The Research Scholar Program provides structured educational research opportunities for undergraduate students. Within each session, students apply for positions offered by health network departments. Each position involves a combination of research, as well as professional and clinical observations. The program offers educational experience for students and additionally provides valuable assistance to health network departments.
Go to Lehigh Valley Health Network's website for more information about the Research Scholar program.
2013
Causes of Post Cardiac Surgical Readmissions, Janissa Nair and James K. Wu MD (Poster)
Geriatric Hip Fracture, Andrei Nistor (Poster)
Cost Analysis in Supply Management, Kelsey Pecka (Poster)
Factors That Influence Poor Health, Gregory Picone (Poster)
Screening Lehigh Valley Area Ticks for Infectious Disease Agents, Sarah Richardson and Luther Rhodes III MD (Poster)
The Effects Of Therapeutic Music On Anxiety, Nausea And Depression In Cancer Patients, Jacob Rust (Poster)
Virual Worlds, Allison Seidel (Poster)
A Head Start On Healthy Smiles, Devon Taylor (Poster)
Virtual World Programming to Enhance the Education of our Health Professionals, Ana Maria Torres (Poster)
About OBGYN Residency: 4 years of Residency, each year is 10 Rotation Block includes, Taylor N. Weilnau; Joseph E. Patruno MD; Amy B. Smith PhD; Craig Koller M.Ed; Hope Kincaid MPH, CPH; and Amanda B. Flicker MD (Poster)
Impact of Robotic Surgery on Hysterectomies Performed for Nonmaligant Conditions at Lehigh Valley Health Network from Fiscal Year 2008-2013, Taylor Wejkszner and Martin A. Martino MD (Poster)
From Idea to Virtual Reality, Andrew Wells (Poster)
A Comparsion of Robotic- Assisted Thoracic Lung Surgery with Open Lung Surgery and Video-Assisted Thorascopic Lung Surgery, Alexander Werner, Michael F. Szwerc MD, and Kyle M. Langston PA-C (Poster)
Dental Care of Patients on Anticoagulation Medicines, Katelyn Wray (Poster)
Causes of Death in Surgically Treated Patients with Type A Aortic Dissection - A Ten Year Review, James K. Wu MD, Eilizabeth DePaolo BS, Theodore G. Phillips MD, and Timothy S. Misselbeck (Poster)
De-branching of the Aortic Arch During Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair, James K. Wu MD, Caitlin O'Connor BS, Timothy S. Misselbeck, and Theodore G. Phillips MD (Poster)
2012
Making the Connections, Alisse Bailey (Poster)
Assessment and Improvement of the Emergency Department, Tara Barr and Lenny Nguyen (Poster)
Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes with Bariatric Surgery, Kirk Benack (Poster)
Developing a Standard of Care for Breast Cancer Related Lymphedema, Jaryth Bollinger (Poster)
The Escalated Risk of Periodontal Disease in Diabetics, Morgan Boni (Poster)
Patient Outcome: Interface between Satisfaction, Symptom Management, and Clinical Pathways, Sarah Buonanno (Poster)
Involved Collaboration, Jared Cortright (Poster)
Warfarin Use and 30-day Hemorrhage in Bariatric Surgery, Amanda M. Curry (Poster)
An Evaluation of Warfarin Use and 30-day Hemorrhage in Bariatric Surgery, Amanda M. Curry; Richard Boorse MD; Peter J. Bechtel MD; Cathy Fuhrman RN, MSN; Cathleen Webber RN, MSHS; and Suzanne L. Smith MBA, RRT, TAS (Poster)
Frailty and the Ever Growing Geriatric Population, Kailin Dent (Poster)
Aortic Dissection: Causes of death in surgically treated patients with type a aortic dissection - a ten year review, Elizabeth DePaolo BS (Poster)
In Search of Culture, Anna Eisenstein (Poster)
Same-Day Discharge after Hysterectomy: A surgical quality metrics study, Gabrielle Gosciniak BA (Poster)
A Comparative Study of Quality Metrics of Sacrocolpopexy: Robotic Surgery vs. Laparotomy, Kelsey Groves (Poster)
