Research Day 2023 Abstracts

The following abstracts have been accepted for Research Day. Notification of presentation formats are forthcoming based upon abstract grading.

Abstract Number & Title Presenting Author Presenting Author Academic Rank Senior Author Research Category Research Discipline
10027  Sex-Specific Differential Expression of Exosomal miRNA Following Severe Trauma Jennifer Munley Surgery Resident Alicia Mohr Basic Science Acute Care/Trauma/Sepsis/Burns
10061  BMP-6 Promotes Type 2 Immune Response During Enhancement of Rat Mandibular Bone Defect Healing Xizhao Chen MD Surgery Resident Abhijit Dighe PhD Basic Science Plastic Surgery
10064  Black and Hispanic Disparities in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Repair Amin Mirzaie Other Samir Shah Clinical/Translational Vascular
10067  Post-injury Pneumonia Induces a Unique Blood Microbiome Signature Jennifer Munley Surgery Resident Alicia Mohr Basic Science Acute Care/Trauma/Sepsis/Burns
10070  Plasma extracellular vesicles released after burn injury associated with length of hospital stay in women. Micah Willis Predoctoral (PhD) Trainee Robert Maile PhD Clinical/Translational Acute Care/Trauma/Sepsis/Burns
10085  Flotillin-2 Associates with Proliferation and DNA Damage in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma In Vitro Jakob Hamilton Medical Student Ryan Thomas Basic Science Oncology
10094  Hardware Salvage in the Lower Extremity following Pedicled or Free Flap coverage: Ten-Year Single Center Outcomes Analysis Markos Mardourian BS Medical Student Harvey Chim MD Clinical/Translational Plastic Surgery
10196  Clinical Outcomes of the Over-the-Top Subscapularis Repair During Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty Marlee Mallat Medical Student Joseph King Clinical/Translational General Surgery
10232  Functional Outcomes Following Submuscular Transposition for Persistent Ulnar Neuropathy: A Case Series Markos Mardourian Medical Student Harvey Chim Clinical/Translational Plastic Surgery
10292  Changes in Mental Health in Partners of Transgender Nonconforming Patients Post Gender Transition Kyle Ockerman Medical Student Sarah Sorice-Virk Clinical/Translational Plastic Surgery
10295  Comparison of abdominal donor site scar between staples versus sutures in autologous breast reconstruction Kyle Ockerman Medical Student Sarah Sorice-Virk Clinical/Translational Plastic Surgery
10298  Cryopreserved umbilical tissue as an adjunctive therapy to promote healing of high risk wound complication patients undergoing breast reconstruction Kyle Ockerman Medical Student Sarah Sorice-Virk Case Report Plastic Surgery
10325  Impact of CYP3A4, CYP3A5, and ABCB1 genotypes on tacrolimus dosing and monitoring in liver transplant patients Alexandra Ladd Surgery Resident Ali Zarrinpar Clinical/Translational Transplant/Hepatopancreatobiliary (non-cancer)
10328  Utilization of Visual Artificial Intelligence to Improve Intraoperative Identification of Biliary Anatomy Alexandra Ladd Surgery Resident Ali Zarrinpar Clinical/Translational AI/Artificial Intelligence
10352  Investigating effects of acute polymicrobial sepsis on emerging amyloid pathology Isaac Smith Medical Student Paramita Chakrabarty Clinical/Translational Acute Care/Trauma/Sepsis/Burns
10355  Historically High Insulin Requirements: A case report of massive insulin requirements in a patient with severe burns Dominique Szymkiewicz Medical Student Amalia Cochran Basic Science Acute Care/Trauma/Sepsis/Burns
10361  Assessing Median Lethal Dose of Falls by Field-Relevant Categories at an Urban Level I Trauma Center Christopher Gross Medical Student Marie Crandall MD, MPH, FACS Clinical/Translational Acute Care/Trauma/Sepsis/Burns
10370  Perioperative cerebrospinal fluid drain placement does not increase venous thromboembolism risk after complex endovascular aortic repair Walker Ueland MD Surgery Resident Michol Cooper MD, PhD Clinical/Translational Vascular
