2015 summer projects (sorted by site/department and advisor)
Site/Dept
Advisor
Student
Project
Anesth
Jeffrey Joseph
Mayur Patel
CSII Catheter PK/PD Study in Canines
Anesth
Jeffrey Joseph
Jessica Vidas
CSII Catheter with Extended Lifetime & Ultra Rapid On-Off
Pharmacodynamics
Biochem
Diane Merry
Emma Slattery
Molecular Characteristic of Neuroligin 4 Isomers
CaBiol
Hallgeir Rui
Katherine Duffey
Characterization of human-derived breast cancer lines grown
in novel prolactin-humanized NSG mice
EmMed
Jason Fields
Julie Gianakon
Does physician-performed bedside ultrasound improve the
physician patient relationship?
EmMed
Priya Mammen
Ashil Panchal
Focused Evaluation of Patients Who Self Report Opiate Use
in the Emergency Department
EmMed
Stanton Miller
Jenny Ma
Injury Prevention: ED Based Osteopenia Screening Program
for Transitions in Care
EmMed
Stanton Miller
Megan Minor
Injury Prevention in the Elderly
EmMed
Dimitrios
Papanagnou
Kathryn Linder
An Assessment of Emotional Intelligence in Emergency
Medicine Resident Physicians
EmMed
Kristen Rising
Jeffrey
Henstenburg
Implementation and Assessment of Telehealth Care for
Jefferson Patients
EmMed
Kristin Rising
Nathaniel Oz
Randomized Controlled Trial of Emergency Department
Discharge with Enhanced Transitions of Care Compared to
Usual Care
FamMed
Cynthia Cheng
Kerri Bell
Microvascular Structure and Function in Normotensive and
Pre-Hypertensive Patients
FamMed
Dawn Mautner
Kelly Purcell
The relationship between super-utilizers and their
connectedness to primary care providers
FamMed
Geoffrey Mills
Nisha Patel
Patient-centered cardiovascular risk assessment
FamMed
Susan Parks
Declan Bell
FamMed/UH
Rickie Brawer
Kristen Kelly
Ethnicity as a Predictor of Time to Palliative Care Consult
Preliminary Assessment of Obesity Interventions in Early
Childhood Education Programs at Head Start Sites in
Philadelphia
FamMed/UH
Rickie Brawer
Rebecca McIntosh
Utility and Feasibility of Integrating Mental Health Screening
for Refugees into Refugee Resettlement Program Services
and Pediatric Clinics in Philadelphia
FamMed/UH
Rickie Brawer
Kaitlyn Petruccelli
Developing and Implementing a School Health Assessment
at Southwark Elementary School
Med
Deepak
Deshpande
Douglas Hilbert
Effects of caveolin-1 silencing on Ca2+ propagation in HASM
cells exposed to bitter taste receptor agonists.
Med
Tung Chan
Timothy Brandt
Akt Phosphorylation and its Effect on GLUT4 Transporter
Med
Tung Chan
Dennis D’Urso
Regulation of Akt phosphorylation in the lung cancer pathway
Med
Glenn Radice,
Alexia Vite
Ann Vachaparambil
Comparison of WT and DKO Mice for Yap protein and Actin
Morphology
Med/Card
Praveen Mehrotra
Katherine Brennan
A Retrospective Analysis of Morphological Paramaters to
Assess High Risk Patent Foramen Ovale in Cryptogenic
Stroke
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Site/Dept
Advisor
Student
Project
Med/Card
Gordon Reeves
Frederick Peng
Med/Card
Michael Savage
Brandon Madsen
Med/Endoc
Intekhab Ahmed
Matthew Bocchese
CT Imaging of Skeletal Muscle Size in LVAD Recipients
The longterm efficacy of drug eluting stents in Saphenous
vein grafts
Retrospective Analysis of Adrenal Adenomas
Med/Hemat
Paul Bray
Elliot Fitzsimmons
Genetic variations in the PAR4 receptor mediate
responsiveness to commonly utilized anti-platelet agents
MedOnc
Andrea Barsevick
Bryan Lerner
A Pilot Study of the Clinical Implementation of the On Q
Survivor Care Planning System
Neurol
Christopher
Skidmore
Carolyn Tsai
Neurol
William Young
Matthew Bloch
Neurosc
Angelo Lepore
Chelsea Gottschalk
Tracking the Fate of Endogenous Neural Stem Cells in a Rat
Spinal Cord Injury Model
Neurosc
Davide Trotti
Jessica Lichter
Pharmacoresistance in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis:
Identifying ALS-specific Mechanisms of P-gp and BCRP
Overexpression in the Central Nervous System
Neurosurg
Christopher Farrell
Jessica Krueger
Neurosurg
George Ghobrial,
Srinivas Prasad
Mark Mallozzi
Neurosurg
Stavropoula
Tjoumakaris
John Do
Retrospective Study of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
(Pseudotumor Cerebri)
Neurosurg
Stavropoula
Tjoumakaris
Michelle Hannon
Smoking as a risk factor for aneurysmal subarachnoid
hemorrhage
ObGyn
Andrea Braverman
Emily Leubner
Evaluating Medical Students’ Preparedness to Work with the
LGBT Population in a Healthcare Setting
ObGyn
Corina Schoen
Naila Ijaz
A Retrospective Study on the Association of Polyhydramnios
and TORCH Infections
ObGyn
Stuart Weiner
Kathryn Corelli
Risk factors for in-patient intrauterine fetal death
Ophth
Lisa Hark
Matthew Biron
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Transcorneal Electrical
Stimulation to Improve Visual Function Following Ocular
Trauma or Non-Arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
Ophth
Lisa Hark
Thien Dan Bui
Wills Eye Community Intervention to Improve Glaucoma
Detection and Follow-up Care
Ophth
Lisa Hark
Katelyn Scharf
Detection of eye diseases in school districts of Philadelphia
as part of Wills Eye vision screening program
Ophth
Lisa Hark
Michael Yu
Novel pediatric vision screening protocol (at Boys and Girls
Clubs of America)
Ophth
Alex Levin
Arthi Krishna
Refractive Errors in School Aged Children in Philadelphia
Ophth
Alex Levin
Sonia Sethi
Epigenetic Control of Posterior Capsule Opacification
Ophth
Arman Mashayekhi
Elizabeth Isaacoff
Classification of Post-Radiation Macular Edema
Ophth
Carol Shields
Tony Kang
Survey of Conjunctival Tumors
Orthop
Antonia Chen
Michael D’Urso
Patient Reported PCN and Sulfa Allergy in Total Joint
Arthroplasty Candidates
A Retrospective Review of Rescue Medications used During
Video EEG-Monitoring in the Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring
Unit
Developing the Migraine Disease Disability Scale
Meningioma: Emphasis on Special Sensory Nerve Function
Preservation
Expandable Interbody Cages - Radiographic and Clinical
Predators
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Site/Dept
Advisor
Student
Project
Orthop
Antonia Chen
Ronuk Modi
Dwarfism and Total Knee Arthroplasty
Orthop
Antonia Chen
Justin Rock
Patient Reported PCN and Sulfa Allergy in Total Joint
Arthroplasty Candidates
Orthop
Michael Gaspar,
Sidney Jacoby
Emily Pflug
Role of Patient Education on Post-Operative Narcotic Use for
Common Hand Surgeries
Orthop
Jess Lonner
Alexander Adams
Comparison of 2-year outcomes after fixed-bearing medial
unicompartmental knee arthroplasty in patients with or
without patellar chondromalacia
Orthop
Maryam Rezapoor
Kevin Li
Use of laminar airflow in operating rooms and the effects on
air quality and postoperative infection rates
