Research

There’s no better way than to learn by doing.

We strongly believe a successful physiatrist can understand and interpret the quality of scientific research. In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), all residents are expected to participate in and present scholarly work during their training period.

Additionally, all residents participate in at least one quality improvement project during their training. Once a project is selected, residents are paired with a research mentor to facilitate growth in scholarly activity and quality improvement.

Staff resident physicians in action resident room

Residents are encouraged to present their scholarly activity at major conferences – including the American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Annual Assembly, the Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting, and the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, among others.

Resident-led research projects

  • Delayed-onset streptococcus intermedius brain abscess after dental procedure: A case report  – Ralph Wang, MD; Stuart Yablon, MD; Mackenzie Sacks, DO
  • Delayed-onset streptococcus intermedius brain abscess after dental procedure: A case report  – Jon VandenBerg, MD; Mackenzie Sacks, DO
  • Transfer error rates – Adam Lamm, MD; John Rizik, DO; Gregory White, DO
  • Paraspinal mapping –  Richard Ball, MD; John Rizik, DO

Resident-led quality improvement projects

  • Acute left shoulder pain & weakness in a collegiate lacrosse athlete – Jacob Reisner, DO; David Weinfeld, MD
  • Improving the Formal Mentor Process at MFB  – Adam Lamm, MD; Yunna Sinskey, MD; Kyle Sproull, MD; David Weinfeld, MD
  • Currently untitled Traumatic Brain Injury Educational Paper – Stuart Yablon, MD; Salina Halliday, DO; David Weinfeld, MD
  • Electrodiagnostic findings in a young male with acute onset weakness: a case report – Chris Rizik, DO; Salina Halliday, DO
  • Atraumatic medial thigh pain in a male cross country athlete: a case study – Jacob Reisner, DO; Salina Halliday,DO
  • The effects of engagement in adaptive sports on anxiety and depression outcome scales in wheelchair users – Kelly Armstrong, MD; Salina Halliday, DO

Conference presentation highlights

American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting 2023 (April 28 – May 3, 2023, Phoenix, Arizona)

  • Acute left shoulder pain & weakness in a collegiate lacrosse athlete  – Jacob Reisner, DO; David Weinfeld, MD
  • Atraumatic medial thigh pain in a male cross country athlete: a case study – Jacob Reisner, DO; Salina Halliday,DO

Association for Academic Physiatry Annual Meeting 2023 (February 21-24, 2023, Anaheim, California)

  • Aphasia due to hemorrhage involving cerebellar hemisphere contralateral to dominant language cortex: a case report – David Weinfeld MD, Stuart A Yablon MD
  • Errors & omissions: Incomplete or incorrect documentation on admission to inpatient rehabilitation – Gregory White DO, JP Rizik DO, Bichal Getz BSN RN CRRN, Adam Lamm MD MA
  • It’s not a tumor – an atypical knee ganglion cyst causing peroneal neuropathy – Jina Libby DO, Jacob Reisner DO
  • Lymphedema management in a patient with breast cancer, anxiety, and dermatomyositis: a review of safety considerations when initiating complete decongestive therapy – Kyle Sproull MD, Cynthia Tan DPT, Naomi Kaplan MBBS
  • Oral feeding as sole evidence of clinical responsiveness in a patient otherwise meeting criteria for vegetative state – Kyle Sproull MD, Stuart Yablon MD)
  • Trends in older adults admitted to inpatient rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury – Kyle Sproull MD, Nathan Carlton MD, Valerie McIlvaine BS, Jennifer Dowsett BA, Adam Lamm MD MA

American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Annual Assembly 2022 (October 20-23, 2022, Baltimore, Maryland)

  • Autonomic dysreflexia from bladder calculi – Callie Hoelscher, DO; Jon VandenBerg, MD
  • Complications from elective lipoabdominoplasty and baclofen pump translocation in a spinal cord injury patient – David Weinfeld, MD; Jon VandenBerg, MD

Academy of Spinal Cord Professionals Annual Conference 2022 (September 7-10, 2022, Kansas City, Missouri)

  • Acetazolamide: adjunctive role for symptoms of elevated intracranial pressure after treatment of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage and post-subarachnoid hemorrhage hydrocephalus Complications from elective lipoabdominoplasty and baclofen pump translocation in a spinal cord injury patient – Jina Libby, DO; Stuart Yablon, MD
  • The potential influence of cannabis withdrawal in persistent symptoms of headache after intraparenchymal hemorrhage: role for dronabinol – Subha Hanif, MD; Tod Win, MD; Alexander Rose (Medical student)

 

Additional research projects are being conducted through Mary Free Bed’s John F. Butzer Center for Research and Innovation.

If you are a medical student interested in potentially collaborating with our residents and faculty on a research project, please email pmr.residency@maryfreebed.com.