Submissions from 2025
Enhancing Patient Education: Evaluating the Efficacy of a Video-Based Diagnostic Tool for Hand and Wrist Conditions, Carinne M. Jarvis, Hunter Cohn, Kate Workman, Mary Zylinski, Alexander Sonaglia, Youssef Salama, and Charles S. Day
Pulling the Trigger on Patient Care: A Comparison of ASC and HOPD Settings for Trigger Finger Release, Carinne M. Jarvis, Nooraldin Kamalaldin, Hunter Cohn, Meet S. Patel, and Charles S. Day
Opioid vs. money choice preference patterns in regular heroin users, Amolak S. Jhand and Mark Greenwald
A New Paradigm for Looking at Infertility: A Pilot Study from Metropolitan Detroit, Indrea Joplin; Tonia Jones; Melanie Hanna-Johnson, MD; and Anil N. F Aranha
Relationship Between Change in Body Mass Index and Testosterone Levels in Male Patients Using GLP-1 Receptor Agonists for Weight Loss, Sesilia Kammo BS, Patrick Etta MD, Arjun Dinesh BS, Keshav Lalchandani BS, Matthew Chabot MD, Logan Hubbard MD, Marcus Jamil MD, and Ali Dabaja MD
Clinical and Imaging Correlates of Cognitive Impairment Patterns in Early Unilateral Brain Injury Associated with Sturge-Weber Syndrome, Halah Keramane; Csaba Juhasz MD, PhD; Michael E. Behen PhD; and Aimee Luat MD
Synergistic Surgical Strategies: A Comparative Analysis of Combined Carpal Tunnel and Trigger Finger Release, Diana Kernen BA; Clayton Kramm BS; Meet Patel BS; Trae Hill BS; Carter Dunaway BS; and Charles S. Day MD, MBA
Assessing Eye Care Needs and Service Accessibility in a Student-Run Free Clinic in an Underserved Urban Population, Hamza Khan, Arifbillah Sarowar, Olivia Jeakle, Sophia Griemert, Olivia Decker, Demetrius Moncrease, Timothy Page, Dominic Sacca, and Anju Goyal
Evaluating the Preclinical Curriculum for Women’s Health Content and Clinical Preparedness at Wayne State University School of Medicine, Krishni Kumaresan, Annelise Gordon, and Laura Benjamins
Factors Influencing Emergency Department Length of Stay in Pediatric Burn Patients, Nishant S. Kumar BS; Katherine Oag MSN, RN, ACCNS-P, CCRN; Lisa Vitale BSN, RN, CPN, TCRN; Mariah Malaniak MSN, RN, CPN, CBRN; Justin Klein MD; Elika Ridelman PhD; and Christina Shanti MD
Low, current, and persistent poverty area residence and social risks among Black cancer survivors, Leane S. Kuo and Theresa A. Hastert
Patient and Healthcare Provider Knowledge of Exercise During Pregnancy., Robert J. Leone, Dr. Shihyun Kim, Vidhi Sharma, and Monique Swain
Understanding Barriers to Fresh Produce Consumption in Detroit, Riley Ann MacDonald, Kalyyanee Ganesh Nanaaware, Jeff Lu, Derek Zahnleuter, Heather Sun, Sara Naessig, Aminah Bharadia, and Eric A. McGrath
The Impact of Legislation and Implementation of an Emergency Department Medications for Opioid Use Disorder program on Buprenorphine Administration, Jacob Manteuffel, Joseph Miller, Nadine Jawad, Alexis Maroney, Revelle Gappy, Nora Sharba, and Grant Zydeck
24 Hours of Postoperative Oral Antibiotics for Same-Day Discharge After Hip and Knee Arthroplasty has Low Rate of Prosthetic Joint Infection, Phillip McKegg, Colton L. Clymer, Hamza Raja, Alexander Driessche, Gabriel Boudagh, W. Trevor North MD, and Michael A. Charters MD
Evaluating Engagement in Health Care and Substance Use Disorder Services Among People Who Use Drugs, Tiffany McKenney, Kevin Cobty, Divya Boorle, and Julie Gleason-Comstock
Identifying and Supporting Struggling Radiology Residents: A Comprehensive Approach to Enhance Academic and Clinical Competence, Clara M. Melhem, Younes Motii, Arif Musa MD, Alicia Mccartney DO, Scotty Mckay MD, and Bana Bazerbashi MD
Gap Analysis of the Surgical Clerkships Experience According to the 2022 and 2023 AAMC GQ Survey, Madelyn N. Moretti, Suhas Nagappala, Michael Nunu, Neha Iska, Yeonju Kim, and Jason Booza
Impact of Parental ADHD Status on Screen Time Allowance in Children: Insights from NHIS Data, Chase Moscovic
Improving Quality of Exercise Stress Echocardiogram Acquisition and Interpretation: Single center experience, Michael Nunu Mr. and Preeti Ramappa Dr.
