Gonzalez L, Musula L, Kochhar M, Gardner D, Reagan J, Karkoska K, McGann P
“Evaluating the Efficacy of Brief Neurocognitive Assessments in Adults and Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease”
2. Jin, Alex
Loerke A, Karb R
“Meeting on the Margins: Evaluating the Impact of the Rhode Island Street Medicine Program on Healthcare Utilization”
3. Konda, Sanjana
Kassi L, Ou J, Cram R, Sauerbrun-Cutler M, Grive K
“From ROS to Reproductive Health: Exploring the Link Between Reactive Oxygen Species, Endometriosis, and Ovarian Aging”
Poster Viewing and Lunch: 1 - 3 p.m.
Poster A Session (Odd Numbers): 1 - 1:45 p.m.
Poster B Session (Even Numbers): 2 - 2:45 p.m.
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Keynote Speaker
Daria Szkwarko, DO, MPH, is an associate professor of family medicine and the director of the Global Health Faculty Development Fellowship in Family Medicine at The Warren Alpert Medical School. Her research interests are in implementing and evaluating educational innovations that help democratize knowledge and improve health care access for vulnerable populations globally. Initially studying child TB contact management in Kenya, she has shifted her focus to improving the management of TB infection domestically. She is currently the co-course director for the Regional and Advanced Massachusetts TB infection ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) programs. Dr. Szkwarko co-leads the largest multiple-use case point of care ultrasound (POCUS) project in the world. Dr. Szkwarko and Dr. Hussein Elias (Moi University Family Medicine faculty) and their team are aiming to train more than 3,000 health care workers across western Kenya in POCUS. Dr. Szkwarko is also the Family Medicine Lead for the Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH), one of the largest academic global health collaborations.
At The Warren Alpert Medical School, Dr. Szkwarko serves as the co-director for the Reproductive Health Scholarly Concentration and the co-director of the Health Systems Science 2 and 4 courses for the Primary Care-Population Medicine program. Clinically, she is a hospitalist at Kent Hospital and does urgent care and TB infection management at Blackstone Valley Community Health Care in Central Falls, RI.
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Scholarly Concentration Directors 2025
Director of Scholarly Concentrations
Mariah Stump, MD, MPH, FACP, DipABLM, ABOIM
Aging
Sakeena Raza, MD
Iva Neupane, MD
Biomedical Informatics
Neil Sarkar, PHD, MLIS, FACMI
Elizabeth Chen, PhD
Caring for Underserved Communities
Fadya El Rayess, MD, MPH
Joseph Diaz, MD, MPH, FACP
Global Health
Tanya Rogo, MD
Silvia Chiang, MD
Lifestyle Medicine and Integrative Health
Mariah Stump, MD, MPH
LGBTQ Health Care and Advocacy
Chelsea Graham, DO
Denise Crooks, LICSW
Medical Education
Sarita Warrier, MD, FACP
Medical Humanities and Ethics
Jay Baruch, MD
Medical Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Geoff Capraro, MD, MPH
Sun Ho Ahn, MD, FSIR
Physician as Communicator
Teresa Schraeder, MD
Planetary Health
Kyle D. Martin, DO, MPH
Katherine Smith, PhD
Translational Research in Medicine
Najam Zaidi, MD
Reproductive Health
Daria Szkwarko, DO, MPH
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Poste rs
Poster Categories:
• Basic Science
• Clinical Research
• Health Policy
• Medical Education
• Medical Humanities
Programs:
Students who are part of special programs have these designations listed below their poster title.
• Brown Translation Research Program (BTR)
• Emerging Infectious Disease and HIV Scholars (H-EIDS)
• Primary Care-Population Medicine Program (PC-PM)
• Scholarly Concentrations:
• Aging
• Biomedical Informatics
• Caring for Underserved Communities
• Global Health
• Lifestyle Medicine & Integrative Health
• LGBTQ Healthcare and Advocacy
• Medical Education
• Medical Humanities & Ethics
• Medical Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• Physician as Communicator
• Planetary Health
• Translational Research in Medicine
• Reproductive Health
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Basic Science
1. Bellala, Venkatsai
Meng-Saccoccio T, Ozcan E, Wu A, Shin C, Lee P, Sojar S
A Novel Rapid Delivery Device for Intravenous Adenosine Administration
Med Tech Innovation & Entrepreneurship
2. Breker, Anika
Murray C, Proffen B, Beveridge J, Fleming B
Quantifying Mechanoreceptors with IHC Staining in an Intact Porcine ACL
Translational Research in Medicine
3. Bormes, Madeline
Johnson V, Fawzi N
Structural Characterization of TDP-43 CTD ALS
Disease Variants and Fish Paralogs: Do AggregationResistant Variants Exist?
