7:30AM – Check-in and breakfast
8:30AM – Welcome Statement with Dr. Li
8:45AM – Keynote with Dr. Sayyad
9:15AM – APAMSA Health Affairs
9:45AM – First Breakout Session *
10:55AM – Second Breakout Session **
12:00PM – APAMSA Sponsors
12:00PM – LUNCH
1:00PM – Research Poster Presentations
2:40PM – Resident Panel
3:45PM – Closing Statement, Raffles, and Awards

* First Breakout Sessions

1. “Mental health and re-writing stereotypes in the AANHPI community” with Dr. Agrawal
2. “Discuss burden of CV disease in South Asian Communities” with South Asian Heart Association
3. IUD workshop
4. Suture workshop

** Second Breakout Sessions

1. HAAPIE Curriculum – Culturally Competent Care and Integrating Health Curriculum
2. “Mental Health and re-writing stereotypes in the AANHPI community” with Dr. Agrawal
3. IUD workshop
4. Suture workshop

Directions to the Venue

The conference location is at the Health Research Center at MCW. This can be directly routed to via GPS.

Parking can be found on the east side of 87th Street. (Marked as “MCW Visitor and Staff Parking” on the map.)

Entrance to the Health Research Center is directly west of the parking structure across 87th Street. (Marked as “Building A” on the map.)

For Uber/Lyft, there is a road that takes you directly in front of the Health Research Center and you could be dropped off there.

Clearer images and instructions can be found on MCW’s website. Please click on the link for more information!

Campus Map

Accommodations and Recommendations

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Deniz Demircioglu, BS; Lou-Anne Acevedo Moreno, MD; William A. Hall, MD

Review on the Management of Unresectable Cholangiocarcinoma Using SBRT

Adileen Sii, MS-2; Maya Seshan, MS-2; Anjum Sayyad, MD; Lana M. Minshew, PhD; Kajua B. Lor, PharmD

Evaluating the Effectiveness of an In-person AANHPI Focused Cultural Intelligence Session through HAAPIE

Jany Sun, MS-3; Jim Boliboun, BS; Katherine Koo, MS-HSM; Valeria Vazquez-Trejo, MS-4; Michael Cui, MD, MS, MBA; Victoria Rizzo, PhD, LCSW-R; Jeannine Rowe, PhD, MSW

Factors Related to Smart Health Device Use Among Minority Older Adults: A Preliminary Analysis

Luat Le, BS, Alexander J. Acuña, MD, Enrico M. Forlenza, MD, Joel C. Williams, MD

Outcomes Following Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients with Previous Pelvic Osteotomy: A Systematic Review

Rishi Kondapaneni, MS-2; Carson Gates, MS-3; Patrick Toerner Tassone, MD MS; Vipul Bhanderi, MD

Assessing Factors In Time-To-Diagnosis Of Head-And-Neck Lymphoma Presentations 

Kaitlin Sung, MS-3; Dr. Marwah Farooqui, DO

Providers on Menopause in Women with Sickle Cell Disease

Jieon Kim, M2; Prince Kumar, Postdoctoral Fellow; Pawan Singh, Principal Investigator

Zika Virus utilizes AMPK and Host Cell Lipids to Promote its Replication in Human Trabecular Meshwork Cells

Sarah Kee, MS-2; Kevin Keuper, MD

Unexpected Culprit: Opportunistic Fungal Brain Abscess Mimicking Acute Stroke Symptoms

Ian Rodriguez, M2; Sarah Melin, MPH; Jazzmyne A. Adams, MPH, David R. Friedland, MD, PhD; Sophie G. Shay, MD

Tinnitus in children: when is it more than just bothersome ringing?

O Aung, MS-2; Xiaolong Wang, MD, MS; Ruyu Yan, PhD; Peter J Rossi, MD, FACS; Mitchell R Dyer, MD, MSc; Yiliang Chen, PhD; Brandon Tefft, PhD; Kant Y Lin, MD, FACS; Bo Wang, PhD, MS, DDS

Development of Small Vascular Grafts Using Decellularized Human Amniotic Membrane: A Preclinical Pig Model Study

Shravani Khisti MS-2, Witty Kwok MS-2, Vikas Munjal MS-4, James Xiao, Joshua Weinberg PGY-4, Andrew Grossbach MD

Innovative Biomaterials for Incidental Durotomy During Spinal Surgery: Modern Management of CSF Leaks

