Opportunities for research are varied and plentiful during residency at Rush. There is not a requirement for a research project. Basic or clinical research is carried out in all sections of the department. Residents have designed their own projects or joined a faculty member on an existing study.

Examples of recent abstracts, posters and publications by Rush pediatric residents include:

Aziz M, Patel A, Losavio J, Iyengar A, Berven M, Schloemer N, Jakubowicz A, Mathai T, McAuley J. Efficacy of Fluconazole Prophylaxis for Prevention of Invasive Fungal Infection in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants. Submitted to Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal.

Busse J. Implementation of an Asthma Action Program in the ED, pending IRB approval.

Krier, J, Kent P. A Retrospective Study of the Clinical Significance of Subcentimeter Pulmonary Nodules Visualized on CT scans in Patients Newly Diagnosed with Sarcoma. In Progress.

Awad S, Patel A, Polimenakos A, Braun R, Abdulla R. Left Ventricular Accessory Chamber, A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Submitted to Pediatric Cardiology, 2009.

Torchen L, Valentino L. Vitamin D Insufficiency and Osteoporosis in Young Boys with Hemophilia. Research in Progress with Grant Funding by CSL Behring.

Hwang L, Rabbat JC, Moy JN. Pneumomediastinum as the Initial Presentation of Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Submitted to Allergy and Asthma Proceedings.

Vinikoor MJ, Duncker K, McAuley J. Histoplasma pericarditits in a Three-year-old Child. Submitted to Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal.

Vinikoor MJ, Singh K. Influenza A Subtyping; A Paradigm Shift in Diagnostics and Therapeutics. In progress.

Felten D, Childhood ALL Masquerading as Ewing’s Sarcoma. American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting, 2008; abstract.

Joseph S, Mathew J, Green C, Martin M, Fingarson A, Klass P, Volin B. The Homeless Literacy Environment. Pediatric Academic Society Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, May 2008; poster.

Gupta P, McDaniel L, Ohri A, Sharma G. The Need for a Multi-Disciplinary Approach for the Treatment of Potentially Modifiable Risk Factors for Pulmonary Morbidity in Sickle Cell Disease. American Thoracic Society; 2007; abstract.

Duncker K, Cortez E, Severin P, Kramer J, McNeal C. Assessing Pediatric Resident Confidence in Advance Life Support Skills (PALS) in a Training Curriculum Utilizing High-tech Patient Simulators. American Academy of Pediatrics Annual Meeting; 2007; poster.

Lui K. Maternally Directed Methadone Treatment in a Toddler. Abstract presented at North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology, 2007.

Rubinshteyn M, Kent P. Sustained Remission of Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura with Low Dose Hydroxyurea. Abstract presented to Hemophilia and Thrombophilia Research Society; 2007.

Nguyen-Vermillion A, Kent P, Valentino L. Successful Treatment of Congenital TTP with Koate-DVI, an Intermediate Purity Plasma-Derived Factor VIII Concentrate. Hemophilia and Thrombophilia Research Society; 2007; abstract.

Green C, Volin B, Martin M, Priti J, Scotellaro M. Homeless Children and Medicaid HMOs, Ambulatory Pediatric Society Annual Meeting; 2007; abstract.