2023 Summer Fellows (students with mentors)

Michaela Asher Dr. Marisa Cevasco
"Right Ventricular Function with Impella 5.5 Left Ventricular Support"
Mackenzie Castellanos
Dr. Han-Chiao Isaac Chen
"Regulated Supplementation of Parvalbumin and Somatostatin-Expressing Interneurons in Cortical Organoids"
Ashley Chang
Dr. Saïd C. Azoury
"The Impact of Psychiatric Comorbidities on Clinical and Patient-Reported Outcomes After Breast Reduction"
Miguel Fiandeiro
Dr. Nimesh Desai
"Quality of Life Post-Aortic Dissection: A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis"
Sarah Hamimi
Dr. Han-Chiao Isaac Chen
"Glial Scar Resection Prior to Brain Organoid Transplantation following Traumatic Brain Injury"
Fei Jiang
Dr. Nimesh Desai
"Incidence and Risk Factors of Permanent Pacemaker Implantation Following Aortic Root Replacement"
Olivia Lee
Dr. Victoria Gershuni
"Identifying Predictors of Weight Regain Following Sleeve Gastrectomy"
Morgan Leff
Dr. Phil Pierorazio and Dr. Khalid Alkhatib
"A systematic review of financial toxicity experienced by patients and survivors of testicular cancer"
Joshua Pesantes
Dr. Leisha C. Elmore
"Gender Differences and Management of de novo Metastatic Disease"
Andrew M. Pregnall Dr. Heather Wachtel
"Identifying genomic profiles and targeted therapy for malignant pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma"
Neil Reddy
Dr. Jesse Taylor
"(Epi)genotype and Timing of Tongue Reduction Predict Safety and Long-Term Outcomes in Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome"
Carolyn Susman
Dr. Giorgos Karakousis
"Disparities in Utilization of Surgical Palliative Care for Pancreatic Cancer Patients"

2022 Summer Fellows (students with mentors)

Dani Brown Dr. Rachel Kelz
“The Effects of Mental Illness Diagnosis on Surgical Intervention and Outcomes for Acute Cholecystitis and Biliary Colic"
Avi Dravid
Dr. Neil P. Sheth
"Analyzing the cost-effectiveness of outpatient joint replacement surgery in the hospital setting vs. ambulatory surgery centers"
Anchith Kota Dr. Shaun Mendenhall
"Optimizing Clinical Pathways for Improved Interdisciplinary Care of Apert Syndrome"
Satvika Kumar
Dr. Elinore Kaufman
"The Impact of State Borders on Trauma Center Access and Outcomes" 
Shanelle Mendes
Dr. Nimesh D. Desai
"Assessing the Association of Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status with Late Outcomes After Surgical Treatment of Aortic Emergencies"
Najib Muhammad
Dr. John Y.K. Lee
"Resection of gliomas using newly-developed amino acid transporter-targeting dyes"
Nikhita Perry
Dr. Giorgos Karakousis
"Post-splenectomy morbidity and mortality in patients with immune thrombocytopenic purpura"
Avanti Rangnekar
Dr. Ari Brooks
"Evaluation of A Quality Improvement Benchmark in Breast Cancer Diagnosis"
Isabel Ryan
Dr. Holly Hedrick
"Growth Discordance in Conjoined Twins"
Shikha Singh
Dr. Han-Chiao Isaac Chen
"Using an Anterograde Polysynaptic Tracer to Assess Transplanted Cortical Organoid Connectivity with Native Motor Cortex"
Cindy Song
Dr. Pavan Atluri
"Mitral Valve Prosthesis Choice in Dialysis Patients"
Isabel Yoon
Dr. Lola Fayanju
"Identifying factors associated with the type of surgical treatment pursued for patients with early-stage breast cancer"

