Gaps in informed consent for intimate exams under anesthesia
Habib DRS*, Lin G*, Langerman A. Gaps in informed consent for intimate exams under anesthesia. Ann Surg. Ann Surg. 2024. doi:10.1097/SLA.0000000000006568
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Education
- Johns Hopkins University, B.A. in Biophysics and Minor in Bioethics, Aug 2018-Dec 2021
- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, M.D., July 2022-May 2026 (expected)
Medical Technology
- Oct 2024-Present: Consultant
- Merge Medical Device Studio
- Sep 2024-Present: Student Researcher
- Informatics Innovation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Mentor: Daniel Fabbri, PhD
- April 2023-Aug 2023: Clinical Trial Coordinator
- GI Windows Surgical
Clinical Research
- April 2023-Present: Student Researcher
- Section of Surgical Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Mentor: Aimal Khan, MD
- Nov 2022-Present: Student Researcher
- Surgical Analytics Lab and Surgical Ethics Program, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Mentor: Alexander Langerman, MD, SM
- Jan 2022-July 2022: Research Program Coordinator
- Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins Medicine
- Mentor: Sara Johnson, PhD, MPH
- Sep 2020-Dec 2021: Student Researcher
- Neuro-Oncology Surgical Outcomes Lab, Johns Hopkins Medicine
- Mentor: Debraj Mukherjee, MD, MPH
- Oct 2018-Jan 2020: Research Assistant
- Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine
- Mentor: Bonnielin Swenor, PhD, MPH
Cancer Wet Lab
- Jan 2019-Dec 2021: Student Researcher
- Institute for NanoBioTechnology, Johns Hopkins University
- Mentor: Konstantinos Konstantopoulos, PhD
- June 2020-Aug 2020: Research Assistant
- Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, Virginia Tech Carilion
- Mentor: Samy Lamouille, PhD
Addiction Research
- Jan 2022-July 2022 & Summer 2021: Postbaccalaureate Fellow and Summer Intern
- Technology and Translational Research Unit, National Institute on Drug Abuse
- Mentor: Brenda Curtis, PhD, MsPH
- June 2020-July 2022: Student Investigator
- Johns Hopkins University
- Mentor: Andrew Cherlin, PhD
COVID-19 Research
- Mar 2021-May 2022: Research Assistant
- Disability Health Research Center, Johns Hopkins University
- Mentor: Bonnielin Swenor, PhD, MPH
- June 2020-Jan 2021: Student Researcher
- CoronaNet
- Mentor: Robert Kubinec, PhD
Community Service
- Jan 2024-Present: Student Mentor, Future is NOW (Non-violent Options Win) Nashville – Future Healers Network
- Jan 2024-Present: Health Educator, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Social Mission Committee
- Aug 2022-Present: Coordinator and Student Clinician, Shade Tree Free Clinic
- Jan 2021-July 2022: Community Health Design and Social Innovation Intern, Johns Hopkins Sibley Memorial Hospital
- Dec 2019-Feb 2020: Hospice Volunteer, Gilchrist Hospice Center
- June 2015-Aug 2019: Hospital Volunteer, LewisGale Medical Center
Leadership
- July 2024-Present: Honor Council Representative, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Student Government
- Aug 2021-June 2022: Community Assistant, Nine East 33rd Student Apartments
- Jan 2020-Dec 2021: Teaching Assistant, Johns Hopkins University Organic Chemistry Lab
- June 2018-Aug 2019: Tennis Instructor, North Cross School
Medically Relevant Undergraduate Clubs
- Sep 2019-Dec 2021: Medical Ethics Discussion Leader, Johns Hopkins University Medical Ethics Discussion Panel
- Sep 2019-Dec 2021: Head of Medical Humanities Section, Johns Hopkins University Hippocrates Medical Review
Honors, Awards, and Grants
- 2024: Medical Student Research Initiation Grant ($4,000), American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
- 2024: Honorable Mention, Vanderbilt University Medical Center 42nd Annual Research Forum
- 2024: National Institute on Drug Abuse Featured Paper of the Month (April)
- 2022: National Institute on Drug Abuse Featured Paper of the Month (October)
- 2022: PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation Award ($2,500)
- 2021: Hopkins Office of Undergraduate Research Advance Fund Recipient ($1,000)
