Tag: Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine

Clinical Professor of Family Medicine Serves as FHP Chief Surgeon

After retiring from a nearly 30-year career in graduate medical education, Dr. Bradley Feuer, DO, JD, clinical professor of family medicine at the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, now serves full-time as chief surgeon for the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP).  Dr. Feuer was appointed as Regional Director of the college’s Palm Beach Academic Center in 1996, was the first to serve as vice-president of the college’s Consortium for Excellence in Medical Education in 1999, and eventually was appointed as clinical assistant dean, in 2013. He remains active in medical education by providing lectures to his former programs.

While he remains on the college’s faculty, Dr. Feuer is now responsible for promoting the health and safety of Florida’s state troopers. With a team of two other volunteer physicians (one responsible for the state’s Northern region, the other for the Southern region), Dr. Feuer oversees a program that enhances the quality of routine, specialty and hospital care available to troopers, provides medical support to Special Response Teams, educates members on matters pertaining to health and medicine, coordinates care of sick and injured troopers by working with providers and families, provides consultation and advice to command, and offers medical direction to a state-wide peer support team. He has been a member of an Active Shooter Working Group for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and participated as a subject matter expert for a workshop on critical infrastructure Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Sector risk assessment for Health Human Services (HHS)/Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR).

Sworn as an auxiliary state trooper since 2003, Dr. Feuer has been a leader in the law enforcement peer support community, and has worked with the International Association of Chiefs of Police to promote the use of evidence-based concepts into the provision of peer support.  While Clinical Assistant Dean and Designated Institutional Official/Regional Director of Medical Education for the Palm Beach Consortium for Graduate Medical Education (PBCGME), Dr. Feuer brought these concepts, honed in law enforcement, to GME operations.  Each of PBCGME’s residency programs had residents who served as volunteer peer support team members and worked with the resources of the Consortiums Psychiatry Residency and direction of a Psychiatry attending, to provide psychological first aid in response to the needs of all residents and students, consortium wide.

“The Florida Highway Patrol is one of the nation’s premier law enforcement agencies,” he said. “To be able to serve the citizens of the State of Florida by supporting the men and women of the Patrol is a true honor.”

Posted 10/09/22

Virtual Event: ‘Humans 2.0: The Ethical Controversy of Human Upgrades,’ Oct. 19

The NSU Center for Applied Humanities and Lifelong Learning Institute Members Advisory Committee are proud to co-sponsor an upcoming virtual event, “Humans 2.0: The Ethical Controversy of Human Upgrades,” on Wednesday, October 19, from 7 to 9 p.m.

This collaborative event, which brings together the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences and the Kirin C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, features a debate between noted transhumanism scholars, James Hughes, Ph.D. (University of Massachusetts) and Susan Levin, Ph.D. (Smith College), as they consider the pros and cons of biotechnological enhancement.

The event will be moderated by Vicki Toscano, J.D., Ph.D.,  and Jeremy Weissman, Ph.D., from the Department of Humanities and Politics.  The event is free and open to the public, but webinar registration is required.  Please contact Marlisa Santos, Ph.D. (santosm@nova.edu), Director of the NSU Center for Applied Humanities with questions.

Event in Orlando Allows NSU to Reconnect with Alumni

Nova Southeastern University recently held an event in Orlando for alumni from NSU’s College of Dental Medicine and the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine. Alumni from the region, NSU President and CEO Dr. George L. Hanbury II, Dean Elaine M. Wallace from the College of Osteopathic Medicine, and Dean Steven I. Kaltman from the College of Dental Medicine attended the event, which was held August 4 at the Interlachen Country Club in Winter Park.

Maintaining connections with those who graduated is vital for a robust and vibrant university. Having pride in where you earned your degree is something NSU works hard to cultivate and nurture. To that end, the university’s Alumni Relations Department schedules events in various parts of Florida and the nation for alumni to meet, network and catch up on old times.

Posted 08/14/22

INIM Clinic Provides Traditional Chinese Medicine Services

Hey NSU!

Did you know that the Institute for Neuro-Immune Medicine’s Clinic now provides several traditional Chinese medicine services?

