About Me

Year:
- PGY-3
Hometown:
- Rochester Hills, MI
Professional Interests:
- Gait analysis
- Amputation medicine
- Sports medicine
Future Plans:
- Still trying to figure out career plans – hoping to pursue career which helps improve overall mobility and function for patient population
Hobbies:
- Recreational sports
- Running
- Board game nights with friends
- Trying all types of cuisine
- Learning how to cook new recipes
Education
- BS, University of Michigan, 2017
- MD, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, 2021
Publications
- Van Pelt DW, Kharaz YA, Sarver DC, Eckhardt LR, Dzierzawski JT, Disser NP, Piacentini AN, Comerford E, McDonagh B & Mendias CL. (2020) Multiomics analysis of the mdx/mTR mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Connective Tissue Research, DOI: 10.1080/03008207.2020.1791103
- Schwartz AJ, Sarver DC, Sugg KB, Dzierzawski JT, Gumucio JP, Mendias CL. p38 MAPK signaling in postnatal tendon growth and remodeling. PLoS One. 2015;10:e0120044.