Cooper Scholars’ Forum Poster Contest Winners

Congratulations to Cooper University Health Care’s 4th Annual Camden Scholars’ Forum Poster Contest winners for 2017!

This program recognizes outstanding achievement in the fields of research and performance improvement. All eligible posters were judged by Cooper and CMSRU faculty and scored for the abstract, poster design, title clarity and completeness, methods, results, and discussion/conclusions. Contest winners will give a short oral presentation about their projects during the forum on Friday, April 28, 2017.

Clinical Research

1st Ryan DeSanti, DO, Pediatrics
Safety and Effectiveness of Intermittent Magnesium Sulfate Administration in Pediatric Patients Experiencing Prolonged Status Asthmaticus in the Non-Intensive Care Setting.

2nd Matthew Varner, DO, Medicine
Evaluation of Septic Shock and Coagulopathy With Progression to Limb Amputation

3rd Kali Staman, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Sepsis Readmissions: An Evaluation of Patient Characteristics at Index Hospitalization

Basic Research

1st Kevin Cahill, MD, Surgery
Potential Effects of Adipose Stromal Vascular Fraction Cells in the Prevention of Intimal Hyperplasia Following Balloon Angioplasty

2nd Rrita Daci, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
New Adult-Onset Mouse Model of Epilepsy: Preliminary Genetic Characterization

3rd Joseph Marcotte, MD, Surgery
The Effect of the Deacetylase Inhibitor Suberoylanilide Hydroxamic Acid (SAHA) and Paclitaxel Treatment on Full-Thickness Wound Healing in Mice

Case Study Research

1st Mohit Shukla, MD, Rheumatology
Purpuric Rash: More to it Than Meets the Eye

2nd Sylwia Sasinowska, MD, Rheumatology
Hydralazine-Induced Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis in a 73-year-old Female

3rd Caleb Seufert, Plastic Surgery
Long-Term Post-Operative Results and Surgical Management for Vohwinkel Syndrome: A Case Report

Medical Student Research

1st Rrita Daci, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
New Adult-Onset Mouse Model of Epilepsy: Preliminary Genetic Characterization

2nd Kyle Marden, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Elution of Tetracycline From a 3-D Printed Polylactic Acid Reservoir

3rd Kali Staman, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Sepsis Readmissions: An Evaluation of Patient Characteristics at Index Hospitalization

Performance Improvement

1st Vida Chen, MD, Medicine
Increasing Outpatient Pneumococcal Vaccinations in Diabetic Patients

2nd Natalie Trautman, MD, Anesthesiology
Creation of a Standardized Written Patient Notification of a Difficult Airway

3rd Juhi Shukla, DO, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Process Change to Improve Postpartum Follow-Up Visit Rates at Women’s Care Center