Click here to read the paper! Kathy May first drew the illustrations in pencil and colored pencil (first image below), then scanned them and cleaned them up in Photoshop (2nd, 3rd, and 4th images below):

[See image gallery at www.kathymayandsilas.com] If you or your colleagues are in need of medical illustrations, I am volunteering Kathy May for opportunities! Click here to see some of Kathy May’s other medical illustration and artwork. 

Until next time,
Silas

• Tran KM, Wang SL, Kontari I, Asimellis G, Kanellopoulos AJ. Evaluation of femtosecond laser-assisted combined Descemet’s stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) and astigmatic keratotomy (AK) surgery. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 2013 Jun; 54(15): 3122.

Tran KM, Wang SL, Kanellopoulos AJ. Contralateral eye long-term follow-up of prophylactic high-fluence collagen crosslinking combined with LASIK for high myopia. Scientific poster at the Association of Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, May 2012. [View poster]

• Tran KM, Wang SL, Kanellopoulos AJ. Contralateral eye long-term follow-up of prophylactic high-fluence collagen cross-linking combined with Lasik for high myopia. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 2012 Mar; 53(14): 6817.

Wang SL, Kanellopoulos AJ.  Safety and efficacy of collagen crosslinking following Intacs implantation for the stabilization of keratoconus.  Scientific poster at the Association of Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, May 2011.

• Wang SL, Kanellopoulos AJ. Safety and efficacy of collagen crosslinking following Intacs implantation for the stabilization of keratoconus. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 2011 Apr; 52(14): 5200.

Lesser RL, Knisely JP, Wang SL, Yu JB, Kupersmith MJ. Long-term response to fractionated radiotherapy of presumed optic nerve sheath meningioma.  Br J Ophthalmol 2010; 94(5):559-563. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 19965820.

Wang SL, Kanellopoulos AJ.  Novel cornea OCT findings in early and long-term follow-up of collagen cross-linking for Keratoconus.  Scientific poster at the Association of Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, May 2010.

• Wang SL, Kanellopoulos AJ. Novel cornea OCT findings in early and long-term follow-up of collagen cross-linking for Keratoconus. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 2010 Apr; 51(13): 4993.

Wang SL. Clinical Characteristics and Treatment Response to Radiotherapy of Optic Nerve Sheath Meningiomas. Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library. Paper 383.

Wang SL, Yu JB, Lesser RL, Knisely JP.  Response to fractionated radiotherapy of optic nerve sheath meningiomas.  Scientific paper presentation at the Radiological Society of North America 93^rd Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, Chicago, Nov 2007.

Wang SL, Yu JB, Knisely JP, Kupersmith MJ, Lesser RL.  Response to fractionated radiotherapy of optic nerve sheath meningiomas.  Scientific paper presentation at the American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Nov 2007.

Rizzolo LJ, Stewart WB, O’Brien M, Haims A, Rando W, Abrahams J, Dunne S, Wang S, Aden M. Design principles for developing an efficient clinical anatomy course.  Medical Teacher 2006; 28(2):142-151. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 16707295.

Contributing author in: Bhushan V et al.  First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2005.  New York: McGraw-Hill, 2005.

Allen AD, Cheng B, Fenwick MH, Givehchi B, Henry-Riyad H, Nikolaev VA, Shikhova EA, Tahmassebi D, Tidwell TT, Wang S. Ketene reactions with the aminoxyl radical TEMPO Preparative, kinetic, and theoretical studies.  J Org Chem 2001; 66: 2611-2617. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 11304178.

