Welcome to the Class of 2026 Embark Capstone Colloquium!

Based on generous funding from our donors, the following students have recently been awarded partial scholarships for the M4 year as a result of excellent manuscript submissions to the M3 Mini-Manuscript competition.  

Kenneth J. Matzick Embark Program Competitive Scholarship, Manuscript of the Year 2025

Colin Van Wagoner, Associated Urogenital Injuries Following Pelvic Trauma in Pediatrics, a 15-year Single-Center Retrospective Study; Mentor: Ehab Saleh

Ravitz Foundation Embark Program Competitive Scholarship, Manuscript of the Year 1st Runner-Up 2025

Min Young Kim, Effects of Resolvin-D2 in lipopolysaccharide-induced retinal inflammation; Mentor: Mohamed Al-Shabrawey

Ann V. Nicholson Embark Program Competitive Scholarship, Manuscript of the Year 2nd Runner-Up 2025

Jessica Cummings, Prevalence of Eating Disorder Risk Among Medical Students in a United States Medical School; Mentor: Virginia Uhley and Abram Brummett

Kenneth J. Matzick Embark Program Competitive Scholarship, Manuscript of the Year Honorable Mention 2025

Ava Harvey, Oral Feeding Patterns of Prematurely Born Infants and Their Relationship to Expressive Language Outcome; Mentor: Rawad Obeid
Joel Karsten, Association between Neighborhood Socioeconomics and Mortality in Community Acquired Sepsis; Mentor: Paul Bozyk and Ramin Homayouni
Amy Lin, Association between Celiac Disease and Uncontrolled Hemoglobin A1c Levels in Type 1 Diabetes Pediatric Patients: A Retrospective Chart Review; Mentor: Virginia Uhley and Ramin Homayouni

Newman Family Foundation Embark Program Competitive Scholarship, Manuscript of the Year Honorable Mention 2025

Nidhi Navaratna, Rare but Aggressive: Clinical and Prognostic Features of Metaplastic Breast Cancer; Mentor: Mohammad Chisti and Mariam Aoun

Nicholson Embark Program Competitive Scholarship, Manuscript of the Year Honorable Mention 2025

Dhun Chauhan, Gender-Based Disparities in Academic Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Compensation in 2023; Mentor: Charles Day and Dwayne Baxa

Ravitz Foundation Embark Program Competitive Scholarship, Manuscript of the Year Honorable Mention 2025

Forrest Bohler,  Medical Student Attitudes Towards Advanced Practice Provider Independence Legislation; Mentor: Varna Taranikanti
Riya Chhabra,  Component-Level Analysis of the SEP-1 3-Hour Bundle and its Association With 30-day Mortality after Sepsis; Mentor: Paul Bozyk and Ramin Homayouni
Marwa Saad,  Analysis of ChatGPT-3.5’s Potential in Generating NBME-Standard Pharmacology Questions: What Can Be Improved?; Mentor: Changiz Mohiyeddini and Tanvirul Hye

Abdul-Razak, Salim

Salim Abdul-Razak, Adel Andemeskel, Amanda Romaya, Linda Dillon, MD, Victoria Lucia, PhD. Associations between health literacy and comprehension of health visits in a community setting. Poster at 2023 AAFP National Conference July 27-29, Kansas City, MO. 

Aldaire, Reba

Aldaire RR, Ayers JK, Hurse DN. Exploring the Impacts of Mobile Harm Reduction Services in Oakland County, Michigan. 11/2025. Poster at APHA Annual Meeting & Expo, Washington, DC, United States of America.  

Aldaire RR, Gupta R, Pham C, Hurse DN. Exploring the Impact of Mobile Harm Reduction Services in Oakland County, Michigan, and the Role of Local and State Policy. 03/2026. Poster at SYNChronicity 2026, Arlington, VA, United States of America. 

Almasri, Wesam

Almasri W, Saad M, Hye T, Roni M, Mohiyeddini C. 2024 Oakland University AI Day Symposium. Poster presented: An empirical study of Google Gemini’s potential in generating NBME-style pharmacology questions: Challenges and improvements. Auburn Hills, MI, United States of America; 10/15/2024.

Almasri W, Saad M, Mohiyeddini C. Evaluating Google Gemini’s Capability to Generate NBME-Standard Pharmacology Questions Using a 16-Criterion NBME Rubric. Algorithms. September 2025; 18(11):412-425. 

Bohler, William

J Am Board Fam Med. 2025 Nov 24;38(4):726-731. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2025.250025R2.

Medical Student Attitudes Toward Advanced Practice Provider Independence Legislation

Forrest Bohler, Nikhil D Aggarwal, Christine A Simon, James R Burmeister, Varna Taranikanti 

Bortis, Brenda

Bortis B, Naik AR. American Physiology Summit. Poster presented: Assessing first-year (M1) medical students’ understanding of blood glucose control using a ‘backward design’ asynchronous physiology lecture. Long Beach, CA, United States of America; 04/06/2024.