Assessing the Efficacy of Amniotic Bladder Therapy for Female Sexual Dysfunction in Patients with Radiation Cystitis, Kyle P. O'Hollaren, Aron Liaw M.D., Steven Lucas M.D., and Nivedita Dhar M.D.
Outcomes of Scleral Buckle Repair in the Modern Management of Non-Complex Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment, Timothy Page BA; Omar Moinuddin MD; Zara Saleem BS; Bianca Elias BS; Mary Gao DO; Tedi Begaj MD; Adam Winer MD; Sandeep Randhawa; Lisa Faia; Jeremy Wolf MD; Kimberly Drenser MD, PhD; A. Bawa Dass MD; Alan Ruby MD; Tamer Mahmoud MD, PhD; Tarek Hassan MD; Antonia Capone Jr. MD; Bruce Garretson MD; and George Williams MD
Breaking Down Barriers: A Literature Review Understanding Cervical Cancer Screening in Hispanic Women, Deni Peterson, Rina Badran, Farheen Vali, and Lindsay Martin-Engle Dr.
The role of mitochondrial deficiencies in Candida glabrata on azole susceptibility, Andrea Prenkocevic
Androgen hormones regulate the production on the pain-inducing inflammatory molecule IL-1β in a mouse model of inflammatory pain, Hariharan Ramakrishnan, Geoffroy Laumet, and Jaewon Sim
Two-year Outcomes of Bleb Needling Following Primary Glaucoma Filtering Surgery in Primary Open Angle Glaucoma, Sruti Ramamoorthy, Timothy Page, Matthew Mello, Maryam Ashrafkhorasani MD, Vaama Patel MD, Gilbert Xue DO, Mohamed Haidar DO, Bryan Turco MD, Karim Dirani MD, Vivian Rajeswaren MD, Faisal Ridha Al-Timimi MD, Mark Juzych MD, and Bret Hughes MD
Understanding Vaccine Hesitancy and Barriers to Access in Hispanic Individuals of Metro Detroit, Rafael Ramos; John Gallegher; Nevil Khurana; Ingrid Rocha; Rene Andino-Galva; Izabel Thomas; Deni Peterson; Alexander Eskandarian; and Eliezer Arody Gomez, MD
Determining the Wound Closure Capabilities of a Biological Engineered Blood Vessel for HD Access, Brianna Regan, Alex Dumitru, and Mai Lam
Socioeconomic Disparities and Challenges in Urban Detroit: Predicting Loss to Follow-Up After Treatment for Intracranial Aneurysms, Hailey Yasmine Rizk, Noah Goldberger, Jared Reese, and Pouya Entezami
Canary in the Carpal Tunnel: A Pilot Study of the Value of the Screening for Amyloidosis in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Trevor Ruesch, Nevil Khurana, Logan Hansen MD, Katiya Barkho, Julia Malewicz, and Charles Day MD
Stopping the Cirrhosis: An international review of Hep C Screening in Prisons and Jails from 2004-2023, Anastasia Sahu BS; Jack Spurlock BA, MHS; and Eliza Beal MD
Analysis of chromatin accessibility changes in endothelial cells exposed to plastic contaminants, Mikhail Y. Salnikov, Carly Boye, David B. Witonsky, Gabrielle Garlicki, Adnan Alazizi, Francesca Luca, and Roger Pique-Regi
Evaluating the Current State of Quality Measure Reporting in the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System, Kinan Sawar and Geoffrey Potts MD
Linking LASSI Scores to Step 1 Outcomes: A Focus on At-Risk Students, Abigail M. Schuch, Raghav Rajesh, and Marissa Zhu PhD