10379  IMMUNOLOGICAL ENDOTYPES IN INTENSIVE CARE PATIENTS WITH SEPSIS OR AT-RISK OF SEPSIS Jeremy Balch Surgery Resident Lyle Moldawer Basic Science Acute Care/Trauma/Sepsis/Burns
10382  Area Deprivation Index versus Other Predictors of Postoperative Readmission and Long-term Survival Jeremy Balch Surgery Resident Tyler Loftus Clinical/Translational Acute Care/Trauma/Sepsis/Burns
10385  Variability in resident and fellow operative performance and autonomy in surgical oncology procedures Jeremy Balch Surgery Resident Tyler Loftus Clinical/Translational Oncology
10388  Short-term Dietary Restriction Potentiates an Anti-inflammatory Circulating Mucosal-associated Invariant T-cell Response Brian Fazzone Surgery Resident Scott Berceli Basic Science Vascular
10391  Operative Fixation of Perilunate Dislocations: A systematic review of clinical outcomes and complications Rachel Safeek Other Ellen Satteson Clinical/Translational Plastic Surgery
10397  Assessment of Myeloid Derived Suppressor Cell Mitochondrial Metabolism in Septic Patients Evan Barrios Surgery Resident Clayton Mathews Basic Science Acute Care/Trauma/Sepsis/Burns
10400  Implementation of Ergonomic Training in Surgical Simulation at the University of Florida Evan Barrios Surgery Resident Nicole Gravina Clinical/Translational Medical Education
10403  SINGLE CELL RNA SEQUENCING REVEALS NOVEL MYELOID-DERIVED SUPPRESSOR CELLS IN CHRONIC CRITICAL ILLNESS VS RAPID RESPONDERS SUBACUTELY AFTER SEPSIS Evan Barrios Surgery Resident Philip Efron Basic Science Acute Care/Trauma/Sepsis/Burns
10406  CITE-SEQ (CELLULAR INDEXING OF TRANSCRIPTOMES AND EPITOPES BY SEQUENCING) ILLUSTRATES A UNIQUE MYELODYSPLASIA AFTER SEPSIS Evan Barrios Surgery Resident Philip Efron Basic Science Acute Care/Trauma/Sepsis/Burns
10412  RACIAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC DISPARITY OF PREOPERATIVE OPTIMIZATION GOALS IN VENTRAL HERNIA REPAIR Khal-Hentz Gabriel Medical Student Mazen Al-Mansour Clinical/Translational Outcomes & Quality
10415  Impact of an Enteral Nutrition Protocol in Critically Ill Patients with Burn Injuries Pavel Mazirka Surgery Resident Amalia Cochran MD, FACS, FCCM Clinical/Translational Acute Care/Trauma/Sepsis/Burns
10418  Applying to Integrated Thoracic Surgery Residency: A Cost-Value Analysis Fabian Jimenez Contreras MD Surgery Resident Jeffrey Jacobs MD Basic Science Thoracic/Cardiac
10424  Pharmacologic Inhibition of Ferroptosis Attenuates Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Formation Jonathan Krebs MD Surgery Resident Gilbert R Upchurch MD Basic Science Vascular
10427  Influence of Design of Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty on Axial Rotation: A Systematic Review Christel Gharby Medical Student Joseph King Basic Science General Surgery
10430  Soluble DNA Concentration in the Perfusate is a Predictor of Post-Transplant Renal Function in Hypothermic Perfused Kidney Allografts Anne-Marie Carpenter MD Surgery Resident Sergio Duarte PhD Basic Science Transplant/Hepatopancreatobiliary (non-cancer)
10433  ASPS Member Reported Risk Stratification and Elective Breast Surgery Specimen Labeling Practices Peter Vonu Surgery Resident Sarah Virk Clinical/Translational Plastic Surgery
10436  Assessing the Incidence and Risk Factors of Scar Contracture Release in Pediatric Patients Receiving Hand Burn Skin Grafts Matthew Kirchmier Medical Student Ellen Satteson Clinical/Translational Plastic Surgery
10439  Oncologic efficacy and feasibility of robotic compared to open total pancreatectomy for pancreatic cancer Jordan McKean Surgery Resident Ibrahim Nassour Clinical/Translational Oncology
10445  SAVING THE NODES: THE USE OF MAGTRACE ® FOR DELAYED SENTINEL LYMPH NODE MAPPPING IN DUCTAL CARCINOMA IN SITU Kelly Herremans MD Surgery Resident Lisa Spiguel MD Clinical/Translational Oncology
10448  A Cause for Concern: Causal discovery reveals neoadjuvant radiation leads to increased operative time and blood transfusion in pancreatic cancer Kelly Herremans MD Surgery Resident Steven Hughes MD Clinical/Translational Oncology
