Poster Sessions

The trainees participating in this session are listed below in alphabetical order by last name. 

• Mia Achitoov: Compassionate Release - Balancing the Risks and Benefits: A Case Report
• Jaeun Ahn: Underlying Causes of Lactic Acidosis in Urosepsis: Prostate Cancer
• Aracelia Aldrete: Speech Therapy Outcomes in Bilingual Patients with Non-Syndromic Cleft Lip and/or Palate
• YancI Algarin: Fillers Impacting Follicles: The Emerging Complication of Filler-Induced Alopecia
• Zooha Altaf: Unveiling Diagnostic Challenges: A Case of Giant Coronary Artery Aneurysm Masquerading as a Diaphragmatic Hernia
• Robin Bai: Improved Cognitive Performance in Myeloid-specific STAT4 deficient Ldlr-/- mice
• Jonathan Baker: The use of Reverse Phase Protein Arrays (RPPAs) and immunoblotting to investigate a key cancer signaling network vulnerability, SIAH E3 ligase, whose complete inhibition leads to tumor eradication of several of the most aggressive, undruggable, and stage IV human cancer cell lines
• Phillip Ball: Persistent lactic acidosis in metastatic prostate cancer
• Emily Behling: Rare Case of Breast Sarcoma and Associated Imaging Findings
• Rio Castro: Genetic Connections Between 1p36 Deletion Syndrome and Craniosynostosis: A Case Report
• Fatima Chaudhry: Identifying clinicopathological parameters contributing to racial disparity in pancreatic cancer in Hampton Roads, Virginia
• Phyu Chaw: Dendritic Cell Contribution to Microvascular Cell Dysfunction In Type 2 Diabetes
• Will Crafton: Assessing Access to Care for Sleep Apnea Oral Appliance Therapy
• Mia Cranmer: Identifying Resource Gaps and Opportunities for Advancement in Neuroscience Research at EVMS
• Ben Crookshank: Peritoneal Carinomatosis and Pancreatic Adenomarcinoma: The Perfect Storm
• Alex Culver: Teen Health 360 Academy: Implementing Comprehensive Sex Education among Adolescents in Eastern Virginia under the context of COVID-19 Pandemic 
• Spencer Davis: Understanding Educational Needs for Teaching Clinicians Using a Mixed Methods Approach
• Riccardo De Cataldo: Assessing the Baseline Impact of Ultrasound Club on Physician Assistant Student Ultrasound Confidence
• Riccardo De Cataldo: Double Jeopardy: A Tale of Stroke and Two Synchronous Primary Lung Cancers
• Lia Dopp: Targeting the Nape-pld pathway for treatment of skin ulcers and improving diabetic wound healing
• Taylor Drake: Efficacy of Streamline Surgical System Alone and in Conjunction with Cataract Extraction for Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma Management in African American Patients
• Alexander Eckstrom: A Case of Repeatedly Seronegative Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease (MOGAD)
• Brandon Euker: Bilateral Intrathyroidal Ectopic Thymus in a Three-Year-Old Male
• Adam Evans: Reconstruction of hypothenar hammer syndrome using arterial grafts
• Rebecca Fetter: High sodium diet increases urinary endothelin-1 excretion in women but not in men.