Pathways - Research and Clinical Experience in Neurosciences
4. Dachinger, Joseph
DePolo D, Wu H, Deangelis J
Self-Reported Importance of “Being Active”
Associated with Better Physical Outcomes in Cardiac Rehab
5. Guerrero, Alisha
Harrison R, Albro K, Caballero O, Plavicki J
Cerebrovascular Malformations in sox9a/b DoubleMutant Zebrafish Embryos Suggest a Role for SOX9
Orthologs in Early Neurovascular Development BTR
6. Holman, Matthew
Holman M, Antonietti A, Malaki G, Campilan B, Godinez C, Gokaslan Z, Sullivan P, MartinezMoreno M, Brown Neurosurgery
Advancing Spatial Analysis of PTEN Expression in Chordoma: Optimization of RNAscope
7. Joseph, Alexander
Joseph A, Kanuparthy M, Kaushik H, Feng J
Vasomodulatory Dysregulation after Cardiopulmonary Bypass with Uncontrolled Hypertension
Translational Research in Medicine
8. Kaushik, Himanshu
Muir K, Stone C, Kanuparthy M, Reddy R, Sellke F
Diet and Semaglutide Treatment Modulate Cardiac Function and Protein Expression in a Large Animal Model of Coronary Artery Disease BTR
9. Kim, Justin
Kim J, Trousdell M, Schupp P, Gould C, Manawaring M, Wang Y, Den Hollander P, Mani S
Elucidating the Determinants of Chemotherapy
Response: A Single-Cell Analysis of Chemosensitive and Resistant TNBC Patient Tumors
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10. Konda, Sanjana
Kassi L, Ou J, Cram R, Sauerbrun-Cutler M, Grive K
From ROS to Reproductive Health: Exploring the Link Between Reactive Oxygen Species, Endometriosis, and Ovarian Aging
Primary ovarian follicles positive for 8-OXO, a marker of DNA damage, captured within endometriosis-affected ovarian tissue.
11. Lindo, Ashley
Harrison R, Plavicki J
Determining the Role of sox9a and sox9b in Brain Development
12. Llamas Sanchez, Andrea
Uzun E, Claus J
Protein-Protein Interaction Analysis of Cervical
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Biomedical Informatics
13. Maguire, Samantha
Maguire S, Ardito A, Najrana T, Kurtis J
Drug 2741-19 is a Novel Therapeutic Candidate for Severe Malaria
HEIDS
14. McNamara, Avery
Amin K., Jhanji M, Lizarraga S
Investigating Krüppel-like Factors as Upstream Regulators of ASH1L
15. Moore, Thomas
Thakur R, O’Connor-Giles K
Investigating the Role of Membrane Contact Sites in Nervous System Function and Dysfunction
D. Melanogaster neurodegenerative brain vacuole annotation using WEBKNOSSOS software.
16. Ng, Stella
Moreira C, Sarkar I
Equitable Prognostic Risk Prediction for Peripheral Artery Disease: Insights from the All of Us Research Program
BTR
17. Ogunfowora, Toluwalope
Uppuluri S, Farinha A, Morrison A
Molecular Mechanisms of IL-6 in Peripheral Artery Disease Through Single-Nucleus RNA Sequencing and Macrophage-Specific Knockout Models
BTR
18. Shi, Ting
Uppuluri S, Morrison A, Farinha A, Pierce J, Amelotte E, Mantsounga C, Butler C
Disruption of IL-1R Signaling Impairs Angiogenesis in a Manner Similar to Diabetes
Translational Research in Medicine
BTR
19. Volpicelli, Talia
Singh N, Pi H, Gharib S, Harrington EO, Umar S, Leary PJ, Fallon M, Ventetuolo CE, Liang OD
Liver Angiocrine Myeloid-Derived Growth Factor Protects Against Endothelial Dysfunction in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Translational Research in Medicine
BTR
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Clinical Research
20. Ahmad, Nina
Azad A, Chiou C, Lin L, Konda S, Chen D, Rosenblatt T, Zhao D, Ha S, Yoon M, Wolkow N, Lee N, Freitag S
Treatment Patterns and Outcomes of Dysthyroid
Optic Neuropathy with Teprotumumab
21. Albaum, Jason
Fong T, Jones R, Inouye S
Severity Clarity: Characterization of Delirium and Its Severity Across Three Distinct Clinical Settings
Aging
22. Andolfato, Melissa
Andolfato M, Riccelli T, Abdulrazeq H, Rohaid A, Quinn L, Asaad W
Evaluation of Neuroablation Anatomical Targets and Modalities for Treatment-Resistant ObsessiveCompulsive Disorder: A Systematic Review of Treatment Outcomes and Adverse Effects
Translational Research in Medicine
23. Anekwe, Jenee
Duarté-Vélez Y, Marquez-Caraveo M, Pérez-Barrón V, Díaz-Castro L, Castilla-Peon M, Ramanathan S
Effectiveness of Psychosocial Interventions for Adolescent Suicidal Ideation and Attempts in Latin America: A Systematic Review
24. Bates, Helena
Abid R
Examining the Prevalence of VIA-positive, PreCancerous Cervical Lesions in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh: A Cross-sectional Retrospective Study
PC-PM
HEIDS
25. Bi, Lulu
Jiao Z, Yang X, Hong D, Karayi E, Gonzales M, Kim R, Chen E, Sarkar N, Wolman D
Per-voxel ADC Mapping of Core Infarction Following Mechanical Thrombectomy
Biomedical Informatics
BTR
26. Birney, Spencer
Sarkar N
Initial Monotherapy Patterns Among Adults with Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the All of Us Research Program
27. Bosco, Alexa P.
Osman I, Annuar D, Jour G, Fabbri N
Response of Melanoma Bone Metastases to Modern Therapy: Patterns and Predictors of Mineralization
28. Castillo Espinal, Jessiel
Pralea A, Macha Marin E, Rafiee P, Brooks MB, Pawluk V, Gonzaléz NE, Chiang S
Assessing the Impact of Travel Time to the Hospital on Loss to Follow-Up Among Adolescents with Tuberculosis
Global Health
HEIDS
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Alexa Bosco in NYU purple lead during her summer internship!
