By Amilio Venditti – Staff Reporter

Senior Lucca Venditti recently began his internship at the Milford Vascular Institute. Advocate Staff Reporter Amilio Venditti interviewed Venditti about his experience.

Amilio Venditti: What are your main responsibilities during your internship at the Milford Vascular Institute?

Lucca Venditti: My main responsibilities are to watch the various procedures and ask as many questions as I can. I will also be tasked with taking in patients. This involves asking them why they are here, when they feel their symptoms, and their past medical history.

AV: Why did you choose to intern in the medical field, specifically in cardiology?

LV: I want to become a doctor. I thought cardiology would be an interesting field to intern in, it also has a strong surgical aspect to it.

AV: What inspired you to pursue a career as an anesthesiologist?

LV: I really enjoy chemistry. I look forward to learning all the different types of pharmaceuticals, most especially anesthetics.

AV: What has been the most interesting or exciting part of the internship so far?

LV: Seeing a stent procedure. Watching the doctors thread a stent into an artery through an X-ray machine, then seeing them inflate a balloon in a stent to expand it. This was all done while the patient was under anesthesia.

AV: Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

LV: I see myself graduating from college and medical school. Then I will pursue an anesthesia residency. At the end, I see myself working at Yale New Haven Hospital.