Academic Overview.

Bio

CLINICAL TRAINING
Residency, Emergency Medicine​ (2019-2022)
Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine

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​EDUCATION
MD (Doctor of Medicine), CwiC: Design
Thomas Jefferson University, 2019
MS Global Medicine
Keck School of Medicine of USC, 2014
BA Psychology, Minor: Natural Sciences
University of Southern California, 2014

​FELLOWSHIPS
Physician Fellow, Oncologic Emergency Medicine (2022-2023)
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Clinical Fellow, Healthcare Innovation (2017-2018)
Digital Innovation & Consumer Experience Group, Thomas Jefferson University
Graduate Fellow, Medical Ethics (2013-2014)
Levan Institute for Humanities & Ethics, University of Southern California
Fellow, Polymathic Study (Class of 2014)
Sidney Harman Academy for Polymathic Study, University of Southern California

​CERTIFIED
ATLS, ACLS, PALS 

LANGUAGES
English (Native)
Tamil (Fluent)
Spanish (Basic)

MD & Beyond.

Electives & Skills Training

• Leadership Live (2016)
  
• Healer's Art (2015)
  
• Emergency Medicine Symposium (Temple University, 2014)
• Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) Asylum Physical and Psychological Evaluation Training (2014)
• Team STEPPS Training & Simulation (2014)
• Philly Ultrafest (2014)

Design & Innovation

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

• Co-Founder & Product Innovation Lead, DICE XR Lab at Jefferson
• Research Lead, VR in Cardiac Rehabilitation
• Clinical Lead, DICE Cognitive Patient Room Initiative at Jefferson
• Clinical Consultant, Patient Flow Dashboard (Created by DICE)
  • Deployed at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Methodist Hospital, & Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience
• Co-Founder & Director, Independence/Jefferson Health Hack 2015

PRESENTATIONS & PODCASTS:

• Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting (Virtual, 2021) - Gadgets & Gizmos: Digital Health Tools That Can Transform the Emergency Department of the Future
• Keynote Speaker, Disease Prevention & Health Promotion Lectureship (Christiana Hospital, 2019) - Human Centered Innovation: How to Approach Digital Innovation in an Evolving Healthcare Ecosystem
• Virtual Healthcare Congress 2019 (Wynn Las Vegas, 2019) - The Virtual Health Toolbox: How Emerging Technologies Can Enhance Healthcare Quality & Access
• Stanford Medicine X | ED (Stanford University, 2018) - Transforming Clinical and Patient Education with Virtual Reality
• IDSA Medical Design Conference (Boston Marriott Copley Place, 2018) - The Virtual Reality of Healthcare
• VR & Healthcare Symposium (Harvard Medical School, 2018) - The Flip Side: How Medicine Can Transform Virtual Reality
• World Usability Day Philadelphia (Bresslergroup, 2017) - AI, Voice UI & Our Pursuit of Enhancing the Patient Experience
• Podcast Interviewee, AMSA ad lib Episode 67: Get involved with design in medicine
• Jefferson Design Symposium (Independence Blue Cross, 2016) - Designing Abroad: Crafting Targets and Objectives for a Global Health Endeavor
• MIT H@cking Medicine 2015 Global Health Track - Belly Bumper: Protecting Prenatal Health during Falls
• Yale Health Hack 2015 - MedSTAMP: Medication Reconciliation on the Go

PUBLICATIONS:

• Gulick V, Graves D, Ames S, Krishnamani PP . (2021, April). Effect of a Virtual Reality-Enhanced Exercise and Education Intervention on Patient Engagement and Learning in Cardiac Rehabilitation: Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(4):e23882​

Refugee Health

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

• Clinic Director, Refugee Health Partners at Jefferson (2018-2019)
•  aVice President, Refugee Health Partners at Jefferson (2015-2016)
• Student Physician, SEWA International - Bhutanese American Organization of Philadelphia (BAOP) Clinic (2014-2015)
• Student Physician, Refugee Health Partners (RHP) Clinics at BAOP (2014-2019)

PRESENTATIONS & PODCASTS:

