Program:
Start Year:
2024
Why did you choose Duke for your residency training?
I chose Duke Ob/Gyn because of its supportive environment and strong sense community. I was drawn to the program’s focus on training “kind consultants,” prioritizing patient-centered care and collaboration. I was also impressed by Duke’s dedication to resident education. Furthermore, I was captivated by the program’s unparalleled research opportunities and commitment to patient advocacy.
What excites you about the residency program at Duke Ob/Gyn?
It is an honor to be part of the collaborative and inspiring community at Duke Ob/Gyn! I am excited to refine my research and advocacy skills under the mentorship of leaders in health care and innovation. I look forward to the chance to use my research, position as a physician, and voice to advocate for patients and address health disparities. Most importantly, I am thrilled to learn from my patients, peers and faculty at Duke!
What are your career goals?
There remains a pressing need for physicians who investigate reproductive physiology as well as the barriers to health care that still exist today. I aspire to pursue a surgical subspecialty in obstetrics and gynecology within the academic realm, where I can lead in designing patient-centered clinical trials and addressing these gaps. I am dedicated to creating a landscape where an individual’s right to reproductive healthcare is not a privilege but an unequivocal reality.
Describe your research interests/goals:
My research interests and goals center on improving our understanding of pathophysiology and treatment options for pelvic floor disorders. More specifically, I'm passionate about exploring the vaginal microbiome and the intersection of epigenetics and urogynecology. I also aim to better understand and address barriers to care in ob/gyn with a focus on health policy and equity.
What are your hobbies?
I love painting and pottery. I have a lot of fun using different media like broken glass and clay on a canvas. I also really enjoy making pottery pieces either through wheel throwing or hand-building methods. My other hobbies include food adventures, skiing, traveling, meditation and hiking.
Education & Training
Undergraduate school & graduation year:
Brown University, 2019
Medical school & graduation year:
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 2024
Publications
Wong L, Yue T, Aghagoli G, Baiu I, Shula L, Lee A, Lui NS, Backhus LM. Harnessing Opportunity: Pilot Intervention to Improve Lung Cancer Screening for Women Undergoing Breast Screening Mammography. JTO Clinical Research and Reports. doi:10.1016/j.jtocrr.2024.100671. Aghagoli G. Day 0 and Harmony Before Birth. Plexus Literary Magazine. 2023;11. https://www.plexusmag.org/ghazal-aghagoli.
Wong L, Aghagoli G, Yue T, Shula L, Lee A, Lui NS, Backhus LM. EP04.06-02 Multimodal Intervention Strategies to Improve Lung Cancer Screening for Women Undergoing Breast Screening. Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 2023;18(11):S467-S468. doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2023.09.862.
Broadwin M, Aghagoli G, Sellke FW. Extracellular vesicle treatment partially reverts epigenetic alterations in chronically ischemic porcine myocardium. Vessel Plus. 2023;7:25. doi:10.20517/2574-1209.2023.103. PMID: 37982029.
Tsichlis JT, Hamid-Trisha I, Aghagoli G, Flora MS, Abid MR. Prevalence of Non-Communicable Disease Among Displaced Rohingya in Southern Bangladesh: A First Look at a Persecuted Ethnic Minority from Myanmar. International Health. doi:10.1093/inthealth/ihad106. PMID: 37930814.
Aghagoli G, Fedulov A, Shinnick J. Epigenetics and Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections: An Update on Current Research and Potential Clinical Implications. Epigenomics. doi:10.2217/epi-2023-0311. PMID: 37905413.
Heinl JF, Aghagoli G, Sellke FW. Clinical Uses of Epigenetics in Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery: An Update. Epigenomics. doi:10.2217/epi-2023-0120. PMID: 37309585.
*Brodeur PG, Aghagoli G, Pugacheva A, Goel AR, Maguire OD, Dewar KA. Hard to C: Vitamin C Deficiency as a Mimicker of Vasculitis: A Case. Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases. doi:10.7326/aimcc.2022.1191.
*Chhabria K, Raman V, Aghagoli G, Brown BP. Abortion Policy Positions of Federal Legislators Who Received Support From the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 2012-2022. JAMA Network Open. 2023;6(4). doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.10405. PMID: 37115551.
*Gallo-Marin B, Aghagoli G. Peer Mentorship for International Medical Students in the United States. Academic Medicine. 2022;97(10). 1431. doi:10.1097/ACM.0000000000004829. PMID: 36198153.
