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Dr. Oishi completed his neurology residency at Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, in Rochester, Minnesota. He then completed an electromyography/clinical neurophysiology (CNP) fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He says he came upon EDX naturally, 鈥淓DX medicine felt deeply familiar and satisfying because it combines my interest in electronics, neuroanatomy, and the puzzle-like challenge of localization in a complex circuitry.鈥�

He is now assistant professor of neurology at Mayo Clinic with a special interest in CNP. He is also an instructor for the CNP technologist training program at Mayo Clinic, where he says he gives extra recognition to the CNP technologists for their efforts in delivering quality patient care. His clinical activity and research interests include intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring (IONM) during neurological surgery and orthopedic spine surgery; EMG in NM disorders; and evoked potential interpretation in the diagnosis of neurological disorders.

In September 2022, his team鈥檚 research was published. 鈥淪hort-Acting Neuromuscular Blockade Improves Interrater Reliability of Median Somatosensory Evoked Potentials in Postcardiac Arrest Prognostication鈥� evaluates the effect of using NM blocking agents before performing SEPs in patients referred for these studies to assist with prognostication following cardiac arrest and compares interrater reliability of interpretation of cortical SEP responses with and without NM blockade. In this study, the use of NM blockers significantly improved the interrater reliability of interpretation of cortical SEP responses in the setting of postcardiac arrest brain death evaluation.

Dr. Oishi says he enjoyed writing computer programs from scratch and this study鈥檚 data collection and analysis aspects. 鈥淭he study is an extreme example of how the quality of a neurophysiologic study could sway the interpretation and impact the patient鈥檚 outcome. From this perspective, the paper has been thought-provoking throughout analysis and manuscript preparation,鈥� he says. 

As a member of 缅北禁地 since 2020, he says he is incredibly honored to receive the award and is grateful for the recognition from the 缅北禁地 Board of Directors. 鈥淧ersonally, it is a moment of reflection for me to appreciate all of my mentors, senior colleagues, and peers who have guided me toward advancing my career,鈥� he says.