Academic Competition Selected Finalists

A Case Report: I Can’t Believe it is the Mirtazapine- Dysphagia in Elderly Women

H. Azeez MD
Z. Abdulrahman MD
B. Minter MD
E. Susan MD

A Multidisciplinary Quality Improvement Initiative Can Reduce the Rate of General Anesthesia for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

A. Grieco MD
J. A. Mauri MD
J. Pena MD

A Novel Approach to Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Congenital Absence of the Splenic Vein

T. Schiff MD
S. Tafreshi MD
A. Noor MD

A Rare Case of Symptomatic Gastric Diverticulum in a Teenage Male

R. Bhalla MD
S. Daniel MD

A SIMple Approach to a Pediatric Trauma Curriculum

T. Conway DO
D. Teng MD
J. Fishbein MPH
M. Kusulas MD

A Systematic Review and Additive Network Meta-analysis in HFmrEF/HFpEF Pharmacologic Treatment

S. Zafeiropoulos MD MS
S. Zanos MD, PhD

Adherence in an Outpatient Cardiology Clinic: Relationships with Psychological and Cognitive Factors

M. Schmitt Oswald MD
A. Makadia MD
N. Dhawan MD
M. A. Omongas MD
G. Haggerty PhD

Adverse Events of Femtosecond-Assisted LASIK: A MAUDE Database Study

S. Hong BA
P. P. Shah BA
A. Wong MD
C. Wang BA
T. Peng BA
M. I. Saleem BA
N. Lau BA
R. R. Gupta BA
B. Patel BA
M. G. Gorski MD
J. A. Winokur MD
D. Zhu MD

Are Programmed Intermittent Epidural Boluses Superior to Continuous Epidural Infusions in the Management of Labor Pain?

M. Funaro MD
S. Tsang MD
R. Goring MD
D. Markowitz MD
D. Hart MD
P. Yang MD
J. Aronsohn MD
J. Pena MD

Arterial Llne Placement Practice and Outcomes in Pediatric ICU Patients Requiring Vasoactive Therapy

B. Johnston MD
J. Fishbein MPH
L. Ramos MD
A. Leng-Smith MD
S. Shah MD
M. Taylor MD

Assessing the Impact of the Cures Act on Healthcare Provider Workload

C. Petrere PA-C
G. D'Alessandro PA-C
J. McGovern PA-C
M. Morgan PA-C
M. P. Verile PA-C

Both Overuse and Underuse of Oral Anticoagulation Post-Atrial Fibrillation Ablation in a Large Healthcare System

C. Gasparis BS
S. Zafeiropoulos MD
J. Leavitt BS
D. Varrias MD
K. M. Coleman RN
E. Wolf BS
A. Zimmer BS
R. Goyal MD
L. Epstein MD
S. E. Mountantonakis MD

Caregiver Education on Pediatric Choking: A Gap in Healthcare Provider Responsibility

L. Trimarchi PA-C
C. Choinski PA-C
O. Fostakovska PA-C
P. Karras PA-C
S. Major PA-C
R. Sheridan PA-C

Chondrogenic Differentiation Potential of Human Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in a Type I Collagen-based Meniscus Scaffold with Activated Platelet-rich Plasma Stimulation In Vitro

A. Muran MPhil
H. Fanjaniaina Andriamifidy BS
W. Chang PhD
J. Bondi BS
D. Grande PhD
S. Li PhD

Chronic Kidney Disease Patients’ Experiences in the Decision-Making Process

L. Jojan PhD, MS, NP

Compliance of Mechanical and Pharmacological Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prophylaxis in Inpatients

K. Carroll MD, MRCS
A. Branch BA
A. Haye BA
Y. Kuo PhD
K. Krishnasastry MD
L. Davila-Santini MD
L. Demarco-Garcia MD
K. Akuma MD
P. Manvar-Singh MD

Compliance with Recommendations for Novel Secondary Hormone Therapy Use in Advanced Prostate Cancer

