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| Student or Resident | Faculty PI | Title | Description / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samantha Mohler & Thomas Harkey | Avi Bhavaraju | Readmissions after Traumatic Brain Injury | Presented at ASC 2020, manuscript in progress |
| Derek Krinock | Avi Bhavaraju Kyle Kalkwarf | ROTEM in Trauma patients on anticoagulants | IRB in progress |
| Olivia Speed | Avi Bhavaraju | Fundamentals of Suturing survey | Presented at SGEA |
| Joshua Bennett | Avi Bhavaraju | Open vs Closed ICU in EGS | Presented Oct 2022, manuscript in progress |
| Teresa Fletchinger | Lyle Burdine | Cold Ischemia Times in Liver Transplants | Abstract submitted to American Transplant Congress |
| John Hunton | Lyle Burdine | Immunosupression in geriatric patients | Manuscript submitted to American Journal of Transplantation |
| Mason Sifford | Lyle Burdine | Induction Therapy for liver transplants | Data under analysis |
| Tommy Christensen | Lyle Burdine | ERCP / PTC / Open exploration in bile duct obstruction | Manuscript ready, looking for journal target |
| Alanna Davis | Howard Corwin | Blood transfusion trends in surgery, and relationship to specific complications and readmission in a national dataset. | Accepted to SWSC |
| Ashley Alston | Howard Corwin | C-Diff trends in surgery and trauma. | Presented at ASC, manuscript under review at J Surg Res |
| Benjamin Moore | Howard Corwin | Chronic anticoagulation in bleeding trauma patients - do outcomes differ? What are prescribing practices in our area? | Manuscript in progress |
| Ali Maitland | Ben Davis | Temporary abdominal closure | Data under analysis |
| Davis Campbell | Emmanouil Giorgakis Shana Coley | Machine Learning predictive model of DGF post kidney transplant | In planning stages, multi-disciplinary (transplant, pathology, nephrology, bioinformatics) |
| Derek Krinock | Emmanouil Giorgakis | DCD liver transplant registry | Open, collecting data |
| Hailey Hardgrave | Sushma Bushal Emmanouil Giorgakis | Solid organ transplantation of HCV+ donor allografts | Open, collecting data |
| Tamara Osborn / Hailey Hardgrave | Emmanouil Giorgakis | COVID-19 in unvaccinated solid organ transplant recipients | Multicenter collaborative study with J Hopkins. IRB approved. Abstracts presented to ILTS & ESOT 2021 Congresses. Submitted manuscript |
| Tamara Osborn/ Shannon Zehtaban/ Hailey Hardgrave | Emmanouil Giorgakis | Caring for COVID-19 Transplant Patients: International Registry Step 1 | Early UAMS data published. |
| N/A | Emmanouil Giorgakis | Liver Transplantation for the treatment of early stages of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma in cirrhotics. A multicenter, phase II, open-label study of adults with end-stage liver disease and ‘very early’ iCCA. | Open |
| N/A | Emmanouil Giorgakis | International Liver Surgery Outcomes Study. | Manuscript in progress. |
| Garrett Klutts | Emmanouil Giorgakis | Enhanced Recovery Pathway on Kidney Transplant Patients. | In planning stages. |
| N/A | Emmanouil Giorgakis | HOPE in Action Prospective Multicenter, Clinical Trial of HIV+ Deceased Donor Liver Transplants for HIV+ Recipients. | Recruiting patients. |
| N/A | Emmanouil Giorgakis | Functional Assessment in Liver Transplantation (FrAILT) Study. | Recruitment closed. |
| N/A | Emmanouil Giorgakis | Center Volume Effect on Donation after Cardiac Death Liver Transplant Outcomes: A Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients Analysis. | Presented Oral at ESOT/ ILTS Congresses. Manuscript submitted. |
| N/A | Emmanouil Giorgakis | HOPE in Action Trial of HIV+ Deceased Donor Kidney Transplants for HIV+ Recipients (Long Term Follow Up Study K-LTF) | Open |
| Joseph Nigh/ Garrett Klutts/ Tamara Osborn/ Hailey Hardgrave/ Richard Spencer-Cole | Emmanouil Giorgakis | International Pancreatic Surgery Outcomes Study | Closed, data analysis in progress. |
| Richard Spencer-Cole | Emmanouil Giorgakis | "Leveling" (time to when a kidney transplant case should be started) compliance at UAMS. Are guidelines followed, and does levelling impact LOS, post-transplant line placement, post-transplant HD, patient satisfaction, or cost? | In planning stages. |
| Joseph Nigh | Emmanouil Giorgakis | Wound-related complications in transplant patients. | Manuscript submitted. |
