USF-LVHN SELECT
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)
Gender Differences in Fall Risk Evaluation in an Emergency Department, Phillip Zegelbone MS (Poster)
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)
Progesterone treatment in two rat models of ocular ischemia., Rachael S Allen, Timothy W Olsen, Iqbal Sayeed, Heather A Cale, Katherine C Morrison, Yuliya Oumarbaeva, Irina Lucaciu, Jeffrey H Boatright, Machelle T Pardue, and Donald G Stein (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)
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)
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)
Efficacy of VIP as Treatment for Bacteria-Induced Keratitis Against Multiple Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strains., Thomas W Carion, Cody R McWhirter, Daiyajot K Grewal, and Elizabeth A Berger (Article)
Menopausal status does not predict Oncotype DX recurrence score., Danielle N Carr, Nora Vera, Weihong Sun, Marie Catherine Lee, Susan Hoover, William Fulp, Geza Acs, and Christine Laronga (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)
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)
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)
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)
Accountable Care Organizations: A Summary of the Challenges and Possible Solutions in the U.S. Health Care Marketplace, Kyle Ingram 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)
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)
Turtles outsmart rapid environmental change: The role of cognition in navigation., Aaron R Krochmal, Timothy C Roth, Sage Rush, and Katrina Wachter (Article)
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)
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)
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)
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE PERFORMANCE OF PRE-PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES APPLIED TO NOVICE OLDER ENDURANCE ATHLETES, Martin E. Matsumura MD, Courtney E Bennett DO, and Justin Abbatemarco (Article)
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)
Implementing Shared Medical Visits for High-Risk Diabetic Patients, Kyra Munzenmaier (Poster)
Erythrodermic Dermatomyositis, Huyenian Nguyen DO, Joshua M. Levin MD, and Stephen Purcell DO (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)
Vertebral Sarcoidosis Presenting as Herniated Disk Disease Refractory to Epidural Steroid Treatment, Dhwani Pandya MD, Michael Kalil DO, and Stacey Smith MD (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)
Cutaneous Pseudolymphoma Due to Lamotrigine: First Reported Case, Kelly L. Reed DO, Kelly Quinn DO, and Anthony J. Gust 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)
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)
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)
Severe Rhabdomyolysis Secondary to Adenovirus Infection, Daniel Tseytlin DO and Sharon E. Maynard MD (Poster)
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)
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)
The relationship between gene positive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients and presence of scar on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, Jacob R. Blount, Andrew D. Sumner MD, Laurie Fleming, Mercedes Rios-Scott BS, and Matthew W. Martinez MD (Article)