Poster Sessions

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

• Shoba Abraham: Identifying Prognostic Biomarkers and Risk Factors Contributing to Racial Disparity and High Mortality in Pancreatic Cancer at Sentara-EVMS-VOA
• Parker Adams: Primary Cutaneous Mucinous Carcinoma Arising in an Endocrine Mucin-Producing Sweat Gland Carcinoma on the Lateral Zygomatic Arch of a 54-year-old Man
• Kyle Admire: Speech Therapy Outcomes in Bilingual Patients with Non-Syndromic Cleft Lip and/or Palate
• Aashri Aggarwal: Narrow Interval Dual Time Point 18F-FDG PET/CT:  A Practical Approach for Distinguishing Radiation Necrosis from Tumor Recurrence in Brain Metastasis
• Jaeun Ahn: Venom in the Garden: A Copperhead Snakebite
• Kripa Ahuja: Topical Triamcinolone-induced Cushing's Syndrome: the Utility of Testing for Urinary Synthetic Glucocorticoids in Patients with Unexplained Cushing's Syndrome
• Aracelia Aldrete: Breaking Barriers: Academic and Professional Profiles of Female Chiefs of Surgery
• Chase Armstrong: Challenges in Diabetes Management Among Western Tidewater Virginia Residents: A Qualitative Analysis
• Andrew Bahhouth Reducing Mental Health Disparities among Asian Americans though Culturally Competent Care:  Insights from In-depth Interviews with Asian Community Stakeholders in Eastern Virginia
• Jonathan Baker: Investigating Molecular Mechanisms of Tumor Eradication by Targeting a Major Tumor Vulnerability Downstream of the EGFR/HER2/K-RAS Signaling Pathway: Seven in Absentia Homolog (SIAH)
• Michael Baroody: Prognostication of Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma Based on Preoperative Ultrasound
• Carter Berry: Analysis of Evidence-Based Care in Children and Adolescent Admissions for Primary Eating Disorders
• Tarun Bhadri: Long-Term Outcomes of Autologous Free Flap Breast Reconstruction
• Zachary Bouker: SIAH Prognosis in Patient Stratification, Cancer Racial Disparity, and Survival Prediction in High-Risk Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) treated with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy (NACT) in Hampton Roads Virginia 
• Hoon Chung: Common Imaging Findings in Volvulus of the Gastrointestinal Tract
• Finn Cochrane: Innovation or Replication? Learning From the Prior Experiences of Trial Recruitment
• Hayden Cottle: Itemizing Patient Safety Events in a New Children's Mental Health Hospital
• Mia Cranmer: Management of Vestibular Schwannomas in Pregnancy: A Mini-Case Series
• Taylor (Nikki) Drake: Non-Contact Quantitative Corneal Esthesiometry: More Than Meets the Eye
• Rebecca Duncan: Assessing Access to Care for Sleep Apnea Oral Appliance Therapy
• Alexander Eckstrom: Migratory Synovial Chondromatosis Following Knee Incision and Drainage
• Luke Ekdahl: Seasonal Blood Pressure Variation in Relation to Outdoor Temperature Change in People Experiencing Homelessness in Norfolk, VA
• Randa Eldosougi: Band Heterotopia: Clinical Presentation and MRI Findings in a 37-Year-Old Male
• Samantha Elliott: Eagle Syndrome: An Uncommon Etiology of Persistent Neck Pain
• Juan Ferrando: The Use of Artificial Intelligence for Mental Health Care and Behavior Prediction in Correctional Settings: A Scoping Review 
• Saif Fiaz: Mpox, a Truly Multisystem Disease
• Taylor Figgs: Are You sure This is Not MS? Atypical Manifestation of Aseptic Meningitis Presenting as Bilateral Internuclear Ophthalmoplegia.
