DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE

24^TH ANNUAL

RESEARCH DAY

Thursday, May 14, 2026

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

12:00 - 1:30pm - MSB-B610

WELCOME

Marc Klapholz, MD, MBA
Chairman of Medicine

MODERATOR

Kristin Wong, MD
Vice Chair of Education

PRESENTATIONS

Ruchi Patel, MD
“Association between Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists and Asthma Exacerbations in Non-Diabetic Patients with Obesity: Cohort Study”

Joaquin Moreno-Contreras
“Lung Fibroblasts Promote Early Neutrophilic Detrimental Inflammation During Viral Infections via a TRIM6-PI3K-CXCL1 Pathway”

Simran Rahi MD, MPH
“Which Early Response Team Triggers Predict Escalation of Care? A Multivariable Analysis Across Inpatient Settings”

Shivani Patel, MD
“Outcomes of Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Coil and Glue Embolization of Gastrorenal Shunts Associated with Gastric Varices from a Tertiary Liver Transplant Center”

Pamela R. Barnett, MS
“Transcriptional and genomic signatures distinguishing high and low transmission Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains.”

RESEARCH POSTERS

1:30 - 3:00pm - MSB-Grand Foyer

1. Association between Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists and Asthma Exacerbations in Non-Diabetic Patients with Obesity: Cohort Study
   Ruchi Patel MD, Zaria Beckley BS, Brian Patchett BS, Edward Schulman MD
   
2. Managing Alpha-Gal Allergy in a Case of Bioprosthetic TAVR
   Ruchi Patel MD, Ruchi Biswas BS, Benjamin Hsieh MD, Dhanasekaran Ramasamy MD, Chirag Patel MD
   
3. Development and validation of a novel questionnaire assessing clinical knowledge about Eosinophilic Esophagitis
   Rohan Karkra, MBBS, Mahinaz Mohsen, MD, Amanda Rupert, MD, Sima Vossough-Teehan, MD
   
4. Krukenberg Tumor in Disguise: Dysphagia Revealing Metastatic Gastric Signet Ring Cell Carcinoma
   Rohan Karkra, MBBS, Vraj Shah, MD, Brooke Baker, MD, Mahinaz Mohsen, MD, Kaveh Hajifathalian, MD, Ahmed Al-Khazraji, MD
   
5. Gaps in advanced hepatic fibrosis screening and predictors of risk using Fib-4 stratification in transgender adults
   Rohan Karkra, MBBS, Mahinaz Mohsen, MD, Hamza Khan, Drew Fletcher, MD, Anika Makol, MD, Raquel Reyes, DNP, Paul Gaglio, MD, Diana Finkel, DO
   
6. Investigating Mycobacterium tuberculosis-induced changes in macrophage migration
   Ahri Han, Bala T.S.A. Madduri, Omair Vehra, Samantha L. Bell
7. Assessment Of Perinatal Depression Screening in Women Veterans In New Jersey
   Anna Sicilia DO, MPH, Pearl Korenblit, MD, Aashka Parikh, MD, MPH, Radhika Malhotra, MD, MPH
8. A Case of Cefazolin-Associated Suspected Bullous Pemphigoid Drug Eruption
   Sara Dehbozorgi, MD, Jasmit Walia-Kals DO, Ruchi Biswas, BS; Rachika Verma, MD; Eugenio Capitle, MD
9. From Vision To Precision: Harnessing Endoscopic Ultrasound For Targeted Electric Field Ablation
   Ayham Khrais DO, David Li, Riya Sutariya, Rhema Dadala, Shivani Patel MD, Ravi Chokshi MD, Suut Gokturk MD, SriHari Mahadev MD MS, Kaveh Hajifathalian MD MPH.
   
10. Standardizing Screening and Treatment Protocols to Improve Depression Management in a Med-Peds Resident Clinic in Newark, NJ
    Michelle Kwon, MD, Kristin Riddle, MD, Nishma Jain, MD, Leo Kuwama, MD, Kristin Wong, MD
    
11. A “Small” Problem with Large Consequences - Rare Abiotrophia defectiva Endocarditis Masked by Influenza B Infection and Severe Hemolytic Anemia in a Pediatric Patient with a Restrictive VSD
    Kristin Riddle, MD, Michelle Kwon, MD, Saraaga Tamirisa, MD, Serin Varughese, MD, Courtney Peshkovsky, MD, Ravi Piryani, DO
    
