2023 Poster Competition

Impact of Transamniotic Stem Cell Therapy (TRASCET) on Fetal Hematopoiesis in a Syngeneic Model of Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR)
Kamila Moskowitzova, MD, Abbie E. Naus, MD, Ina Kycia, PhD, Tanya T. Dang; Yash Shroff, Emilia Bletsas, Kaitlin Mullin, David Zurakowski, PhD, Dario O. Fauza, MD, PhD
Department of Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Transamniotic Fetal Delivery of Human Alpha-1 Antitrypsin mRNA in a Healthy Rodent Model
Abbie E Naus, MD^1,2, Kamila Moskowitzova, MD¹, Shuqi B. Lin¹, Tanya T. Dang¹, David Zurakowski, MS, PhD¹, Dario O. Fauza, MD, PhD^1
1Boston Children's Hospital Department of Surgery, Boston, MA, ²Beth Israel Lahey Health, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, MA

Consumption of Native Amniotic Fluid Mesenchymal Stem Cells in a Model of Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR): Further Biological Basis for Transamniotic Stem Cell Therapy (TRASCET) as a Potential Novel Treatment for this Disease
Abbie E Naus, MD^1,4, Kamila Moskowitzova, MD¹, Ashlyn E Whitlock, MD², Ina Kycia, PhD¹, Tanya T. Dang¹, Shuqi B. Lin¹, Ranjan Maskey³, David Zurakowski, MS, PhD¹, Ronald Mathieu, PhD, ASCP³, Dario O. Fauza, MD, PhD^1
1Boston Children's Hospital Department of Surgery, Boston, MA, ²Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Boston MA, ³Boston Children's Hospital Department of Hematology Oncology, Boston MA, ⁴Beth Israel Lahey Health, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, MA

Significantly Higher Anastomotic Leak Rates in Underrepresented Ethnic Groups and Patients with Limited English Proficiency After Colorectal Surgery
Ana Sofia Ore, MD, MPH¹, Carolina Vigna, MD¹, Rodrigo Arean-Sanz, MD¹, Anne Fabrizio, MD², Evangelos Messaris, MD, PhD^1
1Division of Colon & Rectal Surgery - Department of Surgery - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, ²MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC

The Incidence of Venous Thromboembolism in Bariatric Patients Diagnosed with Post-Operative Coronavirus
Andrew P. Sanders MD¹, R. Wesley Vosburg MD^2
1Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Department of Surgery, Mount Auburn Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA

Sleeve Gastrectomy Is Associated With Longitudinal Improvements In Lung Function And Patient-Reported Respiratory Outcomes
Vasundhara Mathur, MD, Mehran Karvar, MD, Tammy Lo, MD, Damien Croteau-Chonka, PhD, Ali Tavakkoli, MD, Eric G. Sheu, MD, PhD
Laboratory of Surgical and Metabolic Research, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA

Timing Matters: Early vs. Late Rib Fixation in Patients with Multiple Rib Fractures and Pulmonary Contusion
Emanuele Lagazzi, MD^1,2, Wardah Rafaqat, MBBS¹, Dias Argandykov, MD¹, Amory de Roulet, MD, MPH¹, May Abiad, MD¹, Jefferson A. Proaño-Zamudio, MD¹, George C. Velmahos, MD, PhD¹, John O. Hwabejire, MD, MPH¹, Charudutt Paranjape, MD, MBBS¹, Katherine H. Albutt, MD, MPH^1
1Division of Trauma, Emergency Surgery & Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Department of Surgery, Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, MI, Italy

Comparative Analysis of Epidemiology and Post-Operative Outcomes in Breast Augmentation among Cisgender, Nonbinary, and Transgender Adults
Amitai S. Miller, BA1, Maria J. Escobar-Domingo, MD2, Bernard T. Lee, MD, MBA, MPH2, Oren Ganor, MD3, Samuel J. Lin, MD, MBA2, Sophia Hu, BA4, Andrea L. Pusic, MD, MSc1,4, Manraj N. Kaur, PhD1,4
Harvard Medical School

Diversifying the Surgical Workforce: Understanding Barriers to Inform Solutions. A Pilot Study
Emily Y. Fan, MD, Olajumoke Megafu, MD1, Jaeyoung Lee, BA, Muriel Cleary, MD, Jessica P. Simons, MD
University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA

Trials and tribulations in the Creation of a Surgical Registry
Aymen H. Sadaka¹, William J. O'Brien², Kamal M.F. Itani^1,3,4
1Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ²VA Boston CHOIR, Boston, MA, ³VA Boston Dept. of Surgery, Boston, MA, ⁴Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA