Academic Competition Selected Finalists

A Delayed Diagnosis of Congenital Myopathy in an Adolescent Female Presenting with Inflammatory Encephalitis

A. Cummings DO
B. Johnston MD

A Multidisciplinary Education Initiative Can Reduce the Rate of General Anesthesia for Cesarean Section

M. Kim MD
J. Falescky
W. Lai
A. Khokhar
E. Mendez
S. Rezai
R. Sikachi
J. Aronsohn MD
M. Gerasimov MD
G. Palleschi MD
J. Pena

A Rare Case of Renal Minimal Change Disease in an Asymptomatic COVID 19 Patient post- MAB EUATherapy

Z. Abdulrahman MD
H. Azeez MD
Y. Abdelbaki MD
M. Abdulrahman MS
A. Kaell MD
N. Wadhwa MD

Active vs. Passive Education Methodologies: An Evidence Based Practice Initiative

T. Buhner RN
S. J. McKenna RN
S. O'Connor RN
K. Salvati RN

Acute Myopericarditis in the Setting of Crohn’s Colitis: Challenging Management Decisions

J. Daloya MD
A. Ashraf MD
A. Kaell MD
R. Perera MD

Adolescent Patients Seen by Pediatric Residents Are More Likely to Receive HPV Vaccinations as Compared to Other Provider Types

K. Cann MD
C. Steinway MPH, LMSW
J. Chen MBS
S. Jan MD, MSHP

Adverse Childhood Experiences in Children in Immigrant Families: Better if None, Worse if Even One

Y. Asante MB, CHB
A. Krevskaya MD
D. Pham BA
R. Milanaik DO

An Examination of Previous Primary Care Developmental Screening of Patients Presenting for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics Evaluation

J. Sklar MD
J. Cerise PhD
D. Pham BS
B. Blinderman MD
R. Milanaik DO
A. Krevskaya MD

An Innovative Three-Dimensional Pelvic Model For Improving Student and Resident Education on Pelvic Organ Prolapse and the Pelvic Organ Prolapse-Quantification System

A. Goodwin MD
S. C. Trahan MSE
A. E. Neuwirth BE
K. Demertzis PhD
P. S. Finamore MD
D. L. O’Shaughnessy MD

An Unusual Case of Hemorrhagic Pleuropericarditis After COVID-19 Vaccination

A. Javed MD
Y. Medina MD
J. Tian MD
G. Rojas-Marte MD

Artificial Intelligence-Based Computer-Aided Diagnosis in Endoscopic Detection of Early Neoplasia in Barrett’s Esophagus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

A. Kumar MD
A. J. Trindade MD
A. Swaminath MD
E. J. McCabe MD
D. H. Robbins MD, MSc
P. C. Benias MD

Associations Between Opioid use in Older Adults During Subacute Rehabilitation, Length of Stay, and Other Quality Measures

E. Sanchez Mendez MD
J. Milano MD
Y. Hung MD
Y. Dillon MD
E. E. Carmona BS
C. Nouryan MA
E. Burns MD

Autonomic Neuromodulation for Atrial Fibrillation Following Cardiac Surgery

S. Zafeiropoulos MD, MSc
S. Miyara MD
N. T. Skipitaris MD
S. E. Mountantonakis MD
S. P. Zanos MD, PhD

Axonal-Variant Guillian-Barre Syndrome Temporally Associated with mRNA-1273 SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine

V. Dalwadi DO
A. Ballout MD
D. Hancock MD
A. A. Ballout MD
A. Geraci MD

Bail-out Antegrade Transseptal Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Stenotic Degenerative Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve

L. Hou MD
P. Patel MD
B. Rutkin MD
L. Boutis MD
A. Lee MD

Bilateral Globus Pallidus Lesions and Delayed Leukoencephalopathy in COVID-19

J. Rehrig DO
A. Ballout MD

Case Series of New-Onset Adverse CNS Immunological Events Temporally Associated with mRNA-based COVID-19 Vaccines

A. Ballout MD
A. Babaie DO
M. Kolesnik DO
N. Hameed MD
G. Waldman MD
F. Chaudhry MD
S. Saba MD
A. Harel MD
S. Najjar MD

Comparison of Echocardiographic Indices of Ventricular Function and Pulmonary Hypertension in Premature Infants After Transcatheter vs. Surgical Closure of the Patent Ductus Arteriosus

C. Sommer MD
S. Mahajan MD
J. Fishbein MPH
D. Kholwadwala MD
S. M. Epstein MD
H. S. Heiman MD
R. Koppel MD
L. McPhillips MD
D. A. Hayes MD

COVID Redeployment Unmasked Additional Gaps in Pediatric Palliative Care Curriculum

A. Churchill MD
K. Bianco MD
T. Brandt MD
S. Amin DO
S. Barone MD

Degree of Burden and the Association with Social Support among Caregivers of Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Cross Sectional Study

T. Santos MD
C. Steinway MPH, LMSW
A. Mastrogiannis BA
J. Chen MBS
J. Woodward MD, MS
I. Riddle PhD
B. Spicer BS, CCRP
J. Berens MD
T. Davis MD
M. Cornacchia MD
C. Wright MD, MSHP
M. Ciccarelli MD
L. Lindquist MD, MPH, MBA
S. Jan MD, MSHP

Delayed Provider Recognition of Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

D. Kaplan DO
L. Silver MD
M. Taylor MD
S. Shah MD

Development of De Novo Donor Specific Antibodies Following COVID-19 Vaccination in Cardiac Transplant

A. Rahman MD
K. Malhame NP
D. Rossi NP
F. Wallach MD
Z. Kon MD
G. Stevens MD, PhD
S. Maybaum MD

Differences in 4th Year Away Rotation Opportunities and Fees Among Allopathic and Osteopathic Medical Students One Year Following the Implementation of the Single Accreditation System

P. B. White DO, MS
J. P. Henry DO
M. Partan DO
K. Choy BS
G. Katsigiorgis DO
A. Bitterman DO
R. M. Cohn MD

Does Complexity of Diagnosis Relate to Caretaker Involvement in Care: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorder

S. Bennett PA-S
T. Cassiano PA-C
C. DiCosimo PA-C
M. Hanel PA
K. E. O'Leary PA-S

Ectopic Sebaceous Glands: Esophageal Acne in a Patient With Dyspepsia

K. Fatakhova MD
L. D'Souza MD

Efficacy of continuous EEG for Management of Altered Mental Status in the Neurosurgical ICU

M. Ohene-Adjei BA, MS
R. Temes MD
B. Ryu BA
M. Schulder MD

End-Stage Renal Failure and In-Hospital Complications in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Contemporary System-Wide Analysis

T. Bimal MD
M. Refayat Bhuiyan DO
J. Fishbein MPH
P. Gandotra MD
S. Selim MD
L. Ong MD
L. Gruberg MD

Epipericardial Fat Necrosis: A Rare, Potential Complication of COVID-19 Pneumonia

J. You MD
L. Hou MD
S. Chatterjee MD
R. D. Bhansali MD

Epsilon Waves and Preventing Sudden Cardiac Death

J. McCullough DO
D. Goyal MD
A. Kaell MD
R. Perera MD

Evolocumab Treatment Failure Following Covid-19 MRNA Vaccination

B. Park MD
J. Makaryus MD
L. Boutis MD

Examining the Association Between Food Insecurity and Disordered Eating

C. Hovestadt PA
A. Vigliotti PA-S
A. Malik PA-C
M. Orue-Roche PA-C
X. Yang PA-C

Exosomes from Synovial Fluid-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Stimulate Superior Cartilage Regeneration than Hyaluronate in the Osteoarthritic Rat Knee

E. Neufeld MD
M. Sayegh MD
D. Li PhD
H. Liang MD
H. Andriamifidy BS
C. Pinpin BS
D. Grande PhD

Exploration of Rotational Thromboelastometry (ROTEM) to Characterize the Coagulation Profiles of Newly diagnosed Pediatric Leukemia Patients

M. Malik MD
S. Acharya MD

Feasibility and Acceptability of "POWER Kids Move," a Virtual Physical Activity Program for Children with Overweight/Obesity

B. Midgette BS, co-first author
M. Buzzell BA, co-first author
A. A. Zuzarte BA
P. Reichert-Anderson MA, RDN, CDN
M. Montreuil BA, MS
S. Di Figlia Peck MS
S. S. Shah MS, RDN, CDN
J. Chen MBS
M. Katzow MD, MS

Fetal Echocardiographic Features Associated with Bicuspid Aortic Valve

J. Burns MD
M. Ganigara MD
J. Cerise PhD
D. A. Hayes MD

From Commensal Bacterium to a Life-Threatening Pathogen, Staphylococcus lugdunensis

M. Abdulsada MD

Gender and Years in Practice Contribute to Discrepancy between Surgeons’ Personal Preferences and Recommendations for Palliative Care Referral. Results from an International Survey

L. Demyan MD, MS
G. Wu MD
L. Demyan MD
G. Wu MD
A. Blumenthaler MD
C. Nofi MD
N. Kohn MD
G. Deutsch MD
J. Herman MD
W. Nealon MD
M. Weiss MD
D. DePeralta MD

