Meet the ABMS Visiting Scholars

2019-2020 | 2018-2019 | 2017-2018 | 2016-2017 | 2015-2016 | 2014-2015

2019-2020

2019-2020, from left: Maya Iyer, MD, MEd; Laura Kim, MD; Rachel Frank, MD; and Trisha Marshall, MD

The 2019-2020 Scholars and their Research

• Rachel Frank, MD, Assistant Professor, University of Colorado, ABMS-ABOS Visiting Scholar
  • Research Project: Is there a Ceiling Effect in Virtual Reality Orthopaedic Surgical Simulators: A Prospective Clinical Trial
• Maya Iyer, MD, MEd, Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Nationwide Children’s Hospital
  • Research Project: The Procedural Practice Perspective of General Pediatricians
• Laura Kim, MD, Health Professions Education Evaluation and Research Fellow, VHA National Simulation Center (SimLEARN), VA-funded Visiting Scholar
  • Research Project: Exploration of how MOCA simulations can impact future VA educational and policy efforts
• Trisha Marshall, MD, Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellow, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Co-sponsored by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
  • Research Project: Developing Tools to Identify Diagnostic Uncertainty in the Electronic Health Record

2018-2019

2018-2019, from left: Victoria Wurster Ovalle, MD; Brenessa Lindeman, MD, MEHP; Brian George, MD, MA; Kevin Cullison, MD; Caitlin Hicks, MD, MS; and Amy Cizik, PhD, MPH. Not pictured: Rodney Omron, MD, MPH

The 2018-2019 Scholars and their Research

• Amy Cizik, PhD, MPH, Research Assistant Professor, University of Washington
  
  • Research Project: Using Patient Reported Outcomes Measures for Practice Improvement of Orthopaedic Surgeons (ABMS/ABOS Scholar)
• Kevin Cullison, MD, Post-doctoral Research Fellow, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
  • Research Project: Development of Chief Complaint-Based Quality Measures for the Management of Emergency Department Patients with Chest Pain (Project supported by a grant to the ABMS Research and Education Foundation from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.)
• Brian George, MD, MA, Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Michigan
  • Research Project: The Predictive Validity of the American Board of Surgery Examinations for Surgeon Performance
• Caitlin Hicks, MD, MS, Vascular Surgery Fellow, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
  • Research Project: A Physician-to-Physician Approach to Reducing Unnecessary Procedures in Vascular Surgery
• Brenessa Lindeman, MD, MEHP, Assistant Professor of Surgery and Medical Education, University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • Research Project: Entrustment as a Framework for Surgical Resident Assessment
• Rodney Omron, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
  • Research Project: Improving Accuracy in the Assessment of the Dizzy Patient with Online Virtual Patients (Project supported by a grant to the ABMS Research and Education Foundation from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.)
• Victoria Wurster Ovalle, MD, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
  • Research Project: ​Implementation of the Behavioral/Mental Health Entrustable Professional Activity (EPA) for General Pediatrics Residency

2017-2018

2017-2018, from left: Johnathan Bernard, MD, MPH; Regan Bergmark, MD; Souvik Chatterjee, MD; Shannon Martin, MD, MS; Martin Casey, MD, MPH; and Brian Garibaldi, MD

The 2017-2018 Scholars and their Research

• Regan Bergmark, MD, Gliklich Healthcare Innovation Scholar, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Eye and Ear®
  • Research Project: Standardized Health Outcomes Measures: Utilization by Specialty
• Johnathan Bernard, MD, MPH, Attending, Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery, National Sports Medicine Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
  • Research Project: The Role of Orthopaedic Surgery Milestones in Assessing Competency of Technical and Arthroscopic Skill of Residents; Development of a Cadaveric Surgical Model on Meniscal Injuries using Arthroscopic Video and Surgeon Point of View Recording (ABMS/ABOS Visiting Scholar)
• Martin Casey, MD, MPH, Resident, Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, Elmhurst Hospital
  • Research Project: Variation in Charges and Revisit Rates for Emergency Department Asthma Visits
• Souvik Chatterjee, MD, Pulmonary Critical Care Fellow, National Institutes of Health, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
  • ABMS News Article: The Human Dx Project: An Objective Assessment of Diagnostic Reasoning (Project supported by a grant to the ABMS Research and Education Foundation from the Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation.)
• Brian Garibaldi, MD, Associate Program Director, Osler Medical Residency Program, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
  • Research Project: Rekindling the Culture of Bedside Medicine: A Novel Methodology to Assess and Teach Physical Examination Skills (Project supported by a grant to the ABMS Research and Education Foundation from the Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation.)
• Shannon Martin, MD, MS, Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Chicago
  • Research Project: Understanding Associations of Maintenance of Certification on Resource Utilization and Physician-Reported Knowledge and Experience in Consultation