• Aidan Findley: Comorbid Musculoskeletal and Nerve Injuries of Schizophrenia Patients in the National Inpatient Sample
• Ethan Flathers: Dry Needling , the Double-Edged Sword
• Jillian Fleming: Cleaning Up Our Language in Practice and Policy: Evaluation of the Prefix Hytero- as a Linguistic Microaggression in Gynecology
• Kari Flicker: Confounding imaging findings on MRI following intravenous iron infusion
• Miranda Gehris: Socio-demographic disparities in e-cigarettes and cigarette use among adults with epilepsy in the United States, findings from the 2021 National Health Interview Survey
• Gwendolyn George: Does Community Type Influence Collective Efficacy? A Comparison of Family and Senior Public Housing Communities Within Hampton Roads
• Ashleigh Hannah: Patient Risk Stratification, Therapy Quantification, Detection of Cancer Racial Disparity, Prediction of Tumor Relapse/Patient Survival by Using SIAH As A Tumor-Specific, Therapy-Responsive, and Prognostic Biomarker in High-Risk and locally advanced Breast Cancer at Sentara Cancer Network and VCU Massey Cancer Center
• John Hepner: Surgical Site Infections in Trauma Exploratory Laparotomies, Perioperative Rocephin and Flagyl versus Mefoxin
• Raymond Hogge: Incisional Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Trauma Laparotomies and Rates of Superficial Surgical Site Infections
• Katherine Horenstein: Patient Needs Assessment at EVMS HOPES Chronic Care Clinic to Identify Potential Barriers Affecting Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus Management
• Gregory Hubbard: CD40 Influences Idiosyncratic Regional Oscillation Across The Cortex-Hippocampal Axis
• Ateeqa Ijaz: CIGARETTE AND E-CIGARETTE USE AMONG CANCER SURVIVORS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY AMONG US ADULTS
• Hannah James: Determining the relationship between the impostor phenomenon and mental health in medical students at Eastern Virginia Medical School
• Benjamin Johnson: Glycosylation of Extracellular Vesicles in Breast Cancer Subtypes
• Lily Kauffman: A Correlation Between Bradycardia and Reduced Anxiety in Mice? Dorsal Motor Vagal Neurons Use Peripheral Muscarinic Signaling
• Mackenzie Kelley: Preliminary data from pilot program to assess and address food insecurity at a Student-Run Free Clinic in Norfolk, VA
• Omar Khan: Reconstructing Normal Brain Development with Epigenetic Barcodes
• Zakary Kolkey: More than meets the eye: a case of ocular syphilis
• Agnes Kwak: Impact of a Medically Tailored Food Security Intervention on Food Consumption in Food-Insecure Patients with Cancer
• Danxun Li: Examination of the Frequency of Resource Use of Second-Year Students Across Multiple Medical Schools
• Nina Li: Triggers for Palliative Care Consultation in Advanced Head and Neck Cancer: A Quality Improvement Project
• My BoiLy: Exploring the role of monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL) in nitrogen mustard induced lung injury
• Olivia Markert: Differing Outcomes of Cleft Lip and Palate Repair Based on Patient Race, Ethnic Background, and Preferred Spoken Language
• Sarah Anne Mayo: Addressing Professionalism DEI: The Use of Mentorship and Coaching to Address Unique Differences of URiM's in Medicine
• Samantha McGuire: Prostate Cancer-Associated Glycosylated RNAs: Who are you and where are you hiding?
• Alina Moriarty: Neutrophil Depletion Improves Atherosclerotic Plaque Stability in Sleep Fragmented Mice
• Lily Nguyen: Something in the Water: An Unlikely Cause of Acute Encephalopathy and Rhabdomyolysis
• Alim Osman: The Effect of Chemotherapy on Olfactory and Gustatory Function in Pediatric Patients
• Issoufou Ouedraogo: Disparities in tobacco products use at the intersection of social identities among veterans in the United States
• Jonathan Parker: Dynamic Diagnosis: Navigating the Fourth Dimension of Parathyroid Adenomas on 4D CT
• Simran Phuyal: A Comprehensive Review of The Woven Endobridge Device in Intracranial Aneurysm Treatment
• Emma Pierce: A Quality Improvement Project to Improve Productivity at CHKD Urgent Care Centers
• Mia Platt: Understanding Practice Processes for 6-Week Postpartum Care
• Megan Ralston: Prevalence of Concurrent Use of Controlled Substances in Opioid Use Disorder Patients During Hospitalization
• Faith Reid: CD40 deficiency attenuates neuroinflammation in experimental epilepsy
• Julianna Remo: Atypical Hemolytic Syndrome Masquerading as Chronic Kidney Disease Progression
• Nargiza Sadr: Sunscreen's Metabolite: Unveiling the Impact on White Blood Cells
• Samara Silver: Characterization of prostatic foam cells in steroid hormone imbalance
• Namrata Singh: Improvement in a Patient in a Minimally Conscious State using Combination Therapy of Zolpidem and N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Antagonists
• Elliot Smits: Will space radiation exposure lead to altered risk taking behavior?
