Internal Medicine Resident Research

Internal Medicine Residents Featured:

Haseeb Ahmed, MD—SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine
Mohammad Ali, MD—SUNY at Stony Brook School of Medicine
Sagar Patil, MD*—Howard University College of Medicine
Stephanie Mawhirt, DO*—NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine
Tharani Rajeswaran, MD—SUNY Syracuse College of Medicine
Giorgio Medranda, MD—SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine
Zack Williams, MD—SUNY at Stony Brook School of Medicine
Bivin Varghese, MD—SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine
Valerie Comissiong, MD—Howard University College of Medicine
Christopher Garcia, MD—Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Kunal Brahmbhatt, MD—Drexel University College of Medicine
Jacqueline Forman, MD*—SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine
Daniil Shimonov, MD—SUNY Syracuse College of Medicine
Khalilah Daley, MD—SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine

(*current Chief Residents, Internal Medicine)

Featured 2015-2016 Internal Medicine Resident Case Report and Clinical Research National Conference Presentations

	Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in a Geriatric Patient Presenting with Central Pontine Myelinolysis Cushing’s Syndrome Secondary to ACTH-Producing Pheochromocytoma The Indelible Directive: A Case Series and Literature Review of Patients with Do Not Resuscitate Tattoos Pursuing High Value Diabetes Care: A Study of Testing Practices in New York State’s First Teaching Hospital to Achieve Joint Commission Certification In Inpatient Diabetes Care
	Successful Induction of Tolerance in Patients with Platinum-based Chemotherapy Hypersensitivity Reactions Penicillin Adverse Drug Reactions: A Review of Practice Documentation in the Outpatient Setting Patch Testing Results in Patients With Suspected Metal Hypersensitivity Outcomes and Safety of Single-Step and Multi-Step Antibiotic Drug Challenges
	Sjögren’s Syndrome: The Role of Traditional (SS-A/SS-B) and Novel Antibodies in Diagnosis  ANCA Negative Pauci-immune Glomerulonephritis (PIGN) with Hemorrhagic Bullous Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis (LCV)
	Outcomes in Patients Who Do Not Undergo Cardiac Catheterization After Activation of Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory For A Suspected STEMI (The OUTCAST study)  Geometry Matters—Degree of Circularity Predicts Aortic Regurgitation in First generation TAVR- A comparison study of Eccentricity Index vs. Sphericity Index  High Creatinine is Associated with Increasing LVOT Ellipticity in Patients with Aortic Valve Stenosis  The Sphericity Index (SI) of the Aortic Annulus is Not Associated with Predischarge Aortic Regurgitation in Patients who Undergo Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).
	Geometry No Longer Matters—Sphericity Index No Longer Predicts Aortic Regurgitation with SAPIEN 3 TAVR
	Pyogenic Liver Abscess with Streptococcus Mitis as Causative Agent  Isolated ACE-inhibitor Induced Angioedema of the Small Bowel After 10 years of Oral Lisinopril Natural Orifice Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) Techniques for Full Thickness R0 Endoscopic Resection of Deep Seated Subepithelial Tumors (SETs): First U.S. Cases Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) for Achalasia: Effective, Durable and Safe Based on Outcomes of a Large Prospective Series
	Relationship of Serum Sodium Level to Adverse Outcomes in Patients with Interstitial Lung Disease  An Exploration of De-Escalation Strategies in Hospitalized Patients with Community Acquired Pneumonia  A Case of Co-Infection by Pneumocystis Jirovecii and Cryptococcus Neoformans in a Patient with HTLV-1 Associated Adult T-Cell Leukemia/Lymphoma  Diagnostic Accuracy and Complication Rates after Implementation of an Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy Program at an Academic Teaching Hospital
	Proteinuria, Edema, and Hypertension: A Case of Lupus Podocytopathy
	Non-thyroidal Illness Syndrome and Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized With Congestive Heart Failure