Resident research wins big at MARC 2016

MARC is an annual conference, sponsored by the Association of Midwest Academic Anesthesia Chairs (AMAAC). This year, Minnesota welcomed 570 conference attendees, with representatives and residents from all 33 AMAAC institutions in attendance. Residents from each clinical-academic center participated in numerous research competitions during the conference. In total, 374 case reports and 96 research posters were presented in competitions.

Seven of our residents presented eight studies at this years’ Midwestern Anesthesia Resident’s Conference (MARC) and every study won in the final competitions! This year’s tremendous success was as a result of the amazing effort put forth by our residents, Ranko Bulatovic, Matthew Chong, Zach Davidson, Caitlin Gallagher, Danielle Lapierre, Hwa Lee, and Natalie Melton (see their studies below), as well as the tireless efforts of our faculty advisors, Postgraduate Administration and Resident Research Team.

On behalf of the entire department, we are thrilled to be able to congratulate all of this year’s winners for putting forth such a wonderful showcase of resident research. We would also like to thank all our faculty advisors and mentors, and Postgraduate Administration and Resident Research team – this momentous success would not have been possible without you!

Thank-you:

  • Dr. Mohamad Ahmad
  • Dr. Daniel Bainbridge
  • Dr. Davy Cheng
  • Dr. Rosemary Craen
  • Dr. Shalini Dhir
  • Dr. Ahmed Hegazy
  • Dr. Philip Jones
  • Dr. Ekta Khemani
  • Dr. Ronit Lavi
  • Dr. Peter Mack
  • Dr. Janet Martin
  • Dr. James E. Paul
  • Dr. Rakesh Vijayashankar 



Ranko Bulatovic (PGY4) won second place for:

FAST TRACK REGIMEN INCORPORATING ADDUCTOR CANAL BLOCKS TO FACILITATE DISCHARGE AFTER OVERNIGHT STAY FOLLOWING KNEE ARTHROPLASTY - A FEASIBILITY STUDY [pdf]

R. Bulatovic MD, R. Vijayashankar MD [Principal Investigator], P. Magsaysay MD, H. Hsu MD, J. Howard FRCSC, S. MacDonald FRCSC, E. Vasarhelyi FRCSC, B. Lanting FRCSC, S. Ganapathy FRCPC

Matthew Chong (PGY2) presented two posters at MARC this year, both of which won in final competitions:

TRANSFUSION TRIGGERS IN CRITICAL CARE AND PERIOPERATIVE PATIENTS: A META-ANALYSIS OF RANDOMIZED TRIALS [pdf]

Matthew A. Chong, Rohin Krishnan, Janet Martin, MEDICI Centre [Principal Investigator]

And also awarded second place:

RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL OF CONTINUOUS PULSE OXIMETRY AND WIRELESS CLINICIAL NOTIFICATION POST-SURGERY: THE VIGILANCE STUDY [pdf]

Matthew A. Chong, James E. Paul [Principal Investigator], Norman Buckley, Toni Tidy, Diane Buckley

Matthew Chong and research poster

Department Chair and Chief, Dr. Davy Cheng, and PGY2, Dr. Matthew Chong at MARC 2016.

Zach Davidson (PGY1) won 2nd place for his poster presentation of the study:

Applying a Quality Lens to Case Reports in Anesthesia [pdf]

Zach Davidson MD, Ekta Khemani MD MSc FRCPC [Principal Investigator], Brie McConnell MLIS, Bethany M. Oeming MD, Sandy Girgis HBSc, Sean O’Byrne, and Clyde Matava MBchB Mme

Zachary Davidson and poster

Dr. Zachary Davidson (PGY1) with his research poster at MARC 2016.

Caitlin Gallagher (PGY3) was awarded first place for her poster presentation of the retrospective chart review:

POSTOPERATIVE MONITORING OF PATIENTS WITH OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA: HOW LONG IS LONG ENOUGH? [pdf

Caitlin Gallagher, MD, Brian Rotenberg, MD FRCSC, John Fuller, MD FRCPC [Prinicpal Investigator]

Caitlin Gallagher

Dr Caitlin Gallagher (PGY3) with her research poster at MARC 2016.

Danielle Lapierre (PGY3) placed second for her presentation of:

The esophageal cooling device: a new temperature control tool in the intensivist’s arsenal 

Danielle M Lapierre M.Sc., M.D., Ahmed Hegazy, MBBCh FRCPC [Principal Investigator],
Eyad Althenayan MBBS

Lina Hwa Lee (PGY3) won third place for her presentation

PERIOPERATIVE DELIRIUM RISK AND PATENT FORAMEN OVALE IN HIP OR KNEE SURGERY [pdf]

Hwa Lee M.D., Nan Gai M.D., Ronit Lavi M.D. [Principal Investigator], Philip Jones M.D., Douglas Naudie M.D., Daniel Bainbridge M.D.

Lina Lee and poster

Department Chair and Chief, Dr. Davy Cheng, and PGY3 Dr. Lina Lee at MARC 2016.

Natalie Melton (PGY3) was awarded 3rd place for

TOTAL SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY EXPEDITED PATHWAY: SAME DAY DISCHARGE FEASIBILITY STUDY [pdf]

Natalie Melton M.D., Shalini Dhir M.D. FRCPC [Principal Investigator], George Athwal M.D. FRCSC, Darren Drosdowech M.D. FRCSC, Kevin Armstong M.D. FRCPC