Penn State College of Medicine

The Pennsylvania State University

Websitehttps://med.psu.edu

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500 University Drive
17033 Hershey
United States

Organization profile

Located on the campus of Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pa., Penn State College of Medicine boasts a portfolio of more than $150 million in funded research annually. Projects range from development of artificial organs and advanced diagnostics to groundbreaking cancer treatments and understanding the fundamental causes of disease. Enrolling its first students in 1967, the College of Medicine has more than 1,700 students and trainees in medicine, nursing, other health professions and biomedical research in both Hershey and State College, Pa.

Ashraf Abdelhalim, MBBS, MS, PhD
- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine - Associate Professor
- Division of Multi-Specialty Anesthesia
Person: Academic
Vida Abedi, PhD, MS
- Department of Public Health Sciences - Associate Professor
Person: Academic
20102024
Catherine Abendroth, MD
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine - Professor
- Division of Anatomic Pathology
Person: Academic
19912024
Andrew Abouzeid, DO
- Department of Medicine - Assistant Research Professor
Person: Academic
20222022
Vinita Acharya, MD
- Department of Neurology - Professor
- Division of Epilepsy
Person: Academic
19982024
Yubraj Acharya, PhD
- Health Policy and Administration - Associate Professor
- Department of Public Health Sciences - Associate Professor
- Penn State Cancer Institute
- Cancer Institute, Cancer Control
Person: Academic
20132024
Andreas Achilleos, MD
- Department of Medicine - Assistant Professor
- Division of General Internal Medicine
Person: Academic
20072016
James Hansell Adair, PhD
Person: Academic
19842024
Cathleen Adams, DO
- Department of Neurology - Assistant Professor
Person: Academic
Cathleen Adams, MD
- Department of Pediatrics - Assistant Professor
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health - Assistant Professor
Person: Academic

