Dayana Abraham

Clinical Clerkships (6-10 weeks)
University of Leeds | 2020–2026

· Completed core clinical clerkships across medical, surgical, and acute care specialties including Internal Medicine (Honours), Surgery, Emergency and Acute medicine, and Anesthesiology and Intensive care (Honours)

Clinical Elective — Anesthesiology & Intensive Care (4 weeks)
University of Malaya, Malaysia | July 2025

· Exposure to perioperative patient assessment and operating room practice

· Participation in intensive care ward rounds and multidisciplinary discussions

Original Clinical Research — Heart Failure (Dissertation Project)

Investigated the force-frequency response using high-precision cardiac pacing and its effect on cardiac output in heart failure

- Abstract accepted for presentation at the ESC Heart Failure Congress, Barcelona, May 2026

- Oral presentation, Intercalation Conference, University of Leeds, 2024

Clinical Audit — Chronic Limb Threatening Ischemia (CLTI)

Evaluated management pathways and outcomes in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia 

- Abstract submitted to vascular conferences, including the Vascular Annual Meeting 2026 (Boston); outcome pending

Undergraduate Research Projects

Investigated the association between childhood obesity and socioeconomic deprivation

- Oral presentation - awarded Research Poster Prize (top 5% of the cohort), University of Leeds School of Medicine, 2022

Explored the 2D:4D digit ratio as a potential contributor to sex differences in resting heart rate among medical students

Certifications

Immediate Life Support (ILS), UK Resuscitation Council

Clinical Skills

• Peripheral venous cannulation and venepuncture
• A–E assessment and initial management of acutely unwell patients
• ECG and acute imaging interpretation
• Airway assessment and pre-operative patient evaluation
• Working knowledge of perioperative pharmacology, including analgesics, sedatives, neuromuscular blocking and reversal agents, and common anesthetic complications

• Course Representative for iBSc Cardiovascular Sciences, Imperial College London | 2023–2024
• Year Representative, Leeds Cardiology Society | 2020–2021

Legg Excellence Award (£500), University of Leeds | 2025

• Awarded for excellence and academic initiative demonstrated during a clinically focused Anesthesiology elective

Recreational running, climbing, and badminton.