Brown Medical Student Research

Official X account of medical student research at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University (@BrownMedicine). Connect with us here and on LinkedIn!

[Brown Medical Student Research @BrownMedStuRes]

🧠 Recent work led by Carl Porto, MD26 found that non-English speaking acute ischemic stroke patients present with more severe symptoms & are discharged with poorer reported neurological function despite receiving similar treatment to English speakers. 🏥

https://t.co/fZg8w6aM2M

[Brown Medical Student Research @BrownMedStuRes]

Important perspective by @AlexPPhilips, MD’26, in @JAMA_current on how incentive structures sideline health policy education in med school. He argues that to reform health systems, students need to understand what sustains the status quo. Check it out: https://t.co/8EtlhODqrF

[Brown Medical Student Research @BrownMedStuRes]

Great work by @AlexPPhilips MD’26 and @VikneshKasthuri MD’25 on the growing influence of private equity in medicine—and what it means for medical trainees.

[Alex Philips @AlexPPhilips]

📰Health Affairs Forefront piece out today! Sudden ownership changes, faculty turnover, and program closures due to private equity create instability in medical training.

Thanks to @ysingh_phd @CAHPR_BrownSPH for her input during the drafting process

@Brown_SPH @BrownMedicine

[Brown Medical Student Research @BrownMedStuRes]

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Congrats to Kendra Walsh (MD25) on her study exploring the Deep Parasternal Intercostal Plane (Deep-PIP) block in #CardiacSurgery. Findings suggest lower pain scores, faster extubation, & shorter hospital stays.

🔗: https://t.co/n6QZkqLxuq

#Anesthesia #PainManagement

[Brown Medical Student Research @BrownMedStuRes]

@willjwchoi (MD26) was selected as a Medical Fellow for @FASPEnews. This prestigious Fellowship brings together med students & residents for an immersive, 2-wk program in Germany & Poland.
Congrats, Will! 👏🎉

🔗: https://t.co/JeMI75SjL8
#FASPE #MedicalEthics #HistoryAndMedicine

[Brown Medical Student Research @BrownMedStuRes]

New 🧠 Research Alert!
John Pham & @BrownMedicine NSGY explore the impact of MGMT methylation in glioblastoma, revealing treatment patterns, survival outcomes, & disparities.

📖Read more in @JNeurooncol: https://t.co/hjbIGPVQTJ

#NeuroOncology #Neurosurgery #GBM #CancerResearch

[Brown Medical Student Research @BrownMedStuRes]

Check out this new case report by @MeilakhB, MD '26 in @PedCareonline! It highlights a pediatric patient with a Dieulafoy lesion—a rare vascular malformation that can cause life-threatening GI bleeding. Early recognition & endoscopic intervention are key! https://t.co/hG0NTYOKFG

[Brown Medical Student Research @BrownMedStuRes]

Check out this new podcast episode by @JadeHWexler, MD ’25, on her latest study about caring for adult adopted patients in primary care!

[Annals of Family Medicine @AnnFamMed]

Listen: https://t.co/fc9T3ZnZlo

Episode #4 of the Annals of Family Medicine Podcast, lead author @JadeHWexler & co-author @ElizabethToll3 discuss their study, A Qualitative Study of Primary Care Physicians' Approaches to Caring for Adult Adopted Patients.

Adopted individuals often have limited access to their family medical history, which complicates their health care. This study explored the knowledge, training, and approaches of primary care physicians when caring for adult adopted patients with limited family medical history. They share insights into their findings and the implications for primary care practice.

[Annals of Family Medicine @AnnFamMed]

Listen: https://t.co/fc9T3ZnZlo

Episode #4 of the Annals of Family Medicine Podcast, lead author @JadeHWexler & co-author @ElizabethToll3 discuss their study, A Qualitative Study of Primary Care Physicians' Approaches to Caring for Adult Adopted Patients.

Adopted individuals often have limited access to their family medical history, which complicates their health care. This study explored the knowledge, training, and approaches of primary care physicians when caring for adult adopted patients with limited family medical history. They share insights into their findings and the implications for primary care practice.