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioners use various mind and body practices as well as herbal products to address health problems such as pain, stress, fatigue, headache, irritable bowel syndrome, constipation, nausea, menopause, inflammation, weight loss/gain, and insomnia.

Services include:

  • Acupuncture – very thin needles are inserted into the skin at targeted points on the body which stimulates a relaxation response in the body, regulating immune function, and reducing symptoms. It has been approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) with clinical benefits to various diseases & syndromes.
  • Cupping – glass cups are placed on your back, stomach, arms, legs or other parts of your body and with the use of a vacuum or suction force which pulls the skin upward. Cupping regulates immune responses to inflammation and autoimmune disorders. Used for joint pains, myalgias, migraines, stress, anxiety, and improving circulation.
  • Moxibustion – A form of a dried plant is burned near the surface of the skin that can help with aches and pains, warms the body, helps strengthen the immune system, and re-balances auto-immune diseases.
  • Sound/Vibrational Therapy – Sound vibrations relax the mind & body and promote circulation, energy flow, and rejuvenation.
  • Chinese Herbs & Vitamin/Supplement Advice – The use of plants and natural substances for therapy or medicinal purposes.
  • Breathing & Meditation Exercises – Meditation stimulates immune system brain-function regions, uniting the mind, body, and spirit into a powerful triad.
  • Nutritional Medicine – Many medical conditions can be prevented or treated effectively with the use of dietary modifications and nutritional supplements.

Interested in these services? Set up an appointment today at our Davie or Kendall clinic! Have patients who may be interested in these services? Please, refer them to us!

You can set up an appointment at our clinic by calling: (954) 262-2850.

Posted 06/05/22

Student’s Nonprofit Donates Medical Supplies to Ukraine

 

Farquhar Honors College junior Alexandra Lugo is a changemaker with a passion for helping others. Dedicated to turning her compassion into action, she created a nonprofit organization called The Children’s Charity to help children suffering from chronic diseases. Through service and advocacy, Lugo and her charity have impacted the lives of thousands of families, including, most recently, the war victims in Ukraine. Partnering with Brothers for Others, another nonprofit organization, Lugo’s charity collected more than $10,000 worth of hygiene and medical supplies to ship to the victims along the Poland-Ukraine border.

The donation drive was a student-led initiative with contributions from more than 30 small businesses, organizations, and schools across South Florida—including NSU. Lugo’s charity empowers the youth to catalyze positive change through ambassador and volunteer programs that allow students to work at the forefront of meaningful projects like this one. These projects give high school students valuable service and leadership experience.

“I strongly believe in the butterfly effect, and one of the goals of my organization is to [show] others [through] example and mentorship, that no matter your age or resources, you can make a significant impact on your community,” Lugo said. “Love and service are contagious, and I believe it is everyone’s responsibility to spread it.”

Lugo was inspired to create her charity after volunteering in healthcare settings from a young age and witnessing the power of community and understanding in helping the patient experience. Her charity raises awareness of pediatric diseases and has collected more than $50,000 worth of supplies for children at local hospitals. The most fulfilling part for Lugo is connecting with and supporting the suffering children and their families, something she strives to continue to do.

Lugo is currently pursuing her bachelor’s degree in behavioral neuroscience and is enrolled in NSU’s Dual Admission program to obtain a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.). She hopes to dedicate her future career as a physician to providing patients with healthcare that emphasizes compassion and the patient-healthcare worker relationship.

“The Children’s Charity [and] my research, academic work, and leadership positions all share a focus on preventive and compassionate medicine, student-led service, and advocacy,” Lugo said. “This is what I love, simply put. Many of the skills I have learned in the classroom have driven me in my charity work. The mentors and professors I have had as a student have without a doubt had a huge influence [on] my endeavors.”

Learn more about The Children’s Charity.

Posted 5/22/22

Professor, Alumna Will Be Honored Mental Health Work

Thomas Smith and Sheryl Zayas of Care Resource Community Health Centers Inc. are being honored by Mental Health America of Southeast Florida for their positive impact on the mental wellness of others in South Florida during their 26th Annual Epic Awards on Wednesday, May 25.

