Positions

Assistant Professor

Hospital Medicine
General Internal Medicine
Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center
Houston, Texas United States

Addresses

Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center (Hospital)

2002 Holcombe Blvd
Houston, TX 77030
United States

Education

BS from Rice University

05/2015 - Houston, Texas United States

Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Biochemistry & Cell Biology

MD from Medical College of Georgia

05/2019 - Houston, Georgia United States

Internship at Baylor College of Medicine

06/2020 - Houston, Texas United States

Internal Medicine

Residency at Baylor College of Medicine

06/2022 - Houston, Texas United States

Internal Medicine

Certifications

Physician License

Texas Medical Board

Board Certified in Internal Medicine

American Board of Internal Medicine

Honors & Awards

Physician’s Physician Award

Honored by the MCG MD Class of 2019 as the classmate they would most like to see as their own physician

05/2019

Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award

04/2019

Gold Humanism Honor Society Inductee

04/2018

Eagle Scout

Boy Scouts of America (12/2009)

Excellent Resident: Outpatient Medicine

Baylor College of Medicine (06/2022)

Outstanding Resident Educator Award

Baylor College of Medicine (05/2021)

Outstanding Resident Educator Award

Baylor College of Medicine (06/2022)

Professional Educator Appreciation and Recognition (PEAR) Award

Baylor College of Medicine (08/2021)

Annual Showcase of Educational Scholarship Finalist

Baylor College of Medicine (09/2023)

Professional Interests

• Medical Education
• Hospital Medicine
• Global Health
• Clinical Reasoning
• Quality Improvement

Selected Publications

• East L, Lyon M, Agrawal P, Islam Z, Newell M, Hockman T, Heger I, Xu H, Kuchinski A, Gibson R "Increased Intracranial Pressure Damages Optic Nerve Structural Support." 2019 Oct 23;36(22) Pubmed PMID: 31256706
• Johnson E, Boggavarapu Z, Johnson E, Lal A, Agrawal P, Bhaumik S, Murali-Krishna K, Chakraborty R "Human Cytomegalovirus Enhances Placental Susceptibility and Replication of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1), Which May Facilitate In Utero HIV-1 Transmission." 2018 Nov 1;218(9):1464-1473. Pubmed PMID: 29860306
• Lyon M, Agrawal P, Friez K, Gordon R, Morales I, Zhang L, Xu H, Heger I, Gibson R "Effect of History of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury on Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter Changes after Valsalva Maneuver." 2018 Feb 15;35(4) Pubmed PMID: 29356623

Projects

A Multidisciplinary Bundled Intervention to Reduce Rates of Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Among Veterans admitted to Acute Care Medicine Wards

A Comprehensive, Multifaceted Quality Improvement Approach to Improving Resident Evaluation Completion Rates

Memberships

American College of Physicians

Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine

Languages

German