Second year MHA students, Sydney Azar and Kate Berall, presented their clinical research at the annual CSI America conference in Orlando, Florida, January 21-23rd.  Both students are mentored by Jenny Zablah, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics-Cardiology and Director of the Cath Lab Advanced Imaging Program at Children's Hospital Colorado.  Sydney Azar's oral presentation was titled, "Evaluating the Accuracy and Efficiency of Virtual Reality Segmentation for Fetal Cardiac MRI," and Kate Berall's presentation was titled, “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart – Investigating Extravascular Perforation in Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacements.”

Both students had amazing experiences at the conference.  Sydney noted, "Traveling to Orlando for CSI was such an enriching experience and a wonderful networking opportunity! Meeting and watching presentations by physicians and other researchers was so eye-opening for someone like me, as I am going to medical school after I graduate from MHA."

As Kate Berall reflected on the experience, "I was reminded how foundational anatomy is in the study of medicine. I found that even in high-level procedural discussions, I could still follow the anatomical structures and abbreviations relevant to the topic. I attended a lot of congenital sessions and my embryology knowledge was very helpful." 

Both students received MHA Student Travel Funding support to attend the conference.

Congratulations to Sydney and Kate!

Pictured above, MHA student, Sydney Azar, presents her research at CSI America.

Pictured above, MHA student, Kate Berral presents her research at CSI America.