USF-LVHN SELECT Program Students
2016
Discover Healthcare: Cultivating Interest in Health Careers in Underserved Youth Who Live in the Lehigh Valley, Jose Miguel Soto MS (Poster)
Estrogen Stimulation of Kiss1 Expression in the Medial Amygdala Involves Estrogen Receptor-α But Not Estrogen Receptor-β., Shannon B Z Stephens, Navdeep Chahal, Nagambika Munaganuru, Ruby A Parra, and Alexander S Kauffman (Article)
Evaluating the Impact of a Pediatric Asthma Clinical Pathway, Joseph Stidham MS and Liborio LaRussa MD (Poster)
Peripheral Nerve Injury: Stem Cell Therapy and Peripheral Nerve Transfer., Robert Sullivan, Travis Dailey, Kelsey Duncan, Naomi Abel, and Cesario V Borlongan (Article)
The Use of Video-capture Technology to Optimize the Education, Evaluate Technical Performance in Residents, Matthew Thau MS (Poster)
Efficacy of lymph node dissection during robotic-assisted lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer: retrospective review of 159 consecutive cases., Frank O Velez-Cubian, Kathryn L Rodriguez, Matthew Thau, Carla C Moodie, Joseph R Garrett, Jacques P Fontaine, and Eric M Toloza (Article)
Effect of small body habitus on peri-operative outcomes after robotic-assisted pulmonary lobectomy: retrospective analysis of 208 consecutive cases., Frank O Velez-Cubian, Wei-Wei Zhang, Kathryn L Rodriguez, Matthew Thau, Emily P Ng, Carla C Moodie, Joseph R Garrett, Jacques-Pierre Fontaine, and Eric M Toloza (Article)
Acyl protein thioesterase 1 and 2 (APT-1, APT-2) inhibitors palmostatin B, ML348 and ML349 have different effects on NRAS mutant melanoma cells., Igor Vujic, Martina Sanlorenzo, Rosaura Esteve-Puig, Marin Vujic, Andrew Kwong, Aaron Tsumura, Ryan Murphy, Adrian Moy, Christian Posch, Babak Monshi, Klemens Rappersberger, and Susana Ortiz-Urda (Article)
Interactions in the ED: Training for Proper Care of Patients with a Disability, Katrina L. Wachter (Poster)
An Evaluation of Patient Surveys to Determine Possible Causes of Hospital Readmissions, Monica Weinberg MS and Matthew McCambridge MD (Poster)
To the Man with Flowers, Sasha Yakhkind MS (Book Chapter)
Regulation of Gait and Balance: The Underappreciated Role of Neuronal Nicotinic Receptor Agonists., Michael F Young and Lynn Wecker (Article)
Anatomical Variation, Damien Zreibe MS (Book Chapter)
Mine, Damien Zreibe MS (Book Chapter)
2015
Application of Pre-Participation Screening Guidelines to Novice Masters Endurance Athletes, Justin Abbatemarco MS, Courtney Bennett DO, and Martin E. Matsumura MD (Poster)
Application of Pre-Participation Screening Guidelines to Novice Masters Endurance Athletes (Poster), Justin R. Abbatemarco MS, Martin E. Matsumura MD, Courtney Bennett DO, Adrian Bell, and Laura M. Dunne MD (Poster)
Vulnerable in the Valley: Assessing Homelessness Prevalence in the LVHN Patient Population, Yasir Abunamous MS (Poster)
Prediction of positive margins following breast conserving surgery., Jeremy Li Agostinho, Xiuhua Zhao, Weihong Sun, Christine Laronga, John V Kiluk, Dung-Tsa Chen, and M Catherine Lee (Article)
ED Hospital Medicine Observation Project: A Quality Improvement Initiative, Rachel Appelbaum BS (Poster)
Development of a new risk score for hospital-associated venous thromboembolism in critically-ill children not undergoing cardiothoracic surgery., Shilpa J Arlikar, Christie Atchison, Ernest K Amankwah, Irmel A Ayala, Laurie A Barrett, Brian R Branchford, Michael B Streiff, Clifford M Takemoto, and Neil A Goldenberg (Article)
Children with Chronic Lung Disease: Facilitating Smoking Cessation for their Caregivers., Aleksandra Bacewicz, Wei Wang, Judy Ashouri, and Mai K ElMallah (Article)
Implementing a Screening Tool for Homelessness at LVHN, Timothy Batchelor; Kareem Elsayed MS2; Cristina Calogero; and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP (Poster)
Needs Assessment: Current and Future Women Physicians of the Lehigh Valley Health Network Executive Summary, Kanchi Batra BA (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)
