GRMERC Research Day 2009 ‐ Awards 

Founders Bank & Trust Award Ankur N. Mehta MD, Thomas M. Aaberg, Jr MD, Nick Duesebery PhD. Differences in Intraocular Levels of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Diffuse vs. Focal Diabetic Macular Edema.

Practicing Professional Presentation 1st Place

John E. vanSchagen MD FAAFP, Jean B. Thomas MDA. Case of Geographic Skin Eruption in a Scuba Diver.

Practicing Professional 2nd Place Lawrence Hall MD, Napoleon Bravo MD. A Retrospective Review of Culture Results and Treatment of Skin Abscesses in an Urgent Care System.

Best MSU-CHM 3rd & 4th Year Student Presentation 1st Place

Alicia DeMarco MSIII, Jill Gadzinski MSIII, Eleanor Lehnert MSIII, Donald Malcolm MD. Tissue Doppler Imaging and the Systolic to Diastolic Duration Ratio in the Assessment of Right Ventricular Diastolic Function in Late Post-Operative Tetralogy of Fallot.

Best MSU-CHM 3rd & 4th Year Student Presentation 2nd Place

Erin McQueen MSII, Alan Young MSII, Andrew Jameson MD, Marc McClelland MD. Consequences of Methanol Intoxication.

Best MSU-CHM 1st & 2nd Year Student Presentation 1st Place

David Hobbs MSI, Gina-Marie Barletta MD, Timothy Bunchman MD. Megestrol Acetate Effectively Stimulates Growth in Pediatric Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease.

Best MSU-CHM 1st & 2nd Year Student Presentation 2nd Place Paul Swiecicki MSII, Jasmina Hadziosmanovic MSII, Michael Bianco MSII, Nick Aloisio MSII, Justin Davies MSII, Steven Thayer MSII, Mark Spoolstra MD, Gregory Deines DO, David A. Bozaan MD. Adherence with an Institution-Wide Basal-Bolus Insulin Protocol.

Best GVSU PA Presentation 1st Place

Abby Rogers PA-S, Sarah McIntyre PA-S, Terri Bacon-Baguley RN PhD, Linda Rossman MSN, Jeffrey Jones MD FACEP. The Forensic Rape Examination: Is Colposcopy Really Necessary?

Best GVSU PA Presentation 2nd Place Rebecca Raab PA-S, Kathrine Kranz PA-S, Sara Smith PA-S, Charles DuBose MD. Predicting GVSU Physician Assistant Student Performance.

Best GVSU PA Presentation 3rd Place

Rachelle Franks PA-S, Molly Downing PA-S, Megan Smith PA-S, Wallace Boeve PhD. Gender Differences in Job Satisfaction Among Physician Assistant Educators

GRMERC Research Day 2009 ‐ Awards 

Best GVSU PA Presentation 4th Place Kim Shaw PA-S, Lyndsay Wilkens PA-S, Sarah Wretschko PA-S, Terri Bacon-Baguley RN PhD, Debra Sietsema RN PhD, Clifford Jones MD. Follow-Up Assessment for Osteoporosis in Adults Treated for a Distal Radius Fracture

FSU Student Presentation

Dusten Rose PharmD, Jean Lee PharmD BCPS, G. Bob DeYoung PharmD BCPS, Minerva Galang MD. Adherence to Hepatitis B Pharmacotherapy Guidelines and Associated Hepatotoxicity in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Co-infected Patients

Emergency Medicine Best Research Presentation

Omar Kolonda MD, Paul Swiecicki MSII, I. Stanley Frye MD, Linda Rossman MSN. Vaginal Trauma during Consensual Sexual Intercourse.

Emergency Medicine Best Case Presentation

Leif Meyers MD, Bryan Judge MD FACEP. Myeloneuropathy in a Dentist.

Emergency Medicine – Medical Student Presentation 1st Place

Tabitha Oosterhouse MSII, Amber Loyson MSII, Michael Bianco MSII, Dale McNinch DO FACEP, Shane Madsen MD. Clinical Features of Acute Diverticulitis in Very Young Patients.

Emergency Medicine – Medical Student Presentation 2nd Place (tie)

Amber Loyson MSII, Amy Bishop MD, Stephanie Penton MD FACEP, Jeffrey Jones MD FACEP. Acute Childhood Ataxia after Accidental ASA Poisoning.

Emergency Medicine – Medical Student Presentation 2nd Place (tie)

Lindy Babcock MSII, Stephanie Penton MD, Jeffrey Jones MD. Early Differentiation of Necrotizing Fasciitis (Flesh-Eating Bacteria).