• David Gakhokidze: Not Your "Tick"-pical Headache
• Julianne Ghiorzi: Uncovering Gaps in Prenatal Care: A Survey-Based Study of Resource Awareness and Access in the Greater Hampton Roads Area
• Neha Gupta: Terson Syndrome: Case Report & Literature Review
• Basudha Habisyasi: The Role of IgA in Atherosclerosis
• Valicia Hale: Adherence to Evidence-Based Approaches to Early Childhood Mental Health
• Amir Hasani: Assessing the Efficiency of GPT-4 in Simplifying and Summarizing Radiology Reports: A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis
• Simone Herron: A Review on Distraction Osteogenesis using Magnetic Lengthening Nails: A Quality Improvement Project 
• Mariah Jensen-Wachspress: Aging Promotes Prostatic Lipid Accumulation and Urinary Dysfunction in Mice
• Jillian Jetmore: Aberrant Glycosylation and Viral Attachment Enhance Influenza A Virus Pathogenesis and Induce Systemic Cytokine Storm in a Mouse Model of Leigh Syndrome
• Angad Jhandi: Social Vulnerability Associated with Comorbidities and Health Habits for Men with Prostate Cancer
• Jin Paul: Streptoccocal Toxic Shock Syndrome
• George Jones, IV: Blood Culture Utilization: How Many Follow-Up Cultures Are Needed?
• Timeri Jordan: Interesting Case of Ruptured Dermoid Cyst
• Dita Julianingsih: Effects of Sleep Fragmentation and High-fat Diet on Prostate Pathology in Mouse Models
• Rajita Kanapareddy: Post-COVID-19 Self- Reported Patient Satisfaction Outcomes from an Outpatient Primary Care Clinic
• Lily Kauffman: Relationship Between Genetic Generalized Epilepsy and SUDEP
• Minju Kim: Bordetella Bronchiseptica Pneumonia with Concurrent Disseminated Cryptococcosis in HIV
• Virang Kumar: Central Neurocytoma: A Case Report and Brief Review of Intraventricular Lesions on Neuroimaging
• Reuben Laryea: Modeling of Heterocycles in Tubulin: Towards Anticancer Drug Development 
• Zachary Lawrence: Characterization of Patients Requiring Multiple Doses of Epinephrine
• William Lee: Systematic Review of Augmented Reality in Plastic Surgery
• Nina Li: Adaptive Problem Solving in Female Rats Exposed to Space Radiation  
• Jonee Lillard: Effect of B-Cell Receptor Recognition on Atherosclerosis in Transgenic Mice 
• Alex Liu:  Influence of Body Mass Index on Epinephrine in Anaphylaxis Management
• Remy Lloyd: Impact of Pre-Conditioning Clofarabine on Engraftment and Cell Recovery in Allogeneic Transplantation Using Post-Transplant Cyclophosphamide
• Zachary Luyo: Differential Effects of Spaceflight Hazards on Neuroimmune Cell Morphology
• Stephen Manga: Presentation as a Tool to Raise Awareness of Bias and to Increase Confidence When Discussing Weight Loss Amongst Third-Year Medical Students
• Vonda McKeithan: Connecting the Dots: Provider Characteristics and Perceptions of HIV Care Barriers in Virginia
• Daniel McWilliams: Investigation of Cell Shape, Adhesion, and Cytoskeletal Changes induced by SIAH inhibition in Malignant Human Cancer Cell Lines
• Noah Meester: Outcomes of a Hospital Discharge Clinic for Patients Without Insurance
• Taylor Miller: Planaria as an Invertebrate Model for Experimental Acute Seizure
• Alina Moriarty: A Lesson in Balance: The Duality Of STAT4 In Atherosclerosis And Survival
• Joshua Morris: Impact of State Insurance Mandates on Fertility Preservation Access 