Bortis B, Naik AR. Poster at William Davidson Medical Education Week. Poster presented: Assessing first-year (M1) medical students’ understanding of blood glucose control using a ‘backward design’ asynchronous physiology lecture. Rochester, MI, United States of America; 05/14/2024.

Bortis B, Bailey-Crow C, Naik AR. Leveraging H5P Plug-In Technology to Increase Interactivity Within an Asynchronously Delivered Physiology Lecture in The First Year of Medical School. Advances in Physiology Education. Published online January 16, 2026. 

Cederman, Matthew

Matthew R. Cederman, BS, Christopher L. Nikolopoulos, BS, Arthur Saroyan, BS, Jeffrey Fischgrund, MD, Richard Easton, MD, Jad Khalil, MD, Khalid Odeh, MD. Assessing the Impact of Preoperative Non-pharmacological Treatment Options Prior to Cervical Surgical Procedures: A Michigan Spine Surgery Improvement Collaborative (MSSIC) Study. Poster at OSSM 5th Annual Orthopaedic Surgery Research Symposium. Auburn Hills, MI, December, 2025. 

Chalfant, Kaitlyn

Butzin K, Vassel J, Lewis B. (October 2023). Supporting the invisible student. Oral Presentation at the International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) Virtual Forum.

Vassel, J., Butzin, K., Browne, B., Lewis, B. (April 2025). Supporting the Invisible Student. Oral Presentation at the GSA-CiM-OSR Regional Meeting. Detroit, MI.

Vassel, J., Butzin, K., Browne, B., Lewis, B. (April 2025). Supporting the Invisible Student. Poster at AAMC GSA-CiM-OSR National Meeting. San Francisco, CA. 

Chauhan, Dhun

Chauhan D, Deyoung J, Goodrich E, Templeton K, Day C. Gender-Based Disparities in Academic Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Compensation in 2023 . the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. May 2025; Vol 33(No 10):563-571. PMID: 40073068

Chauhan D, DeYoung J, Goodrich E, Templeton K, Day C. Learn Serve Lead 2024 - The AAMC Annual Meeting. Poster presented: Gender-Based Disparities in Academic Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Compensation in 2023. Atlanta, GA, United States of America; 11/09/2024.

Chauhan D, DeYoung J, Goodrich E, Templeton K, Day C. American Orthopaedic Society 2025 Annual Leadership Meeting . Poster presented: Current Gender and Racial disparities in Orthopaedic Surgery. Minneapolis, MN, United States of America; 06/03/2025.

Chauhan D, DeYoung J, Goodrich E, Templeton K, Day C. Disparities in Academic Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Compensation in 2023. Oral presentation: Michigan Orthopaedic Society 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting; 06/08/2024. Mackinac Island, MI, United States of America.

Chauhan D, DeYoung J, Goodrich E, Templeton K, Day C. Gender-Based Disparities in Academic Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Compensation in 2023. Oral presentation: 10th Annual Robert J. Lucas Surgical Society (RJLSS) Research Symposium; 03/25/2025. Royal Oak, MI, United States of America.

Chauhan D, DeYoung J, Goodrich E, Templeton K, Day C. Disparities in Academic Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Compensation at the Intersection of Gender and Race in 2023. Oral presentation: American Orthopaedic Association Annual Leadership Meeting; 06/05/2025. Minneapolis, MN, United States of America.

Chauhan D, DeYoung J, Goodrich E, Templeton K, Day C. 2025 Graduate Student Research Conference, Oakland University. Poster presented: Current Gender and Racial disparities in Orthopaedic Surgery. Auburn Hills, MI, United States of America; 04/04/2025. 

Chhabra, Riya

Chhabra R, Karsten J, Bozyk P, Homayouni R. American College of Physicians Annual Meeting 2025. Poster presented: The Killers: What Missing Elements in the SEP-1 3-Hour Bundle Drive Mortality? American College of Physicians. New Orleans, LA, United States of America; 04/05/2025.

Chhabra R, Karsten J, Bozyk P, Homayouni R. Resident Research Day 2025. Poster presented: The Killers: What Missing Elements in the SEP-1 3-Hour Bundle Drive Mortality?. Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital. Royal Oak, MI, United States of America; 04/16/2025.

First place in the poster presentation category. 

Coleman, Jacob

Publication - DeClercq MG, Sacchetti M, Coleman J, et al. The role of subcutaneous fat and BMI in predicting surgical outcomes and patient reported outcomes in robotic-assisted total hip arthroplasty. Journal of Orthopaedics. 2024;58:128-134. doi:10.1016/j.jor.2024.06.038 

Cummings, Jessica

Cummings JR, Uhley VE. Prevalence of eating disorder risk among medical students in a United States medical school. Poster at the American Society of Nutrition Annual Conference; June 2024; Chicago, IL.

