Work Experience :

• Pediatric consultant at St Luke’s Roosevelt hospital, New York (An affiliate of Columbia University) (July 2011-June 2013)
• Pediatrics consultant (Emergency Dept.) at Metropolitan Hospital, New York Medical College, NY (July 2011-June 2013)
• Medical Officer at Jai Ambe Hospital, Mumbai-India: (Feb 2005 –Jan 2007)

Education :

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at Stollery Children’s Hospital, University of Alberta, Canada. (July 2013-June 2015)
• Pediatric Residency at New York Medical College, New York, USA Invasive & Non-invasive Ventilation. (July 2008 – June 2011)
• Rotating clinical internship: (Dec 2003 –Dec 2004) King Edward Memorial Hospital/Seth G.S. Medical College, India
• Doctor of Medicine: (Sept 96- June 2002) Odessa State Medical University, Ukraine

Licensure and Certification:

• American Board of Pediatric (ABP) certified: 103670
• New York State Board Medical License; 003907
• College of Physicians and Surgeons, Alberta (Canada): 005282
• Medical council of India (MCI): 26228
• Maharashtra Medical Council: 2005/02/01065

Membership and Honorary/Professional Societies :

• Member of North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
• Member of Canadian Association of Gastroenterology
• Member of American Academy of Pediatrics. July 2008
• Student of the Year 1999: Odessa Medical University, Ukraine
• Indus-Youth Junior College Scholarship: June 1994- Jun 1995
• The Bhajanlal Trust secondary school tuition Scholarship: August 1990 - August 1991

Research Experience :

Abstracts/Posters :

• Survival and prognostic value in patients with normal and hyperdynamic Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF)- American College of Cardiology 57th Annual Scientific Session 2008.
• Resolution of massive infantile hepatic hemangio- endothelioma; consumptive hypothyroidism with propranolol treatment. Poster and oral presentation, presented at 2014 CAG Canadian Digestive Diseases Week (CDDW)/Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver (CASL)
• Outpatient Tacrolimus trough levels immediately post- pediatric liver transplant: Preliminary quality assurance analysis; poster presentation at 2015 CAG Canadian Digestive Diseases Week (CDDW)/Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver (CASL)
• University Of Alabama at Birmingham (08/2007- 11/2007):Research observership with Dr. Nanda in ECHO Lab; acquainted with the concepts of 2D/ 3D echo, Color Doppler and Bubble studies.

Ongoing projects :

• Rejection rates relative to tacrolimus levels in pediatric patients post-liver transplant (In Process)
• Systematic review of dietary management and maintenance therapy for eosinophilic esophagitis in pediatric patients (completed -awaiting publication)