- 2019-21: Three-Time HCA Healthcare Scholar ($6,000 total), Magazine Feature
- 2020: Johns Hopkins University Provost’s Undergraduate Research Award ($3,000), Magazine Feature
- 2019: Johns Hopkins University Sigma Phi Epsilon Most Balanced Man Finalist
- 2019: Johns Hopkins University Creative Writing Contest Winner
- 2018: Roanoke Valley Tennis Association Fred Rawlings Memorial Scholar ($500)
Professional and Honor Associations
- 2024–: American College of Surgeons
- 2022–: Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, Alpha Chapter of Maryland
- 2021–: Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society, Beta Circle
Elective Coursework
- 2022-23: Vanderbilt Program in Interprofessional Learning
- 2023: Medical Photography Spring Elective
- 2023: Plastic Surgery Spring Elective
- 2022: Neurosurgery Fall Elective
Skills
- Clinical: Patient interviewing, chart review, informed consent, IRB approval
- Computer: R, Python, MATLAB, Microsoft Excel, SQL, Unix, REDCap, Java, Canva, ImageJ, Pajek, PyMOL
- Language: Conversational French
- Wet Lab: Western Blot, RT-qPCR, cell culture, microfluidic device synthesis, DNA/RNA/protein extraction, bacterial transformation, immunofluorescence, nanodrop spectrophotometry
Publications
Association of neoadjuvant immunotherapy with postoperative major morbidity after oncologic surgery
Habib DRS*, Shou M*, Phillips RH, Pickens A, Hawkins A, Idrees K, Khan A. Association of neoadjuvant immunotherapy with postoperative major morbidity after oncologic surgery. Ann Surg Onc. 2024;31(13):8508-8513. doi:10.1245/s10434-024-16284-8
Applying social network theory to vaping in high school: Implications for person-centered intervention
Habib DRS, Kady A. Applying social network theory to vaping in high school: Implications for person-centered intervention. Subst Use Misuse. 2024:1-5. doi:10.1080/10826084.2024.2359714
Lived experience matters: Automatic detection of stigma on social media toward people who use substances
Giorgi S, Bellew D, Habib DRS, Sedoc J, Smitterberg C, Devoto A, Himelein-Wachowiak MK, Curtis B. Lived experience matters: Automatic detection of stigma on social media toward people who use substances. Proceedings of the International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media. 2024;18(1):474-487. doi:10.1609/icwsm.v18i1.31328
Impact of neoadjuvant immunotherapy on postoperative complications after surgery for rectal cancer
Shou M*, Habib DRS*, Idrees K, Hawkins A, Ford M, Lee H, Khan B, Khan A. Impact of neoadjuvant immunotherapy on postoperative complications after surgery for rectal cancer. J Surg Onc. doi:10.1002/jso.27694
Overlapping surgery verbiage in informed consent documents
Mitchell MB, Lin G, Prasad K, Habib DRS, Langerman A. Overlapping surgery verbiage in informed consent documents. Ann Surg. 2024. doi:10.1097/SLA.0000000000006324
Comparative outcomes for microvascular free flap monitoring outside the intensive care unit
Stevens MN, Prasad K, Sharma RK, Gallant J-N, Habib DRS, Langerman A, Mannion K, Rosenthal E, Topf MC, Rohde SL. Comparative outcomes for microvascular free flap monitoring outside the intensive care unit. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024;171(2):381-386. doi:10.1002/ohn.780
The association between motor and non-motor symptoms in essential tremor patients being evaluated for deep brain stimulation surgery
Bishay AE, Habib DRS, Lyons AT, Hughes NC, Summers JE, Dhima K, Bick SK. The association between motor and non-motor symptoms in essential tremor patients being evaluated for deep brain stimulation surgery. J Clin Neurosci. 2024;122:59-65. doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2024.03.006
Parents’ trust in COVID-19 messengers and implications for vaccination
Klein LM, Habib DRS, Edwards LV, Hager ER, Berry AA, Connor KA, Calderon G, Liu Y, Johnson SB. Parents’ trust in COVID-19 messengers and implications for vaccination. Am J Health Promot. 2024;38(3):364-374. doi:10.1177/08901171231204480
How often is cancer present in oral cavity re-resections after initial positive margins?