J. Faith BS
M. Feuerstein MD

Congenital Laryngeal Anomalies in a Patient with Bardet-Biedl Syndrome

C. Figueroa MD
F. Kern MD
C. Geller MD
Z. Kelly MD

Double-Heterozygous ApoB/PCSK9 Variants and Unique Attenuated Responses to Different Therapies

R. Rege MD
B. Azari MD
J. Shillow
E. Glanos
L. Boutis
S. Donahoe
J. Makaryus
D. Fu
G. Mintz
B. Hirsh MD

Durvulamab Associated Myocarditis Complicated By Complete Heart Block

J. Ng MD
N. Beccarino
K. Sarkar
S. Bae
M. Vaysblat

eCIRP Scavenging Peptide, MOP3, as a Novel Treatment for Sepsis

C. Nofi DO
M. Aziz PhD
J. Prince MD
P. Wang MD

Effect of Increasing Hyaluronic Acid Content in Collagen Scaffolds on the Maintenance of Chondrogenic Phenotype in Chondrocytes and Mesenchymal Stem Cells

A. Muran MPhil
B. Schaffler MD
A. Wong
E. Neufeld MD
P. Swami MS
M. Pianka MD
D. Grande PhD

Effect of Micro-etching on Increasing Retention of Emax Restorations to Zirconia

D. Greenberg DDS

Efficacy of a Portable Non-Mydriatic Fundus Camera in Detecting Optic Disc Edema for Inpatient “Rule-Out Papilledema” Consultation

P. Shah BA
S. Gelnick MD
J. A. Winokur MD
P. Dua MD
H. D. Pomeranz MD, PhD
T. Perera MD
M. G. Gorski MD

Endoscopic Disease Activity and Biologic Therapy are Independent Predictors of Suboptimal Bowel Preparation in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Undergoing Colonoscopy: A Multicenter Analysis

A. Kumar MD
A. Swaminath MD
O. Fayemiwo MPH
E. Osemi MD
E. Bae MS
V. Shenoy DO
P. Singh MD
M. C. Buckley DO
L. Durbin MPH
J. Mackey MPH
A. Mone MD
D. Lukin MD
K. Sultan MD
A. Swaminath MD

Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Biliary Drainage Using Lumen-Apposing Metal Stent for Distal Malignant Biliary Obstruction: An Updated Meta-Analysis of 10 Studies (725 Patients)

A. Kumar MD
P. Benias MD
A. Swaminath MD
D. Robbins MD, MSc
P. Benias

Forever Young, An Elderly Patient Presenting with Acute Coronary Syndrome from an Anomalous Coronary Artery

S. Weintraub MD
R. George MD
R. Xia MD
J. Chartock BA
B. Azari MD/PhD

Functional Outcomes in Dorsal Preservation Rhinoplasty: A Meta Analysis

M. I. Saleem BS
T. Peng
A. M. Diaz
T. Tham
S. Horne
A. Georgolios

Identification and Risk Stratification of Under-Recognized Sepsis - A Retrospective Review of Rapid Response Calls

E. Askar MD
K. Andrade
T. Ayyalu MD
B. J. Berger MD, FACP

Immunologic, Perinatal, and Postnatal Characteristics of Infants with Idiopathic T Cell Lymphopenia

B. Lin BA
T. Bai MD
S. Jalili BS
K. Leung
D. Rosenthal DO, PhD
V. Bonagura MD

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Outcomes and Perioperative Factors Following Posterior Cervical Fusion

A. Katz MD
J. Silber MD
J. Song BS
P. Duvvuri BS
T. Ng MD
S. Hasan BA
S. Virk MD
J. Silber MD
D. Essig MD

Implementation and Evaluation of a Novel Media Education Curriculum for Pediatric Residents

R. Kabra MD, MSEd
S. Steiner DO MACM
J. Cerise PhD
N. Saldanha MD

Implementation of Three Month Chemotherapy Regimens for Stage III Colon Cancer in a Large Community Practice

