Poster Day 2023
Complied below are the posters presented at the Medical Student Research Forum (Poster Day) organized by specialty. You can see what research was done by students, as well as the Mentors with whom they worked.
Aneri Patel and Heidi Pei, Effects of TV and PEEP Changes on Intrathoracic Pressure and Dynamic Cardiac Function Monitors
Brandon Wong, Charlie Yan, and Karmtej S. Cheema, Assessing Racial Bias in Pulse Oximetry Using Graded Skin Tone Scale
Andres Maldonado, A Zip Code Tabulation Area-Level Analysis of Food Insecurity and Social Determinants of Coronary Heart Disease in California
Alexander Baltodano, Longitudinal Characteristics of Heart Failure with Improved Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction
Anna Awolope, Social Determinants of Health as predictors of long term outcomes post Myocardial Infarction
Brian Howard, Onset of Atrial Fibrillation Recurrences in Patients Post Ablation
Carly Robinson, Low Voltage Areas in Left Atrium are Related to Delayed Invasive Care for Atrial Fibrillation
Griselda Aguilar and Lien Thi Nguyen, Understanding how Patients with Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) Perceive the Value of Palliative Care Services
Anna Sadovnikova, Nipple thrush or dermatitis: a retrospective cohort study of nipple-areolar complex conditions and call for coordinated, multidisciplinary care
Mohammad Saffari Doost, A Comparative Study of PRAME Expression in Sebaceous Carcinoma and Basal Cell Carcinoma
Omar Alzayat, Analyzing Patient-Provider Communication Characteristics After Mohs Micrographic Surgery (MMS)
Summer Meyer, Mohs micrographic surgery versus wide local excision for the treatment of atypical fibroxanthoma
Caroline Liu, Emilie Allaert, Anna Truong, and Katherine Liu, Abortion Care in the Context of Changing Legislation: Amplifying Abortion-Trained Physician Experiences and Perspectives From California, Texas, Ireland, and the UK
Astred Castro, Carina Franco, and Savanna Thompson, Assessing Exposure of a Career as a Doctor among High School Students in Disadvantaged California Communities
Jonathan Ruiz, Ceramides and Sphingolipids are Elevated Across Sample Types in Crohn’s Disease Compared to Controls: A Systematic Review
Maya Marshall, A False Sense of Security: Disseminated Tuberculosis Despite a Negative QuantiFERON-TB Gold Test
Miaoli Bloemhard, Dietary Intervention in Post-Renal Transplant Patients
Natalie DeBell, Utilizing ASAM CONTINUUM® at Rural FQHC to Identify Gaps in Addiction Services
Panhaneath Seng, Does Metformin improve IQ in individuals with Fragile X?
Anna Sadovnikova, A Retrospective Cohort Study of Early Lactation Outcomes of Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease or Kidney Transplantation
Melinda Wong, Post-transplant Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health Outcomes Following Dietary Intervention
Micaela White, Outcomes with Hepatitis B Co-Infection in Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients
Neuro-Ophthalmology
Rebekah Smith, Insights Into a Better Workplace: Survey of Ophthalmology Clinic Staff Reveals Improvement Opportunities
Neurology
Amanda Jan, Correlation between age of onset and genotype with systemic symptomatology in Aicardi Goutières Syndrome
Armand Garewal, Accuracy and Reliability of Noxious Stimuli Delivery in Altered Patients
Vista Farkhondeh, Diversifying the Study of Aging and Cognitive Impairment Using White Matter Hyperintensities: A Systematic Review
Cognitive Neuroscience
Brendan Cohn-Sheehy, Narrative Memory: A Story Told by the Hippocampus
Systems Neuroscience
Gabriel Urreola, Differences in Cortical-Spinal Connections & Behavior in Adult Lab vs. Wild-Reared Rats
Angelica Martin, Health Systems Sciences at UC Davis: A Case Study
Connie Chan, Consistency in Contraception Choice through 6 Months Postpartum
Ferheen Abbasi, Pathogenesis of Endometriosis in Non-Human Primates: A Critical Literature Review
Laura Potter, High prevalence of occupational musculoskeletal injuries and interest in surgical ergonomics training among OB/GYN surgeons
Masani Coley, Adverse Outcomes of Second Trimester Dilation and Evacuation in Patients with Prior Cesarean Delivery
Serena Ly and Heidi Pei, Outcomes and Risk of Complications for Patients Undergoing Dilation and Evacuation for Intrauterine Fetal Demise
Sonia Gill, Improving Utilization and Quality of Survivorship Care for Patients with Gynecological Malignancies
Xochitl Green, Outcomes of 8-Hour Observation for Second Trimester Dilation and Evacuation
Adriana Mora and Griselda Aguilar, Participation in a Mentorship Organization Contributes to Leadership Development Among URM
Oliver Guevarra, Developing a Pathway for URM Students: Are We Helping?
