NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital (NYP-BMH) presents an Annual Scholarly Review by our physician trainees, nurses, and Hospital staff for research, quality improvement, patient safety, and literature review projects. Project summaries are included in the 2026 Annual Scholarly Review Abstracts book. Posters, when available, are linked below.

The NYPBMH Research Committee has selected notable projects and invited the authors to present at a Research Forum on Tuesday, June 16, 5-7 PM in the BMH auditorium. Our presenters include:

Original Research

• Sevde Busra Alptekin, MD: Comparison of Short vs Long Courses of Erythropoietin Therapy in Preterm Infants in the NICU
• Kian Maalizadeh, DO: A Tale of Two Valves: Sex Differences in Hemodynamic Recovery and Residual Mitral Regurgitation After TAVR
• Samantha Cronin, MD: Impact of Birth Experience on Risk of Postpartum Depression
• Sahar Gowani, MD: Immediate Availability of Mifepristone in Retail Pharmacies in New York State: A Secret Shopper Study
• Akila Mary Antony, MD: Epogen Therapy Improves Oral Feeding Progression in Anemic Preterm Infants: A Retrospective Cohort Study
• Ranjani Padmanabhan, MD: Evaluation of Proton Beam Radiotherapy in Ovarian Cancer: Analysis of the Multicenter Proton Collaborative Group Prospective Registry

Quality Improvement

• Natalie Leek, DO: Standardized Protocol Implementation Increases Patient Follow-Up After Emergency Department–Initiated MAB
• Fares Salem, MD: Sweet Hearts: Boosting Appropriate Prescribing of SGLT-2 Inhibitors in Heart Failure
• Angela C. Judd, MD: Improving Screening for Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip in the Setting of External Cephalic Version through Interdisciplinary Intervention
• Katima Allen, MSN, RN, CPHQ: Postoperative Hemodynamic Management and Vasoactive Therapy after Carotid Artery Stenting: Impact on Clinical Outcomes in a Single-Center Retrospective Analysis

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Departments

• Anesthesiology
• Dental Medicine
• Emergency Medicine
• Internal Medicine
• Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Pediatrics
• Radiation Oncology
• Surgery

• ​First Place Prize: Molly Moody, MS, BSN, CCRN & Scott Komito, BSN, CCRN-CMC: Reducing Medical Device-Related Pressure Injuries in an ICU through Nursing Education
  
• Tzipora Schwartz, DNP, RN, CPHQ​: The Use of a Fall Prevention Agreement to Reduce Falls
  
• Jamie Abbruzzese, BSN, RN, Katherine Savastano, BSN, RN, Tamara Shand, BSN, RN: Improving Confidence in Nurses Through Mock Code Training
  
• Greta Thomas-Nedd. PhD, MSN-Ed, RN, CCRN, CPAN, CVRN-BC, NPD-BC, Kathleen Marquino, MA, BSN RN, NPD-BC & Natasha Penn, DNP, MSNed, RN, NPD-BC, CNOR, Mave Tzall, MS, RN, NPD-BC, CCRN & Aleksandra Harris MSN, WHNP-BC, RN-BC: A Novel Idea: Building Teams That Thrive
  
• Veronica Carnero, BSN, RN, Marco Striuli, BSN, RN: Does the use of a hospitality model compared to current practice impact patient experience scores around food experience?
  
• Vanessa Mulero, DNP, RN, NE-BC: Transforming Post-Discharge Patient Experience Through Improved Communication 
  
• Angelika Paczkowski BSN, RN, CCRN: Implementation of Communication Board Use for Mechanically Ventilated Patients in the Critical Care Setting
  
• Christina Hyun, BSN, RN, Meijuan Lin, BSN, RN, Crizelda Villegas Ventura, BSN, RN, Bon Garcia, BSN, RN: Reducing Language Barriers in Endoscopy Through the Implementation of a Multilingual Communication Board 
  
• Katie L. Grandstaff, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CCRN: Electronic Health Record Simulation to Increase Competence in New Graduate Nurses
  
• Alina Barylnikova, BSN, RN-BC, Alison Latendorf, MSN, RN-BC, Jill Lombardi, MSN, RN-BC, Valentina Potylitsyna MSN, BSN, RN, Greta Thomas-Nedd. PhD, MSN-Ed, RN, CCRN, CPAN, CVRN-BC, NPD-BC: The Great Drop in Falls Staff of 8 South Rehab
  
• Larissa Elgin, DNP, CCRN, NE-BC: Rounding to Reduce Unassisted Falls Among Oncology Patients 
  
• Alexandra Cahane, BSN, RN & Amparo Potenza, BSN, RN: CAM Effects on Inpatient Adults Receiving Cancer Treatments
  
• Khanh Thai, AGNP-BC, MSN: Advance Care Planning in Metastatic Lung Cancer Patients: A Quality Improvement Initiative 
  
• Second Place Prize: Rebecca Poleshuck RN, MSN, FNP-BC, CWOCN: Utilizing an End-of-Life Skin Injury Tool to Define Skin Failure 
  
• Ellie Prowell, DNP, CPNP: Pediatric Asthma Program Outreach
  
• Leslie Haymes, BSN, RN, CPAN: A Collaborative Nursing and Anesthesia Education Initiative to Improve Patient Experience with Preoperative Instructions
  
• Jaimie Babila, BSN, CPAN; Wilhelmina Bautista, BSN, CPAN; Lorraine Tantuccio, BSN, Thomas Notaro, DNP: Inpatient First Case on Time Start
  
• Third Place Prize: Liza Gonzales BSN, RN & Henry Tajonera BSN, RN: Improve Total Joint Replacement Turnaround Time Through Team Communication
  
• Julie Chen MSN, RN, MEDSURG-BC & Shamia Singh BSN, RN, CPAN: Enhancing Patient Experience Through Recovery Needs Stickers
  
• Sharon Baoas, DNP-ANP, Katima Allen, MSN, RN, Nicole Ilonzo, MD, James Rucinski, MD, Pieter Smit, MD, Bashar Fahoum, MD, Mostafa Sadek, MD, Miichael Zenilman, MD: Association of Clavien-Dindo Scoring System of Surgical Complications and NSQIP Post Operative Occurrences for Quality Assessments in Improving Surgical Outcomes ​