Research Residents 

Iman Afif, MD

Research Endeavors
2021 – Present: The Changing Epidemiology of Firearm Violence during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Philadelphia, PA
Location/Institution: Department of Surgery, Temple University Hospital
Principle Investigator: Dr. Jessica Beard

2020 – Present: Formal Didactic and Simulated Resident Training Improves Resident Understanding and Communication Regarding Brain Death
Location/Institution: Department of Surgery, Temple University Hospital
Principle Investigator: Dr. Elizabeth Dauer

2012 – 2013: Cancer Cell Metabolism
Location/Institution: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Principal Investigator: Dr. Anne Le

Publications

• Afif IN, Goldberg AJ, Zhao H, O'Shaughnessy GD, Kling SM, Nathan HM, Hasz RD, Dauer ED.  Formal Training Improves Resident Understanding and Communication Regarding Brain Death/Death by Neurologic Criteria. J Surg Educ. 2022 Jan-Feb;79(1):198-205. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2021.08.018. Epub 2021 Sep 8.  PMID: 34507909 
• Afif IN, Goldberg AJ, Zhao H, O’Shaughnessy GD, Kling SM, Nathan HM, Hasz RD, Dauer ED. Formal Training Improves Resident Understanding and Communication Regarding Brain Death. Journal of Surgical Education. (Accepted).

Presentations

• Afif IN, Goldberg AJ, Zhao H, O’Shaughnessy GD, Kling SM, Nathan HM, Hasz RD, Dauer ED. “Formal Didactic and Simulated Resident Training Improves Resident Understanding and Communication Regarding Brain Death: A Ten-Year Experience.” Oral presentation at the American College of Surgeons Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL (Virtual), October 2020. 
• Afif IN, Gobaud AN, Morrison CM, Maher Z, Dauer ED, Santora TA, Anderson JH, Pathak A, Sjoholm LO, Goldberg AJ, Beard JH. “The Changing Epidemiology of Firearm Violence During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Philadelphia, PA.” Oral presentation at the Harwick Research Symposium of the Temple University Hospital Department of Surgery, April 2021.

Book Chapters

• Poore B, Siegel N, Park JK, Hwang BJ, Afif I, Le A. Glucose-Independent Glutamine-Driven TCA Cycle in Cancer Cells. In: Rajendram R, Preedy VR, Patel VB (eds). Glutamine in Clinical Nutrition. Springer New York, 77-85. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1932-1_6

Brienne Donovan, MD

Research Endeavors

Nulliparous Pregnancy Outcomes Study: Monitoring Mothers-to-be 2013-2014
UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
Principle Investigator: Hyagriv N Simhan, MD, MSCR

Tracheotomy in Lung Transplant Patients: A Case-Control Study 2017-2018
Temple University Hospital
Principle Investigator: Ahmed M.S. Soliman, MD

Rebecca Green, MD

Research Endeavors

2021 – present: Disparities in surgery and access to surgical care
Location/Institution: Temple University Hospital
Principle Investigator: Dr. Lindsay Kuo

2016 – 2017: Voice outcome following intervention for early glottic carcinoma
Location/Institution: The Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai
Principle Investigator: Dr. Peak Woo

Publications

• Green R, Eddy VJ, Lau KN, Soans R. Fully robotic duodenojejunostomy for superior mesenteric artery syndrome. [abstract]. In: 2020 Virtual Scientific Session of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), 11-13 August 2020: Videos. Surg Endosc. 2020;34(Suppl 2):418-444. doi:10.1007/s00464-020-07973-y
• McChesney SL, Zelhart MD, Green RL, Nichols RL. Current U.S. Pre-Operative Bowel Preparation Trends: A 2018 Survey of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Members. Surg Infect. 2020;21(1):1-8. doi:10.1089/sur.2019.125
• Ma Y, Green R, Pan S, McCabe D, Goldberg L, Woo P. Long-term Voice Outcome Following Radiation Versus Laser Microsurgery in Early Glottic Cancer. J Voice Off J Voice Found. 2019;33(2):176-182. doi:10.1016/j.jvoice.2017.10.018
• Garstka M, Kandil E, Saparova L, Becharra M, Green R, Haddad A, Kang S, Aidan P. Surgery for Graves’ disease in the era of robotic-assisted surgery: a study of safety and feasibility in the Western population. Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2018;403(7):891-896. doi:10.1007/s00423-018-1713-y

