Virtual Physician Shadowing

As an interventional radiologist, Dr. Mehta helps treat patients from all walks of life, with cancer, bleeding, pain, and many other conditions. He utilizes a variety of minimally invasive endovascular and percutaneous procedures in his work. In this session, we discuss specific cases in the field of IR and talk about Dr. Mehta’s experience. He talks about several key treatment methods including embolizations, the TIPS procedure, and other incredible techniques. Additionally, he explains how interventional radiologists make use of X-rays, CT scans, and MRIs to help their patients.

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Dr. Saurabh Sinha is a neurosurgical resident currently at the University of Pennsylvania. After graduating from Tufts University, Dr. Sinha attended Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School where he was an active member of the admissions committee. There he was inducted as a junior member into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society as well as the Gold Humanism Honor Society. Dr. Sinha took a research year during medical school as well, performing neurosurgery research at Columbia University.

As a resident in neurosurgery, Dr. Sinha sees patients with diseases that affect the entire nervous system, including the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves. In his presentation, he details two cases involving a ruptured intracranial aneurysm and a meningioma compressing the spinal cord. Outside of his work as a resident, Dr. Sinha enjoys mentoring premeds applying to medical school as an advisor for MedSchoolCoach.

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Dr. Bradshaw is a family medicine doctor who has practiced in a variety of settings over the course of the last several decades. He attended Baylor University for his undergraduate degree and became a CPA before deciding to attend medical school. After completing his pre-med requirements, he attended the University of Texas Medical School at Galveston and then completed training in family medicine.

He has worked in private practice in the community, academic medical centers, nursing homes, emergency departments, and more. He has also served on the medical school admissions committee at UT Southwestern. Dr. Bradshaw is passionate about both clinical medicine and teaching students, whether pre-med or those in medical school.

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Dr. Tang is a Hospitalist at Boston Children’s Hospital specializing in pediatric hematology-oncology. She attended Upstate Medical University for medical school and the University of Connecticut for residency. 

As a physician-scientist, she has been actively involved in research, presented findings at scientific meetings, and prepared manuscripts for scientific publication. In addition to her medical training, she obtained a Master’s degree in Biotechnology at Columbia University and a Master’s Degree in Clinical and Translational Investigation at New York University.

She is dedicated to being a part of an innovative research community focused on developing groundbreaking discoveries for pediatric hematology/oncology patients. She also is devoted to helping students pursue their passion in medicine

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Dr. Sun is currently a plastic surgery resident at Johns Hopkins. He attended Duke University for his undergraduate education before moving on to medical school at the Yale School of Medicine. He had extensive experience in biomedical/tissue engineering which led him to pursue plastic surgery as a career path.

Much of Dr. Sun’s day is spent in the operating room treating patients with a variety of conditions warranting surgical repair. As a plastic surgeon, he uses techniques such as grafts and flaps and has a detailed knowledge of human anatomy. Outside of his training, Dr. Sun enjoys cooking, photography, and hiking.

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Dr. Andalib is a gastroenterologist who specializes in advanced endoscopy. He attended Ross University School of Medicine, followed by three years of internal medicine residency at Georgetown University Hospital. After residency, he trained as a GI fellow at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, and later as an interventional gastroenterology fellow at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.

Currently, Dr. Andalib is the Director of Endoscopic Surgery at Mount Sinai South Nassua’s Center for Interventional Endoscopy. He is also an assistant professor in the Division of Gastroenterology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. On a daily basis, he performs diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy and other endoscopic procedures. In his free time, he enjoys mentoring students and enjoying New York City.

Access Beyond Shadowing: A Virtual Clinical Education, where you can take a quiz upon the completion of this podcast module. Upon successful completion of each learning module, you can download a personalized Certificate of Completion so you may add your virtual shadowing hours to your med school application.