Overview
Undergraduate:
Washington & Jefferson College, B.A., Physics, French, Summa Cum Laude, 2017
Columbia University, B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Magna Cum Laude, 2019
Medical School:
Stanford University, M.D., 2024
Biography:
Dr. Blynn Shideler is a Surgical Resident at Duke. Blynn has an academic background in biomedical engineering and medical device innovation for pediatric populations. At Duke, Blynn's research focuses on large vertebrate animal model preclinical testing of a novel intravascular oxygenation device with the Duke University Department of Biomedical Engineering and Duke University Division of Laboratory Animal Resources. Blynn hopes to pursue a career in pediatric surgery.
Blynn grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and attended North Allegheny High School. He began his college career at Washington & Jefferson College where he competed for the NCAA Division-III Wrestling Team. As an undergraduate, Blynn completed several global research fellowships at the University of Paris Descartes Faculty of Medicine, Hangzhou Dianzi University, and Victoria University, where he developed technologies for children with neuromuscular disorders. Blynn finished his college career at Columbia University in biomedical engineering, where he worked in robotic devices for rehabilitation medicine and sang for the Columbia Chamber Choir. Upon graduation, he worked as a research fellow at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center assisting clinical trials on a pediatric robotic exoskeleton for cerebral palsy.
Blynn earned his M.D. from Stanford University with a concentration in bioengineering. Blynn worked with the Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign where he was awarded grant funding from the FDA Pediatric Device Consortium and founded a company supporting an Apple Watch platform for pediatric physical rehabilitation. As he developed a clinical interest in pediatric surgery, Blynn conducted research with the Stanford Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Department of Pediatric Surgery and the Pediatric Inguinal Hernia Collaborative Group. He also completed clinical rotations in pediatric and neonatal surgery at the NHS Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children in London, UK and the Columbia New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital.
In 2024, Blynn began his career at Duke in the 7-year general surgery training program. He is involved in research with the Duke Department of Biomedical Engineering and Duke Pediatric Surgery Research Outcomes Group. Blynn serves as a mentor for high school and undergraduate students interested in careers in medicine and medical device innovation. In his free time, Blynn enjoys live-streaming Old School Runescape as a Twitch Affiliate and walking dogs with Wag Walking.
Washington & Jefferson College, B.A., Physics, French, Summa Cum Laude, 2017
Columbia University, B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Magna Cum Laude, 2019
Medical School:
Stanford University, M.D., 2024
Biography:
Dr. Blynn Shideler is a Surgical Resident at Duke. Blynn has an academic background in biomedical engineering and medical device innovation for pediatric populations. At Duke, Blynn's research focuses on large vertebrate animal model preclinical testing of a novel intravascular oxygenation device with the Duke University Department of Biomedical Engineering and Duke University Division of Laboratory Animal Resources. Blynn hopes to pursue a career in pediatric surgery.
Blynn grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and attended North Allegheny High School. He began his college career at Washington & Jefferson College where he competed for the NCAA Division-III Wrestling Team. As an undergraduate, Blynn completed several global research fellowships at the University of Paris Descartes Faculty of Medicine, Hangzhou Dianzi University, and Victoria University, where he developed technologies for children with neuromuscular disorders. Blynn finished his college career at Columbia University in biomedical engineering, where he worked in robotic devices for rehabilitation medicine and sang for the Columbia Chamber Choir. Upon graduation, he worked as a research fellow at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center assisting clinical trials on a pediatric robotic exoskeleton for cerebral palsy.
Blynn earned his M.D. from Stanford University with a concentration in bioengineering. Blynn worked with the Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign where he was awarded grant funding from the FDA Pediatric Device Consortium and founded a company supporting an Apple Watch platform for pediatric physical rehabilitation. As he developed a clinical interest in pediatric surgery, Blynn conducted research with the Stanford Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Department of Pediatric Surgery and the Pediatric Inguinal Hernia Collaborative Group. He also completed clinical rotations in pediatric and neonatal surgery at the NHS Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children in London, UK and the Columbia New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital.
In 2024, Blynn began his career at Duke in the 7-year general surgery training program. He is involved in research with the Duke Department of Biomedical Engineering and Duke Pediatric Surgery Research Outcomes Group. Blynn serves as a mentor for high school and undergraduate students interested in careers in medicine and medical device innovation. In his free time, Blynn enjoys live-streaming Old School Runescape as a Twitch Affiliate and walking dogs with Wag Walking.