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Anoopa Mathew
Education
Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS): K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, India 2015
Internal Medicine Residency: Wayne State University School of Medicine 2024
MPH: Cleveland State University 2024
Endocrinology fellowship: University of Michigan 2024-2026
Clinical Focus
General endocrinology, thyroid disease, and thyroid cancer
Research Interests
Dr. Mathew's research interests include improving health care disparities, patient safety/ quality improvement, and improving patient centered outcomes.
Afnan Ammar
Education
Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS):University of Jordan, Jordan 2006
Internal Medicine Residency: Trinity health Ann Arbor 2012
Chief Resident: Trinity Health Ann Arbor 2013
Endocrinology fellowship: University of Michigan 2024-2026
Clinical Focus
General medicine, general endocrinology, thyroid disease, and thyroid
Research Interests
Dr. Ammar’s research interests encompass weight gain in patients with hypothyroidism. Enhancing patient care and outcomes in outpatient settings. Promoting equitable access to healthcare services, addressing disparities in health outcomes.
Steven Xie
Education
Boston University; Majored in Neurobiology and minored in Human Physiology
Clinical Focus
Endocrine surgery
Research Interests
Assessing differences in surgical outcomes for patients with Limited English Proficiency undergoing thyroid surgery. Surgical Education and increasing DEI and LGBTQ+ representation within the surgical workforce.
Edward Shao
Education
BS - The University of Texas at Austin, Mathematics, 2022
PhD - University of Michigan, Biostatistics, 2027
Research Interests
Edward's research interests are in data integration, online statistical inference, endocrine medication and diabetes.
Catherine Jensen
Education
MS Candidate, Health and Health Care Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (expected 2024)
General Surgery Resident, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (2021-2028)
MD, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI (2021)
BS, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI (2016)
Clinical Focus
General surgery, Endocrine surgery, Thyroid cancer, Surgical management of endocrine system diseases
Research Interests
Dr. Jensen’s research interests include understanding how patients and providers make cancer-related decisions, specifically regarding surgical care and management of low-risk thyroid cancers. She is particularly interested in identifying unmet psychosocial needs, enhancing communication, and improving patient-centered outcomes in patients with pre-malignant lesions and cancer.
Abdul Karim Arida
Education
2021 - 2024 Internal Medicine Residency, McLaren Flint/ Michigan State University, MI, USA
2019 - 2021 Internal Medicine Residency, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City – Mayo Clinic, Abu Dhabi, UAE
2013 - 2018 Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, UAE
Clinical Focus
Internal Medicine, General Endocrinology, Obesity.
Research Interests
I have a strong research interest in endocrinology and its related disorders. My research encompasses various endocrine health aspects, including thyroid cancer as well as thyroid and parathyroid disorders. I like to contribute to the field to enhance our understanding of endocrine disorders and develop innovative approaches for their diagnosis, treatment, and management.
Vaishnavi Jagalur
Education
BS - University of Michigan, Public Health Sciences, 2026
Research Interests
I am interested in oncology research as well as global health. I want to reduce health care disparities to help work towards a more equitable future!
Gal Hodish
Education
BA, Biomolecular Science, University of Michigan, 2022
Master's in progress, Chronic Disease Epidemiology program, Yale School of Public Health, Ecpected 2024
Clinical Focus
Gal is a Master's student at the Yale School of Public Health in the Chronic Disease Epidemiology program. After finishing her Bachelor's degree in Biomolecular Science at the University of Michigan, Gal decided to pursue a Public Health degree and intends to attend medical school in the future.
Research Interests
Gal is working with the ThyCARE team on a project focused on identifying potential biases in the Endocrine publishing world.
Cyndi Gonzalez-Gomez
Education
BS, Biology & History, The City College of New York, 2014
MD Candidate, The University of Michigan Medical School, 2022
Research Interests
Cyndi's interests include health services research, health disparities research and cancer care research.
