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.