USF-LVHN SELECT Program Faculty
2020
MEWS as a Triage Factor, Adam Turner BS; Shadi Jarjous MD; Zhe Chen MD; and Anthony Buonanno MD, MBA (Poster)
Implementation of a Clinical Pathway for Pancreaticoduodenectomy Patients, Zach Whitham and Aaron U. Blackham MD (Poster)
Clinical Depression Pathway Implementation: Outcomes from Pilot Practices, Michael Wright BS; Janelle M. Sharma DNP, MBA, CRNP; and Deborah Bren DO (Poster)
Tracking the implementation of a new telepsychiatry inpatient consult service at a separate campus of a large tertiary care health network, Michael S. Yoon BS; Katherine B. Martin MD; Rory L. Marraccini MD; and Edward R. Norris MD, FAPA, FAPM (Poster)
The Prevalence of Mental Illness and Associated Psychosocial Factors in Homeless Adolescents, Cecilia E. Zemanek BS; Allison N. Kayne BS; Jeffrey Downen BS, MS; Brittany Gaudet BS, MSPH; Taylor Jarvill BA; Nina Liu BS; Amy B. Smith PhD; Hoonani M. Cuadrado MSPAS, PA-C; and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP (Poster)
2019
Pilot Analysis of the Risk Factors for 30 Day Readmission in Hip Fracture Patients, Michael Guju BS,MS and Brian Leader BS (Poster)
Continuous quality improvement methodology: a case study on multidisciplinary collaboration to improve chlamydia screening, Allison Ursu; Grant M. Greenberg M.D., M.H.S.A., M.A.; and Michael McKee (Article)
Tracking the Implementation of a New Telepsychiatry Inpatient Consultation-Liaison Service at a Separate Campus of a Large Tertiary Care Health Network, Michael S. Yoon BS; Katherine B. Martin MD; Rory L. Marraccini MD; and Edward R. Norris MD, FAPA, FAPM (Poster)
2018
Evaluation of a Standardized Feedback Form and Process to Improve Communication and Effective Solution Implementation During Student-Faculty Clerkship Liaison Meetings, Christina Georgeades MS4 and Amy B. Smith PhD (Poster)
A Multi-Method Approach to Improving Preventative Care: Breast Cancer Screening at LVHN, Gina Provenzano; Grant M. Greenberg M.D., M.H.S.A., M.A.; Melanie B. Johnson MPA; and Kyle Shaak BS (Poster)
Breast MRI Utilization in High Risk Population and Pre-Surgical Candidates, Jeanette Qablawi MS4 and Priya Sareen MD (Poster)
2017
Development and Implementation of a Fracture Liaison Service at a High Performing Regional Community Health Network Hospital., Steven Baltic (Poster)
Exploring Provider Attitudes about Shared Decision Making Regarding Pain Management During Labor., Vartika Bhardwaj MS (Poster)
Vulnerable Elder Survey as a Predictor of Falls in the Emergency Medicine Setting., Rebecca Brown MS2 and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP (Poster)
Does Lobular Neoplasia Diagnosed on Core Biopsy Warrant Further Investigation?, Tucker Burr, Ryan Lutz, and Priya Sareen MD (Poster)
Hospital Length of Stay vs. Relative Value Unit Generation in Trauma Surgery., Danielle Carr and Joseph J. Stirparo MD (Poster)
STIs and LVHN: Using Billing Data as a Proof-of-Concept Tool to Inform a New LVHN STI Clinic in Decision Making., Philip Castrovinci MS4; David Zimmerman MPH,CAADS; and Joseph L. Yozviak DO, FACP (Poster)
Stop the Scanning: CT Scans and Radiation Risk in Pediatric Trauma Patients., Carly Crowder, Catherine Zimel, and Marybeth Browne MD (Poster)
A Review of Abdominoplasty and Lipectomy Post-Operative Management and Comorbidities at LVHN., John DallaRosa and Robert X. Murphy JR, MD, MS (Poster)
Association of Pregnancy Related Complications and Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Women: What do Providers Know and Need to Address the Issue?., Thanhnga Doan and Amy M. Ahnert MD (Poster)
Total Joint Replacement Pathway: An Evaluation of Preoperative Education., Christian Dumont (Poster)