1. Dillon AB, Myung JS, Tran KM, Tseng J, Wald KJ. A Modified Iris Suture Technique for In-the-bag Intraocular Lens Dislocation. Submitted for publication.
2. Tran KM. By any other name: eponyms in the modern medical language. Clinical Correlations. 2016 May 4.
3. Kazmi SM, Pemmaraju N, Patel KP, Cohen PR, Daver N, Tran KM, Ravandi F, Duvic M, Garcia-Manero G, Pierce S, Nazha A, Borthakur G, Kantarjian H, Cortes J. Characteristics of Sweet Syndrome in Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma & Leukemia. 2015 Jun; 15(6): 358-63. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 25630528.
4. Smith KM, Maragnoli ME, Phull PM, Tran KM, Choubey L, Vaccarino FM. Fgfr1 inactivation in the mouse telencephalon results in impaired maturation of interneurons expressing parvalbumin. PLOS ONE. 2014 Aug; 9(8): e103696. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 25116473.
5. Komitova M, Dionysios X, Salmaso N, Tran KM, Brand T, Schwartz ML, Ment L, Vaccarino FM. Hypoxia-Induced Developmental Delays of Inhibitory Interneurons are Reversed by Environmental Enrichment in the Postnatal Mouse Forebrain. Journal of Neuroscience. 2013 Aug; 33 (33): 13375-87. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 23946395.
6. Smith KM, Maragnoli ME, Phull PM, Tran KM, Vaccarino FM. Fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 (Fgfr1) participates in postnatal interneuron development. International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience. 2010 Nov; 28(8): 698.
7. Tran KM, Broder M, Luft S, Schwartz ML, Smith KM, Vaccarino FM. Environmental Enrichment Contributes to Neurodevelopmental Recovery After Hypoxia. Yale Review of Undergraduate Research in Psychology. 2010 Mar; 1(1): 102-115
8. Smith KM, Maragnoli ME, Fagel DM, Phull PM, Tran KM, Vaccarino FM. Postnatal maturation of cortical parvalbumin inhibitory neurons is impaired in FGF receptor mutant mice. International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience. 2008 Dec; 26(8): 870.

Academic Abstracts & Posters

1. Tran KM, Winer A, Liu J, Taff J. Tuberculosis in single lymph node presenting as flank pain. Poster session presented at: Society of General Internal Medicine 38th Annual Meeting; 2015 Apr 22-25. Toronto, ON, CAN.
2. Tran KM, Winer A, Liu J, Taff J. Tuberculosis in single lymph node presenting as flank pain. Poster session presented at: New York University School of Medicine Department of Medicine 14th Annual Research Day; 2015 Jun 11. New York, NY.
3. Tran KM, Wang SL, Kontari I, Asimellis G, Kannellopoulos AJ. Evaluation of femtosecond laser-assisted combined Descemet’s stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) and astigmatic keratotomy (AK) surgery. Poster session presented at: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting; 2013 May 5-9. Seattle, WA.
   • Tran KM, Wang SL, Kontari I, Asimellis G, Kanellopoulos AJ. Evaluation of femtosecond laser-assisted combined Descemet’s stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) and astigmatic keratotomy (AK) surgery. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 2013 Jun; 54(15): 3122.
4. Kazmi SM, Kantarjian H, Tran KM, Cortes J, Ravandi F, Borthakur G, Jabbour E, Faderl S, Garcia-Manero G, Kadia T, Daver N, Pierce S, Nazha A, Cardama AQ, Pemmaraju N. Cytogenetic and molecular characterization of Sweet’s syndrome in patients with acute myeloid leukemia. Poster session presented at: 54th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition; 2012 Dec 8-11. Atlanta, GA.
   • Kazmi SM, Kantarjian H, Tran KM, et al. Cytogenetic and molecular characterization of Sweet’s syndrome in patients with acute myeloid leukemia. Blood. 2012 Nov; 120(21): 2587.
5. Pemmaraju N, Kantarjian H, Tran KM, Kazmi SM, Kadia T, Borthakur G, Verstovsek S, O’Brien S, Garcia-Manero G, Estrov Z, Faderl S, Ravandi F, Pierce S, Cortes J, Quintas-Cardama A. Cytogenetic and molecular characterization of extramedullary disease in patients with acute myeloid leukemia. Poster session presented at: 54th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition; 2012 Dec 8-11. Atlanta, GA.
   • Pemmaraju N, Kantarjian H, Tran KM, et al. Cytogenetic and molecular characterization of extramedullary disease in patients with acute myeloid leukemia. Blood. 2012 Nov; 120(21): 2592.
6. Tran KM, Kantarjian H, Cortes J, Kazmi SM, Quintas-Cardama A, Estrov Z, Ohanian M, Kadia T, Borthakur G, Ravandi F, Faderl S, Pierce S, Pemmaraju N. Cytogenetic and molecular characterization of genitourinary extramedullary disease in acute myeloid leukemia. Blood. 2012 Nov; 120(21): 4326.
7. Tran KM, Wang SL, Kannellopoulos AJ. Contralateral eye long-term follow-up of prophylactic high-fluence collagen cross-linking combined with Lasik for high myopia. Poster session presented at: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting; 2012 May 6-9. Fort Lauderdale, FL. [View poster]
   • Tran KM, Wang SL, Kanellopoulos AJ. Contralateral eye long-term follow-up of prophylactic high-fluence collagen cross-linking combined with Lasik for high myopia. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 2012 Mar; 53(14): 6817.
8. Smith KM, Maragnoli ME, Phull PM, Tran KM, Fagel DM, Vaccarino FM. Fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 (Fgfr1) in postnatal interneuron development. Poster presented at: Society for Neuroscience 38th Annual Meeting. 2008 Nov 15-19. Washington, D.C.

