MU JCESOM Medicine - Pediatrics Residency Program Research

Each year Marshall University Residents and faculty participate in an Annual Research Day. Residents are required to participate as part of their training. Below are the most recent research projects from our Medicine-Pediatric Residents.
See: http://musom.marshall.edu/resday/

Eva Patton-Tackett, M.D. (PGY4)

Project Title: "EGFR mutation in Non-small cell carcinoma of the lung" 2006
Mentor: Francis Cuevas, Department of Internal Medicine, MUJCESOM

Project Title: "Strattera versus Adderall in the treatment for ADHD"
Mentor: James Lewis, Department of Pediatrics, MUJCESOM

Project Title: "QT porlongation prevelence in the outpatient clinic
Mentors: Paulette Wehner, Todd Gress, Larry Dial, Lynn Patterson and Sara Rhinehart
Department of Cardiology & Internal Medicine, MUJCESOM

Project Title: Contrast Nephropathy in a Neonate with a congenital hemangioma
Mentor: Dr. Vesna Kriss, Department of Pediatric Radiology, University of Kentucky

William Nitardy, M.D. (PGY3)

Project Title: "Assessment of Weight and Blood Pressure in West Virginia 5th graders" Let's Get Moving Project" 2007
Mentors: A. McGuffin, MD, T. Gress, MD, Ph.D., FACP, Department of Internal Medicine, MUJCESOM

Jay Lakhani, M.D. (PGY2)

Project Title: "Renal Atrophy as a Complication of umbilical Arterial Catheterization: The Case of the Missing Kidney
Presented at Research Day, 2008
Mentor: Joseph Evans, MD, Sean Loudin, MD, Department of Pediatrics, MUJCESOM

Project Title: "A Structured Board Preparation Class and USMLE Step One Performance.
Presented at Research Day, 2006.
Mentors: A. McGuffin, MD, T. Gress, MD, Ph.D., FACP, Department of Internal Medicine, MUJCESOM

Elizabeth Saunders, M.D. (PGY2)

Project Title: "Assessment of Weight and Blood Pressure in West Virginia 5th graders" Let's Get Moving Project" 2007
Mentors: A. McGuffin, MD, T. Gress, MD, Ph.D., FACP, Department of Internal Medicine, MUJCESOM

Aaron McGuffin, M.D.

Project Title: "The Use of Innovative Teaching Methods to Prepare Students for USMLE Step II"
Research Day Presentation, ,2008 [PPT File]
Lucia Soltis, MSIV and Aaron McGuffin, MD

Project Title: "Assessment of Weight and Blood Pressure in West Virginia 5th graders: Let's Get Moving Project," A. Whitlock-Morales, MD, S. Cook, MSIII, A. McGuffin, MD, T. Gress, MD, PhD, FACP; Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Department of Internal Medicine-Pediatrics, 2006

Project Title: Case Presentation - "A Black Eye in an 11-month old: A rare case of orbital lymphagioma" with Andrea Fortunato, MS3. 2006

Project Title: "A Structured Board Preparation Class and USMLE Step One Performance."
Jay Lakhani, MSIII
Todd Gress, MD, Department of Internal Medicine
Aaron McGuffin, MD, Department of Medical Student Education
Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Huntington, West Virginia 2005

Project Title: "Viral Meningitis Outbreak 2004: Effects on Clinical Management"
Aaron McGuffin, MD, Jenna Dolan, Rupinder Gill, and Amanda Snodgrass. Department of Pediatrics, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Huntington, WV 2004

Project Title: "Patient and Physician Satisfaction with Exam Room Presentation in the Ambulatory Setting"
Aaron McGuffin, MD and Todd Gress, MD, MPH attended and presented at the Society for General Internal Medicine National Meeting in Vancouver, Canada. May 2003

Bob Miller, M.D.

Project Title: “Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) modulation of cytokine-mediated suppression of hepatic Mrp3 Gene Expression” Bob Miller, Jaap Mulder, Romi Ghose, Tracy Zimmerman, Saul Karpen. Pediatric Academic Societies’ Meeting, Washington, DC 2005

Project Title: “Positive and Negative Regulators of MRP3 Gene Expression”
Bob Miller, Jaap Mulder, Romi Ghose, Tracy Zimmerman, Saul Karpen. Mead Johnson Nutritional, South Central Conference on Perinatal Research, Austin, TX 2004

Project Title: “Nuclear Receptor Regulation of MRP3”
Bob Miller, Jaap Mulder, Romi Ghose, Tracy Zimmerman, Saul Karpen. Single Topic Conference, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, Atlanta, GA 2004

Project Title: “A Rare Diagnosis of Thymic Carcinoma in a 56 year old man with Pericardial and Bilateral Pleural Effusions”
Abid Yaqub MD, Nancy Munn MD, and Bob Miller MD Research Day, MUSOM, 2002

Project Title: “Adolescent Preventative Services in a Rural West Virginia County”
Naaman Bell, MD, Ryan Cicenas MD, and Bob Miller MD, West Virginia State AAP Meeting, 2002

Project Title: “A Survey of Pediatricians Perceptions of Hospice Care”
Brad Mitchell MD, Bob Miller MD, and James Binder MD, Research Day, MUSOM, 2001

Edward Moran, M.D. (2008)
"Assessment of Weight and Blood Pressure in West Virginia 5th graders" Let's Get Moving Project" & "Concerta & Adderal XR for the Treatment of ADHD in Children"

Autumn Morales, M.D. (2006) - Let's Get Moving: Abstract of pediatric obesity in 5 counties in West Virginia
& A Fever in Winter: Atypical Presentation of Mycoplasma

Lynn Patterson (2005) - Performed a study to assess the adolescent's knowledge about Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) before and after exposure to an educational video about SBS in hopes of reducing the frequency of SBS. It was noted that adolescents had some prior knowledge of SBS, females and babysitters more than males, and that after watching the video, increased awareness and knowledge about the definition of SBS was evident.

Ryan Cicenas (2004) - Performed a study to survey the knowledge, exposure, and usage of substance abuse among seventh graders at a rural West Virginia public school. A one page survey was given to two groups of seventh graders (36 total students) to see how many could identify to a variety of usage and exposure situations. It was concluded that substance abuse is a substantial problem among young West Virginia teenagers. Influence from friends and family has aggravated the already severe problem and that better efforts of education at a younger age are necessary in helping young people make wiser decision concerning substance abuse.

Chad Smith (2004) - Performed a study using PCR and restriction enzyme technology to characterize the PBP 2b binding protein of pneumococcus isolated in the Huntington community from both pediatric and adult populations over the past 20 years. Taking the restriction patterns and relating them back to the antibiotic susceptibility of the isolate, it was found that antibiotic susceptibility patterns correlate closely with different restriction patterns. Chad won Marshall University Research Day in 2001 and 2002 for his research. In addition, Chad presented his poster at the national ACP meeting in 2002.