The purpose of the GME Publications collection is to preserve and share the scholarship of the Kansas City University community. Here we showcase research done by current and former GME residents and GME faculty members while enrolled in or employed by KCU.
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Submissions from 2025
Assessing Proximal Humerus Cortical Bone Thickness for Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: A Cadaveric Study, Grace Thiel, Brandon Nguyen, and Jennifer F. Dennis
Submissions from 2024
40-Gene Expression Profile Test Predicting Metastatic Risk in Localized, High-risk Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma for Peer Review, Luna Samman, Chloe Fernandez, and Carlos Gomez-Meade
Appropriate Statistical Methods to Assess Cross-study Diagnostic 23-Gene Expression Profile Test Performance for Cutaneous Melanocytic Neoplasms, Matthew S. Goldberg, Clay J. Cockerell, Jason H. Rogers, Jennifer J. Siegel, Brooke H. Russell, Gregory A. Hosler, and Etan Marks
A Systematic Review of Phenibut Withdrawals, Christopher Stewart, Hunter Simonsen, Savitha K. Satyasi, Nauman Ashraf, and Suporn Sukpraprut-Braaten
Atypical Presentation of Probable Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease: A Patient Without Mental Deterioration, Nuzhat Nisa, Novera Inam, Christopher Stewart, and Suporn Sukpraprut-Braaten
Barriers in Office-Based Opioid Treatment in Rural United States, Savitha K. Satyasi, Christopher Stewart, Kaushal Parimi, Suporn Sukpraprut-Braaten, and Nauman Ashraf
Battle of the Sections: Student Outcomes and Course Feedback Support Combined Prosection and Dissection Laboratory Formats to Maximize Student Success, Charles Coker, Robert S. Rogers, Blair Freed, Robert Steele, Monica Kinde, Galina Danilova, Schoen Kruse, and Jennifer F. Dennis
Beta-Blockers as an Immunologic and Autonomic Manipulator in Critically Ill Patients: A Review of the Recent Literature, Akram M. Eraky, Yashwanth Yerramalla, Adnan Khan, Yasser Mokhtar, Mostafa Alamrosy, Amr Farag, Alisha Wright, Matthew Grounds, and Nicole M. Gregorich
Cardiovascular Findings in Klippel-Feil Syndrome: A Systematic Review, Abbigail Niewchas, Salma Alkhatib, Christopher Stewart, Mitchell Fisher, Randall Hansen, Alex Otto, Kent McIntire, and Suporn Sukpraprut-Braaten
Cefepime-Induced Encephalopathy in Patients Treated for Urinary Tract Infection, Novera Inam, Nuzhat Nisa, Christopher Stewart, Mitchell Fisher, and Suporn Sukpraprut-Braaten
Diagnostic Utility of the 23-Gene Expression Profile Test for an Atypical Intradermal Melanocytic Proliferation, Etan Marks, Anais A. Badia, and Matthew S. Goldberg
Enhanced Biomechanical Properties of the Pectineal Ligament Support Its Reliability for Apical Pelvic Organ Prolapse Repair, Micaela Motzko, Makayla M. Swancutt, Edwin Glueck, Brandalynn Holland, Anna Stock, Zubeen Azari, Elif Diricanli, Jennifer F. Dennis, and Melissa Zolnierz
Evaluating Stigmatization Toward Mental Illnesses Among Resident Physicians, Jamon Hemingway, Justin Kunz, David Draney, David E. Martin, and Suporn Sukpraprut-Braaten
Monkeypox Presenting as Periorbital Cellulitis: A Case Report, Unaiza Batool, Fahad S. Siddiqui, Jessika Sanz, and Shoaib Siddiqui
Morphological Variation of the Soleus Muscle: Determining General Patterns and Characteristics of the Connective Tissue Architecture, Keanna Theobalt, Miles Turk, George Kalu, Robert Steele, and Charles B. Withnell
Needle Arthroscopy in Orthopedics, Valerio Andreozzi, Cristina Garufi, Matthew Daggett, Alessandro Carrozzo, Giorgio Rossi, and Edoardo Monaco
Non-Surgical Bleeding and Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP) Syndrome after TURP Surgery: A Case Report and Literature Review, Akram M. Eraky, Sidney C. Rubenstein, Adnan Khan, Yasser Mokhtar, and Nicole Gregorich
