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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
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
Bariatric Surgery Targeting Opioid Prescriptions (BSTOP): Unique outcomes from South Miami Hospital Florida, Nima Khosravani, Michelle Gallas, Anthony Gonzalez, and Jorge Rabaza
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Stroke Severity Scales Do Not Predict Adverse Hospital Outcome Variables In Young Stroke Patients: Results From A RegionalStroke Center Of Excellence, Felipe De Los Rios La Rosa, Donna Lee Armaignac, Venkataraghavan Ramamoorthy, Muni Rubens, Star Belnap, Amy Starosciak, and Maygret Ramirez
Endovascular thrombectomy time metrics in the era of COVID-19: observations from the Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology Multicenter Collaboration, Italo Linfante and Amy Starosciak
Validation of a Population-Based Data Source to Examine National Cancer Clinical Trial Participation, Scott Lipkin
Implementation of a conversion from intravenous alteplase to tenecteplase for treatment of acute ischemic stroke, Lourdes R. Menendez, Erika Dittmar, Felipe De Los Rios La Rosa, Star Belnap, Maygret Ramirez, and Thomas Wolfel
Efficacy and safety evaluation of avatrombopag in immune thrombocytopenia: analyses of a phase III study and long-term extension, Srikanth Nagalla
Coronary Atherosclerosis in an Asymptomatic US Population: Miami Heart Study at Baptist Health South Florida, Khurram Nasir, Shozab Ali, Lara Arias, Anshul Saxena, Theodore Feldman, Jack Ziffer, Jonathan Fialkow, and Ricardo Cury
Digital Fluoroscopic Navigation for Limb Length Restoration During Anterior Total Hip Arthroplasty, Robert O'Leary, Anshul Saxena, William Arguelles, Yvette Hernandez, Chukwuemeka Osondu, and Juan Suarez
Evaluation of Anti-Factor Xa Level Usage for Low Molecular Weight Heparin in a Healthcare System, Natalie Quesep, Lourdes R. Menendez, Erika Dittmar, Radhan B. Gopalani, Payal Patel, and Srikanth Nagalla
Evolution of the Reference Interview: PICOT & REDCap, Devica Samsundar and Joana Fernandez
Examining the Item-Level Factor Structure of the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function-Adult Version Within a Traumatic Brain Injury Sample, Amy Starosciak and Sergio Gonzalez-Arias
Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty vs Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Risk-adjusted Comparison of 30-day Outcomes Using National Data From 2014 to 2018, Juan Carlos Suarez, Anshul Saxena, William Arguelles, Venkataraghavan Ramamoorthy, Yvette Hernandez, and Emeka Osondu
Submissions from 2021
Advarra Managed Infrastructure: BHSF - moving to the managed solution, Rafie Abdul Khalid
Demographic and sociocultural risk factors for adulthood weight gain in Hispanic/Latinos: results from the Hispanic Community Health Study / Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL), William Arguelles
Risk Factors for Physician Burnout in Early Career Arthroplasty Surgeons, William Arguelles, Joseph Salami, and Juan Carlos Suarez
Maximum intravenous alteplase dose for obese stroke patients is not associated with greater likelihood of worse outcomes, Star Belnap, Anshul Saxena, Emir Veledar, Amy Starosciak, and Felipe De Los Rios La Rosa
Prevalence and Characterization of Occult Coronary Atherosclerotic Disease Among Middle Aged Individuals Free of Clinical Cardiovascular Disease-Results From Miami Heart Study (MiHeart) at Baptist Health South Florida, Ricardo Cury, Shozab Ali, Lara Arias, Jack Ziffer, Theodore Feldman, and Jonathan Fialkow
Longitudinal Survey of COVID-19 Burden and Related Policies in U.S. Neonatal Intensive Care Units, Ashley Darcy Mahoney
