About

iMedicalApps is a online medical publication written by a team of physicians and medical students who provide commentary and reviews of mobile medical technology and applications. Reviews and commentary are based on our own experiences in the hospital and clinic setting. iMedicalApps was founded by Iltifat Husain, who is the editor in chief. iMedicalApps is an independent medical publication, creative and content control remain in the hand of the medical professionals running the site.

We are a site for medical professionals, and run exclusively by medical professionals.

The iMedicalApps Team

Iltifat Husain

Iltifat Husain is a 4th year MD/MPH student at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. He is receiving his Masters in Public Health from the University of North Carolina School of Public Health before he finishes his fourth year of medical school.

He has a passion for mobile medical technology and public health. Iltifat is the founder and editor in chief of iMedicalApps.com, a site dedicated to providing commentary and reviews of medical technology, concentrating on mobile platforms.

With the proliferation of innovative smart devices, he feels mobile medical technology has huge implications for how medical care will be administered and taught. He is especially interested in how this technology can be utilized to improve the physician-patient relationship. Iltifat also has a column on MedPage Today, where he provides commentary on mobile medical applications and electronic medical records.

Iltifat is currently planning on going into Emergency Medicine after the completion of medical school.

Felasfa Wodajo, MD

Felasfa Wodajo is a bone and soft tissue tumor surgeon (orthopedic oncologist) in the Washington DC metro region where he currently serves as Medical Director of Musculoskeletal Oncology at Inova Fairfax Hospital and the Hospital for Children in Northern Virginia. His practice is limited to benign & malignant bone and soft tissue tumors in adults and children.

He did his medical school training at University of California in San Francisco. Afterwards, he returned to Washington DC to begin training in general surgery at the George Washington University, later changing to orthopedics and finishing at nearby Howard University. He completed a two year fellowship in orthopedic oncology at the Washington Cancer Institute. He recently completed a book on bone & soft tissue tumors titled Visual Guide to Musculoskeletal Tumors (Amazon link).

Like the other team members, Felasfa was excited by the rapid proliferation of medical applications for mobile devices, especially the iPhone but found it difficult to find informed reviews. Felasfa is an editor and partner at iMedicalApps. He also blogs at A Few Thoughts From A Tumor Surgeon and is on Twitter as @OrthoOnc.

Satish Misra, MD

Satish Misra is first-year resident physician in Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He has completed degrees in Biochemistry and Economics at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.

Satish has a particular interests in healthcare systems research, health information technology, and medical education, all with an eye to how we can better train and equip healthcare providers to work with patients in improving their health. He believes that emerging technology can help reinforce the fundamental team aspect of healthcare, bringing providers and patients together to help them live healthy lives. Satish is a partner in iMedicalApps, and will be providing commentary as well as app reviews.

Yousif Alkadhi, MD

Yousif Alkadhi, MD is an emergency medicine resident at the Pitt County Memorial Hospital / East Carolina University. He did his medical school training at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. He has degrees in biomedical and biological engineering from North Carolina State University.

Yousif likes to keep up to date with the latest advances in medical technology and is interested in how they can be implemented in practice. He loves technology of all forms and is one of our original founders, currently one of our senior writers. He provides medical app reviews along with commentary on mobile devices. He also likes to complain about the lack of a college playoff system in football

Amit Patel, MD

Amit is a first-year resident physician in Internal Medicine at Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University School of Medicine in Saint Louis, MO. He is a graduate of Duke University, where he completed degrees in History and Biology, graduating summa cum laude with honors. Amit then earned his medical degree from Washington University School of Medicine, where he served as Class President all four years.

Amit plans to pursue a career in gastroenterology. He is also interested in healthcare information technology, especially as it relates to gastroenterology and medical education, as well as leadership in medicine. He will be contributing iPhone medical app reviews as well as commentary on healthcare IT and technology developments related to medical education.

Brett Einerson

Brett Einerson is an MD/MPH student at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health. He is a native of Minnesota and a graduate of Bethel University in St. Paul.

In the future he will be entering residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology. He is interested in evidence-based practice, comparative effectiveness research, physician decision-making, and practice guideline development.

Brett will be providing reviews of Android medical apps as well as news and commentary on the Android platform in medicine. In addition, he will be following developments in the area of decision-support and electronic health records.