The Scope E-Newsletter Awards 2010 Residents and Fellows Lauded for Exceptional Research

Dean James J. Neutens, PhD, presented awards to residents and fellows who participated in the UT Graduate School of Medicine and Academy of Scholars Committee Resident Research Day and Fellows' Research Day. Events were coordinated by William Metheny, PhD, Assistant Dean, Graduate Medical and Dental Education.

Resident Research Awards

First place: L. David Moore, MD
Obstetrics and Gynecology

"A Novel Method for Simulating Third Degree Lacerations Using Chicken Thighs"

Contributors: Jaclyn van Nes, MD; Nikki Zite, MD, MPH

Second place: Sabina Siddiqui, MD
Surgery

"Pre-Operative Localization of Parathyroid Adenoma by Multiphasic Computed Tomography: A Single Institution Retrospective Review"

Contributors: Sagar Gandhi, MD; Raymond Higginbotham, MD

Third place: George Sneed, DO
Pathology

"Quantifying the Extent of Invasive Carcinoma and Margin Status in Partial Mastectomy Cases Having a Gross Lesion: Is a Defined Tissue Processing Protocol Needed?"

Contributor: Lisa Duncan, MD

Third place: Karen Wells, MD
Nuclear Medicine

"Biodistribution of a Novel Radiolabeled Fibril-Reactive Monoclonal Antibody in Patients with Systemic Light Chain (AL) Amyloidosis"

Contributors: Jonathan Wall, PhD; Stephen Kennel, PhD; Bjoern Jakoby, PhD; Alan Solomon, MD

First Place Case Presentation:
Jeffrey Ollis, II, MD
Anesthesiology

"A Novel Method of Reducing Extreme Hyperthermia Associated with Serotonin Syndrome"

Contributors: K.J. Nagarsheth, MD; Stanley Kurek, DO; Russ Langdon, MD

Fellows' Research Awards

First Place Presentation: James Chalk, MD
Vascular Surgery

"Hormone Replacement Therapy Influences Intimal Hyperplasia after Vascular Injury: Role of Matrix Metalloproteinases"

Contributors: Deidra Mountain, PhD; Stacy Kirkpatrick; David Cassada, MD; Scott Stevens, MD; Michael Freeman, MD; Mitchell Goldman, MD; Oscar Grandas, MD

Second Place Presentation: R. Brad Cook, MD
Vascular Surgery

"The Role of Doxycycline as an Inhibitor of Intimal Hyperplasia after Balloon Angioplasty Arterial Injury"

Contributors: Deidra Mountain, PhD; James Chalk, MD; Alexander Tummers, MD; Stacy Kirkpatrick; David Cassada, MD; Scott Stevens, MD; Michael Freeman, MD; Mitchell Goldman, MD; Oscar Grandas, MD

Third Place Presentation: Daniel Oreadi, DMD
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

"Morbidity and Mortality Associated with Tracheotomies in a University Medical Center"

Contributor: Eric Carlson, DMD, MD

First Place Case Presentation: Benjamin England, MD
Sports Medicine

"A Case of Traumatic Pseudoaneurysm"

Contributors: Rebecca Morgan, MD; Kenneth Bielak, MD