Predicting 90-Day Outcome After Thrombectomy: Baseline-Adjusted 24-Hour NIHSS Is More Powerful Than NIHSS Score Change, Felipe De Los Rios La Rosa and Amy Starosciak
Cortical screw fixation using CT-navigation coupled with real-time electrophysiological monitoring of individual screw placement for unstable degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis, FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Affiliates, Kunal Patel, Daniel Segui, Amy Starosciak, and Sergio Gonzalez-Arias
Using a Citation Manager to Add Levels of Evidence to a Literature Search Results Template, Mary Pat Gage, Devica Samsundar, Jessica Salinas, and Joana Fernandez
Using a Citation Manager to Add Levels of Evidence to a Literature Search Results Template, Mary Pat Gage, Devica Samsundar, Jessica Salinas, and Joana Fernandez
Abstract P153: SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Protection Efforts on Acute Stroke Treatment, Jessica Greenwood, Star Belnap, Rodney Bedgio, Guilherme Dabus, Italo Linfante, and Felipe De Los Rios La Rosa
Risk of contracting SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) from hospital admission and the impact of protection efforts on acute stroke treatment, Jessica Greenwood, Star Belnap, Guilherme Dabus, Italo Linfante, and Felipe De Los Rios La Rosa
Intravenous Cangrelor and Oral Ticagrelor as an Alternative to Clopidogrel in Acute Intervention, Italo Linfante, FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Affiliates, Amy Starosciak, Dennys Reyes Candedo, and Guilherme Dabus
Global Impact of COVID-19 on Stroke Care and IV Thrombolysis, Italo Linfante and Amy Starosciak
Desired Characteristics of HIV Testing and Counseling among Diverse Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence Receiving Social Services, Dalia Lorenzo
Anticoagulation After Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) in the Time of Direct Oral Anticoagulation (DOAC) and Thrombectomy, Claudia Martin Diaz, Eduardo Guizan Corrales, Star Belnap, Jonathan Kline, Radhan Gopalani, Sylvia Marrero, and Felipe De Los Rios La Rosa
Lipid Metabolite Biomarkers in Cardiovascular Disease: Discovery and Biomechanism Translation from Human Studies, Peter McGranaghan, Anshul Saxena, Muni Rubens, and Emir Veledar
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors for proteinuria and microalbuminuria in people with sickle cell disease, Srikanth Nagalla
Perspectives on the quality and utility of letters conforming to the AAIM guidelines, Srikanth Nagalla
The Impact of Erythropoietin on Short and Long-term Kidney-Related Outcomes in Extremely Low Gestational Age Neonates. Results of a Multi-center Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Randomized Clinical Trial, Jorge Perez, Magaly Diaz-Barbosa, Arturo Serize, Jorge Jordan, Edshelee Galvis, Susana Bombino, Lauren Carbonell, Anna Maria Patino-Fernandez, Carmen de Lerma, Kelly McDonough, and Maiana De Cortada
Abstract P286: The Effects of COVID-19 on the Reasons for Not Calling 911 for Acute Stroke, Maygret Ramirez, Rodney Bedgio, Virginia Ramos, Ivis Gonzalez, Yaima Miro Gonzalez, Star Belnap, and Felipe De Los Rios La Rosa
Baptist Health South Florida Library’s Digital Transformation Projects, Devica Samsundar
Abstract 51: Disposition of Female Stroke Patients: The Interaction of Age and Race/Ethnicity, Amy Starosciak, Star Belnap, and Felipe De Los Rios La Rosa
Blood pressure reduction and outcome after endovascular therapy: a secondary analysis of the BEST study, Amy Starosciak and Felipe De Los Rios La Rosa
