CV
Education
- M.D.-Ph.D. Candidate, University of Florida, 2029 Ph.D., 2031 M.D. (expected)
- M.S. in Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, 2023
- B.S. in Physics, University of Florida, 2021
- B.A. in Mathematics, University of Florida, 2021
GD GPA: 4.00 UG GPA: 3.92 MCAT: 525 (100th Pctl.) GRE: 166(V), 170 (Q)
Experience
Graduate Research Assistant, Shickel Group, UF College of Medicine, IC3 Center (Spring 2024-Current)
- Researches AI clinical decision support tools to improve clincal workflows
- Develops software on UF’s HiPerGator supercomputer
- Maintains evolving codebase for using LLMs (Llama3.1) for chart review projects in a privacy-first method
- Creates algorithms for autonomously monitoring tool use on scrub nurse table in operating room
- Securely handles patient data from institutional data banks from UF Health
Graduate Research Assistant, Zarrinpar Group, UF College of Medicine, Surgery (Fall 2021-Current)
- Pioneers use of unsupervised AI vision models to improve surgical safety
- Created AI model to highlight common bile duct during laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery
- Implemented pipeline using CycleGAN for image-to-image translation from whitelight imaging to fluorescent imaging
Graduate Research Assistant, Banks Group, UF College of Biomedical Engineering (Summer 2021-Summer 2023)
- Created next-generation orthopedic diagnostics using artificial intelligence
- Developed deep learning-based system to predict joint kinematics in native (no implant) knee joints
- Implemented a keypoint estimator deep neural network using ResNet with PyTorch Lightning, trained on HiPerGator, UF’s supercomputer
- Collaborated with teams in three countries and multiple departments
Graduate Research Assistant, Zimmermann Group, Shao Group, UF College of Medicine (Fall 2022-Summer 2023)
- Created MONAI deep learning pipeline to segment small abdominal fistulae from patients with Crohn’s Disease
Skills
- Computer Vision with PyTorch, PyTorch Lightning
- HPC, SLURM, SSH, Containers
- I use UF’s supercomputer, HiPerGator, which uses SLURM
- HiPerGator uses Apptainer/Singularity containers, which are similar to Docker
- Linux, NeoVim, Tmux
- R, RStudio
Publications
Tinga S, Hughes N, Jones SC, Park B, Palm L, Desaraju SS, Banks SA, MacArthur SL and Lewis DD (2022) Stifle kinematics in 4 dogs with cranial cruciate ligament insufficiency treated by CORA-based leveling osteotomy. Front. Vet. Sci. 9:1052327. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2022.1052327
Talks
September 01, 2023
Talk at International Society of Technology in Arthoplasty, 2023, New York City, New York
May 01, 2023
Talk at Digestive Disease Week, Chicago, Illinois
February 01, 2023
Talk at University of Florida, College of Medicine Research Day, Gainesville, Florida
February 01, 2023
Talk at University of Florida, College of Medicine Research Day, Gainesville, Florida
September 01, 2022
Talk at International Society of Technology in Arthoplasty, 2022, Maui, Hawaii
January 01, 2022
Talk at University of Florida, College of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Gainesville, Florida
October 01, 2020
Talk at University of Florida, Undergraduate Research Symposium, Gainesville, Florida
Teaching
Service and leadership
- Medical Artificial Intelligence Interest Group (MAIIG), UF College of Medicine, President
- American Physician Scientist Association (APSA), UF College of Medicine, President
Hobbies
- Rubik’s cube solving
- I currently average under 20 seconds for the normal 3x3 and went to a few competitions in the past.
