Phase 1
Submissions from 2018-19:
Listed PDF files are abstracts. Please click on each title to access any additional materials that may be available, such as posters or papers (attached under the “Additional Files” section at the bottom of each listing).
Submissions from 2018-2019
Diagnostic Accuracy of Home Sleep Apnea Testing (HSAT) Based on Recording Duration, Angela Alnemri, Theodora Fynn, Prakash Vasudevan, Ritu Grewa, and Karl Doghramji
Adaptive Statistical Iterative Reconstruction-V for Lung Nodule Analysis, Cherry Au; Zhenteng Li, MD; Eric Gingold, MD; Ethan Halpern, MD; and Baskaran Sundaram, MD
Investigating Gαs Pepducin’s Effect on β2AR Signaling for CHF Pharmacology, Nida Bajwa, Nathan Hopfinger, and Charles Scott
The Accuracy of Blood Pressure Measurement by Two Cuff-Less Wearable and Portable Health Devices, Dylan M. Bard, Noud van Helmond, Christina Hahnen, Nilanjan Haldar, Cecilia Freeman, Jacquelyn N. Hamati, Vignesh Murali, and Jeffrey I. Joseph
Clinical and Pathologic Factors In Breast Cancer Patients with Bone Metastases Undergoing Surgery for Pathologic and Impending Fractures, Emily Bochner, Kerith Wang, Benjamin Leiby, Ayako Miura, and William Kevin Kelly
Improving Door-to-Groin Time for Stroke-Alert Patients Arriving at TJUH, Megan Carney; Mackenzie O'Connor; and Robin Dharia, MD
Pilot Study For Using Fitbit Activity Trackers To Monitor And Predict Onset Of CAR-T Cell Immunotherapy Related Adverse Events Including Cytokine Release Syndrome, Cassra Clark, MS, BS; Adam Dicker, MD, PhD, FASTRO; Margaret Kasner, MD, MSCE; Gina Keiffer, MD; Neil Palmisiano, MD, MS; Pierluigi Porcu, MD; Kaitlin Rancani, CRNP; Vincent Yeung, MD; and Lindsay Wilde, MD
Efficacy of Combination of Immunotherapies in a Murine in a Murine Squamous Cell Carcinoma Model, E. Correia, C. Portocarrero, and U. Rodeck
Impact of Patient Safety Bundle for Management of Morbidly Adherent Placenta on Estimated Blood Loss, Aislinn Crank; Johanna Quist-Nelson, MD; and Arbor Quist, MSPH
Stage of Disease and Likelihood of Surgical Intervention in Colon Cancer Patients: An Exploratory Analysis of the SEER Database, R. Denneny; D. Delgado; V. Nguyen; J. Subramoney; B. George; and E. Mitchell, MD
BOVA is Superior to sPESI in Identification of High Risk Pulmonary Embolism Patients, J. DiBello, P. Khaing, E. Gupta, C. Au, T. Chengsupanimit, B. K. Awsare, M. Baram, F. M. West, and G. C. Kane
Association Between Hypertensive Disorders and Fetal Growth Abnormalities in Class II and III Obese Women, Mary Ferrante, BS and Rebekah McCurdy, MD, MPH
Technology Use and Wellness Maintenance in a Medical Student Population, Lillian Flashner
Comparing Treatment Efficacy of Upper Airway Stimulation to CPAP for Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Alec Furstenberg; Colin Huntley, MD; Adam Vasconcellos, MD; Ayan Kumar; Karl Doghramji, MD; and Maurits Boon, MD
Long Term Effects of Ovum Donation on Donors, Danielle Garfunkel and Andrea Braverman
Cellular Milieu Imparts Distinct Pathological α-Synuclein Strains in α-Synucleinopathies, Ronald Gathagan, Chao Peng, Dustin Covell, Coraima Medellin, Anna Stieber, John L. Robinson, Bin Zhang, Rose M. Pitkin, Modupe F. Olufemi, Kelvin C. Luk, John Q. Trojanowski, and Virginia M.Y. Lee
Assessing the Operative Log Data of Traditional (5+2) vs. Integrated (0+5) Vascular Training Programs, Ernest Gillan, BS; Anthony Feghali, MD; Tuong Nguyen, MD; Dawn Salvatore, MD; Paul DiMuzio, MD; and Babak Abai, MD
