First Name Roman Last Name Zolotoy Degree(s) D.O. Institution Tufts Medical Center PGY Level PGY3 Indicate which position you are applying for: Advancement Representative
Roman Zolotoy, DO Tufts Medical Center PGY 3 My interest in serving as the Residents/Fellows Council (RFC) Advancement Representative for the Association of Academic Physiatrists originates from my appreciation for continuously making educational gains during residency. Residency is an exciting yet a relatively short time when we are given an opportunity to expand the knowledge base of our ever-rewarding field of physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R). During such a vital period, we need to create an environment in which residents are exposed to the fundamentals upon which our specialty is built as well as the new research advancements which drive it forward. I also believe that it is extremely important to continue to expose medical students and the general public to the services which our specialty can provide. I realize that such efforts require funding and I look forward to engaging in various endeavors to raise such funds and in the process highlighting the efforts that Association of Academic Physiatrists has undertaken to improve our training and the future of our profession. Since high school, I have taken a lot of pride in serving on various educational as well as social organizations. Those experiences will definitely serve me well if given the honor of contributing to the Association of Academic Physiatrists as the Advancement Representative. I appreciate the importance of a collaborative decision-making process, thrive on working in a team environment and have excellent interpersonal skills. I believe that serving as the Advancement Representative will provide me with an excellent platform to combine my administrative skills with my overall excitement towards PM&R and our residency training. Ultimately, my goal is to have a positive impact on other trainees, educate the public about our field and continue to improve the quality of training for PM&R residents. Through my residency experience to date, I have been able to develop a deep level of appreciation for the impact that Association of Academic Physiatrists has on residents in virtually every aspect of our residency training. I believe that as residents we need to be proactive and take a leadership approach towards making educational gains. Part of this process requires that we engage in efforts to solidify the foundation upon which our specialty is built. It is also very important to continue to undergo efforts to educate the public about our field and to continue to expose medical students to what our specialty has to offer. As such, I would love nothing more than to be able to promote, enhance and actively contribute to the evolving and exciting field of PM&R not only for my educational growth but also for that of my fellow residents by contributing to the RFC as the Advancement Representative.
ROMAN ZOLOTOY 7 SEAPORT DRIVE, APT 509 QUINCY, MA 02171 248-390-3288 RZOLOTOY@GMAIL.COM MEDICAL TRAINING July 2013- Present Boston, MA - Currently a resident in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - Program Director- Dr. Rina Bloch - In good academic standing June 2011- June 2013 DETROIT MEDICAL CENTER Detroit, MI - Trained as a resident in the Department of Internal Medicine - Program Director- Dr. Jack Belen - Completed two years in good academic standing December 2010- May 2011 NOVI SURGERY CENTER Novi, MI - Preceptor- Dr. Philip Arbit - Under the supervision and tutelage of Dr. Philip Arbit, I worked at the Novi Surgery Center in Novi, Michigan. Duties included performing physical examinations, setting up patients for surgical procedures, as well as patient monitoring during the intra-operative and post-operative periods. June 2010- June 2011 BOTSFORD KIDNEY CENTER Livonia, MI - Preceptor- Michael Misuraca - Under supervision of several physicians including Dr. Michael Misuraca, I was given the opportunity to perform a volunteer observership at a kidney dialysis center in Livonia, Michigan EDUCATION July 2006- December 2010 East Lansing, MI MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE - Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine - Degree received on December 17, 2010 August 1999- December 2003 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Ann Arbor, MI - Bachelors of Science degree in Psychology, Cum Laude - Degree recieved on December 19, 2003 MEDICAL AWARDS June 2012 Detroit, MI 2012 DETROIT MEDICAL CENTER/GLORIA BELEN MEMORIAL EDUCATION AWARD - Awarded upon completion of my medical internship for outstanding academic achievement
ACTIVITIES July 2014- Present Boston, MA GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE - Resident Representative - Currently serve as a resident representative on the Graduate Medical Education Committee as an active participant in various residency-related matters. June 2014 SPECIAL OLYMPICS MASSACHUSETTS Cambridge, MA - Physician - Served as a volunteer physician at the 2014 Special Olympics of Massachusetts Summer Games by covering tennis, track and field, gymnastics, volleyball, as well as basketball events. April 2014 Boston, MA BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION / BOSTON MARATHON - Physician - Volunteered at the 2014 Boston Marathon as part of the medical staff. Served as a physician treating heat-related illness within the main medical tent. August 2013- October 2013 NEW ENGLAND FOOTBALL LEAGUE Charlestown, MA - Physician - Served as a team physician for the East Coast Ducks, a semiprofessional football team of the New England Football League. Duties included immediate evaluation of game-related musculoskeletal and head-related injuries. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE April 2014- Present Massachusetts, United States - Co-Investigator - Epidemiology of Concussions in Semi-Professional Football Players - Despite the high level of athleticism, semi-professional football players remain a less-studied population of athletes compared to high school and college athletes. Study aims at investigating the prevalence of concussions sustained during semiprofessional football games, quality of on-field evaluation, and need for stricter regulation with medical coverage for games, equipment maintenance and education for athletes and coaches. February 2014- Present Massachusetts, United States - Co-Investigator - Accuracy of the Glenohumeral Injection Using the Superomedial Approach. - Clinical trials have shown variable injection accuracies of anterior, posterior and superior glenohumeral steroid injection approaches for shoulder pain. To the best of our knowledge a superomedial approach, in which a needle is inserted in the acromion-coracoid interval, has not been studied. This study aims to determine the accuracy of the superomedial glenohumeral injection approach.
