2024 POSTER WINNERS

The Louisa Burns Osteopathic Research Committee (LBORC) and the National Undergraduate Fellows Association (NUFA) hosted their annual poster presentation on during the AAO 2024 Convocation.

The AAO Louisa Burns Osteopathic Research Committee wishes to thank the Osteopathic Cranial Academy Foundation (OCAF) for sponsoring the research poster presentation session and thank the following volunteers who judged the presentations. The committee appreciates their contributions in making this a successful event. AAO Members are bolded.

Jack Annunziato, DO; Gina Maria Benaquista DeSipio, DO; Susan Bentley, DO; Danielle Broussard, RDN, OMS III; Janice Upton Blumer, DO, FAAO; Sydney Carpenter, MS, OMS III; Michele K. Coleman, DO; Jacob Joseph Cukierski, DO; David Anthony Dalton, DO; Brian F. Degenhardt, DO; David Michael Escobar, DO; Ryan Freibert, DO; Anthony James Furlano, DO; Gary C. Gailius, DO; Dylan Hampel, OMS III; Kurt P. Heinking, DO, FAAO; Kyle K. Henderson, PhD; R. Mitchell Hiserote, DO; Jordan Ann Keys, DO; Rainer Kamp, MD, MME, DOM (Germany); Adrienne Marie Kania, DO, FAAO; Albert J. Kozar, DO, FAOASM, R-MSK; Crystal Martin, DO; Kimberly M. McKinnon, DO; James Murphy, DO; Hannah Newland, OMS III; Joy L. Palmer, DO; Melissa G. Pearce, DO; Jan Pryor, DO, MPH; Max A. Schaefer, DO; Deborah Schmidt, DO; Stacia M. Sloane, DO; Jason A. Sneed, DO; Matthew Spousta, DO; Michael John Terzella, DO; A. Hope Tobey, DO, FAAPO, FAAP, FACOP; Martin E. Torrents, DO, MPH, MBA; Kimberly J. Wolf, DO, FAAP, FAAPO, FACOP; Katherine A. Worden, DO, MS, FAAO; Boris Zivny, MD, IFAANS, FAACPDM

The table below lists the winning authors and poster titles for the 2024 presentations.

Category

Title

Authors

School or Institution

Student—Case study
First place Effect of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) for Symptomatic Headache Relief in Long-COVID Patient: A Case Report Kaitlin Unser, OMS-III; Anvin Thomas, OMS-III; Samantha Cornwell, OMS-III; Sheldon Yao, DO, FAAO; Jordan Keys, DO New York Institute of Technology COM
Second place “I walk funny and I don’t know why,” Osteopathic manipulative treatment for an adult female with congenital bilateral Femoral Neck Anteversion (FNA) Tatem Fredrickson, OMS-III; Danielle Broussard, OMS-III, RD; Holly Waters, DO, MS Nova Southeastern University Dr Kirin C Patel Com
Third place Herniated Triggerpoint of Posterolateral Rib Cage as Identified by Ultrasound: A Case Study Jamie Steach, OMS-IV; Jonah Cwik, OMS-II; Thomas L. Kincheloe, DO Pacific Northwest University COM

Student—Education & Public Health
First place The Impact of Peer-to-Peer Review-Preview Sessions on Student Confidence and Interest in OMT Kiran Lakhian, OMS-III; Nicholas Tilton, OMS-III; Lilia Milunovich, OMS-III; Kevin Lord, PhD; Dennis Rau, DO Sam Houston State University COM
Second place The Fascial Relationships Between the Psoas and the Respiratory Diaphragm Victor Li, OMS-IV; Abbie Voas, OMS-IV, MSA; Cortney Delaney, OMS-IV; Karen Wirth, OMS-IV, MSBS; Ariel Gubatina Jr., MS; Jose Figueroa, DO; Adrian Woolley, DO Des Moines University COM
Third place Development of an Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment Clinician-Parent Home Care Education Intervention for Children with Otitis Media Emily Krzykwa, MPH, OMS-III; Dylan Pietrantoni, MS, OMS-II; Holly Waters, DO, MS Nova Southeastern University Dr Kirin C Patel Com

Student—Case study
First place Effects of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) on Self-Reported Benefits and Lower Extremity Functionality in Parkinson’s Disease (PD) Patients Alexa Finkelstein, OMS-III; Rachel Radigan, MPH OMS-III; Moksha Mehra; Priya Bhushan, DO; Sheldon Yao, DO, FAAO New York Institute of Technology COM
Second place A Novel Quantification Method for Obtaining a Profile of Somatic Dysfunction, Potential Research and Clinical Implications Madison Garlock, OMS-III; Miranda Speth, OMS-III; Keana Ko, OMS-III; Nicola Crouch, OMS-III; Raechel McDaniel, OMS-III; Christopher LaFontano, DO; Teodor Huzij, DO; Matthew McEchron, PhD Rocky Vista University COM
Third place Effects of OMT on Blood Glucose and Insulin Sensitivity in Adult Male Rats Gianna Petrillo, OMS-III; Matthew Staudt, OMS-II; Sarah Lobo, OMS-II; Weikang Cai, PhD; Jordan Keys, DO New York Institute of Technology COM

Category

Title

Authors

School or Institution

Resident—Case study
First place More Than a Pain in the Butt: Response to OMT as a diagnostic aid to identify arterial gluteal claudication Michelle Mather, DO, PGY2; Max Schaefer, DO Lakeland HealthCare: Corewell Health Southwest Michigan
Second place The role of diaphragmatic motion in peritoneal lymphatic absorption examined in case of splenic rupture Clayton King, DO, MS, PGY3; Hugh M. Ettlinger, DO, FAAO, FCA Saint Barnabas Hospital
Third place Efficacy of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment in Post-Stroke Recovery Patients Dakota Dalton, DO, PGY3; Alexis Walker, OMS-III; Patrick Vu, OMS-III; Christopher Medina, DO HCA: Medical City Fort Worth Family Medicine Residency

Resident—Original research
First place Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment, a Novel Adjunct in Sickle Cell Disease Care: Interim Safety and Feasibility Analysis Amber Brown, DO, MS, PGY3; Eyovel Eyassu, OMS-IV; Lauren Hoffmann, OMS-IV; Paul Cooke, OMS-IV; Devanshi Patel, OMS-IV; Megan Schroeder, OMS-IV; Steven Wooten, OMS-IV; Jennifer Belsky, DO, MS Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health
Second place Effects of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) on the Thoracic Duct via Ultrasound Imaging Elexander Atkinson, DO, PGY3; Sophiah Kawachi, OMS-II; Albert Kozar, DO, FAOASM, R-MSK Edward Via COM
Third place “That’s The Way We Have Always Done It”: Resetting the Hips Victoria Tschantz, DO, PGY3; Nicole Fremarek, DO, PGY3, MBA; Elizabeth Hammond, OMS-IV; Shaunak Digambar OMS-II; Emma Vargas, OMS-II; David Harden, DO; Hope Tobey, DO, FAAP, FACOP; Albert Kozar, DO, FAOASM, R-MSK Edward Via COM