Poster Sessions - Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS), Norfolk, Hampton Roads

More than 170 trainees presented their projects at Waitzer Hall in one of two poster sessions.

The presenters assigned to each session are listed under the headings "Session A Participants" and "Session B Participants." Read the abstracts for this year's submissions.

View the full Schedule of Events for Research Day 2023. Download the full Research Day 2023 Program (PDF).

Session A

Time: 2:40 p.m. to 3:40 p.m.

Location: Waitzer Hall rooms 100 and 200

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

Session B

Time: 3:40 p.m. to 4:40 p.m.

Location: Waitzer Hall rooms 100 and 200

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