• Podcast Interviewee, AMSA ad lib Episode 35: Physicians and the refugee's journey
• University of Delaware Course: Introduction to Epidemiology, Guest Lecture (2016) - Deconstructing the Syrian Refugee Crisis
• AMSA National Convention (Hyatt Regency Crystal City, 2016) - The Role of Culture in Caring for Refugees
• University of Delaware Course: Introduction to Global Health, Guest Lecture (2016) - Refugee Health
• University of Maryland (2016) - Designing for Refugee Health
• Panel Moderator - Their Stories: A Community Refugee Health Panel (2015)
• AMSA Fall Conference (Columbia University, 2015) - Understanding a Refugee's Narrative

PUBLICATIONS:

• Krishnamani P. (2016, November). They are Human: Thoughts on the Syrian refugee crisis. The New Physician, 65(6), 11-12.
  
• Krishnamani P. (2016, October). Crossing the Divide: Navigating cultural and language barriers in immigrant populations. The New Physician, 65(5), 14-17.
• Krishnamani P. (2016, June). Undernutrition in Refugee Children. Delaware Journal of Public Health, 2(3), 8-9.
• Krishnamani, P. (2016, January). On Roots and Refugees. Black & Blue: SKMC Student Council Newsletter, 2(1), 7.

Global Health

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

• Research Collaborator, Universita Cattolica (Rome) Public Health Institute's WHO Collaborating Centre
• Student Representative, TJU Global Health Initiatives Committee
• Treasurer, Jefferson International Medicine Society
• Consultant, SNCU Follow-Up Project at the Institute for Child Health (funded by UNICEF)

PRESENTATIONS & PODCASTS:

• Panelist, Il Festival Della Salute Globale 2019 - The Future Landscape of Global Health
• Podcast Interviewee, AMSA ad lib Episode 27: How to end your "Us vs. Them" attitude in Global Medicine
• Panelist, Dinner & Ethics: An Interprofessional Global Health Conversation 2016
• University of Delaware Course: Cultural Perspectives on Food & Nutrition, Guest Lecture (2016) - Food and Festivals in Hinduism
• Foerderer Award Talks, Lecture - Waiting Rooms Have Chairs: The SNCU Follow-Up Project Experience
• Institute for Child Health - SNCU Follow-Up Project: Objectives

PUBLICATIONS:

• Krishnamani P, O'Neill J. (2016, September). Examples Abroad: Models of Healthcare Delivery in Great Britain and Switzerland. The New Physician, 65(4), 22-25.
  
• Krishnamani P. (2015, November). Where the Waiting Rooms Have No Chairs. The New Physician, 64(4), 22-25.
• Krishnamani P, Seetharaman A. (2016, November). Global Health Today: Epidemics, Displacement, and Failed Systems (Editor's Note). The New Physician, 65(6), 2.
• Krishnamani, P. (2015, November). Global Goals for Our Generation: Staff Note. The New Physician, 64(4), 2.

ReSearch

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

• Research Collaborator, MD Anderson Cancer Center Observation Medicine Research Group
• Primary Co-Investigator, VR in Cardiac Rehabilitation Study (2017-2018)
  • Capstone Advisor for Jefferson MS Basic Medical Sciences Degree Candidate (2017-2018)

PRESENTATIONS:

• Jefferson AOA Research Symposium 2015, Poster Presentation - Neuroimaging Biomarkers for ADHD and BD: A Systematic Review
  
• Jefferson Sigma Xi Research Day 2015, Poster Presentation - Neuroimaging Biomarkers for ADHD and BD: A Systematic Review

SELECT PUBLICATIONS:

