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Milwaukee high school senior Amogh Bhatnagar has been named as a top 40 finalist in the national Regeneron Science Talent Search competition for 2020. Bhatnagar, son of Amit Bhatnagar, UWM associate professor of business, was awarded $25,000 for a health care cost comparison model he created that uses data science.<\/p>\n

Madhusudan Dey, UWM associate professor of biological sciences, was Amogh\u2019s mentor on the project.<\/p>\n

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Amogh Bhatnagar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Regeneron Science Talent Search<\/a>, the nation\u2019s oldest and most prestigious science and math competition for high school seniors, celebrates the novel discoveries of young scientists who are bringing a fresh perspective to significant global challenges.<\/p>\n

For his research project, Amogh created a data science\u00a0model to compare two surgical procedures for the same medical condition: open\u00a0appendectomy\u00a0and laparoscopic appendectomy.<\/p>\n

Using a nationwide database, Amogh showed that patients with laparoscopic surgery on average spent less\u00a0time in the hospital\u00a0than patients undergoing traditional surgery\u00a0but paid $3,629 more for their procedures.\u00a0Amogh\u2019s model showed the recovery time is only a half a day shorter for laparoscopic surgery, prompting the question of whether the extra expense is worthwhile.<\/p>\n

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Madhusudan Dey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While demonstrated with appendicitis, this\u00a0method can be used to find the most cost-effective treatment for any disease.<\/p>\n

Amogh, a student at University School of Milwaukee, became interested in the Affordable Care Act during the 2016 presidential election, says his father. While studying the legislation, Amogh discovered that many diseases have more than one treatment and doctors often disagree on which one to use. The law itself made an appeal for more research to determine the most cost-efficient treatment for every disease.<\/p>\n

The finalists were chosen from nearly 2,000 applications from 659 high schools in 49 states. The top 10 finalists received awards ranging from $40,000 to $250,000. Finalists were evaluated for their research projects, and for exceptional scientific and mathematical knowledge, problem-solving abilities and potential as future scientific leaders.<\/p>\n

The talent search, which launched in 1942, is a program of Society for Science and the Public, a nonprofit dedicated to expanding scientific literacy and scientific research.<\/p>\n

Last year, Amogh won $1,500 at the larger Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair, where high school students compete in 21 categories. He won second place in the biochemistry\u00a0category.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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