The Department of Academics and the Ochsner Research Council are pleased to support annual awards for Outstanding Research by Trainees. This program provides five awards in each of three categories of trainees: medical students, residents and fellows. The awards cover the cost of abstract submission and registration to attend and present at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (SSCI).
Application Procedure
Applications for the Outstanding Research Awards are accepted in September/October of each year. Please contact Dr. Courtney Parke, courtney.parke@ochsner.org, for more information about the application process.
Sneha Centala, MD, Rheumatology Fellow, Ochsner Health
LONGITUDINAL IMMUNE CELL PROFILING AND CLINICAL FEATURES IN OBESE LUPUS PATIENTS. Sneha Centala, Chandana Keshavamurthy, Alexandra Reese, Samantha C. Ahrens, Douglas Reeves, Shivani Shah, William E. Davis, Robert Quinet, Jerald Zakem, Qingli Wu, Eric Xiang, Teresa Leeth, Sarwat Umer, Samina Hayat, Daniyal Nadeem and Xin Zhang.
* SSCI Trainee Research Award Winner and SSCI Poster Award Finalist
Alexander Crowley, MD, Orthopedics Resident, Ochsner Health
OUTCOMES OF ORTHOPEDIC CLINIC FOLLOW-UP FOR CLOSED NONDISPLACED METACARPAL FRACTURES PRE AND POST EMERGENCY MEDICINE RESIDENCY INCEPTION BASED ON SOCIOECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH: A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OVER 8 YEARS. Alexander Crowley, John-Henry Lambin and Ross Dunbar.
Srikanth Mudiganty, Sports Medicine Fellow, Ochsner Health
0 VS. 30: A DIAGNOSTIC MANUAL MUSCLE TESTING TECHNIQUE FOR DETECTING FULL OR PARTIAL THICKNESS SUPRASPINATUS MUSCLE TEARS. Srikanth Mudiganty, Arjun Verma, Justin Kim, Osman Kazan, Jack Song and Misty Suri.
Christopher Zumwalt, MD, General Surgery Resident, Ochsner Health
HEARTMATE 3 IN PEDIATRIC PATIENT WITH LIMB-GIRDLE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY-KEEPING MINDS AND DOORS OPEN IN COMPLEX PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED HEART FAILURE. Christopher M. Zumwalt, Katerina Boucek and Dennis Wells.
Kayla Baker, MD, 2024 graduate of the UQ-Ochsner MD program
BRIDGING THE GAP: TRAINING STUDENTS TO ADVANCE AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODEL AS A SOLUTION FOR STANDARDIZING NASAL CAVITY LANDMARKS AMONG OTOLARYNGOLOGISTS. Kayla Baker, Layla Babahaji, Cheyenne Low, Jonathan Bidwell and Edward McCoul.
Montana Ellis, Student, UQ-Ochsner MD Program
PRECIPITOUS ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY IN ASSOCIATION WITH VANCOMYCIN EXPOSURE: A COHORT STUDY. Montana D. Ellis, Dustin R. Chalmers, Ghaith Hashem, Kirsten Johnson, Danielle N. Aliano, Vipin Varghese, Swetha Kanduri and Juan Carlos Velez.
Paige Guia, MD, 2024 graduate of the UQ-Ochsner MD Program
DELAYED GASTRIC EMPTYING AFTER RESECTION OF CANCER OF THE ESOPHAGUS AND ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION----AN UNCOMMON BUT IMPACTFUL COMPLICATION. Paige Guia, Nicholas Meyers, Russell Brown and John Bolton
Nathaniel Untch, MD, 2024 graduate of the UQ-Ochsner MD Program
A DOUBLE DILEMMA: A NOVEL CASE SERIES OF CONCOMITANT ANTERIOR AND LATERAL CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEAKS AMIDST IDIOPATHIC INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION. Nathaniel Untch, Joseph Keen, Adam Master, Marcus Ware and Blair Barton.
