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.
2022
Identifying the “Hole” Picture; Working Towards Personalizing Treatment for Pilonidal Disease, Carly Miller, Marybeth Browne MD, and Olivia Hoening (Poster)
Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Prediabetes Infographic, Caroline Nelson, Nicole M. Burgess, Roya Hamadani MPH, and Beth Careyva M.D. (Poster)
Identifying Factors Contributing to LVISE Improved Patient Experience, Spencer Owens and Alyssa Foley (Poster)
Effect of Vision Therapy on Post Concussion Metrics on The Graded Symptom Checklist, Justin Pasquale, Joseph Pasquale, Eden Hunt, David Clark, Daniele Shollenberger, and Mark Cipolle MD (Poster)
Risk Factors Associated With Neurosurgical Intervention in Patients With Mild Traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage., Puja Patel MD; Mark Broadwin MD; Tara Stansbury; Jeffrey B. Brown; Hope Kincaid MPH, CPH; Shae Duka MPH; Justin Pasquale; Mark Cipolle MD; and Kamalesh T. Shah MD (Article)
Outcomes of Ultrasonic Aspirator Use for MAC Debridement in Mitral Valve Replacement Surgery, Sakshi Patel, Ibrahim Khalil, Mary McFarland, Alexander Makkinejad, Puja Patel MD, and James K. Wu MD (Poster)
Implementation Strategies to Align Radiation Treatment for Non-Spine Bone Metastases Across an Academic-Community Partnership, Shivani Patel; Alyson McIntosh MD; Erin Gillepsie MD; Noah Mattis MD; and Patricia Shearburn RN, MSN, AOCN (Poster)
Comparing LVHN Standard of Care Equipment and Delfin Technologies Equipment for Burn Scar Assessment, Charlotte Samuelson and Sigrid A. Blome-Eberwein MD (Poster)
Heart Health after Preeclampsia, Nichole Stettner and Nidhi Mehta MD (Poster)
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Providing Social and Medical Resources to Recently Discharged Patients Experiencing Malnutrition, Theresa Tellez; Melissa Faura RD, LDN; Ann Flickinger MS, RD, LDN; and Kimberly Procaccino MBA, RD, LDN (Poster)
Assessing the COVID-19 Pandemic's Impact on Breast Cancer Appointment Scheduling, Alan Van Tiggelen and Muhammad A. Rizvi MD (Poster)
Assessing the Patient Demographics and Clinical Characteristics of Mechanically Ventilated Patients with COVID-19 at Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN), Danielle Weaver and Kenneth Miller MEd, RRT-NPS (Poster)
2021
Is there a difference between burn patients treated with topical mafenide acetate before and during COVID-19?, Morgan Anderson and Sigrid A. Blome-Eberwein MD (Poster)
Outcome of Surgical Ultrasonic Aspirator Use for Patients with Severe Mitral Annular Calcification for Mitral Valve Replacement, Zachary Appel and James K. Wu MD (Poster)
Impact of Fellow/Resident Involvement during Colonoscopy in a High-Volume Colorectal Surgical Practice, Zachary Chomitzky and William Sangster (Poster)
The Impact of COVID-19 on Pregnancy and Neonatal Outcomes, Jessica Davis; Joanne Quiñones MD, MSCE; and Michael Young (Poster)
Language Access Care in all Communities, Nicholas DeFulvio and Joumana De Santiago (Poster)
People Living with HIV (PLWH) and COVID-19. The LVHN Experience, Jacob Frank and Marcelo Gareca MD (Poster)
Evaluating the Correlation of Academic Pursuits and Relative Value Unit Reimbursement in Trauma Surgery, Erin Gilbert and Joseph J. Stirparo MD (Poster)
Mechanical Circulatory Support using Impella Devices for Cardiogenic Shock, Gabriella Gormas and James K. Wu MD (Poster)
