Hammond Research Day Winners

Susan M. Carlson, MD

Title: Resident comfort in taking care of pregnant patients with physical disabilities

Resident

Shilpi Agrawala, MD

Title: Ovarian tissue cryopreservation by vitrification vs slow freezing: no difference in epigenetic age or follicle density

Fellow

Alice J. Darling, MD

Title: Patterns of adjuvant therapy for endometrial cancer with sentinel lymph node biopsy

Resident Award Winner — Third Place

Dayana M. Hernandez Calderon, MD

Title: ARRIVING at equity: patient characteristics and their association with clinician recommendation for risk reducing labor induction post ARRIVE

Resident

Jennifer J. M. Cate, MD

Title: The impact of a protocol on equitable labor and delivery substance use screening

Fellow

Colleen P. Judge-Golden, MD, PhD

Title: Patient preferences for provider specialization for abortion and miscarriage care

Resident

Alejandro Gómez-Viso, MD

Title: Initial validation of AUGS-PERFORM: construct validity and  test-retest reliability

Fellow

Bobby L. May, Jr., MD

Title: Frα and B7-H4 expression in endometrial cancer: assessing the promise of antibody drug conjugate therapies

Resident Award Winner — Second Place

Thao N. Nguyen, MD

Title: Role of endometrial sampling to differentiate between advanced endometrial versus ovarian malignancy:  a retrospective cohort study

Resident

Pamela N. Peters, MD

Title: Oncolytic adenovirus MEM-288 encoding membrane-stable CD40L and IFNβ induces an anti-tumor immune response in high grade serous ovarian cancer

Fellow

Anna Shvygin, MD

Title: Relationship between preoperative neutropenia and incidence of infectious complications after interval debulking surgery for advanced epithelial ovarian cancer

Resident

Ronan P. Sugrue, MBBCh, MPH

Title: Systematic review of red blood cell alloimmunization associated with red blood cell transfusion following standard ABO+D versus additional cEK matching protocols

Fellow Award Winner

Jenny Wu, MD

Title: Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for analgesia during outpatient endometrial biopsy: a randomized controlled trial

Resident Award Winner — First Place

Douglas B. Timmons, MD, MPH

Title: An investigation into the metabolic changes of endometrial stromal cells before and after decidualization

Fellow

Janice Wong, MD, MS

Title: Wounds to wisdom: exploring risk factors and outcomes for surgically managed post-cesarean wound infections

Resident

Katherine E. Baumann, MD MPH

Title: Value of pre-procedural screening pregnancy tests 

Resident

 

Benjamin B. Albright, MD MS

Title: Catastrophic health expenditures, insurance churn, and non-employment among non-elderly cancer patients in the United States

Fellow

 

Kristen N. Carrillo-Kappus, MD MPH

Title: Medicaid expansion reduced uninsurance rates among patients undergoing emergency gynecologic surgery

Resident

 

Lauren E. Farmer, MD

Title: Patient decision making regarding gender affirming hysterectomy: a qualitative study

Resident

 

Amanda M. Craig, MD

Title: Delta variant neutralizing antibody response following maternal COVID19 vaccination

Fellow

 

Elizabeth P. Howell, MD

Title: Healthcare access and ovarian cancer survival: a SEER-Medicare analysis

Resident Award Winner — First Place

 

 

Meagan A. Kelly, MD

Title: Prevalence and risk factors for postpartum psychological birth trauma in a high-risk population

Resident

 

Luke A. Gatta, MD

Title: Validation of a sonographic checklist for the detection of histologic placenta accreta spectrum

Fellow

 

Sloane A. Mebane, MD

Title: A survey study evaluating donor gamete utilization rates, patient satisfaction and fertility treatment outcomes according to desired race and ethnicity

Resident

 

Ravyn S.T. Njagu, MD

Title: Impact of COVID-19 on influenza and TDaP vaccination rates in pregnant patients

Resident

 

Douglas H. Luchristt, MD MPH

Title: Quantifying the contribution of claims-based frailty measures for predicting outcomes following pelvic reconstructive surgery

Fellow

 

Carmen M. Santoli, MD

Title: A cost-effectiveness analysis of postpartum bilateral tubal ligation versus salpingectomy after vaginal delivery

Resident Award Winner — Third Place

 

Jessica H. Selter, MD

Title: Cannabis use alters DNA methylation at multiple glutamatergic signaling pathway genes in sperm

Fellow

 

Alexandra C. Sundermann, MD PhD

Title: Maternal morbidity and mortality among patients with cancer at time of delivery

Resident Award Winner — Second Place

 

Kathleen M. Zacherl, MD

Title: Ensuring safe discharge: a quality improvement initiative for postpartum hypertensive patients

Fellow Award Winner

Kateena L. Addae-Konadu, MD PhD MSc

Title: Serum sFLT-1/PIGF ratio as a biological marker of preeclampsia in individuals with rheumatic disease 

Fellow

 

Noor K. Al-Shibli, MD

Erythropoietin levels in pregnant patients with anemia and pyelonephritis

Resident

 

Ryan Duggal, MD

Title: Increasing prevalence of risk factors for Placenta Accreta Spectrum (PAS) and associated maternal and neonatal morbidity

Resident

 

Jerome J. Federspiel, MD PhD

Title: Projected impact of guidelines on incidence of venous thromboembolism after Cesarean delivery in the United States

Fellow

 

Rafael Gonzalez, MD

Title: Cost-effectiveness analysis comparing “PARP inhibitors-for-all” to the biomarker-directed use of PARP inhibitor maintenance therapy for newly diagnosed advanced stage ovarian cancer

