Past Awardees

2012 Scholarly Opportunity Award recipients

Rochester

• Raymond Iezzi Jr., M.D., Ophthalmology Nano-Biosensors for Individualized Care of VEGF-Mediated Eye Disease
• Darrell S. Pardi, M.D., Gastroenterology and Hepatology Differences in the Fecal Microbiome and Outcomes in Patients With Clostridium difficile Infection

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

Rochester

• Keith Baratz, M.D., Ophthalmology Investigation of the Pathogenic Role of Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition and Other Biochemical Pathways in Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy
• Andrea Boon, M.D., Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Quantitative Muscle Ultrasound - In Normal Subjects and Neuromuscular Disease
• Michael Brodsky, M.D., Neurology/Ophthalmology Retinal Luminance Modulation of Pediatric Strabismus
• Margherita Milone, M.D., Ph.D., Neurology Research Study on Mitochondrial Diseases
• Erik St Louis, M.D., Neurology Cognitive and Driving Performance in Idiopathic REM Sleep Behavior Disorder and Normal Controls

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

• Dec 11, 2012
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