ON THE INSIDE | Quarterly Newsletter

Grethel Hernandez, MD, Fellow, Infectious Disease, poster presentation; with Aline Arif, MD, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine; Mohammad Alam, MD, Professor, Internal Medicine and Interim Division Chief of Infectious Disease; Paulette Pinargote-Cornejo, MD, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Associate Program Director of Infectious Disease Fellowship: “Impact of Source Control on Clinical Outcomes in Prosthetic Joint Infections Caused by  Staphylococcus lugdunensis,” Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) ID Week, Atlanta, GA, Oct. 19-22.

Andrew Puckett, MD, Fellow, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, poster presentation; with Prathik Krishnan, MD, MBA, FCCP, ATSF, Assistant Professor of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, and Matthew Perkins, MD, Clinical Fellow: “Bait and Switch: A common pulmonary finding, an uncommon diagnosis,” CHEST Conference 2025 PCCM Fellow’s Course, Chicago, IL, Oct. 19-22.

Joshua Twito, MD, Fellow, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, poster presentation; with Matthew Perkins, MD, Clinical Fellow; Prathik Krishnan, MD, MBA, FCCP, ATSF, Assistant Professor of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine; Robert Holladay, MD, FCCP, Professor of Internal Medicine, Associate Program Director of Interventional Pulmonology Fellowship; and Dylan Harrell, MD, Assistant Professor of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine: “Pulmonary Hepatoid Adenocarcinoma: A Rare Case of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer,” 2025 CHEST Conference, Chicago, IL, Oct. 19-22.

Jefrina Zaman, MD, Fellow, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, poster presentation: with Mariah Adams, MD, PGY-3; Joshua Twito, MD, Fellow, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine; Afsana Asharaf, MD, Associate Professor of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine; and Dylan Harrell, MD, Assistant Professor of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine: “Fat-free But Not Fluid Free: Navigating A Nonresolving Chylothorax,” 2025 CHEST Conference in Chicago, IL, Oct. 19-22.

Kabiul Haque, MD, MPH, MBA, DABFM, FAAFP, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Family Medicine Residency Research Director, Co-Director of NW LA Family Medicine Population Health: “Translating Leadership to Improve Service,” American Academy of Family Physicians Family Medicine Experience (AAFP FMX) national conference, Anaheim, CA, Oct. 8.

Kabiul Haque, MD, MPH, MBA, DABFM, FAAFP: “Peripheral Vascular Disease and AAA,” AAFP FMX national conference, Anaheim, CA, Oct. 8. Kabiul Haque, MD, MPH, MBA, DABFM, FAAFP: “Diagnostic Plan and Management of Acute Abdominal Pain,” AAFP FMX national conference, Anaheim, CA, Oct. 9.

Kabiul Haque, MD, MPH, MBA, DABFM, FAAFP: Workshop host, “From Silos to Synergy: Building Research Capacity Through Strategic Connections,” North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) International Conference, Atlanta, GA, Nov. 21.

Kabiul Haque, MD, MPH, MBA, DABFM, FAAFP: Workshop host, “Building Research Curriculum and Significance of Networking for Residency Programs,” NAPCRG International Conference, Atlanta, GA, Nov. 23.

Donovan Turpin, MS2; Kabiul Haque, MD, MPH, MBA, DABFM, FAAFP: Poster presentation, “Cervical Cancer Screening in a Louisiana Urban Population: A Retrospective Chart Review to Assess the Value of SCM (AKA ‘self-pap’),” NAPCRG International Conference, Atlanta, GA, Nov. 24.

Kabiul Haque, MD, MPH, MBA, DABFM, FAAFP: Oral presentation, “Assessing Barriers to Effective Diabetes Self-Management,” NAPCRG International Conference, Atlanta, GA, Nov. 25.

Takumi Takei, MS2; Braden Venable, MS4; William A. Byrd, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology and Chair of Ophthalmology; and Marlyn P. Langford, PhD, FARVO, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology: Poster presentation, “Tear and serum g-glutamyl transpeptidase responses to intravenous NOD1 and NOD2 agonist glycopeptides in rabbits,” South Central Branch Meeting of American Society for Microbiology, Starkville, MS, Nov. 13-14.

Roohi Katyal, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Director of Adult Epilepsy, “EEG competence for neurology residents – How is it assessed and what’s next?”, American  Epilepsy  Society 2025 Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, Dec. 6.

Heather Anderson, EdD, CCC-SLP, Clinical Associate Professor of Communication Disorders: Platform presentation, “Enhancing the student clinical experience for the future of long-term care,” American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) Convention, Washington D.C., Nov. 21.

David Irwin, PhD, CCC-SLP, ASHA Fellow and Professor of Communication Disorders: Platform presentation, “AI and AAC: Issues and Ethics, The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Supporting Pediatric Users of AAC,” LA-AEM Conference, Bossier City, LA, Nov. 5.

Sarah Mahoney, MD, PGY-3, “Duplicate Gallbladder in a Pediatric Patient with Cystic Fibrosis,” North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, Nov. 5-8.

Tapendra Koirala, MD, PGY2, “False-Positive Aortic Intimal Flap on Echocardiography in an Asymptomatic Adolescent: Clinical Correlation Prevents Misdiagnosis,” American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2025, New Orleans, LA, Nov. 7-10.

Xiaohui Guan, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, “TEAD Transcription Factors Are Novel and Essential Regulators of Vascular Smooth Muscle Homeostasis,” American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2025, New Orleans, Nov. 10.

Colin Laird, MS1; Zack Karzoun, MS2; Donovan Turpin, MS2; Destyn Dicharry, MS3; Brooke Scardino, MS3; Jolie Boullion, MS4; Diensn Xing, MD-PhD student, presented their work at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2025, New Orleans, LA, with multiple abstracts published in Circulation, Nov. 3.

Deborah Smith, PhD, MPH, BSN; Patricia Pichilingue-Reto, MD; Paulette Cornejo, MD; Alexandre Malek, MD, et. al.: “Navigating PrEP prescription: An exploratory study on barriers and facilitators among healthcare providers in North Louisiana,” American Public Health Association (APHA) 2025 Annual Meeting and Expo, roundtable session, HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Research (PrEP), Washington, D.C., Nov. 5.

Rebecca Wilder, DrOT, LOTR, Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, “How to Best Support Your Fieldwork and Capstone Student,” Louisiana Occupational Therapy Association Fall Conference, Alexandria, LA, Oct. 10.

Mariah Meleton, MOT, LOTR, Instructor, Department of Occupational Therapy, “Accessing the Evidence,” Louisiana Occupational Therapy Association Fall Conference, Alexandria, LA, Oct. 10.

Emily Dennis, MOT, LOTR, BCP, Instructor, Department of Occupational Therapy, “CVI in the Early Childhood Population,” and “Ethical OT Practice in Louisiana,” Louisiana Occupational Therapy Association Fall Conference, Alexandria, LA, Oct. 10.

Daniyal Raza, MD, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, presented five posters at American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, Oct. 24-29.

Benedict Amalraj, MD, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Hospital Medicine, presented four scientific abstracts in poster sessions at the 2025 CHEST Conference, Chicago, IL, Oct. 19-22:

• “Association of Coronavirus Disease 2019 with Tuberculosis Complications and InHospital Mortality: A Nationwide Inpatient Sample Analysis (2018-2022)”
• “Impact and Interactions of COVID-19, Influenza A, and Influenza B on Acute Respiratory Failure Mortality: A National Inpatient Analysis (2018-2022)”
• “Vaping-Related Disorder and In-Hospital Mortality in Patients with Chronic Lung Diseases: A Nationwide Analysis (2020- 2022)”
• “Machine-Learning Approaches for Severity Quantification and Risk Prediction in TB Patients with COVID 19: An Analysis Using Nationwide Inpatient Sample Data (2018-2022)”

Benedict Amalraj, MD, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Hospital Medicine, had three abstracts accepted for presentation at the American Public Health Association (APHA) 2025 Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., Nov. 2-5:

• “Evaluating an artificial intelligence alert system for early detection of patient deterioration: A secondary prevention approach in hospital care” (Poster)
• “Comparative effectiveness of early warning systems for predicting patient deterioration in acute care settings: A systematic review” (Poster)
• “Shifting Patterns in Colorectal Cancer Demographics and Presentation: SEER Database Analysis Reveals Concerning Trends in Young Adults and Rectal Cancers” (Roundtable)

Benedict Amalraj, MD, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Hospital Medicine, presented “Beyond the Bedside: Leveraging ICD Data and Machine Learning for Enhanced Febrile Neutropenia Risk Stratification,” American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) 2025 Annual Symposium, Atlanta, GA, Nov. 15-19.

Benedict Amalraj, MD, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Hospital Medicine, presented 10 abstracts at the American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition in Orlando, FL, Dec. 6-9:

• “Comorbid COPD as a major independent predictor of post-discharge morbidity in adults hospitalized for sickle cell acute chest syndrome: A national propensitymatched analysis”
• “The impact of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation on survival in critically ill adults with sickle cell acute chest syndrome: A national retrospective cohort study using inverse probability of treatment weighting”
• “Pregnancy outcomes in hereditary and transfusion-associated hemochromatosis: A focused, propensity-matched cohort study using a nationwide inpatient sample”
• “Palliative care consultation reduces hospital costs and length of stay among decedents with hematologic malignancies: A propensity score matched analysis from the national inpatient sample, 2016-2022”
• “Association of obstructive sleep apnea with readmission and healthcare utilization in adults with sickle cell disease: A propensity-matched analysis of national readmission data”
• “Clinical and economic burden of cytokine release syndrome in a nationally representative cohort of patients receiving CAR-t therapy”
• “Pregnancy outcomes in alpha thalassemia major: A population-based analysis using the national inpatient sample 2017-2022”
• “Beta thalassemia major and pregnancy outcomes: Evidence of severe transfusion burden and iron overload complications in a national cohort”
• “Pregnancy outcomes among women with sickle cell disease: A propensity score-matched analysis approach using the national inpatient sample (2017-2022)”
• Online-only abstract:  “Real-World Effectiveness and Resource Utilization of Red Blood Cell Exchange in Adult Sickle Cell Disease: a Nationwide Robust Analysis from 2017-2022” 

Erin Ware, MLIS, Assistant Professor, Library, presented at the South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, Little Rock, AR, Oct. 28:

• “Can AI-Powered Translation Programs Help Mitigate English-Language Bias in Systematic Reviews?”
• “Outreach Rx: Marketing Roundtable Ideas That Work”

Rachel Sherman, Assistant Director/Electronic Resources & Collection Management, Library, presented: “Aging Like Fine Wine: The Maturation & Evolution of Resource & Collection Management Services in Academic & Research Libraries,” South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, Little Rock, AR, Oct. 24-29.

M. Frampton Gwynette, MD, Professor and Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine: “A Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists’ New Assistant: Workshop on Harnessing ChatBased AI for Non-Patient Care Tasks,” American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, Oct. 26-31.

M. Frampton Gwynette, MD, Professor and Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine: “Inside Out 2: Making the Conversation With Our Kids About Emotions Fun,” American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, Oct. 26-31.

Saveen Sall, MD, Child and Adolescent Fellow, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine; Sozan Fares, MD, Child and Adolescent Fellow, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine; Natalie Wu, MD, Forensic Fellow, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine: “What is Regulation Focused Psychotherapy for Children (RFP-C)? Evidence basis and clinical application of a manualized short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy,” American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, Oct. 26-31.

M. Frampton Gwynette, MD, Professor and Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine: “The Autism News Network: Novel Intervention in Transition-Aged Youth with Autism,” American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, Oct. 26-31.

M. Frampton Gwynette, MD, Professor and Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine: “The Role of Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists in ASD Treatment and Transition Planning,” American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, Oct. 26-31.

Pamela McPherson, MD, FAPA, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program Director; Sozan Fares, MD, Child and Adolescent Fellow, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine; Saveen Sall, MD, Child and Adolescent Fellow, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine: “Impact of traumainformed education practices on students with childhood trauma: A literature review,” American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, Oct. 26-31.

Peter H. Seidenberg, MD, MA, FAAFP, FACSM, RMSK, CPE, Professor and Chair of Family Medicine, Chair of ADFM Research Development Committee, moderated panels of department chairs nationwide at different stages of research capacity for the “Curriculum for Department Chairs: Build Research Capacity in Your Department,” October 2025-January 2026.

Ameya Asarkar, MD, Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery; Srivatsa Surya Vasudevan, MBBS, Research Fellow, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; et al.: “Global Incidence and Mortality of Myocardial Infarction in Multi-Modality Head and Neck Cancer Treatment: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis,” Advances in Therapy, Oct. 2025.

Srivatsa Surya Vasudevan, MBBS, Research Fellow, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; Tanisha Patel, BS, MS3; CherieAnn Nathan, MD, FACS, Chair and Professor, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; Alok R Khandelwal, PhD, Assistant Professor of Research, Department of OtolaryngologyHead and Neck Surgery; et al.: “Current Efficacy and Safety and Survival Outcomes of Cemiplimab in Advanced Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis,” The Journal of Investigative Dermatology, Oct. 2025.

Srivatsa Surya Vasudevan, MBBS, Research Fellow, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; Victor Albornoz Alvarez, MD, PGY3, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; Gauri Mankekar, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery; et al.: “Global Prevalence, Recurrence, and Risk Factors Associated With Spontaneous CSF Otorrhea-A Meta-analysis,” Otolaryngology– Head and Neck Surgery, Oct. 2025.

Srivatsa Surya Vasudevan, MBBS, Research Fellow, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; et al.: “Association of neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio with cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in patients receiving chronic hemodialysis: Systematic review and meta-analysis,” World Journal of Methodology, Dec. 2025.

Srivatsa Surya Vasudevan, MBBS, Research Fellow, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; “Mia” Chun Li, MD, Research Associate, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; et al.: “Global and regional mortality rate statistics of mpox (formerly monkeypox): a comprehensive systematic review and metaanalysis,” Pathogens and Global Health, Oct. 2025.

Arrigo De Benedetti, PhD, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology: “Targeting the TLK1-Nek1-Mediated Activation of YAP1 Attenuates PD-L1 and Anti-Inflammation Set for Prostate Cancer Immunoevasion,” Journal of Clinical and Cellular Immunology, Oct. 2025.

Khalid El Saafien, PhD, Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, et al.: “A Closed-Loop Approach to Monitor and Manipulate the Neural Control of Blood Pressure,” Journal of Neuroscience Methods, October 2025.

Khadija Khan, MD, PGY3; Daniyal Raza, MD, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Hospital Medicine; et al.: “Trends in Colorectal Cancer Incidence, Mortality, and Survival in the United States: A 48-Year SEER-Based Analysis,” American Journal of Gastroenterology, Oct. 2025.

Goyal Rohit, MD, PGY3;  Lena Kawji, MS; David Okuampa, MD, PGY3; Khadija Khan, MD, PGY3; Farhan Mohiuddin, MS;  M.A.N. Bhuiyan, PhD, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Director of Biostatistics and Computational Biology; Qiang Cai, MD, PhD, Professor of Internal Medicine, Division Chief of Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Daniyal Raza, MD, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Hospital Medicine; et al.: “Optimizing  Dysphagia Management: The Role of Manometry and Dilator Size in Empiric Esophageal Dilation,” American Journal of Gastroenterology, Oct. 2025.

Khadija Khan, MD, PGY3; Farhan Mohiuddin, MS; M.A.N. Bhuiyan, PhD, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Director of Biostatistics and Computational Biology; Sudha Pandit, MD, Associate Professor Clinical of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Program Director of Fellowship; Daniyal Raza, MD, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Hospital Medicine: “Impact of Brief COVID-19 Pandemic-Associated Endoscopy Delays on Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Retrospective Cohort Study,” American Journal of Gastroenterology, Oct. 2025.

Omar Khan,MD PGY-6, Gastroenterology;  Khadija Khan, MD, PGY3; Dylan Ray Scott, MS4; Ammoura Ibrahim, MD, MS, Assistant Professor of Pathology and Translational Pathobiology; Daniyal Raza, MD, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Hospital Medicine: “Esophageal Sarcina ventriculi: A Rare Finding in a Patient with Intractable Hiccups,” American Journal of Gastroenterology, Oct. 2025.

Omar Khan,MD PGY-6, Gastroenterology;  Brittany Pass, MS3; Qiang Cai, MD, PhD, Professor of Internal Medicine, Division Chief of Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Daniyal Raza, MD, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Hospital Medicine; et al.: “Pancreatic Head Fullness: A Retrospective Study of Diagnostic Pathways and Clinical Outcomes,” American Journal of Gastroenterology, Oct. 2025.

Ana-Maria Dragoi, MD, PhD,  Associate Professor of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, was awarded a five-year R01 grant from the NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease totaling $1.8 million for her project  “Mechanism of macrophage colonization in gonorrhea.”

Tamjid Islam, M. Pharm, Graduate Student, Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology and the Center for Cardiovascular Disease and Sciences, was awarded a twoyear American Heart Association (AHA) predoctoral fellowship totaling $70,676 to investigate “Molecular mechanisms regulating mitochondrial proteostasis in proteotoxic heart disease.”

Cyrine Ben Dhaou, PhD, Center for Cardiovascular Disease and Sciences, was awarded a two-year American Heart Association (AHA) postdoctoral fellowship totaling $168,568 to investigate “Novel Role of Endothelial Nck Adaptor Protein1 in the Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis.”

Sumati Rohilla, PhD, Center for Cardiovascular Disease and Sciences, was awarded a two-year American Heart Association (AHA) postdoctoral fellowship totaling $163,864 to investigate “Macrophage SHMT2 Supports Atherosclerotic Plaque Stability via Redox and Ceramide Metabolism Impacting Efferocytosis.”

Allen Sam Titus, PhD, Department of Cell Biology, was awarded a two-year American Heart Association (AHA) postdoctoral fellowship totaling $168,568 for “Investigating the role of fibroblast-specific Peizo1 in cardiac dysfunction post-myocardial infarction.”

Marlyn P. Langford, PhD, FARVO, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology; Takumi Takei, MS2; Braden Venable, MS4; William A. Byrd, MD, Chair, Department of Ophthalmology: “Saving Vision Through Research. Gamma-Glutamyl Transpeptidase (Marker of Oxidative Stress) Responses to Uveigenic and Non-Uveigenic Peptides in Rabbits,” World Summit on Eye Infection and Inflammation, Santa Fe, NM, Sept. 4.

Benedict Amalraj, MD, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine: Presentation, “Machine Learning-Based Prediction of In-Hospital Mortality in Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Nationwide Analysis for Enhanced Identification of Palliative Care Needs,” Society of Hematologic Oncology (SOHO) 2025 Annual Meeting, Houston, TX, Sept. 3-6.

Lucy Liu, MD, PGY4, Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Poster presentation, “From Frown to Flourish: Exploring the Efficacy of Platelet Rich Plasma Injections in Reducing Marionette Lines AT AAFPRS 2025,” American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery annual meeting, Los Angeles, CA, Sept. 17.

Julia Foley Bey, Web Accessibility Coordinator, Office of Medical and Strategic Communications; Julia M. Esparza, MLS, AHIP, FMLA, Executive Director, Library: presented “Digital Accessibility: Mandated Change & How LSU Health Shreveport Library is Responding,” State Library of Louisiana webinar series, Aug. 27.

Rodrigo Martinez Monedero, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, invited speaker, UT Southwestern Medical Center Facial Plastic and Reconstructive
Surgery Conference.

Louisiana Urological Society (LUS) Meeting, Baton Rouge, LA, Aug. 8-9

• Jared Moss, MD, Assistant Professor Clinical of Urology: Lecture, “Hormone Replacement Therapy for Men in 2025.”
• Kevin J. Hebert, MD, MSCI, Assistant Professor of Urology: Lecture, “GU-IMPACTS: Enhancing Urologic Reconstructive Surgical Capacity in Rwanda: Is it Feasible in 2025?” 
• Nazih Khater, MD, FACS, Associate Professor of Urology: Lecture, “Robotic Urologic Surgery: Adopting New or Advanced Techniques and Managing Complications.”
• Jared Moss, MD, Assistant Professor Clinical of Urology: Lecture, “Hormone Replacement Therapy for Men in 2025.”
• Kevin J. Hebert, MD, MSCI, Assistant Professor of Urology: Lecture, “GU-IMPACTS: Enhancing Urologic Reconstructive Surgical Capacity in Rwanda: Is it Feasible in 2025?”
• Nazih Khater, MD, FACS, Associate Professor of Urology: Lecture, “Robotic Urologic Surgery: Adopting New or Advanced Techniques and Managing Complications.”
• Tyler Compher, MD, PGY-3, Urology: Lecture, “A Novel Scoring System ‘CRUST’ to Predict the Need for PCNL in Patients with Retained Ureteral Stents and Complex Urolithiasis.”
• Joel Berends, MD, PGY-4, Urology: Lecture, “Transcriptionally Active HSF Condensates Drive the Heat Shock Response in Mouse Testes.”
• Mackenzie Louviere, MS4 (speaker); Joel Berends, MD, PGY-4; Tyler Compher, MD, PGY-3; Nazih Khater, MD, FACS, Urology: Lecture, “A Comprehensive Analysis of Intraoperative and Postoperative Complications Between Single-Port and Multi-Port Robotic Approaches in Urological Surgery.”

World Congress of Endourology (WCE), Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, Sept. 8-12

• Nazih Khater, MD, FACS, Associate Professor of Urology: Moderated faculty session Basic Science Poster 02: Oncology 1, Sept. 8.
• Joel Berends, MD, PGY-4 (speaker); SethSwinney, MD, PGY-4; Joseph Fitz-Gerald, MD, PGY-4; Tyler Compher, MD, PGY-3; Jaime Cruz-Martinez, MD, PGY-3; Mohamed Ahmed, MD, Fellow; Zachary M. Connelly, MD; Nazih Khater, MD, FACS: Moderated poster, “Could a Novel “C.R.U.S.T” Scoring System Predict the Necessity of Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy for Complex Retained Ureteral Stents? A 10-Year Experience from a Single Academic Institution.”
• Joel Berends, MD, PGY-4 (speaker); Seth Swinney, MD, PGY-4; Tyler Compher, MD, PGY-3; Joseph Fitz-Gerald, MD, PGY-4; Jaime Cruz-Martinez, MD, PGY-3; Nazih Khater, MD, FACS: Video session, “Robotic Transvesical Simple Prostatectomy: A Step-by-Step Approach Made Simple. The LSU Health Shreveport Experience.”
• Joel Berends, MD, PGY-4 (speaker); Tyler Compher, MD, PGY-3; Seth Swinney, MD, PGY-4; Joseph Fitz-Gerald, MD, PGY-4; Jaime Cruz-Martinez, MD, PGY-3; Nazih Khater, MD, FACS: Video session, “Laser-Guided Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Access Direct Alignment Radiation Reduction Technique”: A 7-Year Experience From a Single Academic Medical Institution.”
• Joel Berends, MD, PGY-4 (speaker); Tyler Compher, MD, PGY-3; Seth Swinney, MD, PGY-4; Joseph Fitz-Gerald, MD, PGY-4; Jaime Cruz-Martinez, MD, PGY-3; Nazih Khater, MD, FACS: Video session, “Tips and Tricks for Single Dock Pure Robotic Nephroureterectomy: A 7-Year Experience From a Single Academic Medical Institution.”
• Joel Berends, MD, PGY-4 (speaker); Tyler Compher, MD, PGY-3; Seth Swinney, MD, PGY-4; Joseph Fitz-Gerald, MD, PGY-4; Jaime Cruz-Martinez, MD, PGY-3; Nazih Khater, MD, FACS: Video session, “Robotic Redo Pyeloplasty and Roboscopy for Complex Uretero-Pelvic Junction Obstruction and Failed Endopyelotomy: A 7-Year Experience from a Single Academic Medical Institution.”
• Nazih Khater, MD, FACS, Associate Professor of Urology: Plenary speaker for Session VIII: Take
• Home Messages, “Laparoscopy and Robotics Session on Lower Tract,” Sept. 12.

Stanley Hoang, MD, FAANS, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, participated in a Journal Club on Robotic Spine Surgery, Journal of Neurosurgery, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, July 22.

Stephan Witt, PhD, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, was an ad hoc member of NIH RFA-NS-25-010: U01 - Clinical Trial Review - ZRG1 AN R 57 R, July 9.

Stephan Witt, PhD, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, ”NIH Metabolic, Cerebrovascular, Environmental and Sleep Factors in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias,” ad hoc member, co-chair, July 10-11.

Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD, DABA, DABPM, DABIPP, FASA, Professor of Anesthesiology, Professor of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Neurosciences, Program Director of Clinical Pain Management, Fellowship; Sahar Shekoohi, PhD, Assistant Professor in Anesthesiology: et. al.: “Safety of Nonoperating Room Anesthesia: A Narrative Review,” Current Opinion in Anesthesiology, 38(4):425-434, Aug. 1, 2025.

David Irwin, PhD, CCC-SLP, FASHA, Professor of Communication Disorders, et. al.: “Clinical Research Methods in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology,” 4th edition, 2024.

E.J. Mayeaux, Jr, MD, Professor Emeritus of Family Medicine; Peter H. Seidenberg, MD, MA, FAAFP, FACSM, RMSK, CPE, Professor and Chair of Family Medicine; et. al.: “Mayeaux’s Essential Guide to Primary Care Procedures,” 3rd edition, July 19, 2025.

Kimberly Skidmore, MD, Professor of Anesthesiology; Hong Le, MD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology; Van Smith, MSIII; Sahar Shekoohi, PhD, Assistant Professor in Anesthesiology; Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD, DABA, DABPM, DABIPP, FASA, Professor of Anesthesiology, Professor of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Neurosciences, Program Director of Clinical Pain Fellowship; et. al.: “Pulse Oximetry Desaturation in the Postoperative Recovery Room in Patients with
Obesity and Diabetes Using GLP-1 Agonists: A Retrospective Observational Study,” Cureus, 17(7):e87774, July 12, 2025.

Macie A. Serio, MSIV; Sahar Shekoohi, PhD, Assistant Professor in Anesthesiology; Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD, DABA, DABPM, DABIPP, FASA, Professor of Anesthesiology, Professor of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Neurosciences, Program Director of Clinical Pain Fellowship; et. al.: “Emerging Concepts in Diagnosis, Pathologic Features, and Treatment of Limbic-Predominant Amnestic Neurodegenerative Syndrome (LANS): A Narrative Review,” Advances in Therapy, Aug. 29, 2025.

Sahar Shekoohi, PhD, Assistant Professor in Anesthesiology; Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD, DABA, DABPM, DABIPP, FASA, Professor of Anesthesiology, Professor of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Neurosciences, Program Director of Clinical Pain Fellowship; et. al.: “Cognitive Impairment in Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Clinical Implications and Novel Treatment Strategies,” Clinics and Practice, 15(8):150, Aug. 12, 2025.

Macie A. Serio, MSIV; Sahar Shekoohi, PhD, Assistant Professor in Anesthesiology; Azem Chami, MD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology; Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD, DABA, DABPM, DABIPP, FASA, Professor of Anesthesiology, Professor of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Neurosciences, Program Director of Clinical Pain Fellowship; et. al.: “Clinical Efficacy and Risks of Intradiscal Orthobiological Injections: A Narrative Review,” Current Pain and Headache Reports, 29(1):99, July 11, 2025.

Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD, DABA, DABPM, DABIPP, FASA, Professor of Anesthesiology, Professor of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Neurosciences, Program Director of Clinical Pain Fellowship; Shahab Ahmadzadeh, MD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology; Sahar Shekoohi, PhD, Assistant Professor in Anesthesiology; et. al.: “Efficacy and Clinical Role of Rhomboid Intercostal Nerve Block for Postoperative Pain Management: a Narrative Review,” Current Pain and Headache Reports, 29(1):100, July 21, 2025.

Shahab Ahmadzadeh, MD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology; Kimberly Skidmore, MD, Professor of Anesthesiology; Sahar Shekoohi, PhD, Assistant Professor in Anesthesiology; Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD, DABA, DABPM, DABIPP, FASA, Professor of Anesthesiology, Professor of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Neurosciences, Program Director of Clinical Pain Fellowship; et. al.: “The Influence of Ultrasound-Guided Blocks for Shoulder and Knee Surgeries on Continued Opioid Use: A 6-Month Clinical Review,” Journal of Clinical Medicine, 14(14):4827, July 8, 2025.

Peer-Reviewed Publications from the Lab of Stephan Witt, PhD, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 

Stephan Witt, PhD, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; et. al.: “Alpha-synuclein modulates the positioning of endolysosomes in melanoma cells,” Human Molecular Genetics, Sept. 2025.

Sahar Shekoohi, PhD, Assistant Professor in Anesthesiology; Stephan Witt, PhD, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; et. al.: “Alpha-synuclein regulates nucleolar DNA double-strand break repair in melanoma,” Science Advances, 2025.

Dani Zoorob, MD, MHA, MBA, MHI, EdM, Professor and Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Assistant Dean for Faculty Development for School of Medicine; Adegbenro Fakoya, MD, MSc, MBA, PhD, FIMC, Professor and Vice Chair of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical Anatomy Course Director; Hosne Ara, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Cellular Biology and Anatomy; Mathew Root, MD, PGY-4; Michael Mahoney II, MD, PGY-3; Christopher Menefee, MD, PGY-3; Kristy Waltman, MD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology; et. al.: “Spatial Mapping of Pelvic Anatomy Focused on Vaginal Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (vNOTES) Apical Suspension Prolapse Procedures,” Urogynecology, Sept 19, 2025.

Balasundari Ramesh, PhD, Research Associate Cellular Biology & Anatomy; Adegbenro Fakoya, MD, MSc, MBA, PhD, FIMC, Professor and Vice Chair of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical Anatomy Course Director; et. al.: “Serological Assessment of Alpha Galactose, N-Glycolylneuraminic Acid, and Histopathological Observations in Xenograft Recipients,” Cureus, Aug. 29, 2025.

Adam Blancher, PhD, Counseling Psychologist, Clinical Associate Professor; Michelle Yetman, PhD, Clinical Psychologist, Clinical Associate Professor: “A Comparative Study of Public Perspectives of Autism from 2015 to 2023,” Psychological Applications and Trends, pp. 507–510, 2025.

Cameron Vauclin, MD, PGY 4, Orthopaedic Surgery Resident; Aaron Sheppard, MS4; Patrick A. Massey MD, MBA, Director of Clinical Research, Professor and Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery; Jaxon Adkins, MS4; Mario Lobao, MD, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; et. al.: “Clinical Outcomes of Modular Segmental Megaprosthesis for Revision Shoulder Arthroplasty with Severe Proximal Humerus Bone Loss at a Minimum Two Year Follow Up,” Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery International, Sept. 5, 2025.

Srivatsa Surya Vasudevan, MBBS, Research Fellow, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; Victor Albornoz Alvarez, MD, PGY3, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; Lindsay Olinde, MD, Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; Cherie-Ann Nathan, MD, FACS, Chair and Professor, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; et. al.: “Global incidence, standardized mortality ratio, and risk factors for suicide in head and neck cancer versus other cancer population: a systematic review and meta-analysis,” Acta Otolaryngologica, Aug. 2025.

Nrusheel Kattar, MD, PGY4, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; Alison Hawkins, BS, MS4; Karuna Dewan, MD, FACS, Associate Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; Cherie-Ann Nathan, MD, FACS, Chair and Professor, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery: “Does Degree of Resection Improve Survival in Laryngeal Chondrosarcomas?” Laryngoscope, Aug. 2025.

Karuna Dewan, MD, FACS, Associate Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; et. al.: “Controversies in thyroid and parathyroid surgery,” American Journal of Otolaryngology, Sept. 2025.

Karuna Dewan, MD, FACS, Associate Professor of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery; Mark Knackstedt, MD, PGY5, Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery; Cherie-Ann Nathan, MD, FACS, Chair and Professor, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; et. al.: “Trends in Cosmetic Facial Plastic Surgery Post COVID-19 Pandemic,” Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery—Global Open, July 2025.

Karuna Dewan, MD, FACS, Associate Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; et. al.: “The impact of socioeconomic status on management of pediatric subglottic stenosis and outcomes,” American Journal of Otolaryngology, Sept. 2025.

Ameya Asarkar, MD, Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery; et. al.: “Integrated single-cell and bulk RNA sequencing reveals prognostic and immunotherapy-associated myofibroblastic cancer-associated fibroblast subtypes in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma,” Translational Cancer Research, June 30, 2025.

Srivatsa Surya Vasudevan, MBBS, Research Fellow, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; Nrusheel Kattar, MD, PGY4, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; Ameya Asarkar, MD, Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery; et. al.: “Survival, efficacy and organ preservation outcomes of induction chemotherapy in sinonasal squamous cell carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis,” Acta Otolaryngologica, Aug. 2025.

Ameya Asarkar, MD, Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery; Cherie-Ann Nathan, MD, FACS, Chair and Professor, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; et. al.: “Historical Perspective of Landmark Trials in Head and Neck Cancers,” Laryngoscope, Aug. 2025.

Mark Knackstedt, MD, PGY5, Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery; Ameya Asarkar, MD, Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery; Cherie-Ann Nathan, MD, FACS, Chair and Professor, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; et. al.: “Postoperative Pneumonia in Major Head and Neck Cancer Surgery,” Head & Neck, Sept. 2025.

Ameya Asarkar, MD, Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery; et. al.: “Practice Patterns in Management of Low- to Intermediate-Grade Salivary Gland Carcinoma: A Multi-Institutional Study,” Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, Sept. 2025.

Cherie-Ann Nathan, MD, FACS, Chair and Professor, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; et. al.: “In Situ Proinflammatory Effects of Dazostinag Alone or with Chemotherapy on the Tumor Microenvironment of Patients with Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma,” Cancer Research Communications, July 2025.

Cherie-Ann Nathan, MD, FACS, Chair and Professor, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; et. al.: “Genome-Wide CRISPR Screening Reveals That mTOR Inhibition Initiates Ferritinophagy and Ferroptosis in Head and Neck Cancer,” Cancer Research, Aug. 2025.

Alex Najjar, MD, PGY1, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; et. al.: “Association Between Severe Obesity and Pediatric Obstructive Apnea-A Retrospective Case Series,” Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Aug. 2025.

Katherine Chang, MD, Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; et. al.: “Unilateral vs Bilateral Transoral Robotic Surgery for HPV-Positive Tonsillar Squamous Cell Carcinoma,” JAMA Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, July 2025.

Saudamini Lele, MD, Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; et. al.: “An overview of management strategies for pediatric obstructive sleep apnea following adenotonsillectomy,” Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine, July 2025.

Srivatsa Surya Vasudevan, MBBS, Research Fellow, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; et. al.: “Metformin and Risk of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis,” Diagnostics (Basel), Sept. 2025.

Srivatsa Surya Vasudevan, MBBS, Research Fellow, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; et. al.: “High vasoactive-inotropic score is associated with poor outcomes in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting: A systematic review and meta-analysis,” Perfusion, Aug. 2025.

Srivatsa Surya Vasudevan, MBBS, Research Fellow, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; Cherie-Ann Nathan, MD, FACS, Chair and Professor, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; et. al.: “Early Death in T3-T4 Head and Neck Cancer: NCDB Comparison of Surgical vs. Non-Surgical Approaches,” Head & Neck, July 2025.

Hongyan Guo, PhD, Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, was awarded a new two-year R21 grant from the NIH National Cancer Institute totaling $412,134 for her project titled, “Boosting Oncolytic HSV Immunotherapy by Enabling Necroptosis.”

Amr Salem, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pathology and Translational Pathobiology, was awarded a new three-year R00 grant from the NIH National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute totaling $745,729 for his project “Function and Regulation of MEIS1 in Vascular Disease.”

Kevin Murnane, PhD, Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Neuroscience, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Director of Basic Science Research for Louisiana Addiction Research Center, was awarded a new two-year UG3 grant from the NIH through Virogenomics BioDevelopment, Inc. totaling $547,220 for his project “IND-enabling studies and phase I clinical trials to advance CD74-target, DRhQ, as a treatment for stimulant use disorder.”

Jason Comer, PhD, Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Director of BSL-3 Research Facility, secured a new $2.2 million subcontract with Radiance Technologies and Louisiana Tech University for the project “Crowded, Heterogeneous, Intracellular, and Multi-scale Environments for Revolutionary bio-Applications (CHIMERA).”

Khalid El Saafien, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular & Cellular Physiology, was awarded a new three-year R00 grant from the NIH National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute totaling $719,400 for his project “Investigating Afferent Baroreflex Dysfunction in Hypertension.”

Arif Yurdagul, PhD, Associate Professor of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, was awarded a new four-year R01 grant from the NIH National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute totaling $2.6 Million for his project “Nutrient Sensing of Apoptotic Cells by Macrophages Resolves Inflammation, Drives
Atherosclerosis Regression, and Promotes Features of Plaque Instability.”

Hongxue Shi, PhD, Assistant Professor of Molecular & Cellular Physiology, secured a new three-year R00 grant from the NIH National Insitute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease totaling $744,191 for his project “Clearance of Dead Hepatocytes by Liver Macrophages in NASH.”
Tousif Sultan, PhD, Assistant Professor of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, was awarded a new five-year R01 grant from the NIH National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute totaling $2,108,891 for his project “The Role of Cell-Specific PD-L1 in cardiac pathophysiology post Ischemic Injury and Cancer.”

Hind Lal, PhD, Professor and Chair of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, was awarded a new three-year R01 grant from the NIH National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute totaling $1,642,539 for his project “Novel Mechanisms of Cardiac Function and Dysfunction.”

Omar Franco Coronel, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, FWCC, was awarded a new one-year R01 grant from the NIH National Cancer Institute totaling $1,575,170 for his project “Differential activation of the triacylglycerol pathway in lipofibroblasts induces neurogenesis associated with prostate cancer progression.”

David Morgens, PhD, Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, was awarded a new three-year R01 grant from the NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases totaling $745,855 for his project “Separating late gene transcription from viral DNA replication in KSHV.

Oren Rom, PhD, RD, Senior Associate Dean for Basic and Translational Research and Wayne Orr, PhD, Vice Chair for Pathology and Director of the Center for Cardiovascular Diseases and Sciences have been awarded a five-year, $7.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish a new Center for Post-Transcriptional Regulation. This award is the first NSF-funded center grant in the history of LSU Health Shreveport.

Juliana Fort, MD, MPH, MBA, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine; Sandy Nguyen, MD, PGY-1, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine; Jasmine Nunley, MSIII, Morgan Rogue, MS1; and Joshua Woo, MD, Class of 2024, authored “Reflections on Novel Alternative Arts and Wellness Projects,” presented at the Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry (ADMSEP) Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, June 19-21.

Nishant Gautam, MD, PGY-2, Family Medicine – Monroe: “Enhancing Rapid Response Management Skills and Confidence Among Family Medicine Residents at LSU Shreveport/Monroe,” SHM Converge 2025, Las Vegas, NV, April 22-25.

Natali Gray, MD, PGY-2, Pediatrics, et. al.: “Clitoral Hypertrophy in the Presence of Testosterone-Producing Ovarian Cyst,” Pediatric Endocrine Society National Annual Meeting, National Harbor, MD, May 15. 

Sophia Hernandez, MD, PGY-3, Pediatrics: “Wheezing Child? Don’t Always Incyst on Asthma,” American Thoracic Society International Meeting, San Francisco, CA, May 16.

Sara Walters, DrOT, LOTR, BCP, CPST, Program Director and Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy: “Ensuring Safe Journeys: The Role of OT in Child Passenger Safety,” AOTA Inspire 2025, Philadelphia, PA, April 4.

Seth Swinney, MD, PGY-3, Urology; Tyler Compher, MD, PGY-2, Urology; Joseph Fitz-Gerald, MD, PGY-3, Urology; Jaime Cruz-Martinez, MD, PGY-2, Urology; Nazih Khater, MD, FACS, Associate Professor of Urology: “Robotic 
Transvesical Simple Prostatectomy: A Step-By-Step Approach Made Simple. The LSU Health Shreveport Experience,” 
Southeastern Section of the AUA 2025, Nashville, TN, March 12-15.

Tyler Compher, MD, PGY-2, Urology; Seth Swinney, MD, PGY-3, Urology; Joseph Fitz-Gerald, MD, PGY3, Urology; Jaime Cruz-Martinez, MD, PGY-2, Urology; Nazih Khater, MD, FACS, Associate Professor of Urology: “Laser-Guided PCNL Access “DARRT”: A 7-Year Experience From a Single Academic Medical Institution,” Southeastern Section of the AUA 2025, Nashville, TN, March 12-15.

Seth Swinney, MD, PGY-3, Urology; Kyle Maher, MD, Class of 2025; John Mata, MD Professor and Interim Chair of Urology, Residency Program Director; Lindsey Richardson, RT, Ultrasound Technician: “Could Selective PreOperative Ultrasound Help Guide Surgical Management in Cryptorchid Testes?,” Southeastern Section of the AUA 2025, Nashville, TN, March 12-15.

Zachary Connelly, MD, Class of 2023, Jacob Campbell, MD, Class of 2025, Nazih Khater, MD, FACS, Associate Professor of Urology, et al.: “Cost Plus Drugs Offers a New Out-Of-Pocket Cost Savings For Patients,” Southeastern Section of the AUA 2025, Nashville, TN, March 12-15.

Heather Steckenrider, MD, PGY-5, Urology; Kevin Hebert, MD, MSCI, Assistant Professor of Urology: “A Middle-Aged Man With Scrotal Swelling,” Southeastern Section of the AUA 2025, Nashville, TN, March 12-15.

Kevin Hebert, MD, MSCI, Assistant Professor of Urology; “Gracilis Wrap, Challenging Cuff Techniques – GURS,” American Urological Association 2025, Las Vegas, NV, April 26.

Camila Carrera, MSIII, “Disparities in Cervical Cancer Prevention Among Hispanic and Black Women,” National 
Hispanic Medical Association Meeting, Anaheim, CA, June 5.

Stephanie Currie, MS, CCC-SLP, L-SLP, Doctoral Candidate - Rehabilitation Science: “Bringing Gratitude to Aphasia Intervention,” Louisiana Speech and Hearing Association Conference, Shreveport, LA, June 7.

Peter H. Seidenberg, MD, MA, FAAFP, FACSM, RMSK, CPE, Professor and Chair of Family Medicine: “A Research Curriculum for Chairs – Ecosystem, Funding and Infrastructure,” ADFM National Research Directors and Chairs Meeting, April 10.

 

Nicholas Goeders, PhD, Professor and Chair of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Neuroscience, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Executive Director of Louisiana Addiction Research Center, was the keynote speaker at the Society for Neuroscience Baton Rouge Chapter’s 2nd Neuroscience Symposium in Baton Rouge on April 11. 

Qiang Cai, MD, PhD, FASGE, MACG, Professor of Medicine and Director, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, was invited to be one of ten judges for the World Cup of Endoscopy during Digestive Disease Week in San Diego, CA, May 3-7.

Armando Salinas, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, Toxicology & Neuroscience and Psychiatry & Behavioral Medicine, was a speaker at the RNA Metabolism in Neurological Diseases (MINDs) Conference and presented “Alleviating Parkinson’s Disease-like motor deficits with a ketone enriched diet.”

Armando Salinas, PhD, was the plenary speaker at the International Congress on Neuropsychiatric Illnesses and Addictions in Concepcion, Chile, and presented “Ethanol effects on dorsal striatal cholinergic transmission.”

Nazih Khater, MD, FACS, Associate Professor of Urology, and Kevin Hebert, MD, MSCI, Assistant Professor of Urology moderated the Video Session 1 panel at the Southeastern Section of the American Urological Association conference. In addition, Dr. Hebert moderated the Reconstruction Podium Session and Dr. Khater was a speaker during the Endourology Sub-Plenary Session in Nashville, TN, March 2025. 

Brynne Tynes, MSIII, attended the 2025 Annual Meeting of the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates in Chicago, IL, June 6-11, and served as a Delegate for Region 3 of the AMA Medical Student Section, which consists of all medical schools in Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Kansas, Mississippi, and Oklahoma

Tapendra Koirala, MD, PGY-1, Pediatrics, et. al.: “Human Reviewers’  Ability to Differentiate Human-Authored  or Artificial Intelligence-Generated  Medical Manuscripts: A Randomized  Survey Study,” Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 100(4):622-633, April 2025.

Kevin Hebert, MD, MSCI, Assistant  Professor of Urology, et al.: “Familial  Associated Idiopathic Urethral Stricture  Disease: An Assessment Using Pedigree  Data from the Utah Population  Database,” Urology Gold Journal, May  2025.

Nazih Khater, MD, FACS, Associate  Professor of Urology, et al.: “Chapter  12, Robotic Radical Nephrectomy  and Nephrectomy with Caval Tumor  Thrombus,” The Comprehensive Atlas of  Robotic Urologic Surgery”, Third Edition  textbook by Drs. Chris Bayne, Jason  Joseph and Li-Ming Su, April 2025.

Nazih Khater, MD, FACS, Associate  Professor of Urology, et al.: “Chapter  3, Robotics Training: Model-Based  Training,” The Comprehensive Atlas of  Robotic Urologic Surgery”, Third Edition  textbook by Drs. Chris Bayne, Jason  Joseph and Li-Ming Su, April 2025. 

Alex Percle, MD, PGY-3, Orthopaedic  Surgery; Austin Hansen, MSII;  Aaron Sheppard, MSIV; Landon  Tujague, MD, PGY-2, Orthopaedic  Surgery; Robert Rutz, MD, Research  Associate; and Patrick A. Massey,  MD, MBA, Professor and Chair of  Orthopaedic Surgery: “What Sets  Indexed Orthopaedic Journals Apart? A  Comparative Analysis of Quality Metrics  Between Indexed Orthopaedic Journals  and Nonindexed Orthopaedic Journals,” JBJS, April 14, 2025.

Patrick A. Massey, MD, MBA; Robert  Rutz, MD; Ryan Taylor, MD, PGY-1,  Orthopaedic Surgery; Mohammad  Alfrad Nobel Bhuiyan, PhD, Assistant  Professor of Medicine, Pathology &  Translational Pathobiology, Biochemistry  & Molecular Biology, and Director  of Biostatistics and Computational  Biology: “The Trend to Use the Word  “Trend” to Describe Nonsignificant  Results in Orthopaedic Literature,” JBJS  Open Access, April 18, 2025.

Patrick A. Massey. MD, MBA; Wayne  Scalisi, MD, PGY-3, Orthopaedic  Surgery; Drayton Daily, MD, PGY-4, Orthopaedic Surgery; James  Robinson, MD, PGY-4, Orthopaedic  Surgery; Giovanni Solitro, PhD, Director of Biomechanics Research:  “Biomechanical Comparison of All-Suture, All-Inside Meniscus Repair  Devices in a Human Cadaveric Meniscus  Model,” Cartilage, June 16, 2025.

Patrick A. Massey, MD, MBA; Mason  Favre, MS4; Wayne Scalisi, MD;  Robert Rutz, MD; Giovanni Solitro,  PhD: “Medial Malleolar Fracture  Risk by Supination Adduction After  Arthroscopic Transmalleolar Portal  Drilling: A Cadaveric Biomechanical  Study,” Foot and Ankle International,  April 25, 2025.

Patrick A. Massey, MD, MBA; Phillip  Fincher, MD, PGY-2, Orthopaedic  Surgery; Robert Rutz, MD: “Physician-Led Orthopaedic Hospitals Outperform  Nonphysician-Led Orthopaedic  Hospitals: An Analysis of the Top 200  Orthopaedic Hospitals,” Journal of the  American Academy of Orthopaedic  Surgeons, June 1, 2025.

Connor Eckholdt, MD, PGY-5, General  Surgery; David Heap Jr., MSIII;  Navdeep Samra, MD, FACS, Professor  of Surgery, Charles D. Knight, Sr. MD  Endowed Professorship in General  Surgery, Director of Trauma Research  and Trauma Quality Improvement  Program; Vyas Rao, MD, Professor of  Clinical Surgery, Program Director of PA  Fellowship: “An Unusual Presentation  of a Primary Pulmonary Sarcoma,” ACS  Case Reviews in Surgery, 5(3):79-82,  June 2025.

Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD, DABA,  DABPM, DABIPP, FASA, Professor  of Anesthesiology, Professor of  Pharmacology, Toxicology and  Neurosciences, Program Director of  Clinical Pain Fellowship; Gabrielle  Cassagne, MSI; Brennan Abbott,  MSII; Alexandra Dubuisson, MSI;  Jasmine Fagan, MSI; Isabella  Indovina, MSi; Deniz Gungor, MD,  PGY-1, Anesthesiology; Anusha  Kallurkar, MD, Instructor - Clinical  Specialist of Anesthesiology; Sahar  Shekoohi, PhD, Assistant Professor  in Anesthesiology; et. al.: “Emerging  Clinical Roles of Gabapentin and  Adverse Effects, Including Weight Gain,  Obesity, Depression, Suicidal Thoughts  and Increased Risk of Opioid-Related  Overdose and Respiratory Depression:  A Narrative Review,” Current Pain and  Headache Reports, 29(1):95, June 20.

Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD; Alyssa  Derouen, MD, PGY-2, Anesthesiology;  Shahab Ahmadzadeh, MD, Assistant  Professor of Anesthesiology; Sahar  Shekoohi, PhD; et. al.: 2025.  “Macrolide Antibiotic Mediated  Cardiac Arrhythmias: Emerging  Concepts and Clinical Implications.”  Biomedicines,13(6), 1478, June 2025. 