29. Chen, Hailey
Kinninger A, Budoff M
Liver Fat and Hormone Replacement Therapy Use in Postmenopausal Women: A CT-Based Analysis
30. Conard, Ryan
Wu W
Music Therapy Use During Exercise in Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Feasibility Pilot Study Lifestyle Medicine & Integrative Health BTR
Qualitative themes and representative quotes from participants who engaged in music therapy during cardiac rehabilitation exercise sessions.
31. Contini, Julia
Koh A, Hadfield M
Characteristics and Predictors of Multi-System Immune-Related Adverse Events in a Large PanCancer Cohort: A Retrospective Analysis
32. Corriveau, Adrianna
Cu-Uvin S, Gillani F
Examining the Medical Needs and Geriatric Care among HIV-positive Patients over the age of 50, A Chart Review Aging HEIDS
33. Damptey, Victor
Rosales R
Interaction Between English Dominance and Male Sex Assigned at Birth Is Associated with Lower Risk of Dyslipidemia Among US Hispanic Adults PC-PM
34. Damptey, Victor
Awanyai M, Brown C, Ibrahim A, Delapaz M, Jewell R, Hunting J, Ruiz J
Age Matters: How Age Affects Brain Metastasis Prognosis in Lung Adenocarcinoma Between Genotypes PC-PM
35. Danes, Emma
Hoffman V, Harikrishnan N, Khatri S, Nemec R, Bhimireddy N, Saraswat E, Mehta A, Nevarez K, Clement P, Wei G, Wisco O
The Geography of Melanoma: Exploring Staging Patterns in Rhode Island Caring for Underserved Communities
Standardized Incidence Ratios for (A) all stages, (B) early stage, and (C) late stage melanoma diagnoses by town in Rhode Island.
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36. Doss, Elizabeth
Gonzalez L, Musula L, Kochhar M, Gardner D, Reagan J, Karkoska K, McGann P
Evaluating the Efficacy of Brief Neurocognitive Assessments in Adults and Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease
Translational Research in Medicine
BTR
37. Dodge, Phoebe
Sutter M, Klijn M, Alzate J
Enhancing Primary Care in Infancy through Integrated Community Health Workers: Using the DULCE Model of Care
38. Dovan, Jerome
Niare K, Bailey J
Impact of HLA antigenic diversity on RTS,S malaria
vaccine efficacy in Sub-Saharan Africa
Global Health
39. Dutton, Sophia
Dutton S, Sarkar N, Aboobakar I, Wiggs J
Interaction of Polygenic Risk Scores with Sociodemographic Factors in Primary Open Angle
Glaucoma
Biomedical Informatics
40. Eke, Chino
de Lomba W, Leary O, Fridley J
Improving Risk Stratification for Surgical Site
Infection Using Drains and Estimated Blood Loss
Biomedical Informatics
41. Elshama, Justine
Schattle B, Hadfield M
Preventative Cancer Screening in Metastatic Melanoma Patients
42. Emerson, Joshua
Millington K, Rafferty J, Chapman H, Rotondo K
The Effect of Sex Steroids on Electrocardiogram
Measurements in Transgender and Gender
Diverse Youth
BTR
43. Guermazi, Dorra
Guermazi D, Sarkar N, Baird G, Perler B
Skin and Scale: Innovating GI Disease Phenotyping Through Biometric Insights
Biomedical Informatics
44. Hall, Jackson
Ho K, Hall J, Mugemangango P, List G, Bobo W, Joseph B, Martin K
Utilization of Intubation Kits and an Intubation Checklist to Improve First-Pass Success and Reduce Complications Associated with Endotracheal Intubation in Rwanda
Global Health
45. Harikrishnan, Nikhil
Chen E, Wisco O
Investigating Systemic Comorbidities of Eczema and Psoriasis Through the All of Us Research Program
Biomedical Informatics
46. Harikrishnan, Nikhil
Bush D, Fokuo JK, Liligeto J, Melly A
The Hidden Cost of Penile Paraffinoma in Solomon Islands: Complications and Motives Behind an Increasingly Prevalent Practice
47. Hector, Anna
MacAskill M, Guang A, Novitsky V, Gillani F, Khanna A, Marak T, Bertrand T, Bornschein S, Kantor R
Integrating Academic and Public Health Data to Improve HIV Transmission Response in Rhode Island HEIDS
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48. Hong, David
Karayi E, Kim R, Bi L, Gonzales M, Wolman D
Effect of Aspiration Catheter Choice on Mechanical Thrombectomy Efficacy BTR
49. Hung, Isabella
Coppinger A, Marin K
Alcohol Misuse Among Trauma Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department at the University Teaching Hospital of Kigali Global Health HEIDS
50. Hung, Isabella
Dworkin M, Kicklighter C, Negash S, Uwamahoro C, Ingabire J, Rafiki E, Das S, Martin K
Time To Prophylactic Antibiotic Administration To Patients With Open Long Bone Fractures At The Emergency Department Of University Central Hospital Of Kigali (CHUK) HEIDS
51. Hwa, Kyler
Zhou Z, Alhusaini S, Jiao Z
Integration of Deep-Learning AI Models in the Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease Translational Research in Medicine
52. Jayachandran, Nishant
Antoci V
Screening for Osteoporosis in Orthopedic Clinics: Economic and Clinical Impacts
53. Jo, Stacy
Sarkar N
Mapping Nutritional Deficiencies: Examining the Association between Food Access and VitaminElectrolyte Imbalances
54. Johns, Zachary
Chen A, Martin K, Kendall M, Patlak J, Asher S ARISCAT Score Accuracy in Poor Air Quality
55. Kang, Chaerim
Dutton S, Nho JW, Liu AS, Greenberg PB
Safety of Immediate Versus Delayed Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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Image of CHUK- the teaching hospital in Kigali, Rwanda
Kyler Hwa working in his radiology AI lab at Rhode Island Hospital.
