Translational Transplant Hepatologist-Scientist

Ph.D. Biophysics 2016, M.D 2019

I am a Clinical Instructor and Transplant Hepatologist-Scientist at the University of Chicago. My research group, under the mentorship of Dr. Raghu Mirmira, focuses on the development, progression, and ameloriation of diabetes in individuals with chronic liver disease, including those with cirrhosis and in liver transplant recipients.

This webpage is under renovation from 2019.

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Education


B.S. Physics with Honors, 2011, Yale College

Ph.D. Biophysical Sciences, 2016: University of Chicago

M.D., 2019: University of Chicago Prizker School of Medicine

Internal Medicine Residency, 2019-2021, University of Chicago Medicine

Gastroenterology Fellowship, 2021-2023, University of Chicago Medicine

Advanced and Transplant Hepatology Fellowship, 2023-2024, University of Chicago Medicine

Hepatology Research Fellowship, 2024-2025, University of Chicago Medicine

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Research

Diabetes detection and treatment in cirrhosis

Hypoglycemia in cirrhosis

Post-transplant diabetes identification, prediction, and prevenation

Machine learning

Transplant Hepatology Training Heterogensity

Rhythm detection and Circadian Biology

Mentorship

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Service

UChicago BSD Dean's Council Representative. UChicago MSTP Dean's Council President. UChicago MSTP Admissions Council. UChicago Pritzker SOM Representative.

Advocacy

Advocacy

Healthcare Equality Index. Crisis Intervention Training. Health care access in public school populations.

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Personal

I live in cozy Hyde Park in Chicago with my family, within walking distance of Lake Michigan, the Museum of Science and Industry, and the University of Chicago.

Awards

  • New England Journal of Medicine Essay Contest In 2011, NEJM had a technology in medicine essay competition. I submitted an essay and I was chosen as a NEJM Scholar, invited to attend the NEJM 200th Anniversary Symposium in Boston, MA, on June 22nd, 2012. A copy of my essay can be found here.
  • Jane Morton and Henry C. Murphy Award for Student Leadership In 2015, I won the University of Chicago Jane Morton and Henry C. Murphy Award for Student Leadership for my advocacy work with the HEI at the UCMC. More information on this advocacy can be found under the Advocacy section.