• Houston Nelson: Dupilumab-Induced Palmoplantar Psoriasiform Dermatitis in a Patient with Prurigo Nodularis: A Case Report 
• Lily Nguyen: A Mass That's Heart to Believe
• James Owens: Comparative Analysis of RNA Seq and PCR Array Data Implicates BDNF as a Potential Therapeutic Target for Alzheimer's Disease
• David Park: Using Machine Learning Algorithms to Detect Carpal Tunnel Syndrome on Ultrasound Images
• Ryan Park: Terrible Triglycerides: A Fatal Side Effect
• Sarah Park: Active or Resolved COVID Infection and Risk of Postoperative Complication in Cleft Palate Repair
• Victoria Partin: Evaluating Online Educational Resources for Osteogenesis Imperfecta: Insights from Google, Bing, and ChatGPT3.5
• Dhruvi Patel: Don't Assume From the Problem List: Unmasking a Hidden Diagnosis 
• Himali Patel: Trends of Social Media Plastic Surgery Influencers
• Urvi Patel: Regulation of WNT5A Gene Expression byWilms Tumor-associated SIX1-Q177R
• Simran Phuyal: The Effects of Space Radiation Exposure on Risk Behavior in Rats
• Gregory Pierpoint: Computational Modeling of Dendritic Spine Morphology Effects on Synaptic Signal Propagation in 2D Neuronal Networks
• Linh Quan: Scoping Literature Review on the Mathematical and Computation Models Currently Available to Predict Causes of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
• Kailash Ram: Defining the Population of a Pediatric Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Unit: Medical Comorbidities and SDOH
• Maya Rao: Itemizing Patient Safety Events in a New Children's Mental Health Hospital
• William Rice: Analysis of Delayed-Phase CT in High-Grade Renal Trauma Patients and the Impacts on Intervention Rates and Length of Stay
• Nargiza Sadr: Effect of Sunscreen Ingredient Benzophenone-3 on Thyroid: A Cross-Sectional Nationwide Study
• Phavon Sage: Do You Need Viral Videos to be a Plastic Surgery Influencer?
• Naser Salem: Long-Term Outcomes of Free-Flap Breast Reconstruction 
• Benjamin Samberg: The Impact of Obesity and Diabetes on Clopidogrel Resistance in Transcarotid Artery Revascularization Patients
• Nicholas Schouten: New Perspectives on Blood Pressure: A Systematic Review of the Association Between Serum Potassium and Hypertension
• Lyeba Shahid: Hitting the Bullseye: A Rare Case of Bullous Amyloidosis
• Zachary Shally: The Social Media Gap: Potential Age-Related Platform & Procedure Preference Mismatch
• Emily Sheetz: Analyzing Reddit: Insights and Experiences with FDA-Approved Rosacea Medications
• Anisha Sheth: The Effects of Contemporary and Historical Experiences on Black Breastfeeding 
• Dagmawi Shimeles: Serious Psychological Distress by Arthritis Diagnosis, Immigration Status, and Race/Ethnicity Among US Adults 
• Colette Sholi: Investigating the Underlying Socioeconomic Barriers to Missed Appointments at the HOPES Clinic
• Sejal Sinha: The Role of IgA in Atherosclerosis
• Liam Spiers: Metabolomic Profiles of Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma
• Meghana Devi Sunkara: Review of Outcomes and Treatments of Pulmonary Embolism (PE)
• Gorjeite Sweidan: ¡Oye! It's Not Always Sarcoid!
• Jhobani Torres-Gomez: The Odds of Finding a Plastic Surgeon on TikTok
• Shikha Trivedi: An Interesting Case of Pneumomediastinum and Review of Traditional Fluoroscopic Esophagram versus CT Esophagram. 
• Chukwuka Ukekwe: Simulation of Basic Radiology Procedures Improves Medical Student Confidence and Knowledge
• Nicholas Valle: Clostridium Septicum Bacteremia and Aortic Dissection in the Setting of Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Colon
• Arielle Yeshua: Chromosomal Analysis of Blastocysts Derived From 0PN and 1PN Zygotes
• Martina Zamponi: Effects of Picosecond Pulsed Electric Field Delivery on Differentiation State of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

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

• Gabriella Adams: Adenotonsillectomy Versus Bed Alarm for Children with Sleep Disordered Breathing and Nocturnal Enuresis
• Parker Adams: Incidence and Outcomes of Pediatric Seymour Fractures in the Hampton Roads Area 2015-2023: A Review
• Carine Afiadata: When New Onset Psychosis Isn't - A Case Report of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis in an Emergency Department Psychiatric Hold Patient
• Claire Allison: The Association Between Tympanostomy Tubes and Speech Outcomes in Individuals with Cleft Palate
• Chase Armstrong: Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Diabetes in Western Tidewater: A Community-Based Screening Study
• Andrew Bahhouth: Complex Case of Aortic Stenosis with Self-Expanding TAVR Valve Infolding
• Asa Britton-Jenkins: Molecular Docking of Novel Boronic Acid Bioisosteres of Combretastatin A-4 to α/β Tubulin
• Y-Nhi Bui: Red Cell Exchange Modulates Neutrophil Degranulation of Myeloperoxidase in Sickle Cell Disease 
• Emily Burnett: Novel Percutaneous Repair of Femoral Pseudoaneurysms using Perclose ProGlide: A Case Series
• Melissa Cazzell: Assessment of Fetal Liver Volumes in Patients with Pregestational Diabetes Compared to Controls 
• Phyu Chaw: Stem Cell Targeted Therapy in Breast Cancer
• June Choi: Investigating the Potential Contribution of TRIM72 to the Mitigation of Lung Fibrosis by Modulating ZEB1 Signaling
• Anneliese Colliver: Differential Effects of Spaceflight Hazards on Gross Sensorimotor Function in Male Mice
• Thomas Cook: Displaced Aortic Endograft Rescued by Endoscopic Biopsy Forceps Pullback
• Julia Cornelius: The Relationship Between Adhesive Capsulitis and Metabolic Disorders
• Mia Cranmer: CD40L Expression Increases in Epilepsy
• Peter Cunniff: Brown-Séquard Syndrome Secondary to Spinal Cord Stimulator Lead Migration 
• Isabel Dashtizad: Do We Need to Use Mesh for Hernia Repair in Massive Weight Loss Patients?
• Taylor (Nikki) Drake: Visual and Intraocular Pressure Outcomes with Advanced Technology Intraocular Lens Implants 
• Alexander Eckstrom: Starry Sky Liver in the Setting of Early Ketosis
• Randa Eldosougi: Interventional Radiology Novel Techniques for Knee Pain: A Review of Genicular Artery Embolization and Genicular Nerve Ablation
• Samantha Elliott: Classics in Abdominal Radiology: Jumping Deer Sign
• Amira Elzarea: Ultrasound Indicated Cerclage in Women with Previous Late Preterm Birth
• Saif Fiaz: An Antibiotic Gone Rogue
• Taylor Figgs: An Atypical Presentation of Drug-induced Thrombocytopenia
• Ethan Flathers: An Original Cause for a Fever of Unknown Origin
• Gwendolyn George: Variable UTI Rate in Isolated Hydronephrosis: Implications for Prophylactic Antibiotic Use
• Julianne Ghiorzi: Burnout Interventions for Medical Residents: A Systematic Review of Quality and Efficacy
• Maya Godambe: Turbinate Reduction Outcomes in Children with Sleep Disordered Breathing Undergoing Adenotonsillectomy
• Zachary Goodrich: Examining the Prevalence of Visually-Significant Cystoid Macular Edema in Patients Treated with Dextenza® Following Cataract Surgery
• Kasun Gunawardena: Testing Novel Histological Markers for Fibrosis in Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
• Neha Gupta: Typical and Atypical Presentations of Chondrocalcinosis: An Educational Exhibit
• Eric Hayes: Evaluating Automated Hand Tracking Hygiene Technologies in an Inpatient Pediatric Care Setting 
• Alexis Hernandez: Healing Hearts & Health with Caring Connections: Perceptions of Provider Compassion
• Jacob Hoffman: Case Report: Femoral Endarterectomy Rescue After Partial Extraluminal Stent Deployment in TAVR-related Arterial Dissection
• Raymond Hogge III: The Effect of Hypernatremia on 30-Day All-Cause Mortality from a Real-World Retrospective Cohort Review
• Andrea Hooberman-Pineiro: Developing a Longitudinal Advocacy Curriculum for a Pediatrics Residency Program
• Gregory Hubbard: CD40 Influences HFO Rate by Sensitizing NMDA Receptor Activity
• Andrus Jackson: Exploring Neighborhood Level Socioeconomic Status and Volumetric MRI Results in Patients with Memory Impairment
• Muhammad Javed: Are You Sure This is Not Multiple Sclerosis? Atypical Manifestation of Aseptic Meningitis Presenting as Bilateral Internuclear Ophthalmoplegia.