56. Kang, Chaerim
Zhu A, Kashner M, Oetting T, Morhun P, Greenberg P
Characteristics of Immediate Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs Aging
57. Kaper, Marco
Reed C, Ahn N, Parukar A, Perler B
HRV and Energy Assessment of Recorded Trends in Food Utilization, Expenditure, and Lifestyle (HEART-FUEL)
Translational Research in Medicine
58. Karayi, Gnaneswari
Kim R, Hong D, Bi L, Gonzales M, Wolman D
Impact of Balloon Guided Catheter Use and Operator Experience on Mechanical Thrombectomy Outcomes at a Single Large-Volume Stroke Center
59. Karayi, Gnaneswari
Kim R, Hong D, Bi L, Gonzales M, Wolman D
Impact of Active Substance Use on Mechanical Thrombectomy Outcomes for Large Vessel Occlusion
Stroke: A Retrospective Matched Analysis
Translational Research in Medicine
60. Kashyap, Kaathya
Chapman L, Rasmussen A, Duffy S
Implementation and Evaluation of Lethal Means
Counseling for Pediatric Patients and Families in the Hasbro Children’s Emergency
61. Kasibhatla, Varun
Kasibhatla V, Garg L, Uzun A
Integrative Multi-omic Discovery of Prognostic
Molecular Features in Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Translational Research in Medicine
62. Kasibhatla, Varun
Kasibhatla V, Schaffer A, Patiyal S, Rajagopal P, Ruppin E
Clinical Trials for Rare Cancers More Successful than those for Common Cancers
Translational Research in Medicine
63. Kaushik, Himanshu
Kanuparthy M, Kaushik K, Reddy R, Marchioli R, Mozaffarian D, Sarkar I, Sellke F
Neuronal Degradation Biomarkers and Machine
Learning Predict Neurocognitive Decline and Recovery After Cardiac Surgery
Biomedical Informatics
64. Kaull, Jane
Jin A, Perler B
A Community-Based Produce Prescription Intervention To Improve Nutrition Security In Underserved Populations With Nutrition Insecurity and Obesity
Planetary Health
65. Khatri, Surya
Khatri S, Danes E, Nemec R, Saraswat E, Bhimireddy N, Mehta A, Nevarez K, Clement P, Wei G, Wisco O
Melanoma Survival Disparities by Age and Insurance
Status: Insights from a 20-Year Regional Cohort Caring for Underserved Communities
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66. Kicklighter, Coley
Heilbronner R, Risner C, Birahamire J, Katz B, Jarabana G, Denison Martin K
Pediatric Diarrheal Diseases in the Emergency Department: Effects of Climatic Variation on Infectious Disease in Rwanda HEIDS
67. Kim, Ashley
Qureshi A, Cho E
Feasibility of a Pilot Clinic-Embedded ePRO for Alopecia Areata
68. Kim, Justin
Kim J, Jiao Z, Hacking S, Uzun E
Attention-Based Multimodal Deep Learning for Breast Cancer Recurrence Prediction Integrating Histopathology, Clinical, Transcriptomic, and Mutation Data
Biomedical Informatics
69. Kim, Revyn
Hong D, Karayi G, Bi L, Gonzales M, Torabi R, Moldovan K, Jayaraman M, Shaaya E, Wolman D.
Hemorrhagic Transformation After Ischemic Stroke: Incidence and Use in Assessing Clinical Outcomes After Thrombectomy
70. Kolodychak, Alexander
Woo A
Modeling Outcomes in Unilateral Cleft Lip Repair Using Frontal Photographic Analysis
Translational Research in Medicine
71. Kuharski, Michael
Wang M, Sobti N, Diya S, Bhatt R
Investigation of Tissue Perfusion Following Flap Surgery Using Thermal Imaging
Med Tech Innovation & Entrepreneurship
72. Laud, Arjun
Daniels A, Farias M, Lewis A
The Epidemiology of Orthopedic Injuries in the U.S. Incarcerated Population
73. Li, Nina
Liu J, Ahn S, Haffner Z, Gong JH, Rao V
Risk Factors for Failure of Nonoperative Management of Pediatric Both Bone Fractures: A Systematic Review
Med Tech Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Engaging nursing home residents in clay modeling activities to enhance fine motor skills and promote positive mood.
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Coley Kicklighter, Isabella Hung, and Jackson Hall hiking Mount Sabinyino in Northern Rwanda.
