RELEASE DATE: DECEMBER 2, 2020
Ochsner Academics is pleased to announce recipients for 2021 post-doctoral research fellowships at The University of Queensland-Ochsner Clinical School.
The Post-doctoral research fellowships will occur from January 4 to May 28, 2021—after medical school and prior to start of their residency program. They give recent doctoral degree recipients an exceptional opportunity to remain engaged in clinical, translational, and health services research.
“We are pleased to award these fellowships to these outstanding recipients for their innovative and important research studies,” said W. Mark Roberts, MD, Dean of Research for Ochsner Health.
The seven 2021 fellows will work with leading clinicians and clinician-scientists across a number of disciplines including pediatric orthopedics, cardiology, nephrology, and neurology. The 2021 recipients, their mentors, and their research studies include:
Diab Ali, MD
(Mentor: Jose Posas III, MD)
“A System-wide Retrospective Cohort Analysis toward an Epidemiology of Persistent Post-Concussive Symptoms.”
Kennedy Carpenter, MD
(Mentor: Cuong Bui, MD and R. Shane Tubbs, PhD)
“An Anatomical Model for Studying Cerebellar Tonsillar Herniation Related to Raised Intracranial Pressure.”
Colin Carroll, MD
(Mentor: Sean Waldron, MD)
“Single-Shot versus Continuous Regional Anesthesia for Treating Acute Postoperative Pain in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery: A Prospective Randomized Control Trial.”
Donald Chang, MD
(Mentor: Daniel Morin, MD)
“Investigating Clinical Outcomes and Cost-Effectiveness of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Generator Change in Patients with Recovered Left Ventricular Ejection.”
Nrusheel Kattar, MD
(Mentor: Edward McCoul, MD)
“Post-Operative Outcomes in OSA Patients after Sinonasal Surgery compared to Oropharyngeal, Laryngeal, and Otologic Surgery.”
Akanksh Ramanand, MD
(Mentor: Edward McCoul, MD)
“Urinary Sediment Biomarkers for Diagnosis of Acute Tubular Necrosis.”
Katherine Robbins, MD
(Mentor: Dr. Li Li, MD, PhD)
“Contribution of the Notch4-Wnt5a axis to melanoma plasticity and drug resistance.”
Learn more about post-doctoral research fellowships at UQ-OCS
