Dr. Sophie Ravanbakht

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Biography

Sophie Nicole Ravanbakht is a Medical Instructor in the Department of Population Health Sciences at Duke University. She completed her Ph.D. at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2023. Her research focuses on practical applications of anti-obesity medications in treating adolescent obesity and evaluating the cost-effectiveness of clinical-community interventions aimed at pediatric obesity and cardiovascular health. Ravanbakht has received several significant grants, including one from the National Institutes of Health to explore real-world uses of anti-obesity medications and multiple awards from the American Heart Association and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services aimed at assessing health outcomes in children. Her commitment to improving health literacy and understanding early childhood obesity reflects her dedication to addressing pressing public health issues.

Research Interests

Requirements for Duke University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.2
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Multivariable Calculus Introduction to Physics (mechanics) Introduction to Chemistry
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Specialization Notes

Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)