74. Licht, Jacob
Stump M, Sarkar N
Beyond the Pill: Medical Nutrition Therapy Improves Outcomes for Patients on Metformin in Type 2 Diabetes
Biomedical Informatics
75. Mandapati, Amiya
Mandapati A, Morrison A
Association between Warfarin Usage and Aortic Valve Calcification
76. Liu, Joanne
Kolli S, Kadakia N, Shaima S, Mamun G, Rahman A, Genisca A, Jindal A, Gainey M, Shaw K, Faruk M, Afroze F, Chisti M, Levine A, Garbern S
Evaluation of a Wearable, Continuous, Pulse Oximeter for Pediatric Sepsis Care in Bangladesh Med Tech Innovation & Entrepreneurship HEIDS
77. Mehta, Tanmay
Singh M, Farias M, Nassar J, Carayannopoulos N, Chisango Z, Daniels A, Diebo B
National Mental Health Burden in Adults with Spinal Deformity: A Propensity-Matched Analysis Using the All of Us Research Program
Biomedical Informatics
78. Mulcrone, Jack
Che R, Glebocki R, Golijanin B, Golijanin D, Khaleel S
Incidental Detection of Prostate Cancer in Radical Cystoprostatectomy: A Comprehensive Narrative Review
79. Nagalamadaka, Preeti
Dutton S, Solanky P, Peerbhoy Z, Sarkar N, Chen E, Yuen C
Automating Capsulotomy Size Measurement in Femto Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery with Computer Vision
Biomedical Informatics
80. Neguse, Mary
Adams M, Hadfield M
Incidence and Outcomes of Immune Checkpoint
Inhibitor (ICI) Rechallenge after ICI Pneumonitis
81. Nemec, Ronald
Saraswat E, Bhimireddy N, Danes E, Khatri S, Mehta A, Nevarez K, Wei G, Wisco O
Association Between Occupational Ultraviolet Exposure and Sentinel Lymph Node Positivity in Melanoma Patients
Caring for Underserved Communities
82. Ockene, Mollie
Workneh F, Yibeltal K, Fasil N, Ahmed M, Siddiqui R, Jensen R, Berhane Y, Lee A
Prenatal Heat Stress and Birth Outcomes in the ENAT Cohort in Amhara, Ethiopia
Planetary Health
83. Olansen, Jon
Lefkowitz J
Addressing Food Insecurity in Pregnancy
Reproductive Health
84. Perales, Malia
Ayala N
Examining the Role of Maternal Health Literacy in Shaping Pregnancy and Labor Experiences
PC-PM
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85. Pralea, Alexander
Castillo Espinal J, Macha Marín E, Pawluk V, Tanzer JR, González NE, Chiang SS
Use of Systemic Inflammatory Markers to Replace Chest Radiography in Clinical Decision Making for Adolescents with Tuberculosis
Global Health
HEIDS
86. Ranellone, Tyler
Oldam J, Rounds A, Taman M, Teshome A, Wang H, Malik A
Comparative Evaluation of Frailty Indices for Predicting Outcomes After Craniotomy for Tumor
Resection
87. Roa, Jessica
Lowenhaupt, Elizabeth A.
Associations Among Demographic Characteristics, Referral Sources, and Clinic Engagement at the HOPE for Justice Clinic
Caring for Underserved Communities
88. Robinson, Taylor
Wu H, Richter J, Jiz M, Aniceto R, Friedman J
Assessing the Impact of Hepatic Fibrosis on Adults and Adolescents Living with Schistosomiasis in Leyte, the Philippines
PC-PM
HEIDS
89. Romine, Alex
Honken A, Borkan J
Rhode Island Primary Care Workforce: A Qualitative Analysis of Primary Care Physicians’ Work Hours
PC-PM
90. Roque, Alfonso
AI-Driven Analysis of Nigrostriatal Imaging Traits in Drug-Induced Parkinsonism
91. Rouffiac, Anne-Emilie
Health-Related Quality of Life of Patients Undergoing
Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair
92. Salguero Lizarraga, Kate
Davis E, Pina P
School Readiness Screening in Primary Care
Pediatrics
93. Schattle, Brian
Has P, Pels S
Analysis of Factors Affecting the Age of Hemophilia Diagnosis in Patients that are Female Assigned at Birth
PC-PM
94. Smith, Arianne
Friedman J
An Examination of the Relationship between Gut Instability and subsequent Microbial Translocation Due to Schistosomiasis on Placental Health
Global Health
HEIDS
95. Sternberg-Sher, Jacob
Sugarmann L, Schroeder C, Michles M, Gokaslan Z, Sullivan P
Press Releases in Neurosurgery: Is Scientific Accuracy Compromised in Public Reporting of Neurosurgery Research?
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Second-year medical student Brian Schattle testifying at the Rhode Island State House.