A Comparative Study of the Cost of Total Hip Replacements, Samantha Hower (Poster)
Reliability in Assessment of Competency Based Education, Benjamin F. Karabasz (Poster)
The Clinical Trial Process, Sara Kaskowitz (Poster)
Comparison of Readmission Risk Assessment, Jessica Kemmerer (Poster)
Simulation Enhanced by The National Patient Safety Goals, Jamie Lawson (Poster)
Employment Engagement: The Recipe for Success, Peter McCullough (Poster)
Severe Pulmonary Hypertension in Mitral Valve Surgery: Seeking the effects of elevated pulmonary artery pressure on postoperative mitral valve surgery outcome, Kelsey McLeod and Elizabeth Sander (Poster)
Assessment of LVHN's Research Scholar Program's Evaluative Surveys and Awareness of Competitive Programs, Andrea Moshier (Poster)
Optimizing the Efficiency of Regionalization for Patients Enrolled in the OACIS Home-Based Service, Ryan Mulligan (Poster)
De-branching of the Aortic Arch during Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair, Caitlin O'Connor BS (Poster)
Public Reporting of Cardiac Surgery Outcomes in Pennsylvania, Thomas Pham (Poster)
Improving Quality of Care Through Connections, Kari Raffensberger (Poster)
Diet and Child Obesity, Yochai Re'em (Poster)
Care Optimization, Lucia Romano (Poster)
Rights Checking for LVHN Scholarly Works: Piecing Together the Repository, Katie Sheinberg (Poster)
Determining Co-Infection Rates of Tick-Borne Diseases in Lehigh County, Cara Sheridan (Poster)
Improving Decision-Making and Performance of Surgical and Obstetrics-Gynecology Residents Under Stress, Leo Spear (Poster)
Robotic Surgery vs. VATS vs. Open Thoracotomy: Research and Outcomes, Ryan Stuart (Poster)
Enhancing patients' ability to self-manage their chronic illness & developing tools to better address their social needs, Kale Sweeney (Poster)
Identification of Patient Characteristics as Predictors for Success or Failure of Optiflow High Flow Oxygen Delivery System, Carly Torgersen (Poster)
A Head Start on Oral Health, Anna Vishnevetsky (Poster)
Identification of Patient Characteristics as Predictors for Success or Failure of Optiflow High Flow Oxygen Delivery System, Mary Wolf (Poster)
Human Resources, Travis York (Poster)
2011
Risk Factors and Outcomes for Elderly Patients with Cervical Fractures, Sarah Bednar (Poster)
No Infection- No Transmission Active Surveillance testing MRSA, Emilie Carlino (Poster)
Risk Factors Affecting Surgical Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest During Aortic Surgeries: A 10-Year Study, Elise Esposito (Poster)
Chart Review 2010, Jacklyn Gibat (Poster)
Value of a Community Health Coordinator to a Medical Home, Garred Greenberg (Poster)
Success of Partial Hospital Programs: A Look into Lehigh Valley Hospital's Treatment Options, Emily Grossner (Poster)
HPV Associated Oral Cancer, Elizabeth Grumbein (Poster)
Central Lines, Sasha Halasz (Poster)
Assessing Areas for Efficiency Improvement in the Supply Distribution Services and Logistics Departments, Jon Harrison (Poster)
The Effect of Multidisciplinary Care on Neonatal Outcomes for Pregnanies Complicated by Diabetes, Brittany Homcha (Poster)
In Vitro Activity of Fosfomycin against Extended-Spectrum β-lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumonia; Carbapenemase-Producing Klebsiella pneumonia; and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Species, Brent Horowitz (Poster)
An Evaluation of the Reduction of Beers Criteria Medications by the LVH Geriatric Trauma Team, Caroline Hozza (Poster)
Efficacy of Intraoperative Epiaortic Screening during Coronary Bypass Surgery: 5-Year Study of Prevention of Cerebrovascular Accident, Jill Ireland (Poster)
Process Improvement, Cortney Marchetto (Poster)
