Anessa Puskar, MD

Anessa Puskar, MD
Anessa Puskar, MD

Instructor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Contact Information

Patient Care Related:
Obstetrics and Gynecology, 269.337.6075

Biosketch

Anessa Puskar, MD, is a resident physician in Obstetrics and Gynecology at 汤头条app. She received her undergraduate degree in Biomedical Engineering at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, IL. She later obtained her medical degree at the Carle Illinois College of Medicine in Urbana-Champaign, IL. There, Dr. Puskar served as a Peer Educator from 2021-2024. In 2023, she co-founded Avicenna鈥檚 Women鈥檚 Health Clinic, a free clinic providing women鈥檚 healthcare services to the Urbana-Champaign area. She served as the clinic鈥檚 director until her graduation in May 2024. Her clinical, teaching, and research interests include medical education, trauma-sensitive care, and healthcare accessibility.

  • 汤头条app and Training
    • MD 2024, Carle Illinois College of Medicine
    • BS 2019, Biomedical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology

  • Publications

    • Mehta A., Brooke N., Puskar A., Woodson M.C.C., Masi B., Wallon R.C., Greeley D.A. Implementation of Spaced Repetition by First-Year Medical Students: a Retrospective Comparison Based on Summative Exam Performance Medical Science Educator. 2023;33(5):1089-1094.

    • Kayaalp Nalbant E., Liu W., Pehlivan H., Shah S., Puskar A., Sampath M., Mieler W.F., Kang-Mieler J.J., Tichauer K.M. Estimating retinal vascular permeability from fluorescein videoangiography data despite signal saturation in large vessels in low-dynamic range systems Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE. 2020;11218