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Capitano_MD

Physician-Researcher — Chances Assessment

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Quick profile:

Postdoctoral Research Fellow at big institution

4,000+ citations, multiple papers in JAMA, Lancet, BMJ — several ranking top 0.1% globally cited many of them are collaborative.. consortium

EB-2 NIW I-140 already approved

Awards and travel grants: 5

Peer review: 5 completed reviews

Presentations: like 10

Letters: 3 independent from big experts + 2 dependent including lab PI

Criteria I believe I satisfy based on AI: Awards (C1), Peer Review (C4), Original Contributions (C5), Scholarly Articles (C6), Critical Role (C7), Presentations (C10) — 6 criteria

Only gap: No media coverage yet (C3)

Plan: File with premium processing in 4–6 weeks

What are my realistic chances? Anyone with similar physician-researcher profile get approved recently? 🙏

Posted Sep 30, 2026, 3:52 AM UTC

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