Otolaryngological Presentations of Klippel-Feil Syndrome: A Systematic Review, Christopher Stewart, Alex Otto, Mitchell Fisher, Abbigail Niewchas, Salma Alkhatib, Andrew Simonsen, Randall Hansen, Suporn Sukpraprut-Braaten, and Kent McIntire
Overcoming High Defibrillation Thresholds With Placement of a Coronary Sinus Lead, Shane Miller, Cali Clark, and John F. Swartz III
Persistent Left-Sided Superior Vena Cava: A Case Report, Matthew Hentges, Karson Schroeder, and Aleesha Somani
Retinoids for the Treatment of Refractory Grover’s Disease: A Case Series and Review of the Literature, David Moodie, Charles Dunn, Chloe Fernandez, and Rajiv Nathoo
The Effect of COVID-19 Infection on Clinical Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Surgical Repair of Humerus Fractures, Nicholas Scigliano, Troy B. Puga, Noah M. Scigliano, Yale K. Williams, and Michael A. Boin
The Perfect Storm: Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy and Electrical Storm in Patient With AIDS, Cali Clark, Shane Miller, Fady Botrous, and Christopher Ryan Longnecker
Transiliac-Shortening Osteotomy to Treat Ischial Pressure Injury due to Fixed Pelvic Obliquity: A Case Report, Richard M. Schwend, Brandon Nguyen, McKenna C. Noe, John T. Anderson, and Shao Jiang
Unilateral Choanal Atresia in a Child With Prolonged Nasal Congestion, Lindsay Ussher, Carli David, Randall Hansen, Alex Otto, Scott McClintick, Kent McIntire, and Suporn Sukpraprut-Braaten
Submissions from 2023
A Consultation for Pediatric Neck Mass Resulting in a Rare Diagnosis of Klippel-Feil Syndrome: A Case Report, Scott McClintick, Kent McIntire, Kindall Martin, Randall Hansen, Hanen Rojas, Christopher Stewart, and Suporn Sukpraprut-Braaten
AI-Derived Dermatology Case Reports are Indistinguishable from Those Written by Humans: A Single Blinded Observer Study, Charles Dunn, Jacob Hunter, William Steffes, Zackary Whitney, Michael Foss, Jere Mammino, Adam Leavitt, Spencer D. Hawkins, Alexander Dane, Martin Yungmann, and Rajiv Nathoo
A Narrative Review of Non-Infected Painful Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: Evaluation and Treatment, Speros Gabriel, Tyler Tucker, and Michael A. Boin
A Physician's Guide to the Use of Gene Expression Profile Ancillary Diagnostic Testing for Cutaneous Melanocytic Neoplasms, Etan Marks, Abel Jarell, Joanna Ludzik, Aaron S. Farberg, Harold S. Rabinovitz, Robert G. Phelps, Clay J. Cockerell, and Alexander Witkowski
A Retrospective Study for Association Between Post-Transfusion Hemoglobin S Level and Pre-Transfusion Hemoglobin S Level at the Next Scheduled Transfusion, Ding Wen Wu, Jessica Jacobson, Mark Lifshitz, Yanhua Li, Rachel Friedmann, Ronald Walsh, Evan Himchak, Sadiqa Karim, Etan Marks, Sang Hwa Himchak, and Timothy Hilbert
Association of New-Onset Arrhythmias and COVID-19 Infection in Hospitalized Patients, Cali Clark, Matthew McAuliffe, Christopher Lane, Rose Galetti, Awais Ur Rahman, Colton Pate, and Robert McNab
Case Report of Leprosy in Central Florida, USA, 2022, Aashni Bhukhan, Charles Dunn, and Rajiv Nathoo
Cervical Collars and Dysphagia Among Geriatric TBIs and Cervical Spine Injuries: A Retrospective Cohort Study, Stephanie Jarvis, Alexandre P. Sater, Jeffrey Gordon, Allan Nguyen, Kaysie Banton, and David Bar-Or
Clinical and Functional Outcomes of Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty Supplemented With Latissimus Dorsi Transfer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Jake X. Checketts, Robert Steele, Ashini Patel, Josh Stephens, Kate Buhrke, Arjun Reddy, Landon Stallings, Jacob J. Triplet, and Brian Chalkin
Dermal Suture Height Differential: The Secret to Simplifying and Optimizing Wound Edge Eversion, Charles Dunn, Cyndi Yag-Howard, Rajiv Nathoo, Alexander Dane, Adam Leavitt, Adam Sutton, and Ashley Wysong
Fluvoxamine vs Placebo and Time to Recovery in Outpatients With Mild to Moderate COVID-19, Sahar Ashraf and Nauman Ashraf
