Published Student Research
At Carle Illinois College of Medicine, students are passionate about conducting and publishing clinical and scholarly research that will shape the future of medicine.
Working with peers, faculty and clinical mentors, and scientists in a variety of disciplines, Carle Illinois students have authored research published in professional journals, presented at professional conferences and meetings, and recognized in local, national, and international award competitions. Our students are contributing to the body of scientific knowledge about the world’s most challenging health problems before they enter professional practice.
Here are some of the most recent research publications by Carle Illinois’ future physician innovators.
For more information about student research opportunities at Carle Illinois, contact Dr. Suguna Pappu, Director of Student Research at spappu@illinois.edu.
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Vaccine Fatigue and Influenza Vaccination Trends Across Pre-, Peri-, and Post- COVID-19 Periods in the United States Using Epic's Cosmos Database
Authors: Tyler B. Nofzinger (MD Candidate), Timothy T. Huang (MD Candidate), Christopher Eduard R. Lingat (MD Candidate), Gaurang M. Amonkar (MD Candidate), Emily E. Edwards (MD Candidate), Albert Yu, Alexander D. Smith (MD/PhD Candidate), Nasser Gayed, Heidi L. Gaddey
PLOS One, [data-value], 17 Jun 2025
Applications of mixed reality with medical imaging for training and clinical practice
Authors: Alexa R. Lauinger (MD Candidate); Meagan McNicholas, (MD Candidate); Matthew Bramlet, MD; Maria Bederson, (MD Candidate); Bradley P. Sutton, PhD; Caroline G. L. Cao, PhD; Irfan S. Ahmad, PhD; Carlos Brown, MD; Shandra Jamison, MA; Sarita Adve, PhD; John Vozenilek, MD; Jim Rehg, PhD; Mark S. Cohen, MD
Journal of Medical Imaging, [data-value], 7 Jan 2025
Association of psoriasis with obstructive sleep apnea: a retrospective cohort study using the TriNetX dataset
Authors: Mihir K Patil (MD Candidate); Thomas Z Rohan; Kaushik P Venkatesh ; Sofia Milosavljevic; Carlos Salazar; Goranit Sakunchotpanit; Vinod E Nambudiri
Archives of Dermatological Research , [data-value], 14 Nov 2024
Endovascular repair of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm combined with aneurysmectomy and interposition bypass for left common femoral artery aneurysm
Authors: Vishwaarth Vijayakumar (MD Candidate); Brian Beeman, MD
BMJ Case Reports, [data-value], 14 Nov 2024
Varicella zoster vasculopathy causing recurrent ischaemic strokes in an immunocompetent patient
Authors: Ariana Barreau (MD Class of 2024) ; Jeffrey Lu (MD Candidate); Blake Weis ; Fadi Mikhail
Practical Neurology, [data-value], 14 Nov 2024
Injury Characteristics and Risk Factors of Sport-Related Concussion Among High School Athletes in School-Sponsored Sports
Authors: Annabelle Shaffer (MD Candidate); Helen Kemprecos (MD Candidate) ; Zelda Moran (MD Candidate); Aaron T Anderson, PhD; Adam Tarr; John Flannell ; Graham Huesmann, MD; Tracey M Wszalek; Jerrad Zimmerman, MD; Paul M Arnold, MD
Neurosurgery, [data-value], 14 Nov 2024
The Utility of Neighborhood Social Vulnerability Indices in Predicting Nonhome Discharge Disposition Following Revision Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Comparison Study
Authors: Michelle Riyo Shimizu; Anirudh Buddhiraju ; Oh-Jak Kwon; Jona Kerluku (CI MED MD Candidate); Ziwei Huang ,MD; Young-Min Kwon, PhD
The Journal of Arthroplasty, [data-value], 25 Oct 2024
Dural arteriovenous fistula mimicking a stroke: A misdiagnosis of two months
Authors: Megan Finneran, DO; John Squire (MD Candidate) , Ajeet Gordhan, MD; Emilio Nardone, MD
Radiology Case Reports, [data-value], 11 Oct 2024
Lifetime history of head injury is associated with reduced perivascular space number in acute mild traumatic brain injury
Authors: Kiersten J Garcia; Grace Brolly (CI MED MD Candidate); Daniel Ng (CI MED MD Candidate), Maria Bederson (CI MED MD Candidate) , Pedro Martinez Jr , Mark D Whiting (CI MED Faculty)
Brain Communications, [data-value], 3 Oct 2024