V. Shklar MD
M. Barnes MD
H. Chaudhary MD
J. Ukrani MD
H. Staszewski MD

Importance of Replantation of an Avulsed Tooth

J. Pan DDS

Improving Awareness of Offensive Terms in Medicine Through the Lens of Vancomycin Infusion Reaction

S. Ham MD, MPH
J. Burns MD
L. A. He MD
K. Murphy BS, MPA
A. Pillai MD
R. Patel MD

Improving Detection of Child Physical Abuse in Children Less Than 6 Months Old in the Emergency Department at SIUH

K. Stoj MD
D. Kaplan MD

Inflammatory Reaction to Vocal Fold Injection Laryngoplasty with Hyaluronic Acid: Evaluation and Management

D. Cooper BA
S. E. Kaplan MD

Inter-rater Reliability of the PALICC Criteria for Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

L. Silver MD
D. Kaplan DO
J. Asencio MD
I. Mandell MD
S. Shah MD

Intravenous Lipid Emulsion Dosing and Triglyceride Monitoring for Preterm Infants

X. Fei MD
L. B. Lamport
S. Galanti
B. Weinberger
V. Boyar

Isolated Traumatic First Rib Fracture in an Athlete

M. Castro DO
S. Hornedo Tosado MD
J. Corben PT

Landing on Your Knees After A Layup: A Rare Case Presentation In A 13-year-old Baller

N. Copeli MD

Levels of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Correlate with Disease Activity in Pediatric Lupus

L. Thomas MD
B. Matta MS
J. Battaglia BSc
K. R. Simpfendorfer PhD
B. Barnes PhD

Light-Mediated Optogenetic Vagus Nerve Stimulation Reduces Splenic Pro-Inflammatory Cytokine Production in Acute Endotoxemia

A. Chen BS
T. S. Huerta PhD
S. Chaidhry BS
S. S. Chavan PhD
K. J. Tracey MD
E. H. Chang PhD

Long-Term Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Patients with Prediabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

P. Keesari MD

Long-Term Risk of Pancreatic Cancer in Patients with Prediabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Studies

P. Kessari MD
Y. S. Pulakurthi MBBS
V. Kumar MD
N. Appala MBBS
N. Sadum MBBS
T. Rida BS
S. S. Venkata
L. Arepalli MBBS
J. R. Jasti MD
R. Katamreddy MBBS
M. Ashfaqe MBBS
P. Appala
R. Desai MBBS

Medication Reconciliation Errors on Discharge for EMU Patients

A. Alboudi MD

Missed Opportunities and Echocardiographic Evidence of Pulmonary Hypertension: A Quality Improvement Task Force to Trigger Early Referral

S. Gajjala MBBS
A. Saini DO
N. Vartak DO
P. Sharma DO
E. Altschul DO

Natural Diving Reflex Restores Neuropeptides to Improve Cognitive Performance After Vascular Dementia

W. Tambo MD
K. Powell BA
S. Wadolowski BS
C. Li PhD

Necrotizing Sialometaplasia of the Palate: A Case Report

D. DiVanna DDS
S. Roth DDS

Neuralgic Amyotrophy from Spinal Accessory Nerve Lesion after COVID-19 Vaccine

C. Chen DO
B. Golden DO
T. Lefkowitz DO

Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder Mimicking Pontine Stroke - A Cautionary Tale: Case Report and Systematic Literature Review

B. Huang MD
R. Arora MD
S. McFarlane MD
J. Diamond MD
S. Najjar MD

Not so Local Steroid Injections

A. Grieco MD

Novel Characterization of CASK Variant c.1963A>G (p.Asn655Asp) Through Whole Exome Sequencing in a Monochorionic Diamniotic Twin Fetus with Significant Brain Anomalies

N. Keller MD
L. A. Bracero MD
I. Kouba MD
A. Steinberg MS CGC
J. Muscat MD
D. Bergman MD

Novel Synchronous First-Person Perspective Virtual Simulations for Medical Students in Emergency Medicine

M. Wiese MD
M. Sperandeo MD
T. Moadel MD
M. Cassara DO

Obstetric and Neonatal Outcomes Associated with Elevated Environmental Justice Indices