2021 Summer Fellows (students with mentors)

Vinayak Ahluwalia Dr. Ari Brooks; Dr. Despina Kontos; Dr. Aimilia
“Deep Learning Algorithm for Segmentation of Volumetric Breast Density Using Digital Breast Tomosynthesis”
Anusha Naik
Dr. Rachel Kelz
“Exploring the Role of Primary Care Referral Practices in the Reduction of Structural Racism in US Hospitals”
Jinggang Ng Dr. Jordan Swanson
“Evaluating the Efficacy of the Geistlich SafeScraper for Cranial Vault Remodeling”
Medha Sharma
Dr. Rachel Kelz
“Cancer Center Affiliation at the Health System Level and Outcomes of Surgically Treated Malignancies”
Jared Shulkin
Dr. Joseph Serletti
“Cost-effectiveness of loupes-only free flap breast reconstruction”
Christopher Stephen
Dr. Neils Martin
“Efficacy in the Pain, Incentive spirometry, Cough (PIC) Score in Predicting the Need for ICU Admission in Rib Fracture Patients”
Rebecca Taichman
Dr. Emily Partridge
“Novel humanized mouse patient-derived xenograft models for the prediction of responses to combination immunotherapy in pediatric NF1-associated and NF1-driven tumors.”
Alexander Thaler
Dr. Giorgos Karakousis
“Germline and Somatic Mutations in Melanoma”
Nicholas Vandal
Dr. Ari Brooks
“Data Analysis of Large-scale Deployment of iBreast Exam (handheld palpation device for the detection of breast cancer) in Low-Resource Settings”
Mikhal Yudien
Dr. Cary Aarons
“Effect of Clerkship Exposure on Medical Students’ Perceptions of Surgery”
Nicholas Kelly
Dr. Giorgos Karakousis
“Evaluating Colon Cancer Outcomes for Low-Income Patients Following Medicaid Expansion”

2019 Summer Fellows (students with mentors)

Austin Cao Dr. Nitasha Mizra
“Improving Rate of Appropriate Endotracheal Tube Size Selection in Patients Undergoing Intubation at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania”
James Ding Dr. Daniel Lee
“Evaluation of Novel, Non-Opioid Pain Management Protocol After RALP”
Olivia Katz Dr. William Peranteau
“Uncovering the Genetic Etiology of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia to Help Improve Surgical Management and Guide Family Counseling”
Rotem Kimia
Dr. Phuong Nguyen
“Craniofacial and Cleft Lip and Palate Epidemiology in Vietnam Using an SMS-Based Reporting System”
Sarah Landau Dr. Rachel Kelz
“Surgeon Tendency to Operate as an Instrumental Variable in Risk Adjustment to Better Predict Emergency General Surgery Outcomes”
Lily Owel
Dr. Jose Pascual
“Clostridium Difficile Infections in the Surgical ICU”
Sanjna Surya Dr. Carrie Sims
“Assessing the Efficacy of Platelet Transfusions for Patients with Trauma-Induced Coagulopathy”

2018 Summer Fellows (students with mentors)

Bofeng Chen
Dr. Charles Vollmer
“Impact of Preoperative Serum Bilirubin on Clinical Outcomes after Pancreatoduodenectomy”
Matthew Duda
Dr. Paige Porrett
“Educating Patients About Paired Kidney Exchange Options: Who Wants to Upgrade?”
Sebastian Gualy
Dr. Jordan Swanson
“Identification & Reference Manual of Medical and Surgical Conditions for the Rural Mineral Region in Nicaragua”
Chris Herrera
Dr. Jordan Swanson
“Identification & Reference Manual of Medical and Surgical Conditions for the Rural Mineral Region in Nicaragua”
Daniel Hoffman
Dr. Julia Tchou
“The magnitude of lymphocytic infiltration within the tumor microenvironment in pleomorphic lobular carcinoma in situ (P-LCIS) is a predictor of disease progression”
Jaclyn Mauch
Dr. Ines Lin
“Cutaneous Mold Infections in Immunocompromised Children: Evaluation, Management and Outcomes in a Tertiary Care Children’s Hospital”
Hillary Mulvey
Dr. Carrie Sims
“PresbyCARES: Providing Companionship and Community for Elderly Trauma Patients”
Megan Shannon
Dr. Alan Flake
“Enhancement of Long-term Hematopoietic Engraftment Following In Utero Transplantation with Glycogen-Synthase-Kinase-3 Inhibitor Infused Nanoparticles in the Canine Model”
Allie Sperry
Dr. William Peranteau
“In utero base editing of cardiovascular disease gene ANGPTL3”
Jason Zhang
Dr. Pavan Atluri
“Evaluating the Effectiveness of CryoMaze Using a Minimally Invasive Approach”
Cindy Zhao
Dr. Rachel Kelz
“Harnessing the Diversity of Surgeon Characteristics to Pursue Better Outcomes in Underserved Populations: Which surgeons should we recommend to vulnerable patients?”

