Completed Research Projects

Our residents have published and presented research on stroke, multiple sclerosis and other neurological conditions.

The list below offers a sampling of research accomplishments for current and recent residents from 10 class years, representing a small but impressive sample of resident contributions throughout the Department of Neurology's more than 55-year history.

Resident
Project
Mentor
2015

Pooja Sofat, MBBS

Sofat P, Malayala SV, Dar M, Anain PM, Rabadi N. Time Bomb in the Belly.

Presentation at University at Buffalo Scholarly Exchange Day. May, 2012

 

2013

Salomi Salins, MBBS

S Salins, N Silvestri. Does Myasthenia Gravis Eventually End in Chronic Remission?

Presentation at Michael E. Cohen Resident Research Day. University at Buffalo. June, 2012

Nicholas Silvestri, MD
2012
Ping Li, MD Li P, Murphy TH. Two-Photon Imaging During Prolonged Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion in Mice Reveals Recovery of Dendritic Structure After Reperfusion. J Neurosci. 2008 Nov 12;28(46):11970-9  
Liu Y, Li P, Lu J, Xiong W, Oger J, Tetzlaff W, Cynader M. Bilirubin Possesses Powerful Immunomodulatory Activity and Suppresses Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis. J Immunol. 2008 Aug 1;181(3):1887-97

Tareq Kass-Hout

Rajabally YA, Kass-Hout T, Wilson P, Damian MS Sensory Guillain-Barré Syndrome After Campylobacter jejuni Infection. Eur J Neurol. 2007 Mar;14(3):e11-2  
2011

Maxim Mokin, MD, PhD

Mokin M, Zheng Z, Keifer J. Conversion of Silent Synapses Into the Active Pool by Selective GluRt - 3 and GluR4 AMPAR Trafficking During in vitro Classical Conditioning. J Neurophysiol. 2007 Sep;98(3):1278-86  
Szofia Bullain, MD Bullain SS, Chriki LS, Stern TxA. Aphasia: Associated Disturbances in Affect, Behavior and Cognition in the Setting of Speech and Language Difficulties. Psychosomatics. 2007;48(3):258-64  
Szentirmai O, Baker CH, Bullain SS, Lin N, Takahashi M, Folkman J, Mulligan RC, Carter BS. Successful Inhibition of Intracranial Human Glioblastoma Multiforme Xenograft Growth Via Systemic Adenovirai Delivery of Soluble Endostatin and Soluble Vascular Endotheiiai Growth Factor Receptor-2. J Neurosurg. 2008;108(5):979-88i
Zeenat Jaisani, MD Zivadinov R, Bergsland N, Stosic M, Sharma J, Nussenbaum F, Durfee J, Hani N, Abdelrahman N, Jaisani Z, Minagar A, Hoque R, Munschauer FE 3rd, Dwyer MG. Use of Perfusion- and Diffusion-Weighted Imaging in Differential Diagnosis of Acute and Chronic Ischemic Stroke and Multiple Sclerosis. Neurol Res. 2008 Oct;30(8):816-26 Robert Zivadinov, MD, PhD
2010
Naomi Salins, MBBS

Salins N, Guttuso T. Comparative Analysis of Therapies for Fatigue in Chronic Neurologic Disorders. 

Presentation at Michael E. Cohen Resident Research Day. University at Buffalo. June, 2010

Thomas Guttuso, MD
Mohamed Hamza, MD, PhD

Hamza M, Hekler EM. Comparison of the 320 Detector Row CT Angipgraphy and Digital Subtraction Angiography in Evaluation of Cerebrovascular Diseases.

Presentation at Michael E. Cohen Resident Research Day. University at Buffalo. June, 2010

E. Mark Hekler, MD
Hekler EM, Hamza MA, Sternberg Z and Munschauer FE. A Positive Correlation Between the Levels of VEGF in Peripheral Venous Blood and Carotid Arterial Blood in Patients with Carotid Artery Disease. (Abstract). The Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, 2007.

Yonghua Zhang, MD

Zhang Y, Feustel PJ, Kimelberg HK. Neuroprotection by Pyrroloquinoline Quinone (PQQ) in Reversible Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion in the Adult Rat. Brain Res. 2006; 1094200-206.


Zhang Y, Zhang H, Feustel PJ, Kimelberg HK. DCPIB, a Specific Inhibitor of Volume-Regulated Anion Channels (VRACs), Reduces Infarct Size in MCAo and the Release of Glutamate in the Ischemic Cortical Penumbra. Exp Neurol. 2008;210:514-520.
2009
Jitendra Sharma, MD Dwyer MG, Bergsland N, Saluste E, Sharma J, Jaisani Z, Durfee J, Abdelrahman N, Minagar A, Hoque R, Munschauer FE 3rd, Zivadinov R. Application of Hidden Markov Random Field Approach for Quantification of Perfusion/Diffusion Mismatch in Acute Ischemic Stroke. Neurol Res. 2008 Oct;30(8):827-34 Robert Zivadinov, MD, PhD
Houtchens MK, Benedict RH, Killiany R, Sharma J, Jaisani Z, Singh B, Weinstock-Guttman B, Guttmann CR, Bakshi R. Thalamic Atrophy and Cognition in Multiple Sclerosis. Neurology. 2007 Sep18;69(12):1213-23 Ralph Benedict, PhD
2008
Manjunath Markandaya, MBBS Markandaya M, Gatewood RP and lonita, CC. Patent Foramen Ovale and Their Relationship to Neurological Diseases. Medlink Neurology Steven Levine Ed., www.medlink.com (Accepted - March 2007) (Online Neurology textbook)  
Ravi Pande, MD Qureshi Al, Kirmani JF, Safdar A, Ahmed S, Sayed MA, Pande RU, et al. High Prevalence of Previous Antiplatelet Drug Use in Patients With New or Recurrent Ischemic Stroke: Buffalo Metropolitan Area and Erie County Stroke Study. Pharmacotherapy 2006;26(4):493-498.  
2007
Kenneth Halliwell, MD

Halliwell K, Block S, Rifkin D, Shucard D. Pilot Study on the Efficacy of the Visual Analogue Sleepiness Scale to Describe Sleepiness Objectivity in a Valid Manner.

Presentation at Michael E. Cohen Resident Research Day. University at Buffalo. June, 2007

Sandra Block, MD
Xiuli Li, MD

Li, X, L Hershey, L. Characteristics of Seizures in Alzheimer’s Dementia vs. Vascular Dementia.

Presentation at Michael E. Cohen Resident Research Day. University at Buffalo. June, 2007

Linda A. Hershey, MD, PhD
2006  
David Hojnacki, MD

Hojnacki D, Weinstock-Guttman B, Hussein S, Dwyer MG, Tjoa CW, Abdelrahman N, Munschauer F, Garg N, Meyer M, Cox J, Zivadinov R. Value of Brain Atrophy and Magnetization Transfer MRI Measures in Predicting Disability in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis.

Presentation at Michael E. Cohen Resident Research Day. University at Buffalo. June, 2006

Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, MD
2005    
Lirim Tonuzi, MD

Surface Electroencephalographic Source Analysis as a Predictor of Focal Epileptiform Pathology.

Presentation at Michael E. Cohen Resident Research Day. University at Buffalo. June, 2005

Arie Weinstock, MD
Marilou Ching, MD, MPH Ching MI, Sung BH, Wilson MF, Block SA, Rifkin DI.  Arterial Compliance is Reduced in Sleep Apnea.  Am J of Hypertension 2005; Vol. 18 No.5 Part2:11A. Daniel Rifkin, MD