Ophth
Michael Waisbourd
Dilru Amarasekera
Objective Glaucoma Diagnostic Tests: Electrophysiology
(PERG, SD-tVEP) Analysis in Glaucomatous eyes
Otolar
Adam Luginbuhl
Anupriya Ganguly
Arresting inflammatory and fibrotic pathways in radiation
induced injury using small molecule thiol modifying agents
Otolar
Stanley Pelosi
Mihir Sheth
Systematic review of reported hearing outcomes after
malleostapedotomy procedure
Path
Melanie Paillard,
Gyorgy Hajnoczky
Jetmir Vojnika
Micu 1 and Micu 2 Effect on Mitochondrial Calclium Uniporter
in Liver and Heart Cells
Pediat
Gary Emmett
Laura Even
Five-year review of the rates of initiation and duration of
breastfeeding in infants born at Thomas Jefferson University
Hospital
RadOnc
Bo Lu
Gregory Alexander
Potential causes of failure from clinical trial testing combined
Radiotherapy and immunotherapy
RadOnc
Joshua Palmer
Deepak
Bhamidipati
Concurrent temozolomide and hypofractionated radiotherapy
for recurrent high grade glioma
Surg
Jonathan Brody
Edwin Cheung
Genome wide knockout using CRISPR
Surg
Jonathan Brody
Amanda Grigoli
Surg
Hitoshi Hirose
Surg
Michael Pucci
Surg
Ernest Rosato
Hanna Meidl
Surg
Michael Weinstein
Kevin Chen
Surg
Jordan Winter
Ramzy Nagle
Urol
Costas Lallas
Graham Hale
Gemcitabine treatment in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas
Cardiac monitoring by miniaturized transesophageal
Nataliya Gorbachuk
echocardiography
The effect of improving resident education in identification of
Crystal Chen
the critical view of safety during laproscopic
cholecystectomies
Evaluation of different techniques for pyloroplasty during
esophagectomy
Safety of tracheotomy after anterior cervical spinal fusion
Retrospective Analysis of Pneumonia PostPancreaticoduodenectomy
Correlation of MRI/US Fusion Guided Prostate Biopsy and
Whole Mount Prostatectomy Specimen: Impact on Predicting
Prostate Cancer Pathologic Stage and Grade
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2014 summer projects (sorted by site/department and advisor)
Site/Dept
Advisor Last
Name
Student Last
Name
Student First
Name
Anesth
Joseph
Montano
Maria
CaBiol
Aplin
Pancholy
Neha
EmMed
Fields
Goldwaser
Jeanette
EmMed
Fields
McAlpine
Lindsay
EmMed
Lau
Wei
Lawrence
EmMed
Papanagnou
Barkley
Kaitlyn
EmMed
Papanagnou
Serrano
Antonio
FamMed
Cheng
Lee
Chadd
FamMed
Close
Hufnagel
Erich
FamMed
Collins
Baronner
Ashley
FamMed
Jerpbak
Sophy
Elizabeth
FamMed
LaNoue
Lazar
Steven
FamMed
LaNoue
Sharbaugh
Adam
FamMed
Markham
Briggs
Hannah
FamMed
Mautner
Weisberg
Charlotte
FamMed
Salzman
Knuth
Rachel
FamMed
Scott
Bettner
Leah
FamMed
Weinstein
Loudon
Grace
Med
Chan
Keny
Nikhil
Med/Card
Duffy
Gaur
Sonia
Med/Card
Reeves
Patel
Devin
Med/Card
Savage
Durney
Philip
Med/Card
Bonita
Gayen
Shameek
Med/CtrTrMed
Astrof
Chen
Kelley
Project
An Analysis of Perioperative Radial Arterial Catheter
Failure
Determining the Role of Promoter Methylation in
TWIST1-mediated Repression of CADM1
Expression in Malignant Melanoma
Bedside Ultrasound Evaluation of Abdominal Pain
and DVT Retrospective Study
Use of ultrasound in treating abdominal pain
Proteolytic Processing of CTRP-9 in Eukaryotic
Cells
Do Student Perceived Learning Styles Matter: The
Impact of Matching Learning and Teaching Styles to
Improve Success and Satisfation in Learning
Medical Procedures.
