CV Profile No.94008

Experience in the following industries :

• Education, training
• Pharmaceutical industry
• Research and development
• Services other
• Social, public and human services

Professional experience

• Public Health Consultant
• Freelance
• Since 01.2021
• I started working as a Public Health Consultant providing expertise in the following areas: Epidemiology, Research, Scientific Writing, Presentations, Health Systems, Database Management, Disease Prevention, Lifestyle Modifications

• Manager, Institutional Review Board
• Weill Cornell Medicine, Qatar
• 01.2017 - 07.2018
• I worked as a Manager for the Institutional Review Board under the research program. Weill Cornell Medicine in Qatar is a medical school that falls under Weill Cornell University in New York. I managed the IRB review of research protocols submitted by faculty researchers. I coordinated the IRB Committee of Qatar and that of New York for the research review. Two IRB coordinators were supervised by me, who ran the IRB process. I reviewed the IRB meeting minutes and signed all IRB letters. Education on research regulations was provided by me to the IRB coordinators, faculty members, medical students and administrative staff.

• Program Specialist (IRB Coordinator)
• James J Peters Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York
• 05.2007 - 11.2014
• I worked as an IRB Coordinator at the James J Peters Veteran Affairs Medical Center under the Research Program. This is a healthcare facility for US veterans. The IRB Office processed all research protocols submitted by researchers, who conducted research on veterans. I coordinated the IRB committee for research review and wrote the IRB minutes from the meetings. I formulated letters based on the IRB review for all protocols. I provided personal consultation to all staff who required advice on research and the IRB review process. Two administrative assistants were supervised by me. I ran the education program on research regulations that was for researchers, research coordinators and assistants, administrative staff.

• Clinical Research Coordinator
• Icahn School of Medicine, New York
• 01.2004 - 05.2007
• I worked as a clinical research coordinator under the Dept of Psychiatry at Icahn School of Medicine. My research was a longitudinal study on chronic schizophrenia conducted at the VA Hudson Valley Healthcare System. This healthcare facility was for US veterans. I performed neuropsychological and cognitive assessments on patients who were enrolled in the study. I managed the IRB submission for this study. The data was managed by me, and I applied statistical analysis. Some of the findings were presented at scientific conferences.

• Research Scientist/Coordinator
• VA Hudson Valley Healthcare System, Montrose, New York
• 08.2001 - 12.2004
• I worked as a Research Coordinator on chronic schizophrenia at the VA Hudson Valley Healthcare System. The studies were clinical trials on antipsychotic medications, sponsored by pharmaceutical industry. I coordinated the study medication administration with the treating physicians and nurses. I performed neuropsychological tests on the patients. All data collected were reviewed by pharmaceutical monitors. I managed the IRB submission for the research protocols. In addition, I conducted a study on chronic Hepatits C and depression in the veterans.

• Research Coordinator
• Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, New York
• 06.1998 - 12.2000
• Westchester Medical Center is a tertiary healthcare facility. I worked as a research coordinator under the Trauma/Emergency Medical Services. I managed the New State Trauma and Burn Registries, along with abstraction of data from patient medical records. The data was reviewed for the development of research protocols.

• Senior Medical Officer
• National Institute for Occupational Health, Johannesburg, South Africa
• 09.1990 - 12.1994
• I worked a medical officer at the National Institute of Occupational Health under the Dept of Occupational Medicine. My work included diagnoses of occupational lung diseases in mine workers and industry workers. I submitted Workmen's compensation claims. I also conducted a study on pesticide exposure in a rural community.