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The winners of the 2017 Annual Scientific Meeting Abstract Competition were announced during Sunday's Breakfast Symposium.
The six categories of awards are as follows:
Outstanding Oral Abstract Presentation
The top three oral abstract presentations as selected by a panel of judges appointed by the Annual Meeting Committee:
First place: Molecular Diagnostic Testing in Diabetic Foot Ulcerations: Could this Technique Alter Topical Wound Treatment?— Erin E. Klein, DPM, MS will receive $500 Co-authors: Sarah E. Haller, DPM Brett Waverly, DPM Lowell S. Weil Jr., DPM, MBA Adam E. Fleischer, DPM, MPH
Second place: Evaluation of the Effect of Removable Cast Walkers on Spinal Alignment and Gait—Christopher P. Girgis, BA, will receive $250 Co-authors: Rachel Domijancic Emily Mosher Sai V. Yalla, PhD Stephanie C. Wu, DPM, MSc Ryan T. Crews, MS, CCRP
Third place: Risk Factors for Suboptimal Outcomes in Hammertoe Surgery — Jacob R. Randich, BS, will receive $100 Co-authors: Adam E. Fleischer, DPM, MPH Rachel H. Albright, DPM Moiz Hassan, MS Robert O’Keefe, DPM Erin E. Klein, DPM, MS Lowell S. Weil Jr., DPM, MBA
Outstanding Poster Abstract (Single Case or Small Case Study/Series): The top three poster abstracts as selected by a panel of judges appointed by the Annual Meeting Committee:
First place: The Mass Effect of a Lipoblastoma: A Pediatric Tumor Case Report— Rachel E. Balloch will receive $500 Co-authors: Sarah J. Daigle, DPM Melissa L. Gulosh, DPM
Second place: Unicameral Bone Cyst of the Medial Cuneiform—Faith A. Schick, DPM, will receive $250 Co-authors: Nicholas R. Taweel, DPM, DPT Charles M. Langman, DPM Paul E. Sullivan, DPM Pamela V. Gekas, DPM Joseph Daniel, MD
Third place: Subtalar Joint Arthrodesis Augmented with a Lateral Cortical Window Packed with Dehydrated Human Amnion/Chorion Membrane for the Treatment of Talar Avascular Necrosis— Chad F. Simmons, DPM (YP), will receive $100 Co-author: Rene Kafka, DPM
Outstanding Poster Abstract (Large Case Study/Series): The top three poster abstracts as selected by a panel of judges appointed by the Annual Meeting Committee:
First place: Risk Factors for Skeletal Osteoporosis on Foot X-Rays—Adam E. Fleischer, DPM, MPH, will receive $500 Co-authors: Arezou Amidi, DPM Michael F. Kelly, DPM Steven Herwick, MD Daniel P. Evans, DPM Martin C. Yorath, DPM
Second place: Onychodystrophy and Onychomycosis: A Molecular Diagnostic Perspective—Erin E. Klein, DPM, MS, will receive $250 Co-authors: Sarah E. Haller, DPM Brett Waverly, DPM Lowell S. Weil Jr., DPM, MBA Adam E. Fleischer, DPM, MPH
Third Place: Multiplex PCR in the Diagnosis of Onychomycosis—Bryan D. Caldwell, DPM, will receive $100 Co-author: Karen E. Uchmanowicz
Outstanding Poster Abstract (Resident): The top three poster abstracts as selected by a panel of judges appointed by the Annual Meeting Committee:
First Place: Psammomatous Calcification of the Flexor Hallucis Longus Tendon: A Case Report—Kevin R. Grierson, DPM, will receive $500 Co-authors: Robert B. Farber, DPM Jordan R. Panicco, DPM Stephen F. Stern, DPM
Second Place: Non-Uremic Calciphylaxis: A Case Study—David H. Tien (Troung), DPM, MS, will receive $250 Co-author: Kathya M. Zinszer, DPM, MPH
Third Place: Using Procalcitonin to Monitor the Response to Treatment in Severe Sepsis—A Case Report—Boyd N. Bills, DPM, will receive $100 Co-author: Gregory T. Amarantos, DPM
Outstanding Poster Abstract (Student): The top three poster abstracts as selected by a panel of judges appointed by the Annual Meeting Committee:
First Place: How Do Environment and Genetics Play a Role in Onychomycosis Recurrence?— Jessica J. Hsu, BA, will receive $500 Co-authors: Cathrine A. Stark, BS Tracey C. Vlahovic, DPM
Second Place: Hallux Abducto Valgus Recurrence Literature Analysis Indicates Need for a National Multicenter Registry of Surgical Correction Outcomes—Rachel E. Egdorf, BS, will receive $250 Co-authors: Andrea J. Cifaldi Mindi J. Feilmeier, DPM Paul D. Dayton, DPM
Third Place: Comparison of Noninvasive Diagnostic Modalities in Diabetic Patients with Peripheral Neuropathy—Bryan Raymond, BS, BA, will receive $100 Co-authors: Stephanie C. Wu, DPM, MS James Steriovski KaNesha M. Gillyard Jacque Ortiz, CCRP, PMAC
Outstanding APHA Podiatric Health Section (PHS) Student Public Health Poster Abstract and Arthur B. Helfand, DPM Award winner as selected by a panel of judges appointed by the Annual Meeting Committee:
The Misdiagnosis of Acral Lentiginous Melanoma: Three Case Presentations and a Review of Recent Literature—Jered M. Stowers, BA, BS Co-authors: Alexandra Black, BA Rosario Saccomanno, BS Bryan C. Markinson, DPM
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