问题的核心:博士. Nikhil 熊猫 '02, one of the country's best cardiac electrophysiologists
Dr. Nikhil 熊猫 '02 is one of the country's best cardiac electrophysiologists.
Even as a kid growing up in San Diego, California, Nikhil 熊猫 ' 02 有崇高的目标.
他的父母从印度移民过来,经常带着年幼的儿子回到祖国. There, 熊猫 saw suffering so great, he was inspired to make a difference. 他立志成为一名医生.
Today he’s made his dream come true in a big way. As cardiac electrophysiologist—one of the country’s best, in fact—at Brown Alpert Medical School in Providence, 罗德岛州, it’s not hyperbole to say he’s saving lives every day.
我们和Dr。. 熊猫, 谁同时也是研究员和教授, to learn more about his experience at Utica, 他的职业道路, and what keeps him calm in the high-stakes world of complex heart surgery.
你在西海岸长大. 什么风把你吹到利记sbo来了?
I wanted to experience a different part of the country for college. 我真的很喜欢利记sbo的小班制,以及每个学生都不是一个数字的理念. 我获得了Utica的奖学金,并有机会参加了荣誉项目. I knew I wanted to pursue medicine even as a high-school student, 因为我一直认为成为一名医生将是帮助人们和改变世界的最终方式. 当时, 尤蒂卡提供综合医学学位课程,并有机会提前进入纽约州立大学上州医科大学医学院, 哪个看起来更适合我. 但从圣地亚哥到纽约北部的气候变化是相当大的!
告诉我你在尤蒂卡的经历. 它是否影响了你最终的职业道路?
绝对. 我大二的时候在尤蒂卡的共济会医学研究实验室完成了我的毕业论文. 我当时并不知道, 但该实验室可能是心脏电生理学领域最著名的基础科学实验室, where of much of the knowledge of the field was discovered. There, I was able to work with one of the founders in the field, Dr. 查尔斯Antzelevitch. 这段经历对我未来成为医生和科学家的职业生涯有很大帮助. 通过利记sbo, 我还能在国外做临床轮转,并在欧洲学习卫生政策. 我成为了一名EMT和静脉切开术认证,并参加了国外的医疗旅行. 我也和博士一起做化学研究. 柯蒂斯Pulliam. When it was time to apply to medical school, I received tremendous support from the faculty and was admitted early, 在我大二之后.
听起来你是个很忙的学生! Did you have time to enjoy the traditional college experience?
是的,那是一段难忘的时光,我将永远带着最美好的回忆回忆起来. 在尤蒂卡,我结交了一生的朋友,包括我的前室友和最好的朋友. Terry Li ' 02. We met at Utica and then were roommates in medical school. 我们参加过彼此的婚礼.
Were there other people at 利记sbo who left an impact on you? 具体的教授或顾问?
我在尤蒂卡的所有教授都以这样或那样的方式积极地影响了我的生活, 但有几个人脱颖而出. Judy McIntryre是我的医学预科顾问, and her encouragement throughout my college career was instrumental. 她更像是一个家庭成员,经常邀请我和她的家人一起吃饭. 直到今天我们还保持着联系. Dr. 罗纳德·卢奇诺作为我的指导老师,工作格外努力,为我提供了成功的指导和机会. 还有马克·科瓦奇. 他是我在利记sbo期间的住宿生活主管,他帮了我很多,确保我能适应远离家乡的生活. He even attended my medical school graduation.
我在尤蒂卡的所有教授都以这样或那样的方式积极地影响了我的生活.
您的研究领域,心脏电生理学,是一个相对较新的领域,是在20世纪70年代中期发展起来的. 你能描述一下吗??
心脏电生理学是一个非常专业的领域,涉及心脏电紊乱的医学和外科治疗. 我们被认为是“心脏电气工程师”或“心脏电工”.它采用了最新的医学技术,包括机器人和计算机辅助手术. 我们植入心脏起搏器和除颤器, 也可以做心脏消融手术, 我们找到并燃烧导致心律紊乱的特定心脏区域.
是什么把你吸引到这个领域来的?
作为一名医生, 我希望有机会对病人的生活产生直接的影响, 我对这个领域不断发展和改进的新技术着迷. I enjoy the variety in the procedures, as almost no two procedures are the same. I’ve always enjoyed working with my hands, 我喜欢发现心律失常并在我眼前消除它的智力挑战. 我们处理解剖学原理, 生理学, electrical engineering and physics on a daily basis, and we operate on some of the sickest hearts, so the difference we have on a patients’ lives is particularly rewarding.
Cardiac electro生理学 requires the most training of any medical field, so it’s been a long journey for you since graduating from Utica.
这是正确的. In 2002, I started medical school at SUNY Upstate in Syracuse, 然后我参加了凯斯西储大学和俄亥俄州克利夫兰诊所的内科科学家培训项目, 我在那里完成了实习, 心脏病学的奖学金, and three years of a postdoctoral research fellowship in biomedical engineering, focusing on cell and tissue engineering for cardiac arrhythmias. 我在纽约市的纽约长老会/威尔康奈尔医学中心完成了我的临床心脏电生理学研究. 我是少数几个在克利夫兰完成高级复杂心脏消融研究的电生理学家之一.
What brought you to your current hospital in 罗德岛州?
奖学金后, 我想在一个学术医疗中心实习,在那里我将有机会使用最新的技术, teach the future generation of electrophysiologists, 并进行研究. That brought me to Brown University, where I’m able to do all those things. In addition to operating four days a week, 我是几项临床研究的创始人,并开发了治疗心房颤动或AFib的新消融技术, a common electrical disorder where the top of the heart beats irregularly. 我研究细胞疗法和组织再生,并试图设计细胞和组织来恢复受损心脏的电活动. 我也有机会教授和指导电生理学和心脏病学研究员, 居民, 医学专业的学生, undergrads and postdoctoral research fellows. I’m extremely busy, but I look forward to coming to work every day!
What’s the most challenging part of your work?
The field of cardiac electro生理学 requires perseverance. 有些手术可能持续6-8小时, and a surgeon’s persistence ensures the best results for patients. 最具挑战性的方面之一是处理当前医疗保健系统的局限性和官僚主义,我觉得这有时会阻碍患者护理和研究.
Do you still feel anxiety or pressure during surgeries? How do you cope in such a high-stakes environment?
I always have a very healthy respect for the heart, because of the importance and possible consequences of things that can happen. 然而, I like to think I work well under pressure, 我相信我的经验和训练, as everyone in the room feeds off my attitude. 我在掌舵. It is important to remain calm so everyone, 包括护士, 学员, 和工作人员, can work toward providing the best possible outcomes for patients.
跟我说说你的家庭.
我在住院医生时认识了我的妻子梅加. She's an internist and pediatrician in the same hospital system at Brown. We’ve have two sons, Dhilan, who’s 3, and Shaan, who’s 1. We’ve only been in 罗德岛州 for a few years now, but we love the area. The beach is close by, and we go to Boston frequently.
10年后你有什么打算?
我希望能继续做我的工作. Continue to do research, participate in clinical trials, and teach. 继续看着我的孩子长大.
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