
Poster Presentations
POSTER-1 ǀ Abstract Category: Surgery/Anesthesia/OBGYN
A Preoperative Nutritional Intervention Program for Cleft Surgery Eligibility in the LMIC Setting
Presenting Author: Devon O’Brien
Devon O’Brien, Allyn Auslander, Abhishek Sengupta, Mallika Jadly, and Meenakshi Mitra
Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA
POSTER-2 ǀ Abstract Category: Surgery/Anesthesia/OBGYN
Presenting Author: Matthew Skinner
Matthew Skinner B.S., Breanna Sullivan B.A., Caitlin Conley Ph.D., Darren Johnson M.D., Mary Ireland M.D., David Landy M.D., Ph.D., Austin Stone M.D., Ph.D., and Cale Jacobs Ph.D.
University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY
POSTER-3 ǀ Abstract Category: Surgery/Anesthesia/OBGYN
Presenting Author: Kristina Ghanem
Kristina Marie Ghanem, Neil Nazar Al-Saidi, Nadir Al-Saidi, Lucas Garmo, and Dr. Hamid Abbasi
Central Michigan University College of Medicine (Inspired Spine Student Research Institute), Mount Pleasant, MI
POSTER-4 ǀ Abstract Category: Surgery/Anesthesia/OBGYN
Presenting Author: Abed Nego Okthara Sebayang
Abed Nego Okthara Sebayang and Yan Efrata Sembiring
Airlangga University, Indonesia
POSTER-5 ǀ Abstract Category: Surgery/Anesthesia/OBGYN
Presenting Author: Chandler Hinson
Steven S. Senglaub, Chandler S. Hinson, Angie Sway, Anthony Wanyoro, Amos Oburu, and Joseph Solomkin
World Surgical Infection Society, Huntsville, AL
POSTER-6 ǀ Abstract Category: Surgery/Anesthesia/OBGYN
Presenting Author: Gaurav M Urs
Gaurav M Urs, Yash Kamath, Padmavathy Krishna Kumar, and Siddhesh Zadey
Association for Socially Applicable Research, Pune, Maharashtra, India
POSTER-7 ǀ Abstract Category: Surgery/Anesthesia/OBGYN
Metabolic Dysregulation, Nerve Damage, and Adipocyte Morphology in Aging and High-Fat Diet
Presenting Author: Adam M Allouch
A.M. Allouch Elzinga, J.M. Hayes, D. Rigan, F. Mendelson, I., and Weber-Davis E.L. Feldman
Michigan Medicine Department of Neurology, Ann Arbor, MI
POSTER-8 ǀ Abstract Category: Surgery/Anesthesia/OBGYN
Presenting Author: Surmai Shukla
Surmai Shukla, MBBS candidate
Jackson Park Hospital, Chicago, IL
POSTER-9 ǀ Abstract Category: Surgery/Anesthesia/OBGYN
Presenting Author: Ankitha Iyer
Anant Naik, BS, Cesar Ramirez, BS, Umaru Barrie, PhD, Cyrus Elahi, MD, Birra Taha, MD, Gail Rosseau, MD, Carolina Sandoval Garcia, MD, Daniel Guillaume MD, and Paul M. Arnold, MD
Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
POSTER-10 ǀ Abstract Category: Surgery/Anesthesia/OBGYN
Strangulation of Ventral Hernia After Laparoscopic Procedure
Presenting Author: Natalie Chamness
Natalie C. Chamness, Kaley Haney, and J. Patrick Walker
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
POSTER-11 ǀ Abstract Category: Surgery/Anesthesia/OBGYN
Surgical Sterilization in India - Disparity Between Vasectomies and Tubectomies in 2019-20
Presenting Author: Sharvari Mande
Sharvari Mande, MBBS student, Anoushka Arora, MBBS student, Parth Sharma, MBBS, and Siddhesh Zadey BSMS, MScGH
Rajarshee Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Government Medical College, Kolhapur, India
POSTER-12 ǀ Abstract Category: Surgery/Anesthesia/OBGYN
Computational Modeling of Hemodynamics in Aortic Root Enlargement
Presenting Author: Surya Sanjay
Mia Bonini, Alexander Makkinejad, Surya Sanjay, Maximilian Balmus, Marc Hirschvogel, Nicholas Burris, Bo Yang, and David Nordsletten