10451  National Adoption of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy: Paradigm Shift in the Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer Kelly Herremans MD Surgery Resident Ibrahim Nassour MD Clinical/Translational Oncology
10454  Superthin Profunda Artery Perforator Flap for Extremity Reconstruction: Suprafascial Radiological Characteristics and Clinical Application Brianne Sullivan Surgery Resident Harvey chim Clinical/Translational Plastic Surgery
10457  Translocation of oral microbiota into the pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma tumor microenvironment Kelly Herremans MD Surgery Resident Steven Hughes MD Basic Science Oncology
10460  Role of YAP-TAZ signalling in  abdominal aortic aneurysms: in human pathology and an experimental model. Paolo Antonio Bellotti MD Other Gilbert R. Upchurch MD Basic Science Vascular
10466  Outcomes after Operative Management of Suprarenal and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Infections Erik Anderson Surgery Resident Thomas Huber Clinical/Translational Vascular
10475  Abandoning Immediate Use/Flash Sterilization – A critical analysis Caroline Sachse Medical Student Rainer Sachse MD, FACS Case Report Plastic Surgery
10478  The Role of Surgery for Management of Radiation-Induced Brachial Plexopathy: A Systematic Review Fady Marji Surgery Resident Harvey Chim Clinical/Translational Plastic Surgery
10481  How Physicians would treat their own family’s malignant melanoma in an anatomically delicate area Caroline Sachse Medical Student Rainer Sachse MD, FACS Clinical/Translational Oncology
10484  Micrographic/Complete Margin Control Breast Surgery –

A Novel Approach for the Surgical Management of Breast Cancer

Caroline Sachse Medical Student Rainer Sachse MD, FACS Case Report Oncology
10487  Virtual Patient Rounds: Maintaining Student Education in the COVID Era of Social Distancing Wes Khan Surgery Resident Rishindra Reddy Clinical/Translational Medical Education
10493  The Rising Trend of the Reverse BBL and the Implications for Aesthetic Surgeons: A Google Trends Analysis Jonathan Dang Surgery Resident Bruce Mast Clinical/Translational Plastic Surgery
10496  The Influence of Social Determinants of Health on Outcomes in Severe Necrotizing Enterocolitis Alya Barq Medical Student Robin Petroze Clinical/Translational Pediatric Surgery
10499  A Novel Set of Screening Parameters to Augment Identification of Pediatric Non-Accidental Trauma Emily Astarita Medical Student Shawn Larson Clinical/Translational Pediatric Surgery
10502  Safety and efficacy of immediate lymphatic reconstruction in patients with melanoma: a systematic review Sabrina Han Medical Student Bruce Mast MD Clinical/Translational Plastic Surgery
10505  The Increasing Public Interest of Off-Label Use of Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Agonists (Ozempic) for Cosmetic Weight Loss: A Google Trends Analysis Sabrina Han Medical Student Sarah Virk MD Clinical/Translational Plastic Surgery
10508  MerTK-dependent efferocytosis by monocytic myeloid-derived suppressor cells contributes to the resolution of lung ischemia-reperfusion injury Victoria Leroy Predoctoral (PhD) Trainee Ashish Sharma MBBS, PhD Basic Science Transplant/Hepatopancreatobiliary (non-cancer)
10511  Intraoperative Thresholds for Transfusion During Burn Surgery Evan Barrios Surgery Resident Ian Driscoll Clinical/Translational Acute Care/Trauma/Sepsis/Burns
10514  Man vs Bull: Hepatic Venous isolation in Grade V Liver Trauma Sara Hensley Surgery Resident Martin Rosenthal Case Report Acute Care/Trauma/Sepsis/Burns
10517  Surgery Faculty Knowledge and Perceptions of Breast Pumping Amongst Postpartum Surgical Residents: A National Survey Kelly Herremans MD Surgery Resident Jose Trevino MD Clinical/Translational Medical Education
10520  Type II Inflammation and Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm pathology: Novel findings from Tbx21-/- AngII Mouse Model Muhammad Jawad Javed Other Zhihua Jiang Basic Science Vascular