12. Bridging the Gap: Incomplete HPV Vaccination and CD4 Decline During the Pediatric to Adult Care Transition in Adults with Perinatally Acquired HIV
    Kristin Riddle, MD, Michelle Kwon, MD, Saraaga Tamirisa, MD, Sidney Chu, BA, Pooja Madhanraj, BA, Shamailah Haque, BA, Diana Finkel, DO
    
13. Carbonic anhydrase 1 is a potent therapeutic target for mucosal and connective tissue mast cells
    Krupa Chavan, Mark Siracusa
    
14. Clinical Outcomes After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients With Cirrhosis
    Sameer Rao, MBBS; Dhir Gala, MD; Kajol Shah, MD; Ahmed Al-Khazraji, MD; Kaveh Hajifathalian, MD; Vivek Lingiah, MD; Christine Gerula, MD; Paul Gaglio, MD
15. Evaluating YouTube as an Educational Tool for Patients with Barrett’s Esophagus
    Ethan Shamsian, Raphael Shankman, Yash Shah, Zachary Israeli, Brian Kim, Joshua Emmanuel Pagán-Busigó, Kabir Chhabra, Kaveh Hajifathalian, Ahmed Al-Khazraji
    
16. Evaluating FIB-4-Guided MASLD Care in a VA Spinal Cord Unit
    Ethan Shamsian, DO, Rajeshree Das, MD, Sagar Patel, MD, Danyaal Jafrani, MD, Merry Zhai, MD, Sunnie Lee, DO, Carol Gibson-Gill, MD, Sima Vossough-Teehan, MD
    
17. Resting Heart Rate as a Physiologic Marker of Steatosis in MASLD: NHANES 2017–2020 Analysis
    Ethan Shamsian, John Mark, Mahinaz Mohsen, Anika Makol, Sameer Rao, Rohan Karkra, Vraj P. Shah, Michael Bebawy, Fariha Ilyas, Ahmed Al-Khazraji, Paul Gaglio
    
18. A Rare Case of Emphysematous Gastritis From a Nontuberculous Mycobacterium
    Ethan Shamsian, DO, Alexis Fisher, BA, Yash Shah, BA, Brooke Baker, MD, Kabir Chhabra, MD, Suut Gokturk, MD, Ahmed Al-Khazraji, MD
    
19. Young Heart, Rare Bug: Streptococcus anguinosus Aortic Endocarditis in a Healthy, Young Female
    Aysha Hussain MD, Diego Barzallo MD, Jay Satasiya MD, Ethan Swartz MD, Manik Dayal MD, Parth Patel MD, Anupama Bhatt MD, Abigail Santos MD, Frederic Sardari MD
    
20. Midodrine for Hypotension in Heart Failure: A Critical Review of Efficacy and Emerging Safety Concerns
    Navya Sinha, BS, Shivani Srivastava, BS, Sneha Gandhi, BA, Arthi Palani, MD, Joseph Allencherril, MD
    
21. Natural Killer Lymphocytopenia in a Case of Necrotizing Monkeypox and HIV Coinfection
    Jasmit Walia-Kals DO, Maria Mathew BS, Justin Aoyama BA, Eugenio Capitle MD
    
22. Integrated Behavioral Health Care and Mental Health-Related Emergency Department Utilization In A Safety-Net Primary Care Setting
    Grace Chilaka, MBBS; Delaney Stuhr, DO, Divya Viswanathan, MD; Dhrumi Mistry, MD; Jared Walsh, MD
    
23. Impact of Integrated Behavioural Health Care on Initial Follow-Up Intervals and Depression Outcomes In An Academic Primary Care Clinic
    Grace Chilaka, MBBS; Delaney Stuhr, DO; Divya Viswanathan, MD; Dhrumi Mistry, MD; Jared Walsh, MD
    
24. A Quality Improvement Initiative to Increase Documentation of Housing Instability in the Ambulatory Care Clinic (ACC)
    Fareeha Naseer, Isra Ahmed, Zachary Lebowitz
    
