About Dr. De Jesus
Dr. De Jesus is a PGY4 categorical resident in General Surgery. She graduated from Temple University and received her medical degree with honors from Tufts University School of Medicine. She has received multiple awards for her innovative community engagement projects focusing on access to higher education. Those awards include the Tufts University Honos Civicus Society Award, Twenty Ninth Annual Massachusetts Medical Society Scholar Award, and the prestigious Presidential Award for Civic Life. She has remained active in community engagement now as a health services and clinic research post-doctoral fellow in the Division of Breast Surgical Oncology at Penn, with Dr. Fayanju, Dr. Elmore and Dr. Tchou, as the Innovation Fellow at the Penn Center for Cancer Care and Innovation (PC3I). She is also dedicated to mentorship and was named UPenn Independence Blue Cross (IBX) House staff Scholar and nominated to the Temple University Undergraduate Pre-Professional Health Committee.
She is interested in improving Breast Cancer health outcomes in underrepresented communities by identifying and reducing modifiable risk factors as well as improving access to screening and treatment. She plans to pursue a career in academic surgery.
Education
2018 - 2021
MD - Tufts University School of Medicine
2010 - 2013
Temple University
Societies
2/2021 - current
Tufts University School of Medicine Honos Civicus
9/2017 - current
Massachusetts Medical Society
8/2017 - 5/2021
Latino Medical Student Association
8/2017 - 5/2021
American Medical Association
8/2017 - 5/2021
Association of Women Surgeons
8/2017 - 5/2021
Student National Medical Association
11/2018 - 12/2020
American Society of Hematology
Awards
2024
UPenn Independence Blue Cross (IBX) House staff Scholar
2024
Innovation Fellow at the Penn Center for Cancer Care and Innovation (PC3I)
2021
Martin J. Loeb Memorial Prize in Surgery:
These awards are given in recognition of the two qualities which comprise the truly complete physician and which reflect the personality of Dr. Loeb - academic achievement and excellence.
Dr. Ruth Marguerite Easterling Award:
Students who have demonstrated leadership in, and commitment to, community service, and have engaged in activities that positively affect medically underserved populations. The award commends the graduating senior for his or her outstanding achievements and humaneness in medicine.
My Tufts Story Video Award-Grand Prize Winner:
My Tufts Story video contest highlights the myriad ways in which students are shaping their own learning and experience.
Twenty-Ninth Annual Massachusetts Medical Society’s Scholars Award:
Recognizes outstanding students in the medical schools of Massachusetts based on their academic excellence and community service.
Tufts University 2021 Presidential Award for Civic Life:
Highest recognition for service, leadership, and civic engagement conferred by Tufts University. Celebrates outstanding students who combined academic achievement with a profound impact on communities near and far, helping address some of the biggest problems in our society.
Tufts University School of Medicine Honos Civicus Society Award:
Celebrates and publicly recognizes graduating students who have demonstrated an exceptional commitment to community service and civic engagement during their studies.
2018-2019
American Society of Hematology Minority Medical Student Award Recipient
2017
Tufts University School of Medicine Myer and Bloom Scholarship:
50% of academic tuition for a student who has exemplified academic excellence and exhibits phenomenal potential as a future physician.
2017
Tufts University School of Medicine Garber Scholarship:
50% of academic tuition for a student who has exemplified academic excellence and exhibits phenomenal potential as a future physician.
2012
Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Scholar:
McNair aware recipients are either first-generation college students and/ or members of a group that is traditionally underrepresented in graduate education and have demonstrated strong academic potential. The goal of the McNair Scholars Program is to increase graduate degree awards for students from underrepresented segments of society.
Research
March 2018 - April 2020
Division of Hematology
American Society of Hematology
Principal Investigator: Dr. Adam Cuker
The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
September 2013 - May 2015
Division of Thoracic Surgery
Principal Investigator: Dr. Sunil Singhal
The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
February 2012 - May 2013
Fels Cancer Institute
Principal Investigator: Dr. Bassel E. Sawaya
Temple University School of Medicine
November 2012 - September 2013
Brain and Behavior Research Laboratory
Principal Investigator: Dr. Racheal Gur
The University of Pennsylvania
May 2012 - May 2013
The Crossroads Research Laboratory
Principal Investigator: Dr. Laurence Steinberg
Temple University
Publications
- Chiasakul, Thita,. & Dejesus, Elizabeth, & Tong, Jiayi., & Chen, Yong., & Crowther, Mark., & Garcia, David., & Chai-Adisakopha, Chatree., & Messe, Steven., & Cuker, Adam: Inherited Thrombophilia and the Risk of Arterial Ischemic Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of American Heart Association; 8: 19 2019.
- Chiasakul, Thita., & Dejesus, Elizabeth, & Tong, Jiayi., & Chen, Yong., & Crowther, Mark., & Garcia, David A., & Chai-Adisaksopha, Chatree., & Messe, Steven R., & Cuker, Adam. Inherited Thrombophilia and the Risk of Arterial Ischemic Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Blood, 132, 1: 2518 2018.
- Keating, Jane J., & Okusanya, Olugbenga., & Dejesus, Elizabeth. M., & Judy, Ryan., & Jiang, Jack., & Deshpande, Charuhas., & Nie, Shuming., & Low, Philip., & Singhal, Sunil. Intraoperative Molecular Imaging of Lung Adenocarcinoma Can Identify Residual Tumor Cells at the Surgical Margins. Molecular Imaging and Biology; 18, 2: 209-218, 2016.