10523  Aluminum adjuvant induces the expansion of splenic M-MDSCs in experimental neonatal polymicrobial sepsis Valerie Polcz Surgery Resident Shawn Larson Basic Science Pediatric Surgery
10526  Assessing the Incidence of Retained Objects in Intraoperative X-Rays for Missing Counts in Plastic Surgery David Kerekes Surgery Resident Sarah Virk Clinical/Translational Plastic Surgery
10529  BCG INDUCES GESTATIONAL AGE-INDEPENDENT INNATE IMMUNE STIMULATION INNEONATES: A VALIDATION OF FUNCTIONAL IMMUNOLOGIC BATTERY WITH SMALL VOLUME BLOOD(S) Valerie Polcz Surgery Resident Shawn Larson Clinical/Translational Pediatric Surgery
10532  MONOCYTE ANISOCYTOSIS (MDW) IS INCREASED IN SURGICAL SEPSIS, IS ASSOCIATEDWITH MDSC EXPANSION, BUT DOES NOT IMPROVE PREDICTION OF ADVERSE CLINICAL OUT Valerie Polcz Surgery Resident Lyle Moldawer Clinical/Translational Acute Care/Trauma/Sepsis/Burns
10535  Impact of Routine Genetic Testing in Breast Cancer Patients Andrea Riner Surgery Resident Jose Trevino Clinical/Translational Medical Education
10538  Directing Tryptophan Immunometabolism to Ameliorate Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Sherene Lattimore MD Surgery Resident Ali Zarrinpar MD, PhD Basic Science Transplant/Hepatopancreatobiliary (non-cancer)
10541  BCG VACCINATION AT BIRTH INDUCES A REGULATORY RESPONSE, WHICH PREVENTS EXCESSIVE INFLAMMATORY RESPONSES ASSOCIATED WITH MURINE NEONATAL SEPSIS AND DEA Valerie Polcz Surgery Resident Shawn Larson Basic Science Pediatric Surgery
10544  A Gravid Situation: Faculty Support for Pregnant Surgical Residents Andrea Riner Surgery Resident Jose Trevino Clinical/Translational Medical Education
10547  Complete Margin Control Surgery for the Treatment of Malignant Tumors Caroline Sachse Medical Student Rainer Sachse MD, FACS Case Report Oncology
10550  A Retrospective Review of 58 Patients Undergoing Multi-Organ Cardiac Transplantation: A Single-Center Experience Matthew Purlee Other Jeffrey Jacobs MD Clinical/Translational Thoracic/Cardiac
10553  Hashtags in Plastic Surgery: A Sentiment Analysis of over 1 Million Tweets Mustafa Chopan Surgery Resident Clinical/Translational Plastic Surgery
10556  Outcomes and Complications Associated with Operative Fixation of Perilunate Dislocations: A systematic review William Powers MD Surgery Resident Ellen Satteson MD Clinical/Translational Plastic Surgery
10559  Contemporary Patient Blood Management in Acute Type A Aortic Dissections: Reducing Intraoperative Blood Product Usage and Waste Patrick Kohtz Surgery Resident Thomas Beaver Clinical/Translational Thoracic/Cardiac
10562  Preoperative MR staging improves with implementation of a Total Neoadjuvant Therapy Protocol for locally advanced rectal cancer Angel Charles Surgery Resident Johan Nordenstam Clinical/Translational Oncology
10565  Center Specific Characteristics in Top 20th percentile Liver Transplant Centers in Graft and Patient Survival Using SRTR Reports Kristi Bears Medical Student Ali Zarrinpar Basic Science Transplant/Hepatopancreatobiliary (non-cancer)
10571  The Role of Skeletal Muscle Stem Cell Behavior in Vascular Disease Aria Harding Undergraduate Student Scott Berceli MD, PhD Basic Science Vascular
10574  Pyroptosis is a significant contributor to the formation of thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections Alex Hung Predoctoral (PhD) Trainee Zhihua Jiang PhD Basic Science Thoracic/Cardiac
10577  Animal Related Injuries in Children – Barking Dogs Do Bite Julia Thielhelm Medical Student Saleem Islam MD Clinical/Translational Pediatric Surgery
10580  Shadow Surgery: Definition and Quantification of Anthropometric Shadow Facets Jonathan Butts MD Surgery Resident Jessica Ching MD Basic Science Plastic Surgery
10583  Factors impacting the patient-reported outcomes in children treated for velopharyngeal insufficiency within the cohort of orofacial cleft patients Nicky Trieu Medical Student Jessica Ching Basic Science Plastic Surgery
