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Ariyan, Charlotte, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2000
Graduated: May 2003
Dissertation Title: Strategies to Improve Islet Cell Transportation
Current Position: Associate Professor of Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College
Avesta, Arman, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2019
Graduated: 2024
Current Position: Neuroradiology Fellow, Harvard Medical School
Dissertation: Developing Capsule Networks for Brain Image Segmentation
Belcher, Justin, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2010
Graduated: May 2015
Dissertation Title: Acute Kidney Injury in the Setting of Cirrhosis
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Nephrology, Yale School of Medicine
Branagan, Andrew, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2014
Graduated: December 2019
Dissertation Title: Developing A More Effective Influenza Vaccination Strategy For Patients With Plasma Cell Disorders
Current Position: Medical Oncologist, Mass General Hospital Cancer Center
Curtis, Susanna, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2017
Graduated: December 2020
Dissertation Title: Cannabinoids for the reduction of pain and inflammation in sickle cell disease
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Medicine (Hematology), Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Das, Rita, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2008
Graduated: May 2012
Dissertation Title: Role of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) in the Pathogenesis of Tuberculosis
Current Position: Executive Director of Vaccines, Merck
Dorsey, Karen, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2003
Graduated: December 2006
Dissertation Title: Measurement of Physical Activity in Obese and Non-Obese Children
Current Position: Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Yale School of Medicine
Grisotti, Gabriella, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2014
Graduated: December 2018
Dissertation Title: Decreased Lymphangiogenesis Alters Angiogenesis And Dermal Remodeling In Wound Healing
Current Position: General Surgery Resident, Yale New Haven Hospital
Gruenbaum, Benjamin, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2017
Graduated: December 2020
Dissertation Title: Neuronal Mechanisms of Impaired Consciousness in an Awake Rodent Absence Seizure Model
Current Position: Senior Associate Consultant, Mayo Clinic
Gruenbaum, Shaun, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2013
Graduated: December 2017
Dissertation Title: The Role of Branched-Chain Amino Acids in Glutamate Metabolism and Seizure Modulation in a Rat Model of Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
Current Position: Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
Gulati, Ashima, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2017
Graduated: December 2019
Dissertation Title: Genetic Determinants Of Intracranial Aneurysm In Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease: Human Exome-Based Approach And Disease Models
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Genomics and Precision Medicine, Children’s National Hospital
Hammond, Christopher, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2011
Graduated: December 2016
Dissertation Title: Stress, Neurophysiology, Affective States, and Co-occurring Cannabis and Tobacco use in Adolescents
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, John Hopkins University School of Medicine
Hardy, Susan, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2002
Graduated: December 2004
Dissertation Title: Patterns, Probability and Predictors of Recovery from Disability in Activities of Daily Living among Community-dwelling Older Persons
Current Position: Medical Director, Harbor Health Services
Hassan, Hatim, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2002
Graduated: May 2007
Dissertation Title: Mechanisms of Regulation of Anion Exchanger SLC26A6
Current Position: Associate Professor of Medicine (Nephrology), University of Chicago
Herzog, Erica, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2001
Graduated: December 2005
Dissertation Title: Bone Marrow Derived Stem Cells as Progenitors of Alveolar Epithelium
Current Position: Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep), Yale School of Medicine
Hoffman, Ellen, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2009
Graduated: December 2014
Dissertation Title: Functional Analysis of Genes Associated with Autism Spectrum Disorders in a Zebrafish Model System Current Current Position: Assistant Professor of Neuroscience, Yale School of Medicine
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Hsieh, Evelyn, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2011
Graduated: December 2014
Dissertation Title: Osteoporosis Among HIV-Infected Individuals in China
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Medicine (Rheumatology), Yale School of Medicine
Huen, Sarah, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2008
Graduated: December 2013
Dissertation Title: Regulation and Function of Macrophage Polarization in Ischemic Injury
Current Position: Instructor of Medicine (Nephrology), Yale School of Medicine
Jastreboff, Ania, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2008
Graduated: December 2011
Dissertation Title: Neural Response to Stress and Food Cues in Obese Individuals
Current Position: Associate Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology) and of Pediatrics, Yale School of Medicine
Jou, Roger, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2006
Graduated: May 2012
Dissertation Title: The Structural Neural Phenotype of Autism Spectrum Disorder: Heterogeneous and Distributed Abnormalities in the Social Brain and its Long-Range Connectivity
Current Position: Assistant Clinical Professor, Yale School of Medicine
Kim, Agnes, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2006
Graduated: December 2011
Dissertation Title: AMPK Regulation and Function in the Ischemic Heart
Current Position: Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiology), University of Connecticut
Kim, Nancy, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2004
Graduated: May 2007
Dissertation Title: Persistence with Oral Hypoglycemic Therapy One Year After Initiation
Current Position: Academic Hospitalist and Director of Office of Student Research, Yale School of Medicine