• Angad Jhandi: Social Vulnerability Influences Baseline Health-Related Quality of Life for Men with Prostate Cancer
• Katherine Johnson: Commonly Seen Implantable OB/GYN Devices on Imaging
• Nikia Johnson:  Implementing School-Based Comprehensive Sex Education among Adolescents in Norfolk - Findings from the Sixth Grade Program 
• Lily Kauffman: Are you ready for it? A call for a second victim phenomenon training
• Christiana King: Healthcare Provider Perspectives of COVID-19's Impact on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Services: A Qualitative Study
• Mehron Kouhestani: Stewards of Anatomy
• Amir Latifian: Do We Need to Use Mesh for Hernia Repair in Massive Weight Loss Patients? 
• Rebecca Lee: Targeted Interventions for Hand Hygiene Improvement in an Inpatient Pediatric Care Setting
• Aaron Lerner: Fox Insight:  Most Bothersome Symptoms in Early-stage Parkinson's Disease
• Nina Li: Medical Students' Attitudes and Motivations Toward Research
• Ang Li: C3aR1 as a Mediator of Insulin Secretion, Downstream of Adipsin Activity
• Shelby Ma: B Cell Subsets are Differentially Regulated by Desmosterol in an Atherosclerotic Environment
• Bhavana Madhu: Brief Clinical Needs Assessment Quality Check for EBP Adherence in Pediatric Primary Care
• Ryan Mancoll: Attitudes and Beliefs Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Information in the Clinical Setting
• Olivia Markert: Contrast-induced Bronchospasm in a Patient with Bronchopleural-esophageal Fistula
• Anu Mathew: Hemolysis After Dark
• Samantha McGuire: Epithelium-Derived Factors Responsible for Luminal Translocation of Macrophages: The Role of CXCL17 in Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
• Jessica Miller: Neurotensin Drives Functional Changes in Theca Cells During Ovulation in Macaca fascicularis 
• Nealy Minson: A Crescent Setting Down on the Kidneys: A Case of RPCG in the Setting of IgA Nephropathy
• Joshua Morris: Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Chromosomal Rearrangements - What Should We Expect?
• Daiwik Munjwani: 5-Hydroxymethyl-2-furfural (HMF): A Suspected Diabetogen?
• Gerryl Naranjo: Association of Hospital Readmission Rates with Social Determinants of Health Among Cancer Patients in Level 1 Trauma Centers
• Savannah Newton: Case Report: Ischemic Infarction After Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Elderly Caucasian Female with Atrial Fibrillation
• Lily Nguyen: Disjointed Diagnosis: Identifying a Multisystem Culprit
• Sarah Parks: A Binding Assay Investigating the Binding Potential of DCLK-1 as a Carrier Peptide to Breast Cancer Stem Cells for Therapeutic Targeting
• Himali Patel: Baseline Characteristics of Patients with Psychiatric Complaints Presenting to a Pediatric ED
• Dhruvi Patel: Diagnosis of Exclusion: A Case of Rare Demyelinating Disorder
• Urvi Patel: Testing a Novel Acidic-sensing pHLIP Delivery Reagent for OncomiR Knockdown in Prostate Cancer Cells.