Bridging the gaps: Individual and community level risk factors for non-lethal firearm injuries in the U.S., Alexander Hanisak and Mark Cipolle MD (Poster)
Do Virtual Visits Have an Effect on Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing for URIs?, Sydney Harris, Eric Young, Jarrod W. Kile RPhD, and Kathryn Zaffiri MPH (Poster)
ESR and CRP Testing May not be Useful in Monitoring Patients with Native Vertebral Osteomyelitis, Abigail Heilenman and Amy Slenker MD (Poster)
Improving Patient Access Knowledge, Xinyi He, Krista Bott MD, and Sean Quinlan-Davidson MD (Poster)
Assessing the Clinical Characteristics and Ventilator Parameters of COVID-19 Mechanically Ventilated Patients at Lehigh Valley Health Network, Andrew Kelly and Kenneth Miller MEd, RRT-NPS (Poster)
Variation in Patient Satisfaction based on Clinician’s Gender, Race, Age, and Degree, Elizabeth Lieb; Grant M. Greenberg M.D., M.H.S.A., M.A.; and Melanie B. Johnson MPA (Poster)
Top Comorbidities Associated with Patient Malnutrition on 30 Day Readmission Rate, Kaitlyn McGinley; Melissa Faura RD, LDN; Ann Flickinger MS, RD, LDN; and Kimberly Procaccino MBA, RD, LDN (Poster)
AngioVac Outcome Analysis in Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis, Maya Parekh and James K. Wu MD (Poster)
Differentiating the Need for Neurosurgical Interventions in Patients with a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and a Positive CT Scan, Joseph Pasquale, Justin Pasquale, and Mark Cipolle MD (Poster)
Evaluating Patient Outcomes Following Redo Sternotomies in Cardiac Surgery, Sajan Patel and James K. Wu MD (Poster)
Mepilex Use in Breast Cancer Radiotherapy Patients, Yeuying Qiu and Sean Quinlan-Davidson MD (Poster)
Analysis of Risk Factors and Outcomes for Obstetric Trauma Patients, Lauren Salbinski, Matthew D. Painter MD, and Danielle L. Hashmi DO (Poster)
A Retrospective Review of LVHN Compliance With Diagnostic Workup For Pancreatic Cancer Per NCCN Guidelines, Caitlin Scialla; Dennis Sopka MD; Savitri Skandan MD; and Melissa Kratz RN, MSN, AOCN (Poster)
Six-Month Health Outcomes in Elderly Patients Post COVID-19 (SHOE-P), Nikhil Sharma and Neti N. Vora MD (Poster)
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Severe Maternal Morbidity during Delivery at a Pennsylvania Hospital System, Vanessa Singh, Kay Young, and Obianuju Egwuowu (Poster)
Identifying Attributes of Success: A case study of SELECT Coaches and LVHN Physician Leadership Training, Madison Smith and Kerri Green MS, MEd. (Poster)
Review of COVID-19 Patient Demographics at LVHN Hospitals, Hannah Tan; Judith Sabino MPH, CDP; and Renee Bryant (Poster)
The Effect of Patient Age in Progression to a Hemorrhoidectomy, Justin Yoon and William Sangster (Poster)
2020
A Needs Assessment of Telemedicine Implementation in Skilled Nursing Facilities, Benjamin Antill; Robert Kruklitis MD; and Mindy Brosious BSN, RN (Poster)
Using NSQIP-Pediatrics to Target Quality Improvement Initiatives for Appendicitis, Erin Arevalo and Marybeth Browne MD (Poster)
NovosorbTM Biodegradable Temporizing Matrix (BTM) in the Complex Wound: A Retrospective Three-Year Review, Lydia Bothwell and Sigrid A. Blome-Eberwein MD (Poster)
COVID-19 Testing in Asymptomatic Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery, Joseph Budisak; Cathyann Feher RN,MSN; and Michael D. Pasquale MD, FACS, FCCM (Poster)
