After a rigorous 2-year program, 14 junior faculty, trainees, and medical students graduated with an MS degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The graduates with their mentors and areas of research are depicted below. This outstanding group was acknowledged at a graduation ceremony in May held at the Pelham Bay and Split Rock Golf Courses with keynote speaker Dr. Jonathan Alpert. We add our congratulations to them and their families who supported them through this journey.
Francesco Castagna, MD
Department, Division: Medicine, Cardiology
Thesis Title: Predicting Hemodynamic Changes During Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Support with Longitudinal Evaluation
Mentor: Ulrich Jorde, MD, PhD
Jennifer Ciuchta, DO
Department, Division: Pediatrics, General
Thesis Title: Children with acute, uncomplicated appendicitis from lower op- portunity neighborhoods are more likely to have prolonged hospitalizations and increased healthcare utilization
Mentor: Betsy Herold, MD
Meghan Davitt, MD
Department, Division: Pediatrics, Hematology / Oncology
Thesis Title: Impact of Race/Ethnicity and Language Preferences on Pediatric ALL Survival Outcomes
Mentors: Dean Hosgood, PhD; Lisa Figueiredo-Gennarini, MD
Chanelle Diaz, MD, MPH
Department, Division: Medicine, General Internal Medicine
Thesis Title: From Invisibility to Insight: Measuring the Impact of Anti-Immi- grant Policies on Primary Care Utilization by Undocumented Immigrants Mentor: Viraj Patel, MD
Bianca Hall, DO
Department, Division: Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women’s Health
Thesis Title: Perceived healthcare quality and contraception utilization among persons recently incarcerated
Mentors: Jessica Atrio, MD, MS; Megha Ramaswamy, PhD, MPH
Stella Kilduff, MD
Department, Division: Pediatrics, Nephrology
Thesis Title: Metabolic Acidosis in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
Mentors: Matthew Abramowitz, MD, MS; Nicole Hayde, MD, MS
Jimin Lee, MD
Department, Division: Pediatrics, Hospital Medicine
Thesis Title: The association between discharge time of day and discharge outcomes at an academic children’s hospital
Mentor: Michael Rinke, MD, PhD
Kerry Morrone, MD
Department, Division: Pediatrics, Hematology/Oncology
Thesis Title: Prevent Acute Chest Syndrome checklist (PACScheck): QI initiative to reduce Acute Chest Syndrome
Mentors: Michael Rinke, MD, PhD; Deepa Manwani, MBBS
Caroline Mullis, MD
Department, Division: Medicine, Infectious Disease
Thesis Title: Clinical presentations and treatment outcomes of Mycoplasma genitalium infections at a large New York city healthcare system
Mentors: Marla Keller, MD; Sarit Golub, PhD, MPH
Sumeet Singh-Tan, DO, MPH
Department, Division: Medicine, General Internal Medicine
Thesis Title: Addiction Consult Service and Inpatient Outcomes Among Patients with Alcohol Use Disorder
Mentors: William Southern, MD, MS; Shadi Nahvi, MD, MS
Mengyang Sun, MD
Department, Division: Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women’s Health
Thesis Title: Modified Early Obstetric Warning System-A Validation and Optimization Study
Mentors: Veronica Ades, MD; Daryl Wieland, MD
Juan Vazquez, MD
Department, Division: MD/MS Track
Thesis Title: Imaging Markers of Cerebral Small Vessel Disease are Associated with Slow Gait and Cognitive Complaints in Older Adults
Mentor: Helena Blumen, PhD, MS
Fei Wang, MD
Department, Division: MD/MS Track
Thesis Title: Rectus Plication Does Not Increase Risk of Thromboembolic Events Following Abdominal Body Contouring: A Matched Case-Control Analysis
Mentor: Joseph Ricci, MD
Christina Yang, MD
Department, Division: Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery; Department-Pediatrics
Thesis Title: Implementation and Comparison of Tracheostomy Care Curricula for Pediatric Residents
Mentor: Michael Rinke, MD, PhD