| TBD | Emmanouil Giorgakis (local PI) | International, Multicenter, Prospective, Non-competitive, Observational study to Validate and Optimize prediction models of 90-day and 1-year allograft failure after Liver Transplantation. The IMPROVEMENT study | International collaboration IRB stage, working on study coordinator |
| TBD | Emmanouil Giorgakis (local PI) | Immunotherapy for cancer before solid-organ transplantation - Follow-up study case series. | ILTS Surgical Oncology SIG International collaboration IRB stage, working on study coordinator |
| NA | Emmanouil Giorgakis (local PI) | Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma International Network (EHIN). EASL Registry Data Collection Grant. | ELTS registry International collaboration Open |
| Osborn, Klutts, Krinock, Nigh, Hardgrave | Emmanouil Giorgakis Hospital Lead | CovidSurg-3: Outcomes of Surgery in COVID-19 Infection (CovidSurg-3) Patient Level Component Hospital Level Component | Closed Data analysis stage |
| Hardgrave | Emmanouil Giorgakis | Solid Organ Transplantation of Deceased Covid+ Donor Organs | Abstract submitted to TTS 2022. Submitted manuscript |
| Osborn | Emmanouil Giorgakis | Disparities in the Use of DCD Liver Allografts from Donors 60 years or Older in the US vs the UK. A Joined NHSBT/SRTR Analysis | Manuscript accepted in Transplantation |
| Krinock, Klutts | Emmanouil Giorgakis | The Impact of Acuity Circles Liver Allocation Policy on DCD and Waitlist Mortality Rates in The United States. An SRTR Analysis | Accepted to ILTS 2022. Abstract submitted to TTS. Manuscript in progress |
| NA | Balong/ Giorgakis | Protocol for Normothermic Regional Perfusion (NRP) in controlled Donation after Circulatory determination of Death | Implementation phase |
| Liza Hill Rachel Best Muhammad Abu-Rmaileh (graduated) | Kyle Kalkwarf | 18-wheeler accidents | Presented at WTC, manuscript needs to be written |
| Osvaldo Mendez | Kyle Kalkwarf | Alliance for Surgical Site Infection Studies (ASSIST) | Joint project with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. UAMS data submitted to Texas |
| Cole Howie | Kyle Kalkwarf | Compliance for VTE prophylaxis, antibiotic and nutrition guidelines in patients admitted to trauma vs ortho vs NSGY. | Presented at ASC 2022, manuscript being submitted to J Surg Res |
| Adam Berry | Kyle Kalkwarf | Artificial Intelligence in analyzing chest X-rays in hemothorax patients. | Awaiting imaging data |
| Tommy Christensen | Kyle Kalkwarf | Are PCAs dangerous? | Awaiting data |
| Emily Goodman | Kyle Kalkwarf | Opioid Rx variation in an SICU | Presented at SESC 2022, manuscript under review at American Surgeon |
| Jordan Greer | Kyle Kalkwarf | Time to trauma laparotomy for hemorrhage control | Awaiting state-wide data from ADH |
| Alec Stover | Kyle Kalkwarf | Achieving anticoagulation Lovenox vs Heparin | Data received, analysis pending |
| Krista Stephenson Alaina Smith | Kyle Kalkwarf | Death Diamond / ROTEM Phenotypes | Data received, analysis pending |
| Craig Smardo | Kyle Kalkwarf Kevin Sexton | Does increased opioid use predict postop complications? | Data received, pending analysis |
| Sarah Martin & Jeff Anderson | Kyle Kalkwarf | An updated protocol for electrolyte replacement | In planning stages |
| Dakory Lee Katie Zehr | Kyle Kalkwarf Avi Bhavaraju Mollie Meek | AI in intracranial hemorrhage | Image analysis in progress |
| Ricky Gable | Kyle Kalkwarf | Are unfractionated heparin boluses helpful before UFH drips? | Data received, analysis pending |
| Sarah Martin Jeff Anderson | Kyle Kalkwarf | An updated protocol for electrolyte replacement | In planning stages |
| Kacee Daniels | Kyle Kalkwarf Kevin Sexton | Unplanned ICU readmissions in trauma. Data from NTDB / TQIP / UAMS. | Data from AR-CDR received, needs cleaning |
| Tessa Henry | Katie Kimbrough | Summer in Surgery | Manuscript in progress |
| Kiley Schlortt | Katie Kimbrough | Open vs Closed ICU in vascular surgery | Awaiting data from AR-CDR |
| Reed Gardner & Mallory Tabler | Deanne King | Facial trauma at UAMS (ENT) | Data analyzed |
| Kyle Hardaway | Melissa Kost | Goals of Care discussions in the ICU | In planning stages |
| Becca Moreira | Joseph Margolick | Are patients who had splenic embolization after a trauma truly "asplenic"? | IRB submitted, Team Science Voucher funding applied |
