Congratulations to the Top 20 Winners of SMA’s 2024 Virtual Abstract Competition!

With more than 74 oral and poster abstracts presented during the August 7-8 virtual event, physicians-in-training from more than 43 medical schools and residency programs had the opportunity to share their research and interact with their peers.

“It was wonderful to spend two days with these bright medical students and residents to hear interesting cases as well as to learn about developments occuring in medicine and throughout the healthcare landscape,” said SMA Executive Director Randy Glick. “All of the presenters should be congratulated; their hard work and preparation were quite apparent and made this year's competition a success. 

WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE WINNERS?

The winners will present their abstracts at SMA’s Annual Scientific Assembly taking place October 24-26 in Atlanta, Georgia to compete for more than $9,000 in monetary prizes. 

Top 10 Oral Abstract Winners

Ahmed Alhassan, MD
University of Alabama at Birmingham
“Sublingual Asenapine for Agitation in Malabsorptive States: Three Patient Cases”

Jordan Beam, BS
UAB Heersink School of Medicine
“Dupixent Use in Treatment of Refractory Bullous Pemphigoid”

Michael Braman, BBmE
University of Kansas School of Medicine
“Postoperative Pain Management with Metamizole after Orthopedic Surgery: A Systematic Review”

Ahmad Elhaija, BS
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
“Inadequate Care: The Impact of living in an Underserved Community on Chronic Disease Management”

Garrett Hawkins, BS
UAB Heersink School of Medicine
“Postoperative Complications Following Internal Fixation of Periprosthetic Tibia Fractures with Plating, Nailing, or Revision TKA”

Shivani Jain, MS
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans School of Medicine
“Hansen’s Disease (Leprosy) in the United States of America: A Systematic Review”

Simranjit Kaur, MS
University of Mississippi Medical Center
“Reduced Utero-placental Perfusion and Acute Seizure Exposure Induce Modest Learning Impairment, Alzheimer’s Disease Markers, and Reduced Cerebrovascular Perfusion in Mice at 2 months Postpartum”

Mina Motakhaveri, MS
University of Mississippi Medical Center
“Breaking Bread and Barriers: Cultivating Solutions for Mississippi's Food Deserts”

Vidhatri Raturi, MS
Tulane University School of Medicine
“Understanding Substance Use and Misuse Related to Incarceration History in a New Orleans Student Clinic Population”

Grant Torres, MS
University of Texas Medical Branch
“Surgical Management Options for PRS Infants: Establishing a Standard”

Top 10 Poster Abstract Winners

Nivedha Balaji, DO
Northeast Georgia Medical Center
“Giant Cell Arteritis Presenting as Lingual Necrosis”

Madeline Bald, BS
University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine
“Predictive Value of Intraoperative Pulmonary Function Tests for Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Abdominal Wall Reconstruction”

Jennifer Butler, MD
Morehouse School of Medicine
“A Multidisciplinary Treatment Approach for Thrombotic Cutaneous Gangrene Secondary to Vasculopathy in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis”

Naomi Desai, BS
Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine
“Vaping Induced Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage Complicated by Pericarditis in a 19-year-old: A Case Report”

Isabella Dinelli, BS
University of South Alabama
“TIPS and Tricks: A Novel Technique For TIPS Graft Extraction in a Hypercoagulable Patient”

Isaac Hembree, BS
UTHSC-COM
“Association of A1AT Heterozygotes with Pulmonary Fibrosis and Mortality”

Mina Iskander, MBBCH
North Alabama Medical Center
“When a Common Virus Takes a Dangerous Turn: CMV and Splenic Infarctions”

Navneet Kaur, MD
North Alabama Medical Center
“Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) associated Pulmonary Vasculitis: Exploring the role of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation”

Tyler Tepfenhart, DO
Texas A&M College of Medicine-Baylor Scott & White, Round Rock Medical Center
“A Rare Cause of Miliary Pattern Lung Disease in a Patient with History of Tuberculosis”

Kashaf Aqeel Zaidi, MD
AdventHealth Orlando
“Heart Failure GDMT Initiation and Optimization in Internal Medicine Residency Clinic”

Join these outstanding young students and residents at the Annual Assembly in October to support and encourage them during their presentations and earn CME.