• Samantha Strohm: Identifying the Incidence of Colposcopy Referrals at the HOPES Free Clinic and Related Outcomes
• Madeline Sun: Parsonage-Turner Syndrome presenting as post-operative unilateral upper extremity weakness and pain
• Matthew Surratt: Type B Aortic Dissection as a Complication of ECMO
• Pavan Suryadevara: Patterns and Correlates of Depression, Anxiety and Coping Strategies among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Eastern Virginia During the COVID-19 Pandemic 
• Nikita Thakur: Exploring Clinical and Radiographic Factors Associated with Recurrence in Stage I Lung Cancer Treated with Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy
• Shikha Trivedi: Indium-111 Uptake in a Case of Uncommon Ovarian Tumor
• Kayah Tucker: De novo lipid synthesis in the pathogenesis of benign prostatic hyperplasia.
• Chuka Ukekwe: Teletraining: An Assessment of the Use Case of Remote Learning for Clinical Knowledge Acquisition
• James Vettichira: Effects of Galaxy Cosmic Radiation on Rat Ovary Size and Follicle Counts
• Tarun Vippa: Unraveling the mechanism of hyperaminoacidemia-induced activation of ErbB2/ErbB3 kinase.
• Madison Wagner: Attendance of the Postpartum Visit: What are the Barriers?
• Trenton Wetsel: Comparative Responses to Biologic Therapies in Moderate-to-Severe Pediatric Asthma
• Di Xia: Multisystem Involvement in a Pediatric Patient with Peripheral Eosinophilia
• Miguel Yerena: Assessing the reliability and quality of YouTube videos as a source of information regarding COVID-19 vaccines
• Amanda Yermal: Staphylococcus aureus Growth Phase is Associated with Transcriptional Divergence
• Jeik Yoon: Resources for Vaping Prevention and Cessation: Qualitative Analysis
• Aleksandr Zyskin: Incidental Discovery of Schizencephaly in a Trauma Patient: A Case Report

The trainees participating in this session are listed below in alphabetical order by last name.

• Janvi Agrawal: Healthy Relationships for Teens - Engaging Youth and Community in Evidence-based Comprehensive Sex Education with a Crowdsourcing Open Call Approach
• Ramzy Ahmed: Denosumab for Fibrous Dysplasia: Results from a Phase 2 Clinical Trial
• Kripa Ahuja: Neurological Complications after COVID-19
• Aryn Alanizi: Utilizing bioorthogonal chemistry to radiolabel pathogenic bacteria with [18F]FB-sulfo-DBCO
• Yanci Algarin: The Role of Vitamins and Minerals in Rosacea Management
• Regan Allen: The role of Neurexin expression on synapse formation in mouse retina
• Zooha Altaf: Perception of Provider Compassion and Its Relationship with Patient Race and Income in an Out-Patient Setting
• Nicolas Artz: Diagnosis and Management of a 4-Year-Old Male with Ulnar Artery Pseudo Aneurysm
• Danielle Barry: EVMS Adaptive Gymnastics:  A Unique, Cost-effective Opportunity for Neurodivergent Students and Their Families in Hampton Roads
• Abanoub Bector: MRI Findings of Scurvy
• Jacob Beene: Multi-Site Assesment of Risk for Suicide in Youth: Feasibility and Acceptability of Intensive Research with High-Risk Youth
• Emily Behling: Pulmonary Artery Pseudoaneurysm due to Blunt Force Trauma
• Jubilee Benedict: Anti-cytokine autoantibody screening for patients with sarcoidosis
• Shreyas Bhalle: Comparing the efficacy of virtually administered and in person cognitive screening tools during the COVID-19 pandemic
• Ethan Brill: Caloric restriction reduces radiation-induced skin toxicity and metabolic dysfunction
• Mia Cranmer: Pott's Puffy Tumor: Associated dural sinus thrombosis and effect on surgical and medical management
• Riccardo De Cataldo: Erythema Multiforme and Tizanidine: A Rare Association