Matthew Lara, MEK Inhibitor-Based Combination Strategies in Selected Molecular Subsets of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Concise Review
Hematology Oncology
Azarian Shoghi and Kiranpreet Nagra, A Retrospective Cohort Study Comparing The Neck Disability Outcomes Of Patients Undergoing Anterior Cervical Discectomy And Fusion And Artificial Cervical Disc Replacement
Benjamin Van, Does Sending a Letter to the Patient’s Primary Care Provider Improve Treatment of Osteoporosis after a Fragility Fracture?
Dagoberto Pina, Surgical Management of Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: Comparing Outcomes Between Patients Admitted Through Clinic Versus Emergency Department
Elias Jbeily, Surgical Restabilization Following ACL Rupture In Mice Slows The Progression Of Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis
Om Patel, Profile of an Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Applicant: What Factors Define a Successful Match?
Rebeka Dejenie, Tentative Title: Assessment of the Clinical Exposome in Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Feasibility Study
Shervin Zoghi, A Review Of Blind Vs Ultrasound-Guided Injections To Treat De Quervain's Tenosynovitis
Thomas Shen, Factors Associated With Increased Discharge Opioid Prescriptions Following Primary Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery
Venina Kalistratova, Predicting Survival For Patients Undergoing Surgery For Metastatic Spine Disease
Zachary Hamilton, Predictors of Cartilage Injury in Pediatric Patellar Instability Remain Unknown
Angela Colback, Low Income Areas Predict T Stage in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer
Garrett Hagwood, Open Notes and Open Sinuses: The Impact of Patient Interaction with Physician Notes on Patient Care in Patients with Chronic Rhinosinusitis
Kristiana Jordan, Fluoroscopic Swallow Study Predictors of Tracheoesophageal Puncture Voice Quality
Adriana Mora, Diagnostic Challenges of Fever of Unknown Origin: Case Report of a Rare Hepatic Abscess in a 2-year-old
Alex Villegas, Identifying Best Practices For Orthopaedic Treatment Of Pediatric Gunshot Injuries: A Systematic Review
Amy Tan and Ronald Hart, Pediatric Rapid Response Team Implementation and Outcomes in a Children's Hospital within a Mixed Academic Health Center
Ana Starcevich, HANDFULS: Hand Accumulation and Dexterity Functional Limits-Shriners
Elizabeth Helmke, In vitro Support of Primary Leukemia Cells
Jan Michael Lerot, Amiloride Derivative to Treat B-Cell ALL
Javeria Khader, Pediatric Magnet Ingestion Remains A Significant Cause of Morbidity Despite Increasing Regulations Worldwide
Karina Cernioglo, Infant Feeding Practices and Parental Perceptions During the 2022 United States Infant Formula Shortage Crisis
Miriam Sarkisian, Telemedicine implementation across academic medical centers: How can we improve virtual diabetes care?
Neha Mannikar, Newborn Abdominal Massage to Prevent Hyperbilirubinemia – a Feasible Trial at UCDMC?
Rachel Chan, Understanding Pediatric Readiness In Community Emergency Departments In Northern California: A Qualitative Study
Samantha Wong, Views of Non-Physician Stakeholders on Barriers & Facilitators to AYA Cancer Care in Latin America
Shana Kong, Osteotomy Rates in Pediatric Cerebral Palsy Patients in the United States from 1997-2019: HCUP KID Analysis
David Perekopskiy, A Potential Mechanisms Of Cannabis Induced Psychosis Within Adolescents
Jacqueline Leon, Community Needs Assessment: How Culture Impacts Mental Health Outcomes in Mexican Rural Farming Working Families and Adolescents
Psychiatry and Biobehavorial Sciences
Darshna Anigol, Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Lives and Livelihood of Sex Workers and their Families in West Bengal, India
Surgery
Cody Walters, Impact of a Mobile Harm Reduction Program on Sterile Syringe and Naloxone Use in San Joaquin County
Soroush Ershadi Far, Predictors of Donor-Site Complications Following Fibula Free Flap Reconstruction
Surgical Oncology
Aida Nasirishargh, Sarcopenia, Hypoalbuminemia, and Frailty as Predictors of Surgical Morbidity and Oncologic Outcomes in Retroperitoneal Sarcoma Patients
Vascular Surgery
Araiye Medlock, Patient Perspectives on Arterial Disease
Surgical Education
Trauma Surgery
Jonathan Perez Cuevas, Traumatic Re-injury in Unhoused Individuals
Surgical Bioengineering
Maddy Larson, Three-Dimensional Culture System Improves the Yield of Placental Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles