Azaan Bilal, BS

Biography

Azaan Bilal is a first-year medical student at the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM) with a strong interest in orthopedic surgery, particularly foot and ankle surgery. As an undergraduate at UCLA, he completed a sports medicine internship with the UCLA Men's Basketball team, where he assisted with injury evaluations, treatment, and rehabilitation of collegiate athletes. Through this experience, he gained firsthand exposure to orthopedic injuries and the recovery process at a high level of athletics. He hopes to build on this experience through orthopedic research, with a particular interest in rising injury rates in professional sports and strategies to improve injury prevention.