July 2013- Present Massachusetts, United States - Co-Investigator - The Relationship Between Vitamin D Deficiency and Acute Stroke Rehabilitation Outcomes. - Vitamin D deficiency is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke and myopathy. Conversely, vitamin D supplementation has been linked to muscle strength recovery in certain ailments. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of vitamin D deficiency on muscle weakness in acute stroke rehabilitation outcomes. POSTER PRESENTATIONS December 2013 Waltham, Massachusetts November 2014 San Diego, California November 2014 San Diego, California October 2014 San Antonio, Texas December 2014 Palm Springs, California MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOCIETY - Successful Rehabilitation in a Stroke Patient with Underlying Hyperkalemic Familial Periodic Paralysis: A Case Report. - Case report presented at the Massachusetts Medical Society Research Poster Symposium in Waltham, MA on December 6, 2013. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE - Foreign Accent Syndrome- A Rare Complication Manifested by Emergence of a Foreign Accent in a Stroke Patient: A Case Report." - Case report presented at the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Annual Assembly and Technical Exhibition in San Diego, California on November 15, 2014. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE - Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension A Complicated Course with Excellent Functional Outcome: A Case Report. - Case report presented at the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Annual Assembly and Technical Exhibition in San Diego, California on November 15, 2014. ASSOCIATION OF ACADEMIC PHYSIATRISTS - Below the Knee Amputation for Treatment of Chronic Type II Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Affecting Right Lower Extremity for Restoration of Function: A Case Report. - Case report accepted for poster presentation at the Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas in March of 2015. AMERICAN PAIN SOCIETY - Exacerbation of Spasticity-Related Pain After Occlusion of Intrathecal Baclofen Pump Catheter in a Patient with Excessive Pump Movement: A Case Report. - Case report accepted for poster presentation at the American Pain Society 34 th Annual Scientific Meeting in Palm Springs, California in May of 2015.
December 2014 Palm Springs, California AMERICAN PAIN SOCIETY - Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Caused by Necrotic Arachnidism after a Brown Recluse Spider Bite: A Case Report. - Case report accepted for poster presentation at the American Pain Society 34 th Annual Scientific Meeting in Palm Springs, California in May of 2015. ORAL PRESENTATIONS July 2014 Boston, Massachusetts - Zolotoy, R. (2014). Evidence-Based Shoulder Exam. Oral Presentation delivered at Tufts Medical Center Department of Physical Medical and Rehabilitation Didactic Series. June 2014 WEST ROXBURY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER West Roxbury, Massachusetts - Zolotoy, R. (2014). Pain in SCI Population. Oral Presentation West Roxbury, Massachusetts delivered at West Roxbury Veterans Affairs Medical Center Grand Rounds. December 2014 WEST ROXBURY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER West Roxbury, Massachusetts - Zolotoy, R. (2013). Spasticity and Treatment Options. Oral Presentation delivered at West Roxbury Veterans Affairs Medical Center Grand Rounds. WORK EXPERIENCE December 2014 TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Boston, Massachusetts - Role : Clinical Associate - Serve as a clinical instructor to 1st year Tufts University School of Medicine students at a Diagnosis Skills course August 2014- Present NEW ENGLAND REHABILITATION HOSPITAL Woburn, Massachusetts - Role : Moonlighting Physician - Provide weekend and overnight coverage for inpatient rehabilitation patients as the only in-house physician in a 210- bed comprehensive, interdisciplinary rehabilitation hospital. - Duties include all aspects of patient care July 2014- Present WEST ROXBURY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER West Roxbury, Massachusetts - Role : Moonlighting Physician - Provide comprehensive care for Spinal Cord Injury Unit patients. MEMBERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES 2014- Present - American Academy of Pain Medicine 2014- Present - International Spine Intervention Society 2014- Present - American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians 2014- Present - American Chronic Pain Aoscciation 2013- Present - American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2013- Present - Association of Academic Physiatrists