General Surgery Residency Program Scholarly Activity at UPMC in South Central Pa.

At UPMC Pinnacle, scholarly activity is an essential ingredient of our General Surgery Residency Program.

That’s why we strongly encourage faculty and residents to participate in clinical or laboratory research and present at local and national conferences.

UPMC Pinnacle will support your academic efforts by providing financial and institutional resources, including:

A full-time department dedicated to the creation of graphics, slides, and scientific presentation displays
Full-time medical librarians
24/7 library access
Personnel in the Medical Education Department who can assist in project design, literature review, paper formulation and critical analysis of work in progress
Statistician

On this page:

Our Current Residents.
Our Past Residents.

Current Residents

UPMC Pinnacle's current general surgery residents have made many outstanding scholarly contributions in the field of general surgery, including:

Patrick Hancock, MD

Topic Presentation-Peripheral Vascular Intervention Using Optical Coherence Tomography
UPMC Pinnacle Medical Education day 2017
Research Presentation - Opioid Prescribing Patterns between Robotic and Open Inguinal Hernias
UPMC Pinnacle Medical Education Day 2019
Topic Presentation- A novel microsurgical approach to induce rapid angiogenesis
UPMC Medical Education Day 2020

Renee Aboushi, MD

Topic Presentation- Reoperation and Postoperative Outcomes for Single State Versus Two-Stage Breast Reconstruction Following Mastectomy: A Meta Analysis
UPMC Pinnacle Medical Education Day 2011
Topic Presentation- A fall from 2011: Can we predict which patient will require completion Axillary Dissection
UPMC Pinnacle Medical Education Day 2020

John Trangucci, MD

Poster Presentation- Open Versus Robotic Assisted Gastroplasty: Is there a difference?
UPMC Pinnacle Medical Education Day 2018
Case Presentation - A Unique Presentation of BaroTrauma After Colonoscopy
UPMC Pinnacle Medical Education Day 2019

Sheina Bawa, MD

Case Presentation - Dysphasia of Aberrant Right SubClavian Artery Treatment by Endoscopic Dilation: An Alternative to Surgical Treatment in Select Cases
UPMC Pinnacle Medical Education Day 2019
Poster Presentation- Massive Spontaneous Pneumopericardium with no obvious etiology
UPMC Medical Education Day 2020

Yi Wang, MD

Case Presentation - Palatal Brown Tumor Associated with Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in an End Stage Renal Disease Patient
UPMC Pinnacle Medical Education Day 2019
Poster presentation- Sternoclavicular joint infection: Case series and literature review
UPMC Pinnacle Medical Education Day 2020

Vanessa Hortian, DO

Poster Presentation- PSA formation in patients receiving Belatacept Immunotherapy vs standard immunotherapy at UPMC Pinnacle
UPMC Pinnacle Medical Education Day 2020

Kevin Taylor Spence, MD

Topic Presentation- Is routine excision of Intraductal papilloma always necessary?
UPMC Pinnacle Medical Education Day 2020

Colby Elder, MD

Topic Presentation- Does preoperative imaging increase the rate of adenoma excision in parathyroid exploration
UPMC Pinnacle Medical Education Day 2020

Past Residents

Dheera Reddy, MD

Poster Presentation: Protocol of Urinary Calculi Diagnosis: Decreasing Radiation Exposure and Increasing Patient Safety
UPMC Pinnacle Medical Education Day 2015
Topic Presentation: Identify Inappropriate CT Usage and Decrease Subsequent Radiation Exposure to Improve Patient Safety
UPMC Pinnacle Medical Education Day 2015
Poster Presentation- Efficacy of Belataccpt in Decreasing Donor Specific Antibodies in Renal Transplant Recipients
UPMC Pinnacle Medical Education Day 2017
Research Presentation - Identification of Optimal Immunosuppresive Dosing for Transplant Patients
UPMC Pinnacle Medical Education Day 2019

Leahna Cooney, MD

Topic Presentation: Using Brachial BP Cuff and Passive Leg Raising for Assessment of Fluid Responsiveness in Hypotensive, Hospitalized Patients
UPMC Pinnacle Medical Education Day 2015
Topic Presentation- Incidence and Management of Bile Leaks after Cholecystatomy
UPMC Pinnacle Medical Education Day 2016

Daniel Lim DO

Topic Presentation- Rupture of Mycotic Psuedoaneurysm Following Common Femoral Artery Stent Placement: A Case Report
UPMC Pinnacle Medical Education Day 2016
Topic Presentation-Meckels' Diverticulum: A 5 Year Retrospective Analysis
UPMC Medical Education Day 2017

