HCA Healthcare Graduate Medical Education 2026 Research Days

The inaugural MidAmerica Healthcare Symposium was held on March 27th, 2026, at HCA Healthcare Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, MO. Residents and fellows from all MidAmerica residency/fellowship programs were represented and in attendance, along with faculty, attendings and GME/hospital administrators. Kimberly Swan MD, MBA (MidAmerica DIO) was the clinical director of the symposium. The keynote speaker was Hali Baker, MSN, APRN-CNP, TCRN, who is a Pediatric Surgery Nurse Practitioner and Quality Lead for the Division of Pediatric Surgery at Akron Children’s Hospital in Akron, OH.

There were a total of nine podium presentations and 42 poster presentations. Winners were as follows:

Poster Presentations

• First Place - Gluteal Compartment Syndrome Following Prolonged Immobilization in the Setting of Polysubstance Use: A Two-Patient Case Series
  Dalton Sauce DO PGY2, Mark Gamadia BS, Robert Garner DO PGY4, Molly Black MD
  HCA Healthcare Research Medical Center Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program / Kansas City University Consortium, Kansas City, MO
• Second Place - Xylazine Associated Progressive Cutaneous Ulcerations with Non-Injectable Fentanyl Use
  Briana Saravanan-Dougherty DO PGY2, Gazala Parvin MD
  HCA Healthcare Research Medical Center Family Medicine Residency Program, Kansas City, MO
• Third Place - Esophageal Stents: How High Can You Go? A Traumatic Injury Treated with High Esophageal Stent Placement
  John W Surbeck MD PGY4, Anthony Melillo DO, James Scott MD
  HCA Healthcare Menorah Medical Center General Surgery Residency Program, Overland Park, KS

Podium Presentations

• First Place - Optimizing Anticoagulation Monitoring Through Standardized Warfarin Management in a Primary Care Clinic
  Ali Haider Arsiwala MD PGY3, Ryan Ansari MD PGY3, Karin Cha DO PGY3, Shalin Patel DO PGY3, Natalie Powell DO PGY3, Aliza Tan DO PGY3, Karen Foote MD
  HCA Healthcare Lee's Summit Medical Center Family Medicine Residency Program, Lee's Summit, MO
• Second Place - Retrospective Correlation Analysis of Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes in Triple Negative Breast Cancer: Examining Associations with Tumor Grade, Histologic Grade, and Lymph Node Status at a Tertiary Hospital in the Philippines
  Jonathan Paul Ladera MD PGY1, Dubert Guererro MD
  HCA Healthcare Centerpoint Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency Program, Independence, MO
• Third Place - New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Labor: A Case Report and Review of Recommendations
  Margaret “Molly” Carrig MD PGY2, Megan Kohman MD PGY4, Jessica Richter DO, Cristina Enrique DO
  HCA Healthcare Overland Park Regional Medical Center Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program, Overland Park, KS