Cytotechnologist

Deepa Kothapally

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Cary, NC 27519

Preferred Phone: 919-***-****

Mobile Phone: 919-***-****

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Medical Education

Armed Forces Medical College, India

**/*986 - 04/1994

M.B.B.S., 01/ 1996 ( Equivalent to MD in USA)

Education

Graduate - U. N. C Chapel Hill Graduate Cytotechnology Program, Chapel hill, NC

Cytotechnology, Molecular Diagnostics, Cancer Pathology

05/2008 - 05/2009

Awarded CT Degree-May 8, 2009

ASCP (American Society for Clinical Pathology) member May 14, 2009 -valid for 3 years

Valid NY Cytolotechnologist License 000743 on Sep 9, 2011 valid until 2014

Cytyc Pap test and Imaging certificate, April, 2009

BD Surepath/ Tripath Pap test and BD Prep stain Slide processing, Dec 2008

Other - R. S. K Higher Secondary School, Tiruchirapalli

Biology, Chemistry, Physics

06/1983 -05/1985

A.H., 05/1984

Examinations

USMLE Step 2 CK (Clinical Knowledge) 03/1999

USMLE Step 1 10/1997

ECFMG - TOEFL 03/2004

ECFMG - CSA 01/2003

Valid ECFMG Certificate issued Aug 17,1999

Work Experience

08/2009- 03/2010 Average Hours/Week: 40

Labcorp, Burlington, NC, North Carolina

Cytotechnologist, Ms. Kris Cranfok, MS, CT ASCP

Perform the screening of 85-100 GYN slides and NON-GYN slides daily. Participates in Monthly teleconferences for CME credits, attends in-house conferences with pathologist and reviews cytology with histolgy slides on the same specimens. Takes proficiency testing in Non-GYN slides quarterly, GYN slides yearly and also attended the compliance training once this year.

03/2008 - 04/2008 Average Hours/Week: 40

Wake Obgyn, Cary, NC 27511, North Carolina

Medical Assistant, Dr. Nanda M. Shah, MD

Attended the outpatient clinic under the guidance of Dr. Nanda Shah, MD. Performed history taking and vitals of the female patients, urine pregnancy tests and urine dipsticks for all routine pregnant patients and physicals. Was responsible for preparing the requisition forms and blood, urine and various specimens to be picked up by Labcorp. Was also responsible for calling patients about the abnormal labs and give them recommendations after discussing further management with Dr. Shah. MD. Was also responsible for calling the prescription for the patients as per Dr. Shah, MD.

08/2007 - 02/2008 Average Hours/Week: 40

Triangle Physicians, P. C, North Carolina

Medical Assistant, Dr. Rupa Varadarajan, MD

Attended the outpatient clinic under guidance of Dr. Rupa Varadarajan. Performed history taking and vital status examination of the adult patients. Performed urine dipsticks, urine pregnancy tests and Strept tests. Was also responsible for calling patients about the abnormal labs and given them recommendations after discussing further management with Dr. Rupa Varadarajan. Was also responsible for calling in prescription refills for the patients as per Dr. Rupa Varadarajan, MD

08/2006 - 06/2007 Voluntary Work

Cary Behavioral Health, PA, Cary, NC, North Carolina

Clinical Assistant, Dr. Waheed Bajwa, MD

Attended the outpatient clinic under the guidance of Dr. Waheed Bajwa, MD. Observed Dr. Bajwa interview the patients and also interviewed the patients in the clinic. Dr. Bajwa later discusses the patient's evaluation, their diagnosis and discusses the resting scales for Anxiety, Depression and Mania and other mood disorders. I also called in prescription refills and attended the pharmaceutical meetings and learnt about the action of various antipsychotics, andtidepressants and mood stabilizers.

08/2005 - 05/2006 Voluntary Work

Dr. Bala Annadurai's Clinic, Fremont, CA, California

Medical Assistant, Dr. Bala Annadurai, MD

Attended the outpatient clinic of Dr. Bala Annadurai, MD. Performed history taking and vital status examination of the adult patients-men and women. Gave immunization injections to the patients, gave PPDs and read them in 48-72 hrs. Reviewed the lab results of patients, performed urinedipsticks, urine pregnancy tests and prepared the lab requisition forms as per Dr. Bala Annadurai. Counseled diabetic and hypertensive patients to enroll in weight loss/ fitness programs.

07/2004 - 10/2004 Average Hours/Week: 40

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Washington, D. C, District of Columbia

Extern, Psychiatry, Dr. Jean Joel Villier, MD

Performed the role of a primary caretaker for my patients, actively participated in grand rounds everyday, supervised the administration of psychotropic drugs, monitored the patients for medication side effects, initiated and maintained pharmacotherapy, documented patient admissions, wrote daily progress notes, created treatment plans, wrote medical orders, interviewed the patients daily, and modified treatment plans accordingly. Was also responsible for writing discharge summaries when patients were stable and outplaced from the hospital.

04/2001 - 04/2002 Average Hours/Week: 40

Women and Children's Health Center, California

Medical Assistant, Dr. Atul Sheth, MD

Attended the outpatient clinic under the guidance of Dr. Atul Sheth, MD and Dr. Kusum Sheth, MD. Performed history taking and vital status examination of the patients-women and children. Gave immunization injections to children and women and gave PPDs and read them in 48-72 hrs. Reviewed the lab charts of patients, performed urine dipsticks, urine pregnancy tests, and prepared the lab requisition forms as per Dr. Atul Sheth and Dr. Kusum Sheth. Prepared school forms, immunization cards and medical records as per patient's request under the guidance of Dr. Atul Sheth and Dr. Kusum Sheth. Called in prescription refills as per Dr. Atul Sheth and Dr. Kusum Sheth.