Presentations

• Green, R., Eddy, V.J., Lau, K.N., Soans, R.. (August, 2020). Fully Robotic Duodenojejunostomy for Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome. Video Abstract Presentation presented at: Virtual SAGES 2020 Annual Meeting.
• McChesney, S., Zelhart, M., Green, R., Nichols, R. (June, 2019). Current US preoperative bowel preparation trends: a 2018 survey of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons members. Poster presented at: American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting; Cleveland, OH, USA.
• Saparova, L., Garstka, M., Green, R., Kandil, E., Haddad, A., Kang, S., Aidan, P., & Becharra, M. (February, 2018). Surgery for Graves’ Disease in the Era of Robotic-Assisted Surgery: A Study of Safety and Feasibility in the Western Population. Poster presented at: Tulane
• Ma, Y., Green, R., Mccabe, D., Goldberg, L., & Woo, P. (April, 2017). Multi-modality Analysis of Long-Term Voice Outcome Following Radiation versus Trans-Oral Laser Microsurgery for Early Glottic Carcinoma Oral Presentation presented at: The American Laryngological Association 138th Annual Meeting; San Diego, CA, USA.

Dylan Kahler, MD

Research Endeavors

2020 – Present, Treating Digital Ischemia with Botulinum Toxin-A
Location/Institution: Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia PA
Principle Investigator: Dr. Abdelfattah, Dr. Jones

September 2016 – May 2019, Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Usage in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
Location/Institution: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA,
Principle Investigator: Amer Zureikat, MD

Poster Presentations

• Kahler, D.L., Zenati, M.S., Klobuka, A., Tobler, J., Buchholz, C., Hogg, M.E., Zeh, H.J., Borhani, A.A., Zureikat, A. H.. (June, 2018). “Does Neoadjuvant Therapy Affect Perioperative Outcomes in Sarcopenic Patients with Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma?” Poster presented at: 2018 Pancreas Club Meeting; Washington, DC, USA
• Kahler, Dylan & Dhupar, Rajeev. (October, 2016). “Esophageal Adenocarcinoma: Tumor Microenvironment and Chemotherapy" Poster presented at: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Dean’s Summer Research Symposium; Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Oral Presentations

• Kahler, D.L., Zenati, M.S., Klobuka, A., Tobler, J., Buchholz, C., Hogg, M.E., Zeh, H.J., Borhani, A.A., Zureikat, A. H.. (March, 2018). “Does Neoadjuvant Therapy Affect Perioperative Outcomes in Sarcopenic Patients with Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma?” Oral Presentation presented at: 2018 AMERICAS HEPATO-PANCREATO-BILIARY ASSOCIATION Annual Meeting; Miami, FL, USA.

Sarah Kling, MD

Publications

• Patel T, Raman S, Taylor G, Kling SM, Kuo LE.  Assessment of Accuracy of a Physician Ratings Website in One Metropolitan Area.  J Surg Res. 2021 Dec;268:521-526. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2021.07.039. Epub 2021 Aug 27.  PMID: 34461603 
• Taylor GA, Oresanya LB, Kling SM, Saxena V, Mutter O, Raman S, Cho EY, Deitrick P, Philp MM, Sanserino K, Kuo LE. Rethinking the routine: preoperative laboratory testing among ASA class 1 and 2 patients prior to low-risk ambulatory surgery in the 2017 NSQIP cohort. Surgery. Accepted for publication 07/29/2021.
• Aibuedefe B, Kling SM, Philp MM, Ross HM, Poggio JL.  An update on surgical treatment of hemorrhoidal disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.  Int J Colorectal Dis. 2021 Sep;36(9):2041-2049. doi: 10.1007/s00384-021-03953-3. Epub 2021 Jun 8.
  PMID: 34101003 Review.
• Kling SM, Philp MM. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on oncological surgery. J Surg Case Reps. 2020 May 22; 2020(5): 1-2. https://doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjaa157
• Kling SM, Winter J. Spontaneous pancreaticoduodenal artery pseudoaneurysm rupture. ACS Case Rev Surg. 2020; 2(5): 1-5.
• Kling SM, Goldstein SD. Two cases of Ogilvie Syndrome presenting after stroke. ACS Case Rev Surg. 2019 February; 2(3): 29-32.
• Winer L, Kling SM, Prestipino AJ, Casey JP, Jha P, Rosato EL, Goldstein SD. Non-functional paraganglioma masquerading as local nodal recurrence in postresection colon adenocarcinoma patient. ACS Case Rev Surg. 2018 June; 1(6): 14-17.
• Kling SM, Tannouri S, Jiang W, Yeo CJ. Pancreatic mass in a patient with a history of resected renal cell carcinoma and resected adenocarcinoma of the Ampulla of Vater: a case report. J Pancreat Cancer. 2018 August 1; 4(1): 41–44. https://doi.org/10.1089/pancan.2018.0001

