Deepak R. Lakshmipathy @DeepakRLakshm
M4 @ILLINOISmed | Former Research Fellow @PennHeadandNeck | @NANO_UCSD Alum | Passionate about medical education 📖 and maintaining a patent airway 💨 Joined March 2022-
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Salivary circulating tumor human papillomavirus DNA (ctHPV DNA) is an acceptably specific test in detecting HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer that would benefit from testing in clinical trials before real-time implementation. ja.ma/4bPqEnD @DeepakRLakshm @raj
Still in disbelief and couldn’t have done it without your amazing mentorship! Excited to share our full paper on the subject has just been published, please check it out ja.ma/4bPqEnD
Still in disbelief and couldn’t have done it without your amazing mentorship! Excited to share our full paper on the subject has just been published, please check it out ja.ma/4bPqEnD
I will never forget this incredible day, and am so thankful and proud to begin training as a surgeon-scientist at Stanford. Infinite thanks to my mentors @StanfordSurgery @OpNotes @maryhawn @DavidASpain @KirchnerVaria @amandakirane @ILLINOISmed @RobertYu_11 @SugunaPappu
Cannot endorse Dr. Rajasekaran’s mentorship enough! I have developed multiple research skills and deliverable publications working as his research fellow this past year. Happy to be a point of contact for anyone interested!
Cannot endorse Dr. Rajasekaran’s mentorship enough! I have developed multiple research skills and deliverable publications working as his research fellow this past year. Happy to be a point of contact for anyone interested!
👩⚕️👨⚕️ Calling all M1-M4 medical students! 🚀 Exciting opportunity to take a year off for paid ENT clinical research @Penn_ENT 🌐 Interested? Send your CV and cover letter to [email protected]. Let's dive into the world of research together! 🏥💡 #MedicalResearch #ENT…
May have taken one too many photos with the iconic sign and overindulged on amazing food but that’s just what you do in Boston! Thank you #ACSCC23 for an amazing past few days and eager to improve surgical education with the rest of the ACS Medical Student Task Force
Excited for day 2 at #ACSCC23 Medical students, please come meet us at 10:30AM at 153ABC! The Medical Student Task Force wants to hear from you on how we can better assist aspiring surgeons @AliceLiZhou @EmmaFSheedy @LucyYangMed @sofiasirocchi @cass_buchignani @AmCollSurgeons
Excited for day 2 at #ACSCC23 Medical students, please come meet us at 10:30AM at 153ABC! The Medical Student Task Force wants to hear from you on how we can better assist aspiring surgeons @AliceLiZhou @EmmaFSheedy @LucyYangMed @sofiasirocchi @cass_buchignani @AmCollSurgeons
Had a wonderful time presenting as a first-time attendee at #OTOMTG2023 ! Already counting the days until I can reconnect with everyone next year in Miami
Honored to have had the chance to give 2 different talks at #AHNS2023 Thanks once again to my mentor @RajasekaranMD and cannot wait to delve deeper into all the exciting topics introduced this past weekend. À la prochaine fois Montréal!
Stayed down till I came up, I did it I did it I did it #match2023
Had a wonderful time representing @ILLINOISmed via the OSR at #AAMC22 Learned so much and cannot wait to implement all the new, exciting changes happening in medical education!
Still in disbelief that I earned an award amidst all the amazing clinical research posters presented at the medical student poster session. Thank you once again to the judges and all the staff for making #ACSCC2022 such a memorable experience!
Excellent talks by @steve_pletcher , @JenniferLaFemi1 and the rest of the panelists at #ACSCC22 this morning! Always appreciate transparency and student advocacy in navigating this unknown Pass/Fail world 👏
Honored to have had the chance to present my group’s work at #ACSCC22 @ZacharySMeade @michael_pozin Can’t wait for all that day 2 has in store!
Hi #MedTwitter and #surgtwitter! My name is Deepak, and I am a M2 at the Carle Illinois College of Medicine. I cannot wait to connect with others in this community and learn from their amazing examples.

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