08/2000 - 11/2000 Average Hours/Week: 40

Family Clinic of Morgan town, WV, West Virginia

Extern, Family Practice & Psychiatry, Dr. Jyoti M. Patel, MD and Dr. Dilip Chandran, MD

Attended the outpatient clinic under the guidance of Dr. Jyoti M. Patel, MD. Performed history taking and physical examination of patients-adults and children under Dr. Jyoti M. Patel's guidance. Performed well baby examinations, gave immunizations, gave PPDs and read them in 49-72 hrs. Reviewed the lab charts of patients, performed the urine dips, hematocrit testing and ordered prescription refills for patients as per Dr. Patel. Observed Dr. Chandran interview the psychiatric patients and also interviewed the psychiatric patients in the clinic. Discussion of patients later focussing on the biopsychological model with a special emphasis on applying medicine in the context of learning local cultures / mores.

10/1995 - 02/1996 Average Hours/Week: 40

Primary Health Center, Kuttippuram, Kerala, India

Intern, Rural Heath Program, Dr. Abdul Azeez, MD

Attended outpatient clinic, performed daily grand rounds with the chief. Discussed patient's X-rays and other investigations and treatment plan. Performed Cu T placements in patients, I&D of abscesses, suturing of wounds and conducted deliveries. Participated in family planning program field visits, Pulse Polio program-Dec'95. Assisted in salpingoopherectomy operations with the chief.

10/1994 - 07/1995 Average Hours/Week: 40

St. Martha's Hospital, Bangalore, India, India

Intern, Dept.of Medicine, Dr. Geetha Subramanium, MD

Taken care of a ward of 30 patients. Performed the investigations-Pleural tap, bone marrow tap, performed the job of a phlebotomist and drawn blood fro patients and performed investigations like arterial blood gas. Attended outpatient clinic, performed night calls and admitted patients in the ICU and CCU from the Emergency room. Participated in daily rounds with chief and discussed patient's X-rays, EKG's and treatment plan. Worked in the ICU-intubated patients, performed venous cutdowns and given IV streptokinase for acute MI patients.

Research Experience

04/2008 - 10/2008 Average Hours/Week: 20

Dept of Psychiatry, UNC Chapel Hill, NC, North Carolina

Research Associate, Dr. Jair Soares, MD

Working as a research associate at CERT-BD ( Bipolar Disorder) since Apr 2008. Enrolling patients after performing the interview and questionnaire into the various studies-NABD for treatment of bipolar disorder and spectrum study where in the bipolar patients have to go for series of MRI and Neurocognitive testing after enrollment into the study. Interviewed healthy controls for all studies and enroll them into the study for comparison. Attended pharmaceutical presentations of various psychiatrists on Fridays and the seminars where in residents presented their posters on various research protocols done in the past.

04/2003 - 04/2004 Average Hours/Week: 20

UCSF, California, California

Intern, Clinical Research, DDRC, Dr. John Mendelson, MD and Dr. Debra Harris, MD

Working as a rotating intern at DDRC( Clinical Research)from Apr 2003. Assigned to a GCRC protocol" INTERACTIONS BETWEEN ORAL RESRERPINE AND INTRAVENOUS METHAMPHETAMINE. " Was responsible to help the study coordinator in subject recruitment and screening, identifying treatment candidates, providing information about the protocol and elimination of subjects with significant medical or psychiatric illness. Was also responsible for collecting and recording study data electronically. Worked also on Cocaine and Ethanol pharmacokinetics interactions-96A study- Studying the pharmacokinetics of CED3, CED5, CocaineD5, BED5. Helping Dr. Debra Harris, MD write a publication " Cocaethylene formation and elimination following Ethanol and Cocaine administration by different routes. "

12/1999 - 03/2001 Average Hours/Week: 40

Va Palo alto Healthcare System, Palo Alto, California

Research assistant, GI-Liver unit, Dr. Ramsey Cheung, MD Gastroenterology

Joined Hepatitis C Research group in Dec 1999. Assigned to a " VA COOPERATIVE EPIDEMIOLOGY STUDY TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO HCV POSITIVE VETERANS-NATURAL H/O AND TREATMENT OF HCV U. S VETERANS WITH INTERFERON AND RIBAVARIN. " The study is designed to provide HCV Veterans with information about HCV, to identify treatment candidates and monitor treatment response. Was responsible for subject screening and recruitment, providing health education and to Hep C positive patients, and for collecting and recording study data. Was responsible to counsel the HCV positive veterans who were diagnosed to have PTSD (Post traumatic stress disorder) during the follow up visits in the study. During this period, attended daily ward rounds with consultant, attended noon conferences-Internal Medicine, ICU and Tumor Board series.

Publications

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles/Abstracts

Dr. Debra Harris, MD. Cocaethylene formation and elimination following Ethanol and Cocaine administration by different routes. Schering Plough. 2003 Oct; 1(118259): 100. Cited in PubMed; PMID: NIDA.

Dr. Ramsey Cheung, MD. VA Cooperative Epidemiology study to provide information to HCV positive veterans, Natural H/O and treatment of HCV U.S veterans with interferon and ribavarin. Schering plough. 2001 Mar; 1(116579): 200. Cited in PubMed; PMID: NIH.

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