Shahab Ahmadzadeh, MD; Mary  O’Dell Duplechin, MSI; Drake P.  Duplechin, MSII; Charles J. Fox, MD, Professor of Anesthesiology; Sahar  Shekoohi, PhD; and Alan D. Kaye,  MD, PhD; et. al.: 2025. “Supra Inguinal  Fascia Iliac Versus PENG Block for  Post-Operative Pain Management of  Hip Arthroplasty: A Narrative Review,”  Journal of Clinical Medicine, 14, no. 12:  4050, June 7, 2025.

Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD; Benjamin  Esneault, MSII; Shahab Ahmadzadeh,  MD; Pooja Potharaju, MD, PGY-2, Anesthesiology; and Sahar  Shekoohi, PhD; et. al.: “Consideration  of Anesthesia Techniques for Deep  Brain Stimulation Implantation in the  Treatment of Drug-Resistant Epilepsy:  A Narrative Review,” Biomolecules,15(6),  784, May 28.

Shahab Ahmadzadeh, MD; Macie  Serio, MSIII; Angela Nguyen, MSIII;  Drew R. Dethloff, MSIII; Camille  Robichaux, MSIII; Chizoba Mosieri,  MD, Professor of Anesthesiology; Sahar  Shekoohi, PhD and Alan D. Kaye, MD,  PhD: “Serratus Anterior Plane Block for  Pain Management After Video-Assisted  Thoracoscopic Surgeries: A Narrative  Review,” Medicina, 61(6), 1010, May 28. 

Angela Nguyen, MSIII; Macie Serio,  MSIII; Hirni Patel, MD, Clinical Pain  Fellow; Azem Chami, MD, Assistant  Professor of Anesthesiology; Sahar  Shekoohi, PhD; Alan D. Kaye, MD,  PhD: “Sacroiliac Joint Fusion Using the  Silo TFX™ Transfixing Bridge Titanium  Device: Two Case Reports from the  United States,” Pain Med Case Rep,  9(2):97-101, April 2025. 

Macie Serio, MSIII; Madelyn Aucoin,  MSIII; Sahar Shekoohi, PhD; Alan D.  Kaye, MD, PhD: “Efficacy and Safety of  Posterior Minimally Invasive Sacroiliac Joint Fusion: A Narrative Review of  Recent Evidence,” Curr Pain Headache  Rep, 29(1):76, April 21.

Michelle Yetman, PhD, Clinical  Psychologist - Children’s Center, Clinical  Associate Professor; Adam Blancher,  PhD, Counseling Psychologist -  Children’s Center, Clinical Associate  Professor; and Michael McGill,  MCD, CCC-SLP, Assistant Director of  Children’s Center, Speech-Language  Pathologist, Clinical Assistant Professor:  “Knowledge of Autism Among the  General Public and Police Officers:  A Pilot Study for Law Enforcement  Training,” International Journal of  Health, Wellness & Society, Vol 15 (4),  23-41, April 17.

Michelle Yetman, PhD; Adam  Blancher, PhD; and Michael McGill,  MCD, CCC-SLP: “Delayed autism  spectrum disorder diagnosis in a child  with SATB2-associated syndrome,” International Journal of Developmental  Disabilities, 1-8, 2025.

Michelle Yetman, PhD, and Adam  Blancher, PhD: “Case studies on  the evolution and challenges in ASD  diagnosis,” Discover Psychology, Vol 5  (25), p 5 – 25, April 2025.

Michelle Yetman, PhD, and Adam  Blancher, PhD: “A comparison of public  perspectives of autism from 2015 to  2023,” in V. Pracana & M. Wang (Eds.),  Psychological Applications and Trends  (pp. 507–510). InScience Press, May  2025.

Taichiro Nonaka, DDS, PhD, Assistant  Professor of Cellular Biology and  Anatomy, was awarded a two-year R21  grant from the NIH National Institute of  Dental & Craniofacial Research totaling  $401,500 for his project, “SARS-CoV-2  tropism and immunomodulation in  salivary gland.”

Kevin Murnane, PhD, Associate  Professor of Pharmacology, Toxicology  and Neuroscience, Associate Professor  of Psychiatry, and Director of Basic  Science Research for Louisiana  Addiction Research Center, is a PI on a  new Phase 1 Exploratory/Developmental  Cooperative Agreement (UG3) grant  from the NIH National Institute on Drug  Abuse for the project, “IND-enabling  studies and phase I clinical trials to  advance CD74-target, DRhQ, as a  treatment for stimulant use disorder,”  totaling $3.287M.

Alexandre Malek, MD, Assistant  Professor Clinical of Internal Medicine  and Research Director of the Division  of Infectious Disease, received a  competing continuation renewal for the  Ryan White Title III: Early Intervention  Services project from the Health  Resources and Services Administration  (HRSA)

Marie Vazquez Morgan, PT, PhD, Director  of Institutional Wellness, Clinical Associate  Professor of Physical Therapy, and Suzanne  Tinsley, PT, PhD, Associate Professor  of Physical Therapy, Board Certified  Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy,  and Assistant Director of the Center for  Brain Health: “Sustainability of a Community  Placed Program to Decrease Cardiovascular  Risk Factors in the Black Population,” 2025  American Physical Therapy Association’s (APTA) Combine Sections Meeting, Houston,  TX, Feb. 13-15. Dr. Vazquez and Dr. Tinsley  were recognized at the meeting for their poster receiving the Social Responsibility Award from the APTA Academy of Leadership  & Innovation.

Parama Sahoo, MD, PGY-2, Pediatrics:  “Myocarditis, Shock and Persistent  Encephalopathy in a Healthy Child,” SSCI  Southern Regional Meeting at Tulane  University Health Sciences Center in New  Orleans, LA, Feb. 13.

Rachel Thevenot, MSII: “LA Cervix Care:  Improving Cervical Cancer Prevention  in Louisiana,” 18th Health Disparities  Conference at Xavier University, New  Orleans, LA, March 9-11.

Yuvapriya Ravikumar, MD, PGY-2; Srija  Chowdary Vanka, MD, PGY-2; Harnoor  Sandhu, MD, PGY-2; Nishant Gautam,  MD, PGY-2; and Sangeeta Dhulappanavar  Ravi, MD, PGY-1, Family Medicine – Monroe:  “Beyond the Prescription: Understanding  Polypharmacy,” LAFP Family Medicine  Grand Rounds and District Social, Monroe,  LA, Feb. 6.

Kabiul Haque, MD, MPH, MBA, FAAFP, Clinical Assistant Professor of Family  Medicine; et. al.: “Value-Based Care  Learning for Residencies and Residents,”  Residency Leadership Summit, Kansas City,  MO, March 25-27.

Kabiul Haque, MD: “Global disparities of  Hypertension prevalence and control: The  Silent Killer,” AAFP Global Health Webinar,  Kansas City, MO, Jan. 2025.

Parama  Sahoo,  MD, PGY-2, Pediatrics;  Siddharth  Mahajan,  MD, Assistant  Professor Clinical of Pediatrics; and  Patricia Pichilingue-Reto, MD, FAAP,  AAHIVS, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics:  “Myocarditis, shock, and persistent  encephalopathy in a healthy child,” Poster  Session: Infectious Diseases/HIV/AIDS -  Pediatric at the 2025 Southern Regional  Meeting, New Orleans, LA, Feb. 13.

Carlos J. Pacheco Agosto, MD, Nephrology  Fellow: “Management of Long-Term  Tunneled Dialysis Catheters in Complex  ESRD Patients: A Case Series on Catheter  Removal and Exchange Techniques,” ASDIN  21st Annual Scientific Meeting, Grapevine,  TX, Feb. 7-9.

Leonardo Ramirez Botana, MD,  Nephrology Fellow: “POCUS as a novel  device in a diagnosis of obstructive uropathy,  a case report,” ASDIN 21st Annual Scientific  Meeting, Grapevine, TX, Feb. 7-9. Navdeep Samra, MD, FACS, Professor of  Surgery, Charles D. Knight, Sr. MD Endowed  Professorship in General Surgery, and  Director of Trauma Research and Trauma  Quality Improvement Program: “Over-Utilization of Chest X-rays in Trauma ICU  patients,” 20th  Annual Academic Surgical  Congress, Las Vegas, NV, Feb. 12. Joshua Twito, MD, Pulmonary Disease &  Critical Care Medicine Fellow: “Sometimes  a Horse is a Zebra,” 69th Annual Tri-State  Pulmonary Case Conference, New Orleans,  LA, Jan. 18

Andrew Puckett, MD, Pulmonary Disease  & Critical Care Medicine Fellow: “Bait and  Switch:  A Common Pulmonary Finding, an  Uncommon Diagnosis,” 69th Annual Tri-State  Pulmonary Case Conference, New Orleans,  LA, Jan. 18.

Joshua Twito, MD: Oral presentation,  “Critical Care Morning Report,” LSUHS  Collaborators: Jonathan Eaton, MD; Scott  Ashford, MD; Michael Meador, MD, SCCM  2025 Critical Care Congress, Orlando, FL,  Feb. 23-25.

Christopher Chew, MD, Critical Care  Medicine Fellow: Oral presentation, “The  Use of IVIG and VA-ECMO for Acute Fulminant  Myocarditis,” LSUHS Collaborators:  Shreedhar Kulkarni, MBBS; Jonathan  Eaton, MD; Taylor Conrad, MD, SCCM  2025 Critical Care Congress, Orlando, FL,  Feb. 23-25.

Erin Ware, MLIS, Systematic Review and  Reference Librarian: “Lights, Camera,  Conference: Presenting at Conference 101”  and “Making the Switch,” Louisiana Library  Association 100th Annual Conference, Baton  Rouge, LA, March 21.

Louisiana Psychiatric Medical Association  Spring Meeting, New Orleans, LA, Feb.  14-16

• Patricia Ackley, MD, PGY-1, Psychiatry and  Behavioral Medicine: Poster presentation,  “Psychiatric Anchoring Bias in Medical  Practice: A Case that “DROPs” the Ball.”
• Ridhima Aggarwal, MD, PGY-1, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine: Poster presentation, “Semaglutide as a Potential  Breakthrough in the Treatment of Alcohol  Use Disorder.”
• Gina Parsons, MD, PGY-3, Psychiatry  and Behavioral Medicine and Erica  Jordan, MD, PGY-2, Psychiatry and  Behavioral Medicine: Poster presentation,  “Electroencephalographic Correlates  of Brain Adaptations to Medical School  Academic Challenges – A Pilot Study.”
• Sarah Kaufman, MD, MS, PGY-4, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine: Poster  presentation, “Hope for the Hopeless:  Lessons in Changing Physicians’ and  Patients’ Attitudes Toward Substance  Use Disorders That Can Be Learned From  Changing Attitudes Toward HIV/AIDS.”
• Pamela McPherson, MD, FAPA, Associate  Professor and Interim Chair of Psychiatry  and Behavioral Medicine, Child & Adolescent  Psychiatry Fellowship Program Director,  Maheen Fawad, MD, PGY-2, Psychiatry  and Behavioral Medicine; and Laura  Baxter, LPC-S, LMFT, NCC, Director of  the Institute for Childhood Resilience:  Platform presentation, “Protective Factors  for Children in Foster Care.”
• Juliana Fort, MD, MPH, MBA, Clinical  Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral  Medicine and Sandy Nguyen, MD, PGY-I, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine: Platform  presentation, “Delusional Parasitosis.”

The Triological Society 2025 Combined  Sections Meeting, Orlando, FL, Jan. 23-25

• Ivan Alvarez, MSIV: Poster Presentation,  “Next Dimension Medical Education: A Pilot  Study Exploring Virtual Reality in Head and  Neck Anatomy."
• Joel Badders, MD, PGY-1: Poster  Presentation, “A Rare Case of Sublingual  Emphysema and Ischemic Necrosis of the  Tongue.”
• Elizabeth Bryan, MSIII: Poster Presentation,  “Rural-Urban Disparities in Access to  Otolaryngology Care.”
• Amber Cradeur, MSIII: Podium Presentation,  “Operating Room Noise vs. Degree of  Surgical Difficulty.
• Elise Ericksen, MSIII: Poster Presentation,  “Global Incidence, Mortality, and Risk  Factors Associated with Stroke in Head  and Neck Cancer: A Systematic Review and  Meta-Analysis.”
• Mark Landry, MD, PGY-5: Podium  Presentation, ”Neopharynx Dimensions  after Total Laryngectomy with or without  Free Flap: Does Size Matter?”
• Tanisha Patel, MS-2: Poster Presentation,  “Survival, Efficacy, and Safety of Cemiplimab  in Advanced Cutaneous Squamous Cell  Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”
• Allie Peever, MS-2: Poster Presentation,  “Simulation of 2 Surgeon 4 Handed  Technique in Transsphenoidal Surgery Using  3D Printed Models”
• Anna Peever, MS-2: Poster Presentation, “A  Rendezvous to Restore Swallowing: Factors  in Procedural Success.”
• Mallory Peters, MD, PGY-4: Poster  Presentation, “Impact of Post-Radiation  Epiglottic Changes on Swallowing Function  in the Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer.” Srivatsa Surya Vasudevan, MD, Research  Fellow: Podium Presentation, “Oncological  Outcomes of Transoral Laser Microsurgery  (TLM) Versus Radiotherapy in the Treatment  of Early Glottic (T1-T2) Cancer with Anterior  Commissure Involvement: Systematic  Review and Meta-Analysis.”

Southeastern Section of the AUA 2025,  Nashville, TN, March 12-15

• Seth Swinney, MD, Tyler Compher, MD,  Joseph Fitz-Gerald, MD, Jaime Cruz-Martinez, MD, Nazih Khater, MD, FACS:  “Robotic Transvesical Simple Prostatectomy:  A Step-By-Step Approach Made Simple. The  LSU Health Shreveport Experience.”
• Tyler Compher, MD, Seth Swinney, MD,  Joseph Fitz-Gerald, MD, Jaime Cruz-Martinez, MD, Nazih Khater, MD, FACS: “Laser-Guided PCNL Access “DARRT”: A  7-Year Experience From A Single Academic  Medical Institution.”
• Seth Swinney, MD, Kyle Maher, BA, John  Mata, MD, Lindsey Leeper, RT: “Could  Selective Pre-Operative Ultrasound Help  Guidesurgical Management In Cryptorchid  Testes?”
• Heather Steckenrider, MD; Kevin J.  Hebert, MD, MSCI, Assistant Professor of  Urology: “A Middle Aged Man With Scrotal  Swelling,” presented as case presentation  at the T. Leon Howard imaging competition. 

North American Robotic Urological Symposium (NARUS) 2025, Las Vegas, NV,  Feb. 27 – March 1

• Coleman McFerrin, MD, Heather  Steckenrider, MD, Seth Swinney, MD,  Joseph Fitz-Gerald, MD, Nazih Khater,  MD, FACS: “Tips And Tricks For Single Dock  Pure Robotic Nephroureterectomy: A 7-Year  Experience From A Single Academic Medical  Institution”
• Coleman McFerrin, MD, Heather  Steckenrider, MD, Seth Swinney, MD,  Joseph Fitz-Gerald, MD, Nazih Khater,  MD, FACS: “Combined Robotic Redo  Pyeloplasty And Pyelolithotomy After Failed  Endopyelotomy For Upj Obstruction And  Ureteral Stricture.”
• Heather Steckenrider, MD, Coleman  McFerrin, MD, Seth Swinney, MD, Joseph  Fitz-Gerald, MD, Nazih Khater, MD, FACS:  “Robotic Transvesical Simple Prostatectomy:  A Step-By-Step Approach Made Simple. The  Lsu Health Shreveport Experience”
• Heather Steckenrider, MD, Coleman  McFerrin, MD, Seth Swinney, MD, Joseph  Fitz-Gerald, MD, Nazih Khater, MD,  FACS: “Roboscopy” A Robotic Assisted  Nephroscopy And Pyelolithotomy With  Concomitant Redo-Pyeloplasty: The Trifecta”  Heather Steckenrider, MD, David Price,  MD: “Robotic Vaginal/Uterine Sparing  Cystectomy With Neobladder” 

Kevin J. Hebert, MD, MSCI, Assistant  Professor of Urology: “Primum no nocere:  Mitigating Risk in GU Radiation Toxicity  Management,” invited faculty speaker at the  Annual Ochsner Meeting during the “Multiday  Visiting Professor on Reconstruction”, New  Orleans, LA, Jan. 24-25.

Nazih Khater, MD: “State-Of-The-Art Lecture:  Advances in Percutaneous Nephrolithiasis  Management,” invited faculty speaker at  SESAUA 2025 - Southeastern Section of  the AUA 2025 - Endourology Sub-Plenary  Session, March 13.

Kevin J. Hebert, MD, MSCI, Assistant  Professor of Urology: “Primum no nocere:  Mitigating Risk in GU Radiation Toxicity  Management,” invited faculty speaker at the  Annual Ochsner Meeting during the “Multiday  Visiting Professor on Reconstruction”, New  Orleans, LA, Jan. 24-25.

Nazih Khater, MD, and Kevin J. Hebert,  MD, MSCI, were moderators for Video  Session 1 at SESAUA 2025 – Southeastern  Section of the AUA 2025, March 12.

Kevin Hebert, MD, MSCI, and Omar  Soto-Avile were moderators for the  Reconstruction Podium Session at SESAUA  2025 – Southeastern Section of the AUA  2025, March 14.

Rohit K. Jangra, PhD, MVSc, BVSc & AH ( DVM), Assistant Professor of Microbiology &  Immunology, et. al.: “Decoding the blueprint  of receptor binding by filoviruses through  large-scale binding assays and machine  learning,” Cell Host & Microbe, Volume  33, Issue 2, P294-313.E11, Feb. 12.

Srivatsa Surya Vasudevan, MD, MS,  Research Fellow, Otolaryngology-Head  and Neck Surgery; Elizabeth Bryan, MSIII;  Elise Ericksen, MSIII; Ameya Asarkar,  MD, MPH, FACS, Assistant Professor,  Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery;  Lindsay Olinde, MD, Assistant Professor,  Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery;  Cherie-Ann Nathan, MD, FACS, Chair and  Professor, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck  Surgery: “Transoral Laser Microsurgery  Versus Radiotherapy for T1-T2 Glottic Cancer  with Anterior Commissure Involvement A  Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis,” The  Laryngoscope, Jan. 11.

Jason Calligas, MD, Assistant Professor,  Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery,  and Karuna Dewan, MD, FACS, Associate  Professor, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck  Surgery: “The Incidence and Implication of  Helicobacter pylori Infection in the Setting  of Reinke’s Edema,” Journal of Voice, Jan.  2025.

Srivatsa Surya Vasudevan, MD, MS; Elise  Ericksen, MSIII; Victor Albornoz Alvarez,  MD, PGY-2, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck  Surgery; Elizabeth Bryan, MSIII; Lindsay  Olinde, MD; Cherie-Ann Nathan, MD,  FACS: “Global Incidence, Mortality, and Risk  Factors of Stroke in Multi-Modality Head  and Neck Cancer Treatment—A Systematic  Review and Meta-Analysis,” Head and Neck  - Wiley Periodicals, Jan. 2025.

Michael Yim, MD, FACS, Program Director  and Associate Professor, OtolaryngologyHead and Neck Surgery: “A Multi-Center  Randomized Study Assessing If Validated  Short Videos Improve Sinus Education,”  Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology, Feb. 2025.

Gabrielle K. Eaves, MSIV; Erin E. Ware,  MLIS, Systematic Review and Reference  Librarian; Devin R. Touchet, MSII; Whitney  K. Hamilton, MSII; Steele S. Netterville,  MSIII; Jacob R. Stevens, MSIII; Shahab  Ahmadzadeh, MD, Assistant Professor of  Anesthesiology; Sahar Shekoohi, PhD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology; and  Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD, DABA, DABPM,  DABIPP, FASA, Professor of Anesthesiology  and Professor of Pharmacology, Toxicology  and Neurosciences: “Efficacy and Safety  of Thoracic Epidural vs. Paravertebral  Block for Analgesia in Thoracotomy: A  Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled  Trials,” Current Pain and Headache Reports,  Volume 29, Article 69, March 24.

Aamina Shakir, MD, Cardiology Fellow;  Erin Ware, MLIS; George Mina, MD, Assistant Professor Clinical of Internal  Medicine, Division of Cardiology; Kalgi  Modi, MD, Professor of Internal Medicine,  Division of Cardiology, Program Director  of Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship; et.  al.; “Safety and Efficacy of DOAC Versus  VKA in Adult Congenital Heart Disease:  A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis,”  American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs,  Feb. 18 

Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD; Emily A. Villafarra, MSIV; Erin E.  Ware, MLIS;  Sydney A.  Mashaw, MSII; William  D. Brouillette, MSII; Camille G. Elder, MSIV;  Taylor Moss, MD, Anesthesiology Intern;  Luke  Muiznieks, DO, Anesthesiology  Intern; Edwin Herron, MD, Assistant  Professor of Anesthesiology;  Shahab  Ahmadzadeh, MD; Sahar Shekoohi, PhD; et. al.: “Safety and efficacy of sugammadex  in management of patients with myasthenia  gravis undergoing general anesthesia: A  systematic review,” Heliyon, Vol. 11, Issue  2, Jan. 30.

Karan Sachdeva, MBBS, PGY-3, Internal  Medicine; Daniyal Raza, MBBS, Assistant  Professor of Medicine; Rohit Goyal, MBBS,  PGY-2, Internal Medicine; Pooja Shah, MD,  PGY-4, Gastroenterology & Hepatology  Fellow; Lena Kawji, MD, PGY-3, Internal  Medicine; Ashley Deville, MD, PGY-3,  Internal Medicine; Brittany Pass, MS;  Natalie Roppolo, MSIV; Ahmad Alkurd,  MSIV; Victoria Andrus, MD, PGY-2, Internal  Medicine; Michelle Neice, MD, PGY-6, Gastroenterology & Hepatology Fellow;  Michael Tran, MD, PGY-5, Gastroenterology  & Hepatology Fellow; Omar Khan, MD, PGY6, Gastroenterology & Hepatology Fellow;  Qiang Cai, MD, PhD, Professor of Internal  Medicine, Division Chief of Gastroenterology and Hepatology; et. al.: “The Influence of  Psychiatric Factors on Healthcare Resource  Utilization in Patients with Gastroparesis: A  National Population Based Study,” Gastro  Hep Advances, Vol. 4, Issue 5, 100610, Jan.  21. 

Haley Norwood, MD, PGY-1, Pediatrics:  “Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF):  Emerging Concepts in Diagnosis, Pain  Management, and Novel Treatment Options:  A Narrative Report,” Current Pain and  Headache Reports, Jan. 9. Yingli Shi, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow – Yu  Lab; Siyuan Cheng, PhD, Postdoctoral  Fellow – Yu Lab; Xin Gu, MD, Professor of  Pathology and Translational Pathobiology; Lin Li, BS, Graduate Assistant – Yu Lab; Nazih  Khater, MD, Associate Professor of Urology; Xiuping Yu, PhD, Associate Professor  of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,  and Associate Professor in Department of  Urology; et. al.: “Stathmin 1 expression in  neuroendocrine and proliferating prostate  cancer,” Discover Oncology, 16(1):19, Jan. 8.

Peter H. Seidenberg, MD, MA, FAAFP,  FACSM, RMSK, CPE, Professor and Chair  of Family Medicine, et. al.: “Osteopathic  Research in Family Medicine,” The Journal  of the American Board of Family Medicine, Volume 37, Issue Supplement2. Peter H. Seidenberg, MD, et. al.: “Measuring  Research Capacity: Development of the  PACER Tool,” The Journal of the American  Board of Family Medicine, Volume 37, Issue  Supplement2.

Peter H. Seidenberg, MD, et. al.: “Building  Research Capacity (BRC): Purposes,  Components, and Activities to Date,” The  Journal of the American Board of Family  Medicine, Volume 37, Issue Supplement2. Peter H. Seidenberg, MD; Kabiul Haque,  MD, MPH, MBA, DABFM, FAAFP, Clinical  Assistant Professor of Family Medicine  and Family Medicine Residency Research  Director; et. al.: “Building a Culture of  Curiosity in Family Medicine to Increase  Research Capacity,” The Journal of the  American Board of Family Medicine, Volume  37, Issue Supplement2.

Michelle Yetman, PhD, Clinical Psychologist,  Clinical Associate Professor; Adam  Blancher, PhD, Counseling Psychologist,  Clinical Associate Professor; and Michael  McGill, MCD, CCC-SLP, Assistant Director  of Children’s Center, Speech-Language  Pathologist, Clinical Assistant Professor:  “Delayed autism spectrum disorder diagnosis  in a child with SATB2-associated syndrome,”  International Journal of Developmental  Disabilities, 1-8, Feb. 17.

Roger E. Kelley MD, Professor of Neurology;  Prabandh Buchhanolla, MD, PGY-3, Neurology; Amrita Pandey, MD, PGY-2, Neurology; Monika Thapa, PhD,  Postdoctoral Fellow; Md Ismail Hossain,  MSc, Research Specialist; Mohammad  Alfrad Nobel Bhuiyan, PhD, Assistant  Professor of Internal Medicine, Director of  Biostatistics and Computational Biology:  “Diagnostic yield and therapeutic implications  of vascular imaging in acute ischemic stroke:  Prospective and consecutive study of small  vessel versus large vessel ischemia,” Journal  of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Volume 34, Issue 2, Feb. 2025, 108182.

Monika Thapa, PhD; Jordyn Courville,  MSIII; Reese Leonhard, MSIII; Prabandh  Buchhanolla, MD; Mohammad  Abdurrehman Sheikh, MD, MBBS, PGY-3, Neurology; Rahul Shah, MD, Assistant  Professor - Clinical of Neurology; Prashant  Rai, MD, Vascular Neurology Fellow;  Himanshu Chokhawala, MD, Assistant  Professor - Clinical of Neurology; Md Ismail  Hossain, MSc; Mohammad Alfrad Nobel Bhuiyan, PhD; Roger E. Kelley, MD; et. al.:  “The correlation of whole blood viscosity and  outcome in mechanical thrombectomy for  acute ischemic stroke,” Frontiers in Stroke, Vol. 4, March 2025.

Fatih Gelir, PhD, Biostatistician; Md  Shenuarin Bhuiyan, PhD, Professor of  Pathology and Translational Pathobiology;  Elizabeth Disbrow, PhD, Professor of  Neurology, Director of Center for Brain  Health; Steven Conrad, MD, PhD, MS,  MSE, MBA, MSST, MSc, Professor of Internal  Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Surgery  and Pediatrics, Ike Muslow Endowed Chair,  Division Chief of Clinical Informatics, Director  of Extracorporeal Life Support Program; John  A Vanchiere, MD, PhD, Senior Associate  Dean for Clinical Research, Professor of  Pediatrics, Medical Director of Clinical  Trials Office; Chris Kevil, PhD, Professor of  Pathology and Translational Pathobiology,  Molecular and Cellular Physiology, and  Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Director of  Center for Redox Biology and Cardiovascular  Disease, Malcolm Feist Endowed Chair of  Cardiovascular Disease; Mohammad Alfrad  Nobel Bhuiyan, PhD; et. al.: “Characterizing  heterogeneity in Alzheimer’s disease  progression: a semiparametric model,”  Scientific Reports, 15(1):7660, March 5.

Jolie Boullion, MSIII; Amanda Husein, MS;  Akshat Agrawal, MPH Student; Diensn  Xing, BSc, MD-PhD Student; Md Ismail  Hossain, MSc, Research Specialist; Oren  Rom, PhD, RD, Associate Dean for Basic and  Translational Research, Associate Professor  of Pathology & Translational Pathobiology  and Molecular & Cellular Physiology;  Md Shenuarin Bhuiyan, PhD; Steven  Conrad, MD, PhD; John A. Vanchiere,  MD, PhD; A. Wayne Orr, PhD, Professor  and Director of the Research Division for  Pathology and Translational Pathobiology,  Director of the Center for Cardiovascular  Diseases and Sciences; Chris Kevil, PhD;  Mohammad A.N. Bhuiyan, PhD: “Machine  Learning-Based Biomarker Identification for  Early Diagnosis of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease,”  The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology &  Metabolism, Feb. 21:dgaf111.

Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD; Donovan B. Turpin,  MSII; Shivam Shah, MSII; Brennan Abbott,  MSII; Alex V. Hollander, MSIII; Caroline  R. Burroughs, MD, Anesthesiology Intern;  Sarah H. Myers, MD, Anesthesiology  Intern; Shahab Ahmadzadeh, MD,  Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology;  Jibin Mathew, MD, Assistant Professor of  Anesthesiology; Sahar Shekoohi, PhD; et.  al.: “The Pharmacological and Clinical Roles  of Antiemetics: A Narrative Review,” Cureus, 17(1): e77370, Jan. 13.

Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD; Haley Norwood,  MD, PGY-1, Pediatrics; Carlo Jean Baptiste,  MD, PGY-3, Anesthesiology; David  McGregor, DO, PGY-3, Anesthesiology;  Sonnah Barrie, DO, PGY-3, Anesthesiology;  Tomasina Parker-Actlis, MD, Associate  Professor of Anesthesiology; Shahab  Ahmadzadeh, MD; Sahar Shekoohi,  PhD; et. al.: “Familial Mediterranean Fever  (FMF): Emerging Concepts in Diagnosis,  Pain Management, and Novel Treatment  Options: A Narrative Review,” Current Pain  and Headache Reports, 29(1):22, Jan. 9.

Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD; Jolie Boullion, MSIII;  Melanie Green, MSIII; Angela Nguyen,  MSIII; Ellie MacDonald, MSII; Corrado  Ballaera, DO, PGY-3, Anesthesiology;;  Shahab Ahmadzadeh, MD; George  Mychaskiw II, DO, Clinical Professor -  Anesthesiology; Sahar Shekoohi, PhD; et.  al.: Efficacy of Intra-Articular Platelet-Rich  Plasma Injections in Treatment of Knee  Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and  Meta-Analysis,” Current Pain and Headache  Reports, 29(1):13, Jan. 6.