2017 Summer Fellows (students with mentors)

Andrew Acker  Niels Martin
"Management Outcomes of Traumatic Exploratory Laparotomies for Contaminated and Dirty Wounds"
Brad Bormann
Alan Flake
"The Consequences of Maternal Sensitization to Viral Vector Capsid in In-Utero Gene Transfer"
Catherine Hutchinson
John Fischer
"Concurrent panniculectomy and ventral hernia repair in the obese patient"
Danielle Reny
Carrie Sims
"Current Practices and Barriers to In-Hospital Bereavement After Violent Trauma"
Ethan Pani
Sunil Singhal
"Can Pre-operative Variables Predict Lymph-Node Status in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with Tumors ≤ 2.0cm?"
Jasmine Hwang
Susanna Nazarian
"Timing of pro re nata (PRN) Pain Medication Administration"

2016 Summer Fellows (students with mentors)

Isabella Guajardo Dr. Oksana Jackson (Pediatric Plastic Surgery)
To examine the association between socioeconomic status and therapeutic outcome (nasoalveolar molding (NAM) vs conventional therapy consisting of reconstruction through staged surgeries) received by children treated at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. 
Gabriella Tortorello
Dr. Rachel Kelz (Endocrine & Oncologic Surgery)
Pulmonary Aspiration in Surgical patients at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Aims to identifying high-risk patients and opportunities for quality improvement
Sean Johnson
Dr. R. Caleb Kovell (Urology)
To establish the rate of ureteral stricture within a high-volume, multi-surgeon, academic practice. The study will also assess pre-operative patient characteristics, intraoperative surgical technique, and post-operative variables for associations with the development of ureteral stricture following urinary diversion surgery.
Sean Johnson
Dr. Mark Seamon (Trauma Surgery)
To assess the prevalence and disease characteristics of post-traumatic stress disorder in victims of gunshot wounds who have retained bullet fragments.
Amanda Chin
Dr. Nimesh Desai (Cardiac Surgery)
To research the outcomes, cost-effectiveness, and readmissions of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)
Emily Moin
Dr. Niels Martin (Trauma & Critical Care)
To examin communication practices in the SICU among patients, families, and care providers to better understand goals of care conversations
John Urwin
Dr. William Peranteau (Pediatric Surgery)
The aim of this project is to use an adeno-associated virus-9 (AAV9) vector to efficiently and selectively deliver Cas-9 to pulmonary epithelium using early gestational intra-amniotic gene transfer (IAGT). This work has significant potential for treating hereditary pulmonary conditions