Presentations

• Kling SM, Taylor GA, Fagenson AM, Poggio JL, Philp MM, Ross HM, Pitt HA, Lau KN. Colectomy in patients with liver disease: albumin-bilirubin score accurately predicts outcomes. ePoster presented at: 2021 American College of Surgeons Quality and Safety Conference; July, 2021; virtual.
• Kling SM, Taylor GA, Fagenson AM, Poggio JL, Philp MM, Ross HM, Pitt HA, Lau KN. Colectomy in patients with liver Disease: albumin-bilirubin score accurately predicts outcomes. ePoster presented at: 2021 American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons Annual Scientific & Tripartite Meeting; April, 2021; virtual.
• Kling SM, Raman S, Kuo LE. Trends in general surgery resident experience with colorectal surgery: an analysis of the accreditation council for graduate medical education case logs. ePoster presented at: 2021 American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons Annual Scientific & Tripartite Meeting; April, 2021; virtual.
• Kling SM, Taylor GA, Fagenson AM, Poggio JL, Philp MM, Ross HM, Pitt HA, Lau KN. Colectomy in patients with liver disease: albumin-bilirubin score accurately predicts outcomes. Oral presentation at: Pennsylvania NSQIP Consortium Quarterly Meeting; April, 2021; virtual.
• Kling SM, Taylor GA, Fagenson AM, Poggio JL, Philp MM, Ross HM, Pitt HA, Lau KN. Colectomy in patients with liver disease: albumin-bilirubin score accurately predicts outcomes. Oral presentation at: 2021 Pennsylvania Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons Resident Research Meeting; April, 2021; virtual.
• Kling SM, Taylor G, Philp MM, Poggio JL, Ross H, Kuo LE. Utility of routine preoperative laboratory testing among low-risk patients in elective anorectal surgeries. Oral presentation at: 2020 American College of Surgeons Quality and Safety Conference; August, 2020; virtual.
• Kling SM, Taylor G, Philp MM, Ross H, Kuo LE. Utility of routine preoperative laboratory testing among low-risk patients in elective anorectal surgeries. Oral presentation at: 2020 American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons Annual Scientific & Tripartite Meeting; July, 2020; virtual.
• Wende SM, Goldstein SD. Two cases of ogilvie syndrome presenting after stroke. ePoster presentation at: 2017 American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons Annual Scientific & Tripartite Meeting; June, 2017; Seattle, WA.

Claire Le Guen, MD

Research Endeavors

2020-Present: Clinical characteristics of COVID-19 in vulnerable populations
Location/Institution: Department of Bariatric and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Temple University Hospital
Principle Investigator: Dr. Rohit Soans

2008-2014: The role of microRNA in the development and diagnosis of biliary atresia, ulcerative colitis, and Crohn’s disease
Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, University of Pennsylvania
Principle Investigator: Dr. Joshua Friedman

2007-2008: The management of epilepsy in pregnancy
Weil Cornell Medical Center, New York Presbyterian Hospital
Principle Investigator: Dr. Cynthia Harding

