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MUSC Theses and Dissertations

The MUSC Theses and Dissertations collection brings the work of MUSC students to a broader audience. Publishing dissertations in an open access format such as MEDICA@MUSC ensures that student research is not limited to a local audience.

Theses/Dissertations from 2026 2026

Quantitative analysis of emergency department holding times in a five-hospital market in an academic health system, Jeffrey Schecter

Insights into the Role of SOX6 in the Developing Heart, Hannah Tarolli

Tnni3k Controls Susceptibility to Coxsackievirus B3-Induced Myocarditis, Kelsey A. Tjen

Time to Definitive Surgery in Ovarian Cancer: An Analysis of Diagnostic-to-Treatment Intervals, Quyen T. Tran

Examining the Influence of Endogenous and Exogenous Factors on Intestinal Secretory Cell Types, Rachel Valentine

Out-of-Pocket Cost Burden in Outpatient Orthopedic Surgery: Economic Drivers and Opportunities for Alignment, Andrew Wade

A Mixed-Methods Research Study: NC Health Department Directors’ Perspective on Local Impact of Early Medicaid Expansion, Asma Warrich

The Role of Intravascular Ultrasound Imaging in 30-Day Readmissions Among Acute ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients, Britta Watson

Long Acting BETA2-Adrenergic Receptor Agonists Reverse Diabetic Nephropathy and Liver Steatosis in Murine Models of Diabetes and are Associated with Protection in Retrospective Human Studies, Brennan Winkler

Theses/Dissertations from 2025 2025

A Long Non-Coding eRNA Forms R-loops to Shape Emotional Experience-Induced Behavioral Adaptations, Rose Marie Akiki

Predictors of Early Withdrawal in Alzheimer's Disease Clinical Trials: The Role of Demographics in Retention, Kallie Alkatib

Assessing the Burden of Uncompensated Care In South Carolina Hospitals: The Role of Medicaid Expansion, Telemedicine and Primary Care, Natassia S. Allen

LC/MS Validation of Stool as an Analytical Matrix for Profiling Free Fatty Acids in Neonatal Patients, Octavia Ancrum

A Retrospective Review of Emergency Department Leave Against Medical Advice Cases: Tracking Pregnant Women Presenting with Opioid Use Disorder, Rastassia Armstrong

What Are the Minimum Dimensions in a Marketing Plan Required for Starting or Improving Marketing in a Small, New Home Health Agency?, Patrick Baker

Persistent Activation of Cardiac Fibroblasts Contributes to Myocardial Interstitial Fibrosis and Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Heart Failure, Rachel Biggs

Mitigating Self-Inflicted Mortality Among Senior Veterans Aged 55 and Older with Chronic Conditions: An Exploration of an Innovative Positive-Sum Model Framework Leveraging Chronic Condition Special Needs Plans for Evidence-Based, Multidisciplinary Coordinated Care, Roger W. Blackwell

We Are All Made of Star-Stuff: Targeting Astrocytic Calcium to Prevent Alcohol-Induced Changes in Orbitofrontal Cortex Excitability, Synaptic Dynamics, and Behavior, Abigail Blasczyk

OB/GYN Physician Perspectives on Maintenance of Certification (MOC), Brent Bost

Global ERK/MAPK Activation Determines Oncogenic Fitness in KRAS-Mutant Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Rachel A. Burge

Addressing Generalization Challenges in Clinical Section Identification: Contextual Learning and Large Language Model Approaches, Kexin Chen

Engineering CXCR2-Ligand-Based Fusion Proteins to Modulate Myeloid Cell Trafficking in Pancreatic Cancer, Benjamin N. Christopher

Mouse Model of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Demonstrates Negative Alterations of Cardiac Homeostasis, Alexa M. Corker

Bereavement Needs of Parent-Child Dyads Following Sibling Death, Shannon V. D'Alton

Bioelectrically Guided Cancer Therapy: Advancing Toward Clinical Translation, Davide A. Delisi