2015 Summer Fellows (students with mentors)

Joseph Bang Dr. Peter Abt (Transplant Surgery)
A Clinical Model of End-Stage Renal Disease After Liver Transplant
Sierra Centkowski
Dr. Stephen Kovach (Plastic Surgery)
To analyze risk factors and complications associated with flap loss in lower extremity free flap reconstruction.
Alexander Morrison Dr. Paige Porrett (Transplant Surgery)
Impact of Sensitizing Event on Renal Transplant Recipients with Weak Donor-Specific Antibodies
Jesse Passman
Dr. Steve Allen (Trauma and Critical Care)
Brief Interventions for ETOH Abuse May Prevent Recurrent Violent Injury
Serena Dasani
Dr. Rachel Kelz (Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery)
Resident Involvement in Uncommon Procedures
Neil Patel
Dr. Sunil Singhal (Thoracic Surgery)
Smoking Cessation in Perioperative Thoracic Surgery: A Blueprint for Novel Inventive Design
Alexander Warshauer
Dr. Neils Martin (Trauma and Critical Care)
Improving End of Life Care based on Cues from Goals of Care Documentation in Surgical ICU Patients with Prolonged Lengths of Stays
Rosaline Zhang
Dr. Stephanie Fuller (Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery)
Right Ventricular Remodeling post-Pulmonary Valve Replacements in repaired Tetralogy of Fallot 

2014 Summer Fellows (students with mentors)

Adrienne Smallwood Dr. Carrie Sims (Trauma and Critical Care)
Copeptin as a Biomarker for Arginine Vasopressin in Trauma Patients with Hemorrhagic Shock
Jason Han
Dr. Pavan Atluri (Cardiac Surgery)
Exploring the Potential of Using Vascularized Biologic Gels to Deliver Cardiac Regenerative Therapy.
Alexander Fairman Dr. Joseph Woo, Dr. Pavan Atluri (Cardiac Surgery)
Systemic delivery and local activation of an MMP cleavable ESA/NRG conjugate
Gregory Kennedy
Dr. Sunil Singal (Thoracic Surgery)
Intraoperative molecular imaging provides rapid and accurate diagnosis of primary pulmonary adenocarcinoma
Jeff Morrison
Dr. Douglas Fraker (Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery)
Normohormonal Primary Hyperparathyroidism: Clinical Presentations and Surgical Outcomes
Keny Amoo-Achampong
Dr. Jose Pascual (Trauma and Critical Care)
The Effect of Admission Day and Time on Mortality and Complications in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit. Short Title: SICU Outcomes & Admission Characteristics
Mark Berry
Dr. Jose Pascual (Trauma and Critical Care)
Quality of OR to SICU Handoffs at HUP and PPMC
John Riley
Dr. William Peranteau (Pediatric Surgery)
Tolerance and Engraftment in In Utero Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation

2013 Summer Fellows (students with mentors)

Matthew Allen Dr. Peter Abt (Transplant Surgery)
Allen MB, Abt PL, Reese PP. What are the harms of refusing to allow living kidney donation? An expanded view of risks and benefits. Am J Transplant. 2014 Mar;14(3):531-7. PubMed PMID: 24730047.
Christopher Brusalis
Dr. Y. Joseph Woo (Cardiac Surgery)
Cohen JE, Purcell BP, MacArthur JW Jr, Mu A, Shudo Y, Patel JB, Brusalis CM, Trubelja A, Fairman AS, Edwards BB, Davis MS, Hung G, Hiesinger W, Atluri P, Margulies KB, Burdick JA, Woo YJ. A bioengineered hydrogel system enables targeted and sustained intramyocardial delivery of neuregulin, activating the cardiomyocyte cell cycle and enhancing ventricular function in a murine model of ischemic cardiomyopathy. Circ Heart Fail. 2014 Jul;7(4):619-26. doi: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.113.001273. Epub 2014 Jun 5. PubMed PMID: 24902740.
Mouhamed Diop

Dr. Jose Pascual (Trauma and Critical Care)
Pascual JL, Blank NW, Holena DN, Robertson MP, Diop M, Allen SR, Martin ND, Kohl BA, Sims CA, Schwab CW, Reilly PM. There's no place like home: boarding surgical ICU patients in other ICUs and the effect of distances from the home unit. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2014 Apr;76(4):1096-102. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000000180. PubMed PMID: 24662877.

Diop, Holena, Blank, Robertson, Collins, Allen, Martin, Sims, Pascual. The Next Shoe to Drop: Trauma Patients Readmitted to the Surgical ICY have High Rates of Post-Admission Complications. Society of Critical Care Medicine conference; Jan 9-13 2014; San Francisco, CA.

