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<BIG>4TH ANNUAL RESEARCH DAY IS GREAT SUCCESS — MOVING THE SCIENCE OF SURGERY FORWARD</BIG>

Our Residency Programs Train Physician-Scientists to Both Practice and Advance Surgery

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General surgery resident Ahmed Nasser, MD, 
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STONY BROOK, NY, June 6, 2013 —The Department of Surgery's Fourth Annual Research Day took place today at the Charles B. Wang Center on west campus of Stony Brook University. This year's program was a great success, as the event continues to grow, with increasing numbers of research presentations.

The morning forum showcased ongoing and completed research projects by way of oral platform presentations, as well as a poster competition by our residents, medical students, and faculty.

"It is here that we further our specialty and improve the care of our patients," said Alexander B. Dagum, MD, professor and interim chairman of surgery, in his opening remarks at the program. "It is through research that we find new treatments, new cures, and instill hope to those afflicted by illness, trauma, or birth defects."

The program included nearly 50 posters presenting study abstracts, plus five oral presentations moderated by faculty discussants, and it attracted more than 300 hundred attendees from Stony Brook Medicine and the University community.

The keynote speaker was plastic surgeon David Woodbridge Mathes, MD, of the University of Washington, who currently is conducting research to make face and hand transplants possible for more patients. His talk, "Reconstructive Transplantation: A Paradigm Shift in Complex Reconstruction," demonstrated the challenges and remarkable advances in this field, as well as the importance of research in the advancement of plastic surgery.

All categorical residents in our general surgery residency program are now required to conduct at least one research project each year, and to present their studies at the Research Day program. All of <a href="/surgery/education/postgraduate/residency">our residency programs</a> are committed to training physician-scientists who can both practice and advance surgery in their careers after they graduate from Stony Brook.

Established in 2010, Research Day is an opportunity for our residents as well as our faculty and medical students to present their surgical research. The focus of the program, which takes place from 8:00 am to noon, is moving the science of surgery forward. The program offers continuing medical education (CME) credit; this activity is designated for a maximum of 3.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Next year's Research Day will take place on Thursday, June 5, at the Wang Center. For more information, please call 631-444-7875.

<div class="subhead">2013 Research Day Posters</div>

Here are the titles and authors of the posters exhibited at this year's Research Day program, which demonstrate the range of research activity within the Department, and the remarkable productivity of our residents:

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<LI>A systematic review of infection in breast reconstruction: autologous flap versus implant reconstruction | Phillips B, Danovich S, Verma R, Bishawi M, Dagum A, Bui D, Khan S.</LI>

<LI>Can drain amylase level be a predictor in clinical significant pancreatic fistula after pancreatic surgery? | Zhao K, Bao P.</LI>

<LI>Carcinosarcoma of the gallbladder | Connolly T, Adamo A, DeMuro J.</LI>

<LI>CEA marker for colorectal cancer in PBS sensor-based on resistive properties of molecular imprinted carbon nanotube-polymer composite [poster competition] | Samuilov V, Abutalibova Z, Rigas B, Bergamaschi R.</LI>

<LI>Colonic perforation secondary to mucormycosis: a case report | Gioia W, Barnajian M, Iordache F, Bergamaschi R, Finkelstein, F.</LI>

<LI>Combining different endograft components during EVAR: a technique to achieve fixation and seal in challenging aortic neck anatomies | Virvilis D, Meisner R, Koullias G, Tassiopoulos A.</LI>

<LI>Development of rectal cancer murine model | Gersch R, Loyal J, Bergamaschi R.</LI>

<LI>Does sleeve gastrectomy cause gastroesophageal reflux? Answering the modern dilemma in bariatric and metabolic surgery | Altieri M, Tuppo C, Telem D, Gracia G, Pryor A.</LI>

<LI>Early and mid-term results of endovascular treatment of pseudoaneurysms after remote surgery for aortic coarctation | Koullias GJ, Gonzales II CG, Billfinger TV, Tassiopoulos AK.</LI>

<LI>Evaluation of optimal PIP joint fusion angle using simulated joint arthrodesis [poster competition] | Lider Y, DeChello K, Iyer A, Fourman M, Sisto S, Dagum A.</LI>

<LI>Extralevator vs standard abdominoperineal resection for rectal adenocarcinoma | Loyal J, Shroyer K, Singh M, Zee S, Bergamaschi R.</LI>

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First author of winning poster, medical student 
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<LI>Fade patterns and long-term viability of nipple areola tattoos following breast reconstruction [poster competition] | Levites H, Fourman M, Phillips B, Fromm I, Bui D. Winner of poster competition.</LI>

<LI>Fast 5th program expedites care for patients with BI-RADS 5 imaging studies | Ahn S, O’Hea B, Farrelly P, Pitrowski P.</LI>

<LI>Histone demethylase LSD1 is involved in SALL4-mediated bone marrow progenitor cell proliferation | Liu L, Souto J, Ma Y, Yang J.</LI>

