Ophthalmic technician / Scribe - Downtown Eye Care - Flatbush, NYC
(2025-07 - 2026-08)
- Document ophthalmology encounters in the EHR as a medical scribe, ensuring accurate clinical documentation and compliance with billing and coding standards.
- Perform patient intake, visual acuity testing, refraction screening, and preliminary ophthalmic assessments prior to physician evaluation.
- Operate ophthalmic diagnostic equipment and assist with specialized testing as directed by the physician.
- Maintain sterilization of ophthalmic instruments and clinical equipment in accordance with infection control and safety protocols.
- Assist physicians during in-office procedures, including ophthalmic injections and laser treatments, ensuring proper patient preparation and procedural support.
Office/Clinical Quality Manager - Artisans of Medicine - Bay Ridge, NYC
(2024-07 - 2025-07)
- Directed quality initiatives with major health plans (Anthem, Healthfirst, Fidelis, UnitedHealthcare, Cigna) to meet value-based care (VBC) and risk adjustment targets.
- Built real-time ADT alert infrastructure with NYU Langone, Northwell, and Maimonides for discharge tracking and timely follow-up.
- Designed and launched cancer screening campaigns (colorectal, breast, cervical), improving screening compliance and payer Star ratings.
- Led Risk Adjustment program with Fidelis and WellCare to ensure accurate capture of chronic diagnoses, closing HCC coding gaps and improving RAF scores.
- Achieved #1 ranking in Anthem's Clinical Quality Program and top 3 statewide in Fidelis HEDIS performance.
- Created a tracking system for HEDIS gaps, integrating pre-visit planning and real-time reporting for providers.
Medical Scribe - Artisans of Medicine - Bay Ridge, NYC
(2024-07 - 2025-07)
- Documented clinical encounters across primary care and specialty visits in real-time, using eClinicalWorks.
- Drafted SOAP notes, captured HCC diagnoses, and ensured compliance with Medicare and payer documentation requirements.
- Supported referrals, prior authorizations, and lab tracking, improving provider efficiency.
Medical Scribe - Live Well Medical Care - Church Ave, NYC
(2024-09 - 2024-06)
- Specialized in nephrology documentation (CKD, ESRD, dialysis, transplant follow-ups).
- Monitored labs (eGFR, BUN, Cr, PTH) and referrals to vascular surgery and transplant centers.
- Maintained EHR documentation for CMS quality reporting and HCC coding compliance.
Research Support Division Director - IFMSA - Meibergdreef 15, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, Netherlands
(2022-01 - 2023-12)
Directed and coordinated the activities of the Research Support Division, ensuring operational alignment with study protocols, regulatory requirements (GCP, IRB), and organizational goals.
- Oversaw the planning, execution, including feasibility assessments, recruitment strategies, data integrity, and investigator support.
- Collaborated with principal investigators, research coordinators, and data analysts to streamline protocol implementation, case report form completion, and subject follow-up procedures.
- Led training and onboarding of volunteer research staff, emphasizing protocol adherence, safety reporting, and ethical conduct.
- Provided scientific and logistical input on study design, literature reviews, and grant proposal development to support early-phase and investigator-initiated trials.
- Facilitated regular team meetings and progress reports to evaluate performance metrics and address challenges in study enrollment or data collection.
- Contributed to the strategic planning of new research initiatives and volunteer-driven projects focused on community health and evidence-based medicine.
Contributing Author | Research Projects – Group Collaborations - Remote - Remote
(2021-05)
- Review on Colchicine Formulations in FMF – Contributed to protocol design, screening, and data extraction.
- Meta-analysis on Racial & Socioeconomic Disparities in IBD Outcomes – Co-authored, registered protocol, accepted for presentation poster at ACG 2025.
- Multiple diagnostic accuracy meta-analyses (CT in TB, MRI in Parkinson's) – Conducted literature search, QUADAS-2 assessments, and manuscript drafting.
- Published in The Lancet (2022) via Global Surgery Collaborative.