Genetic Testing in Children with Nephrolithiasis and Nephrocalcinosis

A. M. Gefen MD
C. Sethna MD EdM
O. Cil MD, PhD
F. Perwad MD
M. Schoettler PNP, MSN
M. Michael MD, FRACP, Mmed
J. R. Angelo MD
A. Safdar MD, MBBS
L. Amlie-Wolf MS, CGC
T. E. Hunley MD
J. S. Ellison MD
D. Feig MD, PhD, MPH
J. Zaritsky MD, PhD

Hall Crown Technique: Expanding Access to Dental Care

W. Mumma DDS

Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Following Covid-19 mRNA Vaccination

V. Wu MD
C. Lopez MD
A. Hines MD
J. C. Barrientos MD

Higher Pain Catastrophizing Scores are Associated with Increased Pre-operative Anxiety in Ambulatory Hand Surgery that is not Impacted by Watching a High-Quality Pre-Operative Video

C. G. Larsen MD
M. J. Sayegh MD
C. Brancato MPH, MS
C. Aprigliano BA
E. Kolodka BS
R. Vijayan MD
J. M. Intravia MD
L. B. Lane MD
K. W. Nellans MD, MPH

Hip Fracture Management and Outcomes Within a Health System at the Epicenter of the Pandemic

S. Trout MD
C. Bub MD
H. Aziz BS
C. Pinpin BS
S. Shahsavarani BS
M. Grossman
J. Heimroth MD
J. Intravia MD
A. Goldman MD

Hodgkin Lymphoma in a Child with Trisomy 21

M. Malik MD
J. Burns MD
A. Redner MD

Hypertriglyceridemia-Induced Acute Pancreatitis, Euglycemic Diabetic Ketoacidosis and COVID-19 Infection in A Patient with Type 2 Diabetes Taking a Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitor

Y. Ye MD
B. A. Acevedo-Mendez MD
N. Hajizadeh MD, MPH
A. Myers MD

Idiopathic T Cell Lymphopenia of Infancy in New York State – Immunologic and Perinatal Characteristics

T. Bai MD
A. Jongco MD
S. Jalili BS
D. Rosenthal DO
V. R. Bonagura MD

Illness Severity and Potentially Avoidable Readmission of Skilled Nursing Facility Patients: Do the Same Criteria Apply Now as a Decade Ago?

T. Dhansew DO
D. Siskind MD
E. Burns MD
P. Solomon MD
A. Burns MA

Impact of Donor, Recipient, and Graft Characteristics on Corneal Transplantation Outcomes

P. Shah BA
A. Hasan MD
J. Winokur MD
D. Ritterband MD
J. Seedor MD
I. Mehta DO

Impact of Premature Ventricular Contractions on Inpatient Mortality in Patients with ACS: All that Matters is the Origin

N. Sharma MD
T. Bimal MD
U. Ansari MD
K. Gaurav MD
J. Kleiman MD
Y. Liu PhD
K. M. Coleman RN
S. E. Mountantonakis MD, MBA

Implementing Receptive Music Intervention to Reduce Agitation in Elder Patients Exhibiting Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms in a Tertiary Setting

D. Gallagher DNP, RN, PMH-BC
K. Gillespie MHA, BSN, RN-CNML
D. Frontera MSN, RN-BC
N. Weissman RN, PMH-BC
I. Enzinger DNP, RN, NE-BC
M. Rabinowitz PhD, RN-BC, NC-BC

Influence of Digital Resources on an Emergency Medicine Residency Program’s Recruitment During a Virtual Interview Season

K. Liu MD
D. Frank MD
A. Mastanduono MD
D. Yanes MD
E. Helwig BS
H. Seepersaud DrPH
R. Thomesen BS
W. Apterbach MD

Insulin Use in Type II Diabetic Patients: A Predictive of Mortality in Covid-19 Infection

M. Assaad MD
N. Hekmat-Joo MD
J. Hosry MD
A. Kassem MD
A. Itani MD
L. Dahabra MD
A. A. Yassine MD
J. Zaidan MD
D. El Sayegh MD

Integrating Social Determinants of Health into Pediatric Clerkship Assessment

E. Krasnow BS
V. Timmel BS
J. Leibowitz MD
R. Samuels MD
R. Dougherty MD

Inter-facility Transport of an Intubated COVID-19 Patient in the Prone Position – Case Report and Review of the Literature

K. Kim MD
E. Perez MD
D. Frank MD
G. Garra DO

Iron Deficiency Anemia and Heart Failure: A Novel Quality Improvement Project

H. Hmoud MD
M. Indaram DO
R. Smoller DO
K. Smith DO
R. Telis BS, PharmD, BCPS
L. R. Cui MD
N. Ilyas MD
A. Bhandary MD, FACC

