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Overview
Work History
Education
Certification
Protocols
Publications
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David Oriko

Baltimore,MD

Summary

Doctor-scientist with keen interest in clinical trials coordination and project management, dedicated to delivering quality and compassionate care.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Clinical Research Assistant/Coordinator

University of Maryland, Baltimore School of Social Work
03.2024 - Current
  • Coordinating current research projects in accordance with IRB standards
  • Coordinating paperwork for submission of IRB protocol, IRB amendments, and IRB continuing reviews
  • Document and report all adverse events as appropriate
  • Coordinating paperwork for submissions to federal clinical trial registry
  • Collaborating with investigators and consultants on research study aims
  • Leading the research administration efforts (i.e., submitting progress reports, having regular budget meetings, overseeing participant engagement)
  • Coordination of data analysis and interpretation and developing statistical reports of study data using SAS, STATA, and SPSS statistical software
  • Assists in developing, submitting, and providing content for grants, papers, abstracts, manuscripts, and presentations

Medical Pharmacovigilance Safety Monitor

ACE Research
09.2023 - Current
  • Maintaining GCP guidelines and protocol SOPs
  • Reviewing all SAE and AE reports
  • Continuous CME training of study clinical team
  • Coordinating with pharmacovigilance on SAE reporting
  • Investigated incidents to determine root cause and implemented corrective action plans.

Director clinical research

Impact Research and Development Organization Clinical Research Site
01.2023 - 09.2023
  • Engaging potential CROs on protocol adoption and implementation
  • Developing and reviewing important study documents including SOP and IEC documents
  • Supervising clinical staff and clinical activities
  • Responding to clinical monitor queries as well as Data management team queries
  • Participating in study quality review and improvement meetings
  • Developing administration and budget plans for the clinic department

Research Medical Officer/ Study Coordinator/ Co-Investigator

Impact Research Development Organization
01.2023 - 09.2023
  • Maintaining the confidentiality of all study participants in accordance with the research ethics guidelines
  • Administering informed consent to potential study participants
  • Understanding and maintaining the protocols and SOPs for all study activities
  • Manage and report adverse events and serious adverse events in collaboration with pharmacovigilance teams
  • Conducting regular training and CME on protocols, SOP, and important clinical topics
  • Participating in community and stakeholder engagement
  • Developing and reviewing important study documents including SOP and IEC documents
  • Supervising clinical staff and clinical activities
  • Responding to clinical monitor queries as well as Data management team queries
  • Participating in study quality review and improvement meetings
  • Developing administration and budget plans for the clinic department

Resident General Practice Physician- general surgery and obstetrics & gynecology

Kisumu County Referral Hospital
11.2022 - 09.2023
  • Performing elective and emergency caesarian sections
  • Assisting midwives with complicated vaginal deliveries
  • Performing herniotomies
  • Performing and assisting in explorative laparotomies
  • Linking neurological patients with the national hospital
  • Assisting in all surgical cases
  • Writing surgical notes
  • Leading ward rounds and CMEs

General Physician Intern

Kisumu County Referral Hospital
10.2021 - 11.2022
  • Rotations in general surgery, pediatrics, ob/gyn, internal medicine and psychiatry
  • Clerking and diagnosis formulation
  • Treating patients and assisting in specialized cases
  • Referring patients to specialized centers
  • Attending tumor and mortality boards
  • Leading ward rounds
  • Writing discharge summaries

Clinical Internship in Pediatric Neurosurgery

Johns Hopkins Hospital
09.2017 - 08.2019
  • Shadowed and assisted in the OR
  • Two case reports published
  • Attended daily ward rounds, clinics and weekly grand rounds
  • Cadaveric dissection at the minimal invasive lab

Clinical Internship in Surgery and Internal medicine

Christiaan Barnard Memorial Hospital
02.2017 - 03.2017
  • Shadowed and assisted in 25 surgical cases
  • Attended surgical and medical rounds

Clinical externship in Pediatric Neurosurgery

Montefiore Hospital
07.2021
  • Shadowed and assisted in the OR
  • 1 case report published

Clinical Internship in Pediatric Neurosurgery

The Hospital for Sick Children
09.2019
  • Shadowed and assisted in the OR
  • Attended clinic rounds and the grand round
  • Attended epilepsy conference