25. Lung Fibroblasts Promote Early Neutrophilic Detrimental Inflammation During Viral Infections via a TRIM6-PI3K-CXCL1 Pathway
    Joaquin Moreno-Contreras, Leopoldo Aguilera-Aguirre, Adam Hage, Padmanava Behera, Maria I. Giraldo, Maria Gonzalez-Orozco, Hsiang-Chi Tseng, Sarah van Tol, Mariia Yu. Rybak, Natalia Teruel, Yoatzin Peñaflor-Téllez, Birte Kalveram, Terry Juelich, Jennifer Smith, Lihong Zhang, Preeti Bharaj, Heather Geiger, Rui Fu, Matthieu G. Gagnon, Alexander N. Freiberg, Ricardo Rajsbaum
    
26. Optimizing Chronic PPI Use In Primary Care: QA/QI
    Vraj P. Shah MD, Angela Sun MD, Ann-Marie Wilhelm MD, Abraham Shayo MD, Jeffrey Macaluso PharmD, Radhika Malhotra MD, Jared Walsh MD
    
27. The Hidden Mutation: A Case of CFTR-Associated Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis in an Elderly Patient
    Vraj P. Shah, MD; Jasmine Baste, BS; Yash Shah, BS; Jay Kavia, BS; Sameer Rao, MBBS; Rohan Karkra, MBBS; Ethan Shamsian, DO; Salil Chowdhury, MD; Sima Vossough-Teehan, MD
    
28. GMENA Syndrome with Sarcoidosis-Like Calcitriol Elevation: Expanding the Systemic Spectrum of Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis
    Nabia Shafqat, MD, Adelaine Joy F. Espiritu, MD, Amna Shamim MD, Eugenio Capitle, MD
    
29. Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome in HIV/AIDS: A Challenging Case of Co-Infections with Coccidioidomycosis and Cytomegalovirus
    Kaushal Patel, MD; Vedant Shah, MD; Rosemaria Cyriac Nirappel, MD; Glen I. Abdo, MD
    
30. Inequities in Postpartum Visit Completion in New Jersey: Evidence from the NJ PRAMS Survey, 2020–2022
    Radhika Malhotra MD MPH, Riana Jumamil MD MPH, Mirela Feurdean MD, Pauline Thomas MD
    
31. Postpartum Visits & Contraception: Use, Counseling, and Method Choice: Evidence from New Jersey PRAMS, 2020–2022
    Radhika Malhotra MD, Pauline Thomas MD, Mirela Feurdean MD, Riana Jumamil MD MPH
    
32. Quality Improvement Study for Screening for Rheumatoid Arthritis Associated Interstitial Lung Disease
    Jenna Bellafiore, DO, Pia Kapoor, Pieusha Malhotra, MD, Eugenio Capitle, MD, Steven Keller, PhD
    
33. Dermatomyositis-Associated Myocarditis: A Case Report
    Jenna Bellafiore DO, Anna Simone Andrawis BS, Eugenio Capitle MD
    
34. An Atypical Case of Infective Endocarditis Presenting as Acute Severe Native Aortic and Mitral Valve Regurgitation
    Arjun Patel, MD, Diego Barzalla, MD, Nimra Gilani, DO, Dhir Gala, MD, Eugene Kim, MD, Munir Rahbe, MD, Paul Delle Donna, MD, Frederic Sardari, MD, Qaisra Saeed, MD
    
35. VICTORY -CR: Veterans’ Improvement of Cardiac Care Through Optimized Referral Yield of Cardiac Rehabilitation
    Erfan Tasdighi, Kopal Bansal, Jerril Jacob, Navid Radfar, Lauren Gauthrie, Steven Rella, Kathleen Brodowski, Anthony Snyder, Diego Barzallo, Delia Cotiga
    
36. Alcohol-associated liver disease exhibits higher cut-points of liver stiffness measurement to stage advanced fibrosis compared to metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis
    Wei Wang, Stephen Hoang, Luis Antonio Diaz, Juan Pablo Arab, Paul Gaglio
    
37. Continuation Study: Evaluating Efficacy of Diabetes Wellness Clinic in an Infectious Diseases Outpatient setting
    Vaishnavi Guddeti BS, Tanzila Salim MBBS
    
38. Closing the Readability Gap in Menopause Education: AI-Driven Simplification with ChatGPT and Gemini
    Shivani Srivastava, BS; Sneha Gandhi, BA; Sruthi Kunamneni, BS; Riya Sutariya, BA; Hrithika Ravuri, BS; Rachel Rosenberg, MD
    
39. Use of Smartphrase to Improve Access to Specialty Care Clinic: Interim Analysis of Follow Up Before and After Implementation of Smartphrase
    Neha Patel; Berk Madendere, MD; Michael Gwiazdowski, MD; Yonatan Y. Greenstein, MD, FCCP
    
40. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Diagnostic Outcomes of Bravo pH monitoring
    Charmi Patel, MD, Rhema Dadala, Alexis Fisher, Riya Sutaria, Amands Rupert, MD
    
41. Double Trouble: A Rare Case of Sequential Supraventricular Tachycardia and Ventricular Tachycardia
    Munir Rahbe, Arjun Patel, Aysha Hussain, Eison De Guzman, Katherine Chau, Nicholas G. Tullo
    
42. Is Inpatient Pulmonary Consultation Associated with Improved Outpatient Follow-Up? A Retrospective Cohort Study of Hospitalized Patients Referred to an Academic Pulmonary Clinic
    Berk Madendere, MD; Neha Patel; Michael Gwiazdowski, MD; Don Kim, MD; Yonatan Y. Greenstein, MD, FCCP
    
43. Rethinking Contraception in the Age of GLP-1 Agonists: A Case for Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives
    Alexandria Smith DO, Radhika Malhotra MD, MPH, Dhvani Doshi MD, MPH
    
44. Improving Screening For Patients Experiencing Domestic Violence: A Quality Improvement Initiative
    Nahal Khamisani, MD, Safia Ansari, DO, Kristy Rose Bono, MD, MS, Jared Walsh, MD
    
45. When Infection Strikes Twice: Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Endocarditis Causing Pulmonary and Pontine Emboli
    Nisha Palla MD, Serin Varughese MD, Arthi Palani MD, Pallavi Solanki MD
    
46. EUS Guided Enterocolostomy as Palliative Therapy for Acute and Chronic Malignant Intestinal Obstruction: Single Center Experience
    Anmol Mittal MD, MBA, Kabir Chhabra MD, Suut Gokturk MD, Shivani Patel MD, Kaveh Hajifathalian MD, MPH
    
47. Seeing Double? It Might Be Abnormal Motility. Association Between Double Swallows on Manometry and the Presence of Motility Disorders
    Anmol Mittal MD, MBA, Cyrus Ghaderi MS, Amanda Rupert MD
    
48. Unblocking the Bypass: G-POEM Following EUS-Guided Diagnosis of Gastric Outlet Obstruction
    Anmol Mittal MD, MBA, Suut Gokturk, MD, Kaveh Hajifathalian, MD, MPH
    
49. StreetSleep: A Community-Based Sleep Health and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Screening for Unhoused Populations
    Alexandra Filipkowski, MPH; Jay Kavia, Yonatan Y. Greenstein, MD, FCCP
    
50. A Case of Hepatitis B Reactivation in a Patient Living with HIV with Prior Resolved HBV Infection after switching from 3-drug ART Regimen to Cabotegravir/Rilpivirine
    Cathy Tan, Jeremy Levin MD, Carlos Nunez MD
    
51. The Recurrent Mimicker: Unicentric Intracranial Castleman Disease, A Case Report
    Brian Kim, MD; Jenna Bellafiore, DO; Jasmit Walia-Kals, MD; Eugenio Capitle, MD; Jasmine Huerta MD
    
52. Trends in Cardiac Imaging Utilization Among Medicare Fee-for-Service Beneficiaries, 2018–2023: Divergent Trajectories Across Modalities
    Sanjna Patel, MD; Munir Rahbe, MD; Vinayak Kumar, MD MBA,
    
53. Improving MASLD Screening in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
    Charmi Patel MD, Nisha Palla MD, Ami Patel MD, Josef Kusayev MD, Annika Nungra MD, Madison Fraser MD, Salil Chowdhury MD
    
54. Which Early Response Team Triggers Predict Escalation of Care? A Multivariable Analysis Across Inpatient Settings
    Simran Rahi MD, MPH; Lauren Guthrie MD; Berk Madendere MD; Zachary Lebowitz MD; Delaney Stuhr DO; Anne Sutherland MD
    
55. Examining the Temporal Relationship in Early Recognition Team Activation and Conversion to Code Blues: A Baseline Quality-Improvement Analysis
    Lauren Guthrie MD, Simran Rahi, MD, MPH, Nisha Palla, MD, Delaney Stuhr, DO, Brian D. Smighelschi, MD, Anne K. Sutherland, MD
    