Ki67 in Patients with Meningiomas

S. Saleem BA
M. Schulder
E. Hintz
J. Li
Y. Ziemba

Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis After COVID-19 Vaccination

Y. Serrano Gomez MD
B. Grella MD

Lung Ultrasound Assessment of Pulmonary Edema in Neonates with Chronic Lung Disease Before and After Diuretic Therapy

G. Kasniya MD
J. Cerise PhD
B. Weinberger MD
D. Kurepa MD

Metabolic and Hemodynamic Determinants of Exercise with the Heartmate 3 LVAD

A. Rahman MD
C. Portela MS
K. Davidson NP
K. Fanelli RN
A. Allison PA
B. Kaplan MD
S. Maybaum MD

MFG-E8-Mediated Phagocytosis of eCIRP Dampens Sepsis in Mice

C. Nofi DO, MBA, MSc
M. Aziz PhD
P. Wang MD

Mobile Health Platform to Augment Behavioral Health in Primary Care: A Feasibility Study

K. Moon MD
M. Sobolev PhD
M. Grella LCSW
G. Alvarado MD
M. Sapra MD
T. Ball PhD

Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in a 22-year-old with COVID-19 infection

A. Javed MD
G. Rojas-Marte MD

NICU Nights and Back to Sleep: An Examination of NICU Graduate Sleep Environments for Safe Sleep

J. Sklar MD
D. Pham BA
R. Milanaik DO

Oral and Physical Presentations of Scurvy in a 6-year-old Male

A. Green DDS
K. Schultz DMD

Perceived Cognitive Function is Associated with Adherence to Diabetes Self-Management Behaviors Among Breast Cancer Survivors

J. Itty MPH
S. Lambert BS
T. Annesi BS
C. Chan MPH
M. Goel MD, MPH
J. J. Lin MD, MPH
Y. T. Harris MD, PhD

Potential Role for Observation in Small, Localized Solid Pseudopapillary Endocrine Neoplasia

O. Standring MD
S. Benitez Sanchez
S. Pasha
L. Demyan
N. Lad
S. Ruff
S. Anatha
M. Kuncewitch
E. Newman
G. Deutsch
W. Nealon
M. Weiss
D. DePeralta

Psoriasis and Post-surgical Infections in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: An Analysis of 10,727Patients

N. Sodhi MD
P. Gold MD
L. J. Garbarino MD
P. N. Ramkumar MD, MBA
H. Anis MD
S. J. Matuszak
M. A. Mont MD

Quality of Online Information on Transition to Adulthood for Individuals with Sickle Cell Disease

T. Annesi BS
C. Steinway LMSW, MPH
T. Oluwole
J. Chen MBS
S. Jan MD, MSHP

Racial Disparity in Neonatal Outcomes in Pregnancies Conceived Via In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)

L. Bar-El MD
A. Yeshua MD
Y. Eliner MD
F. Chervenak MD
E. Bornstein MD

Racial Disparity in the Rates of Cesarean Deliveries in Pregnancies Conceived Via In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)

L. Bar-El MD
A. Yeshua MD
Y. Eliner MD
F. Chervenak MD
E. Bornstein MD

Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy versus Elective Node Dissection in Stage cT1-2N0 Oral Cavity Cancer

M. I. Saleem BS, co-first author
T. Tham MD, co-first author
T. Peng BS
D. Zhu BS
A. Wong BS
L. M. Pereira MD

Severe Maternal Morbidity in Pregnant Patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection

M. Gulersen MD, MSc
B. Rochelson MD
W. Shan PhD
C. Staszewski MD
M. Nimaroff MD
M. J. Blitz

Sex, Chronic Kidney Disease, Body Mass Index and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: The Obesity Paradox Strikes Again?

T. Bimal MD
M. Refayat Bhuiyan DO
J. Fishbein MPH
P. Gandotra MD
S. Selim MD
L. Ong MD
L. Gruberg MD

Sexual Dysfunction in Female Secondary to Atorvastatin

H. Azeez MD
T. Nguyen MD
Z. Abdulrahman MD
M. Abdulrahman, MS

Social Determinants of Health in Total Knee Arthroplasty: Are Social Factors Associated with Increased 30-day Post-Discharge Cost of Care and Lengths of Stay?