<LI>Hospital readmission to an academic level I trauma center within 30 days of discharge | Copertino L, McCormack J, Huang E, Shapiro M, Vosswinkel J.</LI>

<LI>Identifying achievable benchmark comparisons (ABCs) for surgical education programs | Bishawi M, Dathatri S, Clippinger C, Peredo A, Hseih L, Ahn S, Loh S, McLarty A Shroyer AL, Tassiopoulos A, Bilfinger T.</LI>

<LI>In vivo cardiac cellular reprogramming efficacy is enhanced by angiogenic preconditioning of the infarcted myocardium with vascular endothelial growth factor | Mathison M, Gersch R, Nasser A, Lilo S, Korman M, Fourman M, Shroyer K, Yang J, Ma Y, Rosengart T.</LI>

<LI>Investigating the role of Egr-1 in reperfusion [poster competition] | Gersch R, Ahmed N, Baldwin, A, Phillips B, Bishawi M, Halbreiner S, Rosengart T.</LI>

<LI>Lipotransfer for the treatment of post mastectomy radiation therapy complications: a systematic review of the current evidence in alloplastic reconstruction | Nasser A, Kanth A, Khan S.</LI>

<LI>Long-term evaluation of endoscopically harvested saphenous vein for lower extremity bypass | Margolis J, Malgor R, Montecalvo J, Shahidul I, Hines G.</LI>

<LI>Long-term follow-up for percutaneous angioplasty in renal artery fibromuscular dysplasia | Gavalas M, Gasparis A, Tassiopoulos A, Loh S, Labropoulos N .</LI>

<LI>Management of intraluminal thrombus in the non-diseased aorta | Jain V, Koullias G, Tassiopoulos A, Zawin M.</LI>

<LI>Optimal pain control after open pancreaticoduodenectomy | Pagkratis S, Moller D, Watkins K, Mazirka P, Bao P.</LI>

<LI>Outcomes of irreversible electroporation in the management of unresectable pancreatic cancer | Gooch J, Lovekar N, Bao P, Watkins K.</LI>

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Faculty research scientist, Robert Gersch, PhD, 
(right) talking about his poster study.</div>
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<LI>Outcomes of repeat MRSA screening during the same hospitalization | Gitler C, Bao P, Rubano J, Lovekar, N.</LI>

<LI>Outcomes of robotic-assisted laparoscopic gastric and duodenal tumor resections | Gooch J, Lovekar N, Bao P, Watkins P.</LI>

<LI>Outcomes of the mechanically ventilated trauma patient at the regional trauma center | Rubano J, McCormack J, Huang E, Paccione M, Vosswinkel J, Shapiro M.</LI>

<LI>Patterns of ovarian vein thrombosis | Kim P, Comito M, Labropoulos N.</LI>

<LI>Post-operative infections in tissue expander based breast reconstruction | Klein G, Khan S, Nasser A, Landford W, Dagum A, Bui D, Ganz, J, Gelfand M, Huston, T.</LI>

<LI>Preliminary results of lung preservation surgery in early lung cancer | Danovich S, Chang K, Sainathan S, Mullen E, Wu L, Pugalenthi A, Larsen B, Rosario R, Fox S, Andaz S.</LI>

<LI>Randomized controlled trial laparoscopic assisted colonoscopic polypectomy | Mamoor M, Fakhoury J, Lascarides C, Bergamaschi R.</LI>

<LI>Simulated colonoscopy training: responsiveness of surgery interns | Fakhoury J, Karas J, Denoya P, Kazi E, Bergamaschi R.</LI>

<LI>Surgical site infection reduction protocol in colorectal resections | Kashan B, Bergamaschi R, Denoya P, Leiboff A, Smithy W.</LI>

<LI>The appropriateness criteria for coronary revascularization: is it evidence based? | Wakily H, Bishawi M, Shroyer L.</LI>

<LI>The impact of isolated infra-renal aortic stenosis in female patients | Malgor R, Labropoulos N, Borge M, Dias C, Pappas P, Tassiopoulos A.</LI>

<LI>The role of keratin 17 and surviving biomarker expression in predicting prognosis and post-operative survival in surgical breast cancer patients | Jacobi E.</LI>

<LI>The use of the single shot thoracic epidural in the pediatric patient undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy | Hsieh L, Gruffi T, Grewal C, Scriven R, Lee T, Seidman P.</LI>

<LI>Upper limb replantation practices and outcomes: a multinational survey of 234 replantation surgeons | Nasser A, Fourman M, Dagum A.</LI>

<LI>Use of pre-operative MRI to predict tissue thickness of mastectomy skin flaps [oral presentation] | Nasser A, Huston B, Kanth A, Fourman M, Palermo R, Fisher P, Rizk C, Bui D, Huston T.</LI>

<LI>Use of stapling devices for cystic duct ligation | Chiu J, DeMuro J.</LI>

<LI>Utility and accuracy of CT scan in diagnosing perforated appendicitis | Verma R, Carter D, Greschukin V, Barish M, Pryor A, Telem D.</LI>

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