Prasad K, Sharma R, Habib D, Sinard R, Mannion K, Rohde S, Langerman A, Netterville J, Rosenthal E, Lewis J, Topf MC. How often is cancer present in oral cavity re-resections after initial positive margins? Laryngoscope. 2024;134(2)717-724. doi:10.1002/lary.30959
A linguistic analysis of dehumanization toward substance use across three decades of news articles
Giorgi S, Habib DRS, Bellew D, Sherman G, Curtis B. A linguistic analysis of dehumanization toward substance use across three decades of news articles. Front Public Health. 2023;11:1275975. doi:10.3389/fpubh.2023.1275975
The role of primary care in advancing civic engagement and health equity: A conceptual framework
Habib DRS*, Klein LM*, Perrin EM, Perrin AJ, Johnson SB. The role of primary care in advancing civic engagement and health equity: A conceptual framework. Milbank Q. 2023;101(3):731-767. doi:10.1111/1468-0009.12661
Linguistic methodologies to surveil the leading causes of mortality: Scoping review of Twitter for public health data
Lane J, Habib D, Curtis B. Linguistic Methodologies to Surveil the Leading Causes of Mortality: Scoping Review of Twitter for Public Health Data. J Med Internet Res. 2023;25:e39484. doi:10.2196/39484
Role of the media in promoting the dehumanization of people who use drugs
Habib DRS, Giorgi S, Curtis B. Role of the media in promoting the dehumanization of people who use drugs. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2023;49(4):371-380. doi:10.1080/00952990.2023.2180383
Nonsuicidal self-injury and substance use disorders: A shared language of addiction
Giorgi S, Himelein-Wachowiak MK, Habib D, Ungar L, Curtis B. Nonsuicidal self-injury and substance use disorders: A shared language of addiction. Proceedings of the Eighth Workshop on Computational Linguistics and Clinical Psychology. 2022:177-183. doi:10.18653/v1/2022.clpsych-1.15
COVID-19 vaccine website accessibility dashboard
Jo G*, Habib D*, Varadaraj V, Smith J, Epstein S, Zhu J, Yenokyan G, Ayers K, Swenor BK. COVID-19 vaccine website accessibility dashboard. Disabil Health J. 2022;15(3):101325. doi:10.1016/j.dhjo.2022.101325
Dyadic analysis of fragile Middle Eastern states and humanitarian implications of restrictive COVID-19 policies
Habib D, Elmore N, Gulas S, Ruhde N, Mathew D, Parente N. Dyadic analysis of fragile Middle Eastern states and humanitarian implications of restrictive COVID-19 policies. Middle East Law Gov. 2022;14(1):26-61. doi:10.1163/18763375-14010008
AIM against survey fraud
Habib D*, Jha N*. AIM against survey fraud. JAMIA Open. 2021;4(4):ooab099. doi:10.1093/jamiaopen/ooab099
Restriction: The COVID-19 policy type of choice for fragile Middle Eastern states
Habib D. Restriction: The COVID-19 policy type of choice for fragile Middle Eastern states. Cambio. 2020:1-12. doi:10.13128/cambio-9729
Conference Activity
Risk factors and rates for hypocalcemia after pediatric thyroidectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Oral Presentation at Triological Combined Sections Meeting, Orlando, FL, USA
Association of neoadjuvant immunotherapy with postoperative major morbidity after oncologic surgery
Poster at Surgical Outcomes Club Annual Scientific Session, San Francisco, CA, USA
Facilitating primary care connections for emergency department discharge patients
Poster at American Interprofessional Health Collaborative Nexus Summit, Virtual
Impact of neoadjuvant immunotherapy on postoperative complications after oncologic surgery
Oral Presentation at Society of Asian Academic Surgeons Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, USA
Mood and cognitive effects of deep brain stimulation for essential tremor
Poster at American Society and Joint Section of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Biennial Meeting, Nashville, TN, USA
NCCN guideline adherence in rectal cancer and outcomes in low-volume vs. high-volume centers
Oral Presentation at American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting, Baltimore, MD, USA
Augmented reality in facial plastic & reconstructive surgery: A systematic review
Poster at Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings, Chicago, IL, USA
Novel substance use and support themes on Reddit: Lessons for researchers and practitioners
Poster at American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, USA
Flap to floor: Free flap comparative outcomes outside the ICU
Oral Presentation at American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, USA
How often is cancer present in oral cavity re-resections after initial positive margins?
