Sarah Fleming, MD• 2018 start• Med School: University of Minnesota Medical School

• Undergraduate: St. Olaf College (Biology, Biomedical Studies)• Scholarly Activity: 1) Fleming S, Belgam D, Messelt A, Pandey V, Stuart

M. (2016). Improving Doctor Name Recall at Bedside. A Pilot Study to Improve HCAHPS Measures. Poster presented at: Mhealth Quality Improvement Project, University of Minnesota; Minneapolis, MN; 2) Fleming, Sarah A & Strickler, John G. Unusual initial presentation of herpes simplex virus as inguinal lymphadenopathy.. Case Reports in Pathology.. 2015, Feb; Volume 2015(Article ID 573230): 4. Pub Status: Published.

Ethan Garrigan, MD, PharmD, MPA• 2018 start• Med School: University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita• Graduate: Drake University (Public Administration)• Graduate: Drake University (Pharmacy)• Scholarly Activity: 1) Chamney, C & Godar, M & Garrigan, E & Huey, K.

“Effects of glutamine supplementation on muscle function and stress responses in a mouse model of spinal cord injury”. ExpPhysiology. 2013, Mar; 98(3): 796 - 806. Pub Status: Published; 2) Garrigan, E. Chamney, C. Huey, K.. (2011). "Effects of glutamine supplementation on muscle function in a mouse model of spinal cord injury" Poster presented at: Drake University Conference on Undergraduate Research in the Sciences (DUCURS); Des Moines, IA.

John Hartnett, MD• 2018 start• Med School: University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A.

Carver College of Medicine• Undergraduate: University of Iowa (Human Physiology)• Scholarly Activity: 1) Hartnett, John & Farmer, Emily &

Stauss, Harald. (2014). Metabolic effects of vagal nerve stimulation in mice Poster presented at: Research in the Capitol; Des Moines, IA.

Bashar Kazanji, MD• 2018 start• Med School: Oakland University William Beaumont School of

Medicine

• Undergraduate: University of Michigan (Neuroscience)• Scholarly Activity: 1) Kazanji, B.F., Copelan, A.F., Patel, K.F., Ciacci, J.H.,

Cappell, M.K.. Predictors of Active Extravasation during Mesenteric Angiography in Patients with Acute Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage: A multi-hospital single health system review of 134 patients during 4 years.. Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology. 2017, Aug; Pub Status: Submitted; 2) Kazanji, B.F. (2017). Sterling Heights, MI; 2) Kazanji, B.F. (2015). An Interesting case of May- Thurner Syndrome Posterpresented at: Oakland University William Beaumont SOM 1st year Medical Student Orientation Day; Auburn Hills, MI.

Carmen Lopez, MD• 2018 start• Med School: McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas

Health Science Center at Houston• Undergraduate: University of Notre Dame (Preprofessional Studies)• Scholarly Activity: 1) Hayes-Jordan A, Lopez C et al. Cytoreductive

surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy in pediatric ovarian tumors: a novel treatment approach. Pediatric Surgery International. 2016, Jan; 32(1): 71-73. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 26500075. Pub Status: Published; 2) Lopez C et al. Outcomes of chest wall resections in pediatric sarcoma patients. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2017, Jan; 52(1): 109-114. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 27914587. Pub Status: Published; 3) Frohman TC, Beh SC, Saidha S, Schnurman Z, Conger D, Conger A, Ratchford JN, Lopez C, Galetta SL, Calabresi PA, Balcer LJ, Green AJ, Frohman EM. Optic nerve head component responses of the multifocal electroretinogram in MS. Neurology. 2013, Aug; 81(6): 545-551. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 23825172.

Kenneth Miller, MD, MS• 2018 start

• Med School: Creighton University School of Medicine

• Graduate: Tufts University (Biomedical Sciences)

• Undergraduate: Boston College (History)

• Scholarly Activity: 1) Miller, K., Driscoll, D., Ramaswamy, S.. Late Onset Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Aging Veterans: Role of

• Chronic Inflammation. Military Medicine. 2017, May; Pub Status: Accepted; 2) Miller, K., Hickert, A., KC, Y., Driscoll, D., Kolli, V., Ramaswamy, S. Factors Associated with Treatment Seeking in Veterans with Late Onset PTSD. Journal of Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. 2017, Jan; Pub Status: Submitted; 3) Reisbig, M., Miller, K., Chartrand, E., Youngblood, C., Mannion, S. (2017). Rapid detection of postoperative surgical hemorrhage using transcutaneous hemoglobin trend monitoring- a viable alternative to laboratory based hemoglobin testing? Poster presented at: American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting; Boston, MA.