Kim, Sang, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2010
Graduated: December 2014
Dissertation Title: Characterization of CD4 T Cells That Help Memory B Cells and Their Clinical Relevance
Current Position: Instructor, General Internal Medicine, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Koraishy, Farrukh, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2010
Graduated: December 2014
Dissertation Title: The Crosstalk of HGF and Canonical WNT Signaling in Kidney Repair
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Medicine (Nephrology), St. Louis University
Kurbatov, Vadim, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2019
Graduated: 2024
Current Position: Graduate Researcher
Dissertation: Mapping and Functional Characterization of HOCX Gene Expression Patterns in Human Normal Tissue and Solid Tumors
Lee, Christopher, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2009
Graduated: December 2018
Dissertation Title: Timing Of Therapeutic Hypothermia Initiation In Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Current Position: Associate Medical Director, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Lee, Samuel, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2000
Graduated: May 2004
Dissertation Title: Trafficking and Secretion of Virulence-associated Proteins in Candida Albicans
Current Position: Professor of Medicine, Dartmouth Giesel School of Medicine
Lee, Warren, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2001
Graduated: 2006
Dissertation Title: Characterization of Candidate Susceptibility Genes in Human Temporal Lobe Epilepsy with Mesial Temporal Sclerosis
Current Position: Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore
Lemaire, Mathiew, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2009
Graduated: May 2015
Dissertation Title: Discovery of Novel Genes That Cause Rare Pediatric Renal Diseases Using Exome Sequencing
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Cell Biology, University of Toronto
Liao, John, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2004
Graduated: May 2007
Dissertation Title: Studies in Therapeutic Vaccination and Immune Evasion by HPV Oncoproteins
Current Position: Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington, School of Medicine
Liu, Elise, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2018
Graduated: 2022
Current Position: Instructor of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine
Dissertation: The Role and Production of Gut Food-Specific Immunoglobulin A
Lu, Benjamin, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2020
Graduated: 2024
Dissertation: Cellular Determinants of Anti-Tumor Immunity: KIR+ and CD8+ cells in Human Melanoma
Current Position: Instructor in Medicine, Yale University
Marion, Chad, DO, PhD
Matriculated: 2012
Graduated: December 2015
Dissertation Title: Chitinase 3-Like-1 (Chil1) as an Immune Modulator in Gram-negative Pneumonia: Balancing Host Resistance and Host Tolerance
Current Position: Assistant Professor Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine
Mehra, Vishal, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2005
Graduated: December 2008
Dissertation Title: The Molecular Basis of Free Fatty Acid-Induced Endothelial Dysfunction, Impaired Angiogenesis and VEGF-Resistance
Current Position: Director (Advanced Cardiac Imaging), Geisinger Medical Center
Merola, Jonathan, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2015
Graduated: December 2018
Dissertation Title: Characterization Of Human Endothelial Cells With Crispr/Cas9-Mediated Complete Ablation Of Mhc Molecule Expression
Current Position: Fellow, Abdominal Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital
Miller, Edward J., MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2003
Graduated: May 2008
Dissertation Title: The Cardioprotective Effects of AMP-Activated Protein Kinase
Current Position: Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale School of Medicine
Moledina, Dennis, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2015
Graduated: December 2018
Dissertation Title: Cd4+T-Cell Derived Inflammatory Mediators As Biomarkers For Diagnosis Of Acute Interstitial Nephritis
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Nephrology, Yale School of Medicine
Mori, Makoto, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2017
Graduated: December 2021
Dissertation title: characterization and prediction of Postoperative Recovery After Cardiac Surgery
Current Position: Integrated Cardiothoracic Surgery Resident, Yale New Haven Hospital
Moriarty, Katie, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2005
Graduated: May 2009
Dissertation Title: Estrogen Receptor-Mediated Rapid Signaling in Endothelial Progenitor Cell Contributions to Ischemia
Current Position: Cardiologist, St. Croix Medical Center
Njei, Basile, MD, MPH, PhD
Matriculated: 2021
Graduated: 2022
Current Position: Instructor, Yale School of Medicine
Dissertation: Patterns of Acute Liver Injury and Post-Acute Liver Sequelae of COVID-19
Nygaard, Haakon, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2009
Graduated: December 2011
Dissertation Title: The Role of Cellular Prion Protein in β-Amyloid Induced Neuronal Network Dysfunction in Alzheimer’s Disease
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Medicine (Neurology), The University of British Columbia
O’Neill, Kathleen, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2018
Graduated: December 2021
Dissertation Title: Improving Care for Survivors of Gun Violence
Current Position: General Surgery Resident, Yale New Haven Hospital
Oliveira, Carlos, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2014
Graduated: December 2019
Dissertation Title: Estimating The Effectiveness Of Human Papillomavirus Vaccine: A Case-Control Study With Bayesian Model Averaging
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Infectious Disease), Yale School of Medicine
Paglino, Justin, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2003
Graduated: May 2008
Dissertation Title: Modifying Parvoviral Oncoselectivity and Allotropism
Current Position: Self Employed
Panda, Alexander, MD, MPH, PhD
Matriculated: 2008
Graduated: May 2012
Dissertation Title: Age Associated Alterations in Toll-like Receptor Function of Human Dendritic Cells and Correlation With Influenza Vaccine Response.
