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Resident Biography

 

 

Kiertana Kannan, MD

Postgraduate Year 1

Medical School

Drexel University College of Medicine, Pennsylvania 


Biography

Hometown: Chelmsford, MA

Undergraduate Institution: University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Future plans:  Currently undecided, but keeping an open mind as I rotate through different subspecialties! 

Why UMASS?: UMass has leadership that is genuinely invested in the well-being of their residents, has great exposure to all surgical specialties, and it is close to home! 

Favorite thing to do in Worcester?: I am looking forward to exploring! 

Recent abstracts, posters, or publications: 

Basskin C, Vasquez D, Kannan K, et al. Maternal and Fetal Outcomes in Low-Risk Births After Induction of Labor Policy Change [ID 1355]. Obstetrics & Gynecology 145(6S):p 51S, June 2025. | DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000005917.075
 
Benvenuti M, Ang B, Kannan K, et al. More Than a Flesh Wound: Trisomy 21 Patients Undergoing Posterior Spinal Fusion for Scoliosis Have High Odds of Wound Complications. Global Spine Journal. 2024;0(0). doi:10.1177/21925682241245988
 
Allen HB, Allen RA, Kannan K, Fransko L, 2023. The Presence and Impact of Bacteria and Biofilms in Chronic Skin and Systemic Diseases, Medical Research Archives, [online] 11(7). https://doi.org/10.18103/mra. v11i7.4160