Lakshmi Nemani, MD, MPH• 2018 start• Med School: Indiana University School of Medicine• Graduate: Columbia University (Public Health)• Undergraduate: Northwestern University (Biological Sciences and

International Studies)• Scholarly Activity: Nemani, L.A., Baynes, C.D., Baraka, J., & Njozi,

M.; Presenter: Nemani, L.A.. (2014). Sociocultural Constraints Limiting the Use of Family Planning Methods in Rural Tanzania Poster presented at: Population Association of America Annual Meeting; Boston, MA.

Jasmine Otkins, MD, MPH• 2018 start• Med School: Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine at

Hofstra University• Graduate: Walden University (Public Health)• Undergraduate: Dartmouth College (Sociology &

Anthropology)• Scholarly Activity: Frankfurt, M, Otkins, J, and Bakshi, K.

(2017). Prenatal Cocaine-Induced Alterations in Dendritic Spine Density and Glutamate Neurotransmission. In V.R. Preedy (Ed.), The Neuroscience of Cocaine: Mechanisms and Treatment (pp. 247-256). Cambridge: Academic Press.

Shamik Patel, MD• 2018 start• Med School: Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic

University• Undergraduate: University of Florida (Chemistry)• Scholarly Activity: 1) Patel, S.M., Davila, M., & Sands, D.. (2017).

Surgical Intervention In Rectal Intussusception Poster presented at: FAU Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine Medical Student and Resident Research and Scholarship Day 2017; Boca Raton, FL; 2) Patel, S.M., Schmidt-Kastner, R.. (2016). Exploration of mitochondrial links to optic atrophy genes using broadprotein interaction data Poster presented at: FAU Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine Medical Student and Resident Research and Scholarship Day 2016; Boca Raton, FL.

Max Soghikian, MD• 2018 start• Med School: Northwestern University The Feinberg School

of Medicine• Undergraduate: Macalester College (Biology and

Chemistry)• Scholarly Activity: Designed and conducted a

retrospective study assessing the correlation between history of bariatric surgery and rate of rejection after solid organ transplant. Involved Study design, IRB submission, data collection, analysis, poster and oral presentations, and writing of a manuscript.

Oscar Veloz, MD• 2018 start• Med School: University of Texas Medical Branch School of

Medicine• Undergraduate: The University of Texas (Biological Sciences)• Scholarly Activity: John Duy Ngo MD, Matthew Ryan Meroney MD,

Oscar Veloz BS, Oliver Lee BS. Retrospective review of prescription practice changes due to rescheduling of hydrocodone in an academic practice. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch. Intended Journal for submission: Pain Physician

Shatira Wilson, MD• 2018 start• Med School: Howard University College of Medicine• Undergraduate: Tennessee State University (Biology & Chemistry)• Scholarly Activity: 1) Adedeji, M., Bell, C., Campbell, O., Clemons, D.,

Giddens, N., Graff, J., James, L., Kearse, L., Kodua, F., Koomson, A., Medina, E., Nakata, J., Ndukwe, E., Ogbonna, N., Owens, T., Shah, V., Singh, S., & Wilson, S. (2016). The Effects of Educational v. Recreational Screen Time on Sleep Duration, Sleep Quality, and Behavior in DCPS Students Ages 11-18 Poster presented at: Howard University College of Medicine’s Medicine and Society Poster Day; Washington, DC; 2) Ajmeri, S., Allahdina, A., Bell, C., Chawla, K., Fahad, M., Jobarteh, R., Johnson, C., Mosley, M., Odedokun, T., & Wilson, S. (2017). Lead Poisoning Oral Presentation presented at: Pediatric Grand Rounds; Washington, DC; 3) Jobarteh, R., Obamedo, J., Odedokun, T., Smith, C., Urena, C., Wilson, S. (2017). Hypertension in Haiti Oral Presentation presented at: at Howard University Hospital’s Fifth Annual Global Health Symposium; Washington, DC.

