Class of 2022

Undergraduate Education:

Harvard University, Neurobiology

Medical Education:

University of Tennessee

Internship:

Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester

Awards:

• Best Intern Award, Saint Vincent Hospital, 2017-2018
• Medical Student Summer Research Scholarship, American Academy of Neurology, 2014

Original Articles:

• Broom L, Ellison BA, Worley A, Wagenaar L, Sörberg E, Ashton C, Bennett DA, Buchman AS, Saper CB, Shih LC, Hausdorff JM, VanderHorst VG. A translational approach to capture gait signatures of neurological disorders in mice and humans. Nature Scientific Reports. 2017 Jun 12;7(1):3225.
• Gross C, Ellison BA, Buchman AS, Terasawa E, VanderHorst VG. A novel approach for assigning levels to monkey and human lumbosacral spinal cord based on ventral horn morphology. PLoS One. 2017 May 24;12(5):e0177243
• Gavrilov YV, Ellison BA, Yamamoto M, Reddy H, Haybaeck J, Mignot E, Baumann CR, Scammell TE, Valko PO. Disrupted Sleep in Narcolepsy: Exploring the Integrity of Galanin Neurons in the Ventrolateral Preoptic Area. Sleep. 2016 May 1;39(5):1059-62.
• Lim AS, Ellison BA, Wang JL, Scheider, JA, Buchman AS, Bennett DA, Saper CB. Sleep is related to neuron numbers in the ventrolateral preoptic/intermediate nucleus in older adults with and without Alzheimer's disease. Brain. 2014 Oct;137(Pt 10):2847-61.

Proceedings of Meetings:

• Ellison BA, Popkin, JH. Music on the Mind: An fMRI Case Study of Mental Music. Grand Rounds Presentation, Saint Vincent Hospital 2018.
• Ellison BA, Samardzic T, Worley A, VanderHorst VG. Activation of a small cluster of excitatory neurons in the medial medulla induces a phenotype that resembles cervical dystonia. Abstract presented at American Academy of Neurology 2015 Annual meeting, Washington, DC.
• VanderHorst VG, Ellison BA, Worley A, Samardzic T, Saper CB. Acute and selective activation of excitatory neurons in the medial medulla in mice induces a phenotype that resembles cervical dystonia. Movement Disorders Society. Stockholm, 2014
• VanderHorst VG, Ellison BA, Saper CB. Inhibitory neurons in the ventral medial medulla modulate gait and tone. ANA Meeting, Boston. Oct 2012

Undergraduate Education:

Brown University

Medical Education:

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Internship:

University of Massachusetts

Awards:

• Dean’s Summer Research Award, CWRU School of Medicine, 2014
• Elizabeth Leduc Prize in Cell Biology, Brown University, 2013

Original Articles:

• Gao Y, Rowbottom RG, Landeras LA, Gilkeson RC. (2015). “Improved detection of an intravascular catheter using dual energy subtraction radiography” Heart, lung and vessels. 7(4):327. PMCID: PMC4712036
• Gao Y, Neubauer M, Yang A, Johnson N, Morse M, Li G, Tang JX. (2014). “Altered motility of Caulobacter Crescentus in viscous and viscoelastic media” BMC microbiology, 14(1):322. PMCID: PMC4302598

Proceedings of Meetings:

• Gao Y and Leizman D. “Annular Pancreas: A Case of Intraoperative Diagnosis” American College of Physicians Ohio/Air Force Chapter Meeting, Columbus, OH (October, 2016). (Presentation by Gao Y).
• Gao Y and Gilkeson RC. “Applications of dual source CT in sickle cell disease: acute chest syndrome” Society of Thoracic Imaging Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ (March, 2016). (Presentation by Gao Y).
• Gao Y and Gilkeson RC. “Detection of a catheter fragment using dual-energy subtraction digital radiography: a case report” Irwin H. Lepow Memorial Medical Student Research Day, Cleveland, OH (February, 2015). (Presentation by Gao Y).
• Gao Y, Neubauer M, Li G, and Tang JX. “Too tired to move: how viscous agents immobilize swimming bacteria” Summer Research Symposium, Providence, RI (August, 2012). (Presentation by Gao Y).
• Neubauer M, Gao Y, Li G and Tang JX. “Effect of inert polymers on bacterial aggregation and motility” Summer Research Symposium, Providence, RI (August, 2011). (Presentation by Neubauer M and Gao Y).

Undergraduate Education:

University of Missouri-Kansas City, combined 6 year BA/MD program

Medical Education:

University of Missouri-Kansas City

Internship:

University of Missouri-Kansas City

Awards:

• Sarah Morrison Student Research Award, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2015

Original Articles:

• Gill T, Adler K, Schrader A, Desai K, Wermers J, Beteselassie N. Extra-adrenal Pheochromocytoma at the Organ of Zuckerkandl. Radiology Case Reports, Volume 12, Issue 2, 2017 (IRB: PMC 5417627)
• Ponnapureddy R, Gill T, Kim S, Mirza O, Stone J, Andresen J, Touchberry C, Wacker M. Clofibrate, a unique fibrate that augments cardiac contractility through a PPARa-independent mechanism. The FASEB Journal. Volume 31, Issue 1, 2017 (1 supplement): 1070.6.