• ​Krishnamani PP, Sandoval M, Chaftari P, Lipe DN, Qdaisat A, Elsayem A, Wattana MK. (2022). The Value Proposition of Observation Medicine in Managing Acute Oncologic Pain. Current Oncology Reports, Accepted for Publication.
• Chaftari P, Lipe DN, Wattana MK, Qdaisat A, Krishnamani PP, Thomas J, Elsayem AF, Sandoval M. (2021, December). Outcomes of Patients Placed in an Emergency Department Observation Unit of a Comprehensive Cancer Center. Journal of Clinical Oncology - Oncology Practice, Online.
• Srinivasan A, Wilson B, Krishnamani P, Bear M, Jayaram T, Kesavan R, Sarva S, Patel P, Alim S. (2021, May). Pneumomediastinum in COVID-19: Interplay Between Infection, Inflammation and Ventilation - a Case Series. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. doi.
• Gulick V, Graves D, Ames S, Krishnamani PP . (2021, April). Effect of a Virtual Reality-Enhanced Exercise and Education Intervention on Patient Engagement and Learning in Cardiac Rehabilitation: Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(4):e23882​
• Amen DG, Krishnamani P, Meysami S, Newberg A, Raji CA. (2017, February). Classification of Depression, Cognitive Disorders, and Co-Morbid Depression and Cognitive Disorders with Perfusion SPECT Neuroimaging. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 56.
• Krishnamani P. (2016, June). Undernutrition in Refugee Children. Delaware Journal of Public Health, 2(3), 8-9.

Journalism

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

• Columnist, Common Sense (AAEM, 2021-present)
• Student Editor, The New Physician (AMSA, 2015-2016)
• Editorial Advisory Board, The New Physician (AMSA, 2014-2015)

SELECT PUBLICATIONS:

• Krishnamani PP. (2021, December). Heart of a Doctor. Common Sense, 28(6), 11-13.
• Krishnamani P. (2016, November). They are Human: Thoughts on the Syrian refugee crisis. The New Physician, 65(6), 11-12.
• Krishnamani P. (2016, October). Crossing the Divide: Navigating cultural and language barriers in immigrant populations. The New Physician, 65(5), 14-17.
• Krishnamani P, O'Neill J. (2016, September). Examples Abroad: Models of Healthcare Delivery in Great Britain and Switzerland. The New Physician, 65(4), 22-25.
• Krishnamani, P. (2015, November). Where the Waiting Rooms Have No Chairs. The New Physician, 64(4), 22-25.
  

Other Leadership & Presentations

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

• Baylor College of Medicine Representative, National Representative Council, Emergency Medicine Residents' Association (2019-2021)
• Board of Trustees (Voting Member), American Medical Student Association (2015-2016)
• Advisor (Founder Emeritus), ZYGO: A Series on Medical Ethics  - USC Levan Institute, USC Harman Academy (through 2014)

PRESENTATIONS:

• Coalition for Physician Well-Being Annual Conference (Virtual, 2021) - Designing for Wellness: How Human-Centered Design Can Enhance Physician Resilience.
• University of Delaware Course: Cultural Perspectives on Food & Nutrition, Guest Lecture (2016) - Hinduism: Food & Festivals​

HONORS & AWARDS

• CSF "Twenty Under Thirty" Hall of Fame
• Foerderer Award for International Experiences 2015, 2019

MS & BA Resume.

Clinical & Health Experiences

• Stanford Shumway Surgical Skills Internship, Intern
  
• St. Francis Hospital Emergency Room, Volunteer
  
• Christiana Hospital Emergency Department, Volunteer
• Wilmington Hospital Surgery & Procedure Unit, Volunteer
• St. Francis Healthcare LIFE Program, Volunteer
  
• USC JEP Health4Life, Volunteer
  
• Wilmington Hospital, Shadow - Psychiatry
  

Medical Ethics & Education

MEDICAL ETHICS:

• Founder & Program Director, ZYGO: A Series on Medical Ethics - USC Levan Institute, USC Harman Academy
• Panel Moderator - ZYGO Half the Story: Alternative Medicine's Increasing Role in Patients' Lives Today 
• Panel Moderator - ZYGO Looking Back to Move Forward: Holocaust Experiments' Effects on Modern Medicine

OTHER EDUCATION:

• USC Department of Public Safety Cadet Program, Advisor for Academic Affairs
  
• USC Department of Public Safety, Volunteer Tutor

Refugee Health Presentations

• Keck School of Medicine of USC Course: Refugee Healthcare, Mini-Lecture - Medical Needs of a Refugee Population: Acute & Subacute Phases of a Crisis
  
• Keck School of Medicine of USC Course: Cultural Competence in Health & Medicine, Poster Presentation - The Role of Culture in Refugee Healthcare
  
