Ghizal Naitaqi
** ******* ****** *** * Brooklyn NY 11205
Cell: 720-***-**** Email: ********@*****.***
CURRENT TRAINING
THE BROOKLYN HOSPITAL CENTER Brooklyn, NY
July 2017 to June 2020
Pediatric resident
Program Director: Lewis Krata, MD (Anticipated date of completion June 2020)
EDUCATION
ST. GEORGE’S UNIVERSITY Grenada, West Indies
Doctor of Medicine December 2012 – June 2017
University of Colorado Denver, Denver Denver, CO
University of Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora Aurora, CO
University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora Aurora, CO
Post Baccalaureate Studies, Related Courses: August 2008- May 2010
Endocrinology, Biostatistics, Foundation in Public Health, Overview of Immunology
UNIVERSITY OF COLARADO DENVER, DENVER Denver, CO
Bachelor of Science, Biology, Chemistry minor August 2002 - May 2007
LICENSURE & CERTIFICATIONS
06/19/2019 Neonatal Resuscitation Program Certification
02/26/2019 PALS Certification
02/26/2019 BLS Certification
05/14/2017 ECFMG certified
WORK EXPERIENCE
Anatomy Lab Review Group facilitator Grenada, West Indies
Conducted semi-weekly Anatomy Wet Lab review sessions for SGU medical students August 2012- December 2012
Colorado Molecular Correlates Laboratory, Department of Pathology Anschutz Medical Campus Aurora, CO
Post PCR purification; quantified DNA and RNA, processed and aliquoted specimens for clinical and research use,
Recorded and managed patients’ information via a secure clinical trial database August 2007- December 2011
Aurora LIGHTS at University of Colorado Denver Denver, CO
Pre-health peer mentor August 2009- May 2010
Tutor- Learning Success Services at Community College of Denver Denver, CO
General Biology, Anatomy, Physiology, and Chemistry August 2007-May 2009
CU Cancer Center Anschutz Medical Campus Aurora, CO
Grossed, processed, and embedded H&E tissue sections from human and animal specimens August 2006- May 2007
Teacher Assistant-Department of Chemistry at University of Colorado Denver Denver, CO
Assisted with grading exams, quizzes, and homework January 2006- May 2006
Student Assistant- Auraria Library Reserves/Media at Auraria Campus Denver, CO
Customer Service August 2004- May 2007
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Emergency Medicine club St. Georges, Grenada
-Attended meetings, helped with fundraising and activities volunteer work January 2012- May 2014
Surgery club St. Georges, Grenada
-Attended meetings, helped with fundraising and activities volunteer work January 2012- May 2014
Mental Health Hospital at Kabul Kabul, Afghanistan
- Worked with psychiatrists to provide care to female patients June 2012- July 2012
Community Health Selective Grenada, West Indies
-Took history and did physical exam and presented to the attending August 2012- December 2012
Language teacher Denver, CO
-Taught children Dari on Sundays January 2006- January
Emergency Department Volunteer at Denver General Hospital Denver, CO
-Helped to keep patients comfortable, assisted staff with simple procedures August 2006- August 2009
Chemistry Club at University of Colorado Denver Denver, CO
August 2004- May 2007
- As an advertising Coordinator created bulletin board display, flyers, and posters,
taught elementary and middle school students about science, participated in events for Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado
Medical Intensive Care Unit at Denver General Hospital Denver, CO
- Helped to keep patients comfortable, assisted staff with simple procedures, did vital signs August 2004- May 2005
AWARDS
-Outstanding Undergraduate Student April 2007
-Marti Barrett Scholarship May 2006
-Dean’s List Scholarship August 2003-May 2004
-Urban Scholar December 2002
SELECTED ORAL PRESENTATIONS/RESEARCH
-Prevalence of delirium in pediatric patients admitted in a medium sized PICU 7/1/2019-ongoing
-QI: Reducing the use of DuoNeb in asthmatic patients in the emergency department 8/1/2019-ongoing
-Determine the barriers to expedited partner therapy protocol
and prevention of Chlamydia trachomatis reinfections in urban adolescents July 2017-June 2018
-Journal Club Presentation: Outcomes of Nonoperative Management of Uncomplicated Appendicitis 7/23/2018
-Morbidity and Mortality Conference 7/11/2018
-Case management: Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis 3/10/2018
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
English (Fluent)
Dari (Native/functionally native)