GME Research Symposium

Medical research at Willis Knighton took the spotlight at the GME research symposium May 22, 2024. 

This capstone event shares learning and sparks new collaborations between researchers with similar interests. On May 22, 2024, the GME Research Symposium involved GME faculties representing multiple specialties, internal medicine and surgery residents, as well as medical students from our partner colleges presented 57 projects ranging from general and specialized surgery to internal medicine and its subspecialities.  

Student Poster 

1. Thomas Lunsford and William Dietlein - Traumatic LASIK Flap Amputation 
2. Michael Chammany - Transrectal Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Radiofrequency Ablation of Perirectal Lymph Node Using a 19-Gauge Needle in Metastatic Prostate Adenocarcinoma 
3. Rachel Magliulo - Stiff-person syndrome: A paraneoplastic syndrome secondary to hepatocellular carcinoma 

 Resident Poster 

1. Het Patel - Outcomes Following Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation in ESRD Patients: USRDS-Data Base 
2. Marissa Dinapoli - Comparison of urologic complications between uretero-neocystostomy and uretero-ureterostomy in kidney transplant 
3. Jessica Rodriguez - Surgical Ampullectomy: A Viable but Underutilized Option for Ampullary Masses 

 Resident Podium 

1. Gage Blackledge - Observation of the hiatus for early detection of undiagnosed hiatal and paraesophageal hernia during routine rMPCHOLE 
2. Samhita Boppana - Review of Outcomes after Diagnosis of Malignancy in Kidney Transplant Patients: UNOS Database 
3. Teja Kalva - Glycemic control in patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus using HbA1c levels over a 12-month period at the WK Academic Clinic 

 People’s Choice Awards 

1. Cole Evensky - Impact of Resident Physician Presence on Perioperative and Operative Care 
2. Lauren Billington - Run for Your Loaf: When Wheat and Workouts Don't Mix 
3. Areej Bayari - Beyond Vasovagal Syncope: Mesenteric Angina Secondary to Severe SMA Stenosis Maintained by a Hypertrophic Arc of Riolan