Shravani Khisti1, Nikitha Damisetty, Yuefeng Lin, Dr. Ann Paula Monaghan-Nichols

Impact of Repeated Prenatal Exposure to Dexamethasone and Ciclesonide on the Developing Brain of Premature Infants

Brian V. Li, Carson Gehl, Kaitlyn Nimmer, Tahseen Shaik, Kali Quade, Yun Xing, Xin Yang, Sarah Kerns, Anai N. Kothari

Association of an Existing Polygenic Risk Score for Cutaneous Infection with Postoperative Surgical Site Infection

Snigdha Kosuri, MPH, MS-1; John Meurer, MD, MBA; Constance Gundacker, MD, MPH

Enhancing Student Resilience: The Effects of Trauma-Informed Programs on Coping and Resilience

Laurel X Chen MBE; Jian Zhang PhD; Jennifer S Yauck MS MA; Gail Stendahl APNP; Steven Kindel MD; Ke Yan PhD; Margaret M Samyn MD MBA

Serial Characterization of Pediatric Heart Transplant Myocardium by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (CMR) at 3T

Tejas C. Sekhar, BA; Jessica S. Park, BA; Jessica Kulawiak, PharmD; Colleen B. Nash, MD, MPH

Evaluation of the Treatment of Pediatric Intracranial Pyogenic Infections

Alicia Wang, MS-2; Tarin Tanji, MS-2; Elaine Chen, MD

How Early Palliative Care Education Impacts Knowledge and Confidence: A Pilot Study for Medical and Nursing Students

Nancy Jacobson MD, Elizabeth Papautsky PhD, MS, Matthew Scanlon MD, Brett Bordini MD, Katie McDermott PhD, Sarah Yale MD, Takahiro Ishikuri, Madelyn Anderson, Meagan Ladell MD

Emergency Physician Tasks During the First Hour of the Diagnostic Process

Tarin T. Tanji MS-2;  Jae Young Heo, MD; Terrence Murphy, MD, MPH; Vivek Chaturvedi, MD

Long-term Optical Coherence Tomography Changes after Vitrectomy for Epiretinal Proliferation: Lamellar Holes and Full-Thickness Macular Holes

Hunjung Choi, MS-1; Jordan Parker, MD, FAAD

Steroid Addiction or Adverse Drug Effect? An Updated Systematic Review of Topical Corticosteroid Withdrawal (TCSW)

Lyiba Malik, MS; Amy Y. Phan, PhD; Andrew D. Spearman, MD

Assessment of leukocyte dysregulation in single ventricle congenital heart disease

Tarin T. Tanji, MS-2; Michael Anukwu, MS-2; Jianing Tang, MS; Maria Gamez, BS; Lirong Yan, PhD

Morphological assessment of cerebral lenticulostriate arteries (LSAs) using submillimeter-resolution 7T time-of-flight MR angiography and Open-Source Tools

Kailynn Yang, MS-3, Canaan Kehr, MS-3, Mia Rumps, Mary Mulcahey MD

Musculoskeletal and cardiovascular considerations for transgender athletes

Kevin To, MS-2; Monika Pantha, MS-2; Scott Mead, MD

A Case of Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis

Allen Ku, MS-1; Branchford, MD;Deborah DeRyckere, Ph.D; Xiaodong Wang, Ph.D

Poster Link

Angelique Sumilang, MS-2; Maria Replogle, PhD; Kailey Frank, BS; Linda M Reis, MS, CGC; Elena V Semina, PhD

Functional Characterization of Non-Coding Variants in Developmental Ocular Disorders: Investigating the Role of FOXC1 Promoter Variant in Gene Regulation

Kevin Truong-Balderas, MS-3, Hao Chen, MS-3, Sierra Thomas, MS-4, Erin X Wei, MD

Thromboembolic Risk and Coexisting Conditions in Patients with Autoimmune Bullous Diseases

Daniel Ma, M1; Sneha Anand, M3; Haile He; Alan Landay, PhD; James Moy, MD

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Tejas C. Sekhar, BA; Qianyi Pu, MS; Ryan Guidi, MS; Nicholas P. Cozzi, MD, MBA; Kyle Bernard, MD; Eric P. Moyer, MD; Michael A. Gottlieb, MD; Galeta C. Clayton, MD

Developing a Novel Digital Literacy Program to Reduce Digital Health Inequities

Qianyi Pu, MS-2; Bowen Li, OMS-I; Wenyuan Chen, BS

Socioeconomic Influences on Brain and CNS Cancer Disparities in the Asian Population: An Analysis Using SEER Data

Aditya Somisetty BA; Hanna Shevalye, BS; Timothy Eggleston, BSE; Apurva C. Dusane M.Pharm; Jessica M. Skeie, Ph.D.; Gregory A. Schmidt, MBA, CEBT; Aliasger K. Salem, Ph.D; Mark A. Greiner, MD

Comparing ripasudil and netarsudil: Using rho-kinase inhibitors in Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy treatment

Gabriella Tran, MS-2; Oscar Chen, MD, MS

Rare Case of Metarhizium anisopliae Fungal Keratitis

Matthew Gao, M1; Andrea Benavides, BS; Josalyn L Cho, MD; Anna Stanhewicz, PhD

The Effect of E-cigarette Exposure on Monocytes and Endothelium

Spencer Pham, MS-1, Aravinthasamy Sivamurugan, MS-4, Satoshi Hanada, MD

Impact of Neuraxial Block on Immediate Post-Extubation Respiratory Function in Fast-Track Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

Ashley Hong, MS-2, Don O. Kikkawa, MD​, Marissa K. Shoji, MD

Resetting the Brow: A Small-Incision Frontalis Advancement Approach to Brow Ptosis

Christopher Jun, M2, Chad Grueter, PhD, Kayla Henry

Investigating Alternative Splicing of Mediator Complex Genes in Heart Disease

Nicole Nowak, MS-2; Maria Mihailescu, MD; Kyle Amber, MD

Two cases of treatment-resistant EN responding favorably to infliximab in the absence of gastrointestinal disease

Austin Stellpflug, PhD; Sameer Shakir, MD; Kaleb Keener, MS-2; Christopher Nguyen, MS-2; Milan Patel, MS-4; Kant Lin, MD; Bo Wang, PhD

Using Digested and Lyophilized Bone Matrices for Enhanced Retention and Sustained Release of BMP-2 for Bone Regeneration

Sherry Zhou, MD-PhD 5 (G3), Jim Maher, PhD

 Investigating post-translational protein acylation in SDH-loss pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma

Kousalya Velagapudi, MS2; Patrick Hackett, MS; Stephanie Bustros, MD; Bornali Kundu, MD PhD.

Evaluation of Corticocortical Evoked Potentials as Markers for Seizure Onset Zone

Kauyen Chen, MS-2; Joel Jihwan Huang, MS-1; YeLeung Leini Huang, Undergraduate; Tsz King Donald Chow, MS-2

Investigating Chronic Pain and Obesity as Co-Morbidities Associated with Physical Health and Access to Quality Healthcare Among the Adolescent Population

Sohil Singh, BS; Ryan Puccia, MD

Clinical pathways and outcomes of head and neck lymphatic malformations: a decade-long review at a multidisciplinary vascular anomalies clinic

Sara Amini, BS; Fabrice Jotterand, PhD

Understanding perceptions of professionalism among physicians and trainees and their relation to flourishing

Gabriella Tran, MS-2; Oscar Chen, MD, MS

Rare Case of Metarhizium anisopliae Fungal Keratitis

Sonu Bhandari, MS-2; Margaret Kvale, MS-2; Alina Burek, MD

Prospective Study of the Correlation Between Skin Tone and Peripheral Intravenous Catheter Placement Outcomes in Pediatric Patients

Joel Jihwan Hwang, MS-1; Echu Liu, PhD; Cornelius B. Groenewald, MB, ChB

Investigating the Prevalence and Efficacy of Multimodal Pain Management Strategies for Chronic Pain

Donald Chow, MS-2; Ethan Wang, MS-2; Amber Stefanski, MS-2; Sheyna Gifford, MD, MPH, MBA; Keniesha Thompson, MD, MS, FACP, FHM

Enhancing Patient Involvement in Knee Osteoarthritis Decisions: A Scoping Review

Calista Bulacan, MS-2; Thomas Matoska, MD; Shravya Jasti; Anjishnu Banerjee, PhD; Lindsay Puckett, MD

Social Determinants of Health Impact on Diagnostic Stage in Esophageal Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemoradiation

Takahiro Ishikuri, M2; Sarah Yale, MD

What does a new physical environment change in the diagnostic process? A prospective descriptive analysis of the activities and interactions that are occurring at the time of diagnosis