Starting with the Yale School of Medicine (YSM) graduating class of 2002, the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library and YSM Office of Student Research have collaborated on the Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library (YMTDL) project, publishing the digitized full text of medical student theses on the web as a valuable byproduct of Yale student research efforts. The digital thesis deposit has been a graduation requirement since 2006. Starting in 2012, alumni of the Yale School of Medicine were invited to participate in the YMTDL project by granting scanning and hosting permission to the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library, which digitized the Library’s print copy of their thesis or dissertation. A grant from the Arcadia Fund in 2017 provided the means for digitizing over 1,000 additional theses. IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE YALE COMMUNITY AND NEED ACCESS TO A THESIS RESTRICTED TO THE YALE NETWORK, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR VPN (VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK) IS ON.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Treating Very Large Non-Small Cell Lung Cancers: A Survival Analysis Using National Cancer Databases, Amy Moreno
Nutritional Status Of Pediatric Inpatients In Kigali, Rwanda, Maria Nardell
Ir Laser‐induced Perturbations Of The Voltage‐dependent Solute Carrier Protein, Slc26a5, Oluwarotimi Nettey
Branched-Chain Amino Acids In Medically Refractory Localization-Related Epilepsies, Caroline Ong
A Rare View Of Coding Mutations And Plasma Lipid Levels, Aniruddh Pradip Patel
A Novel Controlled Release Platform For In Situ Vascular Tissue Engineering, Joseph Thomas Patterson
Questionable Care At The End Of Life: A Qualitative Study Of The Antecedents To Medically Futile Care, Maria Teresa Perez
Mitigation Of Shp2 And Grb2 Activation Prevents Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 2 Signaling-Induced Craniosynostosis Through An Erk1/2-Dependent Pathway, Miles Jackson Pfaff
Exploring Social Networking Technologies As Tools For Hiv Prevention For Men Who Have Sex With Men In Connecticut, Jorge Augusto Ramallo
Surfactant Enhanced Delivery Of C/ebp Homologous Protein And Angiopoietin 2 Silencing Rna To Prevent Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia In Mouse Lung, John Gregory Ramirez
Parental And Provider Attitudes Toward Discussing Psychosocial Stressors In Pediatric Primary Care, Elizabeth Rawson
Assessing The Survival And Functional Outcomes Of Patients With Supraglottic Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Graeme Michael Rosenberg
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ecmo) In Adults In The United States From 2006-2011, Christopher Mark Sauer
Biomechanics Of Scaphoid Fracture Instability And Evaluation Of Internal Fixation With Two Compression Screw Designs, Ameya V. Save
Electrical Impedance Myography And Quantitative Ultrasound As Biomarkers In Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Irina Shklyar
Pathways Of Hiv Risk And Vulnerability Among New Female Sex Workers In Northern Karnataka, India, Jordan Sloshower
National Trends In The Utilization Of Acute Mechanical Circulatory Support: Incidence, Outcomes And Cost Analysis, Robert Stretch
Identification Of Novel Anti-Brain Tumor-Initiating Cell Compounds Using High-Throughput Screening, Garth William Strohbehn
The Genetic Basis Of Dupuytren's Disease, Gloria Sue
Stress And Rest Spect/ct Imaging For Evaluation Of Lower Extremity Perfusion: An Index For Evaluation Of Microvascular And Macrovascular Disease, Nataly Sumarriva
Glutamate-Glutamine Metabolism During Epileptogenesis In Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy, Nathan Tu
Evaluation And Characterization Of The Biomechanical Properties Of Tissue Engineered Vascular Grafts Implanted In The Arterial Circulation, Brooks Van Udelsman
Prescribing Patterns Of Atypical Antipsychotics For Delirium In Different Intensive Care Units At Yale New Haven Hospital, Caroline Aldridge Walker
The Contribution Of Place To Disparities In Life Expectancy And Cardiovascular Outcomes, Brian Wayda