96. Stillman, Hannah
Uriarte S, Hoffmann Z, Wang M, Tanzer J, Luo S, Bhatt R, Kraenzlin F
Evaluating the Impact of Clustered Social Determinants of Health on Patient Follow-Up and Recovery Following Hand Tendon Injuries
Translational Research in Medicine
97. Sugarmann, Lauren
Sugarmann L, Bosco A, Sternberg-Sher J, Houge G, Sullivan P
From Fusion to Delivery: A Systematic Review of Analgesia Outcomes in Obstetric Patients with Prior Spinal Fusion
Reproductive Health
98. Talathi, Ria
Kwon, S
Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy vs. Upfront Surgery in Retroperitoneal Sarcoma: Target Trial Emulation of the STRASS 2 Trial
99. Wang, Hanna
Seto A, Sinha A, Mancuso J, Barrera S, Sawyer K, Kale M, El Shamy O, Shah A
Outcomes Associated with Peritoneal Solute Transport Rate in the Modern Era of Peritoneal Dialysis: A Systematic Review
100. Warzecha, Haley
Singh, M
Associations Between Daily Step Counts and Cardiometabolic Biomarkers in the All of Us Research Program
101. Wortelboer, Rainy
Smith J
Botulinum Toxin for Management of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: A Case Series
102. Yeh, Jasper
Dorsainvil H, Pielech M
Attitudes Toward Pain Management Strategies Among Youth Who Use Substances Undergoing Oral Surgery
103. Yu, Shuah
Lee AC, Chin T, Jensen S
Maternal Depression and Stress as Predictors of Child Executive Function in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
104. Yoo, Estelle
Michelle E, Yoo E, Pletsch M, Adler B, Albayda J, Berth S, Eline E, Pinal-Fernandez I, Thomas S, Lloyd T
Investigation into the Long-Term Prognosis of Patients with Sporadic Inclusion Body Myositis
105. Zhao, Amy
Konda S, DePietro K, Qiu Y, Rosen R, Clark M, Sauerbrun-Cutler M
The Impact of Insurance Coverage on Fertility Preservation Consultations and Procedures in the Insurance Mandated State of Rhode Island Reproductive Health
106. Zide, Benjamin
Zide B, Kim J, Hu X, Ranieri J, Oh H
Loneliness and Locus Coeruleus Integrity in Cognitively Normal Older Adults and Healthy Younger Controls
107. Zide, Benjamin
Zide B, Barker M, Silverman H, Manoochehri M, Fremont R, Stein C, Kunicki Z, Lee S, Devanand D, Huey E
Feasibility and Tolerability of Low-Dose Lithium for the Treatment of Agitation and Abnormal Motor Behaviors in Frontotemporal Dementia
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Health Policy
108. Aung, Filbert
Park J
A Qualitative Analysis of Peer-Led Recovery Experiences Among Rhode Island Building Trade Workers
PC-PM
109. Burns, Nicole
Burns N, Gaither R, Just A
Heat Index and Circulatory Mortality: Understanding Increased Health Risk through improved Modeling of Temperature and Humidity in the Contiguous United States
Planetary Health
BTR
110. Ennis, Jackson
Ennis J, Gargano L, White J
Routine Childhood Vaccine Hesitancy after COVID-19: A Qualitative Study of Healthcare Providers
PC-PM
111. Fry, Hannah
Harvey L, Monteiro JFG, Rosenberg M
System-Level Determinants of Hepatitis C Treatment
Completion in the Era of Direct-Acting Antivirals
PC-PM
HEIDS
112. Honken, Andrew
Halladay C, Wootton L, Harmon A, Hua C, Rudolph J, Cornell P
Differential Effects of a Social Work Staffing
Intervention on Social Work Access Among Rural and Highly Rural Veterans: A Cohort Study
PC-PM
113. Kahn, Natasha
Chu, A, Dash D, Kim B, Perice L, Prabhu R, Macalalad J, Mayes K, Conley J, Longsha L, Fletcher L.
Artificial Intelligence as a Driver of and Solution to the Spread of Health Misinformation on Emergency Care: A Literature Review
114. Jin, Alex
Loerke A, Karb R
Meeting on the Margins: Evaluating the Impact of the Rhode Island Street Medicine Program on Healthcare Utilization
Caring for Underserved Communities
All levels of engagement with the Street Medicine team were associated with a decrease in ED utilization, with 2-4 encounters having the greatest decrease.
115. Koenigsberger, Victoria
Moving Out of the Kid’s Rheum: Transitioning Young Adult Patients from Pediatric to Adult Rheumatology Practices in Rhode Island
PC-PM
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116. Loew, Nicholas
Williams K
Creating an EMS Protocol Database to Facilitate Future Prehospital Research
Translational Research in Medicine
117. Nguyen, Tien
Rose David A, Reyes A, Nicole Dimen J, Beatty C, Palma M
Exploring How Culturally Tailored Nutrition Videos
Can Inspire Heart-Healthy Eating in Filipino Americans
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118. Sacerdote, Sofia
Soske J, Weinstein DW
Building the Coalition to Establish America’s First State-Sanctioned Overdose Prevention Center in Rhode Island: An Oral History
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BTR
119. Seymour, Nick
Gill A, Sawyer K, Desrosiers A
Prevalence of Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors
Among Adolescents in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru: A Scoping Review
Global Health
120. Schattle, Brian
Borkan J, Szkwarko D, Cassar L
Empowering Medical Trainees in Legislative Advocacy: A Guide to Testify at the Rhode Island State House
PC-PM
121. Vazquez, Melynna
Ali F
