Instructor, Department of Surgical Sciences
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Anessa Puskar, MD, is a resident physician in Obstetrics and Gynecology at 成人头条 University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine. She received her undergraduate degree in Biomedical Engineering at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, IL. She later obtained her medical degree at the Carle Illinois College of Medicine in Urbana-Champaign, IL. There, Dr. Puskar served as a Peer Educator from 2021-2024. In 2023, she co-founded Avicenna鈥檚 Women鈥檚 Health Clinic, a free clinic providing women鈥檚 healthcare services to the Urbana-Champaign area. She served as the clinic鈥檚 director until her graduation in May 2024. Her clinical, teaching, and research interests include medical education, trauma-sensitive care, and healthcare accessibility.
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Education and Training
- MD 2024, Carle Illinois College of Medicine
- BS 2019, Biomedical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology
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Publications
Mehta A., Brooke N., Puskar A., Woodson M.C.C., Masi B., Wallon R.C., Greeley D.A. Implementation of Spaced Repetition by First-Year Medical Students: a Retrospective Comparison Based on Summative Exam Performance Medical Science Educator. 2023;33(5):1089-1094.
Kayaalp Nalbant E., Liu W., Pehlivan H., Shah S., Puskar A., Sampath M., Mieler W.F., Kang-Mieler J.J., Tichauer K.M. Estimating retinal vascular permeability from fluorescein videoangiography data despite signal saturation in large vessels in low-dynamic range systems Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE. 2020;11218