Abstract published - Cummings JR, Uhley V. Prevalence of eating disorder risk among medical students in a United States medical school. Curr Dev Nutr. 2024;8. doi:10.1016/j.cdnut.2024.103324

Cummings JR, McClune M, Uhley V. Prevalence of eating disorder risk among medical students in a United States medical school. Oral Presentation at Medical Education Month; May 2025; Royal Oak, MI. 

Dams, Brody

Brody Dams, Carrie Maro, Kristina Helm, Benjamin von Bredow. Performance of the Qvella FAST Prep System in the Analysis of Positive Blood Cultures Compared to the Standard of Care at Corewell Health East. Poster at South Central Association for Clinical Microbiology, Sandusky, Ohio, March 28, 2025 

Dimock, Ethan

Dimock E, Megee P, Homayouni R, Zenger-Hain J. The Genomic Blueprint - Analyzing Guideline-Driven Gene Testing in Primary Care and Beyond. Oral presentation: 9th Annual RJLSS Research Symposium; 03/18/2024. Royal Oak, MI, United States of America. 

Dryden, Jack

Dryden, J. Barremkala, M. Eye Dissection Video Guide: An Innovative Approach to Anatomy Education of the Orbit, Eye, and Intraocular Lens. Poster presented at the Corewell Health Medical Education Month, May 2025, Royal Oak, MI. 

Dunn, Alex

Bergman ZR, Wothe JK, Alwan FS, Dunn AT, Lusczek ER, Lofrano AE, Tointon KM, Doucette M, Bohman JK, Saavedra-Romero R, Prekker ME, Brunsvold ME. The Use of Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in COVID-19 Infection: One Region’s Comprehensive Experience. May 2021; 67(5):503-510. Cited in American Society for Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO) Journal, PMID: 33492851.

Dunn, AT. Wastewater Warnings: Predicting COVID’s Critical Care Surge. Oral presentation: Championship Round at Oakland University 3-Minutes Thesis Competition; 02/14/2025. Rochester Hills, MI, United States of America.

Dunn, AT. 2025 Oakland University Student Research Conference. Poster presented: Wastewater Coronavirus Levels and Critical Care Demand. Rochester Hills, MI, United States of America; 04/04/2025. 

Duong, Kaithlyn

Kaithlyn Duong, Dr. Rawad Obeid , Jacob Keeley. The Impact of Caffeine Citrate Therapy on Brain Development in Preterm Neonates. Poster at Neonatal/Fetal Conference 

Eibling, Andrew

Eibling A, Cummings J, Mason-Maready M, Brummett A. Michigan Emergency Department Responses to Callers Requesting Emergency Contraception.  Oral Presentation at International Conference on Clinical Ethics and Consultation; June 2025; Lausanne, Switzerland.

Eibling A, Cummings J, Mason-Maready M, Brummett A. Michigan Emergency Department Responses to Callers Requesting Emergency Contraception. Oral Presentation at Corewell Health William Davidson Medical Education Month; May 2025; Royal Oak, MI.

Eibling A, Cummings J, Mason-Maready M, Brummett A. Prevalence of refusal to provide emergency contraception to sexual assault victims among Michigan Catholic and non-Catholic hospitals. Oral Presentation at Oakland University Graduate Student Research Conference; April 2025; Rochester, MI.

Eibling A, Cummings J, Mason-Maready M, Brummett A. Prevalence of refusal to provide emergency contraception to sexual assault victims among Michigan Catholic and non-Catholic hospitals. Oral Presentation at Corewell Health Clinical Ethics Webinar; January 2025; Royal Oak, MI.

Eibling A, Cummings J, Mason-Maready M, Brummett A. Prevalence of refusal to provide emergency contraception to sexual assault victims among Michigan Catholic and non-Catholic hospitals. Oral Presentation at Michigan State Medical Society Conference on Bioethics; November 2024; Ann Arbor, MI. 

Fong, Felicia

Fong F (presenter), Trese MG. 2025 Women in Ophthalmology Summer Symposium. Poster presented: Influence of Remote Digital Fundus Imaging on Binocular Indirect Ophthalmoscopy Screening in Retinopathy of Prematurity . Amelia Island, FL, United States of America; 08/10/2025 

Gallagher, Lindsay

Lee D., Gallagher L., Barremkala M. American Academy of Clinical Anatomists. Poster presented: Use of Narrative Drawings to Improve the Understanding of Threshold Concepts in Anatomy. New York, NY, United States of America; 06/18/2024.

Lee D., Gallagher L., Barremkala M. 13th Annual William Davidson Medical Education Week, Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital. Poster presented: Use of Narrative Drawings to Improve the Understanding of Threshold Concepts in Anatomy. Royal Oak, MI, United States of America; 05/13/2024. 