| Brian Bumpous Larkin Harris Jennifer Wallace | Joseph Margolick | Impact of CAUTI guidelines in trauma patients | In planning stages |
| Hudson Surber | Joseph Margolick | ROTEM test and temperature - can it cause misinterpretations of coagulation profile? | In planning stages |
| Dillon Wade | Joseph Margolick | Calcium in Massive Transfusion Protocol | Analysis pending |
| Larkin Harris | Michail Mavros | Morbidity of colectomy during pancreatoduodenectomy (NSQIP) | Presented at the 2021 American College of Surgeons Congress (manuscript in progress) |
| Kate Vawter | Michail Mavros | Characteristics and outcomes of pancreatectomy patients in hospitals participating in the pancreas-targeted ACS NSQIP database | Accepted to ASC 2022 (manuscript in progress) |
| Kate Vawter/ Savana Kuhn | Michail Mavros | Patterns of care and clinical outcomes of patients with GI malignancy in Arkansas | Accepted to ASC 2022 |
| Savana Kuhn | Michail Mavros | Morbidity of colectomy during distal pancreatectomy (NSQIP) | Accepted to 2022 IPHBA Congress |
| Saxyam Gautam | Michail Mavros | Extended VTE prophylaxis in cancer patients undergoing abdominal surgery | In planning stages |
| Moriah Hollaway & Patricia Ramos | Sacha McBain | Social work consults and CAGE-screening in trauma | Accepted to SESC 2022 |
| N/A | Sacha McBain | Digital PTSD Screening and Intervention to Meet Rural Needs | Under Legal Review, Awaiting Funding Allocation |
| Taren Thind | Sacha McBain | Violence and assault in quarantine; admissions pre and during COVID. | Data received, needs cleaning |
| Jason Eckels | Simon Mears | Open fractures in the NRD | Data analyzed |
| Chad Willis Alexandra Otwell | Simon Mears | Pain medicine prescription practices between General Surgery, Trauma, and Ortho in patients admitted for a pelvis / femur / tibia fracture | Data analyzed |
| Brandi Mize | Simon Mears | ROTEM in Orthopedic Patients | Presented at ASC 2020, manuscript in progress |
| Nicole Mercier | Mollie Meek | Trauma CVA review | Presented at Trauma Nursing Conference 2019, manuscript under review at AJNR |
| Joseph Nigh | William Mustain | Implementation of a Robotic Surgery Training Curriculum | Survey data gathered, analysis pending. |
| Taren Thind Curran Henson | Allison Oswalt | Lovenox DVT prophylaxis in trauma patients | Data analyzed, manuscript needs writing up! |
| Danica Ordonez | Stephanie Rohrer | Wound Care Patient Education Video | Data collection started Sept 2019 |
| N/A | Raj Patel | Operative Management of Early Gallbladder cancer (OMEGA) - an analysis of management and outcomes in gallbladder surgery International Study on Operative Management of Early GB Cancer (OMEGA). Cambridge University Hospitals, UK/European-African Hepatopancreatobiliary Association (EAHPBA). | IRB exemption granted, ongoing. |
| Ryan Rahman Josh Mueller | Kevin Sexton | Functional Independence Measure in Rehabilitation after Long Bone Fractures | Manuscript in progress. |
| Ellen Martin | Kevin Sexton | Does the organizational structure of a hospital influence clinical outcomes? National dataset study for patients with pneumonia and prologued mechanical ventilation. | In planning stages. |
| Mason Belue | Kevin Sexton | Does chart-viewing activity predict unexpected respiratory ICU readmissions in trauma patients? | In planning stages. |
| JD Young | Kevin Sexton | Rate of Tracheostomy in an Open vs Closed ICU | Presented at ASC 2019, manuscript in progress |
| Mason Sifford | Kevin Sexton | MEMS Triage vs ISS scores | Presented at ASC 2019, manuscript under review at Journal of Injury Prevention |
| Jeff Anderson | Kevin Sexton | Surgical Site Infections after Orthopedic Injury Repair in the National Readmissions Database. | In planning stages (dataset is ready, pending analysis). |
| Madeline Cook | Kevin Sexton | Resident Evaluation | IRB approved, collecting data |
| Joseph Van Scoy | Kevin Sexton | Healthcare Utilization after Traumatic Brain Injury | Manuscript under review at J Surg Res |
| Greg Corwin | Kevin Sexton | Failure to Rescue | IRB approved, awaiting data from National Trauma Databank |
| Olivia Speed | Rachel Slotcavage | M4 specialty choice survey | Manuscript in progress |
| Rebecca Moreira | Carol Thrush | UAMS LULAC Medical Spanish course | Data collection ongoing for 2020 |