Congratulations to the 2015 ACOS Poster, Podium, and Resident Award Winners

ACOS recognized the 2015 recipients of the Resident Achievement Award, Robert C. Erwin Literary Award, and Scientific Poster and Podium Presentation competitions during the 2015 Annual Clinical Assembly in Chicago.

Resident Achievement Award Winners

   
Joel E. Abbott, D.O.
St. John Providence Health System
Urological Surgery

Marika Y. Gassner, D.O.
Henry Ford Health System
General Surgery

Sean J. Henderson, D.O.
Albert Einstein Medical Center
Urological Surgery

Daniel W. Nelson, D.O.
Madigan Army Medical Center
General Surgery

Robert C. Erwin Literary Award Recipients

First place: Marika Y. Gassner, D.O.      
General Surgery     
"Feasibility of Common Carotid Artery Point of Care Ultrasound in Cardiac Output Measurements Compared to Invasive Methods"
 
Second place: Gul Sachwani-Daswani, D.O.      
General Surgery     
"The Association Between Blood Glucose and Matrix-Metalloproteinase-9 in Early Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock"
 
Third place: Ankur P. Bhakta, D.O., M.B.A.      
General Surgery     
"Angioembolization is Necessary With Any Volume of Contrast Extravasation in Blunt Trauma"
 
Fourth place: Nina M. Kolbe, D.O.     
General Surgery     
"Assessing Risk of Critical Care Complications and Mortality in the Elective Bariatric Surgery Population Using a Modified Frailty Index"
   

Scientific Poster Presentations

First Place: Nicholas J. Madden, D.O.
General Vascular Surgery

Second Place: Lauren M. Wright, D.O.
General Vascular Surgery

First Place: Preston A. Gardner, D.O.
General Surgery

Second Place: Scott Moradian, D.O. and Philip Pack, D.O.
General Surgery

First Place: Michael M. Young, D.O.
Neurological Surgery

Second Place: Tyler A. Carson, D.O.
Neurological Surgery

First Place: Ali Roham, D.O.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Second Place: Ted Eisenberg, D.O., FACOS and Stacey Don Francesco, D.O.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

First Place: Matthew Houlihan, D.O. and Brian McArdle, D.O.
Urological Surgery

Second Place: Ronak A. Gor, D.O.
Urological Surgery

Student Award: Anas Alakkam
General Vascular Surgery

Scientific Podium Presentations

First Place: Nicholas J. Madden, D.O.
Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery

Second Place: William J. Sellers, D.O.
Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery

First Place: Scott Moradian, D.O. and Philip Pack, D.O.
General Surgery

Second Place: John M. Ruggero, D.O.
General Surgery

First Place: Aaron P. Danison, D.O.
Neurological Surgery

Second Place: Tyler A. Carson, D.O.
Neurological Surgery

First Place: Ted Eisenberg, D.O., FACOS and Stacey Don Francesco, D.O.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Second Place: Ali Roham, D.O.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

First Place: Ronak A. Gor, D.O.
Urological Surgery

Second Place: Robert Korsch, D.O.
Urological Surgery