Education

• M.D. '00, New York Medical College
• Internship, Internal Medicine, Westchester Medical Center
• Residency, Anesthesiology, New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
• Residency, Nuclear Medicine, New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell

Publications

• Tewfik G, Minzter B, Chiao F, et. al. "Narrative Review of Electronic Health Record Systems in Anesthesia: Benefits, Risks, and Medico-Legal Considerations in the United States of America." Journal of medical systems, 49(1), (2025) 87. doi: 10.1007/s10916-025-02221-z
• Smith S, Yaghoubian S, Wecksell M, et. al. "New US State Laws Conflict With ACGME Common Program Requirements." Journal of graduate medical education, 17(2), (2025) 159-161. doi: 10.4300/JGME-D-24-00647.1
• Xie J, Gessner D, Ramaswamy P, et. al. "Sharing Anesthetic Records with Patients: An Opportunity to Embrace Transparency." Anesthesiology, 142(5), (2025) 950-951. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000005391
• Chung JY, Zeller SL, Cooper JB, et. al. "Socioeconomic Disparities in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury Transfer Patterns: An Analysis of Area Deprivation Index and Clinical Outcomes." World neurosurgery, 188(), (2024) e578-e582. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2024.05.166
• Sofjan I, Vazquez S, Dominguez J, et. al. "Risk Factors for Postoperative Unplanned Reintubation in a Cohort of Patients Undergoing General Anesthesia." Cureus, 15(5), (2023) e38949. doi: 10.7759/cureus.38949
• Salik I, Vazquez S, Syal A, et. al. "Risk factors for posttraumatic hydrocephalus after decompressive hemicraniectomy in pediatric patients with traumatic brain injury." Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 31(5), (2023) 417-422. doi: 10.3171/2023.1.PEDS22525
• Wecksell M, Salik I. "Mandatory Grand Rounds Evaluations: More Data, Less Information." Cureus, 14(4), (2022) e24567. doi: 10.7759/cureus.24567

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