2026 Poster Symposium Winners

On behalf of the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) and the Medical Education and Scientific Foundation (MESF), we are proud to announce the winners of the 19th Annual MSSNY Resident/Fellow and Medical Student Poster Symposium, held on Friday, March 27, 2026, during the MSSNY House of Delegates meeting. This year’s symposium showcased the outstanding research and clinical insights of New York’s future physician leaders. With submissions evaluated on originality, significance, clarity, methodology, and presentation, the competition was both rigorous and inspiring. We commend all participants for their dedication and professionalism, and we are pleased to recognize the following individuals for their exceptional contributions.

(6) 1^st Place:  “Associations Between Family Stress and Nocturnal Enuresis in Children:  A Systematic Review” SARGAM PANPALIYA, TASNIM NAINA, SAMY SASOUN, MIA KOTIKOVSKI, Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook; LOKESH PATIL, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine, Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook;  MICHAEL ERNST, Department of Pediatric Urology, Stony Brook Hospital

(41) 2^nd Place:  “Optimizing Use of Mother’s Own Freeze-Dried Breast Milk for Fortification of Human Milk Feeds – Making Strides Towards Accuracy and Reliability”  TRENTON SCHERGER, LAURA COLE, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, YASMINA SAMAHA, MD, MPH, Department of Pediatrics, Neonatology, University of Rochester, Golisano Children’s Hospital

(31) 3^rd Place:  “The Anatomically Incorrect AI Revolution:  Preventing Critical Errors in AI-Generated Images of Surgical Procedures” ADITYA GUNTURI, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, RAVIRAJ REGE, YADONG LU, NITIN SHARMA, RAJAT JAIN, HANI RASHID, SCOTT QUARRIER, University of Rochester Medical Center

(35) “A Thematic Analysis of Cultural Sensitivity at Willow Domestic Violence Center” ROHILA KUSAMPUDI, MICHAEL DYMOND, CAROLINE HUANG, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, RHEA RAGHU, University of Rochester, DIANE MORSE, MD, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Psychiatry

(3) “Facing Pain:  Intraoperative Methadone for Facial Feminization Surgery” SYDNEY BARONE, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Northwell Health – Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, STEPHANIE ROTHBERG, EMILY ORSINO, ASHLEY HOWELL, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Health, PRISCELLA NELSON, MD, Northwell Health, Department of Anesthesiology, NICHOLAS BASTIDAS, MD, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Northwell Health; Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell.

(8) “Social Media Content and Engagement for Infantile Hemangiomas:  A Comparison Across YouTube and Instagram” STEPHANIE ROTHBERG, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Health, SYDNEY BARONE, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Northwell Health, GRIFFIN BINS, MD, Division of Plastic and reconstructive Surgery, Northwell Health, NICHOLAS BASTIDAS, MD, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Northwell Health

(48) 1^st Place:  “A Case of Persistent No-Reflow Phenomenon and Early Post-MI Pericarditis” DARYA CHEKHAVA, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Barnabas Hospital Health System, SALOMON CHAMAY, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Barnabas Hospital Health System, Department of Cardiovascular Research, Morristown Medical Center, AAILYM KAMZABEK, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Barnabas Hospital Health System, SULEHMAN CELAJ, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Barnabas Hospital Health System, Department of Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology, St. Barnabas Hospital Health System

(44) 2^nd Place:  “100% CHA2DS2-VASc Score Documentation Achieved with an Automated AF Screening Tool in a Telemetry Unit” MICHAEL KAISER, MD MPH, LAURA BRADEL, MD, GIOIO TURITTO, MD, New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital

(46) 3^rd Place:  “From Prescription to Plate:  Why Doctors Should Screen for Food Insecurity in the Bronx” HERRY PATEL, PMG, SAFIA SULTANA, DANIEL GARCIA, SWAYAM THERKAR, NYReach, Essen Health Care