10/14/2026
Huge congratulations to Austin Layton, OMS-3, on an incredible string of research achievements!
Austin has been hard at work advancing clinical research across multiple institutions. Most notably, his first-author case report on an incarcerated recurrent right Amyand inguinal hernia was recognized as Research Article of the Year by Beyond the White Coat (https://hubs.la/Q04z_Y4k0)!
Check out his recent 2026 publications:
1. Incarcerated Recurrent Right Amyand Inguinal Hernia Managed with Laparoscopic TAPP Repair and Appendectomy Following Prior Open Repair — Beyond the White Coat (https://hubs.la/Q04z_Y4k0), Vol. 2, p. 86
(Co-authors: Lily House, OMS-II, Madison Lather, OMS-IV, Bianca McAravey, OMS-II, Michael Burchett, DO)
2. Pregnancy-Associated Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in the Third Trimester Requiring Multistent Percutaneous Coronary Intervention — Case Reports in Cardiology (https://hubs.la/Q04z_Y8M0)
(Co-authors: Steven Liu, Hollace Chastain)
3. CT-Negative Fish Bone Impaction in the Pyriform Sinus Requiring Operative Removal — Cureus (https://hubs.la/Q04z_Y5f0) (Co-authors: Madison Lather, Bianca McAravey, Lily House, Michael Burchett)
We are so proud of our students pushing the boundaries of surgical research, clinical presentation analysis, and multidisciplinary collaboration.
Click the links to take a deeper look at Austin's publications!