Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
Fellows

2003-04

 Samira Brown
Medical School: Harvard University
Department: Harlem Hospital/Infectious Diseases
Project: PACTS-HOPE Adolescent Sub-study: Examining HIV Knowledge and Risk Behaviors of HIV-Infected and HIV- Exposed, Uninfected Adolescents
Mentors: Wafaa El-Sadr, M.D.
Judith Absalon, M.D.
Elaine Abrams, M.D.
 Johnson Chen
Medical School: P&S
Department: Medicine/Oncology
Project: Prospective, Randomized Study of High Dose Tamoxifen's Effect on Paclitaxel Deposition into Primary and Metastatic Human Brain Tumors
Mentor: Robert Fine, M.D.
 Lan Chen
Medical School: P&S
Department: Orthopaedic Surgery
Project: (1) Long-Term Operative Outcomes in Volar Carpal Ganglion Excision
(2) Intraopertive Injection of Botulinum Toxin-A (BOTOX®) for Prevention of Post-Traumatic Elbow Stiffness
(3) OP-1 Implant for the Treatment of Recalcitrant Humeral Nonunions
(4) Vascularized Bone Grafting from the Base of the Second Metacarpal for Persistent Distal Radius Non-Union
(5) The Effects of Early Active Motion Rehabilitation after TENO-FIX™ Tendon Repair in Zone II Flexor Tendon Lacerations of the Hand
(6) Clinical Follow-up of Intra-Operative Botulinum Toxin-A Injection after Soft-Tissue Release for the Treatment of Post-Traumatic Elbow Stiffness
Mentor: Melvin Rosenwasser, M.D.
 Stephanie Holler Howard
Medical School: Yale
Department: Radiology
Project: Dyslexic Readers Engage a Similar Network for Symbols and Phonemes: A Working Memory Functional MRI (fMRI) Investigation
Mentor: Joy Hirsch, Ph.D.
 Alana Murphy
Medical School: P&S
Department: Urology
Project: (1) Phase I Trial of Intravesical Docetaxel in the Treatment of Superficial Bladder Cancer Resistant to Standard Intravesical Therapy
(2) Re-evaluation of the TNM Staging of Locally Advanced Renal Cortical Tumors: Absolute Size (T2) is More Significant than Renal Capsule Invasion (T3a)
(3) Histologic Concordance and Long-term Follow-up of Bilateral Non-familial Renal Cortical Tumors
Mentors: Mitchell Benson, M.D.
James McKiernan, M.D.
 Jhansi Reddy
Medical School: New York University
Department: Medicine/Cardiology
Project: Prevalence of Breast Arterial Calcifications, a Potential Marker of Coronary Risk in an Ethnically Diverse Population of Women
Mentor: Lori Mosca, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D.
 Omar Syed
Medical School: New York University
Department: Neurological Surgery
Project: (1) Cancer-Testis and Melanoma-Associated Antigen Expression in Malignant Glioma
(2) Expression of Tumor Specific Antigens in Meningioma as Potential Therapeutic Targets
(3) MAGE-1, MAGE-3 and gp100 as Antigen Targets in Malignant Glioma
(4) A Combined Above and Below Approach to Giant Pituitary Tumors
Mentor: Jeffrey Bruce, M.D.
 Joseph Tseng
Medical School: P&S
Department: Ophthalmology
Project: (1) Influence of Relaxing Retinotomy on Surgical Outcomes in Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy
(2) Influence of Lens Status upon Anatomic Results for Diabetic Vitrectomy
(3) Adalimumab for the Treatment of Refractory Uveitis
(4) Infliximab for the Treatment of Resistant Uveitis
Mentor: Gaetano Barile, M.D.
 Susan Williams
Medical School: East Carolina University
Department: Neurological Surgery
Project: (1) Inflammatory Cytokines in the Serum of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Patients Induce Migration of Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells
(2) Apolipoprotein E Epsilon 4 Allele is a Risk Factor for Neuropsychological Dysfunction Following Uncomplicated Carotid Endarterectomy
(3) Statin Use Prior to Acute Aneurysmal SAH and Functional Outcomes: Analysis from SAH Outcomes Project Cohort
(4) Giant Cell Reparative Granuloma of the Orbit: The Role of Adjuvant Radiotherapy for Recurrent Disease
(5) Cigarette Smoking and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Mentor: E. Sander Connolly, M.D.


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