Toward A Medical Home For Adults With Sickle Cell Disease: A Longitudinal Analysis Of High Utilizing Patients, Daniel Weisberg
Mk-2206 Sensitizes Brca-Deficient Epithelial Ovarian Adenocarcinoma To Cisplatin And Olaparib, Margaret Elizabeth Whicker
Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials And Network Dysfunction In Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Theresa Lynn Williamson
Multidisciplinary Clinics In Dermatology: A Utility Analysis Of The Yale Oncodermatology Clinic, Lauren Wiznia
Eph-B4 Activation Reduces Neointimal Hyperplasia In Human Saphenous Vein, Daniel James Wong
Comparing The Efficacy Of Calvarial Transport Distraction And Simultaneous Adipose Grafting With And Without Radiation, Mikell Margaret Yuhasz
Skin Toxicity Associated With Clofarabine And Cytarabine For The Treatment Of Acute Leukemia, Bingnan Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Molecular And Cellular Mechanisms Of Corticospinal Tract Formation By Semaphorin Signaling, Johannes Adomako-Mensah
Urinary Biomarkers And Association With Recovery From Severe Aki, Rahul Agarwal
A Geographic Analysis Of The Radiation Oncology Workforce: Assessing The Impact On Prostate Cancer Management And Outcomes, Sanjay Aneja
Do Women Tell Their Contraceptive Care Providers About When They Have Abortions?, Lisa An
Hiv Risk Behaviors, Attitudes Towards Treatment, And Integrated Health Services Among Hiv-Infected People Who Inject Drugs In Malaysia And Ukraine, Chethan Bachireddy
Breast Conservation Therapy For Ductal Carcinoma In-Situ (dcis): Does Presentation Of Disease Affect Long-Term Outcomes?, Harrison Xiao Bai
Dysmorphology And Dysfunction In The Brain And Calvarial Vault Of Nonsyndromic Craniosynostosis, Joel Stanley Beckett
Screening For Postpartum Depression In A Pediatric Emergency Department, Ellen Bradley
Less Intensive Therapy For Older Aml Patients, William Thomas Clarke
The Role Of Tumor-Associated Macrophages In Human Skin Cancer, Nika Cyrus
Child Maltreatment And Risk Patterns Among Participants In A Child Abuse Prevention Program, Jennifer Yuhas Duffy
Central Lymph Node Dissection In Patients With Papillary Thyroid Cancer: A Population Level Analysis Of 14257 Cases, Chineme Enyioha
The Role Of Fibroblast Growth Factors In Cortical Regeneration After Perinatal Hypoxia: A Model For Neurological Recovery In Premature Children, Devon Marc Fagel
Hiv-Related Kaposi Sarcoma In Africa: The Difficult Road To Diagnosis, Amy Kathleen Forrestel
Natural History Of Tricuspid Regurgitant Jet Velocity And A New Association With Proteinuria In Children With Sickle Cell Disease, Suzanne Jaqueth Forrest
The Impact Of Young Unlicensed Driving On Passenger Restraint Use: Concern For Risk Spillover Effect?, Jonathan Fu
The Glucocorticoid-Induced Leucine Zipper And Immunomodulation In Extracorporeal Photochemotherapy, Jeffrey Scott Futterleib
Using Respiratory Variations Of Plethysmographic Waveforms To Track Changes In Intravascular Volume During Hemodialysis, Nyasha George
Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor: A Foray Into Predicting Neonatal Outcomes In Premature Infants, Vladimir Vladislav Glinskii
Prevalence And Categorization Of Incidental Findings On Computed Tomography For Possible Renal Colic, Sarah Goss
Combination Thermochemotherapy For The Treatment Of Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Ramy Said Goueli
Spatial Spectral Imaging For Classification Of Thyroid Fine Needle Aspirates, Lewis Dirk Hahn
Effect Of The Ketogenic Diet On Seizures In The Methionine Sulfoximine Model Of Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy, Clayton Haldeman
Sirna Therapy In Glioblastoma Stem Cells: Identification Of Target Genes And Potential Therapeutic Implications., Benjamin Himes
Altered Circulating Follicular Helper T Cell Phenotype In Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Hsi-En Ho
Effect Of Biofeedback Devices In Partial Weight-Bearing Orthopaedic Patients, Joshua William Hustedt
Improving Documentation In Shoulder Dystocia, Madison Morgan Hustedt
Statin Inhibition Of Macrophage Integrin-Induced Rac2-Myosin Iia Interaction: An Anti-Inflammatory Effect, Kenneth E. Ike
Hippocampal Shape Abnormalities Of Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia Patients And Their Healthy Siblings, Sarah Lacourse Metthe Johnson
