School of Medicine

Department of Medicine

Medicine Research Day 2026

Poster Session on 4/24/26

Welcome to the MRD2026 Virtual Posters!

This is the 37th year for the Medicine Research Day. There are three categories, Translational Research, Clinical Vignettes, and Quality Improvement, which come from our Students, Residents, Fellows, and Faculty.

Each abstract has a poster that can be viewed and for many a 5-8 minute video presentation that can be accessed by all.

Medical students are listed alphabetically by last name in each category (Translational Research, Clinical Vignettes, and Quality Improvement. To view their Abstracts, Posters, and Video presentations describing their posters, please click on the corresponding links under their individual project title.

Translational Research

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Amjila Bam

"The Modulating Effect of Metabolic and Socioeconomic Factors on Protein Levels for Breast Cancer Risk: An Interaction Analysis in the All of Us Cohort"

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Victoria Bourgeois, Hayley Sumich

"The Use of Dupilumab in Treatment of Hidradenitis Suppurativa: A Scoping Review of Emerging Evidence"

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Shuang Chen

"Differential Prognostic Impact of PIK3R1 Expression Across Glioma Grades: A TCGA PanCancer Atlas Analysis"

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Sarah Crawford

"Mind Under Pressure: Assessing the Impact of Recreational Diving Gases on Scuba Divers’ Neurocognitive Performance"

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Rachel Crow

"Current Trends in Clinical Trials for Merkel Cell Carcinoma (MCC)"

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Jordyn Fong

"An Evaluation of Surgical Skin Preparations for Children Undergoing Penile Surgery"

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Nali Gillespie

"Kaposi Sarcoma: A Decade of Experience at the HIV Outpatient Program in Louisiana"

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John Gunaldo

"High BMI is Associated with Decreased Access to Oncologic Surgical Care: Analysis of the NSQIP (2005-2022)"

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Randy Head

"Mohs Micrographic Surgery in Louisiana"

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Tanner Hoole

"Epidemiologic and Sociodemographic Characterization of Traumatic Brain Injury at a Level I Trauma Center in New Orleans"

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Hyunmin Ko

"DNMT3A Expression and Hypomethylation as Indicators of Aggressive Genomic Alterations and Poor Outcomes in Lower-Grade Glioma"

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Ethan Leoni, Ethan Abbenante

"Precision Medicine in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma"

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Shuai Liu

"Cross-population genetic analysis of the circulating proteome implicates novel proteins in Type 2 Diabetes"

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Vandana Mohan

"Targeting Hippo-YAP/TAZ-TEAD signaling as a therapeutic vulnerability in castration-resistant prostate cancer"

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Mary Katherine Moore

"Beyond the doxy PEP Script: A Call for Longitudinal STI Screening and Follow-up – Lessons Learned from HIV Outpatient Program"

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Madelaine Pickens

"Cardiovascular Disease Risk Knowledge and Risk Perception Among Women with a History of Preeclampsia"

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Nubaira Rizvi

"Interaction effects between established non-genetic risk factors and genetically regulated protein levels influencing the risk of coronary artery disease: A large-scale analysis of the All of Us cohort"

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Alexandra Sappington, Blake Shaw

"Preoxygenation Before Paralysis: A retrospective analysis of Delayed Sequence vs. Rapid Sequence Intubation in Trauma Patients"

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Steven Scahill

"TET2 Expression Correlates with IDH1 Mutation and Favorable Clinical Features in Low-Grade Glioma: Insights from a TCGA Cohort"

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John Schaefer

"Functional Performance and Patient-Reported Burden in Bronchiectasis: Associations with Bronchiectasis Severity"

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Clinical Vignettes

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Hanna Almoaswes

"When the Skin Speaks and the Gut Follows: How diarrhea and a rash lead to a diagnosis of pancreatic neuroendocrine malignancy"

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"To Steroid or Not to Steroid: Decision-Making in Crohn’s Flares"

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"Toxic Encephalopathy and Associations with Calcineurin Inhibitors"

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James Amoss, Jeff Amoss

"Cold Agglutinin Disease Unmasked by COVID-19 Vaccination"

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"Sutimlimab Therapy in Cold Agglutinin Disease"

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Jonathan Aphaiyarath, Alivia Johnson

"A Cryptogenic Cause of Hypokalemia in a Patient with Cryptococcal Meningitis"

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Kourtney Autin

"Diagnostic Pitfalls in Acquired Hyperpigmentation: A Case of Erythema Dyschromicum Perstans"

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"Severe Viral Myositis from Influenza A Resulting in Refractory Hyperkalemia and Dialysis-Dependent Acute Kidney Injury"

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Kaitlyn Calabresi, Camille Gelis

"Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome in the setting of Overlap Syndrome"

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Mitchel Capella

"Nonvalvular Papillary Fibroelastoma"

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"A BRASH Decision"

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Julia Cazabon

"Beyond the thyroid: Myxedema coma unmasking pulmonary arterial hypertension"

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Autumn Collins

"Primary sclerosing cholangitis developing years after ulcerative colitis: a rare but likely underrecognized phenomenon"

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"When blood cultures surprise: an unsuspecting case of Vibrio vulnificus bacteremia"

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"Hope Beyond Flares: Escalating Therapy in Resistant Behçet’s Disease"

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Samantha Covey

"Germline APC I1307K and MITF E318K variants in a patient with high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma: A case report"

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Brandon Dang

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"Hemodynamic Relief, Myocardial Stress: Biventricular Takotsubo Post-Pericardial Decompression"

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Matthew Dear

"EBV+ CNS Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma in the Setting of AIDS"

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Jacques du Passage

"An Unconventional Approach to Unrelenting Bugs"

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"Endobronchial Squamous Cell Carcinoma Presenting as Neck and Mediastinal Abscess"

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Bennett Ford

"Intraoperative Transfusion of Fresh Frozen Plasma is Associated with Increased Hospital Length of Stay"

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Olivia Hart 

"Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma with Germline ATM Mutation and Somatic NRG1 Fusion: A Rare Dual Genomic Context"

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Sarah Hemelt

"When Imaging is Negative but Infection Persists: Abdominal Wall Abscess Linked to CGM Sensor"

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Perim Isim

"No Wrong Door: A Snapshot of Adolescent Substance Use Service Access Points Across New Orleans"

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Claire Karcher

"Spontaneous Rectus Sheath Hematoma Triggered by Severe Coughing: A Case Report"

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"Transient Pneumobilia and Gastric Pneumatosis Associated With Tirzepatide: A Case Report"

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Spencer Lemoine

"Severe B12 Deficiency Causing Hemolysis and Leukemoid Reaction - an Uncommon Presentation of a Common Condition"

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Meagan Kelly

"Meningitis Complications in a Patient with AIDS"

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Yasmeen Magharehabed

"Skin Deep but System Wide: A Case of Cutaneous Sarcoidosis"

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Kate Michel

"A 'bumpy' rash in a patient with seronegative rheumatoid arthritis"

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Monica Moreno

"From Curable to Critical: A Case of Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Alternative Medicine"

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"Face Value: A Case of Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma And Its Connection To Acquired Angioedema"

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Heeya Munir, Nicholas Ditta

"Accelerated Early Progression of Residual High Cervical Dumbbell Schwannoma Following Subtotal Resection: A Case Report"

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Heeya Munir

"Metastatic ALK-Positive Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Pelvis Eight Years After Uterine STUMP"

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"An Underrecognized Cause of Recurrent Nephrolithiasis: Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis Progressing to Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis and Nephrectomy"

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Elise Peyroux 

"Recognizing Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis in the Setting of Intranasal Cocaine Use with a Multidisciplinary Approach"

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"Insidious Retroperitoneal Hemorrhage in Refractory Steroid-Dependent Nephrotic Syndrome on Full Dose Anticoagulation"

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Madelaine Pickens

"A Mysterious Biopsy: Acute Renal Failure of Uncertain Etiology in an HIV-Positive Patient with Plasmablastic Lymphoma"

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"Optic Neuritis Against the Rule: An Unusual Presentation of Optic Neuritis"

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Theresa Prather

"Beyond the Documented Diagnosis: Integrated Gross and Histologic Identification of Multiple Malignancies in a Cadaveric Donor"

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Carter Rigby

"Reconsidering Low-Risk CHEK2 Variants: Evidence for Oligogenic Modifiers in Cancer Predisposition"

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Maria Rodriguez

"An Overlooked Case of Leg Pain"

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Renee Rumsey 

"Stiff Person Syndrome: Hidden in Plain Sight"

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Kayla Rykiel

"A cryptic case of a Cryptococcal parapneumonic effusion"

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Peyton Saiontz

"Concurrent Diagnosis of Post-Gastric Bypass Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia and Central Adrenal Insufficiency: A Case Report"

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Katherine Scarton

"Bilateral Low-Grade Serous Ovarian Carcinoma with Multiple Metastases in Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Due to Germline NF1: c.4236_4237insAlu"

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Brionne St. Cry, Sandra Nguyen

"Delayed Diagnosis of Voltage-Gated Potassium Channel Antibody-Associated Limbic Encephalitis in a Patient with Long-Standing Neurologic Decline"

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Thomas Tran

"Recognition of Baroflex Activation Therapy in Advanced HFrEF"

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"A Surprising Spiral of Spironolactone into BRASH"

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Ashley Vo

"Testicular Sarcoidosis Presenting as a Testicular Mass: A Rare Mimicker of Malignancy"

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Quality Improvement

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Sara Be

"HPV Self-Collection and Navigation to Improve Cervical Cancer Screening for Unhoused Patients at a Student-Run Clinic"

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Christopher Branstetter

"The Role of Liposomal Bupivacaine in Abdominoplasty: A Scoping Review"

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Shealan Cruise

"Improving Outreach and Care Coordination for Disadvantaged and Unhoused Patients Through a Student-Led Patient Navigation Program"

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Patrick Dicken, Hanna Bridges-Curry

"Improving Outreach and Care Coordination for Disadvantaged and Unhoused Patients Through a Student-Led Patient Navigation Program"

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Blaine Edwards

"Analyzing the Biofire Pneumonia Panel at University Medical Center"

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Laura Fincher

"Rethinking Radiology: The Limited Value of Head CT Scans in Pediatric Seizure Diagnosis and Treatment"

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Joshua Lara

"Paramedic Performed Lung Ultrasound Decreases Time to Definitive Management of Acute Dyspnea in the Prehospital Environment"

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Conner Pate, Hannah Zulli 

"An Attempt to Reduce Phone Call Times Between Various Hospital Departments"

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Taylor Smiley

"New Twists in MAGEL2: Expanding the Phenotypic Spectrum Across the Lifespan"

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