2025 POSTER WINNERS
The Louisa Burns Osteopathic Research Committee (LBORC) and the National Undergraduate Fellows Association (NUFA) hosted their annual poster presentation on during the AAO 2025 Convocation.
The AAO Louisa Burns Osteopathic Research Committee wishes to thank the Osteopathic Cranial Academy Foundation (OCAF) for sponsoring the research poster presentation session and thank the following volunteers who judged the presentations. The committee appreciates their contributions in making this a successful event. AAO Members are bolded.
Gina Maria Benaquista DeSipio, DO; Susan Bentley, DO; Heather Bird, DO; MaryEllen Bormett, DO; Jacob Joseph Cukierski, DO; Ryan Freibert, DO; Kurt P. Heinking, DO, FAAO; Kyle K. Henderson PhD; Anneliese Huntzinger, DO; Adrienne Marie Kania, DO, FAAO; Patricia S. Kooyman, DO; Albert J. Kozar DO, FAOSM, R-MSK; Julie A. Mai, DO; Crystal Martin, DO; James Murphy Jr., DO; Melissa G. Pearce, DO; Jan Pryor, DO, MPH; Carolina Roddy, DO; Nicolette Rosendahl, DO, FACOI, FACP; Kris Schock, DO; April R. Smith-Gonzalez, DO; Jason A. Sneed, DO; Joshua Thompson, DO, MSAdE; Raul Torres, DO; Deborah Denise Sayle Whitson, DO; Boris Zivny, MD, IFAANS, FAACPDM, ASDCS.
The table below lists the winning authors and poster titles for the 2025 presentations.
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Category
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Title
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Authors
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School or Institution
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Student—Case study
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| First place |
Hand & Helmet: A Crown-to-Coccyx Approach For Positional Plagiocephaly |
Anthony Enniss, OMS IV; Katharyn Neuer, DO; Zachary L. Whitaker, DO; and Eren Ural, DO
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Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine (MWU/CCOM) |
| Second place |
Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) in the Management of a Young Male with Lewy Body Dementia (LBD): A Case Study |
Alexa Finkelstein, OMS III, BS;
Rachel Radigan, OMS III, MPH; and Sheldon C. Yao, DO FAAO
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New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM) |
| Third place |
Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment For Postoperative Arthritis Following Midfoot Arthrodesis: A Case Report |
Bridget M. Moe, OMS III; Allison F. Aldridge, OMS III; Ethan D. Rich, OMS IV; and Allison Bardowell, DO, MS |
Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine (LUCOM) |
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Student—Education & Public Health
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| First place |
The Impact of Simulated Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Hospital Rounds on Student Confidence and the Likelihood of OMT Use During Clinical Clerkships |
Tatiana Abdulnour, OMS IV; Jan Pryor, DO, MPH; and Lisa R. Chun, DO, MS, FNAOME |
California Health Sciences University College of Osteopathic Medicine (CHSU-COM) |
| Second place |
Increasing Student Confidence, Diagnosis, and Utilization of OMT: Has COVID-19 Struck Again? |
Justin E. Magnus, OMS II; Kurt P. Heinking, DO, FAAO; and Kyle K. Henderson, PhD |
Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine (MWU/CCOM) |
| Third place |
Exploring the Impact of Teaching Assistants on Student Learning in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM) Laboratory Session: A Survey Study |
Moksha Mehra, OMS III; Atieh D. Ashkezari, OMS III; Emma Caron, OMS III; Philip Noto, DO; and Sheldon C. Yao, DO, FAAO
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New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM) |
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Student—Original Research
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| First place |
A Novel Calibration Methodology for Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Research: Improving Study Validity by Standardizing Intra-researcher Techniques |
Daniel Hahn, OMS-III; Michael Krakowski, OMS II; Saranda Kadriovski, OMS II; Michael Pierides, OMS II; Lauren Velasquez, OMS III; and Mikhail Volokitin, MD, DO |
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine (TouroCOM-Harlem) |
| Second place |
Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) Protocol on Sleep Quality in Medical Students as Measured by the Fitbit Smart Watch: A Pilot Study |
Rachel Radigan, OMS III, MPH;
Alexa Finkelstein, OMS IV, BS;
Bianca Lee, DO; Priya Bhushan, DO;
Briteny Xu, BA; Elizabeth George, DO; Amber Sousa, PhD; and Sheldon C. Yao, DO, FAAO
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New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM) |
| Third place |
Evaluating the Acute Effects of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment on Sprint Times |
Garrick Quackenbush, OMS III;
Arielle Navarro, OMS III; Dresdan Quackenbush, OMS III; Catherine Arnold, OMS III; Kalin Sorenson, OMS III; Kodi Jo, OMS, III; Jake Roush, OMS, IV; and Cory Cosgrave, DO
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Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine (RVUCOM) |
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Category
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Title
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Authors
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School or Institution
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Resident—Case study
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| First place |
Optimization of Abdominal Surgery and Controlling Intractable Neuropathic Pain with Perioperative OMT |
Ceferino Cruz, DO; Eren Ural, DO;
Gary C. Gailius, DO; and Katharyn Neuer, DO
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Midwestern University Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine ONMM-3 Residency |
| Second place |
OMT for TBI: A Case Report Showing Improvements in Vision, Mastication, and Post-Traumatic Headaches |
Gabrielle Ann McDermott Schneider, DO; and Shannon Garrison, DO |
University of Kentucky Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
| Third place |
Impact of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment on Improving Function and Restoring Quality of Life After Sternoclavicular Joint Resection |
Andrew Krueger, DO, ATC, PGY4; and Michael Schaefer, MD, CAQSM, FAAPMR, RMSK |
University Hospitals Community Consortium |
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Resident—Original research
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| First place |
Osteopathic Treatment Decreases Pain and Opioid Use in Children with Acute Sickle Cell Disease Pain |
Amber M. Brown, DO, MS; Derrick L. Goubeaux, DO; and Jennifer A. Belsky, DO, MS |
Riley Hospital for Children, Indiana University School of Medicine, Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine |
| Second place |
Shear Wave Elastography Of The Thoracolumbar Fascia (TLF) As A Biomarker For Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP) |
David Risov, DO, PGY5; Faheem Farooq, OMS II; Dylan Carlson, OMS II; Jacob D. Barnett, OMS III; Nicole A. Fremarek, DO, MBA; (Per) Gunnar Brolinson, DO, FAOASM, FAAFP, FACOFP; Matthew Chung DO; Albert J. Kozar DO, FAOASM, R-MSK; Georgina Flynn-Smith, MBEE; Vincent Wang, PhD; Jaeda Mattis, OMS II; Cara Satoskar, OMS II; and Alexandra S. Reagan, OMS II |
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine |
| Third place |
Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) as an Adjunctive Therapy for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) |
Paige Moreno, DO; Michelle L. Mather, DO; Lindsey Kinney, DO; Rachelle Pichot, MA; and Raul Torres, DO |
Corewell Health Lakeland Family Medicine Residency |
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