[Brown Medical Student Research @BrownMedStuRes]

New publication by @mihir_khunte on PE acquisitions in radiology! Check it out!

[Mihir Khunte @mihir_khunte]

In @AJR_Radiology, we found that private equity acquisitions of radiology practices surged from 2013-2023, now employing 12% of U.S. radiologists. In states like Nevada & Arizona, nearly half of radiologists work for PE firms. https://t.co/wRCe1KyMbR @ysingh_phd @CAHPR_BrownSPH

[Shriya Perati @shriya_perati]

Grateful for the opportunity to present our work on predictors of prolonged hospital stay after palliative gastrojejunostomy at @AcademicSurgery. Special thank you to my mentors Dr. Miner @Brownsurgical and Jaewook Shin @Browngensurg #ASC2025

[Griffin Feinberg @GriffinFeinberg]

Such a great experience presenting at @AcademicSurgery! Big thanks to my mentor @kheirbek and @BrownMedicine for all their support. #ASC2025

[Brown Medical Student Research @BrownMedStuRes]

@Ashwin_NY, MD25, shows acute renal failure existed in 16.6% of pts undergoing Type A aortic dissection repair.

📌 Risk factors:
🔹Bilateral renal malperfusion
🔹↑ preop Cr
🔹Intraop transfusion
🔹Cardiogenic shock

📖:https://t.co/0nMV3XuiHn

#AorticDissection #ARF #CTSurgery

[Brown Medical Student Research @BrownMedStuRes]

🎧 Want more? Wexler & co-author Dr. Elizabeth Toll dive deeper in this podcast episode: https://t.co/GpGGxbAuiM

#MedTwitter #PrimaryCare #AdoptionHealth #MedicalEducation

[Brown Medical Student Research @BrownMedStuRes]

#PCPs often lack training in caring for adult adopted patients with limited family medical history. @JadeHWexler, MD25, highlights these gaps in a new study in @AnnFamMed – and how better training can improve care & strengthen doctor-pt relationships.

📖: https://t.co/xj5VwqS0D3

[Brown Medical Student Research @BrownMedStuRes]

✨🧬The Atlas of Protein–Protein Interactions in Cancer (APPIC) is a novel webtool for cancer research developed by a computational genomics lab at Brown 🐻 including Benjamin Ahn, MD26!🧑‍🔬📈

Read the full study here: https://t.co/aJCUemyWL8

[Brown Medical Student Research @BrownMedStuRes]

Thank you to @BrownMedicine for highlighting this impressive and clinically relevant study from Mariah Balmaceno-Criss, MD25, and the @brownorthodept Spine Research team! Strong work all around!

[The Warren Alpert Medical School @BrownMedicine]

Mariah Balmaceno-Criss MD'25, Bassel Diebo, director of Spine Research and Innovation, and Professor Alan Daniels RES'14 analyzed 639,000+ spine fracture cases (2003–2021). Their study highlights aging, osteoporosis, & fall risks.

🔗https://t.co/hoqyy1XCU3
#SpineResearch

[Brown Medical Student Research @BrownMedStuRes]

💉✨ New research alert! A systematic review by Luca Katz, MD26, in JBJS Reviews shows that iliopsoas injections are a 🔑 safe & effective treatment for refractory bursitis, tendinopathy, and snapping hip. Check it out! https://t.co/5x0dfKQ9Hp #OrthoTwitter #SportsMedicine #JBJS

[Brown Orthopaedics @brownorthodept]

Congratulations to Dr. Brett D. Owens of @UnivOrtho & @BrownUniversity on being named Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of sports medicine! Read his inaugural editorial. https://t.co/DS26QngoDO
#AJSM #SportsMedicine #Research #UOI #BrownOrthopedics

[Brown Medical Student Research @BrownMedStuRes]

Huge congrats to Katarina Ho, MD '27, on receiving a $2500 SAEMF Research Grant for her project "Use of Intubation Kits With Checklists to Reduce Intubation Risks in Rwanda."

Fantastic news for Katarina, @BrownMedicine, and colleagues in Rwanda! #GlobalHealth #EmergencyMedicine