56. Left Ventricular Apical Sparing on Echocardiography: A Sensitive but Nonspecific Finding in African American Patients with Hypertension
    Baoqiong Liu MD, Heather M. Wang MD, Keneil K. Shah MD, Sara Subbanna MD, Rafael E. Toro-Manotas MD, Sarthak R. Patel MD, Angelle Philip MS, Aaron Tran BA, Isabella N. Blanchard BS, Stephanie Feldman MD, Julius Gardin MD, MBA, Pallavi Solanki MD, MBA
    
57. Utilizing the Lean Process to Achieve Enhanced Tdap Vaccination Rates in a VA Primary Care Clinic
    John Russell, MD, MPH, Emannuel Jean-Louis, MD, Mallika Gupta, MPH, Annika Nungra DO
    
58. CKD Screening and Interventions in Patients Living with HIV and Diabetes
    Nari Yoon, Tanzila Salim
    
59. Bergen Barbers: A Student-Led Grooming Initiative to Enhance Empathy, Clinical Confidence, and Patient-Centered Skills in Pre-Clinical Medical Education
    Ivan Loncar BA, Shivani Srivastava BS, Sowntharya Ayyappan BS, Hetal Lad BS, Amy Gore, MD
    
60. Standardizing Drug Use Disorder Screening in Rutgers Internal Medicine Clinic: Implementation of the Validated DAST-2 Questionnaire
    Philip Reinhardt MD, Sekou Bayo MD, Simran Rahi MD, MPH, Nari Yoon MD, Ritik Goyal MD, Jared Walsh MD
    
61. Outcomes of Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Coil and Glue Embolization of Gastrorenal Shunts Associated with Gastric Varices from a Tertiary Liver Transplant Center
    Patel, Shivani Jayminbhai; Massey, Luke; Al-Khazraji, Ahmed; Tafesh, Zaid; Hajifathalian, Kaveh
    
62. Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Shear Wave Elastography as an Independent Predictor of Mortality and Portal Hypertensive Complications of Liver Disease
    Patel, Shivani Jayminbhai; Mittal, Anmol; Bebawy, Michael; Tan, Cathy;Tafesh, Zaid; Gaglio, Paul; Hajifathalian, Kaveh
    
63. Hidden in the Rhythm: A Case of HCN4 Variant and Sinus Arrest
    Julie Ponn, DO, Lorenzo Cotugno, MD, Nimra Gilani, MD, Delia Cotiga, MD
    
64. Detection of Atrial Fibrillation Using Fibri Check Smartphone Photoplethysmography
    Julie Ponn, DO, Nisha Palla, MD, Serin Varughese, MD, Harsh Singh, MD, Delia Cotiga, MD
    
65. Implementing a Chief Resident-Led “Quality Morning Report” to Strengthen Systems Thinking
    Radhika Malhotra, MD, MPH, Angelika Drozd, MD, Arthi Palani, MD, Sunil Sapru, MD, Daniel Matassa, MD, Jared Walsh, MD
    
66. An Unlikely Cause of Recurrent Electrocardiographic Abnormalities: Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma with Cardiac Metastasis
    Safia Ansari DO, Merry Zhai MD, Serin Varughese MD, Kristy Bono MD, Anupama Hooda-Nehra MD
    
67. Streamlined 4-zone point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) exam for pulmonary TB
    L. Nakiyingi, N. Wycliff, R. Dhamdere, E.J. Janeva, E. Lwanga, R. Shankman, K. Guevarra, E. Nabawanuka, T. Sridhar, J. Ellner, A. Madabhushi, Y.L. Xie
    
68. Mannose Receptor Type C1 (CD206) Promotes Ebola Virus Entry by Interacting With GP
    Padmanava Behera, Natalia Teruel, Maria Gonzalez-Orozco, Hsiang-chi Tseng, Maria I. Giraldo, Yoatzin Peñaflor-Tellez, Abbey N. Warren, Kazi Afreen, Joaquin Moreno-Contreras, Palaniappan Ramanathan, Tarani Kanta Barman, Ruben Soto Acosta, Mariano Garcia-Blanco, William Russell, Jefferey Johnson, Rafael J. Najmanovich, Alexander Freiberg, Alexander Bukreyev, Ricardo Rajsbaum
    
69. Equity Under Pressure: Communication-Dependent Triggers and ERT Escalation
    Lauren Guthrie MD; Simran Rahi MD, MPH; Berk Madendere MD; Zachary Lebowitz MD; Delaney Stuhr DO; Brian Smighelschi DO; Anne Sutherland MD
    
70. Perception vs Reality: ICU Outcomes in Patients with Opioid Use Disorder
    Simran Rahi MD, MPH; Andrew Berman MD, MHA
71. Educating Resident Physicians on Immigrant Patient Rights During Immigration Enforcement Encounters: A Pre–Post Educational Intervention
    Simran Rahi MD, MPH; Safia Ansari DO; Fareeha Naseer MD; Drew Fletcher MD; Emily Gordon MD, MPH
72. Reducing Distress and Social Isolation in Hospitalized Pediatric Patients Through a Student-Led Arts and Music Program
    Shivani Srivastava BS, Sneha Gandhi BA, Manasvi Mamilla BS, Danny Jeong BS, Advika Ventrapragada BS, Anirudh Koneru BS, Anisah Mahmood BA, Jessica Visone BS, Natalie Sous MD
73. Improving Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates in Heart Failure Patients Through an EHR-Based Intervention
    Tyler Soobryan, MD, Tori Singer DO, Imran Qureshi MD, Mohammed Ayyad MD, Anshel Bright DO , Anthony Carlino MD
74. Investigating the regulatory mechanisms of helminth-mediated neuroinflammation
    Arman Sawhney, BS; Jianya Peng, PhD, John J. Ponessa, PhD, Marissa N. Schroeter, BS; Krupa Chavan, MS, BDS, Pravan Bala, Mark C. Siracusa, PhD
75. Diagnostic Pathway and Time to Diagnosis in Lung Nodules: A Real-World Analysis of Referral Delays and the Impact of a Dedicated Interventional Pulmonology Service
    Don Kim, MD, Madison Fraser, MD, Berk Madendere, MD, Kristin Fless, MD, Elena Burke, MD, Manual Mendez, MD, Yu Maw Htwe, MD
76. Transcriptional and genomic signatures distinguishing high and low transmission Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains.
    Pamela R. Barnett, Alexander Lemenze, Robert Morrison, Solange A. Vinhas, Moises Palaci, Reynaldo Dietze, Jerrold J. Ellner, David Alland, Rodrigo Ribero-Rodrigues and Padmini Salgame
77. Improving Chemotherapy Infusion Wait Times at the NJ VA Medical Center
    Safia Ansari, DO, Ilana Pyatetsky, DO, Divya Viswanathan, MD, Kristy Bono MD, Anna Bella Mendoza RN, Faye Sabino RN, Irena Servil-Saintval RN, Chidi Emeghar RN, Paula Soriano LPN, Alberto Sarmineto AGPCNP-BC, Michelle Cholankeril MD
78. Dual Simultaneous Versus Single External Cardioversion in Refractory Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
    Mohammed Ayyad, MD, Eugene Kim, MD, Julie Ponn, MD, Simran Rahi, MD, MPH, Serin Varughese, MD, Nisha Palla, MD, Sagar Patel, MD, Arjun Patel, MD, Daniel Matassa, MD, Julius Gardin, MD, MBA
79. Evolving Trends And Persistent Disparities In Pulmonary Embolism Mortality In The United States From 1999 - 2023:
    Mohammed Ayyad, MD, Eugene Kim, MD, Arjun Patel, MD, Simran Rahi, MD, MPH, Sagar Patel, MD, Abhishek Sharma, MD, Daniel Matassa, MD, Julius Gardin, MD, MBA
80. A Case of Non-Classic Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia due to 17 Hydroxylase Deficiency
    Laura Rincon MD, David Bleich MD, Monique Malvar MD, Sree Kowsika, Simge Yuksel MD
81. Early Breast Cancer Screening Initiative: Preliminary Findings within theUniversity Hospital Internal Medicine Residency Clinic
    Ilana Pyatetsky, DO, Logine Abouzeid, DO, Ali Chebli, MD, Carol Cheney, MD, Lilian Tran, DO, Mirela Feurdean, MD
82. Improving Colon Cancer Screening Rates Through Provider Education, Patient Engagement, and Alternate Screening Tools:
    A Quality Improvement Project at an Academic Clinic
    Kirsys Guerrero, MD; Rohan Karkra, MD; Kopal Bansal, MD; Srikar Donepudi, MD; Mirona Dobri, MD; Jared Walsh, MD
83. Improving H. pylori Treatment Initiation Through a Standardized Workflow
    Veevek Shah MD, Muhammad Hassaan Arif Maan MBBS, Bradley Thompson MD, Muhammad Muneeb Hussain MD, Jared Walsh MD
84. Improving SGLT2 Inhibitor Prescribing in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiorenal Indications: A Quality Improvement Initiative Addressing Knowledge Gaps and Socioeconomic Barriers