Clinical Internship in General Surgery

Christiana care healthcare systems
01.2018
  • Shadowed and assisted in 20 surgical cases
  • Attended surgical rounds and grand rounds

Clinical Internship in pediatric Surgery

The Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital
03.2017
  • Shadowed in 4 surgical cases
  • Attended the grand round and pediatric conference

Education

Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery - MD

University of Nairobi, School of Medicine
01.2021

Bachelor of Science - Microbiology

University of Eldoret, Department of Biological Sciences
01.2013

Certification

  • BLS and ACLS - American heart association and the National Health Care Provider Solutions (NHCPS)
  • ATLS, PALS and POCUS - NHCPS and Emergency Care Institute - new south Wales (ECI - new south Wales)
  • Good Clinical Practice - CITI program
  • Human Subject Protection - CITI program

Protocols

  • Protocol 1; A randomized clinical trial of client-centered care coordination to improve preexposure prophylaxis use for black men who have sex with men.
  • Protocol 2; Solidarity Trial Vaccines (An International Randomized Trial of Candidate Vaccines Against COVID-19)
  • Protocol 3; Deriving Neuronal Data from RNS System: Substance Craving and Memory.
  • Protocol 4; CONTEMPLATE- cognitive Testing During Invasive Monitoring of Refractory Epilepsy Patients Scheduled for Neurosurgical Intervention.

Publications

  • Dual Myelomeningoceles in Monozygotic Twins: Case Report and Comprehensive Review, Andrew Kobets, MD, Ryan Lee, MD, David Oriko, BSC, Eric Jackson, MD, James T. Goodrich, MD, PHD, Shenandoah Robinson, MD, Alan Cohen, MD, Mari L. Groves, MD, Department of Neurosurgery, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, Department of Neurological Surgery, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
  • Surgical considerations in Labrune syndrome: Case Report and Comprehensive Review, Andrew Kobets, MD, David Oriko Bsc, Mari Groves MD, Shenandoah Robinson MD, Alan Cohen MD, Department of Neurosurgery, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA, University of Nairobi School of Medicine, Nairobi, Kenya
  • STAT5b gain-of-function disease in a child with mycobacterial osteomyelitis of the skull: rare presentation of an emerging disease entity, Child's nervous system: ChNS: official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery, 10.1007/s00381-02305997-y, Advance online publication
  • Sudden bilateral lower limb paralysis with dural ectasia in Neurofibromatosis type 1: A case report, Mutua, Victor BSc Physiologya, Mong'are, Newnex BSc Physiology, MBChB, Bundi, Brian BSc Anatomy, MBChB, MMED, von Csefalvay, Chris MA(Oxon), FRSPH, Oriko, David MBChB, Kitunguu, Peter BSc Anatomy, MBChB, MMED

Training

  • HIV conference, 2020
  • Surgical society of Kenya conference, 2019, The lag between medical school graduation and residency in Kenya
  • Kenya Orthopedic Association Scientific Conference, 2018
  • Congress of Neurological Surgeons 18th annual meeting, 2018

Timeline

Senior Clinical Research Assistant/Coordinator

University of Maryland, Baltimore School of Social Work
03.2024 - Current

Medical Pharmacovigilance Safety Monitor

ACE Research
09.2023 - Current

Director clinical research

Impact Research and Development Organization Clinical Research Site
01.2023 - 09.2023

Research Medical Officer/ Study Coordinator/ Co-Investigator

Impact Research Development Organization
01.2023 - 09.2023

Resident General Practice Physician- general surgery and obstetrics & gynecology

Kisumu County Referral Hospital
11.2022 - 09.2023

General Physician Intern

Kisumu County Referral Hospital
10.2021 - 11.2022

Clinical externship in Pediatric Neurosurgery

Montefiore Hospital
07.2021

Clinical Internship in Pediatric Neurosurgery

The Hospital for Sick Children
09.2019

Clinical Internship in General Surgery

Christiana care healthcare systems
01.2018

Clinical Internship in Pediatric Neurosurgery

Johns Hopkins Hospital
09.2017 - 08.2019

Clinical Internship in pediatric Surgery

The Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital
03.2017

Clinical Internship in Surgery and Internal medicine

Christiaan Barnard Memorial Hospital
02.2017 - 03.2017

Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery - MD

University of Nairobi, School of Medicine

Bachelor of Science - Microbiology

University of Eldoret, Department of Biological Sciences
David Oriko