Publications

• Le Guen CL, King NA, Zhao H, Renza-Stingone EP, Gerhard GS, Soans RS. COVID-19 patients with obesity at risk for worse outcomes despite younger age and fewer inflammatory derangements. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2021;17(10):1722-1730. doi:10.1016/j.soard.2021.06.006
• Naran V, Namous N, Eddy VJ, Le Guen CL, Sarwer DB, Soans RS. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with obesity undergoing bariatric care. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2021;17(10):1714-1720. doi:10.1016/j.soard.2021.05.026
• Le Guen CL, King NA, Zhao H, Renza-Stingone EP, Gerhard GS, Soans RS. COVID-19 patients with obesity at risk for worse outcomes despite younger age and fewer inflammatory derangements. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2021 Jun 24:S1550-7289(21)00303-8. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2021.06.006. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34353740; PMCID: PMC8223125.
• Naran V, Namous N, Eddy VJ, Le Guen CL, Sarwer DB, Soans RS. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with obesity undergoing bariatric care. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2021 May 27:S1550-7289(21)00261-6. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2021.05.026. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34187742; PMCID: PMC8154188.
• Zahm AM, Hand NJ, Tsoucas DM, Le Guen CL, Baldassano RN, Friedman JR. Rectal microRNAs are perturbed in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease of the colon. J Crohns Colitis. 2014 Sep;8(9):1108-17. doi: 10.1016/j.crohns.2014.02.012. Epub 2014 Mar 7. PMID: 24613022; PMCID: PMC4146627.
• Zahm AM, Menard-Katcher C, Benitez AJ, Tsoucas DM, Le Guen CL, Hand NJ, Friedman JR. Pediatric eosinophilic esophagitis is associated with changes in esophageal microRNAs. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2014 Oct 15;307(8):G803-12. doi: 10.1152/ajpgi.00121.2014. Epub 2014 Aug 21. PMID: 25147232; PMCID: PMC4200319.
• Le Guen CL, Friedman JR, Hand NJ. Novel targets of miR-30, a microRNA required for biliary development. F1000Res. 2013 Sep 24;2:197. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.2-197.v1. PMID: 24555094; PMCID: PMC3799553.
• Hand NJ, Horner AM, Master ZR, Boateng LA, LeGuen C, Uvaydova M, Friedman JR. MicroRNA profiling identifies miR-29 as a regulator of disease-associated pathways in experimental biliary atresia. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2012 Feb;54(2):186-92. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e318244148b. PMID: 22167021; PMCID: PMC3264748.
• Harden CL, Pennell PB, Koppel BS, Hovinga CA, Gidal B, Meador KJ, Hopp J, Ting TY, Hauser WA, Thurman D, Kaplan PW, Robinson JN, French JA, Wiebe S, Wilner AN, Vazquez B, Holmes L, Krumholz A, Finnell R, Shafer PO, Le Guen CL; American Academy of Neurology; American Epilepsy Society. Management issues for women with epilepsy--focus on pregnancy (an evidence-based review): III. Vitamin K, folic acid, blood levels, and breast-feeding: Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee and Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society. Epilepsia. 2009 May;50(5):1247-55. doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2009.02130.x. PMID: 19507305.
• Harden CL, Meador KJ, Pennell PB, Hauser WA, Gronseth GS, French JA, Wiebe S, Thurman D, Koppel BS, Kaplan PW, Robinson JN, Hopp J, Ting TY, Gidal B, Hovinga CA, Wilner AN, Vazquez B, Holmes L, Krumholz A, Finnell R, Hirtz D, Le Guen C; American Academy of Neurology; American Epilepsy Society. Management issues for women with epilepsy-Focus on pregnancy (an evidence-based review): II. Teratogenesis and perinatal outcomes: Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee and Therapeutics and Technology Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society. Epilepsia. 2009 May;50(5):1237-46. doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2009.02129.x. PMID: 19507301.
• Harden CL, Hopp J, Ting TY, Pennell PB, French JA, Allen Hauser W, Wiebe S, Gronseth GS, Thurman D, Meador KJ, Koppel BS, Kaplan PW, Robinson JN, Gidal B, Hovinga CA, Wilner AN, Vazquez B, Holmes L, Krumholz A, Finnell R, Le Guen C; American Academy of Neurology; American Epilepsy Society. Management issues for women with epilepsy-Focus on pregnancy (an evidence-based review): I. Obstetrical complications and change in seizure frequency: Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee and Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society. Epilepsia. 2009 May;50(5):1229-36. doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2009.02128.x. PMID: 19496807.