The Exceptional People Impacting the Community (EPIC) awards are presented to members of the community who have exhibited exceptional service through their actions, advocacy, leadership or service delivery to the most vulnerable in our community.

Zayas attended medical school at Nova Southeastern University and received a medical degree in osteopathic medicine. Smith also serves as an adjunct professor at Nova Southeastern University at the Center of Psychological Studies at the Broward, Palm Beach, and Hillsborough County campuses.

Interdisciplinary NSU Team Presents Research in Philadelphia

Group photo in front of the Love Statue in Center City Philadelphia. Bottom Row (left to right): Akshata Sastry, Alina Poothurail, Emily Schmitt Lavin, Luzcarime Saco Vertiz, Caroline Roy, Sanjana Vadlamudi, and Isadora Rocha De Abreu. Top Row (left to right): Varun Andrews, Ryan Luib, Espélancia Bell, Pujita Julakanti, Carol Manikkuttiyil, Rajin Persaud, Alexander Lavin.

A team of 23 NSU delegates representing the College of Psychology neuroscience major, Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine public health major, Institute for Neuro-Immune Medicine, Halmos College of Arts and Sciences (HCAS) biology and chemistry majors, Farquhar Honors College and the Nova (K-12) Public Schools traveled together to present their research as part of the NSU Chapter of the American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB).

They joined thousands of presenters including coauthors from Grandview University, Xavier University, Ursinus College, Rochester Institute of Technology, and University of Florida. The conference brought together five national scientific societies at the 2022 Experimental Biology conference held in Philadelphia, Pa. (April 2-5) https://www.experimentalbiology.org/. Research was presented at a variety of poster sessions and at a Spotlight Session on Teaching Strategies and Lessons Learned During COVID-19 chaired by HCAS Assistant Professor Arthur Sikora.

HCAS biology major Rachel Keating received the ASBMB Society Travel Award. Projects were funded by the National Science Foundation Improving Undergraduate STEM Education Initiative and the Sigma Xi Science, Math, and Engineering Education Grant. HCAS Assistant Director of Graduate Admissions, Megan Troy, presented the Master of Science in Biological Sciences Health Studies and Research Concentrations at graduate program fairs held by the ASBMB and the American Physiology Society (APS).

The projects presented by the team were the following:

  • Arthur Sikora, Bonnie Hall, Steven Mills, Rebecca Roberts, and Paul Craig. You gotta work, BASIL! Reimagining an established CURE to provide high-quality digital learning experiences that are intentionally equitable, inclusion and accessible for all students.
  • Emily Schmitt Lavin, Varun Andrews, Espélancia Bell, Kenneth Bui, Vincent Do, Neha Joshi, Alexander Lavin, Carol Manikkuttiyil, Shashank Nutalapati, Alina Poothurail, Caroline Roy, Sanjana Vadlamudi, Shawn McQuaid , Michele Parsons, Aarti Raja . The Nova Hydroculture Project: Bringing a community of science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) learners together to grow a unique garden.
  • Isadora Rocha De Abreu, Allison Barkdull, Travis Craddock. A computational analysis of colchicine structural analogs as potential microtubule destabilizing agents.
  • Rachel Keating , Luzcarime Saco Vertiz, Victor Manly, Akshata Sastry, Santanu De , Arthur Sikora. Quantification of Learning Gains in a Science CURE: Leveraging learning objectives to substantiate and validate the benefits of experiential education.
  • Emily Schmitt Lavin, Lyla Abbas, Aisha Abdool, Jordan Nichole Carreras, Jose Diaz, Seethal Doki, Rachel Harris, Heidi Hellenbrand, Pujita Julakanti, Brianna Lacasse, Sanjana Likki, Ryan Luib, Rathika Manikandan, Carol Manikkuttiyil, Saimi Reyes, Isadora Rocha De Abreu, Vibha Sankavaram, Tassnime Sebaei, Chino Villanueva, Arthur Sikora. Creating a learning model where students practice the scientific process through protein modeling.

