Emily Greenwald, M.D.

A male infant is noted on the first day after delivery to have a tense, drumlike, and distended abdomen with bilious output from an orogastric sump. He was born via cesarean section at Graphicweeks’ gestation to a 19-year-old primigravid mother for fetal intolerance to labor after induction for preterm premature rupture of membranes. His mother denied previous use of medications other than prenatal vitamins, progesterone, and occasional acetaminophen. She also denied use of tobacco, alcohol… Show more

A male infant is noted on the first day after delivery to have a tense, drumlike, and distended abdomen with bilious output from an orogastric sump. He was born via cesarean section at Graphicweeks’ gestation to a 19-year-old primigravid mother for fetal intolerance to labor after induction for preterm premature rupture of membranes. His mother denied previous use of medications other than prenatal vitamins, progesterone, and occasional acetaminophen. She also denied use of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs.

First trimester screening results were normal, although an α-fetoprotein level was not measured. However, a 20-week ultrasonogram revealed a herniated portion of bowel to the right of the umbilical cord insertion. This defect, similar but now smaller, was again noted on a follow-up 27-week ultrasonogram. However, the extra-abdominal bowel then vanished on both the 31- and 33-week ultrasonograms. On these late ultrasonograms, the only remaining intestinal abnormality was portions of intra-abdominal bowel that appeared to be abnormally dilated. (see link to continue reading) Show less

Poster presentation at resident research day outlining results of first year of re-vamped primary care curriculum for resident education.

The teaching of gross anatomy has, for centuries, relied on the dissection of human cadavers, and this formative experience is known to evoke strong emotional responses. The authors hypothesized that the phenomenon of cadaver naming is a coping mechanism used by medical students and that it correlates with other attitudes about dissection and body donation. The authors developed a 33-question electronic survey to which 1,156 medical students at 12 medical schools in the United States… Show more

The teaching of gross anatomy has, for centuries, relied on the dissection of human cadavers, and this formative experience is known to evoke strong emotional responses. The authors hypothesized that the phenomenon of cadaver naming is a coping mechanism used by medical students and that it correlates with other attitudes about dissection and body donation. The authors developed a 33-question electronic survey to which 1,156 medical students at 12 medical schools in the United States voluntarily responded (November 2011–March 2012). They also surveyed course directors from each institution regarding their curricula and their observations of students' coping mechanisms. The majority of students (574, 67.8%) named their cadaver. Students most commonly cited the cadaver's age as the reason they chose a particular name for the cadaver. A minority of the students who did not name the cadaver reported finding the practice of naming disrespectful. Almost all students indicated that they would have liked to know more about their donor, particularly his or her medical history. Finally, students who knew the birth name of the donor used it less frequently than predicted. The authors found that the practice of naming cadavers is extremely prevalent among medical students and that inventive naming serves as a beneficial coping mechanism. The authors suggest that developing a method of providing students with more information about their cadaver while protecting the anonymity of the donor and family would be useful. Show less