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
POSTER-13 ǀ Abstract Category: Surgery/Anesthesia/OBGYN
Presenting Author: Hamaiyal Sana
Hamaiyal Sana, MBBS, Paola Ortega, Scott Corlew, MD, MPH, and Manon Pigeolet MD, MPH
Harvard Medical School - Program in Global Surgery and Social Change, Boston, MA
POSTER-14 ǀ Abstract Category: Surgery/Anesthesia/OBGYN
Presenting Author: Nadir Al-Saidi
Hamid Abbasi, Lynn Miller, Ali Abbasi, Vali Orandi, and Kamran Khagany
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
POSTER-15 ǀ Abstract Category: Surgery/Anesthesia/OBGYN
The Potential of Telehealth in Increasing Global Surgical Access
Presenting Author: Manasa Veluvolu
Manasa Veluvolu and Jonathan Laryea
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Little Rock, AR
POSTER-16 ǀ Abstract Category: Surgery/Anesthesia/OBGYN
Capacity Building for Global Surgery in LMICs: A Literature Review
Presenting Author: Thuy-Linh Nguyen
Thuy-Lihn
Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Lynchburg, VA
POSTER-17 ǀ Abstract Category: Surgery/Anesthesia/OBGYN
Presenting Author: Madga Wojitara
Madga Wojitara
University of Michigan Medical School, Department of Human Genetics, Ann Arbor, MI
POSTER-18 ǀ Abstract Category: Surgery/Anesthesia/OBGYN
Presenting Author: Bela Parekh
Bela Parekh
University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
POSTER-19 ǀ Abstract Category: Surgery/Anesthesia/OBGYN
The Onset and Development of Patella Alta in Children
Presenting Author: Nik Patel
Nikhil B. Patel, Sameer R. Oak, Kelly Rogers, and Eileen A. Crawford
University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
POSTER-20 ǀ Abstract Category: Surgery/Anesthesia/OBGYN
Effectiveness of Radiation via Tumor Interstitial Fluid Pressure and Analysis of Correlation wi…
Presenting Author: Astha Dalal
Astha Dalal
Michigan State University and Henry Ford Health, Lansing, MI
POSTER-21 ǀ Abstract Category: Surgery/Anesthesia/OBGYN
A Scoping Review of Ethical Discourse in Global Cleft Surgical Literature
Presenting Author: Abrar Shamin
Abrar Shamim, Ju Yeon Chu, Neil Ming, Ga Young Seo, and Anette Wu
Columbia University College of Dental Medicine, New York City, NY
POSTER-22 ǀ Abstract Category: Surgery/Anesthesia/OBGYN
Effects of H3F3A and ATRX Co-mutation on Expression of EZH2-repressed Genes and Tumor Cell Stemness
Presenting Author: Jina Patel
Jina Patel, Dana Messinger, and Carl Koschmann
Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI
POSTER-23 ǀ Abstract Category: Surgery/Anesthesia/OBGYN
Stellate Sympathetic Ganglion Block for Dysgeusia and Parosmia After COVID-19 Infection
Presenting Author: Navid Fotovat
Julia Kaji, Fadi Delly, and Navid Fotovat
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
POSTER-24 ǀ Abstract Category: Surgery/Anesthesia/OBGYN
Recent Advances in the Surgical Management of Facial Paralysis
Presenting Author: Anusha Patil
Anusha Patil, Safi Ali-Khan, and Jonathan Leckenby
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY
POSTER-25 ǀ Abstract Category: Surgery/Anesthesia/OBGYN
Targeting Recurrence in Pediatric High Grade Glioma
Presenting Author: Devarshi Mukherji
Devarshi Mukherji, Santiago Haase, Pedro Lowenstein, and Maria Castro
University of Michigan Department of Neurosurgery, Ann Arbor, MI