Russell Lewis
Dr. Charles Vollmer (Gastrointestinal Surgery)
McMillan MT, Christein JD, Callery MP, Behrman SW, Drebin JA, Kent TS, Miller BC, Lewis RS Jr, Vollmer CM Jr. Prophylactic octreotide for pancreatoduodenectomy: more harm than good? HPB (Oxford). 2014 Jul 10. doi: 10.1111/hpb.12314. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25041506.

Lee MK 4th, Lewis RS, Strasberg SM, Hall BL, Allendorf JD, Beane JD, Behrman SW, Callery MP, Christein JD, Drebin JA, Epelboym I, He J, Pitt HA, Winslow E, Wolfgang C, Vollmer CM Jr. Defining the post-operative morbidity index for distal pancreatectomy. HPB (Oxford). 2014 Jun 16. doi: 10.1111/hpb.12293. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24931404.

Miller BC, Christein JD, Behrman SW, Callery MP, Drebin JA, Kent TS, Pratt WB, Lewis RS Jr, Vollmer CM Jr. Assessing the impact of a fistula after a pancreaticoduodenectomy using the Post-operative Morbidity Index. HPB (Oxford). 2013 Oct;15(10):781-8. doi: 10.1111/hpb.12131. Epub 2013 Jul 22. PubMed PMID: 23869603; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3791117.

Lewis R, Drebin JA, Callery MP, Fraker D, Kent TS, Gates J, Vollmer CM Jr. A contemporary analysis of survival for resected pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. HPB (Oxford). 2013 Jan;15(1):49-60. doi: 10.1111/j.1477-2574.2012.00571.x. Epub 2012 Sep 24. PubMed PMID: 23216779; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3533712.

Lewis RS Jr, Vollmer CM Jr. Risk scores and prognostic models in surgery: pancreas resection as a paradigm. Curr Probl Surg. 2012 Dec;49(12):731-95. doi: 10.1067/j.cpsurg.2012.08.002. Review. PubMed PMID: 23131540.

2012 Summer Fellows (students with mentors)

Mark Mayo Dr. Pascual from Trauma
Catilin Drescher
Dr. Sims from Trauma
Michael Sulewski

Dr. Abt from Transplant
Sulewski ME, Wolf JH, Hasz R, West S, Goldberg D, Krok KL, Olthoff KM, Shaked A, Levine MH, Abt PL. Combined heart-liver transplantation; implications for liver-alone wait list mortality. Transplantation. 2014 Sep 15;98(5):e45-7

Wolf JH, Sulewski ME, Cassuto JR, Levine MH, Naji A, Olthoff KM, Shaked A, Abt PL. Simultaneous thoracic and abdominal transplantation: can we justify two organs for one recipient? Am J Transplant. 2013 Jul;13(7):1806-16.

Malorie Snider
Dr. Levine from Transplant
Paul Shay

Dr. Taylor from Plastics
Peer-Reviewed Manuscripts:
Shay, P., Goldstein, J., Paliga, J., Wink, J., Jackson, O., Low, D., Bartlett, S., Taylor, J. A Comparative Cost Analysis of Cleft Lip Adhesion and Naso-alveolar Molding Prior to Formal Cleft Lip Repair. Plastic Reconstructive Surgery. Accepted for publication March, 2013.

Sweeney, D., Paliga, J., Reid, R., Shay, P., Goldstein, J., Bartlett, S., Whitaker, L., Taylor, J. The Impact of a Parent Liaison at a Major Craniofacial Center. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. Accepted for publication May, 2013.

Presentations:
Shay, P., Goldstein, J., Wink, J., Paliga, J., LaRossa, D., Low, D., Taylor, J., Jackson, O.: International Adoptees With Cleft: Lessons Learned From A Growing Population. 12th   International Congress on Cleft Lip/Palate and Related Craniofacial Anomalies, Orlando, FL May 2013.

