CURRICULUM VITAE |
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CURRICULUM VITAE |
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Biographical Information:
Born June 7, 1971 in Montreal, Canada
Canadian citizen, U.S.C.I.S. Employment Authorization Card
Permanent Resident VISA
Hobbies include astronomy/astrophysics, skiing, pilot (IFR), fishing, fish breeding (30 species bred in captivity), chess, karate, mountain biking (downhill and cross country), and writing poetry
Language Skills
Complete fluency in French and English.
Education:
MDCM FRCSC
Stanford University, California
Vascular Neurosurgery
2001-2002
McGill University, Montreal
MNH Neurosurgery
1995-2001
McGill University, Montreal
MDCM
1991-1995
McGill University, Montreal
Pre-Med program
1990-1991
Marianopolis College, Montreal
Health Sciences
1988-1990
Lower Canada College, Montreal
1983-1988
Work History
July 2007 to Present
Neurosurgical Associates
342 Richland West Circle
Waco, Texas 76712
February 2004 - July 2007
Saint Mary Corwin Hospital
Pueblo, Colorado
July 2002 to January, 2004
Enloe Medical Center
Chico, California
Board
Fellow of the Roayl College of Surgeons of Canada
Fellow of the College des Medecins du Quebec
Awards
Money Magazine: Fall Health Care Issue 2003
Ranked first in back and neck surgery in the West Coast of the United States
Scholarships and Prizes
J.W. McConnell Award 1993 Top 5% of med II class
Dean's list McGill 1990-1995
Pratt and Whitney Scholarship 1990-1994 GPA of 3.5+
Marianopolis Honor Roll 1988-1990
Chemistry Olympiad 5th in Canada 1990
Attended World Debating Championships Glasgow, Scotland 1990
National Debating Championships top 10. 1989
Lower Canada College Dean's list 1983-1988
American Computer Science league 1st in Canada, 3rd in North America 1985
Publications
-Heath Shock Protein Immunoreactivity in CSF: Correlation with Oligoclonal Banding and Demyelinating Disease.
-Neurology Volume 44, Number 9, September 1994, S. Prabhakar, MB; E. Kurien, MD; R.S.Gupta, PhD; S. Zielinski; and M.S. Freedman, MD
-Reactivity of Anti-GM1 Antibodies with Peripheral Nerve: Correlation with Clinical Phenotype. Submitted 2nd Author
-Carotid Endarterectomy: Short and Long term Re-Stenosis in Patched versus Non-Patched Patients 2002 Annual Meeting AANS: S. Zielinski MDCM, S.D. Chang MD, G.K. Steinberg MD PhD
Research Experience
-Summer 1991 Summer Research Bursary, MNH
Research Supervisor: Dr. Mark Freedman
Topic: Anti-Ma antibody staining patters in peripheral nerve tissue.
-Winter 1991 Winter Research Bursary, MNH
Research Supervisor: Dr. Mark Freedman
Topic: The role of antibodies in the pathogenesis of peripheral neuropathies.
-Summer 1992 Summer Research Bursary, MNH
Research Supervisor: Dr. Mark Freedman
Topic: Immunohistochemical characteristics of anti-nerve antibodies in clinical motor neuropathies.
-Winter 1992 Research Continued to produce paper
Research Supervisor: Dr. Mark Freedman
Topic: Immunohistochemical characteristics of anti-nerve antibodies in clinical motor neuropathies.
-8 Month research project 1999
Research Supervisor: Dr. Jack Antel, David Kaplan, PhD.
Topic: Mechanisms of astrocyte proliferation, growth and process formation.
Positions held
-Sponsor and Founding Physician Pueblo "Think First" Chapter for head injury prevention in children.
-Medical director of Stroke St. Mary Corwin Hospital 2005-7/2007
-Member Association of Residents of McGill (ARM) 1996-2000
-Vice President Union Affairs (ARM) 1997-2000
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