Lack of Gender Differences in Prevalence of Homelessness in the Emergency Department (Poster)., Brett Feldman MSPAS, PA-C; Alexandra M. Craen BA; Osman Z. Abbasi DO; Zachary M. Dillon MD; Kenneth Dzike MD; Joshua Enyart DO; Julie A. Fritzges DO; Jessica L. Glaubman DO; Emily A. Kiernan DO; Nathaniel M. Yoder DO; Timothy J. Friel MD; Stephen W. Dusza DrPH; and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP (Poster)
A Patient- and ED Provider-Focused Qualitative Needs Assessment Regarding Pediatric Sports-related Concussion Care at the Lehigh Valley Health Network., Benjamin Ferry MS4 (Poster)
Severe-Range Hypertension in the Peripartum Period: Are We Providing Appropriate and Timely Care?, Tiana M.D. Guillaume, Francine Miranda RN, and Marion B. Nihen MD (Poster)
Feasability Study to Assess Addition of a Prophylactic Antiarrhythmic Regimen to Post-operative Open-Heart Surgery Management., Cameron St. Hilaire, Travis Gaskill PA-C, Sarah Dolcemascolo PA-C, and James K. Wu MD (Poster)
Gender Differences in CDC Guideline Compliance for STIs in Emergency Departments., Bryan G. Kane MD; Alexander W D Guillaume; Elizabeth M. Evans DO; Terrence E. Goyke DO; Jessica K. Eygnor DO; Lauren Semler MS; Stephen W. Dusza DrPH; and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP (Poster)
Benefits of a Sepsis Program., Nikos Karakashian and Matthew McCambridge MD (Poster)
Relationship Between Child Growth Metrics and Maltreatment: A Retrospective Chart Review., Ajay Koti MS and Debra Esernio-Jenssen MD (Poster)
Assessment for Physician Awareness of Physiatry., Aaron Krueger and Wayne E. Dubov MD (Poster)
Operating Room Utilization: Analysis of Nights and Weekends., Meghan Kubala and Joseph J. Stirparo MD (Poster)
A Retroactive Single Institution Study of Three-Year Survival of HER-2/neu Positive Breast Cancer Treated with Adjuvant Chemotherapy, A Quality Improvement Project., Deepika Kumar MS4, Ramona E. Chase CRNP, and Savitri Skandan MD (Poster)
The Relationship of Discharge Position and Other Variables to Length of Stay in Patients with Hip Fractures., TJ Kwarcinski MS4; Jacob Rust; Cathyann Feher RN,MSN; and Michael D. Pasquale MD, FACS, FCCM (Poster)
An Outpatient Methadone Weaning Program by a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome., Andrew Lai MS2; Patrick Philpot DO; Jenny Boucher PharmD, JD, BCPS; and Andrew S. Meyer (Article)
Combination 2D/3D Mammography versus 2D Mammography: A Comparison Study on Clinical Metrics in Women with Normal and Dense Breast Tissue., Ryan Lutz, Priya Sareen MD, and Tucker Burr (Poster)
A Demographic Description of the Response of Stage IV Primary Right and Left Sided Colon Malignancies to Therapeutic Intervention within Lehigh Valley Health Network., Kathleen Mcfadden; Ramona E. Chase ANP-BC,DNP,; and Ranju Gupta MD (Poster)
Multifactorial Approach to Opioid Abuse Within the Emergency Department., Andrew Napier BS, Robert D. Cannon DO, and Paige Roth LSW (Poster)
Reducing Unanticipated Pediatric Transfers to Higher Level Care by Improving Admission Triage., Ariel Penaranda and Liborio LaRussa MD (Poster)
Development of a health care systems curriculum., Zachary Pruitt; Rahul Mhaskar; Bryan G. Kane MD; Robert D. Barraco MD, MPH; Deborah J DeWaay; Alexander M. Rosenau DO; Kristin A. Bresnan MD; and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP (Article)
Implementation and Evaluation of Student-Led Instruction onAirway Management in the LVHN Surgery Clerkship., Meera Ramsooksingh MS and Joseph J. Stirparo MD (Poster)
Techniques to Improve Patient Flow in a Pediatric Street Medicine Clinic., Richelle Reinhart; Carly Crowder; Nikos Karakashian; Ajay Koti MS; Kathleen Mcfadden; and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP (Poster)
The Information-seeking Behavior of Physicians Regarding Benefits and Harms of Treatments at Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN)., Samuel Reynolds, Rahul Mhaskar MD, Brian Bennet, Randall Chan, and Bryan G. Kane MD (Poster)
Assessing the Need for Mentorship at Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN)., Rhonda Robeel; Debbie Salas-Lopez MD, MPH; and Nyann Biery MS (Poster)
The Development of a Business Model for a Surgical Service., Meg Scott (Poster)
PHI Security: Predictors Associated with Opening Phishing Emails., Nicole Sfeir (Poster)
Characteristics and Outcomes of Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy at Lehigh Valley Children’s Hospital., Jennifer Shields MS and Tibisay Villalobos MD, FAAP (Poster)
Comparison of Complication Rates for Different Surgical Treatments in the Management of Hidradenitis Suppurativa., Andrew Steele and Robert X. Murphy JR, MD, MS (Poster)
Prevention of the Primary Cesarean Sections at Lehigh Valley Health Network., Kara Mia V. Villaneuva MS4 and Amanda B. Flicker MD (Poster)
Evaluating the Effectiveness of the 30-Second Chair Stand Test as an ED Screening Tool for Elderly Fall Risk Assessment., Adison Weseloh; Bryan G. Kane MD; Jeanne L. Jacoby MD; Robert D. Barraco MD, MPH; Tracy M Bishop DO; Kyli Krape DO; Stephanie Merrick MD; Michael Wagner; Deirdre Warner DO; and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP (Poster)
2016
Safe Discharge: Perception among both Emergency Medicine Attending Physicians and Nurses Regarding Discharging Patients after Opiate or Opioid Administration, Benjamin Croll (Poster)
Adapting to Hospital Culture and Improving Patient Care: Development of a Pediatric Gastronomy Tube Medical Program, Heather Geist BS and Marybeth Browne MD (Poster)
Prevalence of Homelessness or At-Risk for Homelessness in the ED Setting, Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP; Brett Feldman PA-C; Osman Z. Abbasi DO; Joshua Enyart DO; Yasir Abunamous BA; Timothy Batchelor; Emily L. Bennett BS; Cristina G. Calogero BS; Kareem S. Elsayed; Rachel F. Ledyard BS; Mikdat Ulas BS; Alexis M. Begliomini BA; Zachary J. Ezrow BS; and Timothy J. Friel MD (Poster)
Perceived Fall Risk and Functional Decline: Gender Differences in Patient's Willingness to Discuss Fall Risk, Fall History, or to Have a Home Safety Evaluation., Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP; Elizabeth C. Moore DO; Michael C. Nguyen MD; Brian Stello MD; Arnold R. Goldberg MD; Robert D. Barraco MD, MPH; Bernadette Gl-Porter BS; Anita Kurt PhD, RN; Bryan G. Kane MD; and Stephen W. Dusza DrPH (Article)
SELECT: Re-Envisioning Physician Leadership, Margaret A. Hadinger EdD, MS and Rahul Mhaskar MD, PhD (Poster)
Interprofessional teamwork innovations for primary health care practices and practitioners: evidence from a comparison of reform in three countries., Mark F. Harris MBBS, MD; Jenny R. Advocat PhD; Benjamin F. Crabtree PhD; Jean-Frédéric Levesque MD, PhD, FRCP; William L. Miller MD, MA; Jane M. Gunn MBBS, PhD FRACGP; William E. Hogg MD; Cathie M. Scott PhD; Sabrina M. Chase PhD; Lisa M. Halma MA; and Grant M. Russell MBBS, PhD, FRACGP (Article)
Chronic Pain Protocol Adherence and Utilization in Primary Care, Abigail O'Reggio (Poster)
Systematic Review of Emotional Intelligence in Surgical Education, Gina Provenzano MD, Rachel D. Appelbaum MD, Alisha Bonaroti MS, Mary Kate Erdman MS, and Marybeth Browne MD (Poster)
Novel Collaborative Cardiology and Maternal Fetal Medicine Practice – Continued Experience at the Heart and Pregnancy Program, Joanne Quiñones MD, MSCE; Margaret Bettin; Irena B. Cabrera MD; Adetola Louis-Jacques MD; Amy M. Ahnert MD; and Ronald S. Freudenberger MD (Poster)
Piloting a Social Screener in the Pediatric Clinic, Preethi Rajan, Madelyn Kapushy, Samantha A. Goodrich PhD, and Kimberly C. Brown MD (Poster)
