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After a rigorous 2-year program, 13 junior faculty, trainees, and medical students graduated with an MS degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The graduates with their mentors and areas of research are depicted below. This outstanding group was acknowledged at a graduation ceremony in May held at the Pelham Bay and Split Rock Golf Courses with keynote speaker Dr. Yvette Calderon. We add our congratulations to them and their families who supported them through this journey.
Luke Andrea, MD, BS,
Department of Medicine (Critical Care)
Thesis Title: From Empiric to Evidence: Pericardiocentesis, Chest Tube Insertion, and Needle Thoracostomy During Nontraumatic In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Mentors: Ari Moskowitz, MD; Michelle Gong, MD
James Barnett, BS
Department, Division: MD/MS Track
Thesis Title: Immune Gene Expression Classifier of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Predicts Survival Among Patients with both HPV-positive and HPV-negative Tumors
Mentor: Thomas Ow, MD, MS
Ashley Berlot, BS
Department, Division: MD/MS Track
Thesis Title: Matrix Gla Protein and the Long-term Incidence and Progression of Coronary Artery and Aortic Calcification in The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Mentor: Anna Bortnick, MD, PhD, MS
Katherine Chemakin, BS
Department, Division: MD/MS Track
Thesis Title: Mastectomy Incision Choice in Ptotic Patients Undergoing Immediate Implant Based
Reconstruction: A Comparison of Wise-pattern and Oblique-elliptical Incisions
Mentor: Katie Weichman, MD
Salih Demirhan, MD,
Department of Pediatrics (Infectious Disease)
Thesis Title: Body surface area compared to body weight dosing of valganciclovir is associated with increased toxicity in pediatric solid organ transplantation recipients.
Mentor: Betsy Herold, MD; Mark Foca, MD
Molly Fisher, DO, BS,
Department of Medicine (Nephrology)
Thesis Title: Association of HIV and Viral Suppression Status with Hospital AKI in the Antiretroviral Therapy Era
Mentors: Michael Ross, MD; Matthew Abramowitz, MD, MS
Deanna Hano, MD, BS,
Department of Pediatrics (Pediatric Hospital Medicine)
Thesis Title: Are There Risk Factors Associated with Revisits to the Emergency Department in Previously Healthy Children Treated with Croup
Mentors: Karen Warman, MD, MS; Patricia Hametz, MD
Teresa Hoang-Wu, MD, BS,
Department of Pediatrics (Pediatric Hospital Medicine)
Thesis Title: Clinical Features and Predictors of Poor Functional Recovery at Discharge in Pediatric Encephalitis
Mentors: Betsy Herold, MD; Kiran Thakur, MD; David Goldman, MD
Gayatri Nangia, BA
Department, Division: MD/MS Track
Thesis Title: What is the Association between Cannabis and Alcohol Use in Patients with Chronic Pain Seeking Medical Cannabis Certification?
Mentor: Joanna Starrels, MD, MS
Jessica Perfetto, MD, BA,
Department of Pediatrics (Rheumatology)
Thesis Title: Comparison of disease severity and outcomes between African and North American patients with juvenile dermatomyositis
Mentor: Dawn Wahezi, MD, MS
Chava Pollak, PhD, RN, FNP-BC,
Department of Medicine (Geriatrics)
Thesis Title: Loneliness Predicts Progression of Frailty in Married and Widowed, but not Unmarried Community Dwelling Older Adults
Mentors: Joe Verghese, MBBS, MS; Helena Blumen, PhD, MS
Kristen Ronca, MD, MA, BS,
Department of Pediatrics (Hematology/Oncology)
Thesis Title: Impact of health-related social needs on initiation of cancer treatment in a pediatric cohort
Mentors: Kevin Fiori, MD, MS; Dean Hosgood, PhD
Kavita Vani, MD, BA,
Department of OBGYN and Women’s Health (Maternal Fetal Medicine)
Thesis Title: The association of risk status during a pregnancy with engagement with care after delivery
Mentors: David Lounsbury, PhD; Edith Gurewitsch Allen, MD
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