*Gallo-Marin B, Aghagoli G, Hu SL, Massoud CM, Robinson-Bostom L. Calciphylaxis and Kidney Disease: A Review. American Journal of Kidney Disease. 2022; 81(2). 232-239. doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2022.06.011. PMID: 35970430.
Chehayeb RJ, SenthilKumar G, Saade Z, Gallo-Marin B, Aghagoli G, Virji AZ. Examining the First Peer-to-Peer Mentorship Program (F1Doctors) for International Medical Students. Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education. 2022; 11(1);102-125. https://www.ojed.org/index.php/jise/article/view/4263. PMID: 36405890.
*Brodeur PG, Aghagoli G, Pugacehva A, Goel AR, Maguire OD, Dewar KA. Scurvy: A Missed Mimicker of Vasculitis. Journal of Hospital Medicine. Feb 2023. https://shmabstracts.org/abstract/scurvy-a-missed-mimicker-of-vasculitis/.
*Phillips RK, Aghagoli G, Blum AS, Asaad WF. Bilateral Thalamic Responsive Neurostimulation for Multifocal Bilateral Frontotemporal Epilepsy: Illustrative Case. Journal of Neurosurgery Case Lessons. 2023;3(12). doi:10.3171/CASE21672. PMID: 36273865.
Del Re A, Rivera Perla K, Aghagoli G, Bellam K, Sellke FW, Ehsan A. Trends and outcomes of coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with major depressive disorder: A perspective from the national inpatient sample. Heart and Mind Journal. 2022; 6(2). 62-69. doi:10.4103/hm.hm_62_21.
Savaria MC, Min S, Aghagoli G, Tunkel AR, Hirsh DA, Michelow IC. Enhancing the One-Minute Preceptor for Clinical Teaching with a DEFT Approach. International Journal of Infectious Diseases.2022;115. 149-153. doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2021.12.314. PMID: 34883233.
Aghagoli G, Yano N, Del Re A, et al. Abstract 13680: DNA Methylation of Skeletal Muscle Tissue in Patients with Hypertension and Diabetes Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass. Circulation. 2021;144(1). doi:10.1161/circ.144.suppl_1.13580.
Aghagoli G, Del Re A, Yano N, et al. Methylome of Skeletal Muscle Tissue in Patients with Hypertension and Diabetes Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass. Epigenomics. 2021; 13(23). doi:10.2217/epi-2021-0388. PMID: 34802257.
Aghagoli G. Anatomical Heart. Plexus Literary Magazine. 2021;9. https://www.plexusmag.org/copy-of-ella-burguera-couce.
Gallo-Marin B, Soliman L, Aghagoli G, Sellke FW. COVID-19 and Cardiac Surgery: The Impacts of the Pandemic and How They Can Help Shape the Future of the Field. In: Firstenberg M, ed. Insights on a Post COVID World, Essays on How the World Changed. IllumiPress13; 2021:173-191.
Aghagoli G, Del Re A, Yano N, et al. DNA Methylation in Skeletal Muscle of Patients with Hypertension and Diabetes Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery. Gene Expression Omnibus. National Center for Biotechnology Information. 2021. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/query/acc.cgi?acc=GSE173613.
Siff EJ, Aghagoli G, Gallo-Marin B, Tobin-Tyler E, Poitevien P. SARS-CoV-2 Transmission: A Sociological Review. Epidemiology and Infection. 2020; 148. 1-5. doi:10.1017/S095026882000240X. PMID: 33023703.
Aghagoli G, Sheinkopf SJ, Everson TM, et al. Epigenome-Wide Analysis Identifies Genes and Pathways Linked to Acoustic Cry Variation in Preterm Infants. Pediatric Research. 2020;89. 1848-1854. doi:10.1038/s41390-020-01172-0. PMID: 32967004.
*Gallo-Marin B, Aghagoli G, Lavine K, et al. Predictors of COVID-19 Severity: A Literature Review. Reviews in Medical Virology. 2020;31(1). 1-10. doi:10.1002/rmv.2146. PMID: 32845042.
*Aghagoli G, Gallo-Marin B, Katchur NJ, Chaves-Sell F, Asaad WF, Murphy SA. Neurological Involvement in COVID-19 and Potential Mechanisms: A Review. Neurocritical Care. 2021;32. 1062-1071. doi: 10.1007/s12028-020-01049-4. PMID: 32661794.
