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Improving patient outcomes through collaborative research.

 
 
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Recent Publications

  1. Acuna D, Salottolo K, Bentancourt A, Palacio CH, Madayag R, Syre P, Banton K, Bar-Or D. Epidemiology, Management, And Outcomes Of Traumatic Atlantooccipital Dislocation: National Registry Study. Spine Open 2025 [In Press]

  2. Jarvis S, Acuna D, Crawley T, Staudinger K, Palacio CH, Quan G, McMellan M, Tsoris A, Berg G, Bar-Or D. Racial disparities in police transportation of trauma patients over time. J Emerg Med. 2025 Jun;73:12-23. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2024.12.008.

  3. Pirahanchi Y, McGraw C, Bartt R, Bar-Or D, Nieberlein A, Burrell C. Investigating discharge predictors for stroke patients with active cancer after endovascular therapy. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2025 May;252:108862. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2025.108862.

  4. Alessi I, Banton K, Sliter J, Zaw-mon, C, Palacio CH , Ryznar RJ , Bar-Or D. Exploring Novel Non-Opioid Pathways and Therapeutics for Pain Relief. Molecular pain. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2025 May;252:108862. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2025.108862.

  5. Hausburg M, Banton K, Cassidy C, Madayag R, Palacio CH, Williams J, Bar-Or R, Ryznar R, Bar-Or D. Mesothelial cell responses to acute appendicitis or small bowel obstruction reactive ascites: Insights into immunoregulation of abdominal adhesion. Plos One. 2025 Jan 8;20(1):e0317056.

 
 

Presentations

 

UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS

  1. Lactate alters remodeling transcriptional programs induced by Transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGFb1) and Interleukin-1 beta (IL-1b) in human dermal fibroblasts: Implications on wound management. Thomas G, Williams J, Hausburg M, Banton K, Cassidy C, Reynolds C, Palacio C, Bar-Or R, Ryznar R, Bar-Or D. American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, September 2025, Boston MA.

  2. Pro-Inflammatory Lipid Mediator Shifts in Synoviocytes: Unveiling IL-1B’s Role in Post-Traumatic Joint Inflammation. Bar-Or D, Banton K, Acumen D, Wiliams JS, Palacio CH, Mains CW, Garrett R. American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, September 2025, Boston MA.

  3. Predictors of Surgical Management and Mortality for Combined C1-C2 Fractures: National Registry Study. Salottolo K, Crawley WT, Syre P, Betancourt A, Auston D, Banton K, Acuna D, Bar-Or D. Podium Presentation. 45th SICOT World Orthopedic Congress, September 2025, Madrid, Spain.

RECENTLY presentED WORK

  1. The COVID-19 Pandemic Significantly Affected Acute Ischemic Stroke Subtype, Patient Characteristics, and Outcomes. Anna Belits, Yasaman Pirahanchi, Frank Wang, Katie Higgins, Diana Kim, Ian Rankine, Kristin Salottolo, David Bar-Or, Christian Burrell. Poster presentation. American Academy of Neurology, April 2025, San Diego CA.

  2. COVID-19 Infection is Associated with Stroke Subtype, Severity, and Outcomes in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke. Anna Belits, Kristin Salottolo, Frank Wang, Katie Higgins, Diana Kim, Ian Rankine, Yasaman Pirahanchi, David Bar-Or, Christian Burrell. Poster presentation. American Academy of Neurology, April 2025, San Diego CA.

  3. Hispanic Ethnicity and Diabetes are Associated with High On-Treatment Platelet Reactivity. Simon Izaguirre, Anna Belits, Yasaman Pirahanchi, Diana Kim, Kristin Salottolo, David Bar-Or, Christian Burrell. Poster presentation. American Academy of Neurology, April 2025, San Diego CA.

  4. The effect of elevation on deep vein thrombosis: a retrospective multicenter cohort study. Banton K, Jarvis S, Jungels C, Hovorka J, Acuna D, Bar-Or D. Podium presentation. Western Trauma Association, Whistler BC, February 2025.

 
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Publication and Presentation History

Published Manuscripts

Accepted Abstracts

 

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At the APHA 2023 annual meeting in Atlanta, Kristin Salottolo gives a 15 minute podium presentation on temporal trends in firearm injuries and racial disparities.

Dr. David Acuna presents a study examining racial disparities in police transport of trauma patientts at the 2023 AAST meeting in Anaheim, CA.

Dr. David Bassa presents his study entitled "The Effect of Circle of Willis Anatomy on Outcomes for Blunt Cerebrovascular Injuries" at the 2023 AAST meeting.

 
 
 

Kristin Salottolo presents her work on postoperative bleeding events in orthopedic fractures at the 2023 World Trauma Congress in Tokyo, Japan.

Dr. Melissa Hausburg presents her research examining endothelial cell response to reactive ascites at the 2022 AAST meeting in Chicago, IL.

Dr. Jason Williams presents his basic science research examining changes in reactive ascites proteins when cultured with mesothelial cells at the 2022 AAST meeting in Chicago, IL.

 
 

Stephanie Jarvis presents her work on anticoagulant reversal in geriatric hip fractures at the 2019 AAST annual meeting in Dallas, TX.

Constance McGraw discusses palliative care research at the 2018 AAST annual meeting in San Diego, CA.

Dr. Alessandro Orlando presents his seminal work on neurosurgical intervention prediction tools at the 2017 AAST meeting in Baltimore, MD.