Shay, P., Goldstein, J., Paliga, J., Wink, J., Jackson, O., Low, D., Bartlett, S., Taylor, J. A Comparative Cost Analysis of Cleft Lip Adhesion and Naso-alveolar Molding Prior to Formal Cleft Lip Repair 12th International Congress on Cleft Lip/Palate and Related Craniofacial Anomalies, Orlando, FL May 2013.

Bianca Bromberger

Dr. Murayama from Gastrointestinal Surgery
Peer-Reviewed Manuscripts:
Bromberger B, Porrett P, Choudhury R, Dumon K, Murayama KM. Weight Loss Interventions for Morbidly Obese Patients with Compensated Cirrhosis: A Markov Decision Analysis Model. J Gastrointest Surg. 2013  Aug 6.

Presentations:
Bromberger B, Porrett P, Choudhury R, Dumon K, Murayama KM. Weight-Loss Interventions for Morbidly Obese Patients With Compensated Cirrhosis: a Markov Decision Analysis Model. Presented at the 54th Annual Meeting of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, Orlando, Florida, 2013.

Gabriel Heiderich
Dr. Cantu from Cardiovascular
Mark Etherington
Dr. Wang from Vascular
Neha Bansal

Dr. Kelz from Endocrine/Oncology
Peer-Reviewed Manuscripts:
Bansal N, Sonnenberg EM, Meise CK, Reinke CE, Karakousis GC, Bartlett EK, Mahmoud NN, Roses RE, Kelz RR. The effect of colorectal cancer screening mandates on access to care and clinical outcomes: a retrospective study of patients undergoing operations of the colon and rectum. Surgery. 2013 Aug;154(2):335-44. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2013.04.037.

Bartlett EK, Meise C, Bansal N, Fischer JP, Low DW, Czerniecki BJ,Roses RE, Fraker DL, Kelz RR, Karakousis GC. Sartorius transpositionduring inguinal lymphadenectomy for melanoma. J Surg Res. 2013 Sep;184(1):209-15. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2013.04.033. Epub 2013 May 8.

Presentations:
Bansal N, Sonnenberg EM, Meise CK, Reinke CE, Karakousis GC, Bartlett EK, Mahmoud NN, Roses RE, Kelz RR. The effect of colorectal cancer (CRC) control programs on access to care for colorectal surgery patients. 8th Annual Academic Surgical Congress; 2013 Feb 5-7; New Orleans, Louisiana

Additional Funding/Awards:
Health Services and Policy Research Summer Fellowship offered through joint collaboration by the Penn Masters of Science in Health Policy Research, the Leonard Davis Institute, the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Schools Program, and the Penn Division of Internal Medicine.

Liting Chen
Drs. Dumon and Williams from GI surgery
Peer Reviewed Manuscript:
McMahan W, Gomez ED, Chen L, Bark K, Nappo JC, Koch EI, Lee DI, Dumon K, Williams N, and Kuchenbecker KJ. A practical system for recording instrument interactions during live robotic surgery. Journal of Robotic Surgery, 7(4):351–358, December 2013.

2011 Summer Fellows (students with mentors)

Rashikh Choudhury

Drs. Kenric Murayama and Kristoffel Dumon - Gastrointestinal Surgery
Choudhury RA, Murayama KM, Abt PL, Glick HA, Naji A, Williams NN, Dumon KR. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass compared with aggressive diet and exercise therapy for morbidly obese patients awaiting renal transplant: a decision analysis. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2014 Jan-Feb;10(1):79-87

Bromberger B, Porrett P, Choudhury R, Dumon K, Murayama KM. Weight loss interventions for morbidly obese patients with compensated cirrhosis: a Markov decision analysis model. J Gastrointest Surg. 2014 Feb;18(2):321-7

Anthoney Guzman
Dr. Peter Abt - Transplant
Ben Laguna Dr. Sunil Singhal - Thoracic
Alex Skokan
Dr. Carrie Simes - Trauma
Elizabeth Sonnenberg
Dr. Rachel Kelz - Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery

2010 Summer Fellows (students with mentors)

Penny Fang

Dr. Jose Pascual - Trauma
Peer Reviewed Manuscripts:
Fang, P, Sarani, B, Sims, C, Schwab, W, Pascual, J. THE STEADILY INCREASING INCIDENCE AND LETHALITY OF PENETRATING BRAIN INJURY: A SINGLE GCS POINT DROP INCREASES MORTALITY. Paper presented at 2011 69th Annual American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Meeting, Chicago, IL.