Family Medicine – Best Presentation

Rajani Lohani, MD, John E. vanSchagen, MD. Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia Induced by Parvovirus B19 Infection.

General Surgery - Best Research Presentation

Kathryn O'Keefe MD, Paul Kemmeter MD. Bariatric Surgery in Patients Over Age 65 at a High Volume Center: Post-operative Mortality, Complications, and Weight Loss Outcomes.

General Surgery - Best Case Presentation

Jill Onesti MD, Christopher Mascarenhas MD, Mathew Chung MD. Unusual Presentation of Metastatic Colon Cancer Isolated to the Scapula

GRMERC Research Day 2009 ‐ Awards 

Internal Medicine – Med/Peds Best Research Presentation Jennifer Gerardin MD, Michael Bouthillier PharmD, Jeeva Subramanian MD, Rima Shah MD, Sohail Qadir MD, Carlos Tavera MD. The Internal Medicine Resident Clinic’s Compliance with the 2002 Updated Beers Criteria and Evaluation of Quality Improvement Strategies.

Internal Medicine – Med/Peds Best Case Presentation

Farrukh Badsha MD, Nasir Khan MD. Lethal Moustache Scissors: An Unusual Case of Toxic Shock Syndrome.

Obstetrics & Gynecology Best Presentation

Jennifer Yu MD, Stephen Rechner MD. Continuity of Care and Patient Satisfaction with Childbirth Experience: Support for the Laborist.Model of Care.

Orthopaedic Surgery Best Research Presentation

Scott Holthusen MD, Clifford Jones MD, Debra Sietsema PhD, Terrence Endres MD, James Ringler MD. Trochanteric Cephalomedullary Intramedullary Nailing of Reverse Oblique Pertrochanteric Fractures (AO A3.1).

Orthopaedic Surgery Best Case Presentation

Chad Carlson MD, Scott Russo MD. Complication of Halo Traction in a Patient with Previous Brachial Plexus Palsy.

Pediatrics Presentation - 1st Place

Rhonda Yono-Atisha MD, Jamey Birmingham MD. Torticollis in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis.

Pediatrics Presentation - 2nd Place

Heather Helton MD, Megan Mroczkowski MD, David Pettersson MD, Matthew Gale MD, Carolina Quezada MD, Jeri Kessenich MD. Iron Deficiency Anemia Screening in a Midwest Urban WIC Population at Age One: Is It Still Relevant?

Plastic Surgery Presentation – 1st Place

Roderick M Urbaniak MD, Keith C. Neaman MD, Steven L. Ringler MD. Abdominoplasty, a Single Surgeon’s Experience: A Review of 207 Consecutive Cases.

Plastic Surgery Presentation – 2nd Place

Amanda McClure MD, Keith Neaman MD, Albert Andres MD, Ronald Ford MD. The Lund-Browder Chart Re-Visited: Estimation of Body Surface Area in the Obese Patient.

Radiology Presentation – 1st Place

Samuel J. Boynton MD, Charles Luttenton MD. Disseminated Histoplasmosis Manifested Principally in the Spleen on Imaging.

GRMERC Research Day 2009 ‐ Awards 

Radiology Presentation – 2nd Place Doug Lukins MD, Dan Stoutamire MD, Charles Luttenton MD. Radiology Resident Preliminary Interpretation of Emergency Imaging Studies.

Transitional Year Best Research Presentation

Ankur N. Mehta MD, Thomas M. Aaberg, Jr MD, Nick Duesebery PhD. Differences in Intraocular Levels of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Diffuse vs. Focal Diabetic Macular Edema.

Transitional Year Best Case Presentation

Amit Manu Patel MD, Sohail Qadir MD. Herpes Zoster Induced Acute Urinary Retention.

Fellowship Presentation – 1st Place

Khaled El-Badawi MD, Ali Mahmood MD, Theodor Asgiersson MD, Donald Kim MD, Rebecca Hoedema MD, Heather Slay MD, Nadav Dujovny MD, Martin Luchtefeld MD, Anthony Senagore MD. Fluid Management for Laparoscopic Colectomy: A Prospective Randomized Assessment of Goal Directed Administration of Balanced Salt Solution or Hetastarch Coupled with an Enhanced Recovery Program.

Fellowship Presentation – 2nd Place

Ali Mahmood MD, Khaled El-Badawi MD, Theodor Asgiersson MD, Donald Kim MD, Rebecca Hoedema MD, Heather Slay MD, Nadav Dujovny MD, Martin Luchtefeld MD, Anthony Senagore MD. Does Absolute Glycemic Response or the Variability of Glycemic Response Affect Surgical Site Infection Rates?