Our Fellows

NIH -T32 Research Fellows

Camille Robichaux, MD

NIH - T32 Research Fellow

ACADEMICS

Medical School: Louisiana State University School of Medicine

Residency: University of Minnesota Internal Medicine Residency

Research Mentor: Chris Wendt, MD, VAMC

Publications:

Robichaux, C., Aron, J., Wendt, C. H., Berman, J. D., Rau, A., Bangerter, A., Dudley, R. A., & Baldomero, A. K. (2023). Sociodemographic and Geographic Risk Factors for All-Cause Mortality in Patients with COPD. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis, 18, 1587-1593. https://doi.org/10.2147/copd.S406899 

Begnaud, A., Yang, P., Robichaux, C., Rubin, N., Kratzke, R., Melzer, A., Aliferis, C., & Jacobson, P. (2020). Evidence That Established Lung Cancer Mortality Disparities in American Indians Are Not Due to Lung Cancer Genetic Testing and Targeted Therapy Disparities. Clin Lung Cancer, 21(3), e164-e168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cllc.2019.10.012 

Begnaud, A., Yang, P., Robichaux, C., Rubin, N., Kratzke, R., Melzer, A., Aliferis, C., & Jacobson, P. (2021). Corrigendum to 'Evidence That Established Lung Cancer Mortality Disparities in American Indians Are Not Due to Lung Cancer Genetic Testing and Targeted Therapy Disparities': [Clinical Lung Cancer 21(2020) e164-e168]. Clin Lung Cancer, 22(5), e793. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cllc.2020.07.005 

3rd Year Fellows

Gabriel Guzman, MD

ACADEMICS

Medical School: George Washington University

Residency: University of Minnesota Medical Center

Research Mentor: Charlene McEvoy, MD - Regions Hospital


Jeff Larson, MD

ACADEMICS

Medical School: University of Minnesota

Residency: Hennepin Healthcare

Research Mentor: Roy Cho, MD - Universty of Minnesota

Rachael Starcher, MD

ACADEMICS

Medical School: Marshall University

Residency: Providence Portland Medical Center

Research Mentor: Terrance Adam, RPh, PhD, MD  - NIH T32 fellow

Publications:

Rachael W. Starcher, Craig R. Weinert, Kiersten Henry, Jeffrey R. Dichter. Intensive care strain indicators: recommendations for critical care processes and research objectives.  Journal of Anesthesiology and Pain Therapy.  2023; 4(1):10-16. doi.org/10.29245/2768-5365/2023/1.1138


Presentations:


Rachael W. Starcher, Terrence Adam.  Rural and Urban Intensive Care Unit Resource Availability and Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Minnesota.  American Thoracic Society International Conference.  Washington, DC.  May 23, 2023.  


Rachael W. Starcher.  Human Papillomavirus Viremia Signaling Metastatic Cervical Cancer as an Unexpected Cause for Multiorgan Failure in a Lung Transplant Patient.  American Thoracic Society International Conference.  San Francisco, CA.  May 15, 2022.  


Lauren Thornton, DO

ACADEMICS

Medical School: Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency: Hennepin Healthcare

Research Mentor: John Marini, MD - Regions Hospital

Publications:

Marini JJ, Thornton LT, Rocco PRM, Gattinoni L, Crooke PS. Practical assessment of risk of VILI from ventilating power: a conceptual model. Crit Care. 2023 Apr 20;27(1):157. doi: 10.1186/s13054-023-04406-9. PMID: 37081517; PMCID: PMC10120146.

Thornton L, Marini JJ. Non-Ventilatory Co-Factors of Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury. 2022 Dec 31; 3(12): 1578-1588. doi: 10.37871/jbres1639, Article ID: JBRES1639, Available at: https://www.jelsciences.com/articles/jbres1639.pdf

Cardiopulmonary Physiology of Positive End-expiratory Pressure. “Textbook of Mechanical Ventilation”. Thornton, LT, Marini, JJ. Chapter 44. (not yet in print).

