PHILADELPHIA ACADEMY OF SURGERY

FEBRUARY 6, 2012 RESIDENT COMPETITION

2012 PODIUM PRESENTATION WINNER

JOHN P. FISCHER, MD
"Prophylactic Muscle Flaps (PMFs) In High-Risk Vascular Surgery Patients"

PODIUM PRESENTATIONS

Melanie Crutchfield, MD
"The Effect of Harvesting Technique and Anatomic Site Selection on Yield and Growth of Adipose Derived Stem Cells"

Aleksandra Policha, MD
"Isolation and Endothelial Differentiation of Adipose-Derived Stem Cells from Diabetic Patients"

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

Richard Burkhart, MD
"From Test Tubes to Cells: A Systematic, Rational Discovery of an FDA Approved Drug for the Targeted Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer"

Moira Christoudias, MD
"Are the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Guidelines Accurate Predictors of Recurrence in Early Stage Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation?"

Jashodeep Datta, MD
"Non-Designated Preliminary (NDP) Residents in General Surgery: Do International Medical Graduates Have Equivalent Opportunities to Continue Post-NDP Training as United States’ Graduates?"

Lawrence Delasotta, MD
"Should We Give Epoetin-α to The Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty Patient?"

Deborah Keller, MD
"Outcomes in Patients with Mucosal Melanomas"

Joshua Marks, MD
"Delay In Blood Product Transfusion In TBI Patients On Clopidogrel Or Warfarin Worsens Neurologic Outcome"

Carrie A. Stransky, MD
"Thirty Year Experience with the Modified Furlow Cleft Palate Repair"

Sharven Taghavi, MD
"Still Making The Case for “Scoop and Run”: A Rat Hemorrhagic Shock Model"