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Nicole Charland

Los Angeles,CA

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Research Associate

Dumont-UCLA Transplant Center
05.2023 - Current
  • Current projects include characterizing delayed liver transplant outcomes for adult biliary atresia patients, evaluating diagnostic markers of posttransplant biliary complications, and identifying sociodemographic mediators of referral practices for high-acuity liver transplant candidates

Research Associate

Cardiovascular Outcomes Research (CORE) Lab
03.2023 - Current
  • Research focused on identifying cost variation attributable to hospital-level factors, disparities in health outcomes, and risk factors for morbidity, mortality, and readmission among surgical patients
  • Proficient in Stata 16.0, use of national health databases, and robust statistical methodologies

Medical Case Manager

Los Angeles Human Rights Initiative
01.2022 - Current
  • Providing pro bono physical and psychological forensic evaluation for refugees and asylum seekers in partnership with Physicians for Human Rights (PHR)
  • Charged with case coordination, documentation, and affidavit creation in the assessment of medical sequelae following human rights violations

Clinical Research Coordinator

Massachusetts General Hospital
06.2019 - 08.2020
  • Coordinated study logistics for MGH's Emergency Medicine Research Division, including compliance with protocols pertaining to patient safety and clinical trial operations
  • Medically screened patients for study candidacy in a high-volume emergency department and performed study-associated procedures (e.g. directing clinical protocols, conducting patient assessments, phlebotomy)
  • Development of new research protocols, manuscript preparation, and management of study data during the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic

Public Health Assessment and Surveillance Intern

United Nations High Commissioner For Refugees
08.2017 - 12.2017
  • Assisted the operational needs of UNHCR's Regional Centre for Emergency Preparedness and conducted formal assessments of stakeholder (military, civilian, NGO, governmental) priorities
  • Conducted formal assessments of healthcare vulnerabilities in regional complex security environments
  • Contributed to strategic meetings on public health dimensions of the developing Rohingya refugee crisis

Field Correspondent

Jordanian Ministry Of Health
01.2017 - 06.2017
  • In partnership with the United Nations Family Planning Committee (UNFPA) and the Jordanian Ministry of Health, conducted field assessments of the quality and accessibility of post-assault clinical care in Zaatari Refugee Camp (Mafraq, Jordan)
  • This work culminated in a 10-page recommendation report aimed at reducing violence and strengthening healthcare interventions in refugee settlements

Education

M.D. -

David Geffen School of Medicine At UCLA
Los Angeles, California
2025

Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program -

Goucher College
Baltimore, Maryland
05.2019

Bachelor of Arts - International Humanitarian Affairs

Fordham University
New York City
2018

Leadership

  • Member, American Medical Association Standing Committee on Scientific Issues, 12/2023-Current

      Committed to engaging the AMA on legislative issues pertaining to scientific and technological advances


  • Lead Tutor, DGSOM Peer Tutoring Program, 5/2022-Current

      Creation and delivery of resources aimed at improving medical student performance in the Scientific       Foundations of Medicine curriculum, core clerkships, and board examinations


  • Co-founder, Med Mentors Jumpstart Clinical Skills Program, 1/2022-10/2022

      Developed and implemented programming to enhance familiarity and confidence with hands-on clinical skills       among pre-health students

Abstracts & Publications

Charland NC, Chervu NL, Malick S, et al. Impact of Early Tracheostomy Following Lung Transplantation: A National Analysis. In press, Annals of Thoracic Surgery. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsurg.2024.02.013


Charland NC, Hadaya J, Malick S, et al. National Trends and Outcomes of Robotic Emergency General Surgery in the U.S. 

Abstract presented at the 2024 American Surgical Congress, Washington D.C.


Maeda K, Kimelman FA, Charland NC, et al. Hepatic Artery Thrombosis Following Liver Transplantation: A High-Volume Single-Center Experience. Accepted for presentation at the 2024 American Transplant Congress, Philadelphia, PA


Ascander N, Valenzuela AR, Mabeza RM, Charland NC et al. Association of prior bariatric surgery with financial and clinical outcomes of acute myocardial infarction. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2024 Jan;20(1):1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2023.09.023


Tang J, Kashani L, Woodruff K, Charland NC, et al. Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA (dd-cfDNA) in Kidney Transplant Recipients. Presented at the 2023 Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine Annual Meeting 2023. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2024 Jan;228(1) Supplement; S411-412. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.11.717


Leisman D, Mehta A, Thompson BT, Charland NC, et al. Alveolar, Endothelial, and Organ Injury Marker Dynamics in Severe COVID-19. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2021 Dec;205(5):507-519. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202106-1514OC


LaSalle TJ [...] Charland NC, et al. Longitudinal characterization of circulating neutrophils uncovers phenotypes associated with severity in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Cell Rep Med. 2022 Sep;3(10). doi: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2022.100779


Kaplonek P [...] Charland NC, et al. Early cross-coronavirus reactive signatures of humoral immunity against COVID-19. Sci Immunol. 2021 Oct;6(64). doi: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abj2901


Weingarten-Gabbay S [...] Charland NC, et al. Profiling SARS-CoV-2 HLA-1 peptidome reveals T cell epitopes from out-of-frame ORFs. Cell. 2021 July;184:3962-3980. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.05.046


Li Y, Schneider [...] Charland NC, et al. SARS-CoV-2 viremia is associated with distinct proteomic pathways and predicts COVID-19 outcomes. J Clin Invest. 2021 Jul;131(13). doi: 10.1172/JCI148635


Filbin MR [...] Charland NC, et al. Longitudinal proteomic analysis of severe COVID-19 reveals survival-associated signatures, tissue-specific cell death, and cell-cell interactions. Cell Rep Med. 2021 May;2(5). doi: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2021.100287


Under review

Charland NC, Hadaya J, Malick S, et al. National Trends and Outcomes of Robotic Emergency General Surgery in the U.S. Under review, Surgery


Le N, Mallick S, Chervu NL, Charland NC, et al. Clinical and Financial Outcomes Associated with the Utilization of Right Internal Mammary Artery vs Radial Artery in Multivessel Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Under review, Surgery


Le N, Chervu NL, Charland NC, et al. Center-Level Variation in Hospitalization Costs of Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Pancreatic Cancer. Under review, Surgery 


Mallick S, Chervu NL, Balian J, Charland NC et al. Association of Hospital Volume and Operative Approach with Clinical and Financial Outcomes of Elective Esophagectomy in the United States. Under review, PLOS One

Timeline

Research Associate

Dumont-UCLA Transplant Center
05.2023 - Current

Research Associate

Cardiovascular Outcomes Research (CORE) Lab
03.2023 - Current

Medical Case Manager

Los Angeles Human Rights Initiative
01.2022 - Current

Clinical Research Coordinator

Massachusetts General Hospital
06.2019 - 08.2020

Public Health Assessment and Surveillance Intern

United Nations High Commissioner For Refugees
08.2017 - 12.2017

Field Correspondent

Jordanian Ministry Of Health
01.2017 - 06.2017

M.D. -

David Geffen School of Medicine At UCLA

Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program -

Goucher College

Bachelor of Arts - International Humanitarian Affairs

Fordham University
Nicole Charland