Externalizing behavior problems and attentional domains in a community-based adolescent sample, Kamakashi Sharma
Socioeconomic and Demographic Factors in Genetic Testing Utilization Among Advanced Prostate Cancer Patients: A Retrospective Single-Institution Study, Alexandra T. Skowron MS, Karen Childers, Courtney M. Rose MS, Kyle C. McElyea MD, Avery K. Supernois BS, Yousuf Hussain, Mohammed Baseer MS, Sunita Ghosh PhD, and Clara Hwang MD
MASLD/MASH Pharmacologic Therapeutic Efficacy in a Predominately African American Medical Center Population, Reema Smadi, Michael Mello, Astha Saini, Paul Naylor, and Milton Mutchnick
Assessing the Value of Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Comparative Study of Costs and Clinical Outcomes Across Surgical Settings, Alexander Scott Sonaglia, Trae Hill, Carter Dunaway, Hunter Cohn, Emily Mazier, Michelle Yi, Charles Day, and Trevor Banka
Budesonide for Engraftment Fever Prophylaxis following Autologous vs. Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: An Interim Analysis, Swathi Srikantan and Shatha Farhan
A Comparison of Social Determinants of Health and Maternal Mortality Rates in Detroit, Michigan, and the United States, Audrey E. Steiert and Constance J. Cleveland
Implications of glyphosate-based herbicides on the female reproductive system and reproductive outcomes, Alexandra Stone, Olivia G. Camp MS, David Bai MD, Awoniyi Awonuga, and Husam M. Abu-Soud
Barriers to Substance Use Treatment in Pregnant Populations: A Literature Review and Patient Perspectives in Detroit, Noor Sulaiman, Ranya Krayem, Sarah Chamdin, Salam Sulaiman, Amy Loree PhD, Alyssa Vanderziel PhD, and Julia Felton PhD
Cardiovascular Interoceptive Accuracy Correlates with Piezo 1 Mediated Baroreceptor Sensitivity and State Anxiety: Implications for Hypoglycemic Awareness, Jack Summers, Zachary Miklja, and Warren Lockette
Intranasal Delivery of Human Olfactory Stem Cells in SCI Treatment, Muhammad Dawood Tarar, Alexander Hayes, Camera Dockery, Alexander Weiss, Marwa Elgirsg, Medha Guduguntla, and Jean Peduzzi-Nelson
Race has no impact on prostate cancer-specific mortality, when comparing patients with similar risk of other-cause mortality: An analysis of a population-based cohort, Shane A. Tinsley, Marco Finati, Alex Stephens, Giuseppe Chiarelli, Giuseppe O. Cirulli, Eric M. Williams, Chase Morrison, Caleb Richard, Keinnan Hares, Akshay Sood, Nicolos Buffi, Giovanni Lughezzani, Carlo Bettocchi, Andrea Salonia, Alberto Briganti, Francesco Montorsi, GIuseppe Carrieri, Craig G. Rogers, and Firas Abdollah
Midnight Misses: Imaging Addenda and Pediatric Outcomes, Katelyn A. Toloff, Laura Geneseo, Samantha Carranza, Elika Ridelman PhD, and Christina Shanti MD
TikTok Skincare Trends and Their Clinical Evidence, Derya Turk, Rajaa Shoukfeh, Dilara Turk, Taylor Adlam, and Geoffrey Potts MD
Assessing Platelet Counts as Predictors of Vasospasm and Discharge Outcomes in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Alexander Weiss M.S., B.S., B.A.; Jared C. Reese M.D.; and Pouya Entezami M.D., M.S.