• Madeleine Peterson: Maternal Outcomes of Peripartum Meningioma Diagnosis: A Systematic Review
• Gregory Pierpoint: Baseline Comparison of Nasal Nitric Oxide Levels and Nasal Patency in Chronic Rhinosinusitis Patients and Healthy Controls 
• Gautam Ramanathan: Addressing Food Insecurity as Part of Routine Clinic Operations at a Student-Run Free Clinic in Norfolk, VA
• Diana Sadaieva: Pembrolizumab and Immune-related Adverse Events: A Case Report
• Nargiza Sadr: Iron Deficiency Anemia Time Trends in the United States: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study 
• Megan Sage: Neurotensin Stimulates Theca Androgen Production in the Monkey Ovarian Follicle
• Phavon Sage: Factors Influencing Social Media Influencer Status
• Shalini Sakhamuri: Implementation of a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Improves Residency Research Output
• Benjamin Samberg: Case Report: Bilateral Pneumothoraces Post-TCAR
• Kaelan Nicholas Samoranos: Characterizing Glycosylated Cargo of Extracellular Vesicles in Luminal Breast Cancer
• Hira Sarfraz: Riboflavin Deficiency: An Unusual Cause of Type B Lactic Acidosis
• Maren Schroeder: Hippocampal Piezo1 after Status Epilepticus 
• Zachary Shalley: Discussion of Management for the Pediatric Chiari 1 Deformity
• Emily Sheetz: A Linear Verrucous Lesion on the Left Gluteal Region of a Child
• Sonali Shirali: Biomarker Analysis of Mechanically Ventilated Adults using Propofol or Dexmedetomidine
• Collette Sholi: Investigating Transportation Equity and Partnering with Patients in Outpatient Clinic Settings
• Jarris Simpson: Socioeconomic Determinants Between Preterm or Full Term Birth 
• Elliot Smits: Final Results: Will Space Radiation Exposure Lead to Altered Risk-Taking Behavior
• Senah Stephens: The Effect of Harvest Site Closure on Knee Outcomes Following ACL Reconstruction with Patellar Tendon Autograft
• Meghana Devi Sunkara: Factors Influencing Social Media Influencer Status
• Maren Sword: A Retrospective Review of Metformin Discontinuation Among Patients at Ghent Family Medicine
• Austin Temple: The Effect of Climate on Free Clinic Attendance by Individuals Experiencing Housing Insecurity 
• Sheku Toronka: Leveraging Machine Learning to Predict Mobility Outcomes in Traumatic Brain Injury: A Retrospective Analysis
• Shikha Trivedi: Change in Heart: Traumatic Left Anterior Descending Arterial Thrombus and Dissection Following Blunt Chest Trauma in a Patient Requiring Multiple Interventions and Ultimately a Heart Transplant: A Case Repo
• Joanna Twist: Paraneoplastic Subepidermal Immunobullous Dermatosis Associated with Primary Systemic Amyloidosis and Multiple Myeloma
• Caitlin Vuturo-Brady: The Cruciate Flap: A Novel Use of Dual Opposing A-to-T Flaps for a Mohs Defect of the Mid-brow and Forehead
• Madison Wagner: Literature Review and Educational Symposium of Three Commonly Used PET Tracers: FDG, PSMA, and Dotatate 
• Jashanna Walia: Adolescent Perspectives of COVID-19's Impact on Sexual and Reproductive Health Services: A Qualitative Study
• Teagan Wellman: Differential Effects of Spaceflight Hazards on Fine Sensorimotor Function in Male Mice
• Anna Yang: Elucidating Fungal Laryngitis Associated with Inhaled Corticosteroids
• Amanda Yermal: Targeting the Virulence factor SdrE to Moderate Staphylococcus Aureus Immune Evasion
• Jeik Yoon: Comparative Analysis of PCR and Standard Urine Culture in Detecting Uropathogens and Antibiotic Resistance in Urinary Tract Infections