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7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.听 听 听 听Breakfast, Poster Viewing and Registration
8:00 a.m. - 8:10 a.m.听 听 听 听Opening Remarks: Apostolos Tassiopoulos, MD
8:10 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.听 听 听 听Welcome: Susan Hedayati, MD, MHSc; Vice Dean of Research
8:15 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.听 听 听 听Keynote Speaker: Timothy J. Pawlik, MD, PhD, MPH: 鈥Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: Morphology, Genetics and the Surgeon鈥澨
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.听 听 听Oral Presentation Session 1: Moderators - Nicholas Ahn, MD; Artem Shmelev, MD
OP1 - Rates of Occult Lymph Node Metastasis in Clinically N0 Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Primary Site and T-Stage in the Modern Era听- Presenter: David Shimunov
OP2 - Application of Pressurized Intra-Peritoneal Aerosolized Chemotherapy in a Tertiary Academic Center-A First Real-World US Case Series听- Presenter: David Restle
OP3 - Exploring Acute Rapid Growth of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms听- Presenter: Stephanie Li
OP4 - Gut-Brain Links in Necrotizing Enterocolitis: Impact of G-CSF on Neuronal Synaptic Connections听- Presenter: Cuilee Sha
OP5 - Routine Delayed Head CT is Indicated in Geriatric Blunt Trauma Patients on Antithrombotics听- Presenter: Esha Sawant
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10:00 a.m. 鈥 10:45 a.m.听 听 听Coffee Break/Oral Poster Competition/Vendor Fair
Oral Poster Judges: Angela A. Kokkosis, MD; Konstantinos Spaniolas, MD; Deborah Nagle, MD; Randeep S. Jawa, MD
10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.听 听 听Oral Presentation Session 2: Moderators - Christopher Vanison, MD; Edmund Lee, MD
OP6 - Talc and Tetracycline Pleurodesis during VATS Resection Results in Similar Recurrence for Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax: Assessment of Re-Intervention in a Multi-Center Retrospective Cohort Study听- Presenter: Ilan Pesselev
OP7 - Socioeconomic and Geographical Disparities to Undergoing Endoscopic Resection for Stage I Rectal Cancer in the United States: A National Cancer Database (NCDB) Study听- Presenter: Michael Froehlich
OP8 - Spatiotemporal Characterization of Arterial and Venous Thrombi: Insights into Composition and Remodeling听- Presenter: Shiffoni Siukhal
OP9 - Non-Invasive Monitoring of Burn Wound Healing Dynamics Using DISC Technology in a Porcine Model听- Presenter: Shi Fu
OP10 - The ACGME Case Log: Evaluating the Impact of COVID-19 on General Surgery Residents鈥 Pediatric Surgery Experience听- Presenter: Sophia Liu
11:45 a.m. 鈥 12:00 p.m.听 听 听Award Presentations
Below is a complete list of this year's abstracts. To read an individual abstract, please visit the abstract page for each group.
1. Identifying Fast and Slow Growers: Moving Towards a Machine Learning Predictive Model Approach for Individualized Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Surveillance - Ahmad Aljobeh
2. Intra-Bone Bone Marrow Transplant from Human CD47 Transgenic Swine as an Approach to Tolerance in Nonhuman Primates - Daniel Wolbrom
3. Treg-mediated Donor-Specific Hyporesponsiveness in a Pig-to-Nonhuman Primate Thymokidney Xenotransplantation - Daniel Wolbrom
4. Biventricular Percutaneous Ventricular Assist Device and Two Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Runs as a Bridge to Orthotopic Heart Transplant in Giant Cell Myocarditis: A Case Report - Daniel Wolbrom
5. Intercostal Nerve Cryoablation for Postoperative Analgesia Following Minimally Invasive Lung Resection - Ian Winkeler
6. Adherence to CheckMate 577 within a Community Healthcare System in the First 2 Years Post-Approval - John Campbell
7. Associations between Aortic Curvilinearity and Preoperative Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Outcomes: A Systematic Review - Praveen Parthasarathy
8. Mitral Valve Repair 鈥 Risk Based Approach - Sathappan Kumar
9. Middle Lobe Torsion Following Right Lower Lobectomy, A Case Report - Seth Weir
10. Comparison of Chemical Pleurodesis Agents used in VATS Blebectomy for Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax - Seth Weir
11. Factors Contributing to Laryngoplasty Revision: Insights from the TriNetX Database - Christian Leonardo
12. Robotic Vs Open Whipple Has Less Perioperative Complications: A Comprehensive Updated Meta-Analysis - Claire H Parker
