Quality Assurance Medical

AMMAR DURGHALLI

***** ****** ******, ***** *******, CA 91350 • 661-***-**** • ***********@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

A radiation oncology medical physicist position at the junior level level (0 to 2 years of experience)

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Well-rounded physics, therapeutic, and diagnostic medical physics background.

Passed Part I of ABR exam for medical physics, and eligible for ABR certification.

Strong research experience and ability to investigate problems independently.

Excellent communications skills, and ability to communicate technical subjects clearly and

concisely.

Good programming skills including: C, C++, Java, Matlab, and Mathematica.

RELEVANT/ PAST WORK EXPERIENCE

Quality Assurance Services, Chula Vista, CA 9/2012 to 8/2013

Diagnostic Medical Physicist

Performed annual physicist image quality and compliance surveys of radiographic,

fluoroscopic, and mammographic imaging equipment.

University of San Diego, San Diego, CA 9/2012 to 12/2012

Physics Lecturer

Instructed laboratory physics courses on electromagnetism and mechanics.

Helped students with physics homework and contributed directly to a positive student

experience inside and outside of class.

University of California, San Diego, CA 8/2009 to 4/2012

Graduate Student Researcher

Successfully completed thesis for master's degree, “Four Dimensional Radiotherapy

Treatment Planning for Lung Cancer”, at the Moores Cancer Center under supervision of Dr.

William Song.

Did productive research with Dr. Steve B Jiang on writing and implementation of an MLC

dynamic leaf sequencing algorithms designed for IMRT radiotherapy treatments.

Presented literature reviews and project results periodically.

Performed monthly QA on medical linear accelerators (linacs)

Was an effective member of a research group, and guided incoming new colleagues working

on similar projects.

San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 9/2008 to 9/2010

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Instructed laboratory courses in introductory physics.

Held weekly tutoring sessions for students of the physics department, and directly contributed

to improving students grades, and overall interest in physics.

Graded term exams for upper division physics courses.

Southwestern Academy, San Marino, CA 9/2005 to 7/2007

Physics and Mathematics Instructor

• Taught physics and mathematics, up to AP-level, and basic science courses.

• Provided mentoring, and arranged for activities and science field trips for students, and

helped cultivate an interest in science and mathematics in students.

Samuel Oschin Cancer Institute, Los Angeles, CA 02/2004 to 08/2004

Physics Intern

• Performed needed quality assurance tests on IMRT plans for Radiation therapy patients.

Was able to bring the physics department up to date on all back-logged IMRT plan testing

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that had been accumulated over a few months.

EDUCATION

M.S. Medical Physics, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA December 2011

Thesis: “Four Dimensional Radiotherapy Treatment Planning for Lung Cancer”

Advisor: William Y Song

B.S. Physics, California State University, Northridge, CA August 1999

Minored in Mathematics and Electrical Engineering.

AFFILIATIONS

• American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM, member 26922)

ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS

Computers, chess, guitar & oud playing, and exercise.

REFERENCES

Available upon request

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