Kathleen Holsaeter

General Surgeon with expertise in performing advanced surgical operations as well as surgical critical care. Practice focus is on knowledge of innovative surgical practices and medical guidelines, as well as providing exemplary patient care.

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• CHEST 2017: Don't Hold Your Breath: Implementation of "Bedside Wake Up and Breathe" Handoff in Improving Compliance with Spontaneous Awakening (SAT) and Breathing Trials (SBT), Toronto, Canada, 10/28/17
• The Impact of the Dense Breast Notification Law on Patterns of Screening in a Rural Population in New York, Middletown, NY, 04/20/18

• Curriculum Committee VHS Residency Program, One resident of each year is chosen to review the curriculum from the current year and prepare the schedules and rotations for next year.
• Sigma Sigma Phi, Sigma Sigma Phi is an Honorary Osteopathic Service Fraternity. Its objectives and purposes are: To further the Science of Osteopathic Medicine and its standards of practice, to improve the scholastic standing and promote a higher degree of fellowship among its students, to bring about a closer relationship and understanding between the student bodies and the officials and members of the faculties of our colleges, and to foster allegiance to the American Osteopathic Association and to perpetuate these principles and the teachings through the maintenance and development of this organization.
• TouroCOM Pediatrics Interest Group, The Pediatrics Interest Group is an organization intended to help medical students learn more about the field of Pediatrics. This group helps cultivate pediatrics clinical skills and experience.
• Student American Academy of Osteopathy (SAAO), The goal of SAAO is to increase awareness of osteopathic philosophy and osteopathic manipulative medicine. The TouroCOM chapter hosts numerous events that include both didactic and hands-on experience. SAAO events are also aimed at enhancing our palpatory skills and OMT techniques.

• MPSF All-Academic Scholar Athlete Award, 6 quarters 2002-2006
• NCAA Water Polo National Champion, UCLA 2003 & 2005

• Don't Hold Your Breath: Implementation of "Bedside Wake Up and Breathe" Handoff in Improving Compliance with Spontaneous Awakening (SAT) and Breathing Trials (SBT), 03/01/16, 03/31/17, Amir Galini, After adopting the ABCDEF bundle in 2015, the ICU team at Orange Regional Medical Center (ORMC), Middletown, NY implemented a "Bedside Wake Up and Breathe" handoff protocol in June 2016 to improve bundle compliance. The protocol required respiratory therapists to assess the need for, and perform if indicated, standard SATs and SBTs. The overall aim of the study was to have a structured protocol that optimized the ABCDEF bundle, enhancing early weaning of mechanically ventilated patients and decreasing ICU length of stay at Orange Regional Medical Center. Responsibilities included: Co-lead investigator, formatting and designing project concept, training fellow student researchers, performing research, calculating results.
• Use of Ultrasound in Diagnosing Testicular Torsion in Pediatric Patients Presenting with Abdominal Pain, 09/01/17, 12/31/17, Matt Moore, The Emergency Department protocol to use ultrasound tests for every patient presenting with abdominal pain to rule out testicular torsion has been implemented for over three years at ORMC. The aim of this study is to discover the rates of missed testicular torsion before and after the implementation of the protocol. Responsibilities included: Data collection and analysis.
• The Impact of the Dense Breast Notification Law on Patterns of Screening in a Rural Population in New York, 01/01/18, 04/30/18, High breast density is recognized as an independent risk factor for the development of breast cancer. With increasing age, breast density decreases. Mammograms without additional imaging modalities have the potential to not adequately detect breast cancer in those patients with dense breasts. Therefore, in 2013 and in 2017, the state of New York passed legislature on the issue of screening in women with dense breasts. The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether screening practices have changed since the implementation of the "dense breast law" and whether that change has resulted in modification in clinical intervention. Responsibilities included: Data collection and analysis.