Nathaniel Untch, Student
The University of Queensland Ochsner Clinical School
THE MACROS OF MICROCOLON: AN ATYPICAL PRESENTATION OF VISCERAL MYOPATHY OR MEGACYSTIS-MICROCOLON-INTESTINAL HYPOPERISTALSIS SYNDROME. N Untch, P Tyson, M Hitch and R Bernard, New Orleans, LA; Baton Rouge, LA. University of Queensland - Ochsner Clinical School
Sayantanee Das, MD, 2023 Graduate
The University of Queensland Ochsner Clinical School
EVERYDAY EPILEPSY SELF-MANAGEMENT: CAN DIGITAL HEALTH MAKE A DIFFERENCE? S Das, Z Kodiyattu and J Bidwell, New Orleans, LA. University of Queensland – Ochsner Clinical School
Douglas Reeves, MD, Rheumatology Resident
Ochsner Health
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-AIDED METHOD TO ASSESS OBESITY ON CLINICAL FEATURES IN SLE PATIENTS: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY. D Reeves, SC Ahrens, S Shah, C Keshavamurthy, WE Davis, R Quinet, J Zakem, A Reese, S Centala, M Latsis, S Hayat, T Harris, CJ Mesa, S Umer, E Xiang and X Zhang, New Orleans, LA; Shreveport, LA. Ochsner Medical Center
Jehan Bista, MD, 2023 Graduate
The University of Queensland Ochsner Clinical School
TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY SURGERY IN A RESOURCE-LIMITED VIETNAMESE COHORT. J Bista, VD Tran, BT Nguyen, HV Dong, BA Lieber, HV Vu, TN Bui, HT Chu, PX Nguyen, TA Nguyen, T Ono, ST Trieu and SD Nhu, New Orleans, LA; Hanoi, Viet Nam; Davie, FL; Nagasaki, Japan. University of Queensland Ochsner Clinical School
Alexander Troyer, Student
The University of Queensland Ochsner Clinical School
UTILIZATION OF FIB-4 FOR PROGRESSION RISK IN MASH-HCC FOLLOWING LIVER-DIRECTED THERAPY IN BCLC A/B PATIENTS. AG Troyer, K Nunez, T Sandow, J Gimenez, A Cohen and P Thevenot, Jefferson, LA; New Orleans, LA. University of Queensland Ochsner Clinical School
Ava Zamani, Student
The University of Queensland Ochsner Clinical School
SINGLE SYSTEM OUTCOMES USING 90-YITTRIUM RADIOEMBOLIZATION AS A PRIMARY, DEFINITIVE TREATMENT APPROACH FOR EARLY- TO INTERMEDIATE-STAGE HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA. A Zamani, K Nunez, T Sandow, J Gimenez, A Cohen and P Thevenot, New Orleans, LA. University of Queensland-Ochsner Clinical School
Daniel Ashley, Student
The University of Queensland Ochsner Clinical School
CURRENT FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDER DIAGNOSTIC GUIDELINES: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW. DP Ashley, M Kuhn, N Hayes and N Reid, New Orleans, LA; St Lucia, Australia; Seattle, WA; South Brisbane, Australia. Ochsner Health The University of Queensland
Abirami Balarajan, MD, 2023 Graduate
The University of Queensland Ochsner Clinical School
THE EFFECT OF TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT AND THYMIDYLATE SYNTHASE EXPRESSION LEVELS ON GROWTH AND METASTASIS OF COLORECTAL CANCER. A Balarajan, A Ray, X Zhang, G Maresh, Z Deng, W Gmeiner and L Li, Jefferson, LA; Winston-Salem, NC. Ochsner Health System
Charles Sisk, MD, 2022
Graduate of the University of Queensland Ochsner Clinical School
CROSS SECTIONAL EVALUATION OF AVAILABILITY OF LEVONORGESTREL EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION IN NEW ORLEANS METROPOLITAN PHARMACIES. CD Sisk and F Williams, New Orleans, LA. Ochsner Clinical School
Michael Duggan, MD, 2022
Graduate of the University of Queensland Ochsner Clinical School
FITZ-HUGH-CURTIS SYNDROME: THE IMPORTANCE OF A SEXUAL HISTORY IN AN ADOLESCENT PATIENT. MP Duggan, J Wannemacher and L Mutter, New Orleans, LA. University of Queensland Ochsner Clinical School
Leah Feulner, University of Queensland Ochsner Clinical School student
PSYCHEDELICS USED IN THE TREATMENT AND RELIEF OF SYMPTOMS IN ANXIETY DISORDERS: A LITERATURE REVIEW. L Feulner, T Sermchaiwong, N Rodland and D Galarneau, New Orleans, LA. Ochsner Clinic Foundation
Vipin Varghese, MD
Internal Medicine Resident, Ochsner Health
URINARY SEDIMENT MICROSCOPY IN PATIENTS WITH END-STAGE LIVER DISEASE WITH ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY AS A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL. V Varghese, M Sultan, DR Chalmers, P Cacioppo, D Uddin and J Velez, New Orleans, LA. Ochsner Clinic Foundation
Dr. Varghese was also named an SSCI Trainee Research Travel Award Winner.