P. Fang, D. N. Holena, D. Weibe , P. Kim , C. Sims , B. Sarani , W. Schwab, J. L. Pascual, Organ donation rates remain stagnant despite a steadily rising incidence and lethality of penetrating brain injury. Paper presented at the 7th Annual Academic Surgical Congress, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2012.

Sean Massa Dr. Patrick Kim - Trauma
Jon Quatromoni Dr. Grace Wang - Vascular
Peer Reviewed Manuscripts:
Ullery BW, Quatromoni J, Jackson BM, Woo EY, Fairman RM, Desai ND, Bavaria JE, Wang GJ. Impact of Intercostal Artery Occlusion on Spinal Cord Ischemia Following Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair. Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2011 May 16.
Jason Wink
Dr. Scott Bartlett - Plastics - CHOP
Peer Reviewed Manuscripts:
Steinbacher DM, Wink J, Bartlett SP. Temporal Hollowing Following Surgical Correction of Unicoronal Synostosis. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2011 Mar 10.

2009 Summer Fellows (students with mentors)

Philip Rosen Dr. Jose Pascual - Trauma
Presentations:
J. Pascual, P. Rosen, A. Horan, B. Sarani, C. Sims, and C. Schwab. HYPERTONIC FLUIDS IN SICU SHOCK PATIENTS REDUCES FLUID AND OXYGEN REQUIREMENTS. International Shock Society Conference, 2010.
Elizabeth Mollo
Dr. Brian Czerniecki - Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery
Daniel Hashimoto

Dr. Noel Williams - Gastrointestinal Surgery
Presentations:
Hashimoto, D; Selvan, B; McCombs, P; Dumon, K; Palmieri, J; Luba, J; Resnick, A; Williams, N. Simulating open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: high fidelity team training and evaluation for residents. In: 12th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery; 2010 Apr 14-17; National Harbor, MD.

Additional Funding/Awards:
American Vascular Association

Katherine Arthur

Dr. Carrie Sims - Trauma
Presentations:

  • “Screening for intimate partner violence in an urban trauma bay: Use of a self-disclosure survey”, Resident Paper Competition at the Pennsylvania Committee on Trauma, Harrisburg, PA, on October 22, 2009.
  • “Panhypopituitarism Masquerading as Cardiac Failure Following Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Case Report", Challenges in Critical Care Conference, Hershey, PA, on August 28, 2009.
  • "Panhypopituitarism Presenting as Cardiac Failure Following Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Case Report and Review of the Literature" (currently in revisions for publication)
  • “Screening for intimate partner violencen an urban trauma bay: Use of a self-disclosure survey", selected for oral presentation for the 138th APHA Annual Meeting in Denver, CO on November 16, 2010 (presented by Carrie Sims)

Additional Funding/Awards:
Celso-Ramón Garcia Award for Outstanding Women’s Health Research

2008 Summer Fellows (students with mentors)

Danielle Brown Dr. Joseph Bavaria - Cardiac
Rachel Hadler

Dr. Rachel Kelz - Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery
Peer Reviewed Manuscripts:
Holena DN, Hadler R, Wirtalla C, Carr B, Morris JB, Kelz RR. Teaching status: the impact on emergency and elective surgical care in the US. Ann Surg. 2011 May;253(5):1017-23.

Reinke, C.E., Hadler, R.A., Karakousis, G.C., Fraker, D.L., Kelz, R.R Does the presence of thyroid cancer increase the risk of venous thromboembolism in patients undergoing thyroidectomy? 2011 Surgery 150 (6), pp. 1275-1285.