J. Del Pozzo DO
I. Kouba MD
T. O’Sullivan-Bakshi
K. Krishnamoorthy
M. J. Blitz

Occult Coronary Artery Involvement in the Absence of Definite Dilation in Patients with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children

J. Nafash MD, MPH
J. Fishbein MPH
D. Hayes

Plasma Levels of Extracellular Cold-Inducible RNA-Binding protein (eCIRP) is Significantly Increased in Patients with Colorectal Cancer

P. Addison MD
HMC Shantha Kumara PhD
X. Yan MD, PhD
N. Mitra MD
D. F.A. Morrar
T. Su PhD
H. Miyagaki MD. PhD
Y. Hedjar MD
V. Cekic RN
J. Agnew MD
R. L. Whelan MD

Postop Airway and Respiratory Complications in Pediatric Cardiac Surgical Patients

C. Hill BS
J. Honig MD
N. Patel MD
C. Capone MD, MPH
J. Fishbein MPH
J. Schneider MD

Practice Based Learning and Improvement: Improving Morbidity and Mortality Review using Natural Language Processing

M. Kobritz MD
V. Patel MD
D. Rindskopf Ph.D.
L. Demyan M.D
M. Jarrett MD, MBA, MS
G. Coppa MD, FACS
A. Antonacci MD, SM, FACS

Predictive Model of Glioblastoma Multiform Tumor Recurrence: Single Center Study

A. Bendari MBBCh
S. Sham MBBS
H. Hammound MBBCH
M. Harshan MD

Prevalence and Burden of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

H. Kandlakunta MMBS
S. H. Patlolla MBBS, MS
J. Chalhoub MD

Preventing Refeeding Syndrome in IUGR Preterm Infants Receiving Parenteral Protein

L. Lamport DCN(c), MS, RDN
B. Weinberger

Pseudo-Pseudo-Pelger-Huet Anomaly

M. Barnes MD
V. Shklar MD
D. Patel MD
J. Ukrani MD
H. Staszewski MD

Psychosocial Considerations in Management of Corticobasal Degeneration in Indian American Population

E. Askar MD
N. Singh MD

Rates of Occult Invasive Disease in Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma In Situ

D. Cooper BA
Y. Ziemba MD
L. Pereira MD
B. Parashar MD
B. Miles MD, DDS
M. Ghaly MD
N. Seetharamu MD
D. Frank MD
W. J. Talcott MD, MBA

Recurrence of Streptococcus agalactiae Bacteremia – Risk Factors and Complications

T. Wang DO
J. Garellek MD
A. Zimilover MD, MPH
A. Kim MD
M. Epstein MD
M. Gorlin
S. Juretschko MD

Relationship Between Type I Diabetes and Depression in the Pediatric Population

L. Greenblatt MD
S. Demissie DrPH, MSc
E. Quattrocchi DrPH
O. Yeliosof MD
S. Sheffer-Babila MD
M. Epelman MD

Residency Match Rates in Orthopaedic Surgery Based on Gender, Under-Represented in Medicine Status, and Degree Type

J. Giordano DO
P. White DO
M. Chen BS
A. D. Bitterman DO
J. K. Oni MD
M. Zacchilli MD
S. C. Poon MD, MPH
R. Cohn MD

Routine Dialysis and Metastatic Cancer Increase Risk of Postoperative Complications in Patients Undergoing Outpatient, but Not Inpatient, Total Shoulder Arthroplasty

E. Neufeld MD
M. J. Sayegh MD
C. Pinpin BS
M. Meade MD
S. E. Rokito MD

Safety and Efficacy of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Cancer Patients and Pre-Existing Autoimmune Disease: A Systematic Review and A Meta-Analysis in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

W. Aung MD, MS
C. Lee PharmD
J. Morales MLS
N. Kohn PhD
H. Rahman PhD
N. Seetharamu MD

Septic Shock from Pan-spinal Epidural Abscess Attributed to Recent Acupuncture and Trigger Point Injections for Nonspecific Chronic Low Back Pain in Previously Undiagnosed Diabetic Patient

S. Usman MD
F. Badar MD
C. J. Collado MD
A. Weber MD
A. T. Kaell

Severe Pulmonary Hypertension in an Infant with Midline Defects and Newly Diagnosed Cor Triatriatum

V. Epshteyn MD
S. Moriarty DO
J. Asencio MD

Single vs. Dual Mechanical Circulatory Support in Patients Undergoing PCI: Is More Support Better?

