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Research Day 2024

Welcome to the 36th Annual Research Day!

Female trainee presents her research during EVMS Research Day 2023

About this year's event

Research Day 2024 was held in-person on Friday, Oct. 11, from Noon to 5 p.m. Nearly 200 trainees presented their research projects.

View the oral presentations below.

Research Day 2024 Poster Presentations

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The 37th Annual Research Day will be held Friday, Nov. 21, 2025.

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The 37th Annual Research Day will be held Friday, Nov. 21, 2025.

Poster Session Presentations

Read the abstracts for this year's submissions using the modules below, which are arranged in alphabetical order by last name. 

Typical and Atypical Presentations of Chondrocalcinosis: An Educational Exhibit

Poster #  73
Session:  B
Author: Neha Gupta
Mentor: Dina Elgohary, MD
Research Type: A Case Report

Terson Syndrome: Case Report & Literature Review

Poster #  84
Session:  A
Author: Neha Gupta
Mentor: Scott Rader, DO
Research Type: A Case Report

The Role of IgA in Atherosclerosis

Poster #  106
Session:  A
Author: Basudha Habisyasi
Program: Biomedical Sciences (PhD)
Mentor: Elena Galkina, Ph.D.
Research Type: Basic Science

Adherence to Evidence-Based Approaches to Early Childhood Mental Health

Poster #  168
Session:  A
Author: Valicia Hale
Mentor: Mary Margaret Gleason, MD
Research Type: QI; mental health

Assessing the Efficiency of GPT-4 in Simplifying and Summarizing Radiology Reports: A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis

Poster #  32
Session:  A
Author: Amir Hasani
Mentor: Ashkan Malayeri, MD
Research Type: Clinical Research

Evaluating Automated Hand Tracking Hygiene Technologies in an Inpatient Pediatric Care Setting

Poster #  169
Session:  B
Author: Eric Hayes
Mentor: John Harrington, MD
Research Type: Quality Improvement

Healing Hearts & Health with Caring Connections: Perceptions of Provider Compassion

Poster #  149
Session:  B
Author: Alexis Hernandez
Mentor: Alvin Maliakal, MD
Research Type: Basic Science

A Review on Distraction Osteogenesis using Magnetic Lengthening Nails: A Quality Improvement Project

Poster #  170
Session:  A
Author: Simone Herron
Mentor: Toni McLaurin, MD
Research Type: Quality Improvement

Femoral Endarterectomy Rescue After Partial Extraluminal Stent Deployment in TAVR-related Arterial Dissection

Poster #  97
Session:  B
Author: Jacob Hoffman
Mentor: Hosam El Sayed, MD
Research Type: A Case Report

The Effect of Hypernatremia on 30-Day All-Cause Mortality from a Real-World Retrospective Cohort Review

Poster #  23
Session:  B
Author: Raymond Hogge , III
Mentor: Thomas McCune, MD
Research Type: Clinical Research

Developing a Longitudinal Advocacy Curriculum for a Pediatrics Residency Program

Poster #  173
Session:  B
Author: Andrea Hooberman-Pineiro
Mentor: Andria Tatem, MD, M.Ed.
Research Type: Educational

CD40 Influences HFO Rate by Sensitizing NMDA Receptor Activity

Poster #  135
Session:  B
Author: Gregory Hubbard
Mentor: Alberto Musto, MD, Ph.D.
Research Type: Basic Science

Exploring Neighborhood Level Socioeconomic Status and Volumetric MRI Results in Patients with Memory Impairment

Poster #  35
Session:  B
Author: Andrus Jackson
Mentor: Hamid Okhravi, MD
Research Type: Clinical Research

Are you sure this is not Multiple Sclerosis? Atypical manifestation of aseptic meningitis presenting as bilateral internuclear ophthalmoplegia.

Poster #  183
Session:  B
Author: Muhammad Javed , MD
Mentor: Waleed Kassabo, MD
Research Type: A Case Report

Aging Promotes Prostatic Lipid Accumulation and Urinary Dysfunction in Mice

Poster #  104
Session:  A
Author: Mariah Jensen-Wachspress
Program: Biomedical Sciences (PhD)
Mentor: Petra Popovics, Ph.D.
Research Type: Basic Science

Aberrant glycosylation and viral attachment enhance influenza A virus pathogenesis and induce systemic cytokine storm in a mouse model of Leigh syndrome

Poster #  126
Session:  A
Author: Jillian Jetmore
Mentor: Peter McGuire, MD
Research Type: Basic Science

Social Vulnerability Associated with Comorbidities and Health Habits for Men with Prostate Cancer

Poster #  150
Session:  A
Author: Angad Jhandi
Mentor: Samuel Washington, MD, M.A.S.
Research Type: Population Science

Social Vulnerability Influences Baseline Health Related Quality of Life for Men with Prostate Cancer

Poster #  151
Session:  B
Author: Angad Jhandi
Mentor: Samuel Washington, MD, M.A.S.
Research Type: Population Science

Streptoccocal Toxic Shock Syndrome

Poster #  76
Session:  A
Author: Paul Jin
Mentor: Alexandra Van Horn, MD
Research Type: A Case Report

Commonly Seen Implantable OB/GYN Devices on Imaging

Poster #  57
Session:  B
Author: Katherine Johnson
Mentor: Sarah Shaves, MD
Research Type: A Review Article

Implementing School-Based Comprehensive Sex Education among Adolescents in Norfolk - Findings from the Sixth Grade Program

Poster #  121
Session:  B
Author: Nikia Johnson
Program: B.S. graduate
Mentor: Tracy Fu, Ph.D.
Research Type: Public Health

Blood Culture Utilization: How Many Follow-Up Cultures Are Needed?

Poster #  6
Session:  A
Author: George Jones , IV
Mentor: Jennifer Hanrahan, DO
Research Type: Clinical Research

Interesting Case of Ruptured Dermoid Cyst

Poster #  98
Session:  A
Author: Timeri Jordan
Mentor: Mitchell Wangsgard, MD
Research Type: A Case Report

Effects of sleep fragmentation and high-fat diet on prostate pathology in mouse models

Poster #  110
Session:  A
Author: Dita Julianingsih
Program: Research assistant
Mentor: Petra Popovics, Ph.D.
Research Type: Basic Science

Post-COVID-19 Self- Reported Patient Satisfaction Outcomes from an Outpatient Primary Care Clinic

Poster #  8
Session:  A
Author: Rajita Kanapareddy
Mentor: Alvin Maliakal, MD
Research Type: Clinical Research

Are you ready for it? A call for a second victim phenomenon training

Poster #  175
Session:  B
Author: Lily Kauffman
Mentor: Alberto Musto, MD, Ph.D.
Research Type: Educational

Relationship between genetic generalized epilepsy and SUDEP

Poster #  56
Session:  A
Author: Lily Kauffman
Mentor: Alberto Musto, MD, Ph.D.
Research Type: A Review Article

Bordetella bronchiseptica pneumonia with concurrent disseminated cryptococcosis in HIV

Poster #  198
Session:  A
Author: Minju Kim , MD
Mentor: Catherine Derber, MD
Research Type: A Case Report

Healthcare Provider Perspectives of COVID-19's Impact on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Services: A Qualitative Study

Poster #  163
Session:  B
Author: Christiana King
Mentor: Hongyun Fu, Ph.D.
Research Type: Public Health

Stewards of Anatomy

Poster #  177
Session:  B
Author: Mehron Kouhestani
Mentor: Natascha Heise, Ph.D.
Research Type: Educational