Graduate Medical Education

Research

 St. Luke’s Sports Medicine provides a higher level of care for a higher level of performance.

The St. Luke’s Sports Medicine Fellowship currently is structured with a heavy emphasis on the clinical aspects of sports medicine. The resources will be provided for our sports resident to participate in the annual AMSSM Sports Medicine Research Conference sponsored by the American Medical Society of Sports Medicine (AMSSM), as well as the AMSSM and American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting.

Publications and Presentations


    • Presentations at Peer-Reviewed Conferences

      A Thigh Stress Situation. Piotr Zembrzuski MD, Daniel Cohen MD, William McCafferty III DO, Maheep Vikram MD. AMSSM Annual Conference, April 2020. Virtual Conference.

      Entrapped with Nowhere to Run ! Daniel Cohen MD, Piotr Zembrzuski MD, Andrew Neeld MS,LAT,ATC, William McCafferty III DO, Maheep Vikram MD. AMSSM Annual Conference, April 2020. Virtual Conference.

    • International Presentations

      Concussion: What We Know & What We Don’t - Maheep Vikram MD, International Guest Speaker. Dec., 2019, Department of Orthopedics Grand Rounds, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India.

      Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Introduction - Maheep Vikram MD, International Guest Speaker. Dec., 2019, Department of Orthopedics Grand Rounds, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India.

    • Publications

      Brianne Allerton, Sachdeep Takhar, Maheep Vikram, William McCafferty III. Prevalence of Depression in Athletes using the Baron Depression Screen The 2019 St. Luke's university health network annual research symposium: Event highlights and scientific abstracts. Int J Acad Med 2019;5:135-49

    • Presentations at Peer-Reviewed Conferences

      A Run to Remember… If it did not hurt so much ! Ryan Wei, Celestine Nnaeto MD, William McCafferty III DO, Maheep Vikram MD. AMSSM Annual Conference, April 2019, Houston, TX.

      When Shoulder Pain Etiology Unknown, Find the Root. Sachdeep Takhar MD, William McCafferty III DO, Brianne Allerton DO, Maheep Vikram MD.
      AMSSM Annual Conference, April 2019, Houston, TX.

      Under Pressure, Another Foot Bites the Dust. Brianne Allerton DO, Maheep Vikram MD, Sachdeep Takhar MD, William McCafferty III DO. AMSSM Annual Conference, April 2019, Houston, TX.

    • Presentations at Peer-Reviewed Conferences

      You have to believe me Doc… It’s getting worse! Adam Kobialka DO , Maheep Vikram MD, Peter Murphy DO, Celestine Nnaeto MD. AMSSM Annual Conference, April 2018, Lake Buena Vista, FL.

      A Hit, a Tackle, and a Block that caused a Shoulder to Rock. Peter Murphy, DO, Maheep Vikram, MD, Celestine Nnaeto, MD, Adam Kobialka, DO, Piotr Zembrzuski, DO, Gregory Carolan, M.D. AMSSM Annual Conference, April 2018, Lake Buena Vista, FL.

      Sonographic Assessment of optic Nerve for Evaluation of Sports Associated Concussion. Adam Kobialka DO, Peter Murphy, DO, Maheep Vikram MD, Celestine Nnaeto, MD. St. Luke's University Health Network Annual Research Symposium. June, 2018.

    • Publications

      Adam Kobialka DO, Peter Murphy, DO, Maheep Vikram MD, Celestine Nnaeto, MD.
      Sonographic Assessment of optic Nerve for Evaluation of Sports Associated Concussion. The 2018 St. Luke's University Health Network Annual Research Symposium: Event highlights and scientific abstracts. Int J Acad Med 2018;4:189-208

    • Presentations at Peer-Reviewed Conferences

      Standing on your Head….Not such a good Idea ! Maheep P. Vikram, MD; Thomas Chattathil, MD; Decosy Hercules,DO; Celestine Nnaeto, MD. AMSSM Annual Conference, April 2017, San Diego, CA

      Accessibility and Compliance of School Students with Primary Care Evaluation Thomas Chattathill MD, Decosy Hercules DO, Celestine Nnaeto MD, Maheep Vikram MD. St. Luke's University Health Network Annual Research Symposium. June, 2017.