Drivers of Trust in Pediatric Health Care: Role of Family-Centered Care, Alyssa Carlier (Poster)
Developing A Questionnaire And Data Analysis Process: Identification Of Practice And Provider Stigma Score In Order To Improve And Measure Training Efforts, Jessica Deemer and Angela Colistra LPC, PhD, MS (Poster)
Virtual Health Care Career Exploration, Emily Deschler, Elizaveta Makarova, Abby Heilenman, Tipsuda Sopho, Emily Kidd, Nick Defulvio, Isaiah Martino, Sarah A. Jones Sapienza MD, and Martin A. Martino MD (Poster)
Correlation of Relative Value Unit Reimbursement in Trauma Surgery with Hospital Length of Stay, Collin Duff, Jade Vanderpool, and Joseph J. Stirparo MD (Poster)
GWEP Goals of Care, Audrey Dunstan and Nyann Biery MS (Poster)
Coordinating and Improving the Quality of Care in Patients with Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Daniel Elmi, Scott Beman MD, and Jennifer Macfarlan MPH (Poster)
A Retrospective Review of Outcomes Associated With Treatment Modalities Utilized In The Management of Diffuse Large B Cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Benjamin Fry; Donna Colabroy RN, MSN, OCN, CCM; Melissa Kratz RN, MSN, AOCN; Dennis Sopka MD; and Savitri Skandan MD (Poster)
Covid-19 Video Visits Reduces Racial Barriers To Care: Sociodemographic Factors That Influence Access to Virtual Care, Naomi Ganpo-Nkwenkwa; Kyle Shaak BS; Beth Careyva M.D.; and Grant M. Greenberg M.D., M.H.S.A., M.A. (Poster)
Faculty Development in a Pandemic: Design and Delivery of Remote-Based Medical Education, Anne Glowacki and Kerri Green EdD, MS (Poster)
Comparing Bilirubin Measurements of Sternum and Lower Abdomen: A Pilot Study for Using Transcutaneous Bilirubin Measurements During Phototherapy, Willow Goff and Michael Schwartz MD (Poster)
Outcomes of Septal Myectomy on Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Caitlin Hoeing, Kaitlyn Kelly, Thomas Perillo, and James K. Wu MD (Poster)
Five-year Analysis on the Outcomes of Thoracic Aneurysm Surgery, Kaitlin Kelly, Thomas Perillo, Caitlin Hoeing, and James K. Wu MD (Poster)
Bridging the Gaps in Family Medicine: A Quality Improvement Project for Resident Behavioral Health Training, Lauren E. Kerr and Angela Colistra LPC, PhD, MS (Poster)
Pediatric Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury: A Review of Literature and Case Report, Dima Khalil, Natasha Kuklis, Sarah A. Jones Sapienza MD, and Shadi Shojaei MD (Poster)
Identifying Baseline Characteristics for Consideration of Prophylactic Feeding Tube Placement in Persons Undergoing Chemoradiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer: A Retrospective Chart Review, Kenna Kita; Janine Gilboy RD, CSO, LDN; Erin Levine RD, CSO, LDN; Brian J. Patson MD; and Jennifer Brennan MS, RD, CSO (Poster)
Implementing a Student Information System and Creating a Data Collection System In a School Of Nursing, Hunter Krauss; Michele Siminitus MS; and Lynne Hausman MSN, RN, CNE (Poster)
Evaluation of Concurrent ESR and CRP Testing in Native Vertebral Osteomyelitis (NVO): Is More Really Better?, Noah Kriner and Amy Slenker MD (Poster)
Pediatric Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury: Identifying Common Symptomatologies to Improve Screening Guidelines A Literature Review and Case Study, Natasha Kuklis, Dima Khalil, and Sarah A. Jones Sapienza MD (Poster)