Life-Threatening Retropharyngeal Hemorrhage Secondary to Rupture of the Inferior Thyroid Artery., Cristina G. Calogero; Andrew C. Miller DO; and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP (Article)
Introducing Teamwork Challenges in Simulation Using Game Cards., Todd P Chang, Karen Y Kwan, Danica Liberman, Eric Song, Eugene H Dao, Dayun Chung, Inge Morton, and Ara Festekjian (Article)
Evaluating Patient Education Efforts in a New Surgical Protocol, Patrick Collins MS2 and Patrick Toselli DO (Poster)
"Participatory Health Care: Patient Perceptions of Community Resources", Kyle Correll (Poster)
Hepatitis B seropositivity and risk of developing multiple myeloma or Hodgkin lymphoma: A meta-analysis of observational studies., Samir Dalia, Kelli Dunker MS4, Lubomir Sokol, and Rahul Mhaskar (Article)
Electronic Interventions for Alcohol Misuse and Alcohol Use Disorders: A Systematic Review., Eric A Dedert, Jennifer R McDuffie, Roy Stein, J Murray McNiel, Andrzej S Kosinski, Caroline E Freiermuth, Adam Hemminger, and John W Williams (Article)
Stem cell-paved biobridges facilitate stem transplant and host brain cell interactions for stroke therapy., Kelsey Duncan, Gabriel S Gonzales-Portillo, Sandra A Acosta, Yuji Kaneko, Cesar V Borlongan, and Naoki Tajiri (Article)
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)
CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey (CG-CAHPS): A Tool for Advancing Patient-Centered Care?, Alec Freling MS and Mark Wendling MD (Poster)
Resection of metachronous pancreatic cancer 4 years after pancreaticoduodenectomy for stage III pancreatic adenocarcinoma., John B Hamner, Michael White, Carly Crowder, and Gagandeep Singh (Article)
Colorectal Cancer Screening: A Closer Look at Quality Measures for ACOs and Other Insurance Payers, Adam Hemminger MS2 and Mark Wendling MD (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)
Creating a Student -Run Clinic in Allentown, Kirk Jeffers (Poster)
Patient factors associated with documented provision of JNC 7-recommended hypertension care at an academic family medicine office., Ajay Koti and Richard G Roetzheim (Article)
Turtles outsmart rapid environmental change: The role of cognition in navigation., Aaron R Krochmal, Timothy C Roth, Sage Rush, and Katrina Wachter (Article)
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)
Light emitting diode-generated blue light modulates fibrosis characteristics: fibroblast proliferation, migration speed, and reactive oxygen species generation., Andrew Mamalis, Manveer Garcha, and Jared Jagdeo (Article)
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)
Implementing Shared Medical Visits for High-Risk Diabetic Patients, Kyra Munzenmaier (Poster)
Patient Satisfaction: Introducing Two Novel Methods of Collection, Keith O'Brien and Ian T. Mark (Poster)
How is the Incidence and Recovery from Concussion Affected by Age, Gender, Sport, and Prior Concussion?, Sven Oman (Poster)
Incorporating Personal Values into Innovative Curriculum Development, Ian Osburn (Poster)
Establishing Pre-Admissions Testing Guidelines at Lehigh Valley Health Network, Shawn Palmeri MS1 (Poster)
Efficacy of Noncontrast Computed Tomography of the Abdomen and Pelvis for Evaluating Nontraumatic Acute Abdominal Pain in the Emergency Department., Austin Payor, Preeti Jois, Jason Wilson, Rajendra Kedar, Leelakrishna Nallamshetty, Seth Grubb, Colin Sullivan, and Thomas Fowler (Article)
MiRNAs as biomarkers of high-risk pancreatic cysts: a possible holy grail for the early detection of pancreatic cancer., Jennifer B Permuth, Christina Georgeades, and Mokenge Malafa (Article)
Plasma MicroRNAs as Novel Biomarkers for Patients with Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms of the Pancreas., Jennifer Permuth-Wey, Dung-Tsa Chen, William J Fulp, Sean J Yoder, Yonghong Zhang, Christina Georgeades, Kazim Husain, Barbara Ann Centeno, Anthony M Magliocco, Domenico Coppola, and Mokenge Malafa (Article)