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Medicine, Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine
Popov, Violeta, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2010
Graduated: May 2014
Dissertation Title: Role of β -catenin in Regulating Hepatic Lipid Metabolism in NAFLD
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine
Protack, Clinton, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2011
Graduated: May 2014
Dissertation Title: The Role of EphB4 During Arteriovenous Fistula Maturation
Current Position: Surgeon (Vascular Surgery), Vascular Surgery Associates LLC
Provost, Karin, DO, PhD
Matriculated: 2003
Graduated: May 2010
Dissertation Title: The Role of Interferon Gamma in the Regulation of the Epithelial Responses in Allergic Airway Inflammation
Current Position: Associate Professor of Pulmonary and Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, SUNY Buffalo
Ryder, Alex, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2011
Graduated: December 2016
Dissertation Title: Vesicular Stomatitis Virus Vectored Chimeric Hemagglutinin Constructs As Broadly Cross-Reactive Influenza Vaccines
Current Position: Medical Director, Spectra Laboratories
Samuel, Varman, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2000
Graduated: May 2004
Dissertation Title: Mechanisms of Fat Induced Hepatic Insulin Resistance
Current Position: Associate Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology), Yale School of Medicine
Sherr, Jennifer, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2007
Graduated: December 2011
Dissertation Title: β before α: The Importance of Residual β-cell Function for α-cell Secretion of Glucagon in Response to Hypoglycemia
Current Position: Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Endocrinology), Yale School of Medicine
Shung, Dennis, MD, PhD
Matriculated:2020
Graduated: 2022
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine
Dissertation: Deep Risk Prediction of Embedding Patient Data: Application to Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Siebel, Stephan, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2015
Graduated: December 2021
Dissertation Title: Minimizing tracer Interference to Assess in vivo Hepatic Metabolism with Glutamine- generated Mass Isotopmers
Current Position: Associate Research Scientist, Yale School of Medicine.
Tang, Paul, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2005
Graduated: December 2008
Dissertation Title: Role of MyD88-Dependent Inflammation in Flow-Mediated Vascular Remodeling
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Thoracic Surgery, University of Michigan
Tu, Long, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2019
Graduated: 2023
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale School of Medicine
Dissertation: Strategies to Optimize Neuroimaging in the Emergency Department
VanDuin, David, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2004
Graduated: December 2007
Dissertation Title: Toll-Like Receptors in Older Adults and Response to Vaccination
Current Position: Professor of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
VonKohorn, Isabelle, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2008
Graduated: May 2011
Dissertation Title: Predicting Which Mothers Will Go Back to Smoking After Pregnancy: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior
Current Position: Chief of Neonatology, Holy Cross Hospital
Weiss, Ram, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2002
Graduated: December 2004
Dissertation Title: Metabolic Characteristics of Obese Children with Normal Vs. Impaired Glucose Tolerance
Current Position: Professor of Pediatrics, Technion School of Medicine
Westphal, Alexander, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2007
Graduated: December 2013
Dissertation Title: Clinical Characterization and Amygdala Hypothesis of Childhood Disintegrative Disorder
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine
Williams, Kyle, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2008
Graduated: December 2015
Dissertation Title: Characterization and Treatment of Inflammation and Autoimmunity in Pediatric Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Tics
Current Position: Director of Pediatric Neuropsychiatry and Immunology, Mass General Hospital
Zhang, Yu, MD, PhD
Matriculated: 2015
Graduated: December 2021
Dissertation Title: Modulation of T Cell Response Hierarchy by Coinhibition and Costimulation With Cancer Immunotherapy
Current Position: Associate Research Scientist, Yale New Haven Hospital