Research Scholarships for 2023–2025 have been awarded to six residents pursuing careers in academic surgery. This award, supported by the Scholarship Endowment Fund of the College, offers $30,000 each year for 2 years.
The recipients are:
- Arash Fereydooni, MD, Stanford University, CA. Projected discipline: Vascular surgery. Research project: Development of an Automated Peripheral Calcium Scoring System for Peripheral Artery Disease Risk Stratification and Prediction of Major Adverse Limb Events
- Armaan Malhotra, MD, University of Toronto, ON. Projected discipline: Neurosurgery.
Research project: Long-Term Outcome Prediction following Traumatic Brain Injury: A Population-Based Deep Learning Approach to Traumatic Brain Injury Prognostication Using Clinical, Demographic, and Radiographic Factors
- Annie Sescleifer, MD, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. Projected discipline: Pediatric surgery. Project title: Investigating the Genetic and Mechanosensory Cell-Based Pathways of Pulmonary Hypoplasia in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Jasmine Hwang, MD, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Projected discipline: Undecided.
Research project: A Mixed Methods Study to Improve Surgical Health Equity in Primary Hyperparathyroidism
- Melanie Fritz, MD, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Projected discipline: Colorectal surgery. Research project: Testing the Effectiveness of “Best Case/Worst Case-ICU” on Communication with Seriously Injured Older Adults in the Intensive Care Unit
- Morgan Pettigrew, MD, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas. Projected discipline: Surgical oncology. Research project: Dissecting the Role of ARID1A in Gastric Cancer Immune Surveillance and Response to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
The online application for the Resident Research Scholarship is expected to re-open in July.