Ghezzi, Elena

Ghezzi E, Kim B, Kemp K, Hurse D. Health literacy and syphilis knowledge: findings from a national survey of U.S. women of reproductive age. BMC Public Health. 2025;26(1):231. Published 2025 Dec 13. doi:10.1186/s12889-025-25506-x

Ghezzi, E*; Kemp, K; Homayouni, R; Kim, B; Dillon, L; Hurse, D. (October 2024) Community-Driven Approaches to Enhancing Syphilis Knowledge and Self-Efficacy Among U.S. Women: A National Survey. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. Minneapolis, MN.

Kim, B*; Ghezzi, E; Kemp, K; Homayouni, R; Dillon, L; Hurse, D. (October 2024) Examining health literacy and understanding of syphilis risk and transmission among women in the United States: Insights from a national survey. Poster at American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. Minneapolis, MN.

Ghezzi, E*; Kim, B; Kemp, K; Hurse, D. (September 2024). Assessing self-efficacy and knowledge of syphilis risk and transmission among U.S. women: A National Survey. Poster at American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology District I, V, and VI Conference. Boston, MA.

Hurse, D*; Ghezzi, E; Kemp, K; Homayouni, R; Kim, B; Dillon, L. (May 2024). Navigating Syphilis Awareness and Prevention: Empowering Women through Health Literacy. Oral Presentation at Synchronicity: The National Annual Conference for HIV, HCV, STIs, Harm Reduction, LGBTQ Health. Washington, D.C. 

Granzotto, Matthew

Granzotto M, Nandalur K, Beydoun A, Al-Katib S. Characterization of the Dunning-Kruger Effect in Thoracic Radiology. Oral presentation: Association of Academic Radiology 73rd Annual Meeting - Scientific Session 6 - Dragging us down, Lifting us up; 03/13/2025. Los Angeles, CA, United States of America. 

Haddad, Alise

Haddad A, Denenberg M, Kennedy R, Townsel S, Rauner S, Kelley J. 2025 Injury Free Coalition Conference . Poster presented: Correlation Between Various Systemic Factors and Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Follow-up Rates after the implementation of the Visio-Vestibular Exam. Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States of America; 12/07/2025. 

Harvey, Ava

Harvey A, Obeid R. Oral feeding patterns of prematurely born infants and their relationship to expressive language outcome. Poster presented at: Child Neurology Society 54th Annual Meeting; October 8, 2025; Charlotte, NC.

Harvey A, Obeid R. Oral feeding patterns of prematurely born infants and their relationship to expressive language outcome [abstract]. Ann Neurol. 2025;98(suppl S35). doi:10.1002/ana.78052. 

Imran, Arooj

Imran A, Stafford L, Faust R, Guzmán K, Clemente C, Erskine J, Chico S, Mitevskih S. (July 2024). Integrated Wound Care in Harm Reduction: Addressing Xylazine-Associated Health Challenges in People Who Inject Drugs. Poster at NACCHO Annual Conference, Detroit, MI.

Imran A, Tayab K, Imran F, Umer N, Guzmán K, Stafford L, Clemente C, Erskine J, Chico S. (November 2025). Advancing Wound Care in Harm Reduction Clinics: A Follow-Up to the 2002 Casa Segura Study. Poster at American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting & Expo, Washington, DC. 

Iskandar, Silvana

Iskandar S, Sheetz K, Welling L. Oakland University Graduate Student Research Conference. Poster presented: The Influence of Religiosity, Political Affiliation, and Social Dominance Orientation on Contraceptive Use Among Women. Rochester Hills, MI, United States of America; 04/04/2025.

Iskandar S, Sheetz K, Welling L. The Influence of Religiosity, Political Affiliation, and Social Dominance Orientation on Contraceptive Use Among Women. Oral presentation: Society for the Study of Social Problems; 08/08/2025. Chicago, IL, United States of America. 

Karsten, Joel

Karsten J, Chhabra R, Bozyk P, Homayouni R. Association between Neighborhood Socioeconomics and Mortality in Community Acquired Sepsis. Oral presentation: Corewell Health East Medical Education Research Day; 04/16/2025. Royal Oak, MI, United States of America.

Oral Presentation at American College of Chest Physicians National Conference. Karsten J, Chhabra R, Bozyk P, Homayouni R. Association between Neighborhood Socioeconomics and Mortality in Community Acquired Sepsis. CHEST. 168. A2177. 10.1016/j.chest.2025.07.1252. 

Kim, Brandon

Kim B, Hurse D, Brummett A. Survey of Medical Student Attitudes Regarding Uterine Transplant for Cisgender and Transgender Women: an observational study. BMC Medical Education, July 2025; Volume 25, article number 1011. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-07588-8

Kim B, Hurse D, Brummett A. (May 2025). Medical Student Attitudes Regarding Uterine Transplant for Cisgender/Transgender Women. 2025 Medical Education Month: Bioethics at OUWB and Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital (CHWBUH). Royal Oak, MI.

