October 11, 2022
Meet Surbhi Shah, M.B.B.S., M.D. – Driven to learn, incorporating learning to improve care
By Advancing the Science contributor
Surbhi Shah, M.B.B.S., M.D., is a hematologist at Mayo Clinic in Arizona., whose focus is on treating patients with non-cancerous blood disorders. In addition to her clinical duties, Dr. Shah dedicates time both to learning, and to sharing what she learns – through teaching, mentoring, presentation and publication. To expand her own understanding and increase Mayo’s […]
Tags: anticoagulant, blood disease, Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, clinical research, Fadi Shamoun, hematology, hemophilia, Jennifer Ridgeway, Kern Health Care Delivery Scholars, learning health system, medical innovation, mentorship
May 26, 2022
Neuroscience research mentors pay it forward
By Advancing the Science contributor
As a medical student in Mexico, Paola Suarez-Meade, M.D., was confident she wanted a career that included research along with clinical work. But among her teachers, the most common career paths involved making a choice: either treat patients or study disease. A fascination with stem cells prompted her to seek out a research stint in the […]
Tags: Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, Brain Tumor Stem Cell Laboratory, Emily Norton, glioblastoma, Hugo Guerrero-Cazares, Kaisorn Chaichana, Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, mentorship, neurologic surgery, neurology, Paola Suarez-Meade, Paula Valentina Schiapparelli
June 1, 2021
By Advancing the Science contributor
When Essa Mohamed, Ph.D., heard Lewis Roberts, M.B., Ch.B., Ph.D., Mayo Clinic Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and the Peter and Frances Georgeson Professor of Gastroenterology Cancer Research, speak about liver cancer and hepatitis in the Somali population at a community meeting in 2011, he wanted to work with him. Three of Dr. Mohamed’s grandparents […]
Tags: cardiovascular medicine, Center for Clinical and Translational Science, Essa Mohamed, gastroenterology, health disparities, Lewis Roberts, Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, mentorship