Ruvarashe Mupedziswa
Cooperstown,NY
Overview
1
1
Certification
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Resident Physician, Internal Medicine
Bassett Medical Center
Cooperstown, NY
06.2024 - Current
- Manage complex adult inpatients across general medicine, ICU, cardiology, oncology, and subspecialty services.
- Lead admissions, daily patient management, discharge planning, and multidisciplinary care.
- Supervise and teach interns and medical students as a senior resident.
Hospitalist moonlighting
Bassett Medical Center
Cooperstown
06.2026 - Current
- Managed transfer calls and coordinated inpatient admissions.
- Assigned admissions and optimized patient flow.
- Led Code Blue and Rapid Response events.
- Managed acute inpatient medical issues and cross-coverage.
Program evaluation committee
Bassett Medical Center
Cooperstown, NY
06.2024 - Current
- Reviewed residency quality improvement initiatives, program performance metrics, and resident evaluations to identify opportunities for program improvement.
- Collaborated with faculty and resident leaders to enhance educational quality and resident experience.
Wellness comittee
Bassett Medical Center
06.2025 - Current
- Organized resident wellness initiatives, including social events, wellness activities, and the annual House Staff Party.
- Promoted resident well-being by fostering engagement, peer support, and a positive residency culture.
Visiting Resident Physician
Stony Brook University Hospital
Stony Brook, NY
07.2026 - 08.2026
- Managed critically ill cardiac patients in a tertiary Cardiac ICU.
- Gained experience with advanced heart failure therapies, mechanical circulatory support, and multidisciplinary critical care.
Teacher's Assistant
American University of Antigua,
09.2022 - 09.2023
• Facilitated weekly active-learning sessions aligned with the medical school curriculum.
• Tutored 30+ medical students in biostatistics and pre-clinical (first- and second-year) medical sciences.
Education
M.D. - Internal Medicine - PGY3
Bassett Medical Center
Cooperstown, NY06.2027
M.D. - Medicine
American University of Antigua College of Medicine
05.2024
Global Health Track Certificate - Clinical Core Clerkship Program
Florida International University
Miami, FL01.2023
Bachelor of Science - Biology Major, Statistics Minor
University of Alberta
Canada01.2019
Certification
Certifications & Licensure Research Skills
- New York State Medical License
- Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) Certification
- United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE): Step 1, Step 2 CK, Step 3
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), American Heart Association – Valid through January 2028
- Basic Life Support (BLS), American Heart Association – Valid through January 2028
- CITI Program Certification – Biomedical Research & Human Subjects Protection
Timeline
Visiting Resident Physician
Stony Brook University Hospital
07.2026 - 08.2026
Hospitalist moonlighting
Bassett Medical Center
06.2026 - Current
Wellness comittee
Bassett Medical Center
06.2025 - Current
Resident Physician, Internal Medicine
Bassett Medical Center
06.2024 - Current
Program evaluation committee
Bassett Medical Center
06.2024 - Current
Teacher's Assistant
American University of Antigua,
09.2022 - 09.2023
M.D. - Internal Medicine - PGY3
Bassett Medical Center
M.D. - Medicine
American University of Antigua College of Medicine
Global Health Track Certificate - Clinical Core Clerkship Program
Florida International University
Bachelor of Science - Biology Major, Statistics Minor
University of Alberta
Publications and Quality Improvement
Shrestha DB, Mupedziswa R, Gopalkrishnan J, Katz D. A silent culprit: Prosthetic valve endocarditis due to Cutibacterium acnes. Radiol Case Rep. 2026. doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2026.06.030.
Shrestha DB, Oli PR, Paudel S, Mupedziswa R, Storey JA, Katz DH. Long QT Syndrome and Other EKG Features in Patients Presenting with Takotsubo Syndrome: An Institutional Experience from Upstate New York. Poster presented at the American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Session (ACC.26); 2026.
Fernandez M, Soyele A, Arenyeka T, Hashmi K, Mupedziswa R. Clinical Analysis for Diagnosing Autism in Children Under Two: A Case Report. Cureus. 2024;16(8):e68040. doi:10.7759/cureus.68040
Project leader: Board Preparation Quality Improvement
Collaborated with faculty and residents to improve Internal Medicine board preparation through structured MKSAP review sessions, board-style question discussions, and improvement in ITE scores
Project Co-leader : Outpatient InBasket Coverage Quality Improvement Initiative
Participated in a quality improvement initiative to optimize outpatient InBasket coverage by improving workflow efficiency, communication, and timely management of patient messages.
Presentations and invited lectures
- 2026 The silent Culprit- Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis Due to cutibacterium acnes ( Chest Annual Conference - to be presented)
- 2025 The Hidden Cost of Immunity: Case of myocarditis presenting with transient complete heart block following COVID-19 booster vaccination (Poster Presentation – NYACC scientific meeting)
- 2025 The silent Culprit- Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis Due to cutibacterium acnes (Poster presentation- NYACP annual meeting)
- 2025 Probiotic to Pathogen: A Rare Case of Systemic Lactobacillus Infection Mimicking Vasculitis (New York Chapter American College of Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting – Poster Presentation)