Kim B, Hurse D, Brummett A. (October 2024). Medical Student Attitudes Regarding Uterine Transplant for Cisgender/Transgender Women. Oral Presentation at 14th Annual Midwest Humanities Conference. Kalamazoo, MI.

Kim B, Hurse D, Brummett A. (May 2025). Survey of Medical Student Attitudes Regarding Uterine Transplant for Cisgender and Transgender Women: an observational study. Poster at Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians and Society of Hospital Medicine Michigan Chapter 2025 Resident and Medical Student Day, Troy, MI.

Kim B, Hurse D, Brummett A. (April 2025). Survey of Medical Student Attitudes Regarding Uterine Transplant for Cisgender and Transgender Women. Poster at 2024 Graduate Student Research Conference, Oakland University, Rochester, MI. 

Kim, Min Young

Kim M.Y., Gupta S., Moustafa M., Elmarakby A., Al-Shabrawey M. Resolvin-D2, a potential therapeutic strategy in retinal inflammation. In: Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2023;64(8):3498. April 25, 2023; New Orleans, LA.

Kim M.Y., Gupta S., Moustafa M., Elmarakby A., Al-Shabrawey M. Protective Effects of Resolvin-D2 in LPS-induced Retinal Inflammation [Oral Presentation]. Presented at: 2023 The Oakland University Inaugural Research Retreat hosted by OUWB Eye Research Center; March 25, 2023; Rochester, MI 

Kraft, Jacqueline

Kraft JA (Presenter), Mathew TA, Imam KA, Maddens ME. American Geriatrics Society Annual Scientific Meeting. Poster presented: Barriers to resident pre-meal hand hygiene: a survey of nursing facility staff. Chicago, IL, United States of America; 05/09/2025. 

Le, Vincent

Le V, Krikor S, Dailey W, Drenser K, Mitton KP. Completely In-House Targeted Gene Sequencing Reveals Rare Variants Linked to FEVR, Norrie Disease and Persistent Fetal Vasculature. Poster presentation at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, 5/2024, Seattle, Washington , USA

Le V, Mitton KP. Genetic Mechanisms Underlying FEVR, Norrie Disease, and Persistent Fetal Vasculature. Oral presentation at the Eye Research Institute Annual Research Retreat, 9/2024, Auburn Hills, MI, USA

Le V, Abdelmessih G, Dailey W, Pinnock C, Jobczyck V, Rashingkar R, Drenser K, Mitton KP. Mechanisms Underlying Rare Inherited Pediatric Retinal Vascular Diseases: FEVR, Norrie Disease, Persistent Fetal Vascular Syndrome. PubMed ID: 37947657 

Lin, Amy

Lin A, Jankowski M, Qu L, Uhley V, Homayouni R, Brennan M. Association between Celiac Disease and Hemoglobin A1c Levels in Type 1 Diabetes Pediatric Patients—A Retrospective Chart Review. June 2025; 74(Supplement 1):1197-P. Diabetes.

Lin A, Jankowski M, Qu S, Uhley V, Homayouni R, Brennan M. American Diabetes Association 85th Scientific Sessions. Poster presented: Association between Celiac Disease and Hemoglobin A1c Levels in Type 1 Diabetes Pediatric Patients—A Retrospective Chart Review. Chicago, IL, United States of America; 06/23/2025.

Lin A, Jankowski M, Qu S, Uhley V, Homayouni R, Brennan M. MI-ACP and SHM-MI 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting. Poster presented: Epidemiology and Glycemic Outcomes of Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus and Celiac Disease. Acme, MI, United States of America; 09/26/2025.

Lin A, Jankowski M, Qu S, Uhley V, Homayouni R, Brennan M. Corewell Health East’s Resident/Fellow/Student Research Day 2025. Poster presented: Epidemiology and Glycemic Outcomes of Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus and Celiac Disease at Corewell Health East: A Retrospective Analysis. Royal Oak, MI, United States of America; 04/16/2026. 

Lonjin, Alexis

Woodley C, Nida J, LONJIN, AG, Ward K, Studzinski D, Novotny NM, Brahmamdam P, Akay B. Surgical Site Infection Bundle for Babies. Oral Presentation at the 9th Annual Robert J. Lucas Surgical Society Research Symposium, March 18, 2024

Ward K, Woodley C, LONJIN, AG, Nida J, Studzinski D, Novotny N, Brahmamdam P, Akay B. Surgical Site Infection Bundle for Babies – Preliminary Data. Oral Presentation at William Beaumont University Hospital Resident/Fellow Research Day, April 17, 2024

Woodley C, Ward KR, Nida J, LONJIN, AG, Studzinski D, Novotny NM, Brahmamdam P, Akay B. Surgical Site Infection Bundle for Babies – Preliminary Data. Oral Presentation at the Michigan Chapter American College of Surgeons 71st Annual Meeting. May 16, 2025

Nida J, Woodley C, LONJIN AG, Ward KR, Studzinski D, Novotny NM, Brahmamdam P, Akay B. Surgical Site Infection Bundle for Babies. Oral Presentation at the American College of Surgeons Quality and Safety Conference. July 19, 2024

Ward KR, Woodley C, Nida J, LONJIN AG, Studzinski D, Novotny N, Brahmamdam P, Akay B. Surgical Site Infection Bundle for Babies – Preliminary Data. Oral Presentation at the SEMCME 9th Annual Michigan Summit on Quality Improvement, Patient Safety and High Value Care. May 22, 2024 

Masti, Raywa

Heart Rhythm Society Poster Presentation. July 2024. "The impact of short, whiteboard-style educational videos on patient understanding of cardiovascular disease, testing, and procedures." 

Mohammadzadeh, Mohammad Hossein

Mohammadzadeh MH, Khalil P, Barremkala M, Williamson B. Anatomy connected. Poster presented: Optimizing Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter-defibrillator Placement: An Anatomic Study of Latissimus Dorsi Muscle and Long Thoracic Nerve Locations for Safety and Efficacy. Toronto, ON, Canada; 03/23/2024.

Khalil P, Mohammadzadeh MH, Barremkala M, Grogan J, Williamson B. Anatomical considerations for the subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (SICD) implantation: a cadaver-based analysis. Europace. May 2024; 26(Supplement_1):i1024.

Khalil P, Mohammadzadeh MH, Barremkala M, Grogan J, Williamson B. Axillary submuscular implantation of nontransvenous cardioverter-defibrillator; lessons from a cadaver study. Heart Rhythm. May 2024; 21(5):S677.

Khalil P, Mohammadzadeh MH, Barremkala M, Williamson B. Anatomical considerations for the nontransvenous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation: A cadaver-based analysis. Heart Rhythm O2. June 2025; Epub ahead of print(Epub ahead of print):4. 

Navaratna, Nidhi

Navaratna N, Aoun M, Batra N, Chisti MM. Metaplastic Breast Cancer: A Retrospective Chart Review of Clinical Features. 42^nd Annual Miami Breast Cancer Conference Abstracts Supplement. July 2025; 39(4):9.

Navaratna N, Qu L, Aoun M, Batra N, Chisti MM. Metaplastic Breast Cancer: Clinical and Prognostic Features. Journal of Clinical Oncology. May 2025; 43(16):23.

Navaratna N, Qu L, Aoun M, Batra N, Chisti MM. Miami Breast Cancer Conference 2025. Poster presented: Metaplastic Breast Cancer: A Retrospective Chart Review of Clinical and Pathological Features. Miami Beach, FL, United States of America; 03/07/2025

Navaratna N, Qu L, Aoun M, Batra N, Chisti MM. National Abstract Competition Finalist, American College of Physicians (ACP) National Meeting. Poster presented: Rare but Aggressive: Clinical and Pathological Features of Metaplastic Breast Cancer. New Orleans, LA, United States of America; 04/05/2025.

Navaratna N, Qu L, Aoun M, Batra N, Chisti MM. American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting 2025. Poster presented: Metaplastic Breast Cancer: Clinical and Prognostic Features. Chicago, IL, United States of America; 05/31/2025. 

Nghiem, Derrik

Derrik X. Nghiem, Eric Daar. Gaining Insights into Clinical Trial Recruitment: Perspectives from Investigators, Research Coordinators, and the Community Advisory Board on Engaging Underserved Communities. Oral Presentation at Winn CIPP Los Angeles. July 31, 2023.

Nghiem DX, Daar E. “Gaining Insights into Clinical Trial Recruitment: Perspectives from Investigators, Research Coordinators, and a Community Advisory Board on Engaging Underserved Communities.” UCLA Proceedings. Available at: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/920874mk 

Ngo, Jessica

Ngo J, Baxa D. Clinical Outcomes and Socio-demographic Disparities among COVID-19 Patients with Autoimmune Diseases. Poster presented at Infectious Disease Society of America, SHEA, HIVMA, PIDS, SIDP. ID Week Conference, Atlanta, GA. October 2025 

Paez, Kaitlyn

Paez, Kaitlyn ; Kopachik, Claire ; Vishweswaraiah, sangeetha; Yilmaz, Ali; Ashrafi, Nadia; Saiyed, Nazia; Monacelli, Nicolette ; Kerseviciute, Ieva ;  Gordevicius, Juozas; Ruff, Stacey; Pai, Amita; Ruff, Stacey; Maddens, Michael; Graham, Stewart F. Unraveling the impact of common medications on biomarker patterns in Alzheimer’s disease and mild cognitive impairment. Accepted for publication in Journal of Alzheimer's Disease Reports. 

