2026 Southern San Joaquin Research Forum

SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY RESEARCH FORUM SPONSORED BY THE KERN MEDICAL FOUNDATION

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Excellence in Research Award

1st Place

Reeha K. Choi, PharmD
The Impact of Pharmacist-led Diabetes Education Class on A1c

2nd Place

Elijah Saucedo, PharmD
Early Adjunctive Vasopressin and Mortality in Septic Shock

3rd Place

Hridya Harimohan, MD
Improving Heart Failure Patient Education: A Quality Improvement Study Comparing Three Educational Modalities

Distinguished Research Recognition for Outstanding Case Reports:

1st Place

Melika Pirodan, OMS III
Minor Trauma, Major Consequences: A Pediatric Case of Hereditary Angioedema Revealing Critical Gaps in Acute Management

2nd Place

Dina Shakran, DO
Pharyngo-carotid Fistula versus Tracheoinnominate Fistula with Air Leak Syndrome - A Case Report

3rd Place

Rachel Battersby, OMS III
Transarticular TightRope® Fixation for Recurrent Posterior Hip Dislocation Following Acetabular Fracture

Outstanding Research Achievement in Recognition of Multiple Subjects Research:

Hasrat Maan, MD
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Outcomes of COVID-negative Patients Hospitalized with Infective Pericarditis: A National Study (2016-2022)

Ravneet Kaur, MD
Permanent Pacemaker Implantation Following Septal Myectomy or Alcohol Septal Ablation in Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy: Analysis from The National Inpatient Sample

Nariman Almnini, MD
Structured Low-Dose Aspirin Protocol Improves Screening, Prescribing and Maternal Outcomes

Distinguished Research Recognition for Outstanding Quality Assurance and Improvement Abstract:

Matthew Palmbach, DO
Not So Daily Weights: Finding Barriers in Obtaining this Vital Statistic at a Community Institution

Trailblazer in Research Recognition for the Highest Number of Accepted Submissions:

Elizabet Cabrera, Research Assistant (6 accepted abstract submissions)

Research Impact Award for Exceptional Mentorship in Research:

Marah Sukkar, MD
Department of Medicine

Lulua Mandviwala, MD
Department of Pediatrics