Research Projects & Grants

Internal

  • Answering the Call for Surgeon Response to NAT: A Retrospective Review, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (08/2024) Status: Approved
  • Evaluating Substance Use in Pediatric Trauma, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (08/2024) Status: Approved
  • Traumatic Amputations in Children: A Costly Epidemic, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (08/2024) Status: Approved
  • Surgical outcomes with pediatric hepatoblastoma, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (01/2024) Status: Approved
  • Performance of prediction rules for pediatric blunt trauma in trauma centers without current guidelines: a retrospective study, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (01/2024) Status: Approved
  • In-hospital Outcomes and Long-term Morbidity and Mortality in Patients with a Glasgow Coma Scale Score Equal to or less than 8 on Admission, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (08/2023) Status: Approved
  • Pediatric head gunshot trauma from 2014 to 2023, concentrating on the period during COVID, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (07/2023) Status: Approved
  • Comparison of disease severity and outcomes of acute appendicitis in children before and after the onset of COVID-19 pandemic, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (04/2023) Status: Approved
  • Gastric perforation in neonates, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (04/2023) Status: Approved
  • Comparison of robotic versus laparoscopic cholecystectomies in children, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (03/2023) Status: Approved
  • A retrospective comparison of the effectiveness of small-bore pigtail catheters (PC) versus traditional chest tubes (CT) for hemothorax in pediatric trauma, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (01/2023) Status: Approved
  • Review of Robotic Surgery Cases in Pediatric patients, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (06/2022) Status: Approved
  • A Multicenter Evaluation of Operative Strategies for Meconium Ileus (MEC-I), Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (01/2022 - 12/2024) Status: Completed
  • A MULTI CENTER STUDY OF OUTCOMES WITH SURGICALLY-MANAGED NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS (NEC), Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (10/2021) Status: Approved
  • Comparing open thoracotomy versus video-assisted thoracoscopy for the management of congenital pulmonary airway malformations; a twenty-year retrospective review, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (10/2021) Status: Approved
  • Comparison of Multiport versus Single Port Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for Pediatric Pneumothorax, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Pediatrics, (04/2021 - 12/2021) Status: Completed
  • Incidence and outcomes in the management of pneumomediastinum in pediatric patients, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (02/2021) Status: Approved
  • Incidence and outcomes of trauma in pediatric patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (02/2021) Status: Approved
  • Metabolomic and histological characterization of Necrotizing Enterocolitis of the newborn, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Pediatrics, (02/2021) Status: Approved
  • Stool Analysis in Premature Infants with Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Pediatrics, (02/2021 - 11/2021) Status: Completed
  • Outcomes of appendicitis presentation in children during COVID era, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Pediatrics, (01/2021 - 11/2021) Status: Completed
  • Outcomes of single site versus conventional 3-site laparoscopic appendectomy in children, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Pediatrics, (04/2020 - 08/2021) Status: Completed
  • Role of Heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor (HB-EGF) in prevention of Necrotizing enterocolitis and modulation of brain-gut interactions, Role: PD/PI, LLU School of Medicine, (01/2020 - 12/2026) Status: Awarded
  • Near-infrared spectroscopy to evaluate feeding tolerance in infants with NEC, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Pediatrics, (12/2019) Status: Approved
  • Impact of maternal factors on the incidence of necrotizing Enterocolitis, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Pediatrics, (07/2019) Status: Approved
  • Patterns of Portable Inflatable Amusement Device (PIAD) Related Injury Seen at a Level One Trauma Center, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (10/2024) Status: Approved
  • GRASP:Oral SlgA immunoglobulin treatment to prevent gastrointestinal mucositis caused by chemotherapy, Role: Co-Investigator, LLU - GRASP, (01/2025 - 12/2026) Status: Awarded
  • Off-roading vehicle use and pediatrics: Injuries and Outcomes, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (12/2024) Status: Approved
  • Evaluation of limited English proficiency in pediatric surgical patients, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (12/2024) Status: Approved
  • Analysis of Social Determinants of Health in the Pediatric Surgery Population, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (12/2024) Status: Approved
  • Multicenter study of CT imaging in pediatric abdominal seatbelt sign, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (09/2024) Status: Approved
  • Time to Operating Room and Outcomes in Ovarian Torsion Cases in a Tertiary Care Center: a retrospective study, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Surgery, (04/2025) Status: Approved