Physician Assistant Medical

MADHAVI SAMANTHAPUDI RAJU

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Katy, Texas 77450

Cell: 832-***-****

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OBJECTIVE: Seeking to obtain a professional Physician Assistant position in a reputable medical

facility where I will be given the opportunity to continue developing and enhancing my knowledge

in the medical field.

EDUCATION:

Master of Science in Physician Assistant Program

University of St. Francis, Albuquerque, NM Graduated April 18th 2009

DIDACTIC COURSES (2000 Hours)

Introduction to PA Profession, Gross Anatomy, Medical Physiology, Behavioral Medicine, Clinical

Assessment I, II, III, & IV, Research Foundation, Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Medical

Physiology, Epidemiology/Public Health, Topics in Contemporary Medicine, Study of Medical

Literature, Pharmacotherapeutics I & II, Pathophysiology & Genetics, Clinical Pediatrics,

Essentials of Radiology, Clinical Geriatrics, Diseases of Organ Systems I & II, Research

Independent Study, Fundamentals of Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Didactic Summary &

Clinical Evaluation, Masters Research Project

CLINICAL COURSES (1800 Hours)

Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, General Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Women’s Health,

Pediatrics, Behavioral Aspects of Medicine, Elective Rotation, Comprehensive Summative

Evaluation, Capstone Research Project.

Master’s Research Project

The study of how overeating and poor eating habits lead to obesity in children of ages 8 to 16.

Literature review was used to conduct the meta analysis of children in the United States of all

ethnic backgrounds, socioeconomic levels who had poor eating habits or overate and were

considered obese.

Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition & Foods

University of Houston, Houston, TX (2004) GPA 3.97

Certifications: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants

(NCCPA), Texas

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Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Certification

Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Certification

Computer

Certifications: Microsoft Certified Solution Provider, Microsoft Corporation

AllSoft LLC, Houston, Texas

Advanced Computer Certification, AllSoft LLC, Houston, Texas

Computer Applications Diploma NISA, Hyderabad, India

Technical Examination Diploma SBTET, Hyderabad, India

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Physician Assistant, (December 2010 to Current)

Internal Medicine/Oncology Clinic, Houston, TX

Trainer/Researcher/Nutrition Counselor

• Develop an understanding of the pathophysiology, etiology, clinical manifestations,

causes, diagnosis, prevention, management and treatment of complex common and

unusual disorders including, but not limited to; breast cancer, lung cancer, lymphoma,

pancreatic cancer, colon cancer, rectal cancer, ovarian cancer, brain tumor.

• Develop an understanding of the pathophysiology, etiology, clinical manifestations,

causes, diagnosis, prevention, management and treatment of complex common and

unusual disorders, including but not limited to; Diabetes Mellitus, thyroid problems, lipid

disorders, coronary artery disease, hypertension, hypotension, obesity, weight loss,

neurological problems, gastrointestinal problems, foot problems, peripheral arterial

disease.

• Ordering and interpreting necessary diagnostic tests and procedures as indicated or

requested by attending physician; Ultra sounds, PET Scans, CT Scans, EKG’s, X Ray’s,

and labs.

• Obtaining detailed and dictating comprehensive and complete history and physical's,

discharge summary’s, follow up consultations, daily progress notes into electronic

medical records.

• Able to communicate medical information to professional practitioners and/or the general

public and to educate patients and/or families as to the nature of disease, providing

instruction on proper care and treatment.

• Extra ordinary work efficiency. Able to perform multi tasking simultaneously and

efficiently.

• Trained ability to react calmly and effectively in stressful situations and highly capable of

handling critical patients with various psychiatric disorders.

• Writing letters of medical necessity to insurance companies for the approval of drug

coverage which also includes researching on various oncological drugs.

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• Developed a comprehensive history and physical template, progress notes template, and

infusion flow sheets for the entire clinic.

• Worked with the president of the clinic to develop the business.

• Worked as a team member and made several positive changes in the clinic.

• Several patients came for clinic visits based upon my performance, which brought a huge

profit to the clinic.

Trainer: Selected to train all newly hired physicians/physician assistants/nurse

practitioners/students. This responsibility is given only to the best employee.

