A newsletter for research & medical education June 2007

FEATURE

Baystate Medical Center's Research Week 2007

 

Sabha Ganai, MD
Dr. Harry P. Selker, Research Week 2007 Keynote Speaker

8th Annual Celebration of Resident & Fellow Research Featured 76 Posters


On May 22nd, an audience of nearly 150 attended Research Week's opening day luncheon for the awards cpresentation and to hear the keynote address by Dr. Harry P. Selker of  Tufts New England Medical Center.


Research Week 2007 Award Winners

Awards Presented to Andrew Moore, MD and Sabha Ganai, MD

From Research Week 2006 to Publication: 1 Year!


  Emily Singer MD, Sylvia Pilpel MD, Fadi Bsat MD, Michael Plevyak MD, Andrew Healy MD, and Glenn Markenson MD participated in Research Week 2006 with their poster titled "The Cliinical Utility of Fetal Fibronectin Testing in Twin Gestations to Predict Preterm Birth."

Within a year, their research has been published in the May 2007 issue of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. (See “Accuracy of Fetal Fibronectin to Predict Preterm Birth in Twin Gestations With Symptoms of Labor.”)

The award for innovation in research is presented to the poster whosd originality best challenges existing paradigms. This year’s winner was Dr. Andy Moore, a resident in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, for his poster “Novices Outperform Experienced Laprascopists in Virtual Reality Laprascopy Simulator.”  Dr. Moore’s poster was also presented in October 2006 at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine in New Orleans.  Dr. Moore’s co-authors were Daniel Grow, MD Ronald Bush, BS and Neil Seymour, MD.


Dr. Sabha Ganai, Scientific Signifance Awardee, Is Repeat Winner

Winner of the award for scientific significance in research was Dr. Sabha Ganai’s poster “Targeting Bacteriolytic Therapy of

Breast Cancer Using Salmonella Typhimurium.” Dr. Ganai, from the Department of Surgery, won the same award last year for her poster “Adverse Outcomes of Geriatric Abdominal Surgical Patients at High Risk for Delirium: Opportunities for Improvement in Care."

Sabha Ganai, MD
Dr. Sabha Ganai, Winner of
Scientific Significance Award

Dr. Ganai also presented her poster at the Society of Surgical Oncology’s 60th Annual Cancer Symposium in Washington, DC in March 2007. Dr. Ganai’s co-authors were Richard Arenas, MD and Brook Pazik, N.S. Forbes.

 

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Scott M. Halista MD Appointed Chief of the Division of Rheumatology Continued...

Kristin L. Dardano, MD Promoted to Associate Professor of Obstetrics-Gynecology at Tufts University School of Medicine

Leng Jiang , MD Promoted to Professor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine

Glenn R. Markenson, MD Promoted to Associate Professor of Obstetrics-Gynecology at Tufts University School of Medicine

Satyendra Giri, MD, MPH Promoted to Associate Professor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine


Brian Acker, MD, Department of Radiology, Elected to 1-Year Term as President of the Massachusetts Radiological Society


Kristin L. Dardano MD, Chief of the General Obstetrics-Gynecology Division, Receives Award for Excellence in TeachingContinued...


Emily Weber LeBrun MD, Obstetrics-Gynecology Department, Wins Resident Research Award Continued...


Kristi McLeod—Division of Academic Affairs' Newest Program Coordinator Continued...

EVENTS

Tuesday, July 13, 2007
Ethics Grand Rounds
Time: 7:45 am
Location: Lundy Boardroom

Monday, July 23, 2007
Schwartz Compassionate Care Rounds

Time: noon - 1:00 pm
Location: Chestnut 1 A & B



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