Congratulations to Ellie Farr!
Body
Ellie Farr won the Sarah Baskin award for the top resident research project for her study on diaphragm muscle dysfunction in survivors of severe COVID-19. Read her article on PubMed.
Publication Abstract
Body
"Many survivors from severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) suffer from persistent dyspnea and fatigue long after resolution of the active infection. In a cohort of 21 consecutive severe post-COVID-19 survivors admitted to an inpatient rehabilitation hospital, 16 (76%) of them had at least one sonographic abnormality of diaphragm muscle structure or function. This corresponded to a significant reduction in diaphragm muscle contractility as represented by thickening ratio (muscle thickness at maximal inspiration/end-expiration) for the post-COVID-19 compared to non-COVID-19 cohorts. These findings may shed new light on neuromuscular respiratory dysfunction as a contributor to prolonged functional impairments after hospitalization for post-COVID-19."
2021 Sarah Baskin Award Winners:
Body
Trailblazer Award:
-
Kathryn Altonji, MD
-
Emily Marquez, MD
Resident:
-
1st Place: Ellen Farr, MD
-
2nd Place: Stephen Leb, MD
-
3rd Place: Dayna Yorks, DO
Fellow:
-
1st Place: Benjamin Washburn, MD
-
2nd Place: Jacob Kneeman, MD