Vanessa T. Damm, Curriculum Vitae

	POSTGRADUATE TRAINING:
Specialty Areas	Surgical Physician Assistant, Orthopedic Physician Assistant, Orthopedic Urgent Care
Certifications	Da Vinci Robotic Surgery First Assist Fundamental Critical Care Support Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider Basic Life Support Provider
Licensure	National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants License State of Connecticut Physician Assistant License State of Connecticut Controlled Substance License Drug Enforcement Administration License
Resident 2017	Physician Assistant Surgical Residency Program Norwalk Hospital/Yale University School of Medicine Norwalk, CT
	EDUCATION:
PA & Masters 2016	Master of Health Sciences / Physician Assistant Certification Duke University Physician Assistant Program Durham, NC
Undergraduate 2009	Bachelor of Science, Molecular and Cellular Biology Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD Dean’s List- 2008, 2009 Recipient of Drive Your Future Scholarship and Glenville Child Care Merit Award
	HOSPITAL AFFILIATION:
	Norwalk Hospital Norwalk, CT
	PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT:
9/2017 – Present	Orthopedic Physician Assistant Coastal Orthopedics Westport, CT
9/2017	Surgical Physician Assistant Norwalk Hospital Norwalk, CT
9/2016 – 9/2017	Surgical Physician Assistant Resident Norwalk Hospital Norwalk, CT
4/2012 – 5/2014	Medical Assistant Foxhall OB/GYN Associates Washington, DC
6/2009 – 4/2012	Research Assistant Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Bethesda, MD
	VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE:
1/2010 – 8/2014	Emergency Medical Technician, Firefighter Bethesda Chevy-Chase Rescue Squad Bethesda, MD Line Officer (Sergeant): 1/2012-1/2014 Scott M. Sievering Officer of the Year Award: 11/2012 Richard B. Thompson Award for top academic performance in EMT-B class: 3/2011
	SPECIAL SKILLS:
	Proficiency in Cerner, Epic, NextGen and PrimeSUITE EHR systems Basic Laboratory Research Techniques
	PUBLICATIONS:
	Sen A., Damm V.T., Cox R.T. Drosophila clueless is highly expressed in larval neuroblasts, affects mitochondrial localization and suppresses mitochondrial oxidative damage. PLOS One. 2013 January Acknowledgement in: Bellen, H.J. et al. The Drosophila gene disruption project: progress using transposons with distinctive site specificities. Genetics. 2011 July Acknowledgement in: Tootle, T.L. and Spradling A.C. Drosophila Pxt: a cyclooxygenase-like facilitator of follicle mutation. Development. 2008 March
	PRESENTATIONS & POSTERS:
	Damm, V.T. and Cox, R.T. Characterizing mitochondrial dysfunction in a Drosophila model for TBI. Poster session presented at: 53rd Annual Drosophila Research Conference; 2012 March 7-11; Chicago, IL. Damm, V.T. and Spradling, A.C. Unidentifiable role of abelson tyrosine kinase in Drosophila escort cells. Poster session presented at: 48th Annual Midwest Developmental Biology Meeting; 2009 May 29-31; Iowa City, IA.

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