Presentations

• Naran V, Namous N, Eddy VJ, Le Guen CL, Sarwer DB, Soans RS. “A comprehensive survey evaluating the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with obesity undergoing bariatric care.” ASMBS Annual Meeting. June 2020. (Poster)
• Le Guen CL, Eddy VJ, Eckert M, Lee B, McLarney B, Renza-Stingone EP, King NA, Soans RS. “COVID19 Patients with obesity are younger, have less inflammatory derangements, with similar outcome.” Obesity Week. Virtual Meeting. October 2020 (Poster)
• Zhang L, Eddy VJ, Le Guen CL, Ibrahim K, Dalsania R, Whitman IR, Soans RS. “Bariatric surgery outcomes of patients with BMI>50 in an urban population.” Obesity Week. Virtual Meeting. October 2020. (Poster)
• Dunleavy M, Johnson S, Le Guen C, Loshkov A, Magge T, Eagen J, Prior J. “Assessing UFR as a measure of dialysis safety and efficacy.” GCSOM 8^th Annual Spring Research Symposium. Scranton, PA. May 2018 (Poster)
• Blevins K, Cittadino A, Konstas A, Kotok I, Le Guen CL, McBride K, Ridley D, Rutta B, Weed B, Kuchinski E, Arscott K, White M. “Tobacco use in health professional students at NECPA IPEC institutions.” GCSOM 6^th Annual Spring Research Symposium. Scranton, PA. May 2015 (Poster)
• Hand NJ, Kennedy M, Le Guen CL, Horner, AM, Boateng, L, Brown, L, Greenbaum, LE and Friedman JR. “Cholestasis induces a conserved, adaptive, liver miRNA response.” AASLD Liver Meeting. Boston, MA. November 2012 (Oral)
• Le Guen CL, Hand NJ, and Friedman JR. “An improved reporter assay identifies miR-30 targets of interest in liver development.” NASPAGHAN Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL. October 2012 (Poster)
• Kennedy M, Hand NJ, Le Guen CL, and Friedman JR. “MicroRNA regulatory pathways in cholestasis.” AASLD Liver Meeting. San Francisco, CA. November 2011 (Poster)
• Hand NJ, Horner AM, Master ZR, Boateng LA, LeGuen C, Leung D, Han RX, Hancock WW, Uvaydova M, and Friedman JR. “Experimental biliary atresia progression is independent of the CXCL10/CXCR3 chemokine axis.” AASLD Liver Meeting. San Francisco, CA. November 2011 (Poster)
• Hand NJ, Horner AM, Master ZR, Boateng LA, LeGuen C, Uvaydova M, and Friedman JR. “In vivo identification of the hepatic targets of miR-29.” AASLD Liver Meeting. San Francisco, CA. November 2011 (Poster)
• Kennedy M, Horner A, Boateng L, Leguen C, Zahm A, Friedman JR. “The role of miRNA in cholestasis.” Komarov Research Symposium. Philadelphia, PA. June 2011 (Oral)
• Kennedy M, Horner A, Boateng L, Leguen C, Zahm A, Friedman JR. “The role of miRNA in murine models of cholestasis.” NIH Center for Molecular Studies in Digestive and Liver Diseases 12^th Annual Symposium: “Embryology to regenerative medicine in digestive and liver diseases.” Philadelphia, PA. April 2011 (Poster)
• Hand NJ, Horner AM, LeGuen C, Master ZR, Clark HF, and Friedman JR. “MicroRNA in clinical and experimental biliary atresia.” FASEB Summer Research Conference: “Liver Growth, Development and Disease” Snowmass, CO. August 2010 (Poster) Philadelphia, PA. February 2010 (Poster - award) New Orleans, LA. October 2009 (Oral)

Lynde Lutzow, MD

Research Endeavors

2020 – 2022 Institutional Variability in the Delivery of Lung Cancer Screening and its Impact on Patient Uptake and Adherence to Screening
Temple University Hospital
Cherie P. Erkmen

Publications/Presentations

• Lutzow LK, Magarinos J, Dass C, Ma GX, Erkmen CP.  Lung Cancer Screening in a Safety-Net Hospital: Rare Harms Inform Decision Making.  Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Sep 10:S0003-4975(21)01559-9. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.07.102. Online ahead of print.  PMID: 34516963 

Pending Publications:

Lutzow, LK, Magarinos, J, Dass, C, MA, GX, Erkmen, CP. Lung Cancer Screening in a Safety Net Hospital: Rare Harms Inform Decision Making. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. (2021)

SCORE Module: Sexual Harassment

Lutzow, LK, Harris, E,  Erkmen, CP. Sexual Harassment. SCORE. 2020.