Sensory Outcomes in Digital Nerve Repair Techniques: An Updated Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review, Zachary J. Herman, BS and Asif M. Ilyas, MD
Are We Doing it For the Money? A Salary Survey of the United States Surgical Program Directors, Alexander Hoey, BA; Brian Hoey, MD; and Stanislaw Stawicki, MD
Does Concomitant CABG Influence the Outcomes of Post-Myocardial Infarction Ventricular Septal Defect Repair?, Dylan P. Horan, Jae Hwan Choi, Matthew P. Weber, Elizabeth Maynes, Sinal Patel, Jothika Challapalli, Jessica G.Y. Luc, John W. Entwistle, H. Todd Massey, Rohinton J. Morris, and Vakhtang Tchantchaleishvili
Identifying Refractory AML Patients Using Rate of WBC Decline in Order to Reduce Length of Stay, Kyle Itri and Thomas Klumpp
Treatment Outcomes in Gram Negative Periprosthetic Joint Infection, Irene Kalbian, BA; Karan Goswami, MD; Carol Foltz, PhD; Nathan John, BS; William Arnold, MD; and Javad Parvizi, MD, FCRS
High Density of Tumor-Associated Macrophage Staining Correlates with Poor Clinicopathologic Markers in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Meta-Analysis, Alexander Knops, BA; Ayan Kumar, BS; Brian Swendseid, MD; Ubaldo E. Martinez-Outshoorn, MD; Larry Harshyne, PhD; Nancy Philp, PhD; Ulrich Rodeck, MD, PhD; Christopher Snyder; Adam Luginbuhl, MD; David Cognetti, MD; Jennifer Johnson, MD; and Joseph Curry, MD
Racial Disparities in Head and Neck Cancers in an Urban Hospital, Jessica Kraus-Lavy; Charnita Zeigler-Johnson; Scott W Keith; Frances Guiles; David Cognetti; Voichita Bar-Ad; and Rita S. Axelrod, MD
Sickle Cell Disease and Variation in the PAR4 Receptor, Matthew Lankiewicz, Steven E. McKenzie, Leonard Edelstein, and Stephanie Renna
Network Influence of the Cerebellum for Predicting DBS Response in Patients with Advanced Parkinson’s Disease, Lucy Li, Jennifer Muller, Sara Thalheimer, Mackenzie D. Silverman, Mahdi Alizadeh, Tsao-Wei Liang, Kelly Layton, Daniel Kremens, Victor Romo, Feroze Mohamed, and Chengyuan Wu
Acute Pancreatitis in the Emergency Department, Gregory J. Lopez, BS; Matt Hall, MD; Matthew Babineau, MD; Darshan Kothari, MD; Ryan C. Burke, PhD, MPH; Richard E. Wolfe, MD; Sunil G. Sheth, MD; Stephen Freedman, MD; Nathan I. Shapiro, MD; and Carrie Tibbles, MD
Comparison of Visual Analog Pain Score Reported to Physician vs Nurse in Nonoperatively Treated Foot and Ankle Patients, Trevor McBride, BS; MAJ Kevin D. Martin, DO; CPT Jeffrey Wake, DO, ATC; LT J. Preston Van Buren, DO; and Cuyler Dewar, BS
The Accuracy of Blood Pressure Measurement by a Smartwatch and a Portable Health Device, Vignesh Murali, Noud van Helmond, Cecilia G. Freeman, Christina Hahnen, Nilanjan Haldar, Jacquelyn N. Hamati, Dylan M. Bard, Geno J. Merli, and Jeffrey I. Joseph
Is Excision of Radial Scars Identified on CNB Necessary?, K. Nimtz; K. Hookim, MD; A. Sevrukov, MD; T. Tsangaris, MD; A. Willis, MD; A. Berger, MD; and M. Lazar, MD
Direct Anterior Approach Utilizing a Bikini Incision has Less Wound Related Complications in Patients with High BMI, Taylor Paskey, BS; Jorge Manrique, MD; Majd Tarabichi, MD; Camilo Restrepo, MD; Carol Foltz, PhD; and William J. Hozack, MD
Minimally Invasive Surgery in Neonates with Congenital Anomalies: Experience from the NSQIP-P, Emily Sagalow; Katerina Dukleska, MD; Courtney Devin, MD; Erin Teeple, MD; Scott W. Cowan, MD; Charles D. Vincour, MD; and Loren Berman, MD
Repeat Neuro-Imaging in Patients Presenting with Traumatic Extra-Axial Intracranial Hemorrhage, Austin Saline; Anthony Stefanelli, MD; Omaditya Khanna, MD; Sol Feuerwerker; Somnath Das; and Evan Selzer