Bisphenol A Exposure In Utero Programs Adult Estrogen Responsiveness In The Uterus & Mammary Glands, Elisa Mead Jorgensen
The Rho-Gef Akap-Brx Is A Co-Activator Of Progesterone Receptor B In Uterine Leiomyoma Cells, Soledad Jorge
Autophagy, Mitophagy And Mitochondrial Dynamics In The Retina And Liver Of Hibernating Ground Squirrels, Talia Rosenberg Kaden
Performance On Computerized Cognitive Remediation Of Students With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Derek Kennedy
Male-Partner Participation In The Prevention Of Mother-To-Child Hiv Transmission In South Africa, Kevin Koo
Parent-Adolescent Discrepancies In Parental Knowledge: Understanding Their Relationship To Adolescent Risk-Taking, Whitney Kress
Correlations Between Intracranial Aneurysms And Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms, Gregory Kuzmik
Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy For The Treatment Of Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma, Joshua Leinwand
Assessment Of H1n1 Vaccine Effectiveness In Preventing Hospitalization In Children, Felicity Lenes-Voit
Radiation Therapy And Expander-Implant Breast Reconstruction: Analysis Of Timing And Complications, Rachel Lentz
Improvement Of Asthma Control And Inflammation In Pediatric Patients Undergoing Adenotonsillectomy, Jonathan Levin
Marker Characterization Of Ecp-Induced Monocyte-Derived Dendritic Cells, Kristina Liu
The Role Of Family Functioning In A Family-Based Diabetes Prevention Program, Julia Lubsen
Role Of Home Practice In Randomized Controlled Trial Of Mindfulness Training For Smoking Cessation, Sarah Mallik
Computer-Assisted Detection Of Proximal Arterial Stenosis On Doppler Ultrasound, John Devin Millet
A Prospective Study Of Anxiety, Depression, And Behavioral Changes In Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Regina Myers
Relationship Of Structural And Functional Asymmetry To Sleep Position In Open Angle Glaucoma, Eberechi Nwogu
Intraocular Pressure, Aqueous Humor Dynamics, And Fibrosis Using A Novel Glaucoma Drainage Pathway, Julius Oatts
Pravastatin Does Not Prevent Antiphospholipid Antibody Effects On Human First Trimester Trophoblast Function, Ebele Odiari
Walk This Way: Predicting Postoperative And Discharge Outcomes Among Ambulatory Surgical Patients, Charles Odonkor
Treatment And Outcomes Of Female Patients Who Underwent Mastectomy For Breast Cancer At Yale New Haven Hospital From 2000-2005: Examination Of Recurrence Rates, Oluwatosin Oluwafunke Onibokun
Implicit And Explicit Motivation In A Murine Model Of Parkinson's Disease, Babita Panigrahi
Childhood Cancer In The Cinema: How The Celluloid Mirror Reflects Psychosocial Care, Jovana Pavisic
Biological And Clinical Markers Of Neuronal Injury In Primary And Chronic Hiv-1 Infection, Michael Peluso
Cushing Disease: Intraoperative Acth Tissue Measurement, Pathology Correlation And Clinical Outcomes, Avital Perry
Identification Of Factors Associated With Acute Pyelonephritis Complicated By Ureteral Stones, Warren Perry
Gender And Age Trends In The Trier Social Stress Test For Children (tsst-C) And A Placebo Comparison Condition, Tammi-Marie Krystal Phillip
Characterization Of A Functional Brca1 Variant: A Marker Of Aggressive Breast Cancer, Carina Preskill
Reduced Toxicity Conditioning And Stem Cell Transplantation In Children With Sickle Cell Disease, Kavita Radhakrishnan
Assessing The Ability Of Yale Internal Medicine Residents To Self-Audit The Quality Of Discharge Summaries, Alexandra Marie Ristow
The Effect Of Mental And Physical Stress On Brain Temperature As Measured Via Brain Temperature Tunnel, Dionne Rudison
Patient Assessment In Orthopedics: Spine And Trauma, Ferrin Katarina Ruiz
Hospital Variation In The Use Of High Intensity Healthcare Resources And Its Association With Patient Outcomes, Kyan Safavi
Gene Expression Signature As A Diagnostic Test For Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms: A Validation Study, Adam Sang
Sign-Out Snapshot: Evaluation Of Written Sign-Outs Among Specialties And Role Of Hospitalist Sign-Out, Amy Schoenfeld
Impact Of Group Well-Child Care On Health Outcomes & Health Seeking Behaviors During Early Childhood, Niyati Shah