Non-scientific Writing Publications

1. Tran KM. “Happy Mother’s Day… for daughters and sons who have lost their moms.” MOGUL (onMogul.com). 2016, May 5.
2. Tran KM. “After Match Day: a bittersweet reflection.” KevinMD. (KevinMD.com). 2016, Mar 19.
3. Tran KM. “The Bittersweetness of Medical School Match Day.” MOGUL. (onMogul.com). 2016, Mar 19.
4. Tran KM. “Tâm sự Tết xa quê của người con nơi đất Mỹ.” Báo Mới Newspaper. 2014, Feb 3. [Written in Vietnamese]
5. Tran KM. “Tâm sự Tết xa quê của người con nơi đất Mỹ.” Tiên Phong Magazine. 2014, Feb 3. [Written in Vietnamese]
6. Tran KM. “Habitat Means Hope to My Family.”  His Voice. 2006.
7. Tran KM. “A New Home Brings a New Future.” Houston County Habitat for Humanity Headlines. 2005.

Art & Photographic Publications

1. Tran KM. “Bridges.” Photograph. Agora Magazine. 2013: 6.
2. Tran KM. “Mom.” Graphite. Agora Magazine. 2013: 17.
3. Tran KM. “Celebration of Summer.” Photograph. Agora Magazine. 2013: 34.
4. Tran KM. “To the Market at Dawn, Nam Dinh, Viet Nam.” Photograph. Agora Magazine. 2012: Cover.
5. Tran KM. “Finding New Life in a Forgotten Place.” Photograph. Agora Magazine. 2012: 13.
6. Tran KM. “Cutaway View of Globe.” Graphite. Agora Magazine. 2012: 15.

Art & Photographic Exhibition & Honors

1. Tran KM. “Vertebra.” 2012. Graphite. Art & Anatomy: Drawings. MSB Gallery, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY.
2. Tran KM. “Study in Texture and Color, No. 4.” Third Prize, 11th Biannual NYU School of Medicine Photography Competition.
3. Tran KM. “Finding New Life in a Forgotten Place.” Grand Prize. 10th Annual Biannual NYU School of Medicine Photography Competition.

We are Kathy May and Silas, a couple of normal folk temporarily located in Boston. We hand-coded our individual personal websites since our college years, but decided to combine them as www.kathymayandsilas.com in 2008. In 2016, our website underwent a major overhaul to what you see today! In addition to amateur web design, we also share a number of other hobbies and interests, including but not limited to photography, electronics, arts and crafts, exploring, volunteerism, healthcare, and experiencing new things in general! Most of all, we enjoy doing these things together!

Kathy May is currently an internal medicine resident at Massachusetts General Hospital. Silas is a comprehensive ophthalmologist and Instructor at the  Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary. They met 12 years ago at Yale and have been sharing adventures together since… with many more to come!

We invite you to explore the links below to learn about aspects of our lives that we value. Afterwards, please browse our blog to see what we are up to! More updates will be posted frequently. Finally, keep in touch with us by commenting on any page. We would love to hear from you!

Thanks for visiting us,
– Kathy May and Silas

Our Loved Ones:

Kathy May’s Mom
Kathy May’s Brother
Silas’ Brother
Bucci
April
Mimi

Our Organizations:

Habitat for Humanity
ALIVE
AAAYA
Boston Makers

Our Hobbies:

Blog
Arts & Crafts
Photography
Japanese Shore Crabs
Lab Mice

Our Professions:

Silas’ Professional Website (Mass Eye & Ear Infirmary)
Silas’ Publications & Abstracts
Kathy’s Publications & Abstracts