Gregor kosta

(6 rotations over 2 years) Psychiatry, General Surgery, Geriatrics, Obstetrics and gynaecology, trauma and orthopaedics, Emergency medicine

• Assessing new admissions brought to hospital under section 136 for presentations including new-onset psychosis and suicidality. Considering suitability for admission to hospital and initial treatment.
• Conducted solo ward rounds for surgical and medical patients, ensuring comprehensive assessments and continuity of care.
• Collaborated with medical team, assuming leadership in critical scenarios, such as advanced life support situations.
• Managed high-pressure A&E environment, assessing patients, initiating investigations, and coordinating with specialty teams to develop clear management plans, including in resuscitation suite and paediatric emergency department.

• Worked on Caecilian amphibians, exploring putative venom gland anatomy and distribution within this evolutionary group through analysis of cadaveric specimens. Presenting, then writing up this research into a paper fit for publication

• Worked on the Egyptian Cobra, exploring proteins required for differentiation of stem cell tissue into fang and venom gland in embyros.
• Learning software for 3D anatomy modelling.
• Presenting completed research and formatting into a paper ready for publication.

• Worked on short-chain fatty acids, their metabolism and impact on patients with inflammatory bowel disease in context of microsporidia colonisation.
• Presenting completed research and formatting into a paper for publication