Resident Achievements

Committee and Leadership Involvements:

• The American College of Radiation Oncology (ACRO) - Resident Mentorship and DEI Committee Member (2022, 2023)
• The Association of Black Radiation Oncologists - Executive Board Member
• The University of Miami Society of Black Physicians and Scientists - Chair of By-Laws
• Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR) - Leadership and Bargaining Team Member (2023)
• Graduate Medical Education Committee Council - Representative (2023)
• Council of Affiliate Regional Radiation Oncology Societies - Membership and Communication Committee Member (2023)
• Quality and Patient Safety Committee, Jackson Memorial Hospital - Member (2023)

Awards and Grants:

• SCCC Special Interest Travel Award (2022)
• GMaP R2 Travel Grant (2022)
• Florida Radiological Society (FRS) Travel Grant (2023, twice awarded)
• ACRO Travel Award (2023)

Committee and Leadership Involvements:

• Society for Women in Radiation Oncology (SWRO) - Chair of Communications Committee
• RTOGF - Communications Intern
• The American College of Radiation Oncology (ACRO) - Resident Communications Committee Member

Fellowships and Presentations:

• 2023-2024 ABS Brachytherapy Fellowship
• Snap Oral Presentation at 2024 ABS World Congress
• SCCC Travel Grant

Research and Publications:

• Research Fellow, CANES Skull Base Surgical Lab, University of Miami (Jan 2023 – Jun 2024)
• Recent Peer-Reviewed Publications: 17 papers (2023-2024)
• Poster Abstracts Presented at Major Conferences: 5 posters (NANS 2024, AANS 2024, AAPM 2024), including 2 as first author
• Presentation Accepted to CNS 2024: Presenting Author

Clinical and Academic Positions:

• Enfolded Training in Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Functional Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh (Jul 2024 – Jun 2025)
• Volunteer Adjunct Professor, Principles of Surgery Graduate Program, Mackenzie Evangelic School of Medicine (Dec 2023 – Present)

• Editorial Responsibilities:

• Reviewer for World Neurosurgery (Impact Factor 2) (2023 – Present)
• Reviewer for Neurological Research (Impact Factor 1.9) (2023 – Present)
• Reviewer for International Journal of Surgery (Impact Factor 15.3) (2022 – Present)

Professional Experience:

• Chief Resident, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Miami - Jackson Health System (2024-2025)
• Oncology Consultant/Expert, OncRef.ai (Nov 2023 - Present)

Grants and Awards:

• RADIOACTIVE – Radiotherapy Patient Education with Virtual Reality Grant
  
  • Health Communication Grant Award, Wolfson Foundation, University of Miami
  • Sub-investigator
  • Funding: $29,903
  • Dates: 02/02/24
• XR Faculty Awards – University of Miami
  
  • Sub-investigator, RADIOACTIVE Project
• eContour Travel Grant – ACRO 2024
  
  • Project: ESTRO ACROP guideline on prostate bed delineation for postoperative radiotherapy in prostate cancer
  • Funding: $500 USD

ACRO 2018 BEST

• Travel Grant for outstanding abstract, ACRO 2018, Fort Lauderdale, FL
• Funding: $500 USD

Certifications:

• American Board of Internal Medicine (2022)

Education:

• OnCane Nexus University of Miami, department of radiation oncology educational curriculum development 

Teaching and Mentorship Awards:

• Resident Teacher of the Year, Department of Medicine, St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Bridgeport, Connecticut (2021-2022)
•  Outstanding Ambulatory Senior Resident, Hartford Health Care – St. Vincent’s Medical Center (2021-2022)
• Resident of the Year Award – St. Louise de Marillac Award, Hartford Health Care – St. Vincent’s Medical Center (2019-2020)
• Outstanding Ambulatory Intern, St. Vincent Medical Center (2019-2020)

Special Recognitions

• Celebrating Excellence in Patient Care, Hartford HealthCare – St. Vincent’s Medical Center (2019-2020)
• Hartford Health Care Award: Distinguished Service During the COVID Pandemic (2020)

Committee Involvements:

• Leadership and Bargaining Team – Committee for Interns and Residents (CIR) (July 2023 – Present)
• University of Miami/Jackson Health System Fellows and Residents GME Council (2023 – Present)
• ARRO education subcommittee – May 2023 – Present 

Courses:

• 2024 Design and Management of Cancer Clinical Trials Course Protocol Development Practicum (DMCTC-P) – Sylvester Cancer Center, Practicum Participant

• First author of Chapter 9: Drug Testing in Translational Radiation Oncology - 1st Edition (Elsevier, 2023)
  Asynchronous Oral Presentation at the 7th Annual ROESCG Spring Symposium (May 31st, 2024, Chicago, IL): Analysis of
• Radiation Oncology Residency Program Websites: A Call for Further Improvements
• ASTRO 2024 Poster Presentation (September 30th, 2024, Washington, DC): Analysis of Radiation Oncology Residency Program Websites: A Call for Further Improvements (Poster #63761)
• Recipient of 2019 Summer Research Assistantship (SRA)

Awards:

• 2024 – B. Leonard Holman Research Pathway Award by American Board of Radiology
• 2023-2024 – Radiation Oncology Resident Research Award
• 2022
  
  • Winner of the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Special Interest Black in Cancer Competition
  • Outstanding Abstract Award, DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery Research Day
  • Dade County Medical Association Residents and Medical Students Research Competition: 1st Position Winner
  • International SSO Harvey Baker Traveling Fellow Award

Mentorship Responsibilities:

• 2021 - Present – Diversity in Cancer Research Program, Miller School of Medicine and SCCC Program.
• 2024 - Present – Summer Scholars program for High Schoolers

Grant Awards:

• 06/25/24 – Resident Research Grant on “Molecular Prognostication of GBM.” Funding: $20,000.

Awards:

• MBA from Duke University – Achieved May 2024
• MPH from Nova Southeastern University – Achieved May 2024