Students & Alumni
Current Students
Josette Graves – Drexel University College of Medicine
Department: Otolaryngology
Institution: Drexel University College of Medicine
Sanjeev Herr – Drexel University College of Medicine
Department: Neurosurgery
Institution: Brain Tumor Center at UCSF
Neeku Salehi – Drexel University College of Medicine
Department: Orthopaedics
Institution: Rothman Orthopaedics
Allison Toth – Drexel University College of Medicine
Department: Neurosurgery
Institution: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Alumni
MD – MS 2023-24
Bela Delvadia – Drexel University College of Medicine
Department: Orthopedic Surgery
Institution: Tulane University School of Medicine
Michelle Slinger – Drexel University College of Medicine
Department: Urology
Institution: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Ben Sherman – Drexel University College of Medicine
Department: Neurosurgery
Institution: Stanford University School of Medicine
Shreya Mandaloi – Drexel University College of Medicine
Department: Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery
Institution: Jefferson University
Katie Mullen – Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Department: Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery
Institution: Drexel University College of Medicine
MD – MS 2022-23
Tara Lamb – Drexel University College of Medicine Class of 2024
Research location: Department of Plastic Surgery, Reading Hospital Tower Health
Project: Racial and Socioeconomic Differences in Postoperative Outcomes for Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction
Derek Mann – Drexel University College of Medicine Class of 2024
Research location: Jefferson ORL_HNS
Project: Completion Neck Dissection After Positive Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Early-Stage Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Analysis of Pathologic Specimens and Risk Stratification
Philip Maxwell – Drexel University College of Medicine Class of 2024
Research location: Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, Drexel University College of Medicine
Project: Assessing the Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors for Presbylarynx in the Elderly Laryngology Population
MD – MS 2021-22
Alyssa Calder, MS, MD – Class of 2023(?)
Research location: Jefferson ORL-HNS
Project: Novel mechanism modulating response to immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy in HPV+ head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC)
Currently: Resident Otolaryngology – Virginia Commonwealth University
Alfredo Munoz, MS, MD
Research location: Department of Neurological Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Jefferson College of Population Health
Project: Inequalities in Certified Stroke Centers Distribution and Disparities in Access to Mechanical Thrombectomy based on Race and Ethnicity
Currently: Resident – Department of Surgery Wayne State Detroit Medical Center
Parastou Ranjbar, MS, MD
Research location: Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, Drexel University College of Medicine
Project: The Challenges of Defining Refractory Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Using the Reflux Finding Score
Currently: Resident – Tulane University School of Medicine New Orleans, La. Otolaryngology
MD – MS 2020-2021
Crystal Joseph, MS, MD
Research location: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Project: Impact of Prehabilitation on Surgical Outcomes
Currently: Resident Anesthesiology – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center – Harvard Hospital
Bhavya Kanuga, MS, MD
Research location: St. Christopher Pediatric Hospital
Project: Using TRIADS to develop a scoring system for pediatric patients to risk stratify patients and biopsy appropriately
Currently: Resident Radiology – Northwell Health – Staten Island University Hospital
Swetha Vontela, MS, MD
Research location: Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, Drexel University College of Medicine
Project: Impact of stroboscopic vocal fold scar on pre- and post-operative voice
Currently: Resident Medicine – UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh
MD – MS 2019–2020
Alyssa Lage, MS, MD
Research location: Department of Physiology, Penn State University
Project: Effects of Isometric Handgrip Training on Peripheral and Central Blood Pressures and Aortic Pulse Wave Characteristics in African Americans
Currently: Resident Internal Medicine – York Hospital
Bryan Tri Pham, MS, MD
Research location: Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies, Drexel University College of Medicine
Project: Identification of Bioactivity and Bioactive Compounds in Monotropa uniflora
Currently: Internal Medicine – Loma Linda University Hospital – California
Malia Voytik, MS, MD
Research location: Department of Surgery, The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Project: The Use of a Novel pH-sensitive Fluorescent Probe for Intra-operative Tumor Detection
Currently: Resident Surgery – ChristianaCare – Delaware
MD – MS 2017–2018
Srihari Daggumati, MS, MD
Research location: Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, Drexel University College of Medicine
Project: The Relationship Between Voice Handicap Index and Laryngeal EMG Findings in Patients with Vocal Fold Paresis and Paralysis
Currently: PGY-5 Resident – Department Otolaryngology Virginia Commonwealth University
Ali Ayyash, MS, MD
Research location: Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Children's Hospital
Project: Assessing the Severity of Metopic Crainosynostosis
Currently: Board Certified Internal Medicine
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