Residency
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, IL

Medical School
Rush Medical College
Chicago, IL

Undergraduate
University of Colorado at Boulder
Boulder, CO

Research
     
              CREST 2017

•  Patient Education Tool About Leiomyoma (PETAL) Study
  P.Raj, D.P.Matthew, N.O.Sonn, J.Sung, A.Tsambarlis, P.White, L.Yang . A randomized controlled trial investigating patient knowledge of uterine fibroids as well as patient satisfaction with counseling. The study compares standard counseling with multimedia counseling using the DrawMD OBGYN iPad application to determine  if there is a difference in patient satisfaction and knowledge about fibroids with either form of counseling.

• The Effect of a Best-Practice Alert On The Rate of Postcesarean Thromboembolism Prophylaxis. N.O.Sonn, D.P.Matthew, P.Raj, J.Sung, A.Tsambarlis, L.Yang, P.White
  A quality improvement study that aims to increase venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in patients status post cesarean delivery.

• Provider Barriers To HPV Vaccination: An Educational Intervention, Part 2
  D.P.Matthew, V.C.Nanagas, N.O.Sonn, P.Raj, J.Sung, A.Tsambarlis, L.Yang, B.Boyd, P.White
  An educational intervention for health care providers in various disciplines to better understand provider barriers to providing HPV vaccinations for patients.

• Cesarean Delivery Rate Before and After The 2008 NICHD Standardized Electronic Fetal Monitoring Guidelines J.Sung, P.Raj, N.O.Sonn, D.P.Matthew, A.Tsambarlis, N.Sprawka A retrospective chart review comparing the primary cesarean delivery rate before and after the publication and implementation of the NICHD fetal heart rate classification in order to determine the impact of the new guidelines and if they changed the cesarean delivery rate.

Poster Presentations:

• Provider Barriers to HPV Vaccination: An Educational Intervention, Part 1
  D.P.Matthew, V.C.Nanagas, N.O.Sonn, P.Raj, J.Sung, L.Yang, B.Boyd, P.White
  This online educational intervention significantly improved provider comfort and confidence level in recommending HPV vaccination for their patients and knowledge of contraindications.
  Poster presented at Loyola University St. Albert’s Research Day; Maywood, Illinois, October 2014