Shawn Thomas was born in India but spent most of his childhood growing up in Cupertino, California. He moved to New York City in 2011 to attend Columbia University, where he studied biomedical engineering. After graduating, Shawn spent 2 years working as a population health analyst at BronxCare Health System (formerly Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center), studying the health profile of the hospital’s patients and implementing initiatives to improve healthcare for the Bronx community at large. In 2017, Shawn began medical school at the NYU School of Medicine where he wasted no time in becoming an active contributor, and later co-editor, for the LitMed Database. Shawn enjoys reading and writing about a variety of topics in the medical field, and he is excited to continue doing so both as a medical student and as a future physician.