Brandon Moretti
Education
Residency in Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, 2023
MD, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, 2020
BA, Biochemistry, Albion College, 2016
Clinical Focus
General medicine, endocrinology, diabetes and thyroid disease, thyroid cancer
Research Interests
Outpatient thyroid disease management and de-prescribing, inpatient diabetes and insulin management and patient safety/quality improvement
Rachel Livecchi
Education
BS, Bioengineering, The University of Toledo, 2015
MD, The University of Toledo College of Medicine & Life Sciences, 2019
Residency in Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, 2022
Clinical Focus
General IM, Primary Care
Research Interests
Health disparities, Medical education, Use of technology & EMR, Medical Documentation
Nina J. Francis-Levin
Education
BA, Comparative Literature, University of Michigan, 2013
MSW, University of Michigan School of Social Work, 2016
PhD ,Joint PhD Program in Social Work and Social Science (Anthropology), University of Michigan, 2023
Clinical Focus
Psychosocial care for adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer patients and survivors; special focus on oncofertility and reproductive health service delivery
Research Interests
My research focuses on psychosocial aspects of adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer patient reproductive health and fertility preservation (oncofertility) services. A key area of my research attends to queer-identifying patients’ needs and preferences for appropriate and accessible oncofertility service delivery. Additionally, I explore the ways in which infertility as a result of cancer treatment aligns conceptually with discourses of queer reproduction. My primary analytic frameworks draw upon kinship theory, gender and sexuality studies, and medical anthropology. I use qualitative methods, including ethnography, phenomenology, and grounded theory, to better understand patient oncofertility experiences during treatment and throughout survivorship. My current research takes place in the context of the recently established Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Program at Michigan Medicine.
Doctoral training
Jackson Levin is a Vivian A. And James L. Curtis School of Social Work Center for Health Equity Research and Training Psycho-Oncology Predoctoral Fellow. She is affiliated with ThyCARE as Dr. Haymart's mentee through the T32 Interdisciplinary Training in Cancer Care Delivery (National Cancer Institute T32-CA-236621).
Kimi Shah
Education
BS- Bioinformatics, University of Pittsburgh 2017
MD Candidate, The University of Michigan Medical School, 2022
Clinical Focus
Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Research Interests
Pediatric cancer care and congenital diseases/infections diagnostics and management
Joshua Evron
Education
2009 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Biology, B.S.
2013 Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, M.D.
Clinical Focus
Clinical management of thyroid cancer. Diabetes screening and diagnosis.
Research Interests
Postdoctoral Training
2013-2016 Internal Medicine Residency, University of Michigan
2017-2019 Endocrinology Fellow, University of Michigan
Kevin Kovatch
Education
BS, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of Pittsburgh, 2010
MD, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2014
Residency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, 2020
Clinical Focus
Malignancies of the head and neck, including thyroid cancer, melanoma, and squamous cell carcinoma
Research Interests
Dr. Kovatch is a current resident in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and completed a T32 research fellowship during his training. He is pursuing advanced training in malignancies of the head and neck, including thyroid cancer, melanoma, and squamous cell carcinoma. With the ThyCARE team, he is studying outcomes following thyroid cancer treatment, including surgical complications and postoperative voice.
Paulina Podsiadlik
Education
2019 B.S. in Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience from the University of Michigan.
Research Interests
I have had the opportunities to work with Dr. Maria Papaleontiou on her study "Effect of Inappropriate Use of Thyroid Hormone Replacement in Older Men" and also Dr. Megan Haymart on her study "Treatment Decision Making in Low-Risk Thyroid Cancer". I am grateful for these experiences to learn more about academic research and how it is conducted.
Merita Seferi
Education
MS student, University of Michigan, School of Information and Public Health, Department of health Informatics, Ann Arbor MI 2016- present.
MS, Texas Women’s University, Molecular Biology, Denton, TX 2012-2015
BA, University of Tirana, Biology, Tirane, Albania 2006-2010.
Research Interests
Merita is currently interested in how can information science improve the quality and safety of care. “Greater access to data can improve healthcare on a larger scale by reducing health care costs and improving outcomes”. As a second-year MHI student, Merita is focusing on data analysis. She plans to work within the clinical data space, taking existing data and making it possible for others to utilize the data for analyses, visualizations, and aggregations. Also, she is interested in how health information can provide insights and opportunities to improve any public health surveillance system. “Working with the Thy-CARE team has been a rewarding experience for me and I love being able to use data to help people live better lives”.