The Influence of Physcian Attire on Patient
Satisfaction in the Emergency Room
Capillary Rarefaction in Normotensive and
Prehypertensive Patients
Descriptive Analysis of High School Athletes Using
Pre-participation Physical Evaluations with
Electrocardiogram
Hearing from our Health Mentors: Impact of an
Interprofessional Education Program
Ideas to Improve Disparities and Diversity at JMC
Validation of an iPad Tool for improving physician
communication in establishing goals of care for
seriously ill patients.
Concept Mapping as a way to engage patients and
providers in a quality improvement mission in a
patient-centered medical home.
Generation of questions on controversial medical
topics that assess third year medical students
beliefs and certainty
Psychosocial Predictors of Super Utilizers and
Longitudinal Outcomes after Care Management
Identifying Patients at High Risk for Hospitalization
Successful Management of Hypertension in
Refugees within the framework of a PatientCentered Medical Home
Overcoming barriers to breast cancer prevention in
formerly homeless women with serious mental
illness
Molecular Determinants of Akt Dephosphorylation
as Mediated by ATP Competitive Inhibitors
Characteristics of Patients with Apolipoprotein A
Frailty: Prevalence and response to LVAD therapy in
older heart failure patients
Inferior meatus maxillary antrostomy: time to revisit
a previously abandoned surgical technique?
Retrospective analysis of outcomes and cardiac risk
predictors in bone marrow transplant patients at
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
The Role of Mesodermal Cell-Derived Fibronectin in
Cardiovascular Development
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Site/Dept
Advisor Last
Name
Student Last
Name
Student First
Name
Med/IntMed
Majdan
Savage
Katherine
MedOnc
Barsevick
Debenham
Rachel
Neurol
Brainard
Kanumilli
Sreeramya
Neurosc
Lepore
Chorath
Ashley
Neurosc
Lepore
Seetharam
Suneil
Neurosurg
Harrop
Viereck
Matthew
Neurosurg
Tjoumakaris
Hentschel
Kate
Neurosurg
Tjoumakaris
Judy
Brendan
ObGyn
Wolf
Horowitz
Rachel
ObGyn
Wood
Bachow
Whitney
ObGyn
Wood
Campbell
Elise
ObGyn
Woodhams
Durante
Julia
Ophth
Hark
Kim
Daniel
Ophth
Waisbourd
Kishfy
Louis
Ophth/Onc
Levin
Hope
William
Ophth/Onc
Shields, Say
Badami
Anjali
Orthop
Koerner
Shah
Anuj
Orthop
Shahi, Chen
Doshi
Harsh
Orthop
Tjoumakaris
Ackerman
Colin
Orthop/HndCtr
McBeath
Hillesheim
Richard
Orthop/HndCtr
Taras
Spiegel
Samuel
Otolar
Iloreta, Rosen
Ziegler
Natalie
Otolar
Pribitkin
Rodin
Julianna
Project
Relationship between Undergraduate Major and
Medical School Performance
Analyzing the stress-coping model's effect on quality
of life of African-Americam breast cancer survivors
Sleep Wake Stability in Stroke and Concussion
Patients
Exploring Therapeutics for Neuropathic Pain After
Spinal Cord Injury
Astrocyte replacement therapy for cervical spinal
cord injury
Outcomes of Intradural Extramedullary Spinal
Tumor Resection
Comparison of Mechanical Thrombectomy Devices
for Endovascular Treatment of Acute Ischemic
Stroke.
Predictors of Vasospasm in the Context of
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Due to Aneurysmal
Rupture
Study comparing breastfeeding rates among White
and African American patients who delivered and
received postpartum care at Thomas Jefferson
Univerity Hosptial in 2013.
Does maternal use of caffeine increase the risk of
fetal arrhythmia?
Establishing Parameters of Fetal Cardiac
Development through Echocardiography
Assessing the impact of patient education about the
PPACA contraceptive coverage requirement on
contraceptive preferences
Transcorneal Ocular Stimulation for Optic Trauma
Validation and Reproducibility of the Heidelberg
Edge Perimeter in the Detection of Visual Field
Defects in Glaucoma Patients
Peters Anomaly in the Setting of Cri du Chat
Syndrome
Correlation of genomic profile and uveal melanoma
systemic metastasis
The Effects of TNF-α and TNF-α Inhibitors on Spinal
Fusion
1) Predictors of hip dislocation post revision. 2)
Effect of sleeves on trunnion wear. 3) Long term
outcomes of low lumbar burst fractures.
