Academic Overview.
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

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 (2019)
ACLS (2017)

LANGUAGES

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

MD & Beyond.

Electives & Skills Training
Design & Innovation
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
  • Co-Founder & Strategist, DICE AR VR Initiative at Jefferson
  • Project 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:
  • 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:
  • Upcoming White Paper: Designing for Medicine
Refugee Health
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
  • Vice President, Refugee Health Partners at Jefferson
  • SEWA International - Bhutanese American Organization of Philadelphia (BAOP) Clinic (2014-2015)
  • Refugee Health Partners (RHP) Clinics at BAOP (2014-present)
  • Community Initiative on Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Conference 2014 (Harrisburg, PA)
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:
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:
  • Primary Co-Investigator, VR in Cardiac Rehabilitation Study (2017-2018)
    • Capstone Advisor for Jefferson MS Basic Medical Sciences Degree Candidate (2017-2018)
  • Research Lead, Smart Rooms Project at Jefferson (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
PUBLICATIONS:
  • 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.
Journalism Leadership
Other Leadership & Presentations
  • University of Delaware Course: Cultural Perspectives on Food & Nutrition, Guest Lecture (2016) - Hinduism: Food & Festivals
  • Advisor (Founder Emeritus), ZYGO: A Series on Medical Ethics  - USC Levan Institute, USC Harman Academy (through 2014)
HONORS & AWARDS
  • CSF "Twenty Under Thirty" Hall of Fame
  • Foerderer Award for International Experiences 2015, 2019

MS & BA Resume.

Clinical & Health Experiences
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:
PRESENTATIONS:
Journalism Leadership
Cultural Awareness
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
CONFERENCES:
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:
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:
SCHOLARSHIPS:
  • Carson Scholar 
  • Diamond State Scholar
  • Florence Lankersheim Scholar (USC)
  • Beryl J. McManus Endowed Scholar (USC)
  • Sylas & Rose Marx Meyer Scholar (USC)