Retrospective Chart Review Assessing Factors that Contribute to Network Leakage in Postoperative Pancreatic Cancer Patients, Nazanin Sarpoulaki; Christian Fernandez, MD; and Mark Hurwitz, MD
The Pathway to Low Outlier Status in Venous Thromboembolism Events: An Analysis of Pancreatic Surgery in ACS NSQIP, Samantha L. Savitch, Tyler M. Bauer, Nikosi H. Alvarez, Adam P. Johnson, Theresa P. Yeo, Harish Lavu, Charles J. Yeo, Jordan M. Winter, Geno J. Merli, and Scott W. Cowan
Emergency Medicine Palliative Care Access (EMPallA): Preliminary Data from a Multi-Center Randomized Controlled Trial, Abigail M. Schmucker, BA; Deborah J. Shim, BS; Corita R. Grudzen, MD, MSHS; Jeanne Cho, MPH; and Keith Goldfeld, DrPH
Management of Retinoblastoma in Older Children (>5 years) Using Intra-Arterial Chemotherapy: Comparison of Outcomes to Pre-Chemotherapy and Intravenous Chemotherapy Eras, Evan Selzer, MS; R. Joel Welch, MD; Pascal Jabbour, MD; Ann Leahey, MD; and Carol L. Shields, MD
Implementation of Psychological Interview and Testing in a Large Sperm Bank, Catherine Sham, Andrea Braverman, Robert Mora, Makenzie Perdue, and Jaime Shamonki
Factors Associated with Stage at Presentation Among Patients with Rare Pancreatic Tumors: An Exploratory Analysis of the SEER Database, J. Subramoney; D. Delgado; V. Nguyen; R. Denneny; B. George; and E. Mitchell, MD
A Study of Wellness Education as a Burnout Coping Strategy, Abhishek Surampudy; Allen Friedland, MD; Himani Divatia, DO; and Tina Hu, MD
Pharmacokinetics of Midazolam and Ketamine in Critically Ill Adults on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Therapy, Julian Tanjuakio, Edwin Lam, Walter K. Kraft, Hitoshi Hirose, and Nicholas C. Cavarocchi
Post-Operative Outcomes of Surgical Treatment for Trigeminal Neuralgia, Daniel Tzou
17-Hydroxyprogesterone Caproate Does Not Prevent Preterm Birth in Women with a Twin Pregnancy and a Prior Singleton Spontaneous Preterm Birth, Breanna Valcarcel, BS; Andrew Ward, MD; Huda Al-Kouatly, MD; Vincenzo Berghella, MD; and Victoria Greenberg, MD
Association of CYP2C19*17 Allele and Choice of P2Y12 Inhibitor on Cardiovascular Outcomes Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Yash Varma, BS; Craig R. Lee, PhD, PharmD; Joseph S. Rossi, MD; and George A. Stouffer, MD
Opioid Consumption after Orthopedic Surgery: Prospective Randomized Trial on the Effects of Preoperative Counseling, Sage Vincent; Taylor Paskey; Elizabeth Critchlow; Erica Mann; Talia Chapman, MD; Kristin Sandrowski, MD; and Asif Ilyas, MD
Predictors of Ventriculostomy Infection in a Large Cohort, Christine Wamsley, BA; Ahmad Sweid, MD; Stavropoula Tjoumakaris, MD; Erica J. Mann, BA; Christopher Neely, BS; Jeffrey Head, BA; Michael R. Gooch, MD; Nabeel Herial, MD; Robert Rosenwasswer, MD; and Pascal Jabbour, MD
Identifying the Causes of Cancer Readmissions: A Patient Centered Approach, Emily Wei; Katie Holland; and Allison Zibelli, MD
Selection Criteria for Posterior Circulation Stroke and Functional Outcome Following Mechanical Thrombectomy, Vivian Xu; Ahmad Sweid, MD; Stavropoula Tjoumakaris, MD; Kavya Shivashankar, BA; Karim Hafazalla, BS; Michael R. Gooch, MD; Nabeel Herial, MD; Robert H. Rosenwasswer MD; and Pascal Jabbour, MD
Sociodemographic Background Characteristics of Patients Who Participate in a Lung Cancer Screening Program, Amber Zhang; Marcella Pimpinelli; Brooke Ruane; Russell K. McIntire; Julie Barta, MD; Hee-Soon Juon; and Bridget Jackson