Incidental Metastatic Lung Cancer in a Patient Being Treated for Community-Acquired Pneumonia: The Case for Lung Cancer Screening in Rural America, Carl T. Heinrich IV, Stephen Stabbert, Dayan Sanchez, Jayton A. Lim, David Martin, and Suporn Sukpraprut-Braaten
Intralesional Certolizumab for Refractory Lupus Pernio, Charles Dunn, Zackary Whitney, Michael Foss, Austin Ambur, Stephen Eubanks, Adam Leavitt, and Rajiv Nathoo
Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction Using Gracilis Tendon Graft and "All Suture" Knotless Anchors for Patellar Fixation, Edoardo Monaco, Natale Criseo, Alessandro Annibaldi, Alessandro Carrozzo, Susanna M. Pagnotta, Matteo Romano Cantagalli, Pierfrancesco Orlandi, and Matthew Daggett
Network Analysis Examining Intrahospital Traffic of Patients With Traumatic Hip Fracture, Elizabeth A. Secor, David Hamilton, Cecile D'Huyvetter, Kristin Salottolo, and David Bar-Or
Painful Nodules With a Crawling Sensation, Faraz Yousefian, Michael Foss, Austin Ambur, Charles Dunn, and Rajiv Nathoo
Photodistributed Lichenoid Eruption with Alopecia: A Unique Presentation of Graham–Little–Piccardi–Lasseur Syndrome, Austin Ambur, Aashni Bhukhan, Charles Dunn, and Rajiv Nathoo
Primary Tumor Resection in Colorectal Cancer Patients With Unresectable Distant Metastases: A Minireview, Junge Bai, Ming Yang, Zheng Liu, Sergey Efetov, Cuneyt Kayaalp, Audrius Dulskas, Darcy Shaw, and Xishan Wang
Pseudo-Allergies in the Emergency Department: A Common Misdiagnosis of Hypersensitivity Type 1 Allergic Reaction, Akram M. Eraky, Alisha Wright, and Douglas McDonald
Quantifying Perioperative Anxiety in Mohs Micrographic Surgery: A Single-Center Prospective Case-Series, Cailin O'Connell, Remi Hamel, Tariq Nisar, Jeffrey Dickman, Elizabeth Hall, and Leonard Goldberg
Resolution of Brachioradial Pruritus Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Case Report, Brandon Nguyen, Rylee McGuire, and James Taylor
Surgeon Assessment of Frailty, Charles Harper and Suporn Sukpraprut-Braaten
Systematic Review: Is There a Medicinal Use of Cocaine in Psychiatry?, Andrew Troy Hodge, Robert Strayhan, and Suporn Sukpraprut-Braaten
Systematic Review of Clear Cell Hidradenoma, Suporn Sukpraprut-Braaten, Adam Kramer, Niritta Patel, Patricia Palanca, Pear Sukarom, Gursuraj Grewal, Jacob Glowacki, Jacob Hunter, and Charles Harper
The Efficacy of Psilocybin in the Treatment of Depression and Anxiety: A Meta-Analysis, Andrew Troy Hodge, Suporn Sukpraprut-Braaten, and Robert Strayhan
The Forbidden Fruit: A Case of Tejocote (Crataegus mexicana) Supplement Toxicity, Cali Clark, Terrence Kelly, Kyle Mense, Shane Miller, and Ashley Broce
The Use of Psilocybin in the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders with Attention to Relative Safety Profile: A Systematic Review, Andrew Troy Hodge, Suporn Sukpraprut-Braaten, Matthew Narlesky, and Robert Strayhan
The Value of Discovery: Camp Discovery Augments Resident Physician Education, Charles Dunn, Alan Wong, Samuel Stahly, Jason Kieffer, Jacob Hunter, and Mark Kaufmann
Unicentric Castleman Disease in the Temporal Region of a Pediatric Patient, Jeffrey Dickman, Samantha Haraszti, Karen Warschaw, and Weimin Hu
Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia: Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis, and Management in an Elderly Male, Shahman Shahab, Dimitar I. Semerdzhiev, James Reeves, Amy Daniel, David Martin, and Suporn Sukpraprut-Braaten
Submissions from 2022
A Case of Indeterminate Cutaneous Dendritic Cell Tumors in the Setting of Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia, Timothy A. Nyckowski, Paul Vance, and Etan Marks
Acute Thrombosis of Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery During Anaphylactic Reaction to Contrast Dye, John Cox, Cali Clark, and Zachary Anderson
Alopecia Areata and Myasthenia Gravis Presenting as Paraneoplastic Phenomena of Breast Cancer, Charles Dunn, Rajiv Nathoo, Aaron Tauer, and Layne Green
Alopecia in Children Undergoing Chemotherapy, Radiation, and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: Scoping Review and Approach to Management, Stephen Kessler, Ali Marzooq, Arun Sood, Kristen Beebe, Alexandra Walsh, Liliana Montoya, and Harper Price
Annular Bullous Lesions in a Child From Uganda: Chronic Bullous Disease of Childhood, Austin Ambur, Timothy A. Nyckowski, and Aashni Bhukhan
A Severe Case of Levamisole-Induced Vasculitis, Austin Ambur and Timothy A. Nyckowski
Association Between Industry Sponsorship and Author Conflicts of Interest With Outcomes of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses of Interventions for Opioid Use Disorder, Sydney Ferrell, Simran Demla, J. Michael Anderson, Michael Weaver, Trevor Torgerson, Micah Hartwell, and Matt Vassar
A Surprising Scalp Finding: Spontaneous Nodules in an Elderly Man, Charles Dunn, Yasser Faraj, Nicole Vesely, Austin Ambur, Michael Foss, Robin Burger, and Rajiv Nathoo
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Management of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Porphyria Cutanea Tarda, Timothy A. Nyckowski, Alexandra Grammenos, Alisa Vinokurov, and Rajiv Nathoo
Compliance With SEP-1 Guidelines is Associated With Improved Outcomes for Septic Shock but not for Severe Sepsis, Shelly N.B. Sloan, Nathan A. Rodriguez, Thomas Seward, Lucy Sare, Lukas Moore, Greg Stahl, Kerry Johnson, Scott Goade, and Robert Arnce
Conflicts of Interest Among Authors of Systematic Reviews Regarding the Management of Chronic Non-Cancer Pain with Opioids Analgesics, Connor Polson, Parker Siex, J. Michael Anderson, Michael Weaver, Will Roberts, Micah Hartwell, and Matt Vassar
Evaluating the Relationship Between Industry Sponsorship and Conflicts of Interest Among Systematic Review Authors on Treatments for Cannabis Use Disorder, Marvin Carr, Vaishnavi Reddy, J. Michael Anderson, Michael Weaver, Micah Hartwell, and Matt Vassar
Evaluation of Industry Relationships Among Authors of Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses Regarding Ménières Disease, David Wenger, Ross Nowlin, Austin L. Johnson, J. Michael Anderson, Michael Weaver, Micah Hartwell, and Matt Vassar
Examination of Cutaneous Changes Among Patients Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection, Jordan B. Lane, Samuel Stahly, Adam Sills, Stephen D. Wagner, Stacy Zimmerman, David Martin, and Suporn Sukpraprut-Braaten
Expanding the Spectrum of Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex: Syndromic Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex With Nephropathy and Epilepsy Secondary to CD151 Tetraspanin Defect--A Case Report and Review of the Literature, Charles Dunn, Austin Ambur, Michael Foss, and Rajiv Nathoo
Exploring Diagnostic Strategies in the Assessment of Mixed Affective States, Andrew Troy Hodge and Suporn Sukpraprut-Braaten
Facial Edema Associated with Dasatinib: Case Report with Successful Treatment, Timothy A. Nyckowski, Austin Ambur, Alisa Vinokurov, and Rajiv Nathoo
Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome, Austin Ambur and Timothy A. Nyckowski
Idiopathic Linear IgA Bullous Dermatosis With Mucosal Involvement, Austin Ambur and Timothy A. Nyckowski
Impaired Calcium Signalling and Neuropsychiatric Disorders in Darier Disease: An Exploratory Review, Austin Ambur, Asma Zaidi, Charles Dunn, and Rajiv Nathoo
In-Office Needle Arthroscopic Assessment After Primary ACL Repair: Short-Term Results in 15 Patients, Alessandro Annibaldi, Edoardo Monaco, Matthew Daggett, Alessandro Carrozzo, Daniele Mazza, Leonardo Previ, Giorgio Rossi, Pierfrancesco Orlandi, and Andrea Ferretti
In-Office Needle Arthroscopic Synovial Biopsy Is an Effective Diagnostic Tool in Patients With Inflammatory Arthritis, Valerio Andreozzi, Edoardo Monaco, Cristina Garufi, Francesca Romana Spinelli, Giorgio Rossi, Matthew Daggett, Fabrizio Conti, and Andrea Ferretti
