Resident Research Award

William P. Kanto Pediatric Resident Research Award

Each academic year, four third-year residents are chosen to formally present their Scholarly Project on Resident Research Day. The Scholarly Activity Oversight Committee will then choose the first and second place recipients. Awards are presented at the annual Resident's Hail and Farewell Reception in late June. All other third year residents have the opportunity to present their Scholarly Project as a Poster Presentation on Resident Research Day. 

2022

Winner:

John-David Bruce, MD
"Medication Error Reduction in the Children's Hospital of Georgia."
Mentor: Will Cagle, MD

2nd Place:

Kayla Lasota, DO
"Impact of Childhood Obesity in Children Visiting the Emergency Department and/or Hospital Admission for Acute Asthma Exacerbation."
Mentor: Renuka Mehta, MD

3rd Place:

Gary Prusky, DO
"Analyzing the ER Screen of Direct Admissions."
Mentor: Desiree Seeyav, MD

2021

Winner:

Nicole Lock, DO
"Vitamin K and ECMO for Neonatal Hypoxic Respiratory Failure."
Mentor: Brian Stansfield, MD

Published: Perfusion. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33761796/

2nd Place:

Ellen Beach, DO
"The Utility of GI Panel PCR in Pediatric Patients: A Retrospective Review."
Mentor: Brandy Gunsolus, MD

Finalists:

Molly LaCoursiere, DO
"Characteristics and Outcomes of Early Pediatric Rapid Response Team Activations."
Mentor: Christopher Watson, MD

Kelly Rummings, DO
"A Prospective Study Comparing the Effectiveness of Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) with Chest X-Ray in Pediatric Patients with Suspected Pleural Effusions."
Mentor: Renuka Mehta, MD and Deborah Huang, MD

2020

Winner:

Zachary Hodges, MD
"Creation of an Open-access Educational Podcast for Residents, Physicians, and Pediatricians."
Mentor: Eric Ring, MD

2nd Place:

Meghan Nelson, DO
"JSLE, Bone Mineral Density, and Lipid Profile Association with 25-OH Vitamin D Levels."
Mentor: Lauren Newhall, DO and Julisa Patel, MD

Finalists:

Megan Coriell, MD
"The Effects of Continuous Glucose Monitoring on HbA1C in the Augusta Georgia Pediatric Population."
Mentor: Christopher Houk, MD

2019

Winner:

Stephanie Komic, MD
"Predictors of Length of Stay in Gastroschisis Infants."
Mentor: Brian Stansfield, MD

Published: The Journal of Surgical Research https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33338888/

2nd Place:

Kaitlin Verdone, DO
"Standardizing the Assessment of Sick Children Using Pediatric Early Warning Score (PEWS) Among Nursing and Medical Staff: A Performance Improvement Project"
Mentor: Renuka Mehta, MBBS

Finalists:

Nirja Acharya, MD
"Does Cut Umbilical Cord Milking Affect Iron Stores in Preterm Neonates."
Mentor: Azif Safarulla, MBBS

Mandy Nasworthy, MD
"Reducing Excessive Variation in Sepsis Evaluation (in Neonates), the Participation of the Children's Hospital of Georgia in a National Quality Improvement Project."
Mentor: Nirupma Sharma, MD

2018

Winner

Katherine Perofsky, MD
"Breastfeeding Duration and Bone Strength in Young Adult Females."
Mentor: Norman K. Pollock, PhD

2nd Place: 

Kathryn McCutcheon, MD
"Utility of Cranial Ultrasound as a screening tool for neonatal ECMO."
Mentor: Brian Stansfield, MD

Published: Journal of Perinatal Medicine https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31821168/

Finalists:

Alexander Eason, MD
'Vascular Thrombotic Events in Neonates with Congenital Heart Diase: Risk Assessment and Outcome Analysis in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit."
Mentor: Anastasios Polimenakos, MD

Published: Pediatric Cardiology https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32472152/

Austin, Lively, MD
"Effect of Updated American Academy of Pediatrics Bronchiolitis Policy Statement on Hospital Length of Stay for Patients Admitted for Uncomplicated Bronchiolitis."
Mentor: Kathryn McLeod, MD