Investigating the Effects of Intranasal Esketamine on Suicidal Ideation in Patients with Treatment-Resistant Depression, Ciara White, Izma N. Khaliq, Nicholas Mischel, and Kirsten Brinkmeier
Variation in Treatment Recommendations for Low-Risk Prostate Cancer: A Focus on Active Surveillance Across Physician Specialties, Sinyu Yang B.S., Tiffany Chu B.S., Cathryn Bock Ph.D, and Jinping Xu M.D.
Is There a Difference in Effectiveness Between Nonoperative Treatments for Modified Garcia-Elias Scapholunate Ligament Injuries Stages 1 and 2?, Michelle Yi, Minie Zhang, Lucas Kopp, and Charles S. Day
The Intersectionality of Cultural and Religious Barriers to Mammography in the Arab American Population, Kaitlyn Zablock, Alexis Kralovich, Rina Badran, Sarah Qureshi, Miranda Goodson, and Andrew Markowitz Dr.
Identifying Risk Factors for Facial Trauma, Karen Zapien-Guerra, Kairo Noronha, John Grauer MD, and John Cramer MD
Submissions from 2024
Role of Intraflagellar Transport Protein IFT20 in the Formation and Function of Motile Cilia in Mammals, Mohammad Z. Abdulghani, Wei Li, Tao Li, Michael J. Holtzman, Gregory J. Pazour, and Zhibing Zhang
Vulnerable Neighborhoods Had Smaller Gains in Health Insurance Coverage During Early Covid-19, Ismail Mustafa Aijazuddin and Ammar Sukari
A Quantitative Analysis of Microglia Morphology in Adult Zebrafish Retinas, Yasmeen Berry, Ashley Kramer, Justin Carthage, and Ryan Thummel
Efficacy of Hypnosis as a Treatment for Alopecia, Haya Beydoun and Meena Moossavi
Neural Correlates Of Fear Extinction: Investing The Impact Of Puberty And Sex In Children And Adolescents Through Neuroimaging, Sneha Bhargava, Clara Zundel, Samantha Ely, Carmen Carpenter, Reem Tamimi, Leah Gowatch, MacKenna Shampine, Emilie-Clare O'Mara, Jovan Jande, Shravya Chanamolu, Ahmad Almaat, and Hilary Marusak
A Systematic Review of the Social Determinants of Health in Shoulder Arthroplasty Outcomes, Allison Boland, John Pum, Michael Gaudiani, and Matthew A. Gasparro
Racial Disparities in Palliative Care Utilization in the COVID-19 Pandemic, Margaret S. Bove, Benjamin Huber, Myles Hardeman, Daniel Harris, Areeba Jawed, and Amber Comer
Assessing Post-Operative Complications in Pediatric Cochlear Implant Surgery, Nina Brahmbhatt, Andrew Stefan MD, and Bianca Siegel MD
A Systematic Review of Digital Technology Use for the Treatment and Management of PTSD, Liam Browning, Arash Javanbakht, and Imran Rashid
Maximizing Value in Total Knee Arthroplasty: Ambulatory Surgical Center or Hospital Outpatient Department?, Megan Carulla, Meet Patel, Emily Mazier, Alex Lindahl, Trae Hill, and Charles S. Day
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Hybrid Remnant Preservation Reconstruction Demonstrates Similar Outcomes as Traditional Reconstruction after 6 Months: A Randomized Control Trial, Joshua P. Castle, Eleftherios L. Halkias, Brittaney Pratt, Ashley Frei, Matthew A. Gasparro, and Vasilios Moutzouros
CGM-induced extracellular trap formation augments inflammation, Joseph Cavataio, Kenneth Wood B.S., Jean Gabriel de Souza Ph.D., and Ulrike Klueh Ph.D.