• Riccardo De Cataldo: A Rare and Life-Threatening Episode of Hypokalemia after Rituximab Infusion: A Case Report
• Trevor DiGerolamo: Merging Automation and Quality of Hand Hygiene in a Children's Hospital
• Rohan Dod: Beyond Booze and Stones - A Case of Hypertriglyceridemia-Induced Pancreatitis
• Alex Dombrower: Vocal Cord Dysfunction and Pediatric Psychiatric Comorbidities: A Comprehensive 5-Year Investigation
• Ashraar Dua: Healthy Portsmouth Million Hearts Blood Pressure Control Community CQI Implementation Project
• Randa Eldosougi: Methotrexate-induced Acute Leukoencephalopathy in Adult Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: From physiopathology to medical recommendations perspective
• Jack Fite: Oral Cavity as Rare Metastatic Site for Renal Cell Carcinoma
• Kari Flicker: Factors associated with persistent severe hypertension in patients with preeclampsia
• David Gakhokidze: A Case of Hyperthermia and Hypernatremia in Classic Lithium Toxicity: A Diagnostic Challenge
• Phillip Gauronskas: Role of estrogen in utero on baboon postnatal skeletal muscle development important for insulin sensitivity and glucose homeostasis
• Julianne Ghiorzi: Breast Cancer Awareness in Young Black Women: Using Effective Messages
• Trevor Glad: Complex Care Clinic at General Academic Pediatrics
• Angela Goyal: BRCA1 actions through the estrogen receptor alpha and inhibition of breast cancer stem or stem cell like properties
• Amanda Graves: Design of a community study on preclinical heart failure
• Zi Guo: Battling Time Restrictions with Collective Discourse: Collaborative Quizzes in a Condensed Human Anatomy Course
• Kallen Hager: The Prevalence of Concealed Concurrent Substance Use during Acute Care Hospitalization for Treatment of Acute Pain and Opiate Detoxification
• Wave Hatton: History-indicated cerclage compared with cervical length screening in individuals with a history of cervical insufficiency.
• Daniel Heshmatipour: Spontaneous Rupture of an Ovarian Artery Aneurysm in a Postpartum Multigravida
• Reece Hoerle: Lipid Emulsion Therapy for Lidocaine Toxicity
• Gregory Hubbard: Tubular Semaphorin3B Mediates Glomerular Parietal Epithelial Cell Activity
• Jackie Hwang: Individual and Synergistic Effects of Space Radiation and Social Isolation on the Sensorimotor Function of Female Rats
• Jaekeun Jung: Effect of HIV-TAT on Lipid Metabolism in Microglia
• Mackenzie Kelley: Mapping Global Pediatric Oncology Clinical Research
• Christiana King: Validation of Child-Reported Quality of Life Instrument in Children with Sleep Apnea
• Zakary Kolkey: Disparity analysis of pancreatic cancer in Hampton Roads
• Ryan Krafty: Quality Improvement in Pediatric Blood Cultures
• Jamie Levin: EVMS Adaptive Gymnastics: An Effective Modality in Lowering Negative Behaviors and Parental Stress for Neurodivergent Children and Their Parents?: Early Findings
• Danxun Li: Nerve Stimulator Implant or Surgical Decompression for the Management of Occipital Neuralgia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
• Alex Lucci: Investigating the need for LGBTQ+ Affirming Psychiatric Care for Psychiatry Residents
• Zachary Luyo: Behavioral Sex Differences in Rats Exposed to Space Radiation and Social Isolation
• Emmanuel Marfo: Diagnosing Hidradenitis Suppurativa in MRI Breast
• Ashley May: From Recall to Reasoning: An Evaluation of Integrated Reasoning Quizzes
• Jacob McAuliffe: SHOCK STEMMING FROM "SHOCK!":  A CASE OF MULTIFACETED CARDIOGENIC SHOCK
• Katherine McLaughlan: An analysis of prenatal and postpartum needs and resources in the Hampton Roads Region: A Quality Improvement Survey
