School of Medicine

Pediatric Research Day Highlights Contributions to Field

The Department of Pediatrics held its annual Pediatric Research Day on May 15^th.

Awards for posters and oral presentations included:

Annual We Dat Award (recognizes a project that upholds the mission of Manning Family Children’s) 
Yumiko Gely, MD
Resident, LSU Pediatric Surgery
Implementation of a Firearm Safety Initiative in an Urban Louisiana City

Dr. Renee Gardner Excellence in Health Equity Research Award:
Yumiko Gely, MD
Resident, LSU Pediatric Surgery
Implementation of a Firearm Safety Initiative in an Urban Louisiana City

(Image, above right: Dr. Gely; Renee Gardner, MD, Emeritus Professor; Dedrick Moulton, MD, LSU Pediatrics Department Head)

Best Oral Platform Presentation - Graduating Fellow:
Nicole Vegh, MD
Fellow, LSU Pediatric Nephrology
Clinical Utility of Donor Derived Cell-Free DNA in an Established Donor-Specific Antibody Monitoring Protocol for Detection of Acute Rejection in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients

(Image, right: Samir El-Dahr, MD, Tulane Pediatrics Department Head; Dr. Vegh, Fellow, LSU Pediatric Nephrology, Now Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics; Dr. Moulton)

 

Outstanding Research Award - Graduating Fellow:
Joey Sansone, MD
Fellow, LSU Pediatric Hospital Medicine
New Predictive Equation for Oxygen Consumption During Pediatric Cardiac Catheterization Derived from Real Time Measured Data 

(Image, right: Dr. El-Dahr; Dr. Sansone, Fellow, LSU Pediatrics Hospital Medicine, now Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics; Dr. Moulton)

 

Best Poster Presentation by a Student:
Alexandra Chimento
Student, LSU School of Medicine
Factors Affecting Adherence to Trauma Follow-up in Children and Adolescents

(Image, right: Chimento with Bonnie Desselle, MD, Professor of Clinical Pediatrics)

 

 

Best Quality Improvement Poster Presentation:
Caroline Gueniot, MD
Resident, LSU Pediatrics
Penicillin Delabeling in Pediatric Patients

(Image, right: Dr. Gueniot with Dr. Desselle)

 

 

 

Best Health Equity/Medical Education Poster Presentation
Amy Creel, MD
Associate Professor, LSU Critical Care
Departmental Curriculum for Pediatric Subspecialty Fellows

(Image, right: Dr. Creel with Dr. Desselle)

 

 

 

Best Original Research Poster Presentation
Saloni Trivedi, MD Fellow, LSU Cardiology
Developing a Scoring System for Myocarditis

(Image, right: Dr. Trivedi with Dr. Desselle)

 

Best Case Report Poster Presentation:
Oluwatoyin Hamolu, MD
Resident, Tulane Pediatrics
Autoimmune Neuropathy in the Wake of Pregnancy