Medical Assistant

Anvi K. Vora

*** **** **** **., ***. *C, New York NY 10128

Phone 989-***-**** • E-mail ****.****@**********.***

Personal Statement

I have a background in both medical psychiatry and psychiatric research using neuroimaging. Schizophrenia is associated with characteristic neurobiological pathology and structural neuroimaging findings of the brain, yet it is unknown how they interrelate. I have an interest in the relationship between diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) with biological entities such as genetics and their impact on pathology in schizophrenia. With the help of collaborators from Weill Cornell Medicine, I have developed a sophisticated diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) computational pipeline using Nipype. This pipeline obtains fractional anisotropy (FA), and probabilistic tractography for structural network analysis, which can analyze hierarchical communication between brain areas from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) acquisition. I have successfully processed the Philadelphia Neurodevelopmental Cohort, which contains 1000 subjects and available Genome Wide Association Study (GWAS) array. It is a neurodevelopmental dataset, with age range 8-21, designed specifically to reveal developmental pathology in the brain that may predispose to disease. The results from this work is pending, but will be useful in order to apply for more substantial funding towards career development. The proposed research will use a multimodal strategy in order to demonstrate the relationship between gene expression with developing brain architecture in schizophrenia. I currently hold a clinical assistant professor appointment, but would ideally obtain grant funding in order to continue this research.

Education

2014-2016 Mount Sinai MIRECC Advanced Schizophrenia Research Fellowship

New York, NY, Research Fellow

2011–2014 University of Iowa Department of Psychiatry

Iowa City, IA, PGY 2-4 Psychiatry Resident

2010–2011 University of Florida Department of Psychiatry

Gainesville, FL, PGY 1 Psychiatry Resident

2006–2010 Wayne State University School of Medicine

Detroit, MI, Doctor of Medicine degree

2001–2005 Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI, Bachelor of Science, Honors Track Psychology

Licensure/Certification:

New York Board of Medicine: license number 275826

Board Certification in Psychiatry by ABPN- 9/15/14, Certificate number- 69167

Clinical Experience:

2012–2014, Iowa Medical and Classification Center

Iowa City, IA, Psychiatrist, Outpatient clinic in state prison

Conducted outpatient clinic for prison inmates, as a moonlighting experience during residency. This was a competitive position due to its strong salary and benefits at the time. The position is providing me firsthand experience in conducting psychiatric care in the mental health system of the prison, including formularies, protocols, and EMR.

2016-present Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein

Bronx, NY, Assistant Professor

I work as 60% faculty as an Assistant professor for Albert Einstein School of Medicine and clinical psychiatrist for Montefiore medical center, in the Wakefield division. I see general population of psychiatric patients at this community mental health style setting in the Bronx, NY. I also teach medical students and residents.

2018-present Private Practice Psychiatry Independent Contractor

New York, NY, Clinical psychiatrist

I work one day per week as a contractor for an existing private practice, which had been owned by the late Ronald Fieve MD. Dr. Fieve passed away in January 2018, and I work in this private practice clinic weekly in treatment and management of his existing patients.

Honors/Awards

2015. Summer Research Institute (SRI)- NIMH sponsored, all expenses paid week of personalized mentorship workshops at Weill Cornell Medical College for a small group of promising new investigators

2015. American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology (ASCP) New Investigator Award recipent- Recieved award of $1500 for promise as new investigator and travel to conference

*2014. Nellie Ball Trust Research Grant- $41,250 for approved grant proposal for project “An Exploration of Gender Differences and Genetics on the Structural Brain Changes in Schizophrenia.” Nellie Ball Trust is a local grant opportunity in Iowa through MidWestOne bank.

2014. Society of Biological Psychiatry (SOBP) travel award recipient- Received award of $2,000, waived registration for two years, and personal mentorship experience for award to present at SOBP

2014. George Winokur Award in Research, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Department of Psychiatry

2013. George Winokur Award in Research, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Department of Psychiatry

2012. Academic Research Mentorship Program, Janssen Pharmaceuticals research grant (ultimately opted not to accept award at recommendation of department chair)

2012. APA Research Colloquium for Junior Investigators, award recipient of travel stipend and personalized mentorship workshops

2010. Award for Excellence in Biomedical Research, Wayne State University Medical School

2005. Dean’s Assistantship Award, stipend for research, Michigan State University

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

2016. Vora AK, Fisher AM, New AS, Hazlett EA, McNamara M, Yuan Q, Zhou Z, Hodgkinson C, Goldman D, Siever LJ, Roussos P, Perez-Rodriguz MM. Dimensional traits of schizotypy associated with glycine receptor GLRA1 polymorphism: An exploratory candidate-gene association study. Journal of Personality Disorders (in press).

2013. Andreasen NC, Liu D, Ziebell S, Vora A, Ho, BC. Relapse duration, treatment intensity, and brain tissue loss in schizophrenia: A prospective longitudinal MRI study. American Journal of Psychiatry. 2013; 170:609-615

2013. Vora, A. ICOSR 2013- Is schizophrenia a progressive disease? Schizophrenia Research Forum. 2013 June 11 2013.

2012. Vora AK, Ward H, Foote KD, Goodman WK, Okun MS. Rebound symptoms following battery depletion in the NIH OCD DBS cohort: clinical and reimbursement issues. Brain Stimulation. 2012; 5(4): 599-604

2010. MacMaster, F, Vora, A, Easter, P, Rix, C. Orbital Frontal Cortex in Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging. 2010; 181(2): 97-100.

2009. Keshavan MS, Vora A, Mentrose D, Diwadkar V, Sweeney J. Olfactory identification in young relatives at risk for schizophrenia. Acta Neuropsychiatrica. 2009; 21(3): 121-124.

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