Duke School of Medicine Student Research Symposium

The Efficacy of Major Peripheral Nerve Neuroma Surgery in Reducing Postoperative Opioid Use in Patients with Preoperative Opioid Use
Hypothesis: We sought to evaluate whether surgical excision of major peripheral nerve neuromas (MPN) would reduce the use of opioids in...

Gait Analysis for the Quantification of Neuropathic Foot Pain: A Step in the Right Direction
Evaluation of pain often relies on subjective patient reported outcomes (PROs) such as the Brief Pain Inventory. Supplementing such measures with...

Comparing clinical outcomes in AIBD patients, a retrospective analysis of Black versus White patients evaluated and treated at Duke Dermatology
Objective: Compare differences in demographics, comorbidities, and ED visits or hospitalizations in Black versus White AIBD patients evaluated...

Mesenchymal stem cell exosomes exhibit anti-inflammatory effects on the ocular surface in a murine model of Stevens Johnson Syndrome and allergic eye disease
Background: Targeted immunotherapies are needed in inflammatory ocular surface diseases as an alternative to the blanket immunosuppression of...

Glioma Imaging Predicts Underlying Genetic Mutations: A Multicenter Study
Background: Gliomas are the most common malignant primary brain tumor. Genomic characterization is necessary for diagnosis and treatment decisions,...

Ultra-widefield retinal and choroidal vascular architecture in mild cognitive impairment and normal cognition
Background: Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is currently a clinical diagnosis characterized by decline in memory and daily cognitive function from...

Generation of antibodies for the diagnosis of acute and chronic Chagas Disease using phage display technology
Caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, Chagas disease is one of the most neglected tropical diseases in the world and poses a significant burden...

Role of Regulatory T-Cells in the Development of Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis
Traumatic etiology is implicated in up to 12% of the cases of osteoarthritis in the United States. This type of arthritis, termed post traumatic...

Distal Clavicle Bone Augmentation for Shoulder Instability
Background: Glenoid bone loss remains one of the most significant risk factors for recurrent instability following surgical management of...