Transtibial femoral tunnel versus anteromedial
portal for anterior cruciate ligament hamstring
reconstruction: A retrospective cohort study of
clinical outcome and femoral obliquity
The comparative cytotoxicity of glucocorticoids on
human mesenchymal stem cells, chondrocytes, and
tenocytes
Serugical Management of Digital Amputation
Neuroma
Inferior meatus maxillary antrostomy: time to revisit
a previously abandoned surgical technique?
Assessing the effects of age and voluntary exercise
on a rodent model of an inferior epigastric pedicled
rotational flap
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Site/Dept
Advisor Last
Name
Student Last
Name
Student First
Name
Path
Menko
Silberg
Jordan
Path
Schneider
Morrison
Tiffany
Path/SysBiol
RadOnc
Vadigepalli
Simone
Paulson
Wright
Nathan
Christopher
RadOnc
Werner-Wasik
Skowronski
Jenna
RehMed
Ankam
Bu
Paula
Surg
Brody
Kamath
Akshay
Surg
Doria
Goldstein
Samuel
Surg
Hirose
Peigh
Graham
Surg
Lavu
Lengel
Harry
Project
Low level activation of caspase-3 promotes lens
epithelial cell differentiation through a downstream
ICAD/CAD pathway
Examination of Ganglioside Levels and Ganglioside
Biosynthetic Pathways in Substantia Nigra of
Parkinson’s Disease Patients
Data Visualization Tool
MicroRNAs and radiation sensitization
Glioblastoma Multiforme Outcomes, Toxicity and
Patterns of Failure based on Radiation Therapy
Treatment Volumes
A quality improvement review evaluating the current
mobility strategies in patients following the
placement of extra ventricular drains (EVDs) in the
neurological ICUs at Thomas Jefferson University
Hospital and Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience
The effect of HuR silencing on PARylation in
pancreatic cancer cells.
Investigation of DCD vs. DBD Donor Livers in HCV
Patients with Cirrhosis
1) E-CPR Survival at TJUH. 2) Factors influencing
ECMO survival at TJUH
A Prospective Randomized Double Blind Placebo
Controlled Trial on the Efficacy of Ethanol Celiac
Plexus Neurolysis in Patients with Operable
Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
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2013 summer projects (sorted by site/department and advisor)
Site/Dept
Advisor Last
Name
Student Last
Name
Student First
Name
Anesth
Joseph
JOB
JENESSA
Anesth
Joseph
MCANULTY
JOSHUA
BiochMolBiol
Benovic
GUIDO
PAUL
DermCutBiol
Mahoney
HOSSAIN
CLAUDIA
EmergMed
Fields
SCHENK
KURT
EmergMed
Ku
SCOTT
BENJAMIN
EmergMed
Lopez
BATES
AMANDA
EmergMed
Mammen
CHRISTIE
MEGHAN
EmergMed
Rotte
RICCO
ANTHONY
FamMed
Banerjee
FamMed
Cheng
YEBERNETSK
Y
ALDRICH
FamMed
Koeuth
SOKAS
CLAIRE
FamMed
FamMed
FamMed
Parks
Salzman
Scott
LOVE
GARDNER
TEPPER
GILLIAN
ELIZABETH
JARED
FamMed
Weinstein
DAVIS
TABITHA
FamMed UrbHlth
Brawer
WOEHLING
MOLLIE
FamMed UrbHlth
Plumb
SEDLOCK
CARLY
Med
Chan
BLUMHOF
BRIAN
Med
Med/Card
Holinstat
Reeves
SOHN
SCHNEIDER
YOOJIN
RACHEL
Med/Card
Savage
MORRIS
MACKENZIE
Neurol
Sperling
BARSHOW
SUZANNE
Neurol
Tracy
MOADEL
DANIEL
Neurol
Young
JIANG
QINYI (Eva)
ObGyn
Worly
CAPPONI
SARAH
ObGyn
Worly
COHEN
KATELYN
KYLE
JEFFREY
Project
Correlation Between Hyperglycemia and Glycosuria
in Surgical Patients
Correlation Between Hyperglycemia and Glycosuria
in Surgical Patients
Asthma and beta adrinergic signaling in human
airway smooth muscle
Exploration into crosstalk between demoglein 2 and
the hedgehog signalling pathway in tumor
development
1. Validation of the adult difficult venous access
score. 2. Confirmation of ACLS recommendations
for patient positioning in third trimester resuscitation.
