Medical Assistant

SURENDRA SHARMA, MD

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New Rochelle, N.Y. 10804

914-***-**** (home)

914-***-**** (cell)

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EDUCATION

University of Technology de Santiago Medical School

Doctor of Medicine - 1999

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Manhattan College, Riverdale, New York

Bachelor of Arts and Science in Biology and Psychology - 1994

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Accu-Write Medical Communications, Fort Lee, NJ June 2007-

Present

Medical Director

. Create document templates for: Investigator's Brochure (IB), CSR

(Clinical Study Reports), CRF (Case Report Forms), PSUR (Periodic

Safety Update Reports)

. Coordinate the review and approval of nearly 100 Standard Operating

Procedures (SOP's) within Medical Affairs, Biostatistics/Data

Management, and Regulatory Affairs

. Developed educational grants for therapies related to Oncology,

Parkinson's Disease, Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease and Hematology

M2 Communications, Jersey City, NJ

Assistant Medical Director (Contract)

May 2006 - Dec. 2007

. Functioned as lead technical writer on manuscripts, clinical

monographs, and technical documents

. Worked directly with Sponsors and key opinion leaders in the industry

to create Continuing Medical Education material for the following

topics: stroke, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and

oncology

Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Department of Psychiatry/Neuropathology

Sr. Research Associate

July 2004 - November 2006

. Assisted in sampling over fifteen regions of the brain including the

amygdala, hippocampus and cerebellar hemisphere

. Evaluated and imaged pathologic lesions from Alzheimer's disease,

Geriatric Schizophrenia and Parkinson's disease using histology and

Immunohistochemistry

. Responsible for identifying, imaging and cataloging neurofibrillary

tangles, amyloid deposits, lewy bodies and neuritic plaques from the

tissue samples

. Prepare texts and figures for grant application and journal

submissions

. Oversee laboratory budget to ensure within the allocated annual grant

The Jewish Home and Hospital, Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Department of Neurology and Medical Research

Parkinson's disease Research Center; New York, NY

Sr. Research Assistant

July 2004-September 2006

. Responsible for execution and management of clinical services at

multiple campuses.

. Parkinson's Disease Rehabilitation Study: obtained informed consent,

recruitment of study subjects, review of patient charts,

administration of study treatment, data entry, analysis of data,

planning of future study implementation, and writing of future

publications

. Protocol writing for Alzheimer's study (NIH grant)

. Neuropsychological Testing: Proficient and professionally trained on

the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS), Mini-Mental

Status Exam, CAMCOG, and Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR)

. Administration of neurological motor exams assessing movement

disorders and neuropsychological assessments determining dementia and

cognitive assessments

. Mentoring high school and college students

Sound Shore Dialysis, New Rochelle, NY

Patient Care Technician December 2002

- June 2004

. Responsible for patient dialysis including: starting intravenous

lines,

assessment of vital signs, chart reviews, and monitored medications to

ascertain patient prognosis throughout the dialysis treatment

RAKESH KUMAR M.D., P.C., Eatonton, GA

Clinical Assistant

June 2001- June 2002

. Performed patient intake assessments including assisting office

surgeries, EKG's, drawing blood for laboratory analysis, blood sugar,

urinalysis, PFT (pulmonary function test) and taking X-rays.

. Assisted physicians with all areas of patient care including

monitoring blood pressure, and suture removal

Certifications: Information Security Awareness Training on 3/2/05, HIPAA

Training Related to Human Subjects Research, Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR)

Scale, Education on the Protection of Human Subjects in Research, Overview

of Good Clinical Practice & Human Subject Protection, BONENT (Board of

Nephrology Examiners Nursing and Technology)

Computer Skills: MS Word, MS Access, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, SPSS

(Statistical Package for the Social Sciences)

LANGUAGES

Fluent in English, Spanish and Hindi

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