NSU had additional research presented by groups from the College of Pharmacy (Abstract 532.8) and the Rumbaugh-Goodwin Institute for Cancer Research (Abstract 576.6) at the Conference.

Posted 04/24/22

Student Tobacco Use Project Shows Outstanding Early Results

NSU’s Student Tobacco Use Education and Prevention Project is a product of many outstanding students, faculty, academic, and community partners who have worked so diligently and effectively to develop and implement the project.

This project has been designed to promote community awareness of the immense importance of tobacco cessation and prevention by utilizing teams of dedicated students from the Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine’s many health professions training programs to develop a series of monthly social media posts and emails focusing on the deleterious health impact of tobacco use.

Toward this end, eight sets of posts were developed and disseminated on our AHEC Facebook Page, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter accounts during the initial phase of our pilot period. This monthly series of posts highlighted the impact of tobacco use on health areas such as: (1) Oral Cancer; (2) Lung Cancer; (3) Cardiovascular Disease; (4) Other Cancers; (5) Emphysema and Chronic Lung Disease; and (6) Reproductive and Pregnancy Complications. Two additional sets of posts were also developed and disseminated, including: (7) The Impact of Tobacco Use on Poor COVID Outcomes; and (8) a special Video Posting also focusing on Tobacco and Cancer. To assure for maximum spread of these social media messages throughout the community, we developed a Founders Group (recently renamed our Tobacco Champions Circle) to support and disseminate these monthly sets of posts.

Our early results are outstanding and well beyond our initial expectations. Our Tobacco Champions Circle has already grown to more than 250 individuals and community organizations. Our posts have already had more than 150,000 views and several thousand engagements (e.g., likes, comments, shares). In addition, many major organizations have learned about our Group Tobacco Cessation Services from these posts and are now interested in bringing these services to their patients, clients, and employees.

A new set of student teams will be developing posts highlighting the impact of tobacco use on health areas such as (1) Diabetes; (2) Rheumatoid Arthritis; (3) Ocular Disease; (4) Wellness; and (5) Tobacco Use in the LGBTQ Community. A sixth team will focus on designing special holiday posts such as “New Year’s Resolutions to Quit Smoking” and/or an “All I Want for Christmas is For You to Stop Smoking” appeal.

“As we continue in this second phase of our pilot period, we want to thank you and all of the many fine members of our Champions Circle for all of your ongoing support and efforts to date,” said Steven B. Zucker, D.M.D, M.Ed., Director of the Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Program. “We hope that you and everyone in our Champions Circle takes enormous pride in what you have already helped achieve; and we certainly look forward to continue working with you on this important mission going forward.”

Posted 04/10/22

Neuroscience Research Event – Call for Presenters! Deadline Feb. 14

Do you do neuroscience or related work? Want to connect with other NSU researchers and practitioners doing similar work? Sign up to be a “Presenter” (brief 3-minute presentation) at this upcoming collaboration event to be held Monday, March 7, from noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom (registration due Feb. 14): https://tinyurl.com/Neuro-Present22. Not interested in presenting but still want to listen in, with the option to chat during breakout sessions? Please forward this invite to colleagues! Contact GRANTLAB@nova.edu with questions.

Posted 02/01/22

Learn the Keys to Successful Research Collaborations, Feb. 7

We invite you to attend this interactive event featuring two successful research groups sharing their collaboration stories. This “Keys to Successful Research Collaborations” event will occur on Monday, February 7, from noon to 1:30 p.m. via Zoom.

It will feature presentations and Q&A with NSU faculty members Nancy Klimas, M.D., who established a multi-disciplinary research and clinical program that is taking a systems biology approach to understanding complex medical illnesses; and Gary Cravens, M.D., M.S., whose diverse research efforts led to collaboration with Louis Nemzer, Ph.D., B.A., and colleagues to evaluate seizure prediction in epilepsy patients.

Register to attend this *virtual* event at tinyurl.com/Collaboration-Success-2022. Questions? Contact GRANTLAB@nova.edu

Posted 01/18/22

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