POSTER-26 ǀ Abstract Category: Surgery/Anesthesia/OBGYN
Influence of Race on DVT Formation and Surgical Outcomes in Pregnancy and Postpartum
Presenting Author: Batol Barodi
Yosra Elsayed and Damini N. Patel
Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI
POSTER-27 ǀ Abstract Category: Technology and Engineering
How tools in data visualization can improve patient safety
Presenting Author: Bassel Salka
Elizabeth Downs, Matthew S Davenport, and Prasad R Shankar
University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
POSTER-28 ǀ Abstract Category: Technology and Engineering
Presenting Author: Bassel Salka
Richard E. Hughes, and Brian R. Hallstrom
University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
POSTER-29 ǀ Abstract Category: Technology and Engineering
Inhibiting MiR-10b to suppress breast cancer cell stemness and metastasis
Presenting Author: Nasreen Al-Qadi
Alan Halim, N. Anna Savan, Hussein Mackie, Lorenzo Semprere, and Anna Moore
Precision Health Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
POSTER-30 ǀ Abstract Category: Technology and Engineering
Presenting Author: Chelsey Witsberger
Sudharsan Srinivasan, Chelsey A. Witsberger, E.V. Raman, Deepak K. Mehta, and David A. Zopf
Medical School, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
POSTER-31 ǀ Abstract Category: Technology and Engineering
Presenting Author: Noor Alesawy
Halim P., Nadai M., Davis S., Teixeira C., Nelson T., Wang A., Holliman-Lopez G., Alesawy S., Kantor T., Reddy RM., and Stirling L.
University of Michigan Department of Surgery, Ann Arbor, MI
POSTER-32 ǀ Abstract Category: Academic Innovation and Health Education
Presenting Author: Aurelio Muzaurieta
University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
POSTER-33 ǀ Abstract Category: Academic Innovation and Health Education
Presenting Author: Cody Hayden
Mitchell Jacobs, Nicholas Fowler, Rebecca Higdon, Ramiro Maldonado
University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KT
POSTER-34 ǀ Abstract Category: Academic Innovation and Health Education
The Growth and Evolution of a Constrortium Model of Student-Led Free Eye Clinics
Presenting Author: Melanie Scheive
Nirupama Devanathan, Margaret Tharp, Aditya Belamkar, and Rudy Chi-Wah Yung
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
POSTER-35 ǀ Abstract Category: Academic Innovation and Health Education
Evidence for a Case-based Module in the Low-Resource Setting to Teach Ectopic Pregnancy Management
Presenting Author: Mikaelah Johnson-Griggs
Neil Vaishampayan, Isabel J. Hsu, Jayna Lenders, Hallie Gist, Davis P. Argersinger, Yoonhee Ryder, Nicole Mott, David Jeffcoach, Melanie Barnard, Muse Freneh, Mark Snell, Deborah Rooney, and Grace J. Kim
University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
POSTER-36 ǀ Abstract Category: Academic Innovation and Health Education
Presenting Author: Maya Hammoud
Eric Rosen, Ahab Chopra, Lena Juratli, Mariam Reda, Aiyat Ali, Neil Nazar Al-Saidi, Noor Alesawy, Batol Barodi, Oussaili, Abdulrazzak, Shahzad Mian, Emad Abou-Arab
University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
POSTER-37 ǀ Abstract Category: Academic Innovation and Health Education
Presenting Author: Noor Alesawy
Kantor T., Reddy RM., Akingeneye P., Nyiraneza A., Bradley D.J.