Proceedings of Meetings:

• Gill T, Al-Khalasi N, Saettele M. BI-RADS Category 3: To follow, or not to follow. That is the question. American Roentgen Ray Society Annual Meeting 2017. New Orleans, LA. (Exhibit number: E2228)
• Gill T, Ponnapureddy R, Wacker M. Clofibric Acid Increases Cardiac Contractility. University of Missouri-Kansas City Health Sciences Student Research Summit 2017. Kansas City, MO. (Exhibit number: 93)
• Bailey Z, Gill T, Desouches S, Davignon D, Lowe L. Osteochondroses: A Collection of Eponymous Lesions. American Roentgen Ray Society Annual Meeting 2016. Los Angeles, CA. (Exhibit number: E3195)

Undergraduate Education:

Duke University, Biology and Chemistry, BS

Medical Education:

Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC

Internship:

Eisenhower Medical Center, Rancho Mirage, CA

Awards:

• Moncada In-Training Award, Society of Computed Body Tomography & Magnetic Resonance, 2016
• Research Medical Student Grant, Radiological Society of North America, 2016
• Duke-Singapore Student Scholar Fellowship, Duke University, 2013

Original Articles:

• Cater SW, Yoon SC, Lowell DA, Campbell JC, Sulioti G, Qin R, Jiang BG, Grimm LJ. Bridging the Gap: Identifying Global Trends in Gender Disparity Among the Radiology Physician Workforce. Academic Radiology. August 2018.
• Patel BN, Lopez JM, Jiang BG, Roth CJ, Nelson RC. Image-Rich Radiology Reports: A Value-Based Model to Improve Clinical Workflow. Journal of the American College of Radiology. Jan 2017.

Proceedings of Meetings:

• Jiang BG, Wells JR, Farjat AE, Denton CM, Nelson RC, Samei E, Marin D. Optimization of a Frequency-Based Fusion Technique for Improving the Image Quality on Low Energy Virtual Monochromatic Images from Dual Energy CT. Oral Presentation. Society of Computed Body Tomography & Magnetic Resonance Annual Meeting. September 2016.
• Jiang BG, Kim DW, Shih LY, Hein T, Chuah C, Li H, Allen J, See KY, Yap KC, Goh YT. Significance of Combined Sokal, Hasford, EUTOS Prognostic Scores in Predicting Survival for Chronic Phase Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Patients in Asia. Poster Presentation. American Society of Haematology Annual Meeting. December 2015.

Undergraduate Education:

MCPHS University, Pharmaceutical Sciences, BS

Medical Education:

Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN

Internship:

MetroWest Medical Center, Framingham, MA

Awards:

• Gold Humanism Honor Society, 2016
• Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, Junior Member, 2016-present
• The Outstanding Award in Pharmacology, Meharry Medical College, 2016
• The Arthur J. Jackson Scholarship, Meharry Medical College, 2015
• Novo-Nordisk Scholarship, Meharry Medical College 2014

Original Articles:

• Balthazar P, Konstantopoulos C, Wick C, DeSimone A, Tridandapani S, Simoneaux S, Applegate K. “Trainees May Add Value to Patient Care by Decreasing Addendum Utilization in Radiology Report,” American Journal of Radiology, Nov 2017.
• Konstantopoulos C, Ribaudo H, Ragland K, Bangsberg DR, Li JZ. “Antiretroviral Regimen and suboptimal Medication Adherence are Associated with Low-level Human Immunodeficiency Virus Viremia,” Open Forum Infect Dis. 2015 Jan 14;2(1):ofu119.

Undergraduate Education:

Maryville College, Biochemistry, B.A.

Medical Education:

Florida Atlantic University Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine

Internship:

Boston University Medical Center, Surgery

Awards:

• Junior Resident Teaching Award, BUMC Department of Surgery, 2018
• Alpha Omega Alpha, 2016 - Present
• Gold Humanism Honor Society, 2016 - Present
• Florida Vascular Society Next Generation Scholarship, 2016

Proceedings of Meetings:

• Robinson RB, Leblang SD, Steinberg FL. Subcutaneous Pelvic Fat and Rectus Abdominis Thickness as a Predictor of Anterior Wall Inflammation or Necrosis in the Treatment of Uterine Fibroids with MR-Guided Focused Ultrasound Ablation. Oral Presentation. 3rd European Symposium on Focused Ultrasound Therapy. London, England October 2015.
• Robinson RB, Ross RL. Spinal Cord Ischemia in the Setting of Open Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm Repair: A Comparison of Two Cases. Oral Presentation. 29th Annual Scientific Sessions of the Florida Vascular Society. Orlando, FL. April 2016.
• Robinson RB,LeBlang SD, Steinberg FL, “MR-Guided Focused Ultrasound Ablation of Uterine Fibroids in a Patient with Bicornuate Uterus,” Florida Atlantic University Research and Scholarship Day. Boca Raton, FL. February 2016.