    Drew Fletcher MD, Nicoll Morillo MD, Yasmeen Abdo MD, Nishi Parikh MD, Jared Walsh, MD
85. Developing a 4 Variable Echocardiographic Score (4Echo) for HFpEFHospitalization Risk in a Dyspnea on Exertion Cohort
    Aaron Tran BA, Srikar Donepudi MD, Eugene Kim MD, Jay Satasiya MD, Zachary Isreali BS, Maria Abraham MD, Marc Klapholz MD, Alfonso Waller MD
86. Implementing a Multidisciplinary Hypertension Management Protocol in an Underserved Clinic
    Jay Satasiya MD, Joseph Santitoro MD, Mahinaz Mohsen MD, Reilly Shiarella MD, Jared Walsh MD
87. Linking Prevalence, Publications, and Performance in the AI EKG Field
    Jay Satasiya MD, Srikar Donepudi MD, Sagar Patel MD, Navid Radfar DO, Aaron Tran BS, Sneha Gandhi BS, Shivani Srivastava BS, Delia Cotiga MD
88. Empathy, Medicalized Language, and Readability of Childhood Leukemia Patient Education Materials
    Grace Smithwick, MBS, BS; Shruti Shah, BA; Shivani Srivastava, BS; Christin Traba, MPH, MD
89. Beyond Disease: System and Social Drivers of Preventable Readmissions Among High-Utilizing Patients
    Jerril Jacob MD, Serin Varughese MD, Dean Antonio Magat MD, Radhika Malhotra MD, MPH, Michael Loftus MD, MBA
90. Improving MASLD Screening in Patients with Heart Failure Using an EMR-Based Intervention
    Joshua Pagan-Busigo MD, Heather Wang MD, Christine Jacob MD, Jerril Jacob MD, Aysha Hussain MD
91. Lytic Lesions and Hungry Bones: Severe Primary Hyperparathyroidism with Osteitis Fibrosa Cystica and Leukoerythroblastic Reaction Mimicking Malignancy in an Adolescent
    Deepika Narayanan, MD, Kristin Riddle, MD, Ravi Piryani, DO, Kristin Wong, MD
92. Impact of a Dedicated Pap Smear Clinic in an Academic Setting: A Quality Improvement Project
    Kirsys Guerrero, MD; Radhika Malhotra, MD, MPH; Rajika Chauhan, BS; Mirela Feurdean, MD, MACP
93. Viral vs Verified: Cervical Cancer Screening on TikTok
    Seo Yeon Yoo, Juhyun Lee, Kirsys Guerrero Fuentes, Mirela Feurdean
94. Atypical Presentation of Hungry Bone Syndrome Following PartialParathyroidectomy in End-Stage Renal Disease
    Nari Yoon MD, Carol Cheney MD, Katherine Fung MD
95. Whipple’s Disease Presenting as Culture-Negative Endocarditis and Peritonitis
    Evelina Khalilova, MD; Francesca Licandro, MD; Melissa Tsoi MD; Eison de Guzman, MD; Sanjay Subramanian; Safia Ansari, MD; Marinos Pylarinos, MD; Amanda Rupert, MD; Christine Gerula, MD; Vinayak Kumar, MD; David I. Suster, MD; Jonathan M. Czeresnia, MD; Lisa L. Dever, MD; Marc Klapholz, MD
96. From Rescue to Reassessment: Comfort Care Transitions Following Early Response Team Activation
    Serin Varughese MD, Simran Rahi MD, Nisha Palla, MD, Rohan Karkra MBBS, Lauren Guthrie MD, Berk Madendere MD, Zachary Lebowitz MD, Delaney Stuhr DO, Anne Sutherland MD
97. National Trends in Hemorrhage-Related Mortality in Adults With Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter in the United States from 1999-2023
    Serin Varughese MD, Mohammad Hossain MD, Nisha Palla MD, Safia Ansari DO, Mohammad Ayyad MD, Dhir Gala MD, Arjun Patel MD, Delia Cotiga MD
98. Promoting Iron Deficiency Screening in Ambulatory Patients with HFrEF: A QA/QI Initiative
    Serin Varughese MD, Julie Ponn DO, Harsh Singh MD, Mohammad Rupani MD, Mohammad Hossain MD, Shriya Patel MD, Anthony Lucev MD
99. Timing and Diagnostic Value of Post-Diverticulitis Colonoscopy in Patients with a Prior Colonoscopy: A Retrospective Cohort Study
    Joshua E. Pagán-Busigó, MD, Mahinaz Mohsen, MD, Ahmed Al-Khazraji, MD
100. Catastrophic Gastric Ulcer Hemorrhage With Extensive Necrosis After Short-Course Scheduled NSAID Therapy Despite Ulcer Prophylaxis
     Joshua E. Pagán-Busigó, MD, Ethan Shamsian, DO, Nahal Khamisani, MD, Jerril Puthenpurackal Jacob, MD, Brooke Baker, MD, Ahmed Al-Khazraji, MD
101. LDL-C Goal Attainment on Follow-Up After Treatment Intensification in Adults Aged 40–75 With Type 2 Diabetes Receiving Statin Therapy