2016-2017

2016-2017, from left: Tim Xu, MD; Sandeep Mannava, MD; Lois Margaret Nora, MD (ABMS President and CEO); Joshua Davis, MD; and David Price, MD (Sr. Vice President, ABMS Research and Education Foundation)

The 2016-2017 Scholars and their Research

• Joshua Davis, BA, Medical Student, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
  • Research Project: Assessing Quality and Safety Competency in Physicians
• Sandeep Mannava, MD, PhD ^[VIDEO], Sports Medicine Fellow, Steadman-Philippon Research Institute, Vail, CO
  • Research Project: The Evolving Role of Simulation-based Surgery Training in Orthopaedic Surgery (ABMS-ABOS Visiting Scholar)
• Tim Xu, MPP, Medical Student, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
  • Research Project: Impact of Board Certification on Surgeon Performance in National Medicare Data

2015-2016

2015-2016, back row from left: Lois Margaret Nora, MD (ABMS President and CEO); Nadia Huancahuari, MD, MA; Zachary Gordon, MD; Front row from left: David Price, MD (Sr. Vice President, ABMS Research and Education Foundation); John C. Moorhead, MD, (Chair, ABMS Board of Directors); Benjamin Wooster, MD. Not pictured: Maya Babu, MD, MBA

The 2015-2016 Scholars and their Research

• Maya Babu, MD, MBA, Neurological Surgery Resident, Mayo Clinic
  • Research Project: The Practicing Neurosurgeon: Perceptions of Maintenance of Certification and Recognized Focused Practice
• Zachary Gordon, MD, Urology Resident, Wexner Medical Center, The Ohio State University
  • Research Project: Leveraging Technology to Prevent Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI): Disrupting the Lifecycle of the Urinary Catheter
• Nadia Huancahuari, MD, MA, Instructor of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
  • Research Project: Disparities in Emergency Department Sepsis Care Due to Language Differences
• ABMS-ABOS Visiting Scholar: Benjamin Wooster, MD, Duke University, Orthopaedic Surgery Resident
  • ABMS News Article: Visiting Scholar Develops Objective Process to Measure Surgical Competence
    Research Project: Does Anatomic Knowledge Correlate with Surgical Competency? A Multi-center Study

2014-2015

2014-2015, back row from left: John C. Moorhead, MD, (Chair, ABMS Board of Directors); Sheldon Horowitz, MD; Iahn Gonsenhauser, MD; Daniel Schumacher, MD, MeD; front row from left: Stephanie Yi, MD, MS; Michelle Lin, MD, MPH; Valerie Parisi, MD; Lois Margaret Nora, MD (ABMS President and CEO); John G. Clarkson, MD (ABMS Board); Thomas E. Norris, MD, (ABMS Board). Not pictured: Joan Ko, MD

The 2014-2015 Scholars and their Research

• Iahn Gonsenhauser, MD, MBA, Internal Medicine Resident, Wexner Medical Center, The Ohio State University
  • ABMS News Article: Use of Self-directed Module Improves Patient Handovers
    Research Project: Improving Multidisciplinary Patient Handover
• Joan S. Ko, MD, Urology Resident, James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute and Department of Urology, Johns Hopkins University
  • ABMS News Article: ABMS Visiting Scholar Researches Urology Practice Patterns
    Research Project: Variability in Medicare Utilization and Payment among Urologists
• Michelle Lin, MD, MPH, Health Policy Research Fellow, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
  • Research Project: Identify and Intervene with Emergency Department Super-users
• Daniel J. Schumacher, MD, MEd, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Boston University School of Medicine
  • ABMS News Article: Former ABMS Visiting Scholar Dr. Schumacher Continues Scholarly Pursuits
    Research Project: Embracing Educational Theory to Improve Care: Development of Part II and IV MOC Activities for Lifelong Learning and Practice Improvement
• Stephanie Yi, MD, General Surgery Resident, Houston Methodist Hospital
  • ABMS News Article: Visiting Scholar Tackles Quality Metrics for Surgical Specialists
    Research Project: Surgeon-Specific Reporting – Merging Quality Improvement with Professional Development