The Extent of Medical Student Stigma in Healthcare Delivery to Populations Experiencing Homelessness or with Substance Use Disorders, Adam Chaban, Maria Tjilos, Neil Garg, Saachi Mittal, Noor Sulaiman, Nedda Elewa, Nicole Ashley Hao, Roxanne A. Ilagan, Abhijay Kumar, Stephen Venable, and Richard Bryce
Healthy Hearts: An interactive demonstration to increase interest in medicine in elementary/ middle school students in/around Detroit., Neha Chava; Jessica Elderkin; Austin Kim; Molly Dahle; Rohit Goru; Karamoja Monchamp; Neeraj Ochaney; and Meghan Dwaihy MD, MPH
Amniotic Bladder Therapy in Patients with Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome, Jack Considine, Codrut Radoiu, Sophie Wittenberg, Nivedita Dhar MD, Raghav Madan MD, Jack Vernocke MD, Aron Liaw MD, and Alaa Hamada MD
Utilizing Bibliometrics to Understand the Role of Machine Learning in the Current Orthopedic Arthroplasty Literature, Matthew Corsi BS., Fong Nham MD., and Mouhanad El-Othmani MD
Trauma and Anxiety: The Narratives of Syrian Youth Resettled as Refugees, Jessica DeClercq, Lana Ruvolo Grasser, Rasheed Alahmad, Bassem Saad, Hiba Abu Suhaiban, Dalia F. Mammo, Celine Bazzi, Ragda Izar, Noor Abou-Rass, Ayat Abed Ali, Raya Nashef, Tanja Jovanovic, and Arash Javanbakht
The Long-Term Economic Implications of Burn Injury for Burn Survivors, Jacob M. Dougherty BS, Hannan A. Maqsood MBBS, Zhaohui Fan MD MPH, Stewart C. Wang MD PhD, Mark R. Hemmila MD, and Naveen F. Sangji MD MPH
Biological sex is a predictor of pretibial subcutaneous tissue depth for intraosseous catheter insertion, Alex DuVall, Thomas Sprys-Tellner, Tristan Lemon, Ryan Kelly, Andrew Stefan, and James Paxton
Home Visits: A Way to Build Genuine Connection and Learn from a Vulnerable Refugee Population, Shirley M. ElFishawy
Exploring the Relationship of Varying Hydrocephalus Severity on CSF Dynamics in a Pediatric Hydrocephalus Rodent Model, Parker R. Fitzgerald, Grant Zydeck, Jeff Horbatiuk, Enoch Kim, Arjun Muralidharan, and Carolyn A. Harris PhD
M4-Intern Mentorship Project, Christian Freitag, Sahar Elmenini, and Kyla Kosidowski
Activating Neuroprotective Effects of Glial Cells in Vps13D-associated Ataxia, Abrielle Fretz
A Retrospective Study Characterizing Myocardial Strain Patterns in Patients with Mitral Annular Disjunction with and without Mitral Valve Prolapse, John A. Gallagher, Ahmad El-Moussa MD, John Dawdy MD, and Luis Afonso MD
Purine and pyrimidine monophosphate vs polyphosphate homeostasis in human retinal endothelial cells, Andrew Gregory, Jenna Hart, Thangal Yumnamcha, Mohamed Shawky, Shaimaa El Tanani, and Ahmed Ibrahim
Utility of the Severity-of-Illness Score for Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (SCORTEN) in Pediatric Stevens-Johnson Syndrome Patients, Nina KB Gust, Rebecca M. Adams, Ashley Frei, Michelle Coughlin MD, Justin Klein MD, Elika Ridelman Ph.D, and Christina Shanti MD
A Review of the Efficacy of Popular Eye Cream Ingredients, Hanin Hamie, Reem Yassine, Rajaa Shoukfeh, Dilara Turk, Farhan Huq, and Meena Moossavi
RAPID (Reducing the Anxiety of Patients in Interventional and Diagnostic) Radiologic Procedures: A Review of the Literature, Unie Háng, Nathan Sim, Harika K. Bollineni, Arif Musa MD, Foaz Kayali MD, Roger Kakos MD, Monte Harvill MD, and Ali Harb MD
Characterizing Cold Water Drownings in the Great Lakes, Elizabeth T. Helfrich and Anthony Lagina
HIF Expression in Clear-Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma (ccRCC) Tumors of Adults with and without Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), Olivia Heppell, Carlos Guerra Londono, and Nilesh Gupta
Beyond Traditional Metrics: Assessing Value in Carpal Tunnel Surgeries, Trae M. Hill, Alex Lindahl, Megan C. Carulla, Emily Mazier, and Charles S. Day
Peer-to-Peer Model to Educate and Spread Awareness of Vaccines in Detroit, Sofia Howson, Jennifer Schmidt, Catherine Maples, Jack Mcconnell, Soham Desai, Rebekah Pitpitan, Teena Chopra, and Matthew W. Seeger
The Utility of Non-Specific ECG Findings in the Setting of Low High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin Levels, Arqam Husain, Nathan Klausner, Emily Schwab, Joseph Miller, and Kaab Husain
FLASH Radiation Ultra-High Dose Rate Radiation with Potential for Sensitization by Platinum, Abigail A. Jaczkowski and Stephen Brown Ph.D.
