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Ankush Chandra, MD, Resident Physician, Detroit, MI, DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital & University Health Center

AnkushChandraMDMS

Resident Physician • Detroit, MI

Medical Student (M.D)

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Summary

  • Ankush Chandra is a 3rd year medical student at the Wayne State University School of Medicine who is dedicated to pursuing a neurological surgery residency with a goal of becoming a neurosurgeon-scientist.

    Ankush is passionate about advancing knowledge within neurosurgery through high quality basic science and clinical research. During 2017-2018, he was awarded the prestigious Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) research fellowship to conduct full-time translational and basic science research for 1 year in the laboratory of Dr. Manish K. Aghi at the Department of Neurological Surgery at UCSF, where Ankush has been conducting both clinical and basic science research since 2015. Ankush is a recipient of numerous grants and awards for research in the field of organized neurosurgery. He has published extensively and has presented his work at numerous national conferences.

    Ankush is also a medical student member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS), AANS/CNS Tumor Section, Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO), American Medical Association (AMA) and has been elected into the prestigious AANS Young Neurosurgeons Committee (among 1 of 2 medical students elected in North America annually). He is enthusiastic about engaging with and broadening the impact of organized neurosurgery within field of medicine.

Education & Training

  • University of California San Francisco
    University of California San FranciscoHHMI Medical Research Fellow, 2017
  • Wayne State University School of Medicine
    Wayne State University School of MedicineClass of 2020, MD, AOA (Inducted Junior Year)
  • Boston University School of Medicine
    Boston University School of MedicineMS, 2013 - 2015
  • Massachusetts General Hospital/ Harvard Medical School
    Massachusetts General Hospital/ Harvard Medical SchoolResearch Associate, Neurology, 2011 - 2013
  • Boston University
    Boston UniversityBA, Neuroscience and Biology, Distinction in Neuroscience, 2007 - 2011

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • The cerebral circulation and cerebrovascular disease I: Anatomy  
    Chandra A, Li WA, Stone CR, Geng X, Ding Y, Brain Circulation, 7/18/2017
  • The cerebral circulation and cerebrovascular disease II: Pathogenesis of cerebrovascular disease  
    Chandra A, Stone CR, Li WA, Geng X, Ding Y, Brain Circulation, 7/18/2017
  • The cerebral circulation and cerebrovascular disease III: Stroke  
    Chandra A, Stone CR, Du X, Li WA, Huber M, Bremer R, Geng X, Ding Y, Brain Circulation, 7/18/2017

Books/Book Chapters

  • Hypoxia and Human Diseases 
    Chapter: Hypothermia in Stroke Therapy: Systemic versus Local Application 
    Page 179 - 209Huber M, Duan HL, Chandra A, Li F, Wu L, Guan L, Geng X, Ding Y.Editors: Jing Zheng, Chi Zhou.InTechEdition 1,2017

Professional Memberships

  • American Association of Neurological Surgeons
    Member
  • Congress of Neurological Surgeons
    Member
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
    Member
  • American Medical Association
    Member
  • Society for Neuro-Oncology
    Member
  • AANS Young Neurosurgeons Committee (YNC)
    Medical Student Representative,

Other Languages

  • Hindi

Hospital Affiliations

External Links

  • LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ankush-chandra/
  • ResearchGatehttps://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ankush_Chandra
  • PubMedhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=ankush+chandra

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