Wesley Duerson, MD
Internal Medicine Resident, Ochsner Health
PREGNANCY AND PROPHYLACTIC RED CELL EXCHANGE IN SICKLE CELL DISEASE. W Duerson, C Lopes and D Dumani, New Orleans, LA. Ochsner Clinic Foundation
Katherine Boecking, MD
ObGyn Resident, Ochsner Health
ASSOCIATION BETWEEN AREA DEPRIVATION INDEX (ADI) AND HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS (HPV) VACCINATION STATUS AMONG POSTPARTUM PATIENTS. K Boecking, CD Sisk and F Williams, New Orleans, LA. Ochsner Clinic Foundation
Zoe Blake, Student
The University of Queensland Ochsner Clinical School
Prevalence Of Genetic Testing And Mutations In Metastatic Prostate Cancer In Real-World Practice At A Single Institution. Z Blake, D Maslov, J Burton, S Gadde, D Markabawi, A Khan, S Righi, A Esmaeili, V Catalfamo, W Long, M Matrana, D Johnson and
K Tawagi, New Orleans, LA.
Also named a winner of the SAFMR/SSCI Student Research Travel Award.
Harini Priya Rajasekaran, Student
The University of Queensland Ochsner Clinical School
Calcineurin Inhibitor Pain Syndrome: The Onset And Distribution Of Pain. H Rajasekaran, M Duggan and C Edwards, New Orleans, LA.
Also named a winner of the SAFMR/SSCI Student Research Travel Award.
Kiana Moussavi, Student
The University of Queensland Ochsner Clinical School
The Application Of Ultrasound In Diagnosis And Surveillance Of Chronic Occipital Neuralgia. K Moussavi, E Azizi, Y Eshraghi and J Posas, New Orleans, LA.
Also named a winner of the SAFMR/SSCI Student Research Travel Award.
James O’Leary, Student
The University of Queensland Ochsner Clinical School
Prevalence And Factors Associated With Advance Health Directives In Frail Older Inpatients. JJ O'Leary, New Orleans, LA.
Xinyi Luo, UQ-OCS Medical Student
“15 year experience with multimodality therapy including esophagectomy for elderly patients with locoregional esophageal cancers.”
Mentor: Dr. John Bolton
Xinyi Luo was also named a winner of the SAFMR/SSCI Student Research Award.
Anna Garbuzov, UQ-OCS Medical Student
“Rare case of pediatric intracranial inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor with DCTN1-ALK fusion.”
Mentor: Dr. Corey Falcon
Dr. Aldo Torres-Ortiz, Ochsner Resident
Internal Medicine
“COVID-19 in kidney transplant recipients: experience from a large health system in Louisiana.”
Mentor: Dr. Jorge Garces
Dr. Torres-Ortiz was also named 2nd place winner of the SSCI Young Investigator Award.
Dr. Mohammed Alsaggaf, Ochsner Resident
Radiology
“Lung cancer screening uptake and predictors in the US: A national study.”
Mentor: Dr. Keith Sigel
Dr. Alsaggaf was also named a winner of the AFMR Henry Christian Award.
