Surgical Research Conference

The Surgical Research Conference is a lunchtime conference and occurs twice per month. The goal of the conference is to infuse the residency program, and the Department of Surgery as a whole, with academic achievement and collaboration. Residents, students, and faculty present their research questions, projects, and ideas, and review at regular intervals how the projects are progressing.

The format of the conference includes a 20-30 minute interactive lecture on a particular topic applicable to research. Selected guest lecturers are invited from inside and outside of the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine/Boston Medical Center community. At the end of each meeting, an open forum takes place to spur new collaboration and projects.

The conference is highly encouraged but not mandatory.

Examples of Past Lectures

Descriptive Analysis of Upper Extremity Vascular Trauma: A Single Center Review
Dr. Colten Yahn

Spatial Transcriptomic Analysis of Wound Senescence
Dr. Dylan Kaye

Risk Factors and Treatment Strategies for Symptomatic Anastomotic Ulcers in Children with Short Bowel Syndrome
Dr. Priyanka Chugh

Assessing Time to Tunneled Dialysis Catheter Removal After AV Access Creation
Dr. Anna Kobzeva-Herzog

Intern Experience Reflects Information Gathered During the Virtual Interview Process
Dr. Jeffrey Melvin

Disparities in Rehab Services for Victims of Violence
Dr. Sophie Smith

Public Health Approach to the Prevention of Firearm Injury
Dr. Miriam Neufeld

Field Artificial Intelligence Triage Tool: A Novel Prediction Tool for Triage of Truncal Gunshot Wound Victims Incorporating FAST Ultrasound and Early Clinical Lab Data
Dr. Allan Stolarski

Use of Computer Simulation in the Delivery of Surgical Care
Dr. Jacob Nudel

Resident-as-Teacher Programs in General Surgery Residency
Dr. Luise Pernar

Outcomes After Open vs Minimally Invasive Retromuscular Ventral Hernia Repair
Dr. Josh Davies

How to Use STATA
Dr. Thurston Drake

How to Evaluate Power & Sample Size in a Research Study
Dr. Teviah Sachs
Sing Chau Ng, MS

Understanding Mortality in Chronic Limb Threatening Ischemia
Dr. Andrea Alonso

Evaluating the Epidemiology and Regional Variations in Additional Surgical Interventions for Children with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH): A Multi-institutional Analysis
Dr. Nicole Cimbak