Admission Floor and its Relation to Length of Stay in Patients with Hip Fracture, Jacob Rust; Thomas Kwarcinski; Cathyann Feher RN,MSN; and Michael D. Pasquale MD, FACS, FCCM (Poster)
Intensive Behavioral Therapy for the Treatment of Obesity in the Elderly, Shabaaz Sandhu; Elaine Banerjee MD, MPH; and Robin S. Schroeder MD (Poster)
Medication Reconciliation Discrepancies in Emr and Transitions of Care in Inpatient Pediatrics, Jennifer Shields MS; Ajay Koti MS; Danielle Carr; Thanhnga T. Doan MS; Tiana Guillaume; Catherine Lee; Ryan Lutz; Veniamin Mayevskiy; and Scott Brenner MD, FAAP (Poster)
Interactions in the ED: Training for Proper Care of Patients with a Disability, Katrina L. Wachter (Poster)
Gender Differences in Fall Risk Evaluation in an Emergency Department, Phillip Zegelbone MS (Poster)
2015
Gender Differences in Perceptions and Self-Reported Driving Behaviors Among Teenagers., Gavin C. Barr Jr. MD; Kathleen E. Kane MD; Robert D. Barraco MD, MPH; Timarie Rayburg; Lauren Demers; Chadd K. Kraus DO, MPH; Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP; Valerie Rupp RN, BSN; Kimberly M. Hamilton; and Bryan G. Kane MD (Article)
Implementing a Screening Tool for Homelessness at LVHN, Timothy Batchelor; Kareem Elsayed MS2; Cristina Calogero; and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP (Poster)
Implementation of Clinical Decision Support for the Prevention of Perinatal Group B Streptococcal Disease: A Quality Improvement Perspective, Jane Bigelow MS2 and David McLean MD (Poster)
Development of Supplemental Educational Resource of Hand Injury Clinical Management for Emergency Medicine Residents, Amanda Brennan MS2, Jay S. Talsania MD, and Nathan F. Miller MD (Poster)
Implementing a Screening Tool in the Emergency Room as a Way to Better Care for the Homeless Population, Cristina Calogero MS2 (Poster)
Addressing the Needs of Homeless Patients In Lehigh Valley Emergency Rooms, Kareem Elsayed MS; Timothy Batchelor MS; Cristina Calogero MS; and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP (Poster)
Detecting Foreign Bodies in a Head Laceration, Thomas R Fowler; Steven J. Crellin DO; and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP (Article)
CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey (CG-CAHPS): A Tool for Advancing Patient-Centered Care?, Alec Freling MS and Mark Wendling MD (Poster)
Coaching Future Physicians: The SELECT Program's Unique 4-Year Medical School Model, Margaret A. Hadinger EdD, MS; Dionne Ferguson PhD, JD; Joann Quinn PhD; Suzette Sookdeo MSEd; and Suzanne J. Templer DO (Poster)
Sotatercept Improves Anemia, Vascular Calcification, and Bone Loss in Patients With End-Stage Kidney Disease on Hemodialysis, John Havill; Nelson Kopyt DO, FASN, FACP; Daniel Coyne; Michael Weiswasser; and William T. Smith (Poster)
Colorectal Cancer Screening: A Closer Look at Quality Measures for ACOs and Other Insurance Payers, Adam Hemminger MS2 and Mark Wendling MD (Poster)
Scalp Arteriovenous Fistula with Intracranial Communication, Stephen Hemperly DO, Richard McCalin MD, and Stephen M. Purcell DO (Poster)
The Import of Cultural Competency and Language Preference in Total Joint Arthroplasty Utilization Rates, Paul Insley MS2 and Judith Natale Sabino MPH, CDP (Poster)
Effect of Beta-Blockers on Progressive Aortic Dilatation in Patients with Marfan Syndrome, Parasuram Krishnamoorthy MD, Jalaj Garg MD, Neeraj Shah MD, Abhishek Sharma MD, Larry E. Jacobs MD, and Matthew W. Martinez MD (Poster)
Factors Influencing Women’s Participation in Clinical Research, Anita Kurt PhD, RN; Charity Curtis MPH; Lauren Semler MS; Joanne N. Quiñones MD, MSCE; and John Smulian MD, MPH (Poster)
