Our Mission: The Center for Research provides research resources and services for healthcare professionals, students, and fellows at Baptist Health South Florida. The Center helps with grant applications and evaluates research findings in the context of a sustainable business model.

Our Vision:
In alignment with the strategic goals of Baptist Health, the Center facilitates the development and dissemination of knowledge with the goal of providing continued excellence in patient care for the diverse, multicultural community of Southeast Florida.

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Submissions from 2025

Intraoperative MRI Utilization by Moving Patients to the Magnet: Results From a Prospective Series of Brain Tumor Operations, Starlie Belnap, Vitaly Siomin, John Candela, Sovietsky Moreta-Paredes, Kevin Abrams, and Michael McDermott

Single-center observational analysis of a pharmacist-driven antibiotic time-out targeting antipseudomonal drugs, Carina Diaz, Alice Landayan, Lorenzo Porras, Sonia Samsundar, Jorge Murillo, and Timothy Gauthier

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Cost Analysis For Adult Hydrocephalus Monitoring Using a Clear Sonolucent Burr Hole Cover and Ultrasound Compared to a Titanium Burr Hole Covers and CT scan, Matthew Kadrie, Starlie C. Belnap, and Michael McDermott

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Bariatric Surgery Targeting Opioid Prescriptions (BSTOP): Unique outcomes from South Miami Hospital Florida, Nima Khosravani, Michelle Gallas, Anthony Gonzalez, and Jorge Rabaza

Impact of Primary Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenia and Thrombopoietin Receptor Agonists Treatment Instructions on Daily Living: Results of a Multinational Cross-Sectional Survey, Srikanth Nagalla

Does Restoration of Constitutional Alignment Improve Outcomes in Total Knee Arthroplasty?, Emeka Osondu, Yvette Hernandez, Giovanni Paraliticci, Charles Lawrie, and Juan Carlos Suarez

Correlation Between Neurocognitive Outcomes and Neuroaxonal Connectome Alterations After Whole Brain Radiotherapy: A Proof-of-Concept Study, Sreenija Yarlagadda, Star Belnap, John Candela, Tugce Kutuk, Thailin Companioni Reyes, Miguel Ramirez Menendez, Matthew Hall, Robert Press, Yazmin Odia, Minesh Mehta, Michael McDermott, and Rupesh Kotecha

Submissions from 2024

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Lipoprotein(a) and Coronary Plaque in Asymptomatic Individuals: The Miami Heart Study at Baptist Health South Florida, Shozab Ali, Lara Arias, Anshul Saxena, Ricardo Cury, Theodore Feldman, Jonathan Fialkow, and Khurram Nasir

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Low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol and subclinical coronary atherosclerosis in a middle-aged asymptomatic U.S. population: The Miami Heart Study at Baptist Health South Florida, Lara Arias, Anshul Saxena, Ricardo Cury, Theodore Feldman, and Jonathan Fialkow

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Implementation of U/S Guided Peripheral IV Insertion and Simulated Skills Performance on Nurse Level of Confidence and Order Requests, Nicole Burks; Mary Pat Gage; Marrice King; Victoria Knight; Mia Mason; Colleen Rodgers; Gabriela Salesses; Jenna Schops; Lauren Schneider; Brandy Thrower; Johnny Yeaglin; and Natalie Bermudez PhD, RN

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Prophylactic Radiotherapy Of MInimally Symptomatic Spinal Disease (PROMISSeD): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial, Robert Rothrock, Maria Avendano, Susana Herrera, Haley Appel, Suyen Ramos, Amy Starosciak, Muni Rubens, Michael McDermott, Manmeet Ahluwalia, Minesh Mehta, and Rupesh Kotecha

Submissions from 2023

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The association of sex-specific hormones with coronary artery plaque characteristics from Miami Heart (MiHeart) study, Shozab Ali, Lara Arias, Theodore Feldman, Ricardo Cury, Jonathan Fialkow, and Khurram Nasir

The association of sex-specific hormones with coronary artery plaque characteristics from Miami Heart (MiHeart) study, Shozab Ali, Lara Arias, Theodore Feldman, Ricardo Cury, Jonathan Fialkow, and Khurram Nasir

Coronary Atherosclerosis Across the Glycemic Spectrum Among Asymptomatic Adults: The Miami Heart Study at Baptist Health South Florida, Shozab Ali, Lara Arias, Theodore Feldman, Ricardo Cury, Jack Ziffer, and Jonathan Fialkow

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Coronary Atherosclerosis Across the Glycemic Spectrum Among Asymptomatic Adults: The Miami Heart Study at Baptist Health South Florida, Shozab Ali, Lara Arias, Theodore Feldman, Ricardo Cury, Jack Ziffer, Jonathan Fialkow, and Khurram Nasir

Coronary Atherosclerosis Across the Glycemic Spectrum Among Asymptomatic Adults: The Miami Heart Study at Baptist Health South Florida, Shozab Ali, Lara Arias, Theodore Feldman, Ricardo Cury, Jack Ziffer, Jonathan Fialkow, and Khurram Nasir

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Implementation of U/S Guided Peripheral IV Insertion and Simulated Skills Performance on Nurse Level of Confidence and Order Requests, Nicole Burks, Mary Pat Gage, Marrice A. King, Victoria Knight, Mia Mason, Colleen Rodgers, Gabriela Salesses, Jenna Schops, Lauren Schneider, Brandy Thrower, Johnny Yeaglin, and Natalie Bermudez

Baptist Health Center for Research: Elevating Care Through Discovery, Paul Papagni, Lara Arias, Amanda Coltes-Rojas, Draco Forte, Devica Samsundar, and Deborah Suarez

Evolution of the Reference Interview: PICOT & REDCap, Devica Samsundar and Joana Fernandez

Preexisting Depression and Ambulatory Status After Stroke: Florida-Puerto Rico Collaboration to Reduce Stroke Disparities, Amy Starosciak

Submissions from 2022

Corrigendum to "Risk Factor Control Across the Spectrum of Cardiovascular Risk: Findings from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL)" [American Journal of Preventive Cardiology, Volume 5, March 2021, 100147], William Arguelles

Abstract TP94: Stroke Severity Scales Do Not Predict Adverse Hospital Outcome Variables In Young Stroke Patients: Results From A Regional Stroke Center Of Excellence, Donna Lee Armaignac, Venkataraghavan Ramamoorthy, Muni Rubens, Star Belnap, Amy Starosciak, Maygret Ramirez, and Felipe De Los Rios La Rosa

The Effect Of Biological Sex On A County Prehospital Stroke Initiative, Star Belnap and Felipe De Los Rios La Rosa

Comparing Echocardiograms of Haitian and non-Haitian Stroke Patients, Star Belnap and Amy Starosciak

THE ASSOCIATION OF SEX-SPECIFIC HORMONES WITH HIGH-RISK CORONARY ARTERY PLAQUE IN WOMEN FROM MIAMI HEART (MIHEART) STUDY, Ricardo Cury, Lara Arias, Jonathan Fialkow, Khurram Nasir, Jack Ziffer, and Theodore Feldman