PULSE: Congratulations to the MSSNY Poster Symposium Winners!

1^st Place: “Unveiling the Impact of Vitamin C Deficiency in Pediatric Anesthesia:  A Case Series and Comprehensive Literature Review”

Authors: Melissa Ikizoglu, Katsiaryna Milashevich, New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine

2^nd Place: “Sex-Based Disparities in Adherence to Lung-Protective Ventilation Strategies in Emergency Departments:  A Multi-Center Retrospective Cohort Study”

Authors: Sarah Gilman, DO, Department of Emergency Medicine, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Daniel Rolston, MD, Margaret Gorman, MS, Sophia Gerberg, Ponce Health Sciences University, Douglas P Barnaby, MD, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research

3^rd Place TIE: “A Comparison of Surface Topography Structure to Tissue Function in Mouse Model of Colitis”

Authors:  Abigail Wolf & Anna  Mienko, New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, Juliet Insinga, Anthony Pellicano, Vladimir Grubisic, MD

3^rd Place TIE: “First- and Second-Year Medical Student Perceptions of Virtual Reality as a Teaching Tool for Suturing”

Authors: Stephanie Rothberg, Donald & Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra University/Northwell, Lance Levine, MD, Brian Pinard, MD, Nicholas Bastidas, MD

Honorable Mention: “Incorporation of Intraoperative Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy into the Routine Workflow of Brain Surgery”

Authors:  Jared B. Bassett, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Inigo Sistiaga, MD, Angela Xia, Sanjeev Sreenivasan, MD, Jian Li, MD, Bharat Ramlal, MD, Daniel Eichberg, MD, Michael Schulder, MD

Honorable Mention: “Caregiver Voices:  Improving Transitions to Adulthood for Youth with Autism and/or Intellectual Disability”

Authors: Bianca Chandler, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Alexis Tchaconas, MD

1^st Place: “Incidence of Etiology of Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Social Determinants of Health, A Trend From 2016-2021”

AUTHORS: Andrej M. Sodoma, Do, South Shore University Hospital, Scarlet Alvarez, DO, James Pellegrini, Jr., MD, Samuel Greenberg, Mary Thomas, DO, Mark Baginski, DO, Jaspreet Singh, MD

2^nd Place: “Interpersonal Dependency and Its Relationship with Interpersonal Problems and Psychological Health and Well-Being”

Authors: Arany Uthayajumar, MD, Mather Hospital Northwell Health, Xiao Ping Yuan, MD, Francesca Iacono, MD, Jenna Taglienti, MD, Greg Haggerty, Ph.D.

1^st Place: “A Rare Case of Multisystem Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis and Cutaneous Extramedullary Hematopoiesis in a Newborn Presenting as Blueberry Muffin Baby Syndrome”

Authors:  Julian Willett, MD, Georgi Lukose, MD, New York Presbyterian – Weill Cornell Medical Center, Taylor Kalomeris, MD, Alexander Chou, MD, Nitya Gulati, MD, Jaclyn Rosenzweig, MD, Amy Chadburn, MD, Cynthia Magro, MD

2^nd Place: “Malaria on the Move:  A Case Series from Brooklyn, New York”

Authors:  Saira Iqbal, MBBS, Maimonides Medical Center, Rinita Reddy, MBBS, Tina Zheng, Pharm D, Monica Ghitan, MD, Edward Chapnick, MD, Yu Shia Lin, MD