2026 EMERGE Scholars
Lana Essad
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Mentor: Dr. Adeoye
Project: Optimizing Procedural Sedation: Mental Health Outcomes After Emergency Department Closed Joint Reduction
Shelby Hicks
Rosalind Franklin Chicago Medical School
Mentor: Dr. Ancona
Project: How substances related to emergency department presentations among African Americans have changed from 2019-2021
Sithmi Jayasundara
Carle Illinois College of Medicine
Mentor: Dr. Adeoye
Project: Optimizing Procedural Sedation: Mental Health Outcomes After Emergency Department Closed Joint Reduction
Demo Kaltabanis
Tulane University School of Medicine
Mentor: Dr. Baumgartner
Project: Continuous ketamine infusion for emergency department post-intubation sedation: a retrospective propensity score matched cohort study
Ilya Khaustov
University of Louisville School of Medicine
Mentor: Dr. Campbell
Project: The role of procoagulant platelets in ischemic stroke injury
Joy Kim
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences
Mentor: Dr. Eswaran
Project: Perceptions of the Emergency Department from SUD Patients
Gopan Krishnathasan
Paul L. Foster School of Medicine
Mentor: Dr. Eswaran
Project: Emergency Department Staff Perceptions of Restraint Use in the Management of Psychiatric Patients
Janexi Lopez
Rush University Medical College
Mentor: Dr. Ablordeppey
Project: Clinician Perspectives of Arterial Catheter Use During Cardiac Arrest
Tabitha McMichael
Rosalind Franklin Chicago Medical School
Mentor: Dr. Liss
Project: MOUD Selection in Pregnant Patients: What drives the Buprenorphine vs. Methadone Decision?
Divya Nagireddy
UT Health Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine
Mentor: Dr. Lacy
Project: Expected Transesophageal Echocardiography Protocol for Cardiac Arrest