- Dejesus, Elizabeth, & Keating, Jane., & Kularatne, Sumith A., & Jiang, Jack., & Judy, Ryan., & Predina, Jarrod., & Nie, Shuming., & Low, Philip., & Singhal, Sunil. Comparison of Folate Receptor Targeted Optical Contrast Agents for Intraoperative Molecular Imaging. International Journal of Molecular Imaging, 0-10, 2015.
- Dejesus, Elizabeth, & Keating, Jane., & Kularatne, Sumith A., & Jiang, Jack., & Judy, Ryan., & Predina, Jarrod., & Nie, Shuming., & Low, Philip., & Singhal, Sunil. Comparison of Folate Receptor Targeted Optical Contrast Agents for Intraoperative Molecular Imaging. International Journal of Molecular Imaging, 0-10, 2015.
- Jiang, Jack X.; & Keating, Jane J; & Dejesus, Elizabeth M.; & Ryan P. Judy; & Madajewski, Brian; & Venegas, Ollin; & Okusanya, Olugbenga T.; & Singhal, Sunil. Optimization of the Enhanced Permeability and Retention Effect for Near-Infrared Imaging of Solid Tumors with Indocyanine Green. American Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, 5, 4: 390-400, 2015.
- Keating, Jane., & Judy, Ryan., & Jiang, Jack., & Dejesus, Elizabeth, & Crisman, Evan., & Singhal, Sunil. Intraoperative Molecular Imaging for Detecting Subcentimeter Pulmonary Tumors. Journal of the American College of Surgeons; 221, 4: S140-S141, 2015.
- Judy, Ryan P., & Keating, Jane J., & Dejesus, Elizabeth M., & Jiang, Jack X., & Okusanya, Olugbenga T., & Nie, Shuming., & Holt, David E., & Singhal, Sunil. Quantification of Tumor Fluorescence During Intraoperative Optical Cancer Imaging. Scientific reports, 5 2015, 2015.
- Okusanya, Olugbenga., & Dejesus, Elizabeth, & Jiang, Jack J., & Judy, Ryan P., & Venegas, Ollin., & Deshpande, Charuhas G., Heitjan, Daniel F., & Nie, Shuming., & Low, Philip., & Singhal, Sunil. Intraoperative Molecular Imaging can Identify Lung Adenocarcinomas During Pulmonary Resection. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery; 150 1: 28-35, 2015.
- Okusanya, Olugbenga., & Deshpande, Charuhas., & Barbosa, Eduardo M., & Aggarwal, Charles., & Simone, Charles., & Jiang, Jack., & Judy, Ryan., & Dejesus, Elizabeth, & Albelda, Steve., & Nie, Shuming., & Low, Phillip., & Singhal, Sunil. Molecular Imaging to Identify Tumor Recurrence Following Chemo-Radiation in a Hostile Surgical Environment. Molecular Imaging; 14 1: 7290-2014, 2015.
- Okusanya, Olugbenga., & Holt, David.,& Heitjan, Daniel.,& Deshpande, Charuhas.,& Venegas, Ollin.,& Jiang, Jack.,& Judy, Ryan.,& Dejesus, Elizabeth, & Madajewski, Brian.,& Oh, Kenny.,& Wang, May.,& Albelda, Steven.,& Nie, Shuming.,& Singhal, Sunil. Intraoperative Near-Infrared Imaging Can Identify Pulmonary Nodules. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery; 98 4: 1223-1230, 2014.
- Holt, David; & Okusanya, Olugbenga., & Judy, Ryan., & Venegas, Ollin; & Jiang, Jack; & Dejesus, Elizabeth & Eruslanov, Evgeniy.,& Quatromoni, Jon., & Bhojnagarwala, Pratik., & Deshpande, Charuhas.,& Albelda, Steven.,& Nie, Shuming., & Singhal, Sunil. Intraoperative Near-Infrared Imaging Can Distinguish Cancer From Normal Tissue but not Inflammation. PLoS One, 9, 7 2014.
- Quatromoni, Jon G., & Predina, Jarrod D., & Bhojnagarwala, Pratik., & Judy, Ryan P., & Jiang, Jack., & Dejesus, Elizabeth M., & Kapoor, Veena., & Cheng, Guanjun.,& Okusanya, Olugbenga., & Eruslanov, Evgeniy., & Singhal, Sunil. Adenoviral-Based Immunotherapy Provides Local Disease Control in an Orthotopic Murine Model of Esophageal Cancer. Journal of immunotherapy; 37 5: 283-292, 201
Presentations
- De Jesus, Elizabeth Manuela. (December, 2019). Inherited Thrombophilia and The Risk of Peripheral Arterial Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Poster presented at: 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting and Exposition; Orlando, FL, USA.
- De Jesus, Elizabeth M. (December, 2018). Inherited Thrombophilia and The Risk of Arterial Ischemic Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Oral Presentation presented at: 60th Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting and Exposition; San Diego, CA, USA.
- De Jesus, Elizabeth M. (July, 2013). Correlating Defining Characteristics among Adolescent Bullying and Recidivism in Male Juvenile Offenders Poster presented at: 19th Annual National McNair Research Conference and Graduate School Fair; Niagara Falls, NY, USA.
- De Jesus, Elizabeth M. (October, 2012). Correlating Defining Characteristics among Adolescent Bullying and Recidivism in Male Juvenile Offenders Poster presented at: University of Pennsylvania Ivy Plus STEM Symposium for Diverse Scholars; Philadelphia, PA, USA.
- De Jesus, Elizabeth M. (November, 2012). Correlating Defining Characteristics among Adolescent Bullying and Recidivism in Male Juvenile Offenders Poster presented at: American Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students; San Jose, CA, USA.