Strategies for Optimizing the Wellness of Physicians During the COVID-19 Pandemic: At Surge and Beyond, Hannah Langkamer-Smith and Joseph E. Patruno MD (Poster)
Characterization of Microbiology And Associated Antibiotic Usage In The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Bridget Lunney; Tibisay Villalobos MD, FAAP; and Kristin M. Held-Wheatley PharmD, BCOP (Poster)
Preconception Care: Identifying Indicators to Reduce Pre-term BirthsKama, Maria Macaluso; Ashwini Kamath Mulki; Melanie B. Johnson MPA; Elaine Banerjee MD, MPH; Beth Careyva M.D.; Katarzyna Jabbour PharmD, BCPS; Kyle Shaak BS; and Nicole M. Burgess BS (Poster)
Drivers of Trust in Pediatric Health Care: Role of Empathy and Communication, Allison McGlynn; J. Nathan Hagstrom MD, MHCM; and Helen Julia (Poster)
Improving Primary Care Pre-Visit Planning, Brandy Moser, Johnny Stoeckle MD, and Kyle Shaak MPH (Poster)
The impacts on visit types pre- and post- COVID-19, Jacob Nimeh; Kyle Shaak MPH; Beth Careyva M.D.; and Grant M. Greenberg M.D., M.H.S.A., M.A. (Poster)
The Correlation between Burnout and Engagement Metrics and Strategies for Improvement at LVHN, Leah Pasch and Joseph E. Patruno MD (Poster)
The Need for Neurosurgical Intervention in Trauma Patients with a Positive CT Scan and Glasgow Coma Scale of 13-15, Justin Pasquale, James Cipolla, Mark Cipolle MD, Puja Patel MD, and Jennifer Macfarlan (Poster)
Type A Aortic Dissection, 5-year Operative Outcome Study, Thomas Perillo, Kaitlin Kelly, Caitlin Hoeing, and James K. Wu MD (Poster)
Heterotopic Ossification or Dystrophic Calcinosis Cutis in Burn Scars?: A Case Series, Cassandra Pinataro and Sigrid A. Blome-Eberwein MD (Poster)
Writing A Research Protocol for A Prospective Clinical Trial In The Treatment Of Hypertrophic Scars, Christine Reichard and Sigrid A. Blome-Eberwein MD (Poster)
The Impact of Multiplex Respiratory Pathogen PCR Testing at A Large Academic Institution, Hailey Reiss; Jarrod W. Kile RPhD, BCPS; and Eric Young MD (Poster)
Identifying PCP Follow-Up and Readmission Rates of Internal Medicine-Muhlenberg Patients, Madison Smith and Victoria Chestnut DNP, MBA, RN, CCCTM (Poster)
Building a Book of Benefits: Producing a Community Resource Guide to Support Persons Experiencing Homelessness, Morgan Storino, Hoonani M. Cuadrado, and Bennie Eliason CHW (Poster)
Correlation of Relative Value Unit Reimbursement in Trauma Surgery with Academic Productivity, Jade Vanderpool, Collin Duff, and Joseph J. Stirparo MD (Poster)
Assessment of the Sexually Transmitted Infection Testing at LVHN in Symptomatic Patients Who Present to the Emergency Department or Ambulatory Setting, Sarah Vetesi, Marcelo Gareca MD, and Amy Slenker MD (Poster)
2019
Cardiogenic shock patients on VA-ECMO with/without unloading from Impella, Samrah Ansari, Caitlin Hoeing, Sophie Pickering, Alexandra Reph, and James K. Wu MD (Poster)
Identifying Cultural Practices in Childbirth & Integrating Traditional Beliefs with Western Biomedicine, Kate Appel and Amanda B. Flicker MD (Poster)
A Qualitative Study to Understand Resident and Student Perceptions of Factors Leading to a Meaningful Third-Year Clerkship Experience, Annalise Armstrong and Daniel Relles MD (Poster)
Retroactive Analysis of Advanced Spine Center Patient Care and Outcomes in Correlation with the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire Scores, Gabrielle Barraco, Bridgit O'Brien, Kara Spanswick MHA, and Joann Gilmore RN (Poster)