A genome-wide investigation of microRNA expression identifies biologically-meaningful microRNAs that distinguish between high-risk and low-risk intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas., Jennifer Permuth-Wey, Y Ann Chen, Kate Fisher, Susan McCarthy, Xiaotao Qu, Mark C Lloyd, Agnieszka Kasprzak, Michelle Fournier, Vonetta L Williams, Kavita M Ghia, Sean J Yoder, Laura Hall, Christina Georgeades, Funmilayo Olaoye, Kazim Husain, Gregory M Springett, Dung-Tsa Chen, Timothy Yeatman, Barbara Ann Centeno, Jason Klapman, Domenico Coppola, and Mokenge Malafa (Article)
Optimization and Standardization of Doctor Preference Cards for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy at Lehigh Valley Hospital Network, Chris Pothering (Poster)
Breastfeeding and Baby Friendly, Emma Qureshy MS1 (Poster)
Transforming Surgical Care to Achieve Better Health, Better Care & Better Cost: Geriatric Hip Fractures., Aresh Ramin MS1 (Poster)
Improving Population Health via a Quality Measurement Analysis: Diabetic Eye Exam, Sarah Rawi MS2 and Mark Wendling MD (Poster)
Bilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis after Epidural Anesthesia, Samuel B. Reynolds BS, Jeffrey M. Saeks, and Marion B. Ridley (Presentation)
Synergy of molecular targeted approaches and immunotherapy in melanoma: preclinical basis and clinical perspectives., Martina Sanlorenzo, Igor Vujic, Adrian Moy, Pietro Quaglino, Maria Teresa Fierro, Loretta Gammaitoni, Fabrizio Carnevale-Schianca, Massimo Aglietta, and Dario Sangiolo (Article)
Identification and analysis of the bacterial endosymbiont specialized for production of the chemotherapeutic natural product ET-743., Michael M Schofield, Sunit Jain, Daphne Porat, Gregory J Dick, and David H Sherman (Article)
Implementing Guidelines for IBT in Conjunction with CMS Regulations, Robin Schroeder MD and Jeanette Qablawi MS2 (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)
A possible new focus for stroke treatment - migrating stem cells., Robert Sullivan, Kelsey Duncan, Travis Dailey, Yuji Kaneko, Naoki Tajiri, and Cesario V Borlongan (Article)
Antimüllerian hormone as predictor of implantation and clinical pregnancy after assisted conception: a systematic review and meta-analysis., Reshef Tal, Oded Tal, Benjamin J Seifer, and David B Seifer (Article)
Overexpression of Lin28 Decreases the Chemosensitivity of Gastric Cancer Cells to Oxaliplatin, Paclitaxel, Doxorubicin, and Fluorouracil in Part via microRNA-107., Rongyue Teng, Yan Hu, Jichun Zhou, Benjamin Seifer, Yongxia Chen, Jianguo Shen, and Linbo Wang (Article)
The Challenges of Medical School as Told Through Narrative, Sasha Yakhkind (Poster)
Characterizing olfactory binary mixture interactions in Fischer 344 rats using behavioral reaction times., Wendy M Yoder, Leslie Gaynor, Ethan Windham, Michelle Lyman, Olivia Munizza, Barry Setlow, Jennifer L Bizon, and David W Smith (Article)
Nuclear uptake of ultrasmall gold-doxorubicin conjugates imaged by fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) and electron microscopy., Xuan Zhang, Sathvik Shastry, Stephen E Bradforth, and Jay L Nadeau (Article)
2014
Pediatric Stroke Presenting as a Seizure., Katie Ahmadzadeh DO, Vartika Bhardwaj MS, Steven A Johnson MD, and Kathleen E. Kane MD (Article)
Risk factors for hospital-sssociated venous thromboembolism in the neonatal intensive care unit., Ernest K Amankwah, Christie M Atchison, Shilpa Arlikar, Irmel Ayala, Laurie Barrett, Brian R Branchford, Michael Streiff, Clifford Takemoto, and Neil A Goldenberg (Article)
Development of a new risk score for hospital-associated venous thromboembolism in noncritically ill children: findings from a large single-institutional case-control study., Christie Atchison, Shilpa Arlikar, Ernest Amankwah, Irmel Ayala, Laurie Barrett, Brian R Branchford, Michael Streiff, Clifford Takemoto, and Neil A Goldenberg (Article)
Analyzing Barriers to Care for Pediatric Sickle Cell Patients, Steven Baltic, Michael Manning MS2, and Nanette Grana PhD (Poster)
