A neurology team aims to improve stroke care. From left: K. Singh, P. Sofat, M. Masud, D. Gaindh, N. Silvestri (mentor), N. Abdelhamid. Not pictured: G. Ahmad.
Published October 3, 2014
University at Buffalo residents and fellows are teaming up with faculty mentors to explore new ways of providing better health care.
Eight diverse quality improvement projects — including ones focused on osteoporosis screening, chronic lung disease and the transition from emergency care to primary care — have been funded with 2014-2015 Quality Improvement Awards.
The grants of up to $3,000 each are awarded annually through the Office of Graduate Medical Education.
Grant recipients, grouped by department, are listed below:
Zubair M. Butt, MBBS, resident
Program: Combined internal medicine-preventive medicine residency
Faculty mentor: Roberto O. Diaz Del Carpio, MD, clinical assistant professor
Project: “Improving Quality of Medical Care of Chronic Lung Disease (COPD and Asthma) at Hertel-Elmwood Internal Medicine Center, Buffalo NY 14204”
Anh Dao, MD, and Kim S. Sahib, MB, BCh, BAO, residents
Program: Internal medicine residency
Faculty mentor: Diaz Del Carpio
Project: “Problems With Osteoporosis Screening in an Outpatient Setting at Hertel-Elmwood Internal Medicine”
Victor Kairouz, MD, resident
Program: Internal medicine residency
Faculty mentors: Brian J. Page, MD, research assistant professor, and Diaz Del Carpio
Project: “A Multidisciplinary Checklist to Improve the Discharge Process of CHF Patients at BGMC”
Wudeneh M. Mulugeta, MD, MPH, resident
Program: Combined internal medicine-preventive medicine residency
Faculty mentor: Diaz Del Carpio
Project: “Improving Transition of Care From Emergency Department Through Timely Primary Care Follow Up at Hertel-Elmwood Internal Medicine Center, Buffalo”
Muaz Alabd Alrazzak, MD, fellow
Program: Pediatric hematology/oncology fellowship
Faculty mentor: Meghan A. Higman, MD, PhD, clinical assistant professor
Project: “Early Administration of Intravenous Antibiotics for Pediatric Hematology Oncology Patients Presenting With Fever”
Andrew Fanous, MD, resident
Program: Neurosurgery residency
Faculty mentor: Elad I. Levy, MD, MBA, professor of neurosurgery and radiology
Project: “Steps Toward Improving Patient Satisfaction and Care”
Pooja Sofat, MBBS, resident
Program: Neurology residency
Faculty mentor: Nicholas J. Silvestri, MD, asistant professor of clinical neurology
Project: “Time is Brain: Preventing Delays in Iv tPA in Acute Stroke Patients”
Kaori P. Tanaka, DO, resident
Program: Emergency medicine residency
Faculty mentor: Kevin McGee, DO, clinical assistant professor
Project: “Accuracy/Consistency on Online Medical Direction Given by University at Buffalo Emergency Medicine Residents at Buffalo General Medical Centers”