      Sports Related Concussion vs. Non-Sports Related concussion Length of Time Recovery: A Retrospective Analysis. Decosy Hercules, DO, Thomas Chattathil, MD, Celestine Nnaeto, MD, and Maheep Vikram, MD. AMSSM Annual Conference, April 2017, San Diego, CA

      An Electrifying Effect. Decosy Hercules DO, Thomas Chattathil MD, Maheep Vikram MD, Celestine Nnaeto MD. AMSSM Annual Conference, April 2017, San Diego, CA

      ‘Doc, I Don’t Care…’ A Case of Post Concussion Disinhibition. Thomas Chattathil MD, Celestiene Nnaeto MD, Decosy Hercules DO, Maheep Vikram MD. AMSSM Annual Conference, April 2017, San Diego, CA

    • Publications

      Decosy Hercules DO, Thomas Chattathil MD, Celestine Nnaeto MD, Maheep Vikram MD. Sports Related Concussion Versus Non-Sport Related Concussion Length of Time Recovery: A Retrospective Analysis. 2017 AMSSM 26th Annual Meeting Research Oral Poster Presentations, Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine: March 2017 - Volume 27 - Issue 2 - p 193-230 doi: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000000417

    • Presentations at Peer-Reviewed Conferences

      When Concussion is Not Really a Concussion. Celestine Nnaeto, MD, Maheep Vikram, MD, Nicholas Crognale, DO, William McCafferty, MD, Gobindveer Sahi, MD, and Michael Jusinski, MD. AMSSM Annual Conference, 2016, Dallas, Texas, 2016

      Skiing for Fun - A Curious Case of Pulled Groin. Maheep Vikram, MD, Celestine Nnaeto, MD, Michael Jusinski, MD. AMSSM Annual Conference, 2016, Dallas, Texas, 2016

      Ohhh ! I thought it was just an ankle sprain. William McCafferty III, DO, Jarem Lloyd, MD, Gobindveer Singh Sahi, MD, Celestine Nnaeto, MD, Maheep P. Vikram, MD. AMSSM Annual Conference, 2016, Dallas, Texas, 2016

      Isolated Pisiform Dislocation as Skateboarding Injury. Gobindveer Sahi, MD, William McCafferty, MD, Celestine Nnaeto, MD, Maheep Vikram, MD AMSSM Annual Conference, 2016, Dallas, Texas, 2016

      Systematic screening for cardiovascular disease in young sports participants. St. Luke's University Health Network Annual Research Symposium. June, 2016.

    • Publications

      Nnaeto, MD, Maheep Vikram, MD, Nicholas Crognale, DO, William McCafferty, MD, Gobindveer Sahi, MD, and Michael Jusinski, MD. When Concussion is Not Really a Concussion. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine: May 2016 - Volume 26 - Issue 3 - p e83–e87 doi: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000000340

      Gobindveer Singh Sahi MD, William Robert McCafferty III DO, Maheep Vikram MD. Patient Satisfaction After Sports Preparticipation Examination, Cardiovascular Referral, and Testing. E-publication, June 2016: Society of teachers of family medicine website link: http://www.fmdrl.org/index.cfm?event=c.beginBrowseD&1=1#6379

      Archana Sinha, Kaitlen Nguyen, Amitoj Singh, Audrey Fedor, Kelly Mousely, Sahil Agrawal, Maheep Vikram, Steven Stevens, Darren Traub, Sudip Nanda, Jamshid Shirani. Systematic Screening for Cardiovascular Disease in Young Sports Participants. 2016 St. Luke's university health network annual research symposium: Event highlights and scientific abstracts. Int J Acad Med 2016;2, Suppl S1:79-95