Past Awardees

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2011 Scholarly Opportunity Award recipients

Florida

Lena Sibulesky, M.D., Transplant Surgery: Biological Markers of tumor behavior and outcomes for Hepatocellular Carcinoma following Liver Transplantation
Michael Wallace, M.D., Gastroenterology: Association between visual gaze patterns and adenoma detection rate

Rochester

Yong-Mei Cha, M.D., Cardiovascular Diseases: Role of MicroRNA in Cardiac Electrical and Structural Remodeling Associated with Atrial Fibrillation in Human — A Pilot Study
Amy Conners M.D. and Katie Jones, M.D., Radiology: Molecular Breast Imaging (MBI) Features of Invasive Breast Cancer
Sanjeev Kakar, M.D., Orthopedic Surgery: Development of an Allograft Mesenchymal Stem Cell Composite Neoligament for Intra-Articular Ligament Reconstruction
Jeffrey Staab, M.D., Psychiatry: Pharmacologic dissection of vestibular migraine and chronic subjective dizziness

2010 Scholarly Opportunity Award recipients

Arizona

Kelly Curtis, M.D., Hematology/Oncology: A Study of HCC Genomics Using Flow-Sorted Tumor Biopsies
Luis Scott, M.D., Cardiovascular Diseases: The Effect of Electromagnetic Interference in Implantable Cardiac Rhythm Devices of Patients Using Hybrid Cars

Florida

Francisco Alvarez, M.D., Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine: Procalcitonin serum levels as a biomarker for respiratory infections in lung transplant recipients
Mellena Bridges, M.D., Diagnostic Radiology: Ferumoxytol-Enhanced MR of the Liver: A Proposed Alternative Strategy for Detection of Cirrhosis-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma

2009 Scholarly Opportunity Award recipients

Arizona

Benn Smith, M.D., Neurology: Contact Heat Evoked Potentials in Patients with Painful Small Fiber Neuropathy

Florida

Stephen Aniskevich III, M.D., Anesthesiology: Ultrasound Guided Transversus Abdominus Plane Block for Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Hand-Assisted Nephrectomy
Denise Harnois, D.O., Transplant Hepatology: Free Radicals Mediate the Development of Biliary Structures in DCD Liver Allografts

Rochester

Young Juhn, M.D., Community Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine: Influence of HLA DR3 and Allergic Sensitization on Immune Responses to Intact Pneumococcus in a Transgenic Mouse Model
Patrick Kamath, M.D., Gastroenterology and Hepatology: Prognostic Implications of Circulating Endothelial Cells in Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension
Lyle Olson, M.D., Cardiovascular Diseases: Disordered Neurocirculatory and Ventilatory Reflex Control in Recipients of Left Ventricular Assist Device Therapy
Raymund Razonable, M.D., Infectious Diseases: Toll-like Receptors in Bacterial Infections After Transplantation

2008 Scholarly Opportunity Award recipients

Arizona

Larry Bergstrom, M.D., Consultative Medicine: Effect of an Integrative Medicine Consultation on Outcomes for Patients with Psychosomatic Disease
Katherine Lim, M.D., Dermatology: Molecular Markers of Aggressive Squamous Cell Carcinomas
Cynthia Stonnington, M.D., Psychiatry: MR Correlates of Cognitive Decline Among Cognitively Normal Pre-MCI Individuals
David Swanson, M.D., Dermatology: Mosaic Confocal Analysis of Melanoma and Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer

Florida

Andrew Keaveny, M.D., Internal Medicine/Transplantation: Can Magnetic Resonance Elastography Accurately Predict the Stage of Fibrosis in Liver Transplant Recipients with Recurrent Hepatitis C Infection?
Cesar Keller, M.D., Lung Transplant Program: Endoscopic Confocal Endo-Microscopy to Diagnose Acute and Chronic Graft Rejection in Lung Transplant Recipients
Sarah McLaughlin, M.D., Surgery: Role of Matrix Metalloproteinase (MMPP) in Lymphangiogenesis after Axillary Lymph Node Dissection (ALND) for Breast Cancer
C. Burcin Taner, M.D., Transplantation: Molecular Mechanisms of Graft Failure in Liver Transplantation: Prevention of Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury and Matrix Metalloproteinase Dysfunction with N-Acetylcysteine
Han Tun, M.D., Hematology/Oncology: B Cell Migration and Homing in Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma

Rochester

John Black, M.D., Psychiatry and Psychology: Search for Cytochrome P450 2D6 Gene Instability in Cell Cultures, Somatic Cells, and Human Pedigrees
Judy Boughey, M.D., Gastroenterologic and General Surgery: Molecular Breast Imaging in the Preoperative Evaluation of Women with Biopsy Proven Breast Cancer
Petra Casey, M.D., Obstetrics and Gynecology: Development of a Web-based Interactive Multimedia Tool for Contraceptive Counseling Practice Innovation
Jackie Clowes, M.D., Ph.D., Rheumatology: Targeting Diagnosing & Implementing Management for Osteoporosis using Electronic Screening
Walter Cook, M.D., Community Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine: Evaluation of a Transcutaneous Bilirubin Monitor in the Outpatient Setting
Eric Dozois, M.D., Colon and Rectal Surgery: Virtual Anorectal and Pelvic Surgical Simulator: An Innovative Educational and Clinical Tool for Visualizing Pelvic Anatomy and Pathology
Joseph Duffy, Ph.D., Neurology: Developing Reliable Diagnoses of Motor Speech Disorders
James Gloor, M.D., Nephrology and Hypertension: Ani-HLA Antibody Characterization and Outcome of HLA Antibody Incompatible Kidney Transplantation at Mayo Clinic
Nicholas Hangiandreou, Ph.D., Radiology: Clinical Implementation and Validation of Ultrasound Measurement of Carotid Artery Intimal Medial Thickness (IMT) for Patient Screening and Follow-up
Sandra Kopp, M.D, Anesthesiology, and Hugh Smith, M.D., Ph.D., Anesthesiology: Anesthesia Residency Online Curriculum
Paul Mueller, M.D., General Internal Medicine: Ethical Aspects of Implanted Cardiac Device Deactivation
Ahmad Nassr, M.D., Orthopedic Surgery: Prospective Evaluation of Radiculitis Following Use of Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 for Interbody Arthrodesis in Spinal Surgery
Santhi Swaroop Vege, M.D., Gastroenterology and Hepatology: Pentoxifylline for the Treatment of Acute Pancreatitis
Brian Weinshenker, M.D., Neurology: Neuromyelitis Optica: Pathogenetic Insights from Genetic Analyses

March 15, 2012
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