal Medicine MD
Norwalk,CT

Summary

Hard-working, compassionate and patient-focused candidate with experience in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Team-player and effective communicator who connects easily to patients of different backgrounds and cultures to offer personalized and optimal care.

Work History

Resident Physician, Internal Medicine

Norwalk Hospital - Yale University
07.2022 - Current

Inpatient setting:

  • Conduct rounds to monitor progress and recovery of up to 14 patients per day while fulfilling teaching/academic duties.
  • Prescribe and administer appropriate treatment, therapy and medication in a fast-paced hospital setting.
  • Collect, record and maintain patient information and medical history in EMR.
  • Confer with different specialists and other staff members to administer high level of care as part of a multidisciplinary team.
  • Clinical instructor for the University of Vermont in charge of training, supervising and educating medical students.

Outpatient setting:

  • Provide medical care in general ambulatory care center, subspecialty offices, and geriatric settings.
  • Provide phone coverage 24 hours a day, seven days a week during call weeks.
  • Conducted medical interviews both in Spanish and English to provide the highest level of care and establish outstanding rapport.

Education

M.D. -

Saba University School of Medicine
Saba, Dutch Caribbean
01.2022

Bachelor of Health Science -

The University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario
04.2013

Skills

  • Excellent teamwork and collaboration skills
  • Comfortable with complex problem-solving
  • Excellent communication with staff, patients and families
  • Adaptable, flexible and willing to learn
  • Patient safety and health promotion oriented

Clinical Experience

Inpatient GI Service - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC)

PGY-2/PGY-3 Senior Resident Elective Rotations

Academic Appointments

University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine Clinical Instructor

Department of Medicine

  • Norwalk Hospital serves as the main teaching hospital for the Southern Connecticut campus of the University of Vermont College of Medicine.
  • Vital role in the clinical education of both third and fourth year medical students in both inpatient and out patient clinical settings.

Languages

English (Native Speaker)
Spanish (Native Speaker)

Research

2020 Robles, B. N., Saavedra, C., Hammas, M., Russell, K., & Faustin, D. (2020). Prenatal Diagnosis of a Solitary Pulmonary Cyst in a Male Fetus. Journal of Pediatrics and Neonatal Medicine, 2(1), 1–4.

Certification

  • Advanced Life Support
  • Current Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) Certified
  • Current Successful completion of USMLE exams: Step 1, Step 2 CS/CK, Step 3

Timeline

Resident Physician, Internal Medicine

Norwalk Hospital - Yale University
07.2022 - Current

M.D. -

Saba University School of Medicine

Bachelor of Health Science -

The University of Western Ontario
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