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    Amy Labar

    Clinical Fellow
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    Biography

    Amy was born and raised New York City. She received an undergraduate degree from Haverford College and a Master’s in Public Health focused on Global Health at Harvard School of Public Health. After time working with Medecins Sans Frontieres/Epicentre and International Rescue Committee, she returned to medical school at Columbia University. She completed her internal medicine residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and then joined Yale as a clinical fellow. Her professional interests include global health, asylum medicine, and critical care. Outside of work, she enjoys running, traveling, and trying new restaurants.

    Last Updated on April 30, 2025.

    Departments & Organizations

    Education & Training

    Residency
    University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (2024)
    MD
    Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (2021)
    MS
    Harvard T.H. Chans School of Public Heath, Global Health & Popluation (2014)
    BS
    Haverford College, Biology (2010)

    Board Certifications

    • Internal Medicine

      Certification Organization
      ABIM
      Original Certification Date
      2025

    Research

    Overview

    Yale School of Medicine and Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT Jul 2025-Present

    Post-Doctoral Fellow, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Supervised by Dr. Luke

    Davis

    • Studying post-TB lung disease screening in primary care setting in Uganda

    RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
    University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA Nov 2021-Jun 2024
    Research Assistant, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Supervised by Dr.
    Georgios Kitsios
    • Performed analysis on datasets from Acute Lung Injury Registry
    Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY Mar 2020-May 2021
    Scholarly Project Research Assistant, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine,
    Supervised by Dr. Matthew Baldwin
    • Designed data collection tools for database of measures of lung injury and multi-organ failure in
    patients hospitalized with COVID-19
    • Coordinated 15 peers by training on data entry, assigning patients, and creating a guidance manual
    for data collection
    Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY Apr-Jun 2020
    Data Entry Assistant, Division of Infectious Diseases, Supervised by Dr. Jason Zucker
    • Completed 35+ chart reviews of data on admission for COVID-positive patients to populate
    dashboards for various medicine subspecialties
    Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY Nov 2017-Oct 2019
    Research Assistant, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Supervised by Dr. Max
    O’Donnell
    • Performed data analysis related to medication adherence in patients with multi-drug-resistant
    tuberculosis and HIV in South Africa
    Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa, Durban, South Africa Jul-Aug 2018
    Predoctoral Research Fellow, Supervised by Dr. Max O’Donnell and Dr. Nesri Padayatchi
    • Collected primary data on outcomes and medication adherence in patients with multi-drugresistant
    tuberculosis and HIV in South Africa
    Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY Jul 2015-Dec 2017
    Research Study Aide | Research Data Analyst, Department of Neurology, Supervised by Dr. Peter
    Forgacs and Dr. Padmaja Kandula
    • Created IRB protocols and performed patient screening for study of EEG monitoring in patients in a
    coma, vegetative state, or minimally conscious state following sudden cardiac arrest
    • Performed statistical analysis for research on EEG characteristics in therapeutic hypothermia,
    epilepsy in pregnancy, and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for chronic tinnitus
    Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 2015
    Research Assistant, Department of Global Health and Population, Global Child Health, Supervised by
    Dr. Grace Chan
    • Revised qualitative systematic review of Kangaroo Mother Care implementation
    Epicentre, Paris, France 2014-2015
    Research Assistant (Remote), Department of Research, Nutritional Diseases
    • Performed a literature review, analyzed data, and drafted manuscript for publication on severe
    acute malnutrition in Nigerien pediatric population
    • Adapted a protocol of an acceptability study for use in a new setting
    Epicentre/Doctors Without Borders-USA, New York, NY | Amman, Jordan 2013-2015
    Research Assistant, Surgical Epidemiology, New York, NY
    • Analyzed programmatic datasets from Haiti and Nigeria for global pediatric surgery and orthopedic
    surgery
    • Performed data analysis and revised article on burn-associated infections using data from Haiti
    Field Intern Fellow, Surgical Epidemiology, Amman, Jordan
    • Collected and analyzed data for a variety of surgical epidemiology projects related to epidemiology
    of infection, surgery, and internal fixation among Syrian refugees
    Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 2010-2012
    Staff Associate, Columbia Center for Translational Immunology, Snoeck Lab
    • Performed independent basic science concerning the regulation of hematopoietic stem cells,
    specifically the role of Prdm16
    • Maintained mouse colony of hundreds of cages
    Haverford College, Haverford, PA 2009-10
    Summer Research Assistant | Senior Thesis Researcher, Department of Biology, Okeke Lab
    • Studied the genetic basis of antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli isolates from West Africa
    New York University Langone Orthopedic Hospital, New York, NY 2003 | 2007
    Summer Clinical Research Assistant, Department of Orthopedics
    • Collected, entered, and analyzed data for research projects involving a serial casting technique for
    clubfoot and removal of hardware

    Research at a Glance

    Yale Co-Authors

    Frequent collaborators of Amy Labar's published research.

    Publications

    2025

    2020

    2017

    Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

    Activities

    • activity

      Hypothermia, Hyperhidrosis, and Hypotension: A Case of Shapiro Syndrome

    • activity

      Derivation and Validation of Three Non-Critical COVID-19 Acute Lung Injury Subphenotypes

    • activity

      Dyspnea in a Patient with History of Liver Transplant: Cons-liver Hepatopulmonary Syndrome

    • activity

      Plasma Levels of Soluble Suppression of Tumorigenicity (sST2) Are Associated with Markers of Injury, Severity of Illness, and Outcomes in Mechanically Ventilated Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure.

    • activity

      ART and Bedaquiline Adherence in Patients with HIV and M/XDR-TB in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Honors

    • honor

      Charles Hamilton Award of Excellence in Pulmonary Disease-Class Day 2021

    • honor

      National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute T35 Training Grant 2018

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