Baseline Characteristics for Consideration of Prophylactic Feeding Tube Placement in Persons Undergoing Chemoradiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer: A Retrospective Chart Review, Amy Beltz; Janine Gilboy RD, LDN; Erin Levine RD, CSO, LDN; Brian J. Patson MD; and Jennifer Brennan RD, CSO (Poster)
Opioid-free Appendectomy: Reducing Length of Stay While Controlling Pain in the Pediatric Patient, Lydia Bothwell, Travis Hoover, Daniel Relles MD, Sarah A. Jones Sapienza MD, and Marybeth Browne MD (Poster)
Developing a Standard Diet Questionnaire for Pediatric Headache Medicine to Detect Dietary Triggers in Children with Chronic Migraine, Gabriela Campusano and Zuhal Ergonul MD, PhD (Poster)
Geographic Exploration of Lehigh Valley Health - Diabetes, Allison Davis; Kyle Shaak BS; Michael Topmiller PhD; Autumn Kieber-Emmons MD, MPH; Melanie B. Johnson MPA; Beth Careyva M.D.; Elaine Banerjee MD, MPH; and Nicole M. Burgess BS (Poster)
Building a Center of Excellence for Robotic Surgery Through a Referral Provider Network (RPN), Sarah Douress; Taylor Wejkszner; Hope L. Johnson MSN, RN, CNOR; James Miller CRNA; and Martin A. Martino MD (Poster)
Prevention of Pediatric Obesity: Focus on the First Two Years, Lyndsay Gallagher; Kimberly C. Brown MD; Clare Lenhart PhD, MPH; and Colleen Dempsey-Rex RD, LDN (Poster)
Children's Cancer Center as a Clinical Microsystem: Patient Flow, Toni A. Hahn; Josephine P. Steidinger; Courtney E. Herr; and J. Nathan Hagstrom MD, MHCM (Poster)
Children’s Cancer Center as a Clinical Microsystem: Engagement, Courtney Herr; Toni A. Hahn; Josephine Steidinger; and J. Nathan Hagstrom MD, MHCM (Poster)
1st Place: Long-Term Survival Rate of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement, Caitlin Hoeing ()
An Analysis of the Benefits and Barriers to the Full Implementation of a HIPAA Compliant Secure Messaging System Within Lehigh Valley Health Network, Matthew Johnson; Annamarie Deroberts MSHA, RN,; and George Mathew PMP (Poster)
Piloting of a Centralized Primary Care-Based Outreach Model to Increase Lung Cancer Screening – 9-month Interim Results, Melanie B. Johnson MPA; Frank Sperrazza DO; Kyle Shaak BS; Nicole M. Burgess BS; Hadar Re'em; and Grant M. Greenberg M.D., M.H.S.A., M.A. (Poster)
Developing and Implementing Hospital Events: Evaluation of the George Washington Medical Exhibit, Ryan Johnson and Linda M. Schwartz MDE, AHIP, CM (Poster)
Valuing the Vulnerable: Prioritizing the Patient Perspective, Hannah Kaplan and Sweety Jain MD (Poster)
Global Health: Should it be an integral part of Medical Education?, Erin Kelly and Sweety Jain MD (Poster)
Physician Well Being and Patient Satisfaction: Analyzing the Relationship, Theresa A. Koch and Joseph E. Patruno MD (Poster)
Cardiogenic Shock: A Single-Center, Three-Year Exploratory Study, Sarina N. Krantzler and James A. Burke MD, PhD (Poster)
2nd Place: Assessment of the Characteristics of Multidrug Resistant Organisms at Lehigh Valley Health Network: Where Do They Come From and Where Do They Go?, Courtney Landis ()
2019 Research Scholars Poster Presentation Program, Lehigh Valley Health Network (Article)
Serving Our Community with Pride, Amanda Mchale and Judith Sabino MPH, CDP (Poster)
Investigation of Relationship Between Employee Engagement and Burnout Among Physicians at Lehigh Valley Health Network, Spencer Moros and Joseph E. Patruno MD (Poster)