2024 Southern San Joaquin Research Forum

SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY RESEARCH FORUM SPONSORED BY KERN MEDICAL FOUNDATION

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Award Winners:

Excellence in Research Award

1^st Place

Winny Guan, PharmD
Vancomycin Associated Acute Kidney Injury Pre and Post Implementation of Bayesian Software

2^nd Place

Sharmila Thiagarajan, MS IV
To Infliximab and Beyond: Using Immunotherapy as Alternative Treatment Option for Treatment-Resistant Depression

3^rd Place

Essam Hashem, MS IV
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Violence: Did Rates of Traumatic Injuries Decline after the Pandemic?

Top 3 Case Reports:

1^st Place

Sarah Thomas, OMS III
Scapular Winging in a Newborn: A Case Report

2^nd Place

Sharanya Thiagarajan, MD
Navigating the Complexity: A Unique Case of Autoimmune Encephalitis

3^rd Place

Sagar Mehta, MS IV
Mucormycosis Rhinosinusitis with Parameningeal Involvement

Recognition of Research Award for Multiple Subjects Research:

Maggie Jiang, DO
Conventional Laparoscopic vs. Multi-Degree of Freedom Articulating Instruments in Minimally Invasive Surgical Suturing

Kiranpreet Singh, PharmD
Effects of Phone vs. In-person Vists on A1C in Underserved Diabetics

Haidar Hajeh, MD
The Correlation between Socioeconomic Status and Change in the Ejection Fraction in Patients with Methamphetamine-induced Cardiomyopathy

Best Ranked Quality Improvement Abstract:

Sanjana Murdande, MD
Diminishing C. diff: A Quality Improvement Project on Decreasing Hospital-Acquired Clostridium Difficile Infections

Recognition for Highest Number of Accepted Abstracts Submissions (tie):

Rupam Sharma, MD (6 accepted submissions)
Kevin Dao, MD (6 accepted submissions)