Undergraduate Education:

University of Rhode Island, Microbiology, BS

Medical Education:

Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Internship:

Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence, RI

Awards:

• Brown Summer Research Grant, 2014

Original Articles:

• Sun K, Soares G. Central Venous Catheters: A Closer Look at the Subclavian Approach. Rhode Island Medical Journal. May 2018; 101(4):31-33.

Proceedings of Meetings:

• Sun K, Klinge S, Baird G, Hulstyn M, Evangelista P. Magnetic Resonance Imaging for the Diagnosis of Knee Pathology: A Comparison of Academic and Community Centers. RSNA 2016 Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL November 2016

Undergraduate Education:

Harvard University

Medical Education:

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Internship:

Saint Joseph Hospital

Original Articles:

• Thavikulwat AC, Tomson TT, Knight BP, Bonow RO, Choudhury L. (2016). Appropriate Implantable Defibrillator Therapy in Adults with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, 27(8): 953-960.
• Levy DJ, Thavikulwat AC, Glimcher PW. (2013). State Dependent Valuation: The Effect of Deprivation on Risk Preferences. PLoS ONE, 8(1): e53978.Doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0053978.

Undergraduate Education:

Johns Hopkins University, Public Health Studies, B.A.

Medical Education:

University of Maryland School of Medicine

Internship:

Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore MD

Awards:

• Joseph E. Whitley Award for Academic Excellence in Radiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 2017
• Dean’s Scholarship, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 2013-2017
• 1st Place Poster Presentation, 37th Annual University of Maryland School of Medicine Research Day, 2014

Original Articles:

• Ali Z, Cox C, Stock MK, Zandee van Rilland ED, Rubio A, Fowler D. Estimating Sex Using Metric Analysis of the Scapula by Postmortem Computed Tomography. Journal of Forensic Sciences. Feb 2018.
• Maghami S, Ghoreishi M, Foster N, Dawood MY, Hobbs GR, Stafford P, Adawal D, Zandee van Rilland ED, Diao X, Taylor BS, Griffith BP, Gammie JS. Undersized Rigid Nonplanar Annuloplasty: The Key to Effective and Durable Repair of Functional Tricuspid Regurgitation. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2016: In press.
• Zandee van Rilland ED, Varcadipane JC, Geling O, Murai Kuba M, Nakasone C. A Minimum Two-Year Follow-up Using Modular Trabecular Metal Tibial Components in Total Knee Arthroplasty. Reconstructive Review. 2015: Vol 5 No. 3.
• Scoggin JF, Brusovanik G, Izuka BH, Zandee van Rilland ED, Geling O, Tokumura S. Assessment of Injuries During Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Competition. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 2014: 2.2

Proceedings of Meetings:

• Foster NW, Ghoreishi M, Zandee van Rilland ED, Stafford P, Collins J, Crawford A, Maghami S, Quinn R, Watkins A, Pasrija C, Wehman B, Dawood MY, Taylor BS, Griffith BP, Gammie JS. Randomized Trial of Tricuspid Annuloplasty for Moderate Functional Tricuspid Regurgitation Associated with Mitral Operation. American Association for Thoracic Surgery Mitral Conclave. April 2017.
• Zandee van Rilland ED, Yang S, Saunders D, Chung JH. Elucidating the mechanism of Inflammasome Signaling. National Institutes of Health Annual Research Symposium. Bethesda, MD. May 2013.
• Varcadipane JC, Zandee van Rilland ED, Geling O, Murai Kuba M, Wages J, Nakasone C. Early Aseptic Failure in Total Knee Arthroplasty Using Uncemented Trabecular Metal Tibial Components. 28th Annual Combined Orthopaedic Spring Symposium. April 2013.
• Zandee van Rilland ED, Scoggin JF, Nakasone CK, Geling O. The Role of Arthroscopy in Treating the Symptomatic Total Knee Arthroplasty. Hawaii Pacific Health Research Symposium. Honolulu, HI. August 2011.
• Zandee van Rilland ED, Scoggin JF, Izuka BH, Geling O. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: Assessment of Injuries in Competition. Hawaii Pacific Health Research Symposium. Honolulu, HI. August 2011
• Zandee van Rilland ED, Nakasone CK, Geling O. Failure Rate with the Trabecular Metal Base Plate Following Total Knee Arthroplasty. Hawaii Pacific Health Research Symposium. Honolulu, HI. August 2011