Emergency Medicine Technicians’ and Paramedics’ Perspectives on Prehospital Care for Patients with Limited English Proficiency in Rhode Island Caring for Underserved Communities
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122. Vu, Brian
Palma M
Barriers and Facilitators to Healthcare-Seeking Behavior in Nail Salon Workers Across the Providence Metropolitan Area
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Medical Education
123. Ayeni, Teniola
DeCarli K, Hadfield M, Cohen J
Treating Immunotherapy-Related Adverse Events: A Palliative Care Perspective
124. Beattie, Jack
Antico L, Bedrosian H, Gunawan D
Reducing Clinician Burnout: Evaluating a Brief
Mindfulness-Based Intervention
125. Carrera, Christopher
Daniels, A
Comparing Treatment Modalities for Cervical Neck
Pain: A Comprehensive Literature Review
126. Guermazi, Dorra
Guermazi D, Moazzam S, Khan M, Dawer A, Mansour A, Taman M, Khan U, Paracha S, Shah A, Kishawi D
Operating on Faith: Specialty Selection Amongst New England Muslim Medical Students
Biomedical Informatics
127. Haigis, Liana
Petersen J
Three-Dimensional Virtual Learning Modules: A New Approach to Anatomical Pedagogy Medical Education
128. Houlihan, Ashley
Elshama J, Kelley E, Miller E, Lewkowitz A, Russo M, Thorsen M
Virality vs Veracity: Analyzing TikTok Engagement & Misinformation on Aneuploidy Screening & Diagnosis in Pregnancy
Reproductive Health
129. Kitay, Malcolm
Mendonça L, Warrier S
Program for Educator Advocacy of Chronic Health Conditions in Students Medical Education
130. Kwon, Jenna
Harrington D
Four Minutes to Ensure Patient Safety: Assessing Surgical Debriefings for Effective Team Communication
131. Moazzam, Saira
Mandapati A, Mitta S, Knopov A
Spirituality and Medicine: Revamping First-Year Medical Education on Spiritual History-Taking and Hospital Chaplaincy Services PC-PM
132. Ramsden, Meszion & Doss, Elizabeth
Health Care Opportunities Reimagined (HealthCORE)
HealthCORE participants learning how to suture on bananas.
133. Sahhar, Maxwell
Sahhar M, Nassar JE, Rouffiac AE, Crow K, Singh M, Farias M, Diebo BG, Daniels AH
Enhanced Surgical Instructions Using Large Language Models
Med Tech Innovation & Entrepreneurship
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134. Volpicelli, Talia
Jeng T, Inger J, Warrier S
Point-of-Care, Point-of-View: A Cross-Sectional Study of U.S. vs German Ultrasound Education Medical Education
135. Tummala, Meghna
Brousseau C
Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Training on Caring for Incarcerated Patients: a National Survey of Programs
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Medical Humanities
136. Crow, Kaitlyn
Crow K, Haffner Z
Hand Surgery Outcomes In Low-Income
Communities: NSQIP
137. Andolfato, Melissa
Andolfato M, Mandapati A, Katz B, Yu S, Mirza S, Zink T
Impact of Forensic Medical Evaluations and Affidavits on Asylum Outcomes: An 11-Year Retrospective Study
Translational Research in Medicine
138. Katz, Benjamin
Katz B, Kicklighter C, Roque A, Hung I, Baruch J
Intertwined Voices of Refugee Families: A Visual & Narrative Exploration of Resettlement
Medical Humanities and Ethics
139. Lim, Alice
Musial S, Martin C
Culturally Tailored Nutrition Education for Cambodian Elders: A Community-Based Program
Lifestyle Medicine & Integrative Health
Sodium intake plays a major role in the development of chronic diseases within Southeast Asian communities. This session highlighted the sodium content of commonly used Asian seasonings to promote awareness and healthier cooking practices.
140. Li, Nina
Zhao A, Zeltzer B, McCreedy E
Assessing the Impact and Feasibility of Creative Arts Interventions on Fine Motor Skills and Mood of Nursing Facility Residents
Med Tech Innovation & Entrepreneurship
141. Nguyen, Jaison
Khai T, Nguyen D, Vo T, Tran Q, Dinh T
Physician-Patient Spiritual Engagement in Oncology Care: A Mixed-Methods Study of Perspectives from Vietnamese Cancer Patients
Global Health
Gynecological oncology team at Da Nang Oncology Hospital.
142. Moazzam, Saira
Jamoor K, Carino G
Physician Perspectives on Caring for Rhode Island’s Critically Ill Muslim Patients
PC-PM
143. Peoples, Ashton
Bogdan K, Wang D, Knebel A, Ward M, Stump M, Balaban R
The Medical Humanities Initiative at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
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144. Rounds, Arran
Flano S
Floating the Yukon River: Access to Healthcare in Rural Alaska Medical Humanities and Ethics
145. Shepherd, Savannah
Southwell B, Panthagani K, Sheng A
Emergency Medicine and the Dangers of Misinformation: Identifying Critical Gaps in Literature and Education
146. Sternberg-Sher, Jacob
Ennis J
The Moral Cost of Autonomy: A Case Study of Surrogate Refusal in Long-Term Hospitalization
147. Ulanovsky, Karin
Thorsen M, Rouffiac A, Roa J, Cudjoe E, Sahar M, Lekowitz A
Bridging the Gap: Readability of English and Spanish Obstetric Patient Discharge Education in Epic
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The two boats used to float 200+ miles of the Yukon and Chandalar Rivers to conduct interviews with Community Health Aides (CHAs) employed by the Council of Athabascan Tribal Governments (CATG).