Exploring the Neural Correlates of Mindfulness-Based Interventions in Youth, Jovan Jande, Clara Zundel, Samantha Ely, Sneha Bhargava, Carmen Carpenter, Reem Tamimi, Leah Gowatch, MacKenna Shampine, Emilie-Clare O'mara, Shravya Chanamolu, and Hilary Marusak
Interpatient differences in neural recruitment patterns during pudendal nerve stimulation – a computational investigation, Amolak S. Jhand, Luis C. Ruiz, Nystha Baishya, Ehsan Mirzakhalili, Gaurang Shah, Priyanka Gupta, Tim M. Bruns, and Scott F. Lempka
Alcohol And Cannabis Use Among Women With Infertility: Associations With Psychological Distress, Attempts To Conceive, And Engagement In Fertility Treatment, Genevieve E. M. Joseph-Mofford MS, Leah M. Hecht PhD, Rory Iacobelli BS, Amy M. Loree PhD, and Lisa R. Miller-Matero PhD
CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS WITH LOW HEPATITIS C TREATMENT RATES IN URBAN MEDICAL CENTER CLINICS, Rana Khamis, Crisshy Auguste, Paul H. Naylor PhD, and Milton G. Mutchnik MD
Exploring Arab Americans’ Preferences Towards Telemedicine as a Mental Health Treatment, George G. Kidess, Liam Browning, Nicole Oska, Liza Hinchey, Arwa Saleem, Sadie Knill, Malaak Elhage, and Arash Javanbakht
Clinical Pathway using Arabic Written Medical Information to Improve Incontinence Healthcare Utilization, John F. Knapp, Codrut Radoiu, Emma Ross, Jack Vercnocke MD, Aron Liaw MD, and Nivedita Dhar
Mental Health Attitudes and Perspectives of Arab Americans: Beliefs Associated with Stigma, Treatment, and the Origins of Pathology, Sadie Knill, Liam Browning, Nicole Oska, George Kidess, Liza Hinchey, Arwa Saleem, Malaak Elhage, and Arash Javanbakht
Improvement of Total Body Weight Loss in a Comprehensive Weight Loss Program at a Community Gastroenterology Practice with Consistent Support Group Attendance, Nishant S. Kumar BS, Sejal Gunaratnam MS, Sangini Tolia MD, Mallory Evans RD, and Naresh Gunaratnam MD AGAF
Exploring the associations between age related decline in Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH) and physical activity in the All of Us Research Program, Robert J. Leone, Dr. Paige Coyne, Ze Meng, and Dr. Sara Santarossa
Pessary Use in Urology Clinics, Kathy Z. Lu BS, Emily Brodowsky MD, Alex Stephens MS, Samantha Raffee MD, and Humphrey Atiemo MD
Exploring the Effects of Amniotic Bladder Therapy on Female Sexual Dysfunction in Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome Patients, Jonathan D. Lutchka, Jack Vercnocke MD, David Pearlman MD, Aron Liaw MD, and Nivedita Dhar MD
Assessment of Breastfeeding Education in Medical Training, Saranya Madan and Abigail Kuplicki
The Celebrity Effect: How Social Media Changed Ozempic Utilization by Medicaid Patients, Sara L. Ma MS and Mihaela-Elena Rapolti MD