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Kudos May 2021
May 31, 2021The May 2021 edition of Kudos highlights faculty, staff, resident and student publications
and accolades at PCOM, PCOM Georgia and PCOM South Georgia.
Clint Badger, DO ‘17, resident, neurosurgery, and Mazen Zaher, DO, resident, neurosurgery, co-authored “Comparison of Lumbar and Ventricular Cerebrospinal
Fluid for Diagnosis and Monitoring of Meningitis,” which was published in the journal
Neurohospitalist.
Stacey Blannett (DO ‘22) was first author on “Orange Palpebral Spots,” which was published in the Journal of Osteopathic Medicine.
Matthew Brennan, DO, resident, otolaryngology, co-authored “Evaluation of Stapes Mobilization in the
21st Century for Conductive Hearing Loss in the Otosclerotic Ear,” which was published
in the American Journal of Otolaryngology.
Joseph Freyre, DO ‘21, co-authored “Hidden Trouble: Pulmonary Vein Thrombosis Disguised As Shortness of
Breath,” which was published in the journal Critical Care Medicine.
Kiyana Harris (DO ‘23) co-authored “The mind-body connection: Exploring the defining characteristics of
two aging phenotypes,” which was published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
Yue-Qiao (George) Huang, BSc, PhD, associate professor, pharmaceutical sciences, was first author on “Anti-NMDA Receptor
Encephalitis: A Review of Mechanistic Studies,” which was published in the International Journal of Physiology, Pathophysiology and Pharmacology.
Lauren Jones (DO ‘23) was first author on “Medication Non-Adherence Among Liver Transplant Recipients,”
which was published in the journal Current Hepatology Reports.
Nicole Kostosky, DO ’21, co-authored “Disseminated Coccidioidomycosis With Orbital Osteomyelitis and Periorbital
Abscess,” which was published in the journal Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Stephanie Lam, DO ’21, was first author on “Postoperative Opioid Consumption After Spine Surgery: 24 Hours
or Midnight to Midnight?,” which was published in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine.
Jocelyn Lippman-Bell, PhD, assistant professor, neurobiology and pharmacology, Cassidy Nieder (DO ’24) and Mollie Getzfread (DO ’22) co-authored “Altered Hippocampal Dendritic Spine Maturation After Hypoxia-Induced
Seizures in Neonatal Rats,” which was published in the journal Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience.
Alejandro Lopez, DO, resident, neurosurgery, and Clint Badger, DO ’17, resident, neurosurgery, co-authored “Hemispherotomy for Pediatric Epilepsy: A Systematic
Review and Critical Analysis,” which was published in the journal Child's Nervous System.
Bao Tran Luu, MS/PA ’21, co-authored “Outcomes of Adverse Drug Events Reported with Potentially Inappropriate
Medications in Older Adults, 2004–2017,” which was published in the Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research.
Kumar Mukherjee, PhD, associate professor, pharmacy practice, co-authored “Impact of Novel Systemic Therapies
on the First-Year Costs of Care for Melanoma Among Medicare Beneficiaries,” which
was published in the journal Cancer.
Samuel Prahlow (DO ‘24) was first author on “'Comet-tailing' Associated With Gunshot Entrance Wounds,” which
was published in the Journal of Forensic Science.
Michael Roberts, PsyD, director, institutional research, and Danielle Lapoint, DO ’21, co-authored “Neurogenic Pulmonary Edema in Trauma: A Case Report and Systematic
Review,” which was published in the journal Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Roberts also co-authored “Validation of a 5-Item Tool to Measure Patient Assessment
of Clinician Compassion in Hospitals,” which was published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.
Bradley Rosenfield, PsyD, associate professor, clinical psychology and Julia Boyle (PsyD ’22) co-authored “Insomnia Severity and Degree of Dysfunction: What Is to Be Learned When
These Domains are Discordant?,” which was published in the journal Behavioral Sleep Medicine.
Brooke Saffren, DO ’21, co-authored “CNGB1-related rod-cone dystrophy: a mutation review and update,” which
was published in the journal Human Mutation. Dr. Saffren also co-authored “Falsely High Rebound Tonometry,” which was published
in the Journal of AAPOS, and “Optic Nerve Aplasia,” which was published in the Journal of Neuroopthalmology.
Monali Shah (DO ‘23) was first author on “Rare Bile Leak from Left Triangular Ligament,” which was published
in the journal BMJ Case Reports.
Megan Ulsh, DO ’21, co-authored “Common Bile Duct Dilation on Point-of-Care-Ultrasound in Patient with
Newly Diagnosed Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Avoiding Diagnostic Bias,” which was published
in the Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine.
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