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)
Potential Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Use for Increased Survival of In-Hospital Cardiac Arrests, Amanda Broderick, James K. Wu MD, and Heather Geist (Poster)
Fluorodeoxyuridine enhances the heat shock response and decreases polyglutamine aggregation in an HSF-1-dependent manner in Caenorhabditis elegans., Jessica Brunquell, Philip Bowers, and Sandy D Westerheide (Article)
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)
Feasibility of the mini-open vertebral column resection for severe thoracic kyphosis., Dean Chou, Darryl Lau, and Esha Roy (Article)
Patient Satisfaction with Education of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Management, Yoonjie Chung MS2, William Rallya MS2, and Henry Rodriguez MD (Poster)
Optimizing Physician Time Through Improvement of Appointment Scheduling, Alex Craen MS2, Rebecca Brown MS2, and Amaralis Snachez- Valle MD (Poster)
Educating Patients on the Nuances and Characteristics of Phyllodes Tumors, Carly Crowder MS2, Vartika Bhardwaj MS, John Kiluk MD, and Nazanin Khakpour MD (Poster)
Reduction of Polypharmacy in Geriatrics and Palliative Patients: An Evidenced Based Approach., Johnathan Dallarosa MS2, Kathleen McFadden MS2, and June Leland MD (Poster)
Determining Accuracy of the Clinical Management of Urinary Tract Infections in Children, Thanhnga T. Doan and Glenn DeAngelis MS2 (Poster)
Correlates of implicit cognitive line length representation in two-dimensional space., Richard L Doty, Ajay Koti, Thomas A O'Hara, Jeffrey Landy, Christina Shin, and Jonathan Silas (Article)
Addressing Type 2 Diabetic Patient Adherence to Lifestyle Modifications, Christian Du Mont MS2 (Poster)
Improving the Efficiency of the Patients Status Monitor in the Neuro Oncology Clinic at Moffitt Cancer Center, Kelsey Duncan and Samuel B. Reynolds BS (Poster)
Benefits of an Appointment Checklist for New HEENT Radiation Oncology Patients., Ben Ferry MS2 and Emma Jones MS2 (Poster)
Septal Myectomy in Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy High Risk Patients, Heather Geist, Matthew W. Martinez MD, and James K. Wu MD (Poster)
Surgical Treatment of Multiple Vein Graft Aneurysms in 72 Year Old Man, Heather Geist, James K. Wu MD, and Raymond Singer MD (Poster)
Assessing Supplementary Patient Mental Health Resources, Alexander Guillaume MS2 and Pooja Shankar (Poster)
Medical Ethics and the Media: the Value of a Story., Macey L Henderson and Jennifer Chevinsky (Article)
Improving Patient-Doctor Communication About Risk and Choice in Obstetrics and Gynecology Through Medical Education: A Call for Action., Macey L Henderson, Jennifer Chevinsky, Rizwana Biviji-Sharma, and Kathryn Mills (Article)
Clinic No-Shows: Patient Reasons and Recommendations, Matthew Ho MS2, Deepika Kumar MS2, Elizabeth Lawrence PhD, and Wayne Anderson PhD (Poster)
Streamlining Clinic Referrals, Nikos Karakashian MS2 and Victoria Psomiadis MS2 (Poster)
Effectiveness of a Three-Month Follow-Up Program for Type 2 Diabetics at Highest Risk for Complications at the Judeo Christian Health Clinic., Neha Kohli MS2, Catherine S. Lee MS2, Alexander Podlaski MS2, and Renae Lucien MS (Poster)
Examination of Patient Utilization and Attitudes Toward the MyMoffitt Patient Portal, Ajay Koti MS and Jennifer Shields MS (Poster)
Integration and Cost Analysis of Streamlined Digital Patient Imaging, Aaron Krueger, Andrew Napier MS2, and Kenneth Louis MD (Poster)
Improving Assessment of Kyphoplasty Patients: Development and Initiation of a Standardized Questionnaire., Thomas Kwarcinski MS, Denise Fuller ARNP, and Bruce Kudryk MD (Poster)
Human retinal progenitor cell transplantation preserves vision., Jing Luo, Petr Baranov, Sherrina Patel, Hong Ouyang, John Quach, Frances Wu, Austin Qiu, Hongrong Luo, Caroline Hicks, Jing Zeng, Jing Zhu, Jessica Lu, Nicole Sfeir, Cindy Wen, Meixia Zhang, Victoria Reade, Sara Patel, John Sinden, Xiaodong Sun, Peter Shaw, Michael Young, and Kang Zhang (Article)