2nd Year Fellows

Nermine Abdelwahab, MD

ACADEMICS

Medical School: University of Minnesota

Residency: University of Minnesota

Research Mentor: Sharon Allen, MD - University of Minnesota

Esther Chen Etchison, MD

ACADEMICS

Medical School: Loyola University

Residency: Loyola University

Research Mentor: Katie Pendleton, MD and Ron Reilkoff, MD - University of Minnesota

Rebecca Kummer, MD

ACADEMICS

Medical School: University of Minnesota

Residency: Hennepin Healthcare

Research Mentor: John Marini, MD - Regions Hospital

Josh Trujeque, MD

ACADEMICS

Medical School: University of New Mexico

Residency: University of Minnesota

Research Mentor: Adams Dudley, MD - VAMC - NIH T32 Fellow

1st Year Fellows

Sharon Li, MD

ACADEMICS

Medical School: Baylor

Residency: University of Minnesota

Publications:

Kihara, M., Odusanya, S., Ibrahim, S., Kabbur, G., Luengas, E., Li, S., Krafft, M., Wise, E., & Dutta, N.. Nutritional deficiency afterroux-en-Y gastric bypass can lead to dermatitis, hypercoagulability, and severe immunodeficiency: A case report. The AmericanJournal of Gastroenterology. (2021); 116(p ): S1210.

Amber Lindsay, MD

ACADEMICS

Medical School: Temple University

Residency: Hennepin Healthcare

Publications

Kummer, R., Considine, K.A., Rankin, M.A., Hubbard, L.M., Lam, T.S., Thornton, L.T., Lindsay, A.R., Ahiskali, A.S., and Leatherman, J.W. . Enhanced Thromboprophylaxis in Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19 Infection. Thrombosis Update. (2021); 3(100048): online.

Lindsay, A.R., Shearer, R.D., Bart, G., & Winkelman, T.N.A.. Trends in Substance Use Disorder-related Admissions at a Safety-net Hospital, 2008-2020. Journal of Addiction Medicine. (2022); 16(3): 360-363. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 34380984.

Michael Michalik, MD

ACADEMICS

Medical School: University of Minnesota

Residency: University of Minnesota


Crooke, P., Gattinoni, L., Michalik, M.G., & Marini, J.. Intracycle Power Distribution in a Heterogenous Multi-compartmentalMathematical Model: Possible Links to Strain and VILI. Intensive Care Medicine Experimental. (2022); 10(1): Article 21.Cited in PubMed; PMID: 35641652.

Hilger, R., Melander, T., Winkelman, M., Michalik, M.G.. Is Specialized Care Plan Work Sustainable? A Follow-Up onHealthPartners' Experience with Patients Who are High-Utilizers. Journal of Hospital Medicine. (2014); 9(219): Online.

Schnaus, M.J., Michalik, M.G., Skarda, P.K.. Effects of Electronic Medical Record Display on Provider Ordering Behavior:Leveraging the EMR to Improve Quality and Costs. The American Journal of Medicine. (2017); 130(12): 1366-1371.Cited in PubMed; PMID: 28888466.

Meera Sury, MD

ACADEMICS

Medical School: University of Minnesota

Residency: Brigham and Women's Hospital

Publications:

Ballal, P., Sury, M., Lu, N., Duryea, J., Zhang, Y., Ratzlaff, C., & Neogi, T.. The relation of oral bisphosphonates to bone marrowlesion volume among women with osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage.. (2020); 28(10): 1325-1329.Cited in PubMed; PMID: 32768598.

Charles, J.F., Sury, M., Tsang, K., Urso, K., Henke, K., Huang, Y., Russell, R., Duryea, J., & Harris, M.P. Utility of quantitativemicro-computed tomographic analysis in zebrafish to define gene function during skeletogenesis. Bone. (2017); 101(1): 162-171.Cited in PubMed; PMID: 28476577.

Schaefer, L.F., Sury, M., Yin, M., Jamieson, S., Donnell, I., Smith, S.E., Lynch, J.A., Nevitt, M.C., & Duryea, J. Quantitativemeasurement of medial femoral knee cartilage volume - analysis of the OA Biomarkers Consortium FNIH Study cohort. Osteoarthritisand Cartilage. (2017); 25(7): 1107-1113.