Donor-Supported Student Research Funds
Srihari S. Naidu ’93 MD’97
Medical Research Fund
Alex Joseph, Microvascular Alterations in Patients with Hypertension After Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Translational Research in Medicine
Mentor: Jun Feng
Amiya Mandapati, Association between Warfarin Usage and Aortic Valve Calcification
Mentor: Alan R. Morrison
David C. Lewis, MD ’57, P’84, P’87 Medical Student Research Fund
Jasper Yeh, Attitudes Toward Multimodal Pain Management Strategies after Wisdom
Tooth Extraction Among Youth Who Use Substances and Their Parents
Mentor: Melissa Pielech
Jessica Roa, Developing Consensus Guidelines for Best Practices in Juvenile Re-entry
Healthcare Services
Caring for Underserved Communities
Mentor: Elizabeth Lowenhaupt
Jack Beattie, Assessing the Impact of a Live Training Component in an Intervention for Physician Burnout
Mentor: Judson Brewer
Nick Seymour, Exploring the Need for Digital Tools Targeting Suicide Prevention with Secondary Schools in Colombia
Global Health
Mentor: Alethea Desrosiers
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Hsu Pan Family Medical Student Research Fund
Shuah Yu, Bahirdar Child Development Study: Examining executive functioning in association with MRI findings
Mentor: Mentor: Anne CC Lee
Andrea Llamas Sanchez, Protein-Protein Interaction Analysis of Gynecological Malignancies
Biomedical Informatics
Mentor: Ece Uzun
Basaviah/Ganesan
Family Medical Student Research Fund
Chino Kieran Eke, Expanded Study: A Retrospective Analysis of Complex Back Closures for Spinal Procedures and Surgical Drain Utilization at Rhode Island Hospital
Biomedical Informatics
Mentor: Jared Fridley
Nikhil Harikrishnan, Exploring the Association Between Chronic Respiratory Diseases and Inflammatory Skin Conditions
Biomedical Informatics
Mentor: Elizabeth Chen
Kate Salguero Lizarraga, Assessing Parental and Provider Perception of School
Readiness Screening in Pediatric Primary Care
Mentor: Paulo Pina
Varun Kasibhatla, Outcomes in Rare and Common Cancer Trials: A Comparative Analysis
Translational Research in Medicine
Mentor: Najam Zaidi
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Fred M. Roddy Foundation Endowment for Medical Student Research
Jenee Anekwe, Implementation and pilot testing of a culturally centered CBT protocol for suicidal behaviors among youth in Mexico City
Mentor: Volanska Duarte-Vélez
Mollie Ockene, Heat Stress and Birth Outcomes in the ENAT Cohort in Amhara, Ethiopia
Planetary Health
Mentor: Anne CC Lee
Justine Elshama, Primary Cancer Screening in Patients with Advanced Melanoma
Mentor: Matthew Hadfield
Ben Katz, Diabetes-related Minor Amputation in the Solomon Islands: An analysis of Precipitating Factors, Outcomes, and Quality of Life
Mentor: Ruhul Abid
Kerson Family Medical Student Research Fund
Alfonso Roque, AI-Driven Analysis of Nigrostriatal Imaging Traits in Drug-Induced Parkinsonism
Mentor: Saud Alhusaini
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Ben Katz (far left) hanging the art exhibit.
Ruth B. Sauber Medical Education Fund
Anar Kansara, From Literacy to Confidence: A Provider-Mediated Approach to Empowering Patients Towards Better Outcomes
Mentor: Dino Messina
Nicholas Demetropoulos and Thomas John Kersey Medical Student Research Fund
Jaison Nguyen, Physician-Patient Spiritual Engagement in Oncology Care: A MixedMethods Study of Perspectives from Vietnamese Cancer Patients
Global Health
Mentor: Scott Triedman
Marco Kaper, The Use of Biometric Data from Wearable Devices to Provide Personalized Nutrition Counseling for the Improvement of Measurements of Cardiometabolic Risk Factors
Translational Research in Medicine
Mentor: Bryce Perler
Alexander Kolodychak, Assessing Significance of Cleft Severity and Surgical Technique as Determinants of Outcomes in Unilateral Cleft Lip Repair
Translational Research in Medicine
Mentor: Albert Woo
Measurement of vertical lip asymmetry ((B – A)/B × 100%) using subnasale and Cupid’s bow landmarks provides a quantitative approach to assessing aesthetic outcomes following unilateral cleft lip repair. (CHAs) employed by the Council of Athabascan Tribal Governments (CATG).
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Lifestyle Medicine
Stacy Jo, Mapping Nutritional Deficiencies: Investigating the Impact of Supermarket
Access on Vitamin and Electrolyte Imbalances
Mentor: Neil Sarkar
Jane Kaull, A Community-Based Nutrition Education Program to Bridge the Nutrition Gap in Southeast Asian Communities
Lifestyle Medicine & Integrative Health
Mentor: Carla Martin
Alice Lim, A Community-Based Nutrition Education Program to Bridge the Nutrition Gap in Southeast Asian Communities
Lifestyle Medicine & Integrative Health
Mentor: Carla Martin
Jacob Licht, Precision Nutrition for Cardiometabolic Disease: Machine-learning models for associations between Nutrition and Clinical Outcomes
Biomedical Informatics
Mentor: Neil Sarkar
Women’s Health
Phoebe Dodge, Enhancing Preventative Care in Infancy and Maternal Health
Postpartum: The Role of Community Health Workers
Mentor: Mary Beth Sutter
Sanjana Konda, From ROS to Reproductive Health: Exploring the Link Between Reactive