Presentation:
Hadler R, Wirtalla C, Carr B, Morris JB, Kelz RR. “Teaching status: impact on surgical care in the us.” American College of Surgeons 95th Clinical Congress, Chicago, IL 2009

Michael Kelly-Sell Dr. Richard Kirschner - Plastic
Nicole Langelier
Dr. Ronald Fairman - Vascular
Zack McCormick

Dr. Carrie Sims - Trauma
Abstracts:
Z. McCormick, Y. Guan, K. Revere, L. Becker, C. Sims; “Hemorrhagic Shock Does Not Induce Early Metochondrial-Mediated Apoptosis in Liver.” Journal of Surgical Research, Vol. 151, No. 2, 300-300, Feb 2009.

Presentations:
Zack McCormick, Yuxia Guan, Karen Revere, Lance Becker, MD, Carrie Sims, MD. “Hemorrhagic Shock does not Induce Early Mitochondrial-Mediated Apoptosis in Liver.”

  • 4th Academic Surgical Congress, Sanibel Harbour, Fort Myers, FL, Feb. 6, 2009.
  • Pennsylvania Committee on Trauma Conference, Harrisburg, PA, Oct. 23, 2008.
  • Agnew Surgery Society Research Conference, Philadelphia, Sept. 12, 2008.
  • Summer Research Conference, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Division of Trauma, Philadelphia, PA, Aug. 1, 2008.

2007 Summer Fellows (students with mentors)

Dave Hindin Dr. Rachel Kelz - Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery
Presentation:
Kelz R., Hindin D., Diaz E., Wirtalla C., Paulson E., Shea J., Williams N., Ross H., Morris J. (2008, April). Return to the Round Theater: Surgical education via live video broadcast (Pilot Study). Poster presented at: Meeting of the Philadelphia Academy of Surgery and New York Surgical Society; Philadelphia, PA.
Elliott Kozin

Dr. Joe Woo - Cardiac
Peer Reviewed Manuscripts:

  • Fitzpatrick JR 3rd, Frederick JR, Hsu VM, Kozin ED, O'Hara ML, Howell E, Dougherty D, McCormick RC, Laporte CA, Cohen JE, Southerland KW, Howard JL, Jessup ML, Morris RJ, Acker MA, Woo YJ. Risk score derived from pre-operative data analysis predicts the need for biventricular mechanical circulatory support. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2008 Dec;27(12):1286-92.
  • Atluri P, Kozin ED, Hiesinger W, Woo YJ. Off-pump, minimally invasive and robotic coronary revascularization yield improved outcomes over traditional on-pump CABG. Int J Med Robot. 2009 Mar;5(1):1-12.
  • Fitzpatrick JR 3rd, Frederick JR, Hiesinger W, Hsu VM, McCormick RC, Kozin ED, Laporte CM, O'Hara ML, Howell E, Dougherty D, Cohen JE, Southerland KW, Howard JL, Paulson EC, Acker MA, Morris RJ, Woo YJ. Early planned institution of biventricular mechanical circulatory support results in improved outcomes compared with delayed conversion of a left ventricular assist device to a biventricular assist device. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2009 Apr;137(4):971-7.
  • Woo YJ, Kozin ED. Repair of type A aortic dissection in nonagenarian. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2010 Feb;18(2):183-4.
Jarrod Predina

Dr. Joseph Shrager - Thoracic
Peer Reviewed Manuscripts:
Predina, JD; Puc, MM; Bergey, MR.; Sonnad, SS; Kucharczuk, JC; Staddon, A; Kaiser, LR; Shrager, JB. Improved Survival after Pulmonary Metastasectomy for Soft Tissue Sarcoma. Journal of Thoracic Oncology: May 2011 - Volume 6 - Issue 5 - pp 913-919

Additional Funding/Awards:
American Association for Thoracic Surgery

Karen Revere
Dr. Carrie Sims - Trauma
John Waters
Dr. Ali Naji - Transplant
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