FIRE CONFERENCE 2024 AWARDEES

Poster Presentation – Faculty Choice

1st Place: Banarjee, Chitra

Title: Early Outcomes: Changes in Physical Activity Show No Correlation with Objectively and Subjectively Measured Balance

Mentor/Affiliation: Joon-Hyuk Park, PhD, UCF

2nd Place: Kumar, Sanjan

Title: Level 1 and Level 2 Trauma Centers Show Similar Outcomes in Exploratory Laparotomy Patients

Mentor/Affiliation: David, Lebowitz, MD, UCF

3rd Place: Molligoda, Brandon

Title: Identifying Prognostic Factors: Age and Tumor Location Predict Tumor Response Following Radiation Treatment in Meningioma Patients

Mentor/Affiliation: Naren Ramakrishna, MD, PhD, Orlando Health

Poster Presentation – Peer Choice

1st Place: Shaylor, Jemual

Title: Quantification of Systemic-to-Pulmonary Collateral Vessel Burden Using Current Imaging Modalities: An Examination of Emerging Techniques and the Use of Additional Computational Analysis

Mentor/Affiliation: Alain Kassab, PhD, UCF

2nd Place: Ukleja, Jacob

Title: A Ray of Hope: The Difference of Incidence and Timing of Pseudoprogression Between Proton vs. IMRT Glioblastoma Treatments

Mentor/Affiliation: Naren Ramakrishna, MD, PhD, Orlando Health

3rd Place: Hsieh, Michael

Title: Time and Cost Associated with Postoperative Pediatric Urology Presentations to the Emergency Department

Mentor/Affiliation: Pamela Ellsworth, MD, Nemours

Oral Presentation – Faculty Choice

1st Place: Molligoda, Brandon

Title: Identifying Prognostic Factors: Age and Tumor Location Predict Tumor Response Following Radiation Treatment in Meningioma Patients

Mentor/Affiliation: Naren Ramakrishna, MD, PhD, Orlando Health

2nd Place: Formanski, Erin

Title: Metformin Use Prior to Hip Fracture Surgery: Does it Cause Complications?

Mentor/Affiliation: Mohamed Shaath, MD, Orlando Health

3rd Place: Cohen, Katherine

Title: Evaluating Preclinical Medical School Integration of Diversity and Bias Awareness Education Related to Analgesia and Opioid Use Disorder

Mentor/Affiliation: Laurel Gorman, PhD, Temple University School of Medicine

Oral Presentation – Peer Choice

1st Place: Molligoda, Brandon

Title: Identifying Prognostic Factors: Age and Tumor Location Predict Tumor Response Following Radiation Treatment in Meningioma Patients

Mentor/Affiliation: Naren Ramakrishna, MD, PhD, Orlando Health

2nd Place: Cohen, Katherine

Title: Evaluating Preclinical Medical School Integration of Diversity and Bias Awareness Education Related to Analgesia and Opioid Use Disorder

Mentor/Affiliation: Laurel Gorman, PhD, Temple University School of Medicine

3rd Place: Raodeo, Pinak

Title: The Occurrence of Substance Use Issues and PTSD in TBI Patients

Mentor/Affiliation: Michael Hoffmann, MD, PhD, UCF