Researcher:

• Participate in the FDA approved clinical trials. Reviewing and evaluating prospective

patients’ medical records to ensure whether requirements for entry to clinical trial

protocols are met; this would include inclusion and exclusion criteria reviewing patient

enrollment.

• Medical history taking and ordering of baseline studies as patients are admitted to study

protocols.

• Monitoring of clinical trial patients and other patients outside of clinical trials, including

evaluation of laboratory blood examinations and other ancillary procedures

• Ensuring patients’ compliance with study medications and adherence to established

protocols.

• Keeping medical records, CRFs and original source documentation as accurate as

possible.

• Terminating study and non study patients based on protocol guidelines.

• Ensuring that treatment and ongoing trials strictly adhere to FDA regulations and GCP

guidelines.

• Check medical records for completion for patients starting administration of

antineoplastons under Special Exception.

• Prepare weekly and monthly reports to the FDA.

• Resolve query reports for medical records from Quality Assurance Department and

CRFs, which are outstanding, including changes, corrections, notes and letters

generation, filing and sending to Quality Assurance for final clearing.

• Organize timely completion of medical records of inactive patients and filing such records

in the archives.

• Writing and editing S.O.P. for initiation of Phase II study with investigational drug.

• Monitoring and interpretation of patient records for adverse drug experiences to the

investigational drug during the clinical trial; submission of Compassionate Exceptions for

FDA approval.

• Qualifying for and consulting on availability of current treatment modalities for newly

diagnosed patients and patients who failed the first and second line chemotherapy;

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monitoring patient response; patient management under supervision of the Senior

Physicians; on call privileges in patient management.

Nutrition Counselor:

• Extensive counseling on nutrition while undergoing treatment for cancer.

• Counseling patients on their intake of multiple vitamins and supplements.

• Wrote a very informative 100 pages book on nutrition for cancer patients.

• Entering patient data into software.

• Conducted personal wellness profiles on employees to improve overall health

• Evaluated the medical, biochemical, and nutritional information and assesses patient

needs in order to develop and implement the most appropriate nutrition care plans.

Instructed patients and caregivers on prescribed nutritional/diet plan.

• Assist in making healthy food choices.

• Extensively counseling patients in achieving nutritional goals through proper calories,

carbohydrate, protein, fat consumption, nutrients, vitamins, minerals and fiber with regard

to their eating habits, diet restrictions and nutritional needs.

• Assessed and screened patients’ nutritional status according to nutritional parameters

and used knowledge on Medical Nutrition Therapy to plan an intervention.

• Independently set up a big nutrition room with several food models for the entire clinic.

Physician Assistant, (June 2010 to November 2010)

Endocrinology, Houston, TX

Develop an understanding of the pathophysiology, etiology, clinical manifestations,

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causes, diagnosis, prevention, management and treatment of complex common and

unusual disorders, including but not limited to; Type 1 DM, Type 2 DM, gestational

diabetes, pre diabetes, sleep apnea, metabolic syndrome, hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia,

hypothyroidism, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia, coronary

artery disease, hypertension, hypotension, obesity, weight loss, body mass index,

tobacco cessation, foot problems, peripheral arterial disease, gastroesophageal reflux

disease. Knowledge of insulin handling and conversations, reading and interpreting

pump downloads, continuous glucose monitoring.

Diagnosing, ordering and interpretation of several labs including but not limited to; lipid

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panel, metabolic test, CBC, HgbA1C, sleep study, ankle brachial index, C peptide, retinal

exams, thyroid tests, ketones.

Obtaining detailed and complete history and physical's and entering into electronic

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medical records and billing at different levels.

Improving professional knowledge through attending various educational training, reading

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books.

Work as a team and able to communicate medical information to Physicians, Certified

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diabetic educators (cde's), registered dieticians and/or the general public and to educate

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patients and/or families as to the nature of disease, providing instruction on proper care

and treatment.

Nutrition related experience

Assisting diabetic, obese, and overweight individuals in achieving nutritional goals

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through proper calorie, carbohydrate, protein, fat consumption, nutrients, minerals and fiber.