A Cost Analysis of Postoperative Management in Endometrial Cancer Patients Treated by Robotics Versus Laparoscopic Approach, Martin A. Martino MD, Jocelyn Shubella, M Bijoy Thomas MD, Rachael M. Mocrette PA-C, Joycelyn C. Schindler MD, Shamol Williams MSII, and Richard M. Boulay MD (Article)
Does the Bedside Assistant Matter in Robotic Surgery: An Analysis of Patient Outcomes in Gynecologic Oncology, Martin A. Martino MD, Jocelyn Shubella, Shamol Williams MSII, M Bijoy Thomas MD, Rachel Miller PA-C, and Richard Boulay MD (Presentation)
Oral Health Care for the Pregnant Patient, Holly Mauser (Poster)
Go with the Flow: A Community Hospitals Experience with High Flow Nasal Cannula Oxygenation, Emily Miller (Poster)
Screening for Postpartum Depression: Risk Factors Analysis and Screening Efficacy, Mary Nguyen (Poster)
Contemporaty Perioperative and Longitudinal Outcomes: A Retrospective Review of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) Patients, Taylor Ouiskey (Poster)
The Growth and Influence of the Robotically-Assisted Hysterectomy in Gynecology: A Five Year Hysterecotomy Analysis at a Single Institiution, Jeremy Patriarco (Poster)
Transitions of Care, Kimberly Peifer (Poster)
A Community Hospital's Experience With High-Flow Nasal Cannula Oxygenation, Noreen Petrash (Poster)
CME Program Metrics and Mission Statement Analysis, Adrienne Rahs (Poster)
Chart Review: Using Medical Records to Evaluate the Quality of Health Care, Samantha Raymond (Poster)
Quality Boards, Morgan Reibman (Poster)
Subsequent Pregnancy Outcomes After Midtrimester Pregnancy Termination: Induction vs D&E, Meredith Rochon MD; Kari A. Whitley MD; Kevin Trinchere; and Wendy Prutsman MSN, CRNP (Presentation)
Factors Influencing Participation of Prenatal Patients in Clinical Trials, Felisa Saldutti (Poster)
The Increased Incidence of Lung Cancer in Patients with Scleroderma: A Case Report & Review of the Literature, Abigail Shat (Poster)
Stage Development: A Comparison of Child Development and Team Stages, Victoria Shiebler (Poster)
The Business of Wellness: Bringing the BeneFIT Toolkit to Market, Kevin Shoemaker (Poster)
Diabetic Ketoacidosis in the ICU, William Stern (Poster)
Health Literacy Initiative, Charlisa Summerville (Poster)
Contemporaty Perioperative and Longitudinal Outcomes: A Retrospective Review of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) Patients, Mary Tajiri (Poster)
Determinants of Longitudinal Surgical Outcomes for Aortic Valve Replacement (AVR) in Different Patient Risk Categories, Gregory Troutman (Poster)
CPO & CPN: Interfacing of OB/GYN Electronic Medical Record Systems, Laura Versage (Poster)
Reducing Disparities NCCCP Grant, Adrienne Viola (Poster)
The Effect of Depression on Interventions After PAD: Creating a Protocol, Deborah Ward (Poster)
Midtrimester Dilation and Evacuation Versus Prostaglandin Induction: A Comparison of Composite Outcomes, Kari A. Whitley MD; Kevin Trinchere RN; Wendy Prutsman MSN, CRNP; Joanne Quiñones MD, MSCE; and Meredith L. Rochon MD (Article)
Risk Factors Affecting Surgical Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest During Aortic Surgeries: A 10-Year Study, Bree Ann Young (Poster)
2010
Self-Extubation: Identifying Common Patient Characteristics and the Frequency of Reintubation, Jessica L. Amenta (Poster)
Improving Neurology, Gregory Busillo (Poster)
Oral and Systemic Health: The Link Between Periodontal Disease and Cardiovascular Disease, Daniel J. Coke (Poster)
Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Patrick J. Collins (Poster)
S.D.S Metrics, Makura M. Compton (Poster)
Lehigh Valley Family Health Center, Kyle Correll (Poster)
Reduction of VAP in LVHHN and VAP Interventions: 2006 to March 2010, Selina Eckert (Poster)