Lindsey Haga, MD

Topic Presentation: Surgery in the Elderly: Should a Growing Older Population Equate to a Growing Number of Elective and Emergent Surgeries or Should There be a Cap? What More Can or Should We Do When it Comes to End of Life Care?
UPMC Pinnacle Medical Education Day 2015
Poster Presentation: Case Series: Surgical Management of Celiac Artery Compression Syndrome
UPMC Pinnacle Medical Education Day 2015
Topic Presentation: The Age of CT Diagnosis: The Effect of Technology on Clinician Confidence in management and Diagnosis
UPMC Pinnacle Medical Education Day 2014
Poster Presentation: Assess the Appropriate Use of CT Scan on Abdomen and Pelvis
UPMC Pinnacle Medical Education Day 2014

Allison Tompeck, MD

Poster Presentation: Percutaneous Transluminal Intervention for Femoropopliteal Occlusive Disease
UPMC Pinnacle Hospital Medical Education Day 2011
Drexel Medical Student Lecture: Wound Care

Johanna Serrano, MD

Topic Presentation: Robotic vs. Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Analysis: A Retrospective Cohort Study
UPMC Pinnacle Medical Education Day 2015
Drexel Medical Student Lecture: Nutrition, Surgical Infection and Antibiotics

Jonathan Cook, MD

Topic Presentation: The Colorectal Fast-Track Pathway in the Community Setting
UPMC Pinnacle Medical Education Day 2015
Poster Presentation: Airing the Dirty Laundry: Do Meaningful Trends Exist on Retrospective Analysis of M&M Data?
UPMC Pinnacle Medical Education Day 2014
Poster Presentation: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy vs. Negative Wound Therapy with Instillation
Wound Care Conference 2014
UPMC Pinnacle Medical Education Day 2014

T. Joseph Watson, MD

Poster Presentation: Acute Celiac Trunk Thrombosis Treated with Open Thrombectomy
UPMC Pinnacle Medical Education Day 2015
Poster Presentation: Airing the Dirty Laundry: Do Meaningful Trends Exist on Retrospective Analysis of M&M Data?
UPMC Pinnacle Medical Education Day 2014

Sanja Sljivic, DO

Poster Presentation: Intussusception Caused by Pedunculated Cecal Lipoma in an Adult
UPMC Pinnacle Medical Education Day 2015
Poster Presentation: Forearm Compartment Syndrome of the Newborn
UPMC Pinnacle Medical Education Day 2014

W. Kurtis Childers, DO

Topic Presentation: Beta Blockers Reduce Breast Cancer Recurrence and Breast Cancer Deaths: Results of a Meta-Analysis
UPMC Pinnacle Medical Education Day 2015
Poster Presentation: The Diagnostic Yield of Electromagnetic Navigational Bronchoscopy: Are We Getting Everything?
UPMC Pinnacle Medical Education Day 2015
Topic Presentation-Recurrent Regurgitation in Degenerative Mitral Valve Insufficiency in Complete Versus Partial Ring Annuloplasty.
UPMC Pinnacle Medical Education Day 2016
Topic Presentation- Outcomes Following Percutaneous Treatment of Aortic Stenosis and Mitral Regurgitation
UPMC Pinnacle Medical Education Day 2017
Poster Presentation- Implementation of an Intern Curriculum and Impact of ABSITE Score
UPMC Pinnacle Medical Education Day 2018

Farda Qayyum, MD

Topic Presentation: Robotic vs. Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Analysis: A Retrospective Cohort Study
UPMC Pinnacle Medical Education Day 2015
Poster Presentation- A Case of Endobronchial Actinomycosis in Kidney Transplant Patient
UPMC Pinnacle Medical Education Day 2017

Nathaniel Melton, MD

Topic Presentation- Recurrent Mitra I Regurgitation After Mitra I Valve Repair With Insufficiency in Complete Versus Partial Ring Annuloplasty
UPMC Pinnacle Medical Education Day 2016

Daniel Goldman, MD

Poster Presentation- Colon and Rectal Procedures in the Aging Population: A Central Pennsylvania Experience
Research Presentation - A Single Surgeon's Experience with Robotic Colorectal Surgery
UPMC Pinnacle Medical Education Day 2019

Douglas Anderson, MD

Topic Presentation- Impact of Clinical Documentation of Comorbid Conditions on Hospital Reimbursement and Reported Quality Metrics
UPMC Pinnacle Medical Education Day 2017
Topic Presentation- Presurgical Optimization for High Risk Patients: The Impact on Clinical Outcomes & Cost of Care
UPMC Pinnacle Medical Education Day 2018
Research Presentation - Rib Plating: Incidence of Associated Injuries and When to use VATS
UPMC Pinnacle Medical Education Day 2019

Jeremy Kaufmann, MD

Poster Presentation: Initiative and Trends in Global Health Participation among UPMC Pinnacle Employees and Staff
UPMC Pinnacle Medical Education Day 2015

Homa Sadeghian, MD

Case Presentation - A Unique Presentation of Barotrauma After Colonoscopy
UPMC Pinnacle Medical Education Day 2019

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