Pavuloori, Manasa

Pavuloori, MS., Kieleszewski, Y., Welling, L. Alone or Abused? Fear of Being Single, Attachment Insecurity, and IPV Risk in Young Adults. 03/2025. Poster at HEAL Sexual Health 2025 conference, East Lansing, MI, USA 

Peddireddy, Neelesh

Peddireddy, N., Abdelkarim, R., Elzayat, O., Hsiung, C., & Tawfik, A. M. (2024, May) One Carbon Metabolism and aging eye disease: Exploring Preventive therapeutic targets. Poster presented at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Seattle, WA. Poster also presented at annual Eye Research Institute Retreat, Rochester Hills, MI (2024, September)

Abouhish, H.; Shalaby, L.; Elzayat, O.; Peddireddy, N.; Tawfik, A. Modulating One-Carbon Metabolism with B-Vitamins to Protect the Retinal Barrier and Prevent Retinal Degeneration. Nutrients 2026, 18, 236. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu18020236 

Petrykowski, Nicholas

Petrykowski N, Hazy A, Krauss D, Dilworth J, Stevens C, Dixon S, Safian R, Hanson I, Lee K. Poster presented at the Oakland University William Beaumont Research Symposium. Clinical Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Coronary Brachytherapy for Restenosis of Coronary Vessels Previously Treated with Drug Eluting Stents. Rochester, MI, United States of America; 07/30/2023.

Petrykowski N, Hanna M, Kondoleon N, Chhabra K, Lee K, Hanson I. Outcomes of Brachytherapy Comparing Coronary Bypass Grafts vs Native Vessels. Poster presented at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions. Washington, DC, United States of America; 05/02/2025.

Kondoleon N, Hanna M, Petrykowski N, Chhabra K, Lee Y, Lee K, Hanson I. Effects of Residual In-Stent Restenosis Following Intra-Coronary Brachytherapy. Poster presented at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions. Washington, DC, United States of America; 05/02/2025. 

Phung, Lauren

Phung L, Duong K, Obeid R. The utility of caffeine citrate as a neuroprotectant in the early life of premature newborns: a literature review of the effects on neurodevelopmental outcomes. Front Pediatr. 2025 Dec 18;13:1682903. PMID: 41488901; PMCID: PMC12756483. 

Pushani, Frosilda

Pushani, F., Escala, W., Todd, B. Short-term Implications of Anti-Hypertensive Treatment in the Emergency Department. 05/2025. Poster at Society of Academic Emergency Medicine 2025 Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.  

Quach, Kaitlyn

Quach K , Haines D, Bloomingdale R, Mehta N. 9th Annual Oakland University Graduate Student Research Conference. Poster presented: Impact of Personalized Visual Medication Charts for Patients Presenting to Ambulatory Cardiology Clinics. Rochester, MI, United States of America; 04/05/2024.

Quach K, Henderson A, Bloomingdale R, Mehta N. 18th annual Western Atrial Fibrillation Symposium. Poster presented: Impact of Personalized Visual Medication Charts in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation. Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America; 02/27/2025.

Quach K, Henderson A, Bloomingdale R, Mehta N. Favorable Impact of Personalized Visual Medication Charts in Patients with Arrhythmias. Oral presentation: Heart Rhythm 2025; 04/26/2025. San Diego, CA, United States of America. 

Race, Meaghan

Poster presentation at the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Annual Conference in San Diego, CA Nov 7-10 2024. 

Ranganathan, Noopur

Auch E, Arapovic A, Ranganathan N, Cederman M, Chauhan D, Saleh E, Hinckel B. Prevalence and Associated Injuries in Patients with Knee Cysts: An Epidemiological Study. June 20, 2025. Oral presentation at Michigan Orthopaedic Society Scientific Meeting 2025 Conference, Mackinac Island, Michigan, USA.

Auch E, Arapovic A, Ranganathan N, Cederman M, Chauhan D, Saleh E, Hinckel B. Prevalence and Associated Injuries in Patients with Knee Cysts: An Epidemiological Study. February 7, 2025. Poster presentation at Orthopaedic Research Society 2025 Conference, Phoenix, Arizona, USA. 

Romano, Giuliano

Romano G., Attardi S., Gemechu J. 2024 William Davidson Medical Education Week. Poster presented: Google Workspace In The Anatomy Dissection Lab Approach To Enhance Multifaceted Communication In Large Group Setting. Rochester, MI, United States of America; 05/16/2024.

Romano G., Attardi S., Gemechu J.. Enhancing Communication and Formative Feedback Using Google Workspaces in Large Group Teaching [Lightning talk]. Oral presentation: IAMSE 2023 Virtual Forum; 10/18/2023. Huntington, WV, United States of America. 

Saad, Marwa

Saad, M., Almasri, W., Hye, T., Roni, M., Mohiyeddini, C. Analysis of ChatGPT-3.5’s Potential in Generating NBME-Standard Pharmacology Questions: What Can Be Improved?. Algorithms. 2024; 17(10):469.  