• Caitlin Mea: Identifying Gaps and Suggestions for Further Exploration into our Current Understanding of PFAS and Bone Density
• Aung Sitt Naing: Huffing and Puffing: Olanzapine-Induced Dyspnea
• Samuel Opeke: Health Numeracy and Outcomes Among Hemodialysis Patients
• Andrew Pearson: Permeability modulation in ovarian microvascular endothelial cells in response to neurotensin is mediated by non-VE-cadherin adherens junctions
• Joseph Peluso: Identifying Characteristics Associated with Repeat Visits for Pediatric Asthma Exacerbations
• Irene Peppiatt: The Impact of De-Escalation Training for Medical and Health Profession Students in a Free-Clinic Setting
• Claire Piatak: Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) Racial Disparity and High Mortality in Hampton Roads Virginia
• Emily Pilc: A case of steroid responsive encephalopathy associated with autoimmune thyroiditis treated as thyrotoxicosis with psychotic features
• Andrew Poirier: Understanding, Improving & Tracking of Diabetes Care in the Western Tidewater Region of Virginia
• Noor Rana: Improving Patient Outcomes: An Analysis of Clinical Practice Guidelines and Order Sets at CHKD
• Julianna Remo: A Review of Impact and Mechanisms of Maternal Stress on Fetal Programming and Offspring Mental Health
• Chunghwan Ro: Discovering New Inflammatory Pathways in Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
• Kai Rossbach: Enhancing Pediatric Resident Wellness: Unveiling the Impact of Virtual Reality
• Nargiza Sadr: From UV Rays to Pay Grades: Uncovering the Sunscreen Wealth Divide
• Megan Sage: Novel plasma membrane androgen receptor SLC39A9 mediates ovulatory changes in cells of the monkey ovarian follicle.
• Evelyn Schendler: The Effects of Toll-Like Receptor-4 Stimulation on B Cell Anergy
• Kush Shah: Visual Outcomes of the Streamline Surgical System in Patients with Mild, Moderate, or Severe Glaucoma
• Evan Smith: Anergic B-Cells in Atherosclerosis
• Samuel Stein: Syringomyelia and Thoracic Spinal Arachnoid Web: A Rare Association
• Senah Stephens: Short-term success in treatment of acute hematogenous periprosthetic joint infection with debridement, antibiotics and implant retention
• Emily Stutheit: The enzyme CHIP links protein quality control and glucose homeostasis by regulating microtubule polymerization and glucose transporter localization
• Madeline Sun: Common imaging findings in Addison's disease
• Madeline Sun: Variable MRI appearance of hepatic steatosis
• Matthew Surratt: Massive Bilateral Pulmonary Embolism Treated with ECMO and Thrombectomy
• Tasniem Tasha: Are we ALL able to make a diagnosis?
• Shikha Trivedi: The Importance of Proper Imaging Acquisition in DaTscans
• Lauren Tucker: Does Overuse of Zofran in a Pediatric Emergency Room Cause Diagnostic Delays?
• Mark Velasquez: An assessment of the effectiveness of virtual escape rooms to review anatomical knowledge in medical education
• Gear Vincent: Comprehensive agricultural pesticide pattern usage in evaluation of increased risk of multiple cancer types
• Robert Walker: DELTOID LIGAMENT REPAIR IN ACUTE ANKLE FRACTURES: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS WITH A PROPOSED TREATMENT ALGORITHM
• Frank Watson: Digital Tools to Improve Standard of Living for People with Epilepsy using FACETS
• Nadia Zia: Promoting Healthy Family Behaviors in Pediatric Primary Care: Little Steps 4 Health, a Community CQI Project
• Aleksandr Zyskin: Unsuspected Vascular Complication Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement