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Recent Research Track Projects

Class of 2022

Danielle Ackley MD

Danielle Ackley, M.D.
Faculty Mentor: Bridget Young, Ph.D.
Human Milk Fortifier Associated with Hypoglycemia

Disi Chen

Disi Chen, M.D.
Faculty Mentor: Rajiv Devanagondi, M.D.
The Effect of Inhaled Epoprostenol on Pulmonary Hypertension

Class of 2021

Danielle Davis, M.D.
Faculty Mentor: Thomas Fountaine, M.D.
Changing to Plasmalyte From Normal Saline in Bone Marrow Transplant Protocols

Stephanie Krom, D.O.

Stephanie Krom, D.O.
Faculty Mentors: Alison Kent, M.D. and Erin Rademacher, M.D.
Two year Follow up of Neonatal Kidney Injury, A Single-center Retrospective Cohort Study

Mehek Mehta, M.D.

Mehek Mehta, M.D.
Faculty Mentor: Kate Ackerman, M.D.
The Relationship of Topical Plant Oils and Diet to Atopic Dermatitis in Children

Jennifer Silverstein, D.O.

Jennifer Silverstein, D.O.
Faculty Mentor: Pat Brophy, M.D. and Susan Martin, M.D.
Renin as Tissue Perfusion in a Pediatric ICU Population

Alex Strzalkowski, M.D.

Alexander Strzalkowski, M.D.
Faculty Mentor: Bridget Young, Ph.D.
Insulin Response in Babies Born to Mothers with Diabetes

Class of 2020

Alison Emmitt, M.D.
Faculty Mentor: Kate Ackerman, M.D.
Intranasal Dexmedetomidine Success for Sedation in Pediatric Patients

Meagan Goates, M.D.
Faculty Mentors: Andrew Dylag, M.D. and Kristin Scheible, M.D.
NICU Discharge T-cell Cytokine Profiles Predict Respiratory Morbidity at 1-year of Life

Emily Leshen, M.D.
Faculty Mentor: Laurie Steiner, M.D.
CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Codanin-1 Mutations in Exon 14 Alters Survival of Human Erythroid Cells in vitro

Victoria Jaynes-Fuller, M.D.
Faculty Mentor: Jeanne Lomas, D.O.
Family History of Gastrointestinal Symptomatology in Pediatric Eosinophilic Esophagitis Patients

Shane O’Brien, M.D.

Shane O’Brien, M.D.
Faculty Mentor: David Korones, M.D.
Fear of Cancer Recurrence in Survivors of Pediatric Cancers

Julia Primo, M.D.

Julia Primo, M.D.
Faculty Mentors: Rebecca Abell, D.O. and Nisha Patel, M.D.
Incidence of Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth in pediatric patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Sandhya Rangarajan, M.D.
Faculty Mentors: Marc Lande, M.D., Angela Girvin, M.D., and Jessica Shand, M.D.
Hypertension in Pediatric Cancer Survivors

Adam Sawyer, M.D.
Faculty Mentor: Nanda Kerkar, M.D.
Hepatitis B Surface Titers in Immunized Adolescents and Childhood Obesity