Isolated Nevus Unius Lateralis in a Patient from Uganda, Austin Ambur and Timothy A. Nyckowski
Large Mucocele of the Appendix Discovered in a 48-Year-Old Male Presenting With Appendicitis: A Case Report, Dimitar I. Semerdzhiev, Robert E. Hardister, Stephen D. Wagner, Dewey R. McAfee, David Martin, and Suporn Sukpraprut-Braaten
Leukoderma With Perifollicular Sparing: A Diagnostic Clue of Cutaneous Onchocerciasis, Austin Ambur and Timothy A. Nyckowski
Management of Attention Deficits and Behavioral Dyscontrol With an Evening-Dosed Methylphenidate Formulation in Smith-Magenis Syndrome, Matthew Narlesky, Devin McDonald, Brian Bradford, Suporn Sukpraprut-Braaten, and Robert Strayhan
Multiple Indolent Asymptomatic Yellow-Orange Patches and Plaques, Andrew Niemann, Jason Mammino, Rajiv Nathoo, and Robin Burger
No Difference in Clinical and Radiological Outcomes Following Fixation of Transverse Patella Fractures With Either Suture Tape or Metallic Cerclage: A Retrospective Comparative Study, Edoardo Monaco, Adnan Saithna, Silvia Cardarelli, Giorgio Bruni, Alessandro Carrozzo, Alessandro Annibaldi, Matthew Daggett, Andrea Del Duca, and Andrea Ferretti
Oral Tranexamic Acid for the Treatment of Melasma: A Case Series and Novel Dosing Regimen, Michael Foss, Kevin Nethers, Aashni Bhukhan, and Rajiv Nathoo
Osteochondral Allograft Reconstruction of a Pediatric Distal Humerus Fracture with Articular Bone Loss: A Case Report, Kirsten Norrell, Derec Stanislav, Micah Sinclair, and Caroline Tougas
Simple Intraoperative Technique to Improve Wound Edge Approximation for Residents, Timothy A. Nyckowski, Jason Mammino, Trisha Khanna, and Jere Mammino
Striking Elevations in Aminotransferases in a Case of Congestive Hepatopathy Without Concurrent Hypotension, Kyle N. Kaneko, Zacharie D. Finneman, Phillip M. Avila, Jayton A. Lim, and Suporn Sukpraprut-Braaten
Subcutaneous Sweet's Syndrome: A Rare Subtype of Acute Febrile Neutrophilic Dermatosis, Austin Ambur and Timothy A. Nyckowski
Superficial Solitary Fibrous Tumor Masquerading as a Dermoid Cyst: A Case Report, Michael Foss, Charles Dunn, Etan Marks, and Rajiv Nathoo
Systematic Review Effect of Tracheostomy on Mortality Rate among COVID-19 Patients, Suporn Sukpraprut-Braaten and Pear Sukarom
The Eyes Have It: When Skin Findings Prompt Referral to Ophthalmology, Charles Dunn, Michael Foss, and Monique Kumar
Two Cases of Linear Cutaneous Depressions After Botulinum Toxin A, Timothy A. Nyckowski, Zackary Whitney, and Panagiotis Mitropoulos
Vaccines and Dermatology: Expanding the Role of Dermatology Clinics in the Name of Public Health, Charles Dunn, Yasser Faraj, Nicole Vesely, Michael Foss, Austin Ambur, and Rajiv Nathoo
Vitiligo Possibly Triggered by COVID-19 Vaccination, Michelle Militello, Austin Ambur, and William Steffes
Xeroderma Pigmentosum Presenting in Two Siblings from Uganda, Austin Ambur and Timothy A. Nyckowski
Submissions from 2021
A Case of Drug-Induced Bullous Pemphigoid With an Isomorphic Response and Updated Review of Koebnerization in Bullous Diseases, Austin Ambur, Rajiv Nathoo, and Sadia Saeed
A Case of Secondary Syphilis Masquerading as Cutaneous Lymphoma, Kevin Nethers, Rafael E. Mojica, Etan Marks, Robin Burger, Sadia Saeed, and William Steffes
Acute Primary Repair of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament With Anterolateral Ligament Augmentation, Edoardo Monaco, Daniele Mazza, Matthew Daggett, Fabio Marzilli, Alessandro Annibaldi, Alessandro Carrozzo, and Andrea Ferretti
A Novel Arthroscopic-Assisted Repair of Palmer 1B Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex Tears: Early Results, Alexander J. Kelsheimer, Anne P. Timmermann, and Richard F. Howard
A Review of Emerging and Non-US FDA-Approved Topical Agents for the Treatment of Basal Cell Carcinoma, Natalie Kash and Sirunya Silapunt
