Promoting Health Equity and Clinical Research in Southeastern NC AwardsÌý
Below is a list of teams that have received awards:
2022
Understanding Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Disparities within the State of North Carolina
Qian-Zhou (Jojo) Yang (ºÚÁÏÍø-Chapel Hill) and Kiran McCloskey (Novant Health)
Creation of a Firearm Event Registry and Evaluation of Gun Shows’ Impact on Gun Violence Rates
Sanjay Batish, MDÌý(Batish Family Medicine),ÌýAdam Goldstein, MD, MPH (ºÚÁÏÍø-Chapel Hill),ÌýSarah Kowitt, PhD, MPH (ºÚÁÏÍø-Chapel Hill),ÌýJoseph Pino, MD, MHAÌý(Novant Health),Tara Queen, PhDÌý(ºÚÁÏÍø-Chapel Hill).
Pilot Study Incorporating Biometric Data Evaluation for Patients with Head and Neck Cancer
Patrick Maguire, MD, MSFÌý(Novant Health), Collette Shen, MD, PhD (ºÚÁÏÍø-Chapel Hill),ÌýObiageli Obgata, MD (Novant Health), Michael Repka, MD (ºÚÁÏÍø-Chapel Hill), Kevin Roof, MD (Southeastern Radiation Oncology Group / Novant Health), Lucasz Mazur, PhD (ºÚÁÏÍø-Chapel Hill),ÌýLawrence Marks, MDÌý(ºÚÁÏÍø-Chapel Hill).
Family Physicians and TGD Care in NC
Karen Isaacs, MD, MPHÌý(Novant Health), Kathleen Young, PhD, MPH (Novant Health),ÌýVictoria Boggiano, MD, MPH (ºÚÁÏÍø-Chapel Hill), Rupal Yu, MD, MPHÌý(ºÚÁÏÍø-Chapel Hill)
Comparison of Adjuvant Monotherapy with Endocrine Therapy or Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation Following Lumpectomy for Low Risk Breast Cancer Patients Over 65
Dana Casey, MDÌý(ºÚÁÏÍø-Chapel Hill),ÌýRyan Morse, MDÌý(ºÚÁÏÍø-Chapel Hill),ÌýPatrick Maguire, MD, MSF (Novant Health).
Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Caffeine in Neonates with Hypoxic-Ischemic EncephalopathyÌý
Wesley Jackson, MD, MPH (ºÚÁÏÍø-Chapel Hill),ÌýFernando Moya, MD (Novant Health)
Pharmacologic Therapies to Mitigate Radiation-Associated Heart Disease
Shivani Sud, MDÌý(ºÚÁÏÍø-Chapel Hill),ÌýPatrick Maguire, MD, MSFÌý(Novant Health)
2023
BFAST: Measuring Initial Implementation Outcomes in Southeastern NC
Christina Orahovats, PhD (ºÚÁÏÍø Chapel Hill), Khadijia Reid, MD, MPH (Novant Health)
Reducing disparities in prostate cancer counseling and care through visual decision support
Hung-Jui Tan, MD, MSHPM (ºÚÁÏÍø Chapel Hill), Ibardo Zambrano, MD (Novant Health)
CARE: Coordinating Risk Assessment to Reduce Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Morbidity through Early Intervention
Rachel Urrutia, MD (ºÚÁÏÍø Chapel Hill), Amber Woodard, DNP, MBA (Novant Health)
Evaluation of transcriptomic differences and the tumor immune microenvironment of oral proliferative leukoplakia among smokers and non-smokers: a pilot study
Jason Tasoulas, MD, DMD, PhD (ºÚÁÏÍø Chapel Hill), Siddharth Sheth, DO, MPH (ºÚÁÏÍø Chapel Hill)
2024
Multilevel Breastfeeding support for black pregnant and postpartum families in southeastern North Carolina
Kristin Tully, PhD (ºÚÁÏÍø Chapel Hill), Heather Renye, RN-LBCLC (Novant Health)
Coastal Carolina Children’s Research Initiative
Michelle Hernandez, MD (ºÚÁÏÍø Chapel Hill), Marzena Krawiec, MD (ºÚÁÏÍø Chapel Hill),ÌýandÌýJack Sharp, MDÌý(Novant Health)
Prostate-specific Membrane Antigen Positron Emission Tomography (PSMA-PET) Directed Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy in Oligometastatic Castrate-Resistant Prostate Cancer Project
Shivani Sud, MD (ºÚÁÏÍø Chapel Hill),ÌýMichael Papagikos, MDÌý(Novant Health),ÌýMatthew Milowsky, MDÌý(ºÚÁÏÍø Chapel Hill),ÌýSteven Rowe, MD, PhDÌý(ºÚÁÏÍø Chapel Hill),ÌýNeil Wijetunga, MD, PhD (ºÚÁÏÍø Chapel Hill)
2025
Democratizing obstetric ultrasound on the North Carolina Coast: an innovation research platform
Benjamin Chi, MD (ºÚÁÏÍø Chapel Hill), Ashwin Patel, MD (Novant Health)