• Keck School of Medicine of USC Course: Global Mental Health, Poster Presentation: Refugees Within the Mental Health Constructs of Eastern and Western Cultures
  

Global Health

INNOVATION - CASE COMPETITIONS:

• USC Global Health Case Competition 2014, First Place - Presentation at the Global mWellness Workshop at USC: Dancercise: An mWellness Solution to Cardiovascular Disease
• USC Global Health Case Competition 2013, Second Place: Increasing Influenza Vaccination in Developing Countries
• Hult Prize San Francisco Regional Competition 2014 (In partnership with the Clinton Global Initiative): BrixClinic
• Emory International Case Competition 2014: WHO's Ready for Change?: A Truly Worldwide Health Organization for the 21st Century

PRESENTATIONS:

• Keck School of Medicine of USC Course: Children in Emergency Situations, Lecture - Monsoon Season in India: The Story of a Recurring Disaster
  
• Keck School of Medicine of USC Course: Global Epidemiology of Diseases and Risk Factors, Poster Presentation - The Epidemiology of Dementia
• Keck School of Medicine of USC Course: Basic Concepts in Global Health, Lecture - Disabilities
• Keck School of Medicine of USC Course: Tuberculosis, Mini-Lecture - Addressing Tuberculosis in China
• Keck School of Medicine of USC Course: Neglected Tropical Diseases, Lecture - Soil Mediated Helminthes: A Community-based Education Approach

Research

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

• Research Assistant, USC School of Pharmacy - Alkana Lab
• Research Assistant, USC Brain and Creativity Institute - Music Lab, A-Z Lab

PRESENTATIONS:

• USC Undergraduate Symposium for Scholarly/Creative Work 2013, Poster Presentation Honorable Mention (Third Place)
• USC Undergraduate Symposium for Scholarly and Creative Work 2012, Poster Presentation
• UC Berkeley California Cognitive Science Conference 2012, Poster Presentation

Journalism

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

• Trojan Health Connection, Senior Editor
• USCience Review, Associate Editor

PUBLICATIONS/ARTICLES

Cultural Awareness

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

• USC Hindu Student Organization, President
  
• USC Drishti Dance Team (Classical), Founding Member
• USC Interfaith Council, Active Member

CONFERENCES:

• APASS CIRCLE (Critical Issues in Race, Class, and Leadership Education) Retreat 2011
  
• Interfaith Leadership Institute, Interfaith Youth Core
• USC Multicultural Leadership Retreat 2012
• Student Multifaith Leadership Conference (SMLC) 2012, Publicity Chair
• Hindu Students Conference (HSC) 2012, 2013, President
• HASC Dharmic American Seva Conference 2012 at the White House, Co-Director
• Stanford University Minority Medical Alliance (SUMMA) Conference 2011

PRESENTATIONS:

• Interviewee - "Have a Little Faith" Segment on Hinduism
  
• Opening Address - Hindu Students Conference 2013
• Opening Address - USC HSO Diwali 
• Opening Address - USC Ganesh Pooja 
• Interfaith Panelist - USC Hindu Students Conference 2012

HONORS & AWARDS

ACADEMIC DISTINCTIONS:

• USC Order of the Arete (graduate distinction)
  
• USC Discovery Scholar (research distinction)
  • USC Provost's Fellow
  • USC SOAR Grant Awardee
• USC Dean's List (2010-2014)
• National Merit Scholar
  • USC Presidential Scholar
• USC Resident Honors Student

PRESENTATION AWARDS:

• USC Global Health Case Competition Gold Medalist
  
• USC Global Health Case Competition Silver Medalist
• USC Undergraduate Symposium for Scholarly and Creative Work Bronze Medalist (Honorable Mention)

HONOR SOCIETIES:

• Golden Key International Honor Society
  
• Psi Chi International Honor Society for Psychology
• Trojan Scholar Society

SCHOLARSHIPS:

• Carson Scholar 
  
• Diamond State Scholar
• Florence Lankersheim Scholar (USC)
• Beryl J. McManus Endowed Scholar (USC)
• Sylas & Rose Marx Meyer Scholar (USC)