Extensive knowledge and experience in examining nutritional values of individual diets,

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needs, and wants of a successful weight loss plan. Provides insight for overweight individuals to

change their livelihood by removing psychological barriers, and eating healthier foods.

Physician Assistant, (May 2010 – October 2010) Part time

Mason Park Medical Center, Katy, TX

Family Medicine

• Familiar with multiple diagnosis and treatment of multiple disease states and health

concerns from newborn to geriatric patients.

• Ordering and interpreting necessary diagnostic tests and procedures including but not

limited to; Ultra sounds, CT Scans, EKG’s, Bone scans, X Ray’s, and labs.

• Able to establish strong rapport with all patients regardless of age.

• Excellent at communicating with all patients, families, specialists, nursing staff, attending

physicians.

Physician Assistant, (December 2009 – June 2010)

Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Division of Internal Medicine

The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

• Develop an understanding of the pathophysiology, etiology, clinical manifestations,

causes, diagnosis, prevention, management and treatment of complex common and

unusual disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, liver, and pancreas including, but not

limited to; Gastroesophageal Reflux disease, Esophageal varices, Barrett's esophagus,

Cholecystitis, Cholelithiasis, Acute cholangitis, Liver abscess, approach to patients with

abnormal liver function tests, Extrahepatic portal vein obstruction, Portal hypertension,

Biliary cirrhosis, Conjugated and unconjugated Hyperbilirubinemia, Chemotherapy and

liver disease, Drugs that effect the liver metabolism and mechanism of injury, Veno

occlusive disease, Ordering Heptatis panel, Gastric outlet obstruction, Intestinal gas and

bloating, Postoperative ileus, Viral gastroenteritis, delayed gastric emptying, Acute,

chronic, obscure and occult upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding, Acute

Pancreatitis/pancreatic exocrine insufficiency, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Crohn’s

disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Acute and Chronic Diarrhea, Chronic constipation,

Obstipation, Small and Large bowel obstruction, Anal abscesses, Fistulas, Anal fissures,

Hemorrhoids, Colonic polyps, approach to the adult with nausea and vomiting,

Chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting, Irritable bowel syndrome, Campylobacter

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infection, Clostridium difficle infection, Radiation enteritis, Radiation proctitis, Typhylitis,

GVHD.

• Familiarize with different types of cancer including and not limited to; pancreatic cancer,

colon cancer, rectal cancer, gastric cancer, esophageal cancer, breast cancer,

Myeloproliferative disorders, oral cancer, lung cancer, precursor T cell and precursor B

cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma, stem cell transplant patients.

• Ordering and interpreting necessary diagnostic tests and procedures as indicated or

requested by attending physician; Ultra sounds, CT Scans, X Ray’s, labs.

• Knowledgeable about the preparations, indications and contraindications and providing

routine medical management of inpatient care for all endoscopic, and colonoscopy

procedures performed in the gastroenterology unit; including colonscopy, upper

endoscopy, Capsule endoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy, HIDA Scan, ERCP, MRCP, KUB,

PEG tubes, J tubes, Modified Barium Swallow and the indications for TIVA/MAC

anesthesia.

• Instructing patients about the therapeutic procedures and preparations.

• Responsible for writing progress notes on all patients indicating patient status and

treatment procedures that are performed and discuss the care of each patient with

several Attending Physicians and other consult services that are involved with the care of

that patient.

• Give oral presentations to several attending physicians from different consulting groups

regarding patient’s comprehensive history and physicals, a review of the status,

assessment and treatment plan. Present an up to date clinical summary and appropriate

latest lab work, procedure results on follow ups.

• Obtaining detailed and dictating comprehensive and complete history and physical's into

electronic medical records and billing at different levels.

• Answering pagers from different consult services and discuss about diagnosis, treatment

and plan with several attending physicians, fellows, PA’s/NP’s, Nurses and other clinical

staff from various departments.

• Improving professional growth through attending several continued medical educational

programs, in service meetings, current literature and workshop.