D. Miklin MD
T. Bimal
J. Ukrani
J. Fishbein
L. Gruberg

Supporting Wellbeing in Medicine (SWiM): An Initiative to Empower Medical Student Wellness

J. Weiss MD
S. Caulfield MSEd
J. M. Langsfeld MSEd
S. Posillico MLS, JD
K. Demertzis PhD
J. Q. Young MD, MPP, PhD
R. Schwartz PhD

Survival Impact of Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Versus Chemotherapy on Patients with Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma

H. Patel DO
M. Baker DO
B. Lee M.D.
K. Butler D.O.

Targeting STING to Reduce Sepsis-induced Acute Intestinal Dysfunction

M. Kobritz MD
M. Sfakianos MD
G. Coppa MD
M. Aziz PhD
P. Wang MD

Ten Years of Treatment Terminations at a Multicenter Radiation Medicine Department - Causes, Effects, and Predictions for Prevention

J. Nosrati MD
B. U. Sidiqi
S. Joseph
B. Bloom
L. Tchelebi
H. L. Potters
W, Chen

The Cardiac Patient and Neuromodulation - When Anticoagulation Dictates the Intervention

E. Klein DO, MPH
C. Kong MD, NREMT
S. Sidharthan MD
P. Lascarides MD
Y. Huang MD

The Effect of Colorization on the Fetal Lung Heterogeneity Index

L. A. Bracero MD
S. Ghorayeb PhD
I. Kouba MD
R. Fukuda BS
C. Lim MS
M. J. Blitz MD, MBA

The Impact of MRSA Nasal PCR on Antibiotic De-escalation

A. Silverman MD
P. Gautam-Goyal MD
P. Saunders-Hao PharmD, BCIDP, BCPS, (AQ-ID)
M. Kline PhD
S. Jain PharmD, BCIDP

The Power of the Chief Complaint

M. Ghobrial DDS

The Radiologist's Role in the Detection and Diagnosis of Calciphylaxis

M. Chiok MD
A. Alizadeh MD

The Survival Impact of Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Versus Chemotherapy on Gastric Cancer Patients

M. Baker DO
H. Patel DO
K. Butler DO
S. Andrawes MD
D. Younan MD

Tongue Necrosis in a Patient Refractory to High Dose of Steroid with Giant Cell Temporal Vasculitis

Y. Cho MD
J. Li MD
J. Paramo MD
D. M. Horowitz MD
L. El Khoury MD

Transfusions in Cardiac Surgery Patients and Adverse Outcomes

E. Lee BA
D. Hart MD
A. Ruggiero MS
L. Shore-Lesserson MD (PI)

TSI in Hashimoto's Disease

F. Ali MD
S. Sheffer-Babila MD

Unique Situations Causing Difficulty Ventilating a Patient Undergoing Repair of Recurrent Trachea-Esophageal Fistula Repair

C. Figueroa MD
M. Pettei MD

Use of Human Milk Fortifier After NICU Discharge Improves Human Milk Usage Rates for Preterm Infants

L. Lamport DCN(c), MS, RDN
A. Siegel
B. Weinberger MD
D. Maffei

Using Concurrent Complication Reporting to Evaluate Resident Critical Thinking and Case Analysis

K. Carsky MD

What is the Best Evidence in Promoting Adherence to Discharge Instructions in Spanish- Speaking Patients with Cardiovascular Disease?

S. Martinez RN
J. Minguez RN
N. Natale RN
S. Rivera RN