Poster at Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings, Boston, MA, USA
Trends in the dehumanization of people who use drugs in American news articles from 1986 to 2020
Roundtable Presentation at American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, USA
Segregation, coronavirus racial bias, and relationships with COVID-19 distress
Roundtable Presentation at American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, USA
Applying social network theory to vaping in high school: Implications for school-based prevention programs
Oral Presentation at XLII International Social Networks Conference, Virtual
A preliminary network analysis of blighted neighborhoods in Baltimore City
Oral Presentation at XLII International Social Networks Conference, Virtual
The balance between health resource-oriented and restrictive COVID-19 policies in the Middle East
Oral Presentation at COVID-19 Public Health and Social Measures Research Outcome Conference, Virtual
The ethics of restrictions in the Middle East’s COVID-19 response
Oral Presentation at 39th Annual Mid-Atlantic Undergraduate Social Research Conference, Virtual
Nuclear stiffening along with RhoGEF activity regulate RhoA/MyosinII-dependent contractility and cell migration phenotype in confinement
Poster at Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Virtual
Popular Works
Researching the COVID-19 pandemic: New vistas and data limitations
Habib D, Elmore N. Researching the COVID-19 pandemic: New vistas and data limitations. Middle East Law and Governance Blog. Published May 2, 2022. https://blog.brill.com/view/post/guest-post/podcast/researching-the-covid-19-pandemic.xml.
COVID-19 in the Middle East
Habib D. COVID-19 in the Middle East. Asia & The Pacific Policy Society. Published August 14, 2020. https://www.policyforum.net/covid-19-in-the-middle-east/.
Stars, stripes and nicotine addiction
Habib D. Stars, stripes and nicotine addiction. The Roanoke Times. Published September 25, 2019. https://roanoke.com/opinion/commentary/habib-stars-stripes-and-nicotine-addiction/article_26b9a122-2d2f-5d1a-9b23-f0a258e4567c.html.
Undergraduate Journal Articles
- Habib D. Computational analysis on the relationship between state political party dominance and lack of health insurance. Hopkins Undergraduate Research Journal. 2020:44-46.
- Habib D. An act divided: America’s uninsured. The Cornell Healthcare Review. 2019:23-24.
Institutional Presentations
- Habib D. Exposure to people who use drugs influences perceptions about drug-related stigma. Poster presented at: National Institutes of Health Postbac Poster Day; May 20, 2022; Virtual.
- Habib D. Personal encounters and subjective experience: Drug-related stigma perception on social media. Oral presentation at: National Institute on Drug Abuse Research Day; May 18, 2022; Virtual.
- Habib D. Mining digital media to understand the individual and societal impact of substance use disorders. Poster presented at: National Institutes of Health Summer Research Presentation Week; August 4, 2021; Virtual.
- Habib D. Applying a deterministic anonymous incentive method to study high school vaping. Oral presentation at: Johns Hopkins University Day of Undergraduate Research in Engineering, Arts, Medicine, and the Sciences; October 18, 2021; Virtual.
- Habib D. Vape use in high school social networks. Oral presentation at: Johns Hopkins University Undergraduate Research Symposium; October 27, 2020; Virtual.