• Able to communicate medical information to professional practitioners and/or the general

public and to educate patients and/or families as to the nature of disease, providing

instruction on proper care and treatment.

• Completing individual daily rounds on all inpatients and documentation of medical plan,

participating in rounding with Attending Physicians everyday.

• Trained ability to react calmly and effectively in stressful situations and busy schedules.

• Very productive and efficient in managing time in a high volume inpatient consults.

• Identifying Aspects of Practice including sociological, attitudinal, ethical, legal,

administrative, economic, and cultural diversity.

• Sound capacity to adapt to work with different patient population including age, gender,

race, and ethnicity.

• Extra ordinary work efficiency. Able to perform multi tasking simultaneously and

efficiently.

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Nutrition related experience

• Deep knowledge of human physiology with good understanding of nutritional needs of

each body system

• Mechanisms of nutrient absorption and malabsorption including Vitamins A, D, E, K, and

water soluble vitamins, vitamin supplementation in disease prevention.

• Immense knowledge about the chemical composition of common food materials and

beverages and their impact on health.

• Responsible to collect and analyze nutritional data.

• Offered advice on diet related concerns such as weight loss, diabetes and cholesterol

reduction.

• Prevent and treat illnesses by promoting healthy eating habits.

• Suggested diet modifications as per requirement.

• Counseled nutritional recommendations and/or education to inpatients gastroenterology

patients as well as different kinds of cancer patients on diet and eating habits on an as

needed basis.

• Assisting anemic, obese, and overweight individuals in achieving nutritional goals through

proper calorie and fat consumption.

• Extensive knowledge and experience in examining nutritional values of individual diets,

needs, and wants of a successful weight loss plan. Provides insight for overweight

individuals to change their livelihood by removing psychological barriers, and eating

healthier foods.

• Excellent interpersonal skills. Great ability to unearth health facts by interviewing the

client.

• Profound proficiency in spoken and written English communication skills.

• Interacting with the patients to understand their health concerns, diet restrictions and

nutritional needs as per their current diet and counseling them accordingly.

• Determining criticality of a particular abnormality or disorder observed in a patient’s

medical history and consulting a physicians to understand exact nutritional needs for the

patient.

• Instructing the patients and their family members about consumption quantity and time of

consumption of a specific food item.

• Counseling patients with regard to their eating habits, critical health problems, idealized

diet and healthy lifestyle useful for their current health issues.

Clinical Rotations 1800 hrs (March 2008 – April 2009)

Ranked Exceptionally High performer from all preceptors in terms of: Responsibility,

Professionalism, Awareness, Initiative, History taking and Physical Examination skills, Verbal

Patient Presentation, Oral Case Presentation, Charting, Clinical Assessment Skills, Treatment

and Management, Patient Education, Clinical Procedures Performances, Appropriate

Communication with instructors and staff, and knowledge of diagnostic studies.

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Medical Assistant

Surgical Associates, Houston, Texas Jan. 2005 – Dec 2006

Performed routine work in assisting physicians, physicians assistants, and nurse practitioners in

patient care. Worked under general supervision within well defined procedures, Duties included:

operating blood pressure cuffs and stethoscopes, assisting medical professionals with history &

physicals, obtaining venipunctures, EKG’s, thoracentesis, suturing, incision & drainage,

bandaging, X Ray’s, casting, splinting, NG tubes, ABG’s, and endotracheal intubation.

Nutrition Counselor/Research Assistant (Oct 2002 – Nov 2002)

American Diabetic Association, Houston, Texas

3 Assisted in completion of registration forms

4 Educated diabetics about their diet plan, exercise, and proper foot care

5 Aided in reducing complications diabetics face in everyday life

Nutrition Counselor/Research Assistant (Jan 2002 – Jun 2002)

Behavioral Medicine Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas

6 Aided in conduction of Behavioral Research

7 Administer diet assessment questionnaire and food frequency forms to obese patients.

8 Observed Dietary Counseling as part of diet/drug intervention

9 Screened potential subjects for research eligibility

10 Interacted with study physicians to complete physicals of research subjects

11 Scheduled subjects for continuing visits

12 Successfully interacted with a wide range of people and personalities

13 Performed diet analysis on student three day food records.

President/Business Development Manager/Programmer Analyst

AllSoft LLC, Houston, Texas (Jun 1999 – Dec 2001)

1 Responsible for operation and administration of the firm. Started as a solo and

developed the company to a 30 employee business

2 Managed all the company operations/functional roles/budgets as well as lead all

future rounds of business development.

