Munir Syed, M.D., M.Phil. (COM-Elmira)
Background
Dr. Munir S. Syed M.D., M.Phil., is one of the founding faculty of LECOM at Elmira. He is an Assistant Professor of Pathology and Histology and the Director of the Histology Course. He also facilitates PBL sessions. Dr. Syed has extensive teaching experience. He is a voracious reader and an avid gardener. He was instrumental in establishing the first teaching garden at Elmira College. Some of his research interests include studying: The Effect of Gardening in Reducing Anxiety Among Medical Students; The Effectiveness of Using Digital Media Utilizing Drawing as a Teaching Tool in the Histology Curriculum of First Year Medical Students; and the Role of P.B.L. Discussion in the Making of Well-Rounded Physicians.
Research Interests
- Leading the Research Project as the Principal Investigator entitled “The Effect of Gardening in Reducing Anxiety Among Medical Students.”
- Working with an O.M.S. 2nd Year student on a study titled “B.L. Discussion and the Making of Well-Rounded Physicians.”
Recent Publications and Presentations
- Published a paper in collaboration with Student Doctor Simona Maksimyan, O.M.S. 3rd Year, and Dr. Varun Soti, Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, entitled “Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome: Need for Diagnosis and Treatment”
- Maksimyan S, Syed M S, Soti V (October 12, 2021) Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome: Need for Diagnosis and Treatment. Cureus 13(10):e18703. DOI 10.7759/cureus.18703
- Completed the Research Project in collaboration with Dr. Uma Yoganathan, a surgical resident at Arnot Ogden Medical Center, Elmira, and Student Doctor Nawshin Kabir, O. M. S. 3rd Year entitled “A pilot study on The Effectiveness of Digital Media Utilizing Drawing as Teaching Tool in the Histology Curriculum of First Year Medical Students”
- Delivered an Oral Presentation on L.E.C.O.M. Research Day 2021 on “The Effectiveness of Digital Media Utilizing Drawing as Teaching Tool in the Histology Curriculum of First Year Medical Students.”
- Participated in Poster Presentation on L.E.C.O.M. Research Day 2021. The poster’s title was “Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome – need for diagnosis and treatment”
- Master of Philosophy in Microbiology (M.Phil) Thesis: “Prevalence of Antibody to Hepatitis D Virus in Acute and Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infections.”
- Invited Speaker at the LECOM Community Health and Wellness Series
- Invited Speaker at the LECOM CME: Addiction: An Escalating Regional Crisis. (2022)