Daeun “Diane” Yoon, MD• 2018 start• Med School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin

University of Medicine & Science• Undergraduate: Rice University (Bioengineering)• Scholarly Activity: 1) Truong, N., Yoon, D., Ochoa, G., Prevost, M.,

Yun, S., Oden, M., and Razavi, M. Abdominal Fat Suspension Device for Maintaining Normal Cardiorespiratory Function in Obese Patients Undergoing Conscious Sedation During Surgery. Texas Heart Institute Journal. 2014, Aug; 41(4): 368-372. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 25120388; 2) Cho, J., Horne, J., Markel, T., Matzke, C., Nisar, N., Patel, H., Schifrien, B., and Yoon, D. (2015). Health Screening and Stroke Prevention at Lake Zurich Church with Care Coach Connection Poster presented at: Interprofessional Practice Symposium; North Chicago, IL.

Tessa Churchill, MD, MBA• 2019 start• Med School: Northwestern University The Feinberg School of

Medicine• Graduate: Kellogg School of Management (Business

Administration)• Undergraduate: Brown University (Neuroscience)• Scholarly Activity: 1) Churchill Tessa, Shah P, Liu Ben P. (2016).

Time-to-Occurrence of Glioblastoma on MRI Poster presented at: Society for Neuro-Oncology Conference; Scottsdale, AZ; 2) PalatnikA, Swanson K, Churchill T, Bilski A, Grobman W, Miller E. (2017). A comparison of maternal and neonatal outcomes with two diagnostic strategies for gestational diabetes Poster presented at: Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Conference; Las Vegas, NV.

Andrew Davis-Sandfoss, MD• 2019 start• Med School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine• Undergraduate: University of Cincinnati (Biological Sciences)• Scholarly Activity: 1) Parker, M. W., Carroll, M., Bolser, B., Ballinger,

J., Brewington, J., Campanella, S., Davis-Sandfoss, A. K., Tucker, K., Brady, P. W.. Implementation of a Communication Bundle for High-Risk Patients. Hospital Pediatrics. 2017, Sep; 7(9): 523-529. Pub Status: Published; 2) Brady, P. W., Kirkendall, E., Walsh, K., Timmons, K., Mankoff, J., Lei, X., Zender, M., Davis-Sandfoss, A. K., & Kaplan, H.. Developing an end-user designed data display for oxygen-trends: an ethnographic study. Pediatrics. 2017, Mar; Pub Status: Submitted; 3) Stewart, C., Shoemaker, J., Edmunds, K., Davis-Sandfoss, A. K., & Tegtmeyer, K.. Code Team Training: Demonstrating Adherence to AHA Guidelines during Pediatric Code Blue Activations. Pediatric Emergency Care. 2017, Jun; Pub Status: Submitted.

Betty Erfe, MD• 2019 start• Med School: Harvard Medical School• Undergraduate: Stanford University (Comparative LiteratureP• Scholarly Activity: 1) Erfe BL, Siddiqui KA, Schwamm LH, Mejia NI.

Abstract: The Impact of Professional Medical Interpreter Involvement on the Care of Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients at an Academic Medical Center. Neurology. 2016, Apr; 86(16): S8:001. Pub Status: Published; 2) Erfe BL, Siddiqui KA, Schwamm LH, Mejia NI. Relationship Between Language Preference and Intravenous Thrombolysis Among Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients. Journal of the American Heart Association. 2016, Nov; 5(12): e003782. PMID: 27881425; 3) Natsui S, Siddiqui KA, Erfe BL, Mejia NI, Schwamm LH, Zachrison KS. Abstract: Non-English-preferring Patients Have No Differences in Stroke Symptom Recognition or Emergency Care Time Metrics. Stroke. 2017, Feb; 48(Suppl 1): AWP261. Pub Status: Published.

Amanda Johnson, MD• 2019 start• Med School: University of South Dakota, Sanford School of

Medicine• Undergraduate: Augustana University (Biochemistry)• Scholarly Activity: 1) Johnson, A. L., Bunde, M. M., Yseth, T. K.,

Vitiello, P. F., Mays, J.R. Electron-rich isothiocyanatesdifferentiallydemonstrate antiproliferative and chemopreventative properties against human MCF-7 cells. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 2017, Sep; Pub Status: Submitted; 2) Johnson, A., Frercho, K., Brown-Rice, K., & Baugh, L. (2017). Historical Trauma and Neuroscience in Relation to the Native American Population Poster presented at: 5th Annual Collaborative Research Center for American Indian Health (CRCAIH) Summit; Sioux Falls, SD; 3) Vastenhout, K. J., Tornberg, E. H., Johnson, A. L., Amolins, M. W., & Mays, J. R. High Performance Liquid Chromatography-Based Method to Evaluate Kinetics of Glucosinolate Hydrolysis by Sinapis alba Myrosinase. Analytical Biochemistry. 2014, Nov; 465(1): 105-113. PMID: 25068719.

