The 2024 Department of Pediatrics Research Day was held May 31 at Worley Hall in Children’s Hospital New Orleans.
Research was presented by 60 participants.
Keynote Address:
How Research Shapes What We Do Differently
Frankie Roberston
Founder and President, The Amandla Group
Winners:
Annual We Dat Award
Kanya Singhapakdi, DO - Fellow, LSU Pediatric Cardiology
"Social, Racial, and Economic Disparities Affecting Outcomes of Hypertensive Adolescents"
Best Oral Presentation
Nicholas Christakis, - Student, LSU School of Medicine
"Determination of Glucose-Independent Racial Disparity in HbA1c for Youth with Type 1 Diabetes in the Era of Continuous Glucose Monitoring"
Graduating Fellow - Pediatric Research Award
Kanya Singhapakdi, DO - Fellow, LSU Pediatric Cardiology
"Social, Racial, and Economic Disparities Affecting Outcomes of Hypertensive Adolescents"
Faculty & Research Professionals Presentation
Giovane Tortelote, PhD - Assistant Professor, Tulane Pediatric Nephrology
"Acetyl-CoA is a Key Molecule for Kidney Development"
Fellows Poster Session
Michael Evers, MD - Fellow, LSU Neonatology
"Standardizing and Improving HIE Management"
Resident Poster Session
Nicholas Tadros, DO - Resident, LSU Pediatrics
"Analysis of Unplanned Extubations in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit "
Student Poster Session
Sloane Clay - Student, LSU School of Medicine
"3DHX 16-Associated Neuromuscular Oculoauditory Syndrome: A Novel Case"
Judges:
Andrew Abreo, MD – Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Allergy/Immunology, LSUHSC School of Medicine
Tamara Bradford, MD – Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Cardiology, LSUHSC School of Medicine
Rebecca Buckley, PhD – Associate Professor of Research, Department of Genetics, LSUHSC School of Medicine
Julie Gallois, MD – Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Neonatology, LSUHSC School of Medicine
Stephen Hales, MD – Retired Pediatrician, Hales Pediatrics
Sunyoung Kim, PhD – Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, LSUHSC School of Medicine
Thomas Kimball, MD – Professor of Pediatrics and Division Head, Cardiology, LSUHSC School of Medicine
Michelle Knecht, MD – Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Neonatology, LSUHSC School of Medicine
Jay Kolls, MD – Professor of Medicine & Pediatrics, Tulane University School of Medicine
Shannon Palombo, MD – Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Hospital Medicine, LSUHSC School of Medicine
John S. Schieffelin, MD. MSPH – Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Division Chief, Infectious Disease, Tulane University School of Medicine
Tina Simpson, MD, MPH – Professor of Pediatrics and Section Chief, Adolescent Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine
Luke Wall, MD – Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Allergy/Immunology, LSUHSC School of Medicine
Rohan R. Walvekar, MD – Professor of Otolaryngology
Vice Chair, Head and Neck Oncology Services, LSCHSC School of Medicine
Benjamin Watkins, MD – Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Section Chief, Hematology/Oncology, Tulane University School of Medicine
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