Soma Dutta
Lexington,KY
Summary
To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Resident
University of Kentucky
7 2023
- Attending Addiction Medicine clinics at Fountain Court (SMART Clinic), UK First Bridge Clinic, and VA Clinical Addiction Treatment Services (CATS) clinic and seeing a wide variety of patients with substance use disorders (opioids, alcohol, benzodiazepines, methamphetamines, cocaine, cannabis, and other drugs) and other mental health disorders
- Experienced in injecting Sublocade and Brixadi injections
- Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings, Intensive Outpatient (IOP) meetings, and Harm Reduction efforts
- Worked with the Kentucky Department of Public Health (KDPH), and KY State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP) on various projects to effectively tackle substance abuse problems in Kentucky.
Resident
Mount Sinai Hospital
07.2022 - 06.2022
- Did a 12-month preliminary year residency in Internal Medicine with inpatient, ambulatory, and ICU patient care, night floats, and rotations in the departments of Cardiology, Neurology, Nephrology, Infectious Diseases, and Endocrinology.
Research Coordinator
University of Tennessee Health Science Center (Preventive Medicine)
12.2020 - 10.2021
- Recruited participants for an NIH-funded study (ECHO/CANDLE) and facilitate informed consent following GCP guidelines
- Conducted study visits with research participants as specified by the ECHO/CANDLE protocols
- Performed neurocognitive assessment and anthropometric measurements of study subjects.
Research Assistant
Hamilton Eye Institute
03.2017 - 12.2020
- Worked on the following research projects: 'Role of Vitamin D and Sphingolipids in the development of Glaucoma' and 'Role of Sphingolipid Metabolites in SLE'.
Research Assistant
Methodist University Hospital/Transplant Institute
08.2018 - 02.2020
- Worked on a research project that involved studying the gut microbiome of post-liver-transplant patients who developed NASH
- Interviewed study subjects, explained the study requirements to them, collected data, consented study subjects, and was involved in record keeping, analysis, and interpretation of data
- Worked on a paper presentation titled 'The Occurrence of De Novo NASH in Liver Transplant Recipients.'
Externship
Le Bonheur Children's Hospital
11.2017 - 08.2018
- Saw children with a variety of rheumatological conditions like SLE, Dermatomyositis, Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Scleroderma, Mixed Connective Tissue Diseases, Ehler-Danlos syndrome, and many more
- Involved in history taking, evaluation of patients, case discussions, formulation of treatment plans, and patient follow-up
- Witnessed procedures like hyaluronic acid injections, joint aspiration, and synovial fluid analysis.
Externship
Prime Medical Group PC
04.2016 - 03.2017
- Initial evaluation of patients including history taking, physical examination, initial workup, and treatment plan
- Computer record keeping, collecting, and maintaining patient notes and physicals, ordering tests, examinations, and medications
- Educated and counseled patients about their health status, test results, and disease process
- Counseled patients and helped them deal with addictions, substance abuse, and depression.
Observership
Aurora Bay Area Health Center
11.2015 - 03.2016
- Witnessed minor surgical procedures like wound stitching, burn dressing, abscess drainage, and skin biopsies
- Saw patients in the ambulatory and urgent care setting as well as occupational health-related cases and DOT physical exams.
Junior Attending
MAX Super Specialty Hospital
12.2010 - 03.2015
- Performed initial evaluation and physical examination of patients
- Provided clinical care and took corrective actions depending on the medical condition of the patient.
Internist
Private Practice
10.2008 - 11.2010
- Worked independently during this period and treated various patients with diseases like asthma, COPD, hypertension, angina, diabetes, gout, thyroid disorders, infectious diseases, peptic ulcer disease, etc
- Performed physical examinations, made diagnostic decisions, and formulated therapeutic plans.
Education
Preventive Medicine -
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 07.2023 - 05.2025
Internal Medicine (Preliminary year) -
Mount Sinai Hospital
Chicago, IL 07.2022 - 05.2023
M.D. (Internal Medicine) -
Gauhati Medical College And Hospital, India
Assam, India 05.2005 - 05.2008
MBBS -
Silchar Medical College, India
Assam, India 02.1998 - 05.2004
Skills
Treatment Planning
Emergency Management
Compassionate Care
Diagnostic Skills
Licensures Training
- ECFMG-Certified, 01/2017
- USMLE Step1, 11/2014
- USMLE StepC2K, 08/2021
- USMLE Step2CS, 08/2021
- USMLE Step3, 08/2021
- Licensed Medical Practitioner in India, 11/2004
Publications
- Characterization of Gut Microbiome in Liver Transplant Recipients with Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis, Transplantation Direct, 12/2020
- Sphingosine Kinase 2 Phosphorylation of FTY720 is Unnecessary for Prevention of Light-Induced Retinal Damage, Nature.com, 05/2019
- Maintaining a Healthy Liver as You Age, The Tennessee Tribune (Seniors), 10/2018
- DMARDs in Rheumatoid Arthritis, APICON Assam Chapter, 2007
Timeline
Preventive Medicine -
University of Kentucky
07.2023 - 05.2025
Internal Medicine (Preliminary year) -
Mount Sinai Hospital
07.2022 - 05.2023
Resident
Mount Sinai Hospital
07.2022 - 06.2022
Research Coordinator
University of Tennessee Health Science Center (Preventive Medicine)
12.2020 - 10.2021
Research Assistant
Methodist University Hospital/Transplant Institute
08.2018 - 02.2020
Externship
Le Bonheur Children's Hospital
11.2017 - 08.2018
Research Assistant
Hamilton Eye Institute
03.2017 - 12.2020
Externship
Prime Medical Group PC
04.2016 - 03.2017
Observership
Aurora Bay Area Health Center
11.2015 - 03.2016
Junior Attending
MAX Super Specialty Hospital
12.2010 - 03.2015
Internist
Private Practice
10.2008 - 11.2010
M.D. (Internal Medicine) -
Gauhati Medical College And Hospital, India
05.2005 - 05.2008
MBBS -
Silchar Medical College, India
02.1998 - 05.2004
Resident
University of Kentucky
7 2023
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