Understanding health care utilization among
frequent users of emergency departments
Intranasal ketorolac for the treatment of acute pain
in the ED
Decisions to access care in the emergency
department
Knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of hepatitis C and
hepatitis C testing in emergency room patients
Obesity and weight loss in an Urban African
American population
Capillary counting using capillaroscopy
Interprofessional education: concepts for
collaboration
Communication with families
Identifying patients at high risk for hospitalization
Diabetes Mellitus in Refugee Patients at JFMA
1) Exploring barriers to breast cancer screening in
formerly homeless women with severe mental
illness through photovoice; 2) metabolic syndrome
screening project
A health and social needs assessment of the
Philadelphia geriatric community
Assessing the prevalence of and factors related to
food insecurity in a North Philadelphia Community
Health Center
Effects of dng induced AKT activation in cell toxicity
models
12-Lox regulation of platelets in diabetes
LVAD and inpatient rehab
Effects of intracoronary nicardipine for the treatment
of coronary slow flow phenomenon
Retrospective analysis of clinical features
associated with mortality risk in surgically and nonsurgically treated epilepsy patients
Predictors of post-surgical depression in temporal
lobe epilepsy patients
A structured interview study for alcohol triggered
migraine in women
Examining the influence of partner support on
maternal health behaviors during pregnancy
Examining the influence of partner support on
maternal health behaviors during pregnancy
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Site/Dept
Advisor Last
Name
Student Last
Name
Student First
Name
Ophth
Sergott
FLOWERS
ALEXIS
Orthop
Abboud
REYNOLDS
JOHN
Orthop
Hammoud
ROSS
KIRSTEN
Orthop
Jacoby
REESE
ZACHARY
Orthop
Jacoby
RUDNICK
BENJAMIN
Otolar
Artz
ADAMS
DOUGLAS
Pediat
Chung
PARADA
KIMBERLY
Rad
Finden
CARLSON
VICTOR
Surg
Cavarocchi
KELIN
COURTNEY
Surg
Copit
MCCARTHY
ELIZABETH
Surg
Entwistle
SHARAN
LAUREN
Surg
Hirose
GUPTA
SHREYA
Project
Retrospective comparison of mfERG data between
patients with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis
and primary progressive multiple sclerosis
A comparison of time to surgery for patients
undergoing rotator cuff and labral repairs at
physician owned facilities versus non-profit
institutions
Outcomes of revision quadriceps and patellar
tendon repair/reconstruction
1. Metacarpal fracture fixation using intrameduallary
pins (IM Pins) compared to Kirschner Wires (KWires); 2. Validation of a computer based
assessment tool for Dupuytren's contracture in the
hand
Four corner arthrodesis with locking, dorsal circular
plate
Utility of routine histopathology for otologic surgery
specimens: a cost-benefit analysis
Breastfeeding of preterm infants: smoking and
social support
Unique Imaging Characteristics of P16+
Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Cancer
Ventilator Management during Extracorporal
Membrane Oxygenation [ECMO]
The Effects of Radiation on Outcomes of Latissimus
Dorsi Flap Breast Reconstruction in Cancer Patients
Comparison of survival in LVAD patients with and
without heart transplantation
Miniaturized hemodynamic trans-esophageal
echocardiography (hTEE) can be used to accurately
diagnose cardiac complications such as pericardial
tamponade
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