An Outpatient Methadone Weaning Protocol by a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (Poster)., Andrew Lai MS2, Patrick Philpot DO, Jennifer Boucher PharmD, and Andrew Meyer MD (Poster)
Finding a Foal Amongst the Zebras: An Uncommon Presentation of Lemierre’s Syndrome, Saisho Mangla DO, Claudia F. Busse MD, and Liborio LaRussa MD (Poster)
Cannabis-Induced Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis: A Case Report, Matthew J. Miles DO and Andres Zirlinger MD (Poster)
A Descriptive Study of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Patients with Influenza A (H1N1) Associated Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Brian R. Miller DO; Rita Pechulis MD, FCCP; and Daniel Schwed-Lustgarten MD (Poster)
Gender Differences in Study Enrollment for a Mechanical Fall Prevention Study, Kaley J. Miller BS, PA-S; Bryan G. Kane MD; Jeanne L. Jacoby MD; Robert D. Barraco MD, MPH; Vartika Bhardwaj MS; Michael Goodwin MS; Cameron Paterson MS; Kara Mia V. Villaneuva MSII; Phillip Zegelbone MS; Bernadette Glenn-Porter BS; Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP; and Samantha L. Myles BS (Poster)
Erythrodermic Dermatomyositis, Huyenian Nguyen DO, Joshua M. Levin MD, and Stephen Purcell DO (Poster)
Vertebral Sarcoidosis Presenting as Herniated Disk Disease Refractory to Epidural Steroid Treatment, Dhwani Pandya MD, Michael Kalil DO, and Stacey Smith MD (Poster)
Improving Population Health via a Quality Measurement Analysis: Diabetic Eye Exam, Sarah Rawi MS2 and Mark Wendling MD (Poster)
Cutaneous Pseudolymphoma Due to Lamotrigine: First Reported Case, Kelly L. Reed DO, Kelly Quinn DO, and Anthony J. Gust MD (Poster)
Implementing Guidelines for IBT in Conjunction with CMS Regulations, Robin Schroeder MD and Jeanette Qablawi MS2 (Poster)
Underutilization of Therapeutic Hypothermia After Sudden Cardiac Arrest in United States: A 10 Year Perspective, Neeraj Shah MD, Vratika Agarwal MD, Jalaj Garg MD, Kathan Mehta, Nainesh C. Patel MD, Ronald Freudenberger MD, and Larry E. Jacobs MD (Poster)
Stent Thrombosis is Not Increased in Cardiac Arrest Patients Undergoing Therapeutic Hypothermia: An Analysis of 15,079 Procedures, Neeraj Shah MD, Jalaj Garg MD, Vratika Agarwal MD, Kathan Mehta, Larry E. Jacobs MD, Nainesh C. Patel MD, and Ronald Freudenberger MD (Poster)
Medical School Partnerships: Addressing Rough Sleeping in Vulnerable Youth., Rachael Snow MS4; Sen Lu MS4; Rachel Fieman MS4; Jameson Dyal MS4; Phillip Zegelbone MS4; Brett Feldman PA-C; Amy E. Smith PhD; and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP (Poster)
Comparison of Pediatric Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing Patterns for Specified Indications in Primary Care Practices, Samantha Spishock PharmD; Kristen Held Wheatley PharmD, BCOP; and Tibisay Villalobos MD, FAAP (Poster)
2014
Analyzing Barriers to Care for Pediatric Sickle Cell Patients, Steven Baltic, Michael Manning MS2, and Nanette Grana PhD (Poster)
Gender-Specific Research in Emergency Care, Robert D. Barraco MD, MPH (Presentation)
Geriatric Psychology, Robert D. Barraco MD, MPH (Book Chapter)
Nutrition Support, Robert D. Barraco MD, MPH (Book Chapter)
Improving Physician-Patient Interactions, Christopher Barron MS2, Meghan Kubala, and Robert Hauser MD (Poster)
Evaluating Patient Preferences for Internet-Based Patient Portal and Determining Patient Satisfaction in Accessing Health Information Online., Lora Bojilova MS2 and Diana Pechter MS (Poster)
Telephone Consults in Primary Care: Opportunities for Clinical Efficiency in a Family Health Clinic., Philip Castrovinci MS4 (Poster)
Does Ostomy Bag Multimedia Education Change Perceived Quality of Life in Patients with Colorectal Cancer, Randall Chan MS2, Ryan Lutz MS2, and Julian Sanchez MD (Poster)