SCORE Module: Bullying + Bystander Interventions

Harris, E, Lutzow, LK, Erkmen, CP. Bullying and Bystander Interventions.. SCORE. 2020.

SCORE Module: Implicit Bias

Tiko-Ooye, C, Lutzow, LK, Erkmen, CP. Implicit Bias. SCORE. 2020.

Presentations

Harwick Resident Research Symposium, Temple University Department of Surgery
April  2021,  Philadelphia PA
Presented Lung Cancer Screening Experience at a Safety Net Institution: Devil is in the Details, a prospective observational study of 995 patients undergoing Lung Cancer Screening.

Virginia Tech School of Architecture + Design
October  2020,  Philadelphia PA
Presented Doctoring as a Designer to design students and faculty which highlighted current ergonomic issues with medical devices in practice and reviewed opportunities for innovation.

Valeda Yong, MD

Research Endeavors

2021-present: Disparities in cardiothoracic surgery
Location/institution: Department of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Temple University
Principle Investigator: Dr. Cherie Erkmen           

2020-present: Formal informed consent program in procedural-based specialties
Location/Institution: Department of Surgery, Temple University
Principle Investigator: Dr. Elizabeth Dauer

2017-2019: Cadaver vs. Microsoft HoloLens: A Comparison of Educational Outcomes of a Breast Anatomy Module
Location/Institution: Interactive Commons, Case Western Reserve University
Principle Investigator: Dr. Susanne Wish-Baratz and Dr. Mark Griswold

2017-2019: Long-term Surveillance of Paragangliomas
Location/Institution: Head and Neck Institute, The Cleveland Clinic
Principle Investigator: Dr. Robert Lorenz

2016-2019: Interpreting Indeterminate Post-Treatment PET/CT Results in Patients with Head and Neck SCC
Location/Institution: ENT Institute, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Principle Investigator: Dr. Chad Zender

2016-2017: Cetuximab and Cisplatin Effects on Orosphere Formation and Gene Expression in Head and Neck SCC
Location/Institution: Department of Biological Sciences, Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine
Principle Investigator: Dr. Ge Jin, Dr. Chad Zender, Dr. Aaron Weinberg

2012-2015: Measurement of DNA Concentration as a Normalization Strategy for Metabolomic Data from Adherent Cell Lines
Location/Institution: Department of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Principle Investigator: Dr. John Weinstein

Publications

• Contrera K, Yong V, Reddy C, Liu S, Lorenz R. “Recurrence and Progression of Head and Neck Paragangliomas after Treatment” Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. February 18, 2020, 162(4):504-511.
• Contrera K, Yong V, Reddy C, Berber E, Lorenz R. “Second Primary Tumors in Head and Neck Paraganglioma Patients” Head & Neck. June 25, 2019, 1– 6. https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.25849
• Silva LP, Lorenzi PL, Purwaha P, Yong V, Hawke DH, Weinstein JN. “Measurement of DNA concentration as a normalization strategy for metabolomic data from adherent cell lines” Anal. Chem. September 6, 2013, 85(20), 9536-9542. PMID: 24011029