A 40-week phase 2B randomized, multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled study evaluating the safety and efficacy of memantine in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
the Neuromuscular Study Group and Western ALS Consortium Memantine ALS Study Group, Jan 2025, In: Muscle and Nerve. 71, 1, p. 63-72 10 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Acute Limb Ischemia in Patients on Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (VA-ECMO) Support: A Ten-Year Single-Center Experience
Nejim, B., Snow, R., Chau, M., Sakya, S., Castello-Ramirez, M., Flohr, T., Brehm, C. & Aziz, F., Feb 2025, In: Annals of Vascular Surgery. 111, p. 63-69 7 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Advancing Delirium Treatment Trials in Older Adults: Recommendations for Future Trials From the Network for Investigation of Delirium: Unifying Scientists (NIDUS)
Network for Investigation of Delirium: Unifying Scientists (NIDUS) Writing Group, Jan 1 2025, In: Critical care medicine. 53, 1, p. e15-e28
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Affective Responsivity to Daily Stressors is Amplified in Young Females
Darling, A. M., Lee, S. A., Mogle, J. A., Saunders, E. F. H., Almeida, D. M. & Greaney, J. L., Feb 2025, In: Emerging Adulthood. 13, 1, p. 214-221 8 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Alcohol consumption confers lasting impacts on prefrontal cortical neuron intrinsic excitability and spontaneous neurotransmitter signaling in the aging brain in mice
Smith, G. C., Griffith, K. R., Sicher, A. R., Brockway, D. F., Proctor, E. A. & Crowley, N. A., Jan 2025, In: Neurobiology of Aging. 145, p. 42-54 13 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
A Lexicon for First-Trimester US: Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound Consensus Conference Recommendations
Rodgers, S. K., Horrow, M. M., Doubilet, P. M., Frates, M. C., Kennedy, A., Andreotti, R., Brandi, K., Detti, L., Horvath, S. K., Kamaya, A., Koyama, A., Lema, P. C., Maturen, K. E., Morgan, T., Običan, S. G., Olinger, K., Sohaey, R., Senapati, S. & Strachowski, L. M., Jan 2025, In: American journal of obstetrics and gynecology. 232, 1, p. 1-16 16 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Association between intraoperative starch use and postoperative kidney dysfunction in patients undergoing major gastro-intestinal surgery: A propensity score–matched analysis
Iyer, K. V., Giri, S., Ray, B. R., Muthiah, T., Anand, R. K., Kaur, M., Kumar, R., Punj, J., Rewari, V., Sahni, P. & Maitra, S., Jan 1 2025, In: Journal of perioperative practice. 35, 1-2, p. 14-21 8 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Association of Amiodarone Use Prior to Orthotopic Heart Transplant with Post-Transplant Graft Dysfunction and All-Cause Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Ko, E., Ahmed, M., Nudy, M., Bussa, R., Bussa, J., Gonzalez, M., Naccarelli, G., Soleimani, B. & Maheshwari, A., Jan 2025, In: Journal of Cardiac Failure. 31, 1, p. 149-153 5 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A sub-study of the POISE-3 randomized trial examined effects of a perioperative hypotension-avoidance strategy versus a hypertension-avoidance strategy on the risk of acute kidney injury
Garg, A. X., Marcucci, M., Cuerden, M. S., Sontrop, J. M., Painter, T. W., Lomivorotov, V., Sessler, D. I., Chan, M. T. V., Borges, F. K., Leslie, K., Duceppe, E., Parikh, C. R., Roshanov, P., Martínez-Zapata, M. J., Wang, C. Y., Xavier, D., Efremov, S., Landoni, G., Kleinlugtenbelt, Y. V. & Szczeklik, W. & 44 others, Schmartz, D., Meyhoff, C. S., Short, T. G., Amir, M., Torres, D., Wittmann, M., Patel, A., Ruetzler, K., Parlow, J. L., Jayaram, R., Polanczyk, C. A., Fleischmann, E., Tandon, V., Astrakov, S. V., Conen, D., Kei Wu, W. K., Cheong, C. C., Ayad, S., Kirov, M., de Nadal, M., Likhvantsev, V. V., Paniagua, P., Aguado, H. J., Ofori, S. N., Vincent, J., Copland, I., Balasubramanian, K., Biccard, B. M., Srinathan, S., Ismoilov, S., Wang, M. K., Kurz, A., Belley-Cote, E. P., Bhatt, K., Eikelboom, J., Gross, P., Lamy, A., McGillion, M., McIntyre, W., Richards, T., Spence, J., Van Helder, T., Whitlock, R. & Devereaux, P. J., Jan 2025, In: Kidney International. 107, 1, p. 155-168 14 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
1 Scopus citations
Beta Blockers are Associated with Increased Mortality Without a Decrease in Reinterventions After Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Repair (EVAR)
Vicario-Feliciano, R., Zil-E-Ali, A. & Aziz, F., Jan 2025, In: Annals of Vascular Surgery. 110, p. 395-404 10 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Scopus citations

179 Active
1317 Finished

From Human Performance to Precision Health in an Aging World: Noll Lab at 50
Proctor, D. N. (PI) & Alexander, L. L. M. (CoPI)
National Institute on Aging
11/15/24 → 10/31/25
Project: Research project
Artificial Intelligence and Human Factors in Healthcare Quality & Safety
Bruno, M. (PI)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
9/30/24 → 9/29/25
Project: Research project
Vagal-hypothalamic modulation of alcohol intake
Silberman, Y. (PI) & Hajnal, A. (CoPI)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
9/25/24 → 5/31/25
Project: Research project
Lateralization of posterior-parietal cortex contributions to motor learning
Sainburg, R. L. (PI) & Tunik, E. E. (CoPI)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
9/16/24 → 7/31/25
Project: Research project
The Molecular Basis of the STIM/Orai Signaling Pathway
Zhou, Y. (PI)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
9/10/24 → 8/31/25
Project: Research project
Harnessing the Power of Kmers: Concepts and Methods for Genomic and Proteomic Research
Georgakopoulos-Soares, I. (PI)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
9/1/24 → 6/30/25
Project: Research project
Charting Positive Valence Systems Trajectories in Offspring of Depressed Mothers to Predict Internalizing Symptoms in Early Childhood
Burkhouse, K. (PI) & Kujawa, A. (CoPI)
National Institute of Mental Health
9/1/24 → 6/30/25
Project: Research project
Longitudinal cohort of mushroom intake and cognitive function in the elderly
Muscat, J. (PI)
National Institute on Aging
9/1/24 → 8/31/26
Project: Research project
From Research to Clinic: Addressing Ethical and Policy Challenges Facing the Gene Therapy Ecosystem
Maschke, K. J. (PI), McCormick, J. (CoPI) & Gusmano, M. M. K. (CoPI)
National Human Genome Research Institute
8/1/24 → 5/31/25
Project: Research project
Dietary Predictors of New-Onset Diabetes following Acute Pancreatitis in the DREAM Study.
Ba, D. (PI)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
8/1/24 → 5/31/25
Project: Research project

72 Invited talk
41 Oral presentation
2 Participation in conference
1 Other

Recognizing the Complexity of Organizational Culture Change
Dreibelbis, T. (Speaker), Carmo, S. (Speaker), Anderson, R. (Speaker), Blatt, B. J. (Speaker), Attinger, C. (Speaker) & Dubots, D. (Speaker)
2023
Activity: Talk types › Oral presentation
Development and Effectiveness of Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) for Child Mental Health
Baweja, R. (Speaker), Lagman, J. (Speaker), Chongtham, N. (Speaker), Pathak, M. (Speaker) & Diaz, A. (Speaker)
May 20 2023 → May 24 2023
Activity: Talk types › Oral presentation
Recognizing the Complexity of Organizational Culture Change
Dreibelbis, T. (Speaker), Carmo, S. (Speaker), Anderson, R. (Speaker), Blatt, B. J. (Speaker), Attinger, C. (Speaker) & Dubots, D. (Speaker)
2022
Activity: Talk types › Oral presentation
Mobile Health Clinics: A Model Towards Sustainable Community Health and Well-Being - Expert Testimony Provided to the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee Hearing on Health Equity: Enhancing Mobile & Community Clinics in PA
McShane, M. (Participant)
Sep 6 2022
Activity: Other activity types › Other
The Interface between Catatonia and Melancholic Depression: Exploring a New Paradigm for Evaluation and Treatment
Mahgoub, Y. (Speaker), Pathare, A. (Speaker), Mormando, C. (Speaker), Nutting, S. (Speaker) & Francis, A. (Speaker)
May 1 2021 → May 3 2021
Activity: Talk types › Oral presentation
Varieties of Catatonia, Grand Rounds at The Zucker Hillside Hospital
Mormando, C. (Speaker) & Francis, A. (Speaker)
Sep 2021
Activity: Talk types › Invited talk
Update on Catatonia, Grand Rounds at Gundersen Health System
Mormando, C. (Speaker) & Francis, A. (Speaker)
Sep 2021
Activity: Talk types › Invited talk
“Needs to Read More,” “A Pleasure to Work With,” and Other Less Helpful Comments to Improve Upon in the Milestone 2.0 Era
Shedlock, A. (Speaker), Aprile, J. (Speaker), Williams, R. (Speaker), Bradshaw, C. (Speaker) & Noronha, S. (Speaker)
Aug 17 2021
Activity: Talk types › Oral presentation
Fatigue Management
Haslam, M. (Speaker) & Yadav, S. (Speaker)
2021 → …
Activity: Talk types › Oral presentation
Movement Disorders Secondary to Psychotropic Medication Prescription: The Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists’ Dilemma!
Jolly, T. (Speaker), Singh, N. (Speaker), Mahgoub, Y. (Speaker), Minali, G. (Speaker) & Arya, K. (Speaker)
Oct 25 2021
Activity: Talk types › Oral presentation

#2 Masters Program in Homeland Security in the U.S.
Lengerich, E. (Recipient), 2018
Prize
2018 NARSAD Young Investigator Award
Paul, A. (Recipient), 2019
Prize
2024 Survivorship Champion's Prize
Dandekar, S. (Recipient), 2024
Prize
40 Under 40
Festa, F. (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Honorary award
40 Under 40
Schlegel, D. (Recipient), 2016
Prize
A.B. Baker Teacher Recognition Award
Acharya, V. (Recipient), 2022
Prize
AAAS Fellow
Cheng, K. (Recipient), 2020
Prize
AAMC CMO Leadership Academy
Kunkel, E. (Recipient), 2018
Prize
AAMC Mid-Career Women Faculty Leadership Development Seminar Stipend
Novick, M. (Recipient), 2019
Prize
AAOS Achievement Award
Armstrong, A. (Recipient), 2013
Prize