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Safwan Elkhatib, M.D., Ph.D.

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University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NEMD, PhD05/2024PhD (Physiology); MD
Iowa State University, Ames, IABS05/2016Kinesiology & Health
awards and honors
2020 - 2024
NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Fellowship (F30)
2019 - 2020
AHA Predoctoral Fellowship
2024
GHHS Service Project Fellowship
2022
Jefferson Award, UNMC (most outstanding PhD dissertation)
2021
Young Investigator Award, SFRBM
2021
Michael Irwin Travel Award, PNIRS
2020
Lasker Essay Award

Overview
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Currently a resident physician in Anesthesiology at Brigham & Women's Hospital in the Harvard Anesthesia research track. I completed my MD-PhD at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 2024, having completed my PhD work in Integrative Physiology in the lab of Dr. Adam Case (now at Texas A&M), investigating how the nervous and immune systems interact to influence physiology in psychosocial trauma.

I am passionate about the space where basic science intersects with clinical medicine to ultimately improve the lives of patients; my ideal future career is atop the three-legged stool of academic medicine as a clinician, researcher, and educator.

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  1. F30HL154535 (ELKHATIB, SAFWAN KIJANA) Sep 1, 2020 - Aug 31, 2024
    NIH
    Neuroimmune contributions to hypertension sensitization in a preclinical model of PTSD
    Role: Principal Investigator
  2. 20PRE35080059 (Safwan Elkhatib) Nov 1, 2019 - Jul 1, 2020
    American Heart Association
    Neuroimmune contributions to hypertension sensitization in a preclinical model of PTSD
    Role Description: Relinquished early secondary to NIH F30 fellowship.
    Role: Principal Investigator

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