Prachi Patel, MD• 2019 start• Med School: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Southwestern Medical School• Undergraduate: The University of Texas at Austin (Public Health)• Scholarly Activity: 1) Tawfik B, Mokdad AA, Patel PM, Li HC, Huerta

S. The neutrophil to albumin ratio as a predictor of pathological complete response in rectal cancer patients following neoadjuvant chemoradiation. Anticancer Drugs. 2016, Oct; 27(9): 879-883. PMID: 27434664; 2) Huerta S, Varshney A, Patel PM, Mayo HG, Livingston EH. Biological Mesh Implants for Abdominal Hernia Repair: US Food and Drug Administration Approval Process and Systematic Review of Its Efficacy. JAMA Surgery. 2016, Apr; 151(4): 374-381. PMID: 26819222; 3) Patel PM, Harris K, Huerta S. Clinical and molecular diagnosis of pathologic complete response in rectal cancer. Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics. 2015, Sep; 15(11): 1505-1516. PMID: 26415019.

Matthew Pilecki, MD, MBA• 2019 start• Med School: Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine• Graduate: Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management

(Business Administration - Health Industry Management & Finance)• Undergraduate: Northwestern University (Neurobiology & Business

Institutions)• Scholarly Activity: 1) Catanzarite, T., Saha, S, Pilecki, M. A., Kim, J. Y., &

Milad, M. Longer operative time during benign laparoscopic and robotic hysterectomy is associated with increased 30-day perioperative complications. Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology. 2015, Sep; 22(6): 1049-1058. PMID: 26070725; 2) Catanzarite, T., Rambachan, A., Mueller, M., Pilecki, M. A., Kim, J. Y., & Kenton, K.. Risk factors for 30-day perioperative complications after Le Fort colpocleisis. Journal of Urology. 2014, Sep; 192(3): 788-792. PMID: 24641911; 3) Jain, U., Chandra, R. K, Smith, S. S., Pilecki, M. A., & Kim, J. Y.. Predictors of readmission after outpatient otolaryngologic surgery. The Laryngoscope. 2014, Aug; 124(8): 1783-1788. PMID: 24272648.

Michael Weinfeld, MD, MS• 2019 start• Med School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of

Medicine & Science• Graduate: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science (Biomedical

Sciences)• Undergraduate: University of California-Berkeley (Chemistry)• Scholarly Activity: 1) Purgianto, A., Weinfeld, M. E., and Wolf, M. E.

Prolonged withdrawal from cocaine self-administration affects prefrontal cortex- and basolateral amygdala-nucleus accumbens core circuits but not accumbens GABAergic local interneurons. Addiction Biology. 2016, Jul; PMID: 27457780; 2) Kandil E., Weinfeld, M. E., Ogunnaike, B. O., et al.. (2016). Narcan Use in the Emergency Department Before andbAfter Hydrocodone Rescheduling: Are We Making a Difference? Poster presented at: American Society of Anesthesiologists 2016 Annual Meeting; Chicago, IL; 3) Weinfeld, M. E., Kandil E., Ogunnaike, B. O., et al.. (2015). Opioid Safety Initiative Project: A Retrospective Analysis of Suspected Drug Overdose Patients in the Emergency Room Poster presented at: American Society of Anesthesiologists 2015 Annual Meeting; San Diego, CA.

Yujing Zhao, MD• 2019 start• Med School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine• Undergraduate: College of Wooster (Biochemistry & Molecular

Biology)• Scholarly Activity: 1) Stewart, L.R., Jarugula, S., Zhao, Y., Qu, F., Marty,

D.. Identification of a maize chlorotic dwarf virus silencing suppressor protein.. Virology. 2017, Apr; 504(Apr): 88-95. PMID: 28160664; 2) Zhao, Y., Tudorascu, D.L., Lopez, O.L., Cohen, A.D., Mathis C.A., Aizenstein, H.J., Price, J.C., Kuller, L.H., Kamboh, M.I., DeKosky, S.T., Klunk, W.E., Snitz, B.E.. Amyloid-beta deposition, suspected non-Alzheimer pathophysiology, and cognitive decline patterns over 12 years in oldest-old without dementia. JAMA Neurology. 2017, Aug; Pub Status: In-Press; 3) Stewart, L.R., Jarugula, S., Zhao, Y., Qu, F., Marty, D.. Identification of a maize chlorotic dwarf virus silencing suppressor protein.. Virology. 2017, Apr; 504(Apr): 88-95. PMID: 28160664.