(Grace) Cui Guo
Education
PhD Candidate, University of Michigan, School of Public Heath, Department of Biostatistics, Ann Arbor, MI 2013- 2017
MS, Rice University, Department of Statistics, Houston, TX, 2012
BS, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Department of Statistics, Chengdu, China, 2011
Research Interests
Cui's methodology research focuses on functional regression in neuroimaging data analysis based on Bayesian methods and MCMC. She is also very interested in the application of statistics to biomedical problems. For example, she worked with the Thy-CARE team on the project to quantify the impact of screening tests for thyroid cancer diagnosis. "Collaboration with the Thy-CARE team is the starting point to take what I have learned and apply it to meet practical needs. And the practical applications on biomedical problems and cancer data help me to understand the theoretical methods from different point of views. It is a great experience for me to collaborate with researchers in different fields."
Jaime Wiebel
Education
Endocrinology Fellowship, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2015
Internal Medicine Residency, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 2013
MD, University of Miami, Miami, FL, 2010
BS, Biomedical Engineering, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, 2005
Clinical Focus
General Endocrinology. Interest in thyroid disease and thyroid cancer.
Research Interests
Jaime is interested in thyroid disorders and thyroid cancer. Her research is focused on impact of increased imaging on thyroid cancer diagnosis and outcomes.
Daniel G. Muenz
Education
PhD student, University of Michigan, School of Public Health, Department of Biostatistics, Ann Arbor, MI. 2013-2017
MS, University of Michigan, Biostatistics, Ann Arbor, MI 2011-2013
BA, Brandeis University, Mathematics, Waltham, MA 2002-2006
Research Interests
Daniel is currently interested in spatial statistics and its applications to cancer, for example modeling cancer incidence over a geographic region and identifying "hot spots". He is also interested in the construction and evaluation of screening/diagnostic tests for cancer. "Working with the Thy-CARE team has been a greatly rewarding experience for me. Collaborating on research with practicing physicians has allowed me to learn their terminology and understand the way they frame questions about health. I also get to practice translating statistical concepts to a clinical audience. Ultimately this lets me conduct better statistical analyses that are more aligned with our scientific goals."
Joanne Chang
Education
PhD, University of Michigan, School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Ann Arbor, MI. 2013-2017
MPH, University of Michigan, School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Ann Arbor, MI. 2010-2012
BS, University of Washington, Department of Chemistry/Biochemistry, Seattle, WA. 2005-2007
Research Interests
Ms. Chang has a strong interest in quantifying cancer burden and health disparities in special populations, cancer risk assessment, and mathematical modeling of chronic disease development. Ms. Chang has also worked on several projects on quantifying thyroid cancer burden and survivals using mathematical and statistical approaches.
Kathryn Schussler
Education
MHSA (Master of Health Services Administration), University of Michigan School of Public Health, '12
B.A. in American Studies from the University of Notre Dame, '07
Research Interests
"I was fortunate to work closely with Dr. Haymart on a paper that was eventually published in the Annals of Surgical Oncology. I learned a great deal through the process of analyzing the results of her research, familiarizing myself with the structure of an academic article, writing sections of the content, coordinating with experts in data analysis and statistics, and multiple rounds of edits. Writing an academic paper challenged me to express the findings in a direct, clear, and concise way, which has made me a better communicator in my roles as an administrative fellow and now project manager at the Cleveland Clinic. My experience with Thy-CARE also gave me a greater understanding and appreciation of academic research and its importance in fostering better patient care and education of future generations of caregivers. I am grateful for the opportunity I had to work with Dr. Haymart and the entire Thy-CARE team."
Dr. Brandon Moretti, Dr. Maria Papaleontiou; ATA meeting 2022
Dr. Maria Papaleontiou, Dr. Abdul Karim Arida, Dr. Nazanene Esfandiari; ATA meeting 2022
Dr. Megan Haymart, Dr. Debbie Chen; ATA meeting 2019
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