Education
University of Connecticut School of Medicine Hartford Hospital Fellowship in Vascular Surgery
Hartford, Connecticut July 2016 to June 2018
Waterbury Hospital Residency in General Surgery July 2011 to June 2016
Categorical General Surgery Resident
Waterbury, Connecticut
St. George’s University School of Medicine: July 2007 to June 2011
Doctor of Medicine: Dean’s List
Grenada, West Indies
Boston College: July 2002 to June 2006
Bachelor of Science Cellular and Molecular Biology
Chestnut Hill, MA
Chaminade High School: June 1998 to July 2002
High School Diploma
Mineola, New York
Employment
Department of Surgery, Waterbury Hospital
Waterbury Hospital, Waterbury, CT 2011 to 2016
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts 2007
Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals
Manhattan, New York 2006
Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals
Manhattan, New York 2005
Journal Publication
Dussel J., Zdankiewicz P. Tranexamic Acid: Familiarity and Use in the Level Two Trauma Hospital. The American Surgeon. 6/2014
Accepted for Journal Publication
Dussel J, Holguin JD, Bingham AR, Knight DC. Isolated Noncommunicating Enteric Duplication Cyst. European Journal of Surgical Cases. 1/2014
Awards
Society for Vascular Surgery Incoming Fellows Scholarship Recipient
Miami Beach Florida 4/2015
Society for Vascular Surgery Annual Meeting Skills Competition Winner
Boston Massachusetts 6/2014
Society for Vascular Surgery Annual Meeting: Travel Scholarship
Boston Massachusetts 6/2014
Support JFK: Executive Board Member
Waterbury Connecticut 2013 to present
American College of Surgeons Scholarship: Leadership Conference and Advocacy Summit Connecticut Resident Representative
Washington, DC 4/2013
Gold Humanism Honor Society Member
Manhattan, New York 6/2010
St. George’s University Student Government: Executive committee
St. George, Grenada 2009
Surgery Club: Term Representative, Social Chair, President, Council of Presidents
St. George Grenada 2007-2009
Catholic Students’ Organization: Coordinator, Vice President
St. George Grenada 2007-2009
Mendel Society, Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA 2000-2002
Boston College: 4 year letterman award for varsity swimming
Chestnut Hill, MA 1998-2002
Presentations
“Tourniquet use in prevention of reperfusion injury during resuscitation in unsalvageable acute limb ischemia”
Connecticut Research Day: Poster Presentation 5/27/2015
Winner in the category of Clinical Vignette
“Social Return On Investment: Calibrating Impact of Foreign Surgical Rotations”
Connecticut Research Day: Poster Presentation 6/4/2014
“Tranexamic Acid: Current utilization and barriers to use”
Connecticut American College of Surgeons: Podium Presentation 11/1/13
“1086 month old female with malrotation”
Connecticut American College of Surgeons: Podium Presentation 11/1/13
“Inguinal hernia with interesting cord contents”
Connecticut American College of Surgeons: Podium Presentation 11/1/13
“Unusual Trauma: Preparing for the Unknown”
Waterbury Hospital Grand Rounds 10/2013
“Choledochoduodenal Fistula and Primary Bile Stone 40 Years Post Cholecystectomy”
Connecticut Research Day: Poster Presentation 8/5/2013
“An unusual presentation of small bowel obstruction presenting initially as a case of diffuse pneumatosis intestinalis and portal venous gas”
Connecticut Research Day: Poster Presentation 8/5/2013
“Tranexamic Acid: Use and Utilization”
Connecticut Research Day: Poster Presentation 8/5/2013
“Nonfunctioning pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor with near total encirclement of the third part of the duodenum”
Connecticut Research Day: Poster Presentation 8/5/2013
“Minimally invasive approach to appendiceal mucinous adenocarcinoma arising from mucinous cysteadenoma”
Connecticut Research Day: Poster Presentation 8/5/2013
“Chest Trauma and the Thoracotomy”
Waterbury Hospital Grand Rounds 1/31/2013
“50 minutes of surgery for 50 years of life: Resection of an enteric duplication cyst”
Connecticut American College of Surgeons: Podium Presentation 8/11/2012
“The safe utilization of interventional radiology in the surgical management of infected pancreatic necrosis”
Connecticut Research Day: Poster Presentation 6/1/2012
“Superstrains. Yeast engineered to over express enzymes that protect against oxidative stress. Glutathione Peroxidase vector transposition into E. Coli via heat shock.” Boulanger, Dussel, Piatelli, M.
Chestnut Hill, MA: Poster presentation. 2006
Service
Creation and maintenance of a Global Rotation Curriculum for Waterbury Hospital
Waterbury Connecticut 2014 to 2016
American College of Surgeons: Connecticut Chapter Resident Chair Senior
Waterbury Connecticut 2015 to present
American College of Surgeons: Connecticut Chapter Resident Chair Junior
Waterbury Connecticut 2013 to 2015
Senior Surgical Resident HEARTT surgical mission to Liberia
Monrovia, Liberia 9/2013
Senior Surgical Resident HEARTT surgical mission to Liberia
Monrovia, Liberia 5/2013
Graduate Medical Education Committee Waterbury Hospital,
Waterbury, CT 2013-2014
Junior Surgical Resident HEARTT surgical mission to Liberia
Monrovia, Liberia 5/2012
Physician Informatics Committee Waterbury Hospital,
Waterbury, CT 2012-2013
Professional Societies
Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery – Candidate Member 2014-present
Member ID: 180909
Connecticut American College of Surgeons 2014-present
Chair of Committee on Resident Activities
American Medical Association – Resident Member 2011-2014
American Medical Student Association 2007-2011
Examinations
USMLE STEP 3: Pass 2011
USMLE STEP 2 Clinical Skills: Pass 2010
USMLE STEP 2 Clinical Knowledge: Pass 2010
USMLE STEP 1: Pass 2009
Massachusetts EMT: 869133 2005-2009
Certifications
FLS 1000505013818 3/25/2015
ATLS Instructor 41149-I 2013
ATLS Pass 2012