Rebecca A. Aslakson , MD, MSci
Johns Hopkins University
“Crafting a Palliative Care Intervention for Surgical Intensive Care Unit Patients"
Mentor: Peter J. Pronovost, MD, PhD

Patricia R. Bachiller, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
“Mechanisms of TGFbeta Modulation of Development in the Injured Newborn Lung"
Mentor: Jesse D. Roberts, Jr., MD

Frederic T. (Josh) Billings IV, MD, MSCI
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville
"The Effect of Atorvastatin on Renal Oxidant Injury in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery "
Mentor: Nancy J. Brown, MD

William R. Hartman, MD, PhD
Mayo Clinic Rochester
“Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor in Hypoxia-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension ”
Mentor: Y.S. Prakash, MD, PhD

Daryl J. Kor, MD
Mayo Clinic Rochester
“Risk Prevention and Mechanistic Evaluation of Postoperative Acute Lung Injury ”
Mentor: Ognjen Gajic, MD, MSc

Mark D. Neuman, MD, MSc
University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia
“Anesthesia Technique and Outcomes after Hip Fracture: Instrumental Variable Analysis ”
Mentor: Jeffrey H. Silber, MD, PhD

Carol Ann B. Diachun, MD
University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
“Development and Evaluation of Academic Electronic Portfolio for Anesthesia Faculty ”
Mentor: Constance D. Baldwin, PhD