3 Trained hundreds of students/employees in the Internet/E commerce and

Microsoft Applications

4 Recruited, motivated, and coached new and incoming staff.

5 Played a key role in Consultant placement, product development, Client

relationships, and profitable revenue growth

6 Developed various database front ends

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7 Applied and used: Visual Basic, VBA, PL/SQL for Oracle, SQL Server and MS

Applications

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Teaching Assistant, Physician Assistant Program Jan 2007 – Dec 2007

University of St. Francis, Albuquerque, NM

1 Gross Anatomy Lab, Jan 2007 Mar 2007

Taught the class in Gross Anatomy dissection on

o How to perform dissection

o Naming parts of muscles, nerves, organs, arteries, veins.

2 Clinical Assessment Lab, Mar 2007 – Dec 2007

Helped the class on how to do physical exams, write a SOAP notes, writing History &

Physicals.

PA Student Volunteer Programs

3 Guest speaker “Obesity: Awareness and Prevention” at local school, fall 2008

4 Mentor for Class of 2010 PA Student, January 2008 to May 2008

5 Breast Cancer Walk April 2008

Participated in the Making Strides against Breast Cancer Walk to help fight breast cancer

and provide hope to the people facing the disease.

4 University of St. Francis, January 2008

Presented a speech for great gift ceremony conducted in the honor of cadavers for

donating their bodies to the anatomy lab.

5 University of St. Francis, November 2007

Interviewed students for Physician Assistant Program for the Class of 2010

6 Albuquerque Public School, Albuquerque, NM, November 2007

Educated middle school children on diet, exercise, and healthy eating habits.

7 Carlos Rey Elementary, Albuquerque, NM, October 2007

Educated elementary school children on healthy eating habits and read story books.

8 Respite Program, Albuquerque, NM, October 2007

Performed physical exams on respite program patients

9 Malakapet Orphanage Center, Feb 1988 Jan 1991, Hyderabad, India

Prepared and cooked meals and snacks for dining halls. Taught games, art, and sports to

the children and brought a positive influence into the lives of the children. Worked with

skill development activities such as sewing, painting, tailoring, crafting, typing, and

computing.

10 Nellore Orphanage Center, Jun 1983 – Dec 1987, Nellore, India

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Aided in the daily well balanced routine by teaching responsibility and discipline to the

children. Actively worked on a well rounded upbringing of the children. Worked with the

children on nutrition, health care, education, and emotional development

HONORS AND AWARDS

1 Member, American Association of Physician Assistants

2 Member, Honor Society of PHI KAPPA PHI (Top 7.5% for Junior Class,

Top 7% for Senior Class)

3 Member, SUMMA CUM LAUDE, University of Houston

4 Member, Golden Key International Honor Society

5 Member, Honor Society of PHI THETA KAPPA

6 Member, Dean's Honor Roll List

7 Member, Student Nutrition Association

8 Member, American Dietetic Association

9 Active Member of Various Volunteer Programs

COMPUTER SKILLS

Languages

3 ABAP/4, Visual Basic 5.0

4 C and C++, Java

5 SQL, PL/SQL, XML, HTML

Software

2 Oracle 7, Developer 2000

3 MS Access, MS Word

MS Excel, MS Power Point

OS Platforms

2 Windows XP

3 Windows NT

3 LINUX

Windows 2000

PERSONAL SKILLS

Well organized and detail oriented Multitasking

Intellectual Curiosity

Ability to work in fast paced environment Self motivated

Communicate well with all personality Integrity

types Sound Judgment

Well developed interpersonal skills Team Player

Leadership qualities

Compassionate Confident

Excellent time management skills Independent

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RESIDENCY STATUS

U. S. Citizen

REFERENCES

Available upon request

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