20TH ANNUAL
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
RESEARCH DAY

Thursday, May 19, 2022
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
12:00 - 1:30pm
Qingkui Jiang
“Glutamine Is Required for M1-Like Polarization in Response to Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection”
Kamal Amer, MD
“Fundus to Antrum Ratio Measured within One Week after Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty Predicts Total Body Weight Loss Overtime”
Lorien Shack, MD
“Mammography Screening Disparities in Urban Patients with Substance Use Disorder”
Jorge Robledo, MD
“Latent Tuberculosis Infection Diagnosis and Treatment: An Analysis of the Cascade of Care from the Academic Primary Care Clinic to the TB Referral Practice”
Paolo Tempongko, MD
“Idiopathic Fibrosing Mediastinitis with Unusual Initial Presentation of Myelopathy”
RESEARCH ABSTRACTS AND POSTERS
(Corresponding author names are linked to their email addresses for any questions about their abstract/poster.)
- Are We Following Evidence Based Guidelines for Pneumococcal and Zoster Vaccinations in Adults Living with HIV?
Yehuda Eidensohn, Diana Finkel, Steven Keller
Abstract | Poster
- Comorbidities and Their Association with History of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Staff Working in New Jersey Long Term Care Facilities
John Webb, Stephen M. Friedman, Amy E. Davidow, Manisha Gurumurthy, Reza Peymani, Richard Siderits, Edward Lifshitz, Pauline Thomas
Abstract | Poster
- Dobutamine-Induced Eosinophilia
Syed F. Imam, Sarah Abbassi, Reena Khianey, Alan H. Wolff
Abstract | Poster
- Fusarium: An Unexpected Pathogen
Dariel Irizarry, Lisa Dever
Abstract | Poster
- Masked Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
Antoine Saint-Victor, Lauren Zingaro, Zainab Chaudhary, Anna-lena Meinhardt, Melissa Wing, Kevin Mesina, Esther Exantus, Htay Htay Kyi
Abstract | Poster
- Public Health Partnership with Academia to Address SARS-CoV-2 in Five Long Term Care Facilities in Newark, New Jersey
Reza Peymani, Marsha McGowan, Berlyne Vilcant, Peter Wenger, Manisha Gurumurthy, Nisha Jani, Eric Asencio, Austin Togba James, Pauline Thomas
Abstract | Poster
- Emergency Preparedness and Response: Tabletop Exercises in Public Health and General Preventive Medicine
Lucy Guevara, Sheryl A. Bedno
Abstract | Poster
- A Comparison of MELD Score Calculation in Cirrhotics Between Medicine and Hepatology Clinic Visits
Ayham Khrais, Anik Nath, Raluchukwu Attah, Boniface Malangu, Daniel Matassa
Abstract | Poster
- Mammography Screening Disparities in Urban Patients with Substance Use Disorder
Lorien Shack, Pauline Thomas, Emily Gordon, Sheryl Bedno
Abstract | Poster
- Proper Documentation and Diagnosis of COPD and Utilization of EMR Problem List: A Quality Assessment Study
Axel Duval, Amjad Shaikh, Ian Yu, Eric Chyn
Abstract | Poster
- Utilization of Palliative Care Consults in End-Stage Liver Disease Patients At University Hospital
Yan Ming J. Zhou, Piyumika De Silva
Abstract | Poster
- Capnocytophaga Infection Causing Purpura Fulminans in an Immunocompetent 50-Year-Old Man with Chronic Opioid Use
Christopher Hogge, Miriam Holzman, Sahiba Khurana, Diana Finkel
Abstract | Poster
- Pott’s Puffy Tumor in a 48-Year-Old Man: An Uncommon Presentation
Nishan Rajaratnam, Lisa Dever
Abstract | Poster
- Glutamine Is Required for M1-Like Polarization in Response to Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection
Qingkui Jiang, Yunping Qiu, Irwin J. Kurland, Karl Drlica, Selvakumar Subbian, Sanjay Tyagi, Lanbo Shi
Abstract | Poster
- HbA1c Screening and Control in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus in an Ambulatory Resident Clinic
Meet Shah, Helen Zhou, Omar Mohamed, Piyumika De Silva
Abstract | Poster
- Outcomes of the Micra Leadless Pacemaker in the Octogenarian Population: US Urban Experience in an Academic Tertiary Center
Majd Hemam, Saahil Jumkhawala, Ashkan Hashemi, Hasan Ali, Emad Aziz
Abstract | Poster
- Herbal Teas and Thrombocytopenia: A Curious Case of Yellow Dock and Burdock-Induced Thrombocytopenia
Asnia Latif, Hardik Fichadiya, Fareeha Abid, Gerardo Capo
Abstract | Poster
- Unusual Presentation of Cancer of Unknown Primary Origin
Fareeha Abid, Onyeka Nwachukwu, Qirat Jawed, Pallavi Pokharel, Michelle Cholankeril
Abstract | Poster
- Latent Tuberculosis Infection Diagnosis and Treatment: An Analysis of the Cascade of Care from the Academic Primary Care Clinic to the TB Referral Practice
Jorge Robledo, Juan Bello, Alexander Le, Amee