Ellelan Degife
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Biography
Ellelan Degife is a fourth year medical student at Yale School of Medicine. She holds a bachelor's degree from Pomona College in Public Policy Analysis with a concentration in Public Health. Her research interests include outcomes in cardiac surgery and healthcare access and delivery.
During her time at Yale, Ellelan has helped lead the Student National Medical Association/Latino Medical Student Association (SNMA/LMSA), the United States Health Justice elective (USHJ), and sat on the Committee for Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice (CDISJ).
Education & Training
- BA
- Pomona College, Public Policy Analysis/Public Health (2018)
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Gabe Weininger
Roland Assi, MD, MMS
Jamieson O'Marr, MS
Matthew Williams, MD
Mohammad Abdullah Zafar, MBBS
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10Citations
Publications
2022
Long‐term risk of arch complications in Loeys Dietz syndrome patients undergoing proximal ascending aortic replacement
Weininger G, Zafar M, Ziganshin BA, Mori M, Papanikolaou D, Sekar RB, Amabile A, Degife E, O'Marr J, Geirsson A, Elefteriades JA, Assi R, Vallabhajosyula P. Long‐term risk of arch complications in Loeys Dietz syndrome patients undergoing proximal ascending aortic replacement. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2022, 37: 3688-3692. PMID: 35989525, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16855.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsLoeys-Dietz syndromeProximal aortic replacementAortic replacementLDS patientsLong-term riskLoeys-Dietz syndrome patientsPathogenic variantsUnknown significanceLower long-term riskRare connective tissue disorderAscending Aortic ReplacementTotal arch replacementAortic valve replacementRecords of patientsConnective tissue disordersWhole-exome genetic testingArch replacementMedian followLatest followValve replacementOperative coursePatient chartsAortic diameterAortic dimensionsAortic arch
2021
Socioeconomic disparities in surveillance and follow‐up of patients with thoracic aortic aneurysm
Shang M, Weininger G, Mori M, Kahler‐Quesada A, Degife E, Brooks C, Yousef S, Williams M, Assi R, Geirsson A, Vallabhajosyula P. Socioeconomic disparities in surveillance and follow‐up of patients with thoracic aortic aneurysm. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2021, 37: 831-839. PMID: 34873754, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsAortic aneurysmArea Deprivation IndexCardiovascular specialistsSocioeconomic statusSurgical interventionAneurysm sizeReferral of patientsRisk of deathSignificant risk factorsThoracic aortic aneurysmComputed tomography scanLowest socioeconomic quartileLow socioeconomic statusLower Socioeconomic StatusADI quartileAortic surveillanceAortic dissectionConsecutive patientsPrimary outcomeSpecialist referralSurgical repairTimely followSurveillance imagingRisk regressionRisk factors
Academic Achievements and Community Involvement
honor Medical Student Diversity Scholarship
National AwardAATS FoundationDetails11/17/2022United States