PHILADELPHIA ACADEMY OF SURGERY
MARCH 1, 2010 RESIDENT COMPETITION
2010 PODIUM PRESENTATION WINNER
TRACEY A. DECHERT, MD
“Trauma Patients Undergo More Ct Scans but Fewer Are Positive And This Does Not Increase Trauma Bay Home Discharges”
OTHER PODIUM PRESENTATIONS
Nathan G. Richards, MD
“HUR Status Is a Powerful Clinical Marker for Resected Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Patients and Can Bind to VEGF and HIF-1alpha mRNA”
Brian Smith, MD
“A Prospective Comparison Of Injury Scoring Systems In Penetrating Trauma”
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Rahila Essani, MD
"Incisionless" Laparoscopic Proctectomy: An Ideal Natural Orifice And Laparoscopic Surgery Hybrid”
Sarah I. Fernandez, MD
“Human Adult Stem Cells Restore Endothelial Migratory Dysfunction In A Hypoxic Environment”
Claudia Lago-Toro, MD
“Comparison of Nodal Versus Primary HER2/NEU Expression in Node-Positive Breast Cancer Patients”
A. R. Larsen, MD
“MRI Guided Breast Biopsy: Experience At A Community Comprehensive Breast Center With MRI Guided Breast Biopsy Capability”
Fatima Parouk, MD
“Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the United States: Does Race and Birthplace Impact Survival?”
Mitul Patel, MD
“The Initial Post-EVAR CTA Scan Predicts the Later Need for Secondary Procedures”
David W. Rittenhouse, MD
“The Presence of a Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) in a Regulatory Binding Site of Deoxycytidine Kinase (DCK) in Pancreatic Cancer: Potential Implications for Adjuvant Therapy”
Neena Singh, MD
"The Role Of Human Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells In Tissue Regeneration And Wound Healing In The Presence Of A Xenograft Carrier In An Acute Degloving Injury In An Immuno-Intact Rodent Model "