Ashish Vankara, MD, MBA

Training as an orthopaedic surgery resident, where I’m focused on developing the clinical and technical skills to care for patients across the spectrum of musculoskeletal health. Alongside my surgical training, I am actively engaged in work at the intersection of health policy, medical education, and digital innovation.

Responsible for performing due diligence and market research analysis/diagnostic market mapping, focusing on early-stage startups that apply AI/big data to diagnostics and digital therapeutics

Utilized CRIPSR/Cas9 transcriptional activators targeting relevant genes to derive engraftable skeletal muscle cells in mice

Developed a novel tissue oxygenation sensor

Distinctions: Dean's Scholarship

Distinctions: NIH TL1 Scholar, McFarland Scholarship Activities and Societies: South Asian Medical Students Association (SAMSA), Mary Elizabeth Garrett Surgical Society, Orthopaedic Surgery Interest Group, JH Medical Students Instagram Page, Medical Student Senate, Peer Mentor, International Rescue Committee, Student Wellness Initiative

Distinctions: Magna Cum Laude, Tau Beta Pi Honors Society, Graduation with Departmental Distinction in Biomedical Engineering, Dean's list with distinction (x2), Dean's list (x6), Activities and Societies: DukEngineer Magazine, Duke Diya, Happy Kids Healthy Kids, Biomedical Engineering Design Fellow, Gersbach Lab, Chemistry Peer Tutor, Duke Hospice Volunteer, Durham VA Volunteer, The Sigma Chi Fraternity Selected Undergraduate Coursework: Linear Algebra, Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations, Organic Chemistry (I & II), Quantitative Physiology, Biostatistics, Biochemistry, Signals & Systems, Diagnostic Imaging Systems, Medical Instrumentation, Intro to the US Healthcare System, Medical Device Software Design, Biological Transport Systems, Biochemistry, Biology by Design