Research - Resident and Fellow Research in Action

Each year, residents and fellows contribute innovative projects that improve healthcare delivery, answer important clinical questions, advance health equity, and enhance patient outcomes. From quality improvement initiatives to peer-reviewed publications, trainees are making a meaningful impact throughout Southern California. 

Recent Trainee Publications

Publication database

1. Great Debates: Surgeons Should Have a Mandatory Retirement Age, Am Surg. 2026 Jun 17:31348261460469
2. Risk of Hematuria, Proteinuria, and Cardiovascular Events in Patients Treated with Rosuvastatin Compared with Atorvastatin: A Retrospective Cohort Study in 136,680 Patients, Am J Cardiovasc Drugs. 2026 Mar;26(2):215-223 doi:10.1007/s40256-025-00776-3. Epub 2025 Nov 3.
3. Value-Based Management of Pediatric Acute-Onset OCD: A Case Consistent With Possible Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome, Perm J. 2026 Jan 15:1-4.
4. Microbiome Signatures in Advanced Gastric Cancer: Emerging Biomarkers for Risk Stratification, Therapy Guidance, and Prognostic Insight, Int J Mol Sci. 2026 Jan 31;27(3). Epub 2026-01-31.
5. Illuminating LiDAR Use in Dermatologic Surgery: A Pilot Survey Exploring New Dimensions in Procedural Care, Journal of Drugs in Dermatology.  2026 Jan; 25(1): e4-e7.  https://doi.org/10.36849/JDD.9421
6. Variation in Management of Children With Coccidioidomycosis, Pediatrics. 2026 Mar 13.
7. Community Experience With Pediatric-Inspired Regimens for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Adolescent and Young Adults, Cancer Med. 2026 Jul;15(7):e72094.
8. Musculoskeletal Pain in Surgeons on Operating Days, Am Surg. 2026 Jun 30:31348261461283.
9. Contemporary Evidence for Optimization of Robotic Radical Prostatectomy Outcomes Using Advanced Imaging Techniques, J Clin Med. 2026 Feb 21;15(4). Epub 2026-02-21.
10. We Must Embrace Peripheral Artery Disease: A Trainee Perspective, Tech Vasc Interv Radiol. 2026 Mar;29(1):101107. Epub 2026-02-13.
11. Pulmonary Nodules and Splenic Lesions as Rare Extraintestinal Manifestations of Crohn’s Disease, Cureus. 2026 Mar;18(3):e105605. Epub 2026-03-21
    
    

Recent Presentations and Conferences 

• American College of Chest Physicians Annual Meeting 

• American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting 

• American College of Physicians California Chapter regional and national meetings 

• American College of Sports Medicine Meeting 

• American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting 

• American Psychiatric Association Meeting 

• California Academic Geriatrics Institutions Annual Conference 

• Kaiser Permanente Annual Robotic Surgery Conference 

• The Northwest Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons 

• And more! 

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