University of Michigan Department of Surgery, Ann Arbor, MI
University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda
POSTER-38 ǀ Abstract Category: Academic Innovation and Health Education
Presenting Author: Bassel Salka
Bassel Salka, Neil Al-Saidi, and Zach Elkordy
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
POSTER-39 ǀ Abstract Category: Academic Innovation and Health Education
Presenting Author: Ramya Reddy
Dr. Kee B. Park, Dr. Joeky T. Senders, Dr. Meghan EH. Still, Nathan A. Shlobin, John L. Kilgallon, Chibueze Agwu, Bhavya Pahwa, Jack Wellington, Jackie Brenner, and Radzi Hamzah
University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL
Program in Global Surgery and Social Change at Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA
POSTER-40 ǀ Abstract Category: Academic Innovation and Health Education
Presenting Author: Nobles Antwi
Nobles Antwi, Aziz Abdilahi, and Eesha Irfanullah
University of Minnesota Global Surgery and Disparities Program, Minneapolis, MN
POSTER-41 ǀ Abstract Category: Economics and Finance
2022 Economic Relief Provided by the OLLIF Surgical Technique
Presenting Author: Neil Nazar Al-Saidi
Neil Nazar Al-Saidi, Kristina Marie Ghanem, Nadir Al-Saidi, Bassel Salka, and Dr. Hamid Abbasi MD PhD
Inspired Spine Student Research Institute / Central Michigan University College of Medicine, Mount Pleasant, MI
POSTER-42 ǀ Abstract Category: Economics and Finance
Cost-Benefit Analysis for Universal Cataract Coverage in India
Presenting Author: Anoushka Arora
Anoushka Arora MBBS Student, Siddhesh Zadey BSMS, MSc-GH, Madhurima Vuddemarry MBBS Student, Himanshu Iyer MBBS, and Pushkar Nimkar BE
Association for Socially Applicable Research
POSTER-43 ǀ Abstract Category: Health Management and Policy
Colombia versus the United States: A Stark Difference in Aesthetic Medicine
Presenting Author: Parul Rai
Parul Rai, BS., Daniela Kerguelén, BS., and Jonathan Kaplan, MD., MPH
University of Texas Medical Branch John Sealy School of Medicine, Galveston, TX
POSTER-44 ǀ Abstract Category: Public Health
Presenting Author: Armaan Amiri
Armaan Amiri
University of Michigan, Department of Anesthesiology, Ann Arbor, MI
POSTER-45 ǀ Abstract Category: Public Health
Presenting Author: Marcelo Arruda Candido
Marcelo A. Candido and Nivaldo Alonso
University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil
POSTER-46 ǀ Abstract Category: Public Health
Presenting Author: Deena Aboul-Hassan
Rachel S. Bergmans, Keiyana Chambers-Peeple, Deena Aboul-Hassan, Samantha Dell’Imperio, Allie Martin, Riley Wegryn-Jones, Lillian Z. Xiao, Christine Yu, David A. Williams, Daniel J. Clauw, and Melissa DeJonckheere
Michigan Medicine - Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center (CPFRC), Ann Arbor, MI
POSTER-47 ǀ Abstract Category: Public Health
Evaluating barriers to diabetic care in Sri Lanka during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Presenting Author: Bela Parekh
Bela Parekh and Katie Flaharty
University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
POSTER-48 ǀ Abstract Category: Public Health
Disruption of Clinical trials in Urologic Research during COVID-19
Presenting Author: Avery Dutcher
Ryan Emmert, B.S. and Micah Hartwell, Ph.D.
Oklahoma State College of Osteopathic Medicine, Tulsa, OK
POSTER-49 ǀ Abstract Category: Public Health
Presenting Author: Shrirish Rao
Shirish Rao MBBS, Siddhesh Zadey BSMS, MSc-GH1
Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India
POSTER-50 ǀ Abstract Category: Public Health
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Public Opinion of Healthcare Professionals
Presenting Author: Laurence Stolzenberg
Austin Huang, Laurence Stolzenberg, Mohammad Usman, and Gordon G. MacGregor Ph.D.
Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dothan, AL
Dates and Deadlines
December 1st
Abstract submissions open
January 29th
Abstract Workshop Submissions Due
February 19th
Final Abstract Submissions Due
February 26th
Decisions Released