Medical Internal Medicine
Resume:
Tsering Yangzom Sherpa
Hobbs, NM - 88240
H: 575-***-****
C: 240-***-****
abk921@r.postjobfree.com
Employment
Hospitalist Physician 08/2005 - current
Lea Regional Medical Center, Hobbs, NM 88240
Education
Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S.) 07/1992
- 12/1997
Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India.
Associate in Science 03/1989 - 11/1991
Wynberg Allen School, Mussoorie, India.
Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics Honor Graduate
Teaching/Post Graduate Training
Physical Diagnosis Instructor
New York University Medical Center, New York, NY 10/2004-
04/2005
Taught Physical Diagnosis of Adult patients to two third year
medical students
of NYU School of medicine. Over the course of six months we
covered all the
body systems.
Fellowship, Infectious Disease
New York University Medical Center, New York, NY 07/2003- 06/2005
At an attending level I perform Infectious Disease consults in three
hospitals of very different settings, also taking care of the Primary
care issues of most of the HIV patients- Tisch, a Private Hospital,
Bellevue the largest City hospital in New York and the Manhattan VA
Medical Center.
Residency, Internal Medicine 07/2001 -
06/2003
Harlem Hospital Center/Columbia University, New York, NY.
Assumed a supervisory role in teaching interns and medical students
and in coordinating patient management and also performed subspecialty
consult services for medical patients and patients on services other
than medicine.
Internship 07/2000 - 06/2001
Harlem Hospital Center/Columbia University, New York, NY.
Assumed full responsibility as Primary Care Physician for patients and
became the interface between the patient, the family and the medical
team. Coordinated the subsequent follow up of these patients. Received
in-depth exposure to a diverse range of clinical problems, which
helped enhance my technical and clinical skills.
Rotatory Internship
01/1997 - 12/1997
Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India.
Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Rotated through all the Departments in the hospitals including
Internal Medicine,
General Surgery, Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, ENT,
Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Dermatology, Psychiatry, Preventive, and
Social Medicine.
Research
Research Volunteer, PHARM PROJECT 10/1998 - 10/1999
(Placebo in Hypertension Adverse Reaction Meta-analysis)
Food And Drug Administration (FDA), Rockville, MD
Worked as a special volunteer in a regulatory project in the FDA.
Assisted Researchers and Scientists to determine whether the
appropriate diagnosis was reached for the premature withdrawal of
subjects in the placebo controlled trials of anti hypertensive agents
submitted to the FDA.
Immunodiagnosis of Tuberculosis Ongoing
NYU Medical Center/Manhattan VA
Division of HIV and TB research
Publications
Pneumococcal Vaccination In Adults
Tsering Y. Sherpa, Howard L. Leaf. New York University School
of Medicine.
Current Infectious Disease Reports; May 2005,7(3):211-217
Measured Diffusion Capacity Versus Prediction Equation
Estimates in Asians
G.R Pesola, T.Y Sherpa, G. Higgins. Harlem Hospital/Columbia
University,
New York, NY. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical
Care; 2003
International Conference, American thoracic Society
Placebo in Hypertension Adverse Reaction Meta-Ananlysis
(PHARM)
R.J.Lipicky, FDA, Rockville, Tsering Y.Sherpa,New York,
R.Fenichel, FDA,
Rockville. Supplement IV, Circulation, vol 108. no 17, Oct
28, 2003.
Differences in clinical manifestations of TB in U.S and Non
U.S born Patients;
A Retrospective Study. NYU Medical Center/Bellevue hospital
Clinical Infectious Diseases; Nov, 2008
Achievements/Awards
Member of Board of Trustees 12/2007-
12/2008
Lea Regional Medical Center
Chairperson
08/2005 to present
Infection and Therapeutics Commitee
Lea Regional Medical Center
Honor Award
FDA Commissioner's Special Citation Award
04/2007
For design and conduct of the PHARM STUDY
Apogee Physician of the month 01/2007
Apogee Physician of the month 10/2006
Nominated as one of the best teachers
06/2005
in the Physical Diagnosis Course
New York University Medical Center, New York, NY
Outstanding Intern of the Year
06/2001
Harlem Hospital Center/Columbia University, New York, NY
Best Student of the Year
10/1991
Wynberg Allen School, Mussoorie, India
Licensure
ABIM, INFECTIOUS DISEASES 10/2005
ABIM(American Board of Internal Medicine) 08/2003
USMLE Step 3 (United States Medical Licensing Exam)
05/2003
CSA (Clinical Skills Assessment) 07/1999
USMLE Step 2 (United States Medical Licensing Exam) 03/1999
USMLE Step 1 (United States Medical Licensing Exam)
10/1998
ECFMG (Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates)
Certificate No. 0-601-730-5
Membership
Lea Regional Medical Center Board of Trustees 1/2008-
12/2008
Medical Council of India: Certificate No.MCI/17416
American Medical Association: ME No. 496********
Language
Speak and Write fluent English, Hindi, Nepali, and Tibetan.
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