J. Tarazi MD
W. A. Wilkie DO
E. Remily DO
N. S. Mohamed MD
A. N. Pollack MD
M. A. Mont MD
R. E. Delanois MD

Stop Repeating History: Breaking the Cycle through Implementation of a Longitudinal Anti-Racism Curriculum for Psychiatry Residents

M. Santarsieri MD
A. Soman
L. Hanna
J. Q. Young

Synthetic Cannabinoid Use in First-Episode Psychosis

S. Lippman MD
T. Marzouk
Y. Kats
J. Gallego MD, MS

Syphilis Infection During Pregnancy: An Essential Contributor to Adverse Pregnancy and Neonatal Outcomes

Y. Eliner MD, MPH
M. Gulersen MD
A. Grunebaum MD
E. Lenchner PhD
L. Bar-El MD
F. Chervenak MD
E. Bornstein MD

The Association of Immediate-Use Steam Sterilization with Orthopaedic Surgical Site Infections: A Propensity Score-Matched Cohort Study

T. Tantillo DO
E. Stapleton DO
N. Frane DO
M. Gorlin MS
M. Schilling RN
D. Armellino DNP
G. Katsigiorgis DO
A. Bitterman DO

The Central Vein Sign: A Biomarker for Demyelination When All Else Fails

P. Koul MD
Z. Lodato BS
A. Patel MD

The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship Training

L. Silver MD
A. Kessel MD
C. Taurassi MD
M. Taylor MD

The Efficacy of Intrawound Vancomycin Powder in Reducing Surgical Site Infections Following Spine Surgery: A Retrospective Study

H. Shah BS, co-first author
A. Bui BS, co-first author
E. Neufeld MD
G. Zavurov DO
R. Verma MD

The Impact of a Harm Reduction Training on First Year Medical Student Attitudes Regarding Opioid Use and Comfort with Naloxone Administration

T. Valerio BA
P. Subramanian BA
H. Minkus BS
N. J. Favazza BS
M. Buzzell BA
M. Burlingame BA
L. Harrison MPH
S. Butkus MS
S. Kapoor MD, MS-HPPL

The Impact of Clinical Presentation on Clinical Outcomes and Major Bleeding Complications in ESRD Patients Undergoing PCI

U. Ansari MD
T. Bimal MD
M. Refayat Bhuiyan DO
A. S. Miele MA
G. D. Haggerty MD
P. Gandotra MD
S. Selim MD
L. Ong MD
L. Gruberg MD

The Impact of COVID-19 on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Follow-up After Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitalization

K. Okochi MD
T. Michaels PhD
J. Kane MD
E. J. Kim MD

The Prevalence and Outcomes of Hyponatremia in Children with COVID-19 and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C)

L. Silver MD
N. Dalal
M. R. Pfaff BS
C. Sethna MD, EdM
P. Singer MD, MS
L. Castellanos Reyes MD
L. B. Glater MD
A. Basalely MD, MS

The Relationship Between Clinician-Rated Psychopathology Prototype Ratings and the Parent-Reported Youth Outcome Questionnaire with Adolescents

C. Nicotra DO
M. Acito DO
S. Allen MD
G. Haggerty Ph.D.

The Role of Thromboelastography in Modifying Transfusion Behavior in Cardiac Surgical Patients

E. Safarian BS
A. Ruggiero MS
D. Hart MD
L. Shore-Lesserson MD

The Utility of TRPS1 Immunohistochemistry in Diagnosis of Breast Carcinoma in Cytology Specimens

N. Yurtsever MD
M. Abdelwahed MD
D. Savant MD
P. Karam MD
C. Gimenez MD
K. Das MD
S. Sheik-Fayyaz MD
S. Khutti MD

The Utilization of an Acute Severe Rejection Protocol in the Setting of Acute Hepatic Graft Versus Host Disease after Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

J. Gallagher MD
J. Brochstein MD
J. D. Fish MD
J. Stiles NP
S. Sheflin-Findling DO

Thyroid Storm Occurring Following Coronary Angiography: A Rare Complication of Iodinated Contrast Administration

N. Beccarino MD
A. Wolf MD

Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis in a Neonate with Variant of Unknown Significance for Haile-Haile Disease

D. Lewis MD
A. Cummings DO
S. Shaigany MD
S. Dial MD
L. Glater MD
L. Siegel MD
M. Taylor MD

Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation as a Novel Therapeutic Approach to Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

P. Unadkat MBBS
K. Shah MD
K. Powell BA
J. Carrion PhD
D. Eidelberg MD
H. Woo MD
R. Narayan MD
C. Li PhD

Using MEWS to Improve Inpatient Rest

L. Hill-Civil MSN, RN, PCCN

Ventricular Noncompaction in a Patient with a Sarcomeric Gene Mutation

M. Alston MD
D. Gruber DHSc, MS
B. Azari MD, PhD