13. Comparing Complications of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy vs. Elective Neck Dissection in Early-stage : Oral Cavity Cancer Patients: A NSQIP Database Analysis - David Lehmann
14. Offline AI Model for Clinical Decision Support in Head and Neck Oncology - David Shimunov
15. Mental Health Outcomes in Children with Head and Neck Cancers - Patricia Cerri-Droz
16. Does Traumatic Brain Injury Adversely Affect Cardiac Function? - Shabnam Parsa
17. Better Healing in Skin Grafting: Effects of Vascular Network Stability and Mural-Like Cell Support - Shi Fu
18. Nanotech-Driven Angiogenesis: A Breakthrough in Plastic Surgery Recovery - Shi Fu
19. Assessing Postoperative Morbidity and Mortality After Soft Tissue and Bony Free Flap Reconstruction of Maxillectomy Defects - Shreyas Pyati
20. Association of Post-thrombotic Changes with Disease Severity in Patients Presenting with Symptomatic Calf Vein Thrombosis - Spiro Koustas
21. The Use of Bariatric Surgery as a Bridge for Kidney Transplantation - Alisa Khomutova
22. Robotic-assisted Revision of Sleeve Gastrectomy to Single Anastomosis Duodeno-Ileal Bypass with Partial Re-Sleeve Gastrectomy - Naina Rao
23. Kidney Transplant Angiography: Outcomes and Predictors of Renal Artery Stenting - Amanda Shorey
24. Leaving So Soon? Understanding Attrition in a Pediatric Concussion Clinic - Anthony J. Sochan
25. Outcomes of Geriatric Donors for Living Renal Transplant at a Single Institution - Fred Gong
26. Pediatric Rectal Adenocarcinoma: A National Cancer Database Analysis and Comparison to Adults - KA Murgas
27. Trauma in a Small Space: Characteristics, Outcomes, and Considerations for Pediatric Penetrating Neck Trauma - Netanel Sapir
28. Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder in Pediatric Patients: A Comparison with Adults within the National Cancer ... - S Weir and KA Murgas
29. Simultaneous Induction of Arterial and Venous Thrombosis in a Rat Model Using Femoral Vessel Ligation - Shiffoni Sukhlal
30. Understanding the Gliogenesis of Necrotizing Enterocolitis - Stella Ku
31. Postoperative Morbidity and Mortality in Patients with End Stage Renal Disease Undergoing Free Flap Reconstruction 鈥 - Uttsav Patel
32. Creation and Implementation of a General Surgery Mock Oral Boards Curriculum - Matthew Statz
33. Strangulated Perineal Hernia in the APR Patient: A Case Report - Aleksandr Krichmar
34. Validation of the Giant Cell Arteritis Probability Score at a Tertiary Hospital - Alex Houser
35. The Upside-Down Approach with a Lazy-S Incision for Osia Implantation - David Shimunov
36. A Data Visualization Tool to Enhance Registry-Based Surgical Quality Improvement in a Low-Middle-Income Country - E. Hajagos
37. What is Accepted? An Analysis of Publications from The Journal of Urology - H. Lasugas
38. Early Chest Tube Removal after Surgery for Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax: A Randomized Controlled Trial - John Campbell
39. Predicting Maternal Adverse Outcomes following Delivery: Identifying Risk Factors for Clinicians鈥 Pre-Delivery Attention - Justina Mounir Henein
40. Racial Distribution and Management of Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis: A Single-Center Retrospective Review - Niharika Singh
41. Proton Pump Inhibitor versus H2 Antagonists for Gastrointestinal Prophylaxis in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Cohort Study - Rafael B. Madera
42. Assessment of a Novel Imaging Method to Measure Nanomaterials Targeted to Smoke-Induced Lung Injury - Shanen M. Mulles
A special thank you to all that helped make Research Day a success.
Abstract Reviewers:
Department of Surgery Research Day Planning Committee:
Research Day Coordinators:
Alexa DeMola
Luis Ehrman Jr
Serra Izmirligil
Tracey Erickson
Research Day Volunteer Staff:
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Allergan Aesthetics Gregg Wilbur |
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CONMED Michael Dotzler |
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Histosonics Adam Laber |
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Medtronic Alex Dicpinigaitis |
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Organogenesis Jordan Katz |
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Polynovo Rachael Dillon |
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Solventum Health Alfred DiBernardo |
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