Past Neurology Trainee Award Winners

Congratulations to all past award winners!


North American Trainee Award Winners

2024 

1st Place Winner

Nithin Kurra, MD; PGY-3, University of Nebraska Medical Center

Abstract Title: Need for Enhancing Mental Health Care in Stroke Patients: Insights Into Post-stroke Anxiety and Depression from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data

2nd Place Winner

Dinesh Sivakolundu, MD, PhD; PGY-4 Yale University

Abstract Title: Investigating the Relationship Between Meningeal Lymphatic Vessels, Glymphatic Function, and Cognition: A Multi-modal Neuroimaging and Neuropsychological Study in Humans

3rd Place Winner

Akash Virupakshaiah, MD; Fellow, University of California, San Francisco

Abstract Title: Predictors of a Relapsing Course in Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-associated Disease


2023 

1st Place Winner

Akashleena Mallick, MD; Postdoctoral Fellow, Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital

Abstract Title: Cerebral Small Vessel Disease Subtypes and Blood Pressure Control after Intracerebral Hemorrhage

2nd Place Winner

Karishma Popli, MD, MBE; PGY-1 Neurology Prelim at Johns Hopkins Medicine

Abstract Title: Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation Modulates Motor Network Connectivity in Patients with Blepharospasm

3rd Place Winner

Vaishnavi Vaidyanathan, MD; Chief Pediatric Neurology Resident, PGY5 Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's Hospital

Abstract Title: Distinct Etiologies of RANBP2-negative Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy of Childhood

2022

1st place - Sitara Koneru, MD

Delays in Thrombolysis During COVID-19 are Associated With Worse Neurological Outcomes: the Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology Multicenter Collaboration


2nd place - Pratibha Surathi, MD

Are Elevated Interleukin-6 Serum Levels Associated with Increased Encephalopathy and In-hospital Mortality rates in SARS-CoV2 Patients


3rd place - Sachin M. Bhagavan, MD

Early Mobilization Protocol” Can Be Initiated in the Intensive Care Unit in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients After Receiving Intravenous Alteplase

2021

1st place - Aravind Ganesh, MD, PhD

Quantifying Changes in Acute Stroke Presentations and Associated Workflow During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Population-based Study


2nd place - Sushma Kola, MD

Survival Based on Genetic and Clinical Features in Parkinson's Disease


3rd place - Nirav Sanghani, MD

Adapting the Neurology Resident Clinic Workflow in a Large Urban Hospital During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Did it Work?

2020

1st place - Shashank Agarwal, MD

Association Between Functional Outcomes of Stroke Patients Receiving Mechanical Thrombectomy and CT Perfusion Imaging Acquisition


2nd place - Kanika Sharma, MD

Forecasting Multiple Sclerosis Hospitalization and Healthcare Burden in the United States from

2017 to 2040


3rd place - Aravind Ganesh, MD

Physician Approaches to Anti-thrombotic Management of Patients with Acutely Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis Awaiting Endarterectomy or Stenting: A Mixed Methods Study

2019


1st Place - Neal Parikh, MD

Liver Fibrosis and Outcomes after Primary Intracerebral Hemorrhage


2nd Place - Aravind Ganesh, MD

Factors Associated with Discrepancy Between Post-treatment Infarct Volume and 90-day Functional Outcome in the ESCAPE Randomized Controlled Trial


Runner Ups:

Shamik Shah, MD

TBI and PTSD are associated with higher risk of Ischemic Stroke in veteran population:

VA retrospective study


Parneet Grewal, MD

Improving field Identification of Large vessel occlusion: A retrospective review analysis


Saurav Das, MD

Tumors in the cauda equina: a SEER analysis of tumor types and predictors of outcome

2018

1st Place - Aravind Ganesh, MD

Long-term Consequences of Further Post-stroke Disability in Patients with Pre-morbid Disability: Potential for Acute Stroke Therapies


2nd Place - Aaron Desai, MD

Fentanyl Associated Infection Rates in Patients with Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage Admitted to the Neuro Intensive Care Unit


3rd Place - Lakshman Arcot Jayagopal, MD

Screening patients for their immunization status when transitioning to B-cell depleting therapy



2017


1st Place - Vamshi Krishna Sai Balasetti, MD

Post hospitalization follow-up clinic visits in neurological diseases


2nd Place - Deepak Gupta, MD

Glucose-regulated protein 78 (GRP78) in plasma and CSF is associated with Parkinson's disease


Runner Ups:

Vasu Saini, MD

Safety Outcome of Carotid Artery Stenting in Long Carotid Lesion with Proximal versus Distal Embolic Protection Devices


Apratim Chatterjee, MD

Barriers to Thrombolysis in a tertiary care institute in Eastern India



2016


Shivam Mittal, MD

A Double Blind Investigation of Efficacy and Safety of IncobotulinumtoxinA in Parkinson Disease Tremor - A Customized Injection Approach



2014


1st Place - Rajbeer Sangha, MD

Neuro-QOL for Assessment of Cognitive Impairment after Stroke: Comparison with Modified Rankin Scale


2nd Place - Partha Ghosh, MD

Diagnostic Yield Of Pediatric EMG In Myopathic Disorders


3rd Place - Monika Mishra, MD

Intracerebral hematoma volume measurement using ITK-SNAP software: Initial experience



2013


1st Place - Pavan Bhargava, MD

Comparison of Hospitalization Related to Multiple Sclerosis in Pre & Post Disease Modifying Therapy Eras


2nd Place - Srikant Rangaraju, MD

Synergistic Efficacy of Bevacizumab and Corticosteroids in Progressive High Grade Gliomas –

A Retrospective Study

Efficacy of Intra-Arterial Therapy in Proximal and Distal M1 Occlusions: A Retrospective Analysis


3rd Place - Wazim Mohamed, MD

Older Age, Hypertension and Diabetes Influence the Proportion of Salvageable Ischemic Tissue Following Ischemic Stroke

Clinical and Radiologic Correlates of Non-Metabolic Triphasic Waves and Epileptiform Activity in Primary Subarachnoid Hemorrhage


Indian Trainee Award Winners

2024 

Dr. Jayaram S, Senior Resident, JIPMER, Puducherry, India

Hemorrhagic Cerebral Venous Thrombosis (CVT) - Risk Factors, Outcome, and Prevalence of Novel Biomarkers (Antiphospholipid Antibodies & IgG Antibodies to Spike Protein of SARSCoV2)















2023

Aminu Aliyar, MD

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

Abstract Title: Radiological Profile of Patients with Wilson's Disease Attending Tertiary Care Neurology Centre

















2022

Amaravathi Markala, MD

The Tamilnadu Dr.M.G.R.Medical University, hyderabad, Telangana

Abstract Title: A Systematic Review Of Clinical Profile Of Cerebral Abscess In Post Covid Rhino Orbital Cerebral Mucormycosis




















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