Ryan Bigjej, MD

Ryan Bigjej

Undergraduate School
University of Notre Dame

Medical School
Oregon Health & Science University


 
 

Interests & Career Goals

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Interventional Psychiatry

Favorite Pastimes

I value spending time outside hiking, climbing, and exercising. I also enjoy reading, cooking, and playing games with friends.

Strengths of the Program

I am so appreciative of the collaborative and supportive culture at Duke Psychiatry. I am excited for the phenomenal clinical training offered at Duke as well as opportunities explore my areas of interest in diverse practice settings and engage in research.

Areas of Prior Research

Epilepsy, Adult Psychiatry, Pediatric Surgery, Health Equity

Publications/Abstracts

  • Bigej RD, Jenkins T, Ondusko DS, Oran A, Chon A, Rincon M, Mason A, Sun RC. The Relationship Between CDC Social Vulnerability Index and Treatment Course Characteristics in Infants with Surgically Intervenable Congenital Anomalies. Oral presentation: American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference; 09/28/2024. Orlando, FL, United States of America.

  • Sandau US, Yahya M, Bigej RD, Friedman JL, Salemvong B, Boison D. Transient use of a systemic adenosine kinase inhibitor attenuates epilepsy development in mice. Epilepsia. April 2019; 60(4):615-625. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 30815855. Article URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/epi.14674

  • Selesner L, Bigej RD, Gause C, Butler M, Krishnaswami S, Fialkowski E. Minimizing Variance in Pediatric Patients after Repair of Anorectal Malformations. Oral presentation: 18th Annual Academic Surgical Congress; 02/07/2023. Houston, TX, United States of America.

  • Selesner L, Graveson A, Bigej RD, Yoo Y, Gutierrez A, Wooten A, Wilson R, Jafri M, Krishnaswami S, Azarow K, Fialkowski E. Minimizing Variance In Pediatric Surgery: Do Evidence-based Perioperative Management Protocols Improve Outcomes?. Oral presentation: American College of Surgeons Annual Conference; 10/22/2023. Boston, MA, United States of America.

Poster Presentations

  • Bigej RD, Wahba N, Bowers K. Oregon Psychiatric Physicians Association. Poster presented: Diagnostic Considerations Over Time and Treatment: Peeling Back the Layers of a Complex Forensic Psychiatric Case. Portland, OR, United States of America; 09/22/2023