OMSR

Graduation with Distinction in Research

Past Awardees

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Last Name

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Residency Match
Alexander Smith Effects of surgical targeting in laser interstitial thermal therapy: A multicenter study of 234 patients Dr. Ashesh Mehta Northshore LIJ Hospital 
Amrita  Balgobind Prevalence estimates for pyoderma gangrenosum in the US: An age- and sex-adjusted population analysis Dr. Allireza Alloo Montefiore Medical Center- Einstein 
Elie  Kaplan-Marans Urethral Stricture Urethroplasty: Population-Based Outcomes, Trends, and Predictors of Recurrence Dr. Michael Palese (external - Mt. Sinai) Maimonides Medical Center 
Jenny  Zhang Video or Telephone?: A Natural Experiment on the Added Value of Video Communication in Community Paramedic Responses Dr. Karen Abrashkin Johns Hopkins Hospital 
Katherine Portelli Intestinal adaptation following spring insertion into a Roux limb in mice Dr. Dunn (external - Stanford) Lenox Hill Hospital 
Robert  McCormick Inpatient teleneurology consultations expedite access to care and decrease length of stay Dr. Marcelo Matiello (external - Mass General) Boston University Medical Center 
Tim  Walden Hip-Preserving Surgery for Nonunion About the Hip Dr. Egol (external - NYU) Northshore LIJ Hospital 
Vincent  D'Andrea The PHLPP2 phosphatase is a druggable driver of prostate cancer progression. Dr. Nowak (external - Cornell) Brigham & Women's Hospital 
William  Crockatt Opioid Requirements after Ambulatory Arthroscopic Repair Dr. Steven Rokito New York Presbyterian-Columbia 

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Title

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Residency Match
Alexis Tchaconas Diagnostic Evaluation of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Clinician Compliance with Published Guidelines Andrew Adesman Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Medicine-Pediatrics
April Slamowitz Neutrophils promote alveolar epithelial regeneration by enhancing type II pneumocyte proliferation in a model of acid-induced acute lung injury G Scott Worthen Children's National Medical Center Pediatrics
Elise Stave Dimensions of Attention Associated With the Microstructure of Corona Radiata White Matter Michael De Bellis Children's National Medical Center Pediatrics
Peter Nauka Validation of Lipase and SIRS as Prognostic Indicators in Pediatric Acute Pancreatitis Patients: A Retrospective Analysis Horacio Rilo, MD Montefiore Medical Center, Einstein Internal Medicine
Josephine Coury Oral administration of a Chemically Modified Curcumin, TRBN0224, Reduced Inflammatory Cytokines and Focal Cartilage Erosion in a Rabbit ACL Transection Injury Model", Daniel Grande, PhD New York Presbyterian, Columbia Orthopaedic Surgery
Asad Ashraf MODEMS patient generated data successfully measures functional outcome and predicts long term survivorship of rotating hinge knee megaprostheses Mohamed Yakoub, MD Maimonides Medical Center, Orthopaedic Surgery                 
Yonat an  Bardash Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio as a prognostic indicator in head and neck cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis Peter Costantino, MD Zucker School of Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital Internal Medicine
Cyrus Kuschner Comparing Phospholipid Profiles of Mitochondria and Whole Tissue: Higher PUFA Content in Mitochondria is Driven by Increased Phosphatidylcholine Unsaturation Junhwan Kim, MD  
Benny Wong Associations of Pattern Electroretinogram and Humphrey Visual field in Preperimetric Glaucoma Celso Tello, MD Mather Hospital – Transitional; Zucker School of Medicine, NS/LIJ - Ophthalmology
         
Brandon Alba Risk-Benefit Relationship of Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy: The Argument for Bilateral Mastectomies with Immediate Reconstruction Neil Tarna, MD Rush University Medical Center, IL - Surgery-Preliminary                   

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Speciality
Toni Iurcotta Outcomes of Traumatic Pancreatic Injuries in Pediatric and Adult Patients: A Retrospective Review Horacio Rilo, MD Pediatrics
Benson Ku Developing a clinical prediction rule for first hospital-onset clostridium difficile infections: A retrospective observational study Thomas McGinn, MD, MPH  
Daniel Markowitz Repurposing Mebendazole as a Replacement for Vincristine for the Treatment of Brain Tumors Marc Symons, PhD Neurological Surgery
Hayley Zylberberg Prevalence and Predictors of Giardia in the United States Benjamin Lebwohl, MD  
Ben Stuart Curcumin as a Novel Therapeutic for Medulloblastoma Marc Symons, PhD  

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Sam Alperin The structure of adult ADHD Lenard Adler, MD Child Neurology
Kenan Celtik Active surveillance for incidental renal mass in the octogenarian Manish Vira, MD Urology
Brittany Davis Hypoestrogenism and history of menstrual dysfunction influence cardiovascular function in female endurance runners Erica Crespi, PhD General Surgery
Jonathan Lavian Clinical characteristics associated with days-to-discharge among patients with a primary diagnosis of lower limb cellulitis Amit Garg, MD Internal Medicine
Gloria Lin Clinical characteristics associated with days-to-discharge among patients with a primary diagnosis of lower limb cellulitis Amit Garg, MD Internal Medicine
Giovanna Manzano Digital droplet PCR (ddPCR) for the precise quantification of human T-lymphotropic virus 1 proviral loads in peripheral blood and cerebrospinal fluid of HAM/TSP patients and identification of viral mutations. Steven Jacobson, PhD Neurology
Rachel Mogil Glaucoma Patient-Reported Concerns and Associated Factors Richard Braunstein, MD Opthamology
Marina Reppucci Looking for trouble: Adherence to late-effects surveillance among childhood cancer survivors Jonathan Fish, MD General Surgery
Timothy White The association between time course of seizure cessation and patient survival in a neurological critical care unit Cynthia Harden, MD Neurological Surgery

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Dana Bregman Individual differences in the peripheral immune system promote resilience versus susceptibility to social stress Scott Russo, PhD Plastic Surgery
Christopher Gidicsin Cognitive activity relates to cognitive performance, but not to Alzheimer disease biomarkers Keith Johnson, MD Anesthesiology
Andrew Jacobs Improvement in Overall Survival from Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcoma over Twenty Years Adam Levin, MD Family Medicine
Reshmi Madankun Acral melanocytic lesions in the United States: Prevalence, awareness and dermoscopic patterns in skin-of-color and non-Hispanic white patients Jennifer Stein, MD, PhD Dermatology

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Travis Doering Establishing an Evidence Base for Critical Laboratory Value Thresholds James Crawford, MD, PhD Orthopaedics
Asaph Levy Steroid Maintenance is Associated with an Increased Risk of Infections but Has no effect on patient and Graft Survival in Pancreas Transplantation Horacio Rilo, MD Radiology