Presentations

• Yong V, Bakhos C, Abbas A, Petrov R “Role of The Erbe I-Type HybridKnife® In the Endoscopic Management of Congenital Subglottic Stenosis” Video Case Report at the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress Annual Meeting, Virtual, October 23-27, 2021
• Fajardo R, Bruff A, Yong V, Jhala N, Lau K “Anastomosing Hemangioma: A rare Retroperitoneal Tumor” Video Case Report at the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress Annual Meeting, Virtual, October 23-27, 2021
• Yong V, Gilmore K, Cripe J, Conklin C, Dauer E. “Increasing resident confidence in obtaining informed consent and disclosing complications through a formal educational program in procedural-based specialties” Poster presentation at the Association for Surgical Education (ASE) Annual Meeting, Virtual, April 29-May 1, 2021
• Yong V, Gilmore K, Cripe J, Conklin C, Dauer E. “Increasing resident confidence in obtaining informed consent and disclosing complications through a formal educational program in procedural-based specialties” Oral Presentation at the Harwick Resident Research Symposium, Philadelphia, PA, April 14, 2021
• Yong V, Greco L, Pathak A. “Prevalence of Secondary Traumatic Stress in Surgical Trainees and Response to Educational Intervention” Oral Presentation at the Harwick Resident Research Symposium: Philadelphia, PA, February 26, 2020
• Contrera K, Yong V, Reddy C, Lorenz R. “Recurrence and Progression of Head and Neck Paragangliomas after Treatment” Oral Presentation at the 2019 Combined Otolaryngology Society Meeting, New Orleans, LA, September 15, 2019
• Contrera K, Yong V, Reddy C, Lorenz R. “Second Primary Paragangliomas: Long-Term Follow-Up of Head and Neck Patients” Poster presentation at the 2019 Combined Otolaryngology Society Meeting, Austin, TX, May 1-5, 2019
• Contrera K, Yong V, Reddy C, Lorenz R. “Long-term Surveillance of Paragangliomas” Oral presentation at the 2018 Cleveland Clinic otolaryngology graduation, Cleveland, OH, June 22, 2018
• Yong V, Sridharan P, Ali SA, Tingle G, Enterline R, Ulrey L, Tan L, Eastman H, Gotschall R, Henninger E, Griswold M, Wish-Baratz S. “Cadaver vs. Microsoft HoloLens: A Comparison of Educational Outcomes of a Breast Anatomy Module” Oral Presentation at the 2018 International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, June 10, 2018
• Yong V, Ascha M, Awan M, Thuener J, Abrol A, Lavertu P, Rezaee R, Yao M, Fowler N, Teknos T, Zender C. “Interpreting Indeterminate Post-Treatment PET/CT Results in Patients with Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma” Oral presentation at Resident Research Day, Cleveland, OH, June 8, 2018
• Yong V*, Sridharan P*, Ali SA, Tingle G, Enterline R, Ulrey L, Tan L, Eastman H, Gotschall R, Henninger E, Griswold M, Wish-Baratz S. “Cadaver vs. Microsoft HoloLens: A Comparison of Educational Outcomes of a Breast Anatomy Module” Poster presentation at Experimental Biology: American Association of Anatomists Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, April 23, 2018
• Yong V, Ascha M, Awan M, Thuener J, Abrol A, Lavertu P, Rezaee R, Yao M, Fowler N, Teknos T, Zender C. “Interpreting Indeterminate Post-Treatment PET/CT Results in Patients with Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma” Poster presentation at the Annual Combined Otolaryngology Society Meeting, National Harbor, MD, April 18-19, 2018
• Benninger MC, Grafmiller K, Yong V. “Relationship between specific atopic diseases and in-vitro allergen tests” Oral presentation at the 2018 Combined Otolaryngology Society Meeting, National Harbor, April 19, 2018
• Yong V, Chen L, Jeter A, Zender C, Jin G, Weinberg A. “Cetuximab and Cisplatin Effects on Orosphere Formation and Gene Expression in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC) Cells: The Potential for a Prognostic Biomarker” Poster presentation at the American Head and Neck Society Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, April 26-27, 2017
• Yong V, Chen L, Jeter A, Zender C, Jin G, Weinberg A. “Cetuximab and Cisplatin Effects on Orosphere Formation and Gene Expression in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC) Cells: The Potential for a Prognostic Biomarker” Poster presentation at Research ShowCASE; Cleveland, OH, April 21, 2017
• Yong V, Chen L, Jeter A, Zender C, Jin G, Weinberg A. “Cetuximab and Cisplatin Effects on Orosphere Formation and Gene Expression in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC) Cells: The Potential for a Prognostic Biomarker” Poster presentation at the Case Western Reserve University Cancer Research Fair; Cleveland, OH, March 24, 2017
• Yong V, Chen L, Jeter A, Zender C, Jin G. “Cetuximab and Cisplatin Effects on Orosphere Formation and Gene Expression in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC) Cells” Poster presentation at the Irwin H. Lepow Memorial Medical Student Research Day, Cleveland, August 18, 2016