     Ethan Swartz, Lorenzo Cotugno, Ethan Yohannan, Prit Patel, Benjamin Hsieh
102. The Forgotten Chamber: A Rare Case of Embolization of an Atrial Leadless Pacemaker into the Coronary Sinus
     Serin Varughese MD, Mohammad Hossain MD, Nisha Palla MD, Julie Ponn DO, Gourg Atteya MD
103. Lupus Myositis Presenting as Rhabdomyolysis: An Overlap Myositis Phenotype
     Carol Cheney, MD; Nabia Shafqat MD; Eugenio M. Capitle, MD; Manasa S. Ayyala, MD
104. Reclassification of Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease Reveals Underrecognized Metabolic Dysfunction in a Liver Transplant Cohort
     Nicholas Buniak, Anastasia Xynogala, Keri Lunsford, Vivek Lingiah
105. Cephalosporin Use in Patients with Chart Documented Anaphylaxis to Penicillins
     Nadeem Baalbaki, PharmD, Aleksandra Kostic, BSE Abdullah Tahir, MD , Mohamed Aburadi, MS, Debra Chew, MD, MPH
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109. Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy and Autism on TikTok: Disproportionate Exposure to Misinformation in a Content Analysis
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113. From Screening To Action: Management Practices After Elevated Lipoprotein(a) Identification In The Veteran PATRIOT-QI Cohort
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114. Advancing Cardiovascular Health Initiative Through Launch Of Lipoprotein(a) Education & Screening (ACHILLES-QI & Outcomes)
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116. Synchronous Mucinous Adenocarcinoma and Large-Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma: A Rare Case of Histologically Discordant Rectal Malignancies
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117. Enhancing Adherence to Lung Cancer Screening Guidelines with Low-Dose Chest CT
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118. Early Gastric Volvulus Following Sleeve Gastrectomy: Successful Endoscopic Management with Suture-Secured Stenting
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119. Current Non-invasive Screening Tools Have Poor Diagnostic Concordance With Elastography in U.S. Youth: Findings From NHANES 2017–2023
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120. Comparing Readability of Online Pediatric Diabetes Patient Education Materials From Children’s Hospitals and National Organizations
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121. Administrative Gaps in Digital Patient Engagement: An Audit of Institutional Responsiveness to the 2025 Acetaminophen-Autism Controversy
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123. Hidden in Plain Sight: Genitourinary Tuberculosis Presenting as Recurrent Hydronephrosis and Pyelonephritis
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124. Engaging Providers to Improve Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates at a Charity Care Clinic: A Quality Improvement Initiative
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126. Beyond T-Cell Exhaustion: Using Single-Cell Transcriptomics to Profile Myeloid-Mediated Immunotherapy Resistance
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127. A Rare Case of Right-Sided Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Placement in a Patient with Fontan Anatomy and Dextrocardia
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128. Olanzapine versus Aprepitant based Triple Antiemetic Regimens for the Prevention of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting in Adult Patients receiving Highly Emetogenic Chemotherapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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RESEARCH DAY SELECTION COMMITTEE

RESEARCH DAY PLANNING COMMITTEE

Paul Fallaha

Daniel Matassa, MD

Candy Reyes

Lisa Wade

Kristin Wong, MD