Department of Surgery Research Day - April 8, 2025
Halifax Convention Centre
Schedule

8:15:00 AM

Parker, Ellen; Resident; Diagnostic and Treatment Timelines for Patients Diagnosed with Glioblastoma in Nova Scotia

8:24:30 AM

Ong, Ryan; Medical Student; Correlation of Sit-to-Walk and Sit-to-Stand Performance with Gait Kinematic Outcomes and Self-Reported Pain and Function in End-Stage Knee Osteoarthritis

8:34:00 AM

Clark, Katie; Grad Student; Genomic And Immunological Mechanistic Insights of Targeted Hyperthermia Therapy and its Synergy with Immunotherapy in Solid Tumors

8:43:30 AM

Dr. Jim Fawcett; Faculty; Basic Science Collective

8:53:00 AM

Westhaver, Lauren; Grad Student; Immunophenotyping of Longitudinal Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells From Patients with Glioblastoma to Distinguish Pseudoprogression from True Progression

9:02:30 AM

Azizieh, Yara; Grad Student; Characterizing Renal Tubular Epithelial Injury During Donation after Circulatory Death (DCD) and Possible Amelioration With PKX-001

9:12:00 AM

Selman, Tammy; Resident; Rehabilitation Goals for Hand and Upper Extremity Function after Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: A Retrospective Study

9:21:30 AM

Khan, Usman; Resident; The Oncologic Outcomes of Buccal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Multi-institutional Study

9:31:00 AM

Knight, Danika; Medical Student; Analysis of Patient Presentation to the ED within 90-days of Infra-inguinal Bypass

9:40:30 AM

Dame, Anthony; Resident; Unveiling the Drivers of Ninety-Day Emergency Department Visits Post Thoracic Surgery: A Nova Scotia Health Study

9:50:00 AM

MacIntyre, Olivia; Medical Student; Predicting Flap Survival in Autologous Breast Reconstruction Using Multispectral Near Infrared Spectroscopy (MS-NIRS) Imaging

10:20:00 AM

Bierer, Joel; Resident; Commitment to Excellence: Six-Year Review of a Longitudinal Quality Improvement Program in the Division of Cardiac Surgery

10:29:30 AM

McLeod van Wagoner, Skylah; Medical Student; Lymphedema Severity and QoL as a Function of Selective Neck Dissection Technique: a Retrospective Cohort Pilot Study

10:39:00 AM

Ammoury, Nadim; Grad Student; Targeting Functional Deficits: Associations Between Distal Femur Morphology and Passive and Dynamic Frontal Plane Knee Kinematics in Arthroplasty Patients For Personalized Robotic Surgery

10:48:30 AM

Dr. Greg Hirsch; Faculty; Quality Care Research

10:58:00 AM

Smith-Forrester, Jenna; Resident; Quality Improvement in Neurosurgery: The Success of the Spine Assessment Clinic in Reducing Post-Op Emergency Department Visits

11:07:30 AM

Hathi, Kalpesh; Resident; Patient Perspectives of Quality Compared to Quantity of Life Regarding Orbital Exenteration

11:17:00 AM

Piccolo, Olivia; Medical Student; Self Inflicted Hand Fractures as a Predictor of Future Psychiatric Conditions in Pediatric Population

11:26:30 AM

Keeping, Allison; Resident; Indications, Findings, and Follow-Up Recommendations Among Patients Who Underwent Frequent Colonoscopy at Tertiary Care Centre

11:36:00 AM

Bydoun, Moamen; Medical Student; The Impact of BMI on Operative Decision Making in Patients Undergoing Colorectal Surgery in Nova Scotia, Canada

11:45:30 AM

Whitcomb, Michael; Resident; Associations between SSRIs and Adverse Events Following Arthroplasty for Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty

13:30:00 PM

Surgery; Vibha Gaonkar; Predicting programming thresholds in subthalamic nucleus deep brain simulation using intraoperative motor evoke potentials: General vs local anesthesia

13:40:00 PM

Anesthesia; Parnian Hosseini; Implementation of Enhanced Recovery After Cardiac Surgery at the QEII - Initial Phase and Baseline Data

13:50:00 PM

Ophthalmology; Ellen Zhou; Proteomic analyses for different stages of primary open angle glaucoma – A pilot study of 8000 markers with stringent criteria

14:30:00 PM

Dauphinee, Laura; Grad Student; Establishing a Spatio-Temporal Atlas of Gene Expression After Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury

14:39:30 PM

El-Rabahi, Tony; Medical Student; Modified Ultrafiltration Does Not Reduce Inflammatory Mediator Burden After Children' s Heart Surgery with Cardiopulmonary Bypass

14:49:00 PM

Almazroui, Latefa; Resident; Psychologic disorders may be associated with longer LOS after colorectal surgery in a multicenter cohort

14:58:30 PM

Whelan, Kennedy; Grad Student; Environmental Carcinogenesis in Lung Cancer: Sodium Arsenite-Induced PML Dysregulation and LINE-1 Activation

15:08:00 PM

Ghouti, Loukman; Medical Student; Multifaceted Program to Improve Discharge on Antiplatelets and Statin Medications

15:17:30 PM

Leong, Edwin; Grad Student; Ketotifen Inhibits the Pro-Fibrotic Phenotype of Activated Skin Fibroblasts

15:27:00 PM

Ali, Shaliza; Visiting Resdient; The Yield of MSI testing and Clinical Pathological Profile in Colon Cancer Patients in a Resource Limited Population

15:36:30 PM

Alshammari, Salem; Resident; Predictors of Depressive Symptoms in Traumatic Upper Extremity Peripheral Nerve Injury: A Prospective Cohort Pilot Study

15:46:00 PM

Roggeveen, RJ; Medical Student; Watch & Learn: Nursing Shadowing by Surgical Residents

15:55:30 PM

Krueger, Kavita; Grad Student; Identification of Novel Genetic Mutants in Nephrotic Syndrome – A Case for Understanding Personalized Medicine

16:05:00 PM

El-Rabahi, Tatiana; Medical Student; Care Maps for Open Atrial Septal Defect Repairs in Pediatrics: Are They Really Decreasing Hospital Length of Stay?

16:14:30 PM

McDonald, Logan; Resident; Benchmarking Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Surgical Outcomes in Nova Scotia Against an International Cohort