Saad, M., Almasri, W., Hye, T., Roni, M., Mohiyeddini, C. Analysis of ChatGPT-3.5’s Potential in Generating NBME-Standard Pharmacology Questions: What Can Be Improved? 10/2024. Poster at Oakland University Artificial Intelligence Day, Rochester, MI, United States of America. 

Sahota, Inderjeet

Dadashzadeh S, Zimmerman-Slayton L, Sahota I . American Psychiatric Association. Poster presented: Mirtazapine is sedating at low doses and stimulating at high doses: fact or myth? A systematic review of randomized controlled trials. New York City, NY, United States of America; 05/04/2024. 

Santiago, Christian

Santiago C, Kaiser K. (May 2025). Identification of Mental Health Disparities in Pediatric Oncology Patients. Poster presented at the 2025 American Society of Pediatric Hematology Oncology. Louisville, KY

Santiago C, Kaiser K. (2025). Identification of Mental Health Disparities in Pediatric Oncology Patients. Pediatric Blood and Cancer. Vol 72, Issue S4, 2025. 

Simon, Christine

Simon, C., Bashir, L., Obeid, R. Dietary Impact on Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Premature Infants with Periventricular Leukomalacia. Oral presentation: American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference; 09/28/2025. Denver, CO, United States of America. 

Sukhon, Deena

Sukhon, D., Duong, K., Bodwitch, C., Keeley, J., Huang, F., Uhley, V. Green Prescription: Analyzing and Encouraging Plant-Based Eating for Student Physicians in a Four-Week Seminar. 06/2025. Poster presentation at Nutrition 2025 Conference, Orlando, Florida, USA. 

Tailor, Deepali

Tailor, D., Sims, M., (2025) Association of Race and Ethnicity with Antibiotic Resistance. Poster presented at IDWeek 2025 Conference. Held: Atlanta, GA 

Van Wagoner, Colin

Van Wagoner C, Saroyan A, Shumway T, Hasan S, Chrumka A, Saleh E. Associated Urogenital Injuries Following Pelvic Trauma in Pediatrics, a 15-year Single-Center Retrospective Study. Cureus Journal of Medical Sciences. January 2026.

Van Wagoner C, Hasan S, Shumway T, Chrumka A, Saleh E. Associated Urogenital Injuries Following Pelvic Trauma in Pediatrics, a 15-year Single-Center Retrospective Study. Mid-America Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting. April 2025.

Van Wagoner C, Shumway T, Hasan S, Chrumka A, Saleh E. Associated Urogenital Injuries Following Pelvic Trauma in Pediatrics, a 15-year Single-Center Retrospective Study. Oral Presentation at Great Lakes Pediatrics Research Day. March 2025.

Van Wagoner C, Shumway T, Hasan S, Chrumka A, Saleh E. Associated Urogenital Injuries Following Pelvic Trauma in Pediatrics, a 15-year Single-Center Retrospective Study. Poster presented at Great Lakes Pediatrics Research Day. March 2025.

Van Wagoner C, Shumway T, Hasan S, Chrumka A, Saleh E. Associated Urogenital Injuries Following Pelvic Trauma in Pediatrics, a 15-year Single-Center Retrospective Study. Poster presented at Orthopedic Surgery Research Symposium OSSM. December 2024. 

Victorjoseph, Ryan

Victor-Joseph R., Mi, M., Stewart, D. Evaluation of Online Learning and Educational Resources on Learning Outcomes in Medical Education: a Systematic Review. 04/2025. Oral Presentation at AAMC Central Collaborative Meeting Regional Conference 2025, Detroit, Michigan. 

Walker, David

Walker D, Karamyan V. ASPET: Annual Meeting. Poster presented: Identification of Tripeptide Modulators of ACE2 Activity Using a High Throughput Screen. Portland, OR, United States of America; 04/04/2025.

Walker D, Karamyan V. Identification of Tripeptide Modulators of ACE2 Activity Using a High Throughput Screen (Abstract ID: 165381). The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. March 2025; 392(3): 100697. 

Wang, Claire

Wang C, Rougeau K. Pedaling Perspectives: Unveiling Physiological Impact of Active vs. Passive Cycling on Salivary Cortisol and Testosterone Levels in Healthy Adults. Oral presentation: Association of Psychological Science Annual Meeting; 05/24/2024. San Francisco, CA, United States of America.

Wang C, Rougeau K. Midwest Regional Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine (MWACSM). Poster presented: Pedaling Perspectives: Unveiling Physiological Impact of Active vs. Passive Cycling on Salivary Cortisol and Testosterone Levels in Healthy Adults. Grand Rapids, MI, United States of America; 10/18/2024. 

Whitton, Mark

Whitton, M.; Navas JR. Can Frailty Index Factors Predict Postoperative Dispositional Outcomes in Cardiac Surgery? Poster presented at Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, San Antonio, TX, 2025, October.