KPCOM January Publications

Second-year student Oussama Benalla coauthored the article “Modeling Variability in the Inferior Vena Cava into Fenestrated Endografts for Retrohepatic Caval Injuries,” which was published in the January 2020 issue of the Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders.

Saamia Shaikh, J.D., class of 2020, was selected to serve on the Association of Women Surgeons’ Grants and Fellowship Committee. She also coauthored the article “Anticoagulant Prophylaxis in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review,” which was published in The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. She also coauthored two articles in the American Journal of Case Reports: “Pseudoaneurysm of the Thyrocervical Trunk Following a Superficial Stab Wound to Zone I of the Neck” and “Ballistic Axillary Vein Transection: A Case Report.” Additionally, she coauthored the article “Gunshot Wound of the Subclavian Artery: Successful Management with an Emergent Endovascular Stent Graft” in the International Journal of Surgery Case Reports.

Sweta Tewary, Ph.D., M.S.W., assistant professor of geriatrics and administrative director of the Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program, coauthored the peer-reviewed article “Academic Advising Using Theoretical Approaches for Struggling Medical Students in Preclinical Years,” which will be published in the April issue of the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association. She coauthored the article with Jennifer A. Jordan, Ed.D., assistant dean of medical education; Arif M. Rana, Ph.D., Ed.S., M.S., M.P.H., M.A., chair of the Department of Health Informatics; and Bindu Mayi, Ph.D., M.Sc., professor of microbiology.

OMS-III Paul  J. Spano II, M.S., coauthored the article “Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair Versus Open Repair: Analysis of the National Trauma Data Bank,” which was published in the January issue of the Journal of Surgical Research. He also served as lead author of the article “Anticoagulant Chemoprophylaxis in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injuries: A Systematic Review,” which was published in the January issue of The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. It can be accessed at

OMS-I Andrew Ardeljan authored and presented several projects at the American Association for Hand Surgery 2020 Annual Meeting held January 8–11 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. They were “Increased Risk of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Trigger Finger in Women Using Aromatase Inhibitor Medications;” “Medial Epicondylitis: Patient Demographics, Comorbidities, Setting of Diagnosis, and Reported Diagnosis and Surgical Trends Within a Large Insurance Database;” and “Tobacco Use Increases Risk of Medial Epicondylitis and Subsequent Surgical Intervention.”