Abstract 2: Acute Stroke Care During The Covid-19 Pandemic: The Society Of Vascular And Interventional Neurology Collaboration, Amy Starosciak and Italo Linfante
Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Treatment Times for Acute Ischemic Stroke: The Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology Multicenter Collaboration, Amy Starosciak and Italo Linfante
The Miami Heart Study (MiHeart) at Baptist Health South Florida, A Prospective Study of Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease and Emerging Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Asymptomatic Young and Middle-Aged Adults: The Miami Heart Study: Rationale and Design, Jack Ziffer, Shozab Ali, Lara Arias, Anshul Saxena, Theodore Feldman, Ricardo Cury, and Jonathan Fialkow
Submissions from 2020
A Nurse Driven Acute Stroke Alert Process Improves Treatment Times and Treatment Rates, Daniel D'Amour, Jayme Strauss, Amy Starosciak, Maygret Ramirez, and Star Belnap
Bilingualism and the executive function advantage in preterm-born children, Ashley Darcy Mahoney
Háblame Bebé: A phone application intervention to support Hispanic children’s early language environments and bilingualism, Ashley Darcy Mahoney
Impact of restrictions on parental presence in neonatal intensive care units related to coronavirus disease 2019, Ashley Darcy Mahoney
Optimal Early Clinical Endpoints for Long-Term Functional Outcome Prediction After Thrombectomy, Felipe De Los Rios La Rosa and Amy Starosciak
Pre-endovascular therapy change in blood pressure is associated with outcomes in patients with stroke, Felipe De los Rios La Rosa and Amy Starosciak
Abstract B054: Analysis of a cancer gene expression and next-generation sequencing dataset representing hispanic predominant South Florida population, Zuanel Diaz, Arpit Mehta, Zasha Pou, Muni Rubens, Don Parris, and Miguel Villalona Calero
Endovascular Treatment of Giant Intracranial Aneurysms, Italo Linfante, FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Affiliates, Amy Starosciak, and Guilherme Dabus
High-Dose Erythropoietin in Extremely Low Gestational Age Neonates Does Not Alter Risk of Retinopathy of Prematurity, Jorge Perez, Magaly Diaz-Barbosa, Edshelee Galvis, and Susana Bombino
Prevalence of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Extremely Low Gestational Age Neonates (ELGAN), Jorge Perez, Magaly Diaz-Barbosa, Arturo Serize, Jorge Jordan, Edshelee Galvis, Susana Bombino, Lauren Carbonell, Anna Maria Patino-Fernandez, Carmen de Lerma, Kelly McDonough, and Maiana De Cortada
Case Study: How to Run Three Simultaneous Stroke Alerts that Require Endovascular Therapy, Jessilyn Pozo, Peter De Armas, Andrew Waisbrot, Daniel D'Amour, Amy Starosciak, Star Belnap, and Jayme Strauss
Triage Nursing Intervention Improves Stroke Treatment Rate and Times for Walk-in Strokes, Nayive Quezada, Ron Burke, Yaima Miro Gonzalez, Maygret Ramirez, Ivis Gonzalez, Daniel D'Amour, Amy Starosciak, Star Belnap, and Jayme Strauss
Scholarly Commons @ Baptist Health, Devica Samsundar
The Effect of a County Prehospital FAST-ED Initiative on Endovascular Treatment Times, Joseph Souchak, Ned Shashoua, Maygret Ramirez, Ivis Gonzalez, Virginia Ramos, Anshul Saxena, Emir Veledar, Amy Starosciak, and Felipe De los Rios La Rosa
Abstract 256: Length of Stay, Type of Stroke and NIHSS Score in Persons With Self-reported Diabetes, Amy Starosciak and Felipe De los Rios La Rosa
Blood Pressure Variability and Neurologic Outcome After Endovascular Thrombectomy: A Secondary Analysis of the BEST Study, Amy Starosciak and Felipe De los Rios La Rosa
Noncontrast CT versus Perfusion-Based Core Estimation in Large Vessel Occlusion: The Blood Pressure after Endovascular Stroke Therapy Study, Amy Starosciak and Felipe De los Rios La Rosa
Thrombectomy in DAWN- and DEFUSE-3-Ineligible Patients: A Subgroup Analysis From the BEST Prospective Cohort Study, Amy Starosciak and Felipe De los Rios La Rosa
White Matter Disease and Outcomes of Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke, Amy Starosciak and Felipe De los Rios La Rosa
Implementation of Stroke Pathways to Reduce Length of Stay, Cost, Readmissions, and Mortality, Jayme Strauss, Daniel Hartnett, Peter De Armas, Albert Fernandez, Felipe De Los Rios La Rosa, Kunal Patel, Amy Starosciak, Andrew Waisbrot, Star Belnap, and Daniel D'Amour
Hemiarthroplasty vs. total hip arthroplasty for femoral neck fractures: 2010-2017 trends in complication rates, Juan Carlos Suarez, William Arguelles, Don Parris, Priscilla Rivera, Anshul Saxena, and Emir Veledar
Association of contrast and acute kidney injury in the critically ill: A propensity matched study, Lisa-Mae Williams, Gail Walker, James Loewenherz, and Louis Gidel
Submissions from 2019
Bilingualism enhances preterm-born children’s executive function: An fNIRSstudy, Ashley Darcy Mahoney
Abstract 94: Blood Pressure After Endovascular Stroke Therapy (BEST): Final Results of a Prospective Multicenter Cohort Validation Study, Felipe De Los Rios La Rosa and Amy Starosciak
Determining the Best Bariatric Surgery for Older Patients, Jose Escobar-Dominguez, Michelle Gallas, Rupa Seetharamaiah, Jorge Rabaza, Christian Hernandez-Murcia, Anthony Gonzalez, and Gail Walker
Falls Prevention Following Hospital Discharge, FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Affiliates, Vida Samcam, Amy Starosciak, and Keila Matos
Management of Clubfoot Relapses With the Ponseti Method: Results of a Survey of the POSNA Members, Pooya Hosseinzadeh and Gary Kiebzak
Current applications of precision medicine: a bibliometric analysis, Dalia Lorenzo
Timing of anticoagulation therapy in patients admitted with a primary diagnosis of ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack due to non-valvular atrial fibrillation, Claudia Martin Diaz, Eduardo Guizan Corrales, Felipe De Los Rios La Rosa, Heidi Clarke, Jonatha Kline, Sylvia Marrero, Radhan Gopalani, and Star Belnap
Addressing Stroke Patient and Family Reasons for Not Calling 911, Maygret Ramirez, Rodney Bedgio, Virginia Ramos, Ivis Gonzalez, Yaima Miro Gonzalez, Amy Starosciak, Daniel D'Amour, Jayme Strauss, and Felipe De Los Rios La Rosa
Hospital library experience: Condensing a traditional annual report into an infographic, Devica Samsundar and Carrie Figueredo
A Real World Experience of the FAST-ED Based Pre-Hospital Stroke Triage System to Detect Large Vessel Occlusions, Ned Shashoua, Amy Starosciak, Jayme Strauss, and Felipe De Los Rios La Rosa
Maximum IV-tPA Dose is Associated with Greater Likelihood of Hemorrhagic Conversion, and Worse Functional Outcome at Discharge, Amy Starosciak
Predictors of good functional outcome at discharge in stroke patients with depression in the Florida Puerto Rico Collaboration to Reduce, Amy Starosciak
Predictors of Good Functional Outcome at Discharge in Stroke Patients with Depression in the FL-PR Collaboration to Reduce Stroke Disparities, Amy Starosciak
Abstract 109: Thrombectomy is Safe for Dawn- and Defuse-3-Ineligible Patients Who Present Within the Extended Window: A Subgroup Analysis From the BEST Prospective Cohort Study, Amy Starosciak and Felipe De Los Rios La Rosa
Abstract WMP21: Underestimation of Ischemic Core on Perfusion CT in Patients With Acute Large Vessel Occlusion: Results From the BEST Prospective Cohort Study, Amy Starosciak and Felipe De Los Rios La Rosa