Research works

«RICIS-III: Recursive Indexed Calculus of Identity and Singularity – Complete Proofs of the Seven Millennium Problems and Navier–Stokes»

RICIS-III (Recursive Indexed Calculus of Identity and Singularity, version 3.0) is a self-consistent, axiomatically minimal extension of classical mathematics that resolves all known singularities (including division by zero) by preserving absolute identity (L1: X = X) through re...

Lunch Break Lullaby™ A Physiology-First Micro-Regulation Tool for Workplace Stress Reduction

Lunch Break Lullaby (LBL) is a novel, passive auditory micro-intervention designed to support mid-day autonomic recovery in high-stress workplace environments. Unlike meditation, mindfulness, coaching, or clinical therapeutic practices—which require attentional control, cognitive...

Celebration of Movement

On my first day as an OMS-I, we were taught the tenets of osteopathic medicine. The first tenet states that a person is made up of mind, body, and soul. This means that to care for your patient entirely, you must consider not only their physical ailments but also their fears, fru...

The Female Pelvis

I’ve always been drawn to portraiture, specifically the challenge of capturing structure, expression, and identity in a single frame. For years, I focused on faces to better understand people. But since starting medical school, I’ve shifted my focus inward. Medical illustration h...

Right Lower Quadrant

I’ve always been drawn to portraiture, specifically the challenge of capturing structure, expression, and identity in a single frame. For years, I focused on faces to better understand people. But since starting medical school, I’ve shifted my focus inward. Medical illustration h...

Efficacy of Viscosupplementation in a Patient with Bilateral Partial Meniscectomies: A Case Study

Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a common degenerative disease that can significantly impair daily life and mobility. This case report describes a 60-year-old female with bilateral knee OA and a history of partial medial meniscectomies, who experienced severe pain and functional limit...

Elbow Plica: A Case of Advanced Progression

<b>Introduction</b>: Symptomatic elbow plica is a considerably rare condition with an etiology and prevalence not completely understood. Misinterpretation of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as normal findings resulted in the progression of symptoms. In this case report, we obser...

Manner & Cause?

As a future forensic pathologist and former autopsy technician, I created this piece to highlight the often unseen, macabre side of medicine—a side that few outside this world ever truly experience. This painting is a deeply personal reflection, a way for me to process the multit...

A Case Study: Vitiligo Regression Secondary to the Onset of Puberty

Vitiligo is a chronic skin disorder characterized by hypopigmented patches on various parts of the body. This study explores the spontaneous re-pigmentation of vitiligo in a white female from the age of 10 to 22. At age 10, the patient developed a hypopigmented patch on her right...

The Human Hand Behind the Algorithm: Ethical Perspectives on AI in Clinical Practice

The incorporation of artificial intelligence (AI) into clinical practice represents a pivotal shift in healthcare delivery. AI promises greater efficiency, diagnostic support, and precision, yet its adoption raises ethical concerns related to autonomy, equity, transparency, and t...

Cowboy Medicine

I grew up where boots met dirt, When the roosters crowed it was time to work. Until one day there was no porchlight, Just crickets chirping in the still of night.

Life on the Oncology Floor: An Ode to the Cancer Patient

On morning rounds, we would stand in dimly lit hospital rooms, watching elderly couples hold hands in silence, their faded, scratched wedding rings that were missing a few stones here and there overlapping in perfect, worn harmony. Fifty years of marriage, and now they were facin...

Food Insecurity and Vision Loss: A Call for Integrated Preventive Care

The ophthalmic exam revealed proliferative diabetic retinopathy, but the diagnosis alone didn’t capture the depth of Mrs. A.’s story. A 58-year-old woman with longstanding diabetes who had never received a retinal screening. She learned about the free eye clinic through a friend...

My studies of the human form: Figures I-IIIb

My first study of the human form was as an undergraduate studio art major. I searched for a path where I could blend the anatomical sciences with the arts. This led to a concentration on the human figure, which involved over 100 hours of drawing, painting, and sculpting from a li...

The Medicine is Born

The agony of labor ends! A golden hour to begin Little can she comprehend the situation she is in Fleeting thoughts of joy and peace melt into doubt, anxiety Her babe is snuggled up at least, sleeping in satiety

A Hospital Bed in My Living Room

There is a hospital bed in my living room. I hate it, yet all it carries is love. Everyday it grows taller as I seem to shrink. I sit beside it, trying to hold on, trying to make light, casting away the shadows that are so eagerly waiting to strike.

Laryngospasm in Pediatric Anesthesia with Intravenous versus Inhalation Anesthetic Induction

This review explores the occurrence of laryngospasm following intravenous (IV) administration of propofol versus inhalation induction with sevoflurane in pediatric anesthesia. A structured literature search was conducted using PubMed, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and CINAHL to identify rel...

Climatology and Interannual Variations in Arctic Winter Sea Ice Leads in the ICESat-2 Era

Abstract. Sea ice leads play a key role in polar air-sea heat, moisture, and gas exchanges, ocean heat and salinity variations, and ecosystem processes. However, their small-scale nature challenges efforts to assess spatiotemporal variability on a pan-Arctic basis. Here, we use s...

Optimized operation of integrated energy systems considering energy storage systems and demand response based on Stackelberg game theory

<title>Abstract</title> Integrated Energy System (IES) can reduce carbon emissions, enhance economic efficiency, and improve energy utilization by coordinating the output, start-up, and shutdown status of multi-energy devices such as electricity, heat, and natural gas. To improve...

Drivers of flash flood frequency and intensity in the United States: a quantitative analysis of hydrometeorological interactions

Abstract. Inconsistent changes in precipitation and flooding have spurred investigations into the underlying mechanisms, yet the quantitative understanding of interactions between precipitation, temperature, and land cover in streamflow dynamics remains limited. We investigate st...