Fellow

 

Benjamin S. Harris, MD MPH

Title: Markers of ovarian reserve as predictors of future fertility

Fellow

 

Emily S. Herfel, DO MS-GH

Title: A stigma-responsive video to promote HPV-based cervical cancer prevention in Kisumu, Kenya

Fellow

 

Stephanie L. Lim, MD

Title: Outcomes and complications for concurrent hernia repair among women undergoing hysterectomy

Resident Award Winner

 

Brianna E. Mastromarino, MD

Title: Diagnostic evaluation of recurrent pregnancy loss based on maternal age

Resident

 

Mary K. Montes De Oca, MD

Title: Cryocompression to reduce peripheral neuropathy in gynecologic cancer: a randomized controlled trial

Resident Award Winner

 

Melissa N. Montoya, MD MA

Title: Assessing OB/GYN resident physician knowledge of state-specific parental involvement requirements for minors seeking abortions

Resident

 

Michele S. O’Shea, MD MPH

Title: Standard restrictions versus expedited activity after pelvic organ prolapse surgery: a randomized non-inferiority trial

Fellow Award Winner

 

Benjamin J. Peipert, MD

Title: Utilization and perceived utility of home fertility tests among infertility patients and reproductive endocrinologists

Resident

 

Julia R. Salinaro, MD

Title: Implementation of guidelines for risk-stratified thromboprophylaxis among gynecologic oncology patients receiving outpatient cancer-directed therapy: a quality improvement initiative

Resident

 

Gregory E. Zemtsov, MD

Title: Does acute funisitis predict worse neonatal outcomes among term newborns?

Resident

 

Caledonia K. Buckheit, MD            

Title: Outpatient ripening with Foley before elective labor induction in low-risk women: Patient and provider satisfaction

Resident

 

 

Esther H. Chung, MD

Title: Development of a fertility risk calculator to predict individualized chance of ovarian failure after chemotherapy

Resident Award Winner

 

 

Annalies E. DeNoble, MD MSc

Title: Prospective observational study of amino-terminal brain natriuretic peptide levels in obese and non-obese women during pregnancy

Fellow

 

 

Mira L. Estin, MD PhD

Title: Alterations in the Endometrial Macrophages after Placement of a Levonorgestrel Intrauterine Device for Treatment of Endometrial Intraepithelial Neoplasia and Low Grade Endometrioid Endometrial Cancer

Resident

 

Whitney K. Hendrickson-Cahill, MD

Title: Predicting Outcomes after Intradetrusor Onabotulinumtoxina for Non-Neurogenic Urgency Incontinence in Women

Fellow

 

 

Victoria O. Fashakin, MD

Title: Sickle cell disease (SCD) and the incidence and etiology of preterm birth

Resident

 

 

Kathryn L. Shaia, MD MHA

Title: Differential Gene Regulation of the Human Blastocyst Trophectoderm and Inner Cell Mass by Progesterone

Fellow Award Winner

 

 

Chelsea H. Feldman, MD

Title: STIM1 mediates uterine contractility and tone

Resident

 

 

 

Courtney J. Mitchell, MD PhD

Title: Treatment of Persistent, Non-Severe Postpartum Hypertension

Fellow

 

 

Daniel L. Spinosa, MD

Title: Gynecologic Oncology Clinical Trials: Attributes, and attributes associated with non-completion

Resident

 

 

Catherine H. Watson, MD

Title: Adherence to oral anticancer therapeutics in the gynecologic oncology population

Fellow

Tatiana Acosta, MD MPH            

Title: Postpartum glucose intolerance testing in women with gestational diabetes: a cost effectiveness study

Resident

 

 

M. Paige Cisa, MD

Title: External validation of three models for predicting opioid needs following gynecologic surgery

Resident

 

 

Kerry E. Drury, MD

Title: The impact of the vaginal microbiome on HIV infectivity among pregnant and nonpregnant women

Resident

 

 

Jill M. Hagey, MD MPH

Title: Clinical knowledge of essential maternal and child health services in Kenya

Resident

 

 

Abigail F. Hardin, MD

Title: Evidence for an immune rejection mechanism in preterm birth: association of the regulatory CXCR3:CXCL10 chemokine axis with chronic inflammatory lesions of the placenta

Resident

 

Jenna L. Hynes, MD

Title: Does body mass index influence the odds of a good perinatal outcome following in vitro fertilization among patients with polycystic ovary syndrome? A national study

Resident

 

A. Rebecca Meekins, MD

Title: Streamlining postoperative void trials: A study comparing standard backfill versus backfill in the operating room

Fellow

 

 

Vivienne T. Meljen, MD

Title: Characterization of beta-catenin expression and morphology in copy-number low endometrial adenocarcinoma

Resident Award Winner

 

 

Allison M. Puechl, MD

Title: Association between the presence of isolated tumor cells in sentinel lymph nodes and recurrence in stage I endometrial cancer

Fellow

 

 

Anne M. Siegel, MD

Title: Comparison of gestational weight gain in obese gravidas undergoing centering prenatal care versus standard prenatal care

Fellow

 

 

Stephanie L. Smeltzer, MD

Title:Single cell analysis of sperm with targeted bisulfite sequencing reveals sperm methylation changes at KCNQ1 that correlate with morphology

Fellow Award Winner

 

Shelun Tsai, MD

Title: Fertility awareness and attitudes among resident physicians across different specialties

Resident

 

 

Megan S. Varvoutis, MD

Title: High fat diet effects on pregnancy and myometrial contractility: A Murine Model

Fellow