Aghagoli G, Siff EJ, Tillman AC, Feller ER. COVID-19: Misinformation Can Kill. Rhode Island Medical Journal. 2020;103(5). 12-14. http://rimed.org/rimedicaljournal/2020/06/2020-06-12-commentary-aghagoli.pdf. PMID: 32481773.
*Aghagoli G, Gallo-Marin B, Soliman LB, Sellke FW. Cardiac Involvement in COVID-19 Patients: Risk Factors, Predictors, and Complications: A Review. Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2020;35(6). 1302-1305. doi:10.1111/jocs.14538. PMID: 32306491.
Aghagoli G, Conradt E, Padbury JF, et al. Social Stress Related Epigenetic Changes Associated with Increased Heart Rate Variability in Infants. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. 2019;13. doi:10.3389/fnbeh.2019.00294. PMID: 32009914.
*Co-first author
Presentations
Kinney L, Mickel S, Cummings O, Aghagoli G, Chin I, Schiffman, F. (2024, February 28). Nurse for a Day Program: The cultural and practical impact of developing interprofessional empathy for medical students. Gold Humanism Summit/Atlanta, GA, USA.
Tsichlis JT, Trisha IH, Aghagoli G, Flora MS, Abid MR. (2023, October 21). Assessing the nutritional status of displaced Rohingya under five-years-old in southern Bangladesh. American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference/Washington, DC, USA.
Shinnick JK, Aghagoli G, Cersonsky TEK, Bocage A, Schlichting JL, Sung V. (2023, October 05). Race, Ethnicity and Overactive Bladder Treatment Patterns. American Urogynecologic Society Annual Meeting/Portland, OR, USA.
Wong L, Yue T, Aghagoli G, Baiu I, Shula L, Lee A, Backhus LM. (2023, September 10). Harnessing Opportunity: Pilot Intervention to Improve Lung Cancer Screening for Women Undergoing Breast Screening Mammography. World Conference on Lung Cancer/Singapore, SGP.
Aghagoli G, Tsichlis JT, Hamid IH, Flora MS, Abid MR. (2023, April 24). Disease burden analysis of displaced Rohingya: A first look at a marginalized population. The Warren Alpert Medical School Global Health Research Day/Providence, RI, USA.
Siff EJ, Aghagoli G. (2023, July 21). Addressing the Opioid Epidemic via Naloxone Education and Training. Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research/Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Brodeur P, Aghagoli G, Goel A, Maguire O, Dewar KA. (2022, April 08). Scurvy: A Missed Mimicker of Vasculitis. Society of Hospital Medicine/Nashville, TN, USA.
Aghagoli G, Yano N, Del Re A, Zhang Z, Gheit A, Phillips R, Feng J, Fedulov AV, Sellke FW. (2021, November 13). DNA Methylation of Skeletal Muscle Tissue in Patients With Hypertension and Diabetes Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass. American Heart Association Scientific Sessions Virtual/Providence, RI, USA.
Phillips RK, Aghagoli G, Blum AS, Asaad WF. (2021, August 25). Thalamic Responsive Neurostimulation for Multifocal, Bilateral Frontotemporal Epilepsy. American Association of Neurologic Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting/Orlando, FL, USA.
Min S, Savaria M, Aghagoli G, Monteiro K, Hirsch D, Tunkel AR, Michelow IC. (2021, May 06). Clinical Teaching Strategies for Pediatric Infectious Diseases: A DEFT Approach. Annual Medical Education Scholarship Poster Session/Providence, RI, USA.
Aghagoli G, Sheinkopf SJ, Everson TM, Marsit CJ, Lee H, Burt A, Carter B, Helderman J, Hofheimer J, McGowan E, Neal C, O'Shea T, Pastyrnak S, Smith L, Soliman A, Dansereau L, DellaGrotta S, Padbury J, Lester BM. (2020, November 18). Epigenome-Wide Analysis Identifies Genes and Pathways Linked to Acoustic Cry Variation in Preterm Infants. The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University Academic Symposium/Providence, RI, USA.
Siff EJ, Aghagoli G, Phillips R, De Vito R, Michelow IC. (2020, November 07). COVID-19 Survival: What are the Driving Forces? An Unsupervised Machine Learning Approach. Boston American Statistical Association Virtual Student Research Symposium in Statistics and Data Science/Boston, MA, USA.
Martin TJ, Kalagara R, Chuck CC, Han EJ, Aghagoli G, Asselin N. (2020, July 27). Training for Failure: Prehospital Airway Management During Witnessed Cardiac Arrest. Society for Academic Emergency Medicine/Providence, RI, USA.