10586  Comparison of Different Porcine Models Simulating Myocardial Cold Ischemia of the Pediatric Donor Heart Yuriy Stukov Other Jeffrey Jacobs Basic Science Thoracic/Cardiac
10589  Analyzing the Incidence of Retained Surgical Items Detected in Intraoperative X-Rays for Missing Counts in Plastic Surgery Nicky Trieu Medical Student Sarah Virk Basic Science Plastic Surgery
10592  What is the weakest point of a secured aortic cannula in central extracorporeal membrane oxygenation? Kayla Lucas Undergraduate Student Giles Peek Basic Science Thoracic/Cardiac
10595  Frequency of Inappropriate Endovenous Ablation Therapy within the VQI Varicose Vein Registry Michael Fassler Surgery Resident Ben Jacobs Clinical/Translational Vascular
10598  SH2B3 Risk Allotype is Associated with Increased Vascular Inflammation in Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells from Type 1 Diabetes donors Similoluwa Ogundare Predoctoral (PhD) Trainee Clayton Mathews Basic Science Vascular
10601  Methylation-Based ctDNA Quantification: A Promising Non-Invasive Approach to Monitor Hepatocellular Carcinoma Burden Isabella Angeli-Pahim Other Ali Zarrinpar Clinical/Translational Oncology
10604  A large ovarian mass in a patient with severe social anxiety and depression Christine Rodhouse Surgery Resident Christiana Shaw Case Report Oncology
10607  PRA Trends and Outcomes Among Patients with Pediatric and/or Congenital Heart Disease and Elevated PRA Undergoing Heart Transplantation Liam Kugler Undergraduate Student Mark S. Bleiweis MD Clinical/Translational Thoracic/Cardiac
10610  Patterns of Chronic Pain Management in Patients with Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma who Undergo Surgical Resection Riley Bohan BS Medical Student Steven Hughes MD Clinical/Translational Oncology
10613  Advanced age is associated with decreased cytotoxic immune responses in patients with papillary thyroid cancer Dominique Szymkiewicz Medical Student Aditya Shirali MD Basic Science General Surgery
10616  A rare paraneoplastic syndrome: hypoglycemia in the setting of a solitary fibrous tumor Grace Thompson MD Surgery Resident Christiana Shaw MD Case Report Oncology
10619  Combinational Targeting Therapy Inhibiting MEK, Bcl-XL, and EGFR Pathways in Pancreatic Cancer Alexandra Crespin Undergraduate Student Song Han Basic Science Oncology
10622  Extrinsic Aortic Compression from Abdominal Compartment Syndrome: A Case Report Chelsea Viscardi Surgery Resident Michol Cooper Case Report Vascular
10625  Global Surgery in Jamaica: A Review of 17 Years Experience and Importance of Student Involvement Liam Kugler Undergraduate Student Jeffrey P. Jacobs MD Clinical/Translational Thoracic/Cardiac
10628  Using Artificial Intelligence Algorithms for Pancreatic Cell Detection and Classification Michael Guyot Undergraduate Student Brittany Bruggeman MD Clinical/Translational AI/Artificial Intelligence
10631  Quality Improvement of Physician Orders as Means of Communication in the Burn Intensive Care Unit Stacey Kirkpatrick Surgery Resident Amalia Cochran Clinical/Translational Acute Care/Trauma/Sepsis/Burns
10634  MULTICOMPARTMENTAL TRAUMA ALTERS MACROPHAGE-ERYTHROBLAST INTERACTION IN BONE MARROW ERYTHROBLASTIC ISLANDS Gwendolyn Gillies Surgery Resident Alicia Mohr Basic Science Acute Care/Trauma/Sepsis/Burns
10637  Spatial proteomics of indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase 1-treated mouse abdominal aortic aneurysm induced by peri-adventitial elastase Yong He Other Scott Robinson Basic Science Vascular
10640  A novel small molecule inhibitor targeting chemokine receptor CXCR6 to treat hepatocellular carcinoma Abhishek Shrestha Biological Scientist Sergio Duarte Clinical/Translational Oncology
10643  Evaluation of Quality-of-Life Measurements in Pancreatic Cancer Clinical Trials Gerik Tushoski-Alemán Other Steven Hughes Clinical/Translational Outcomes & Quality
10649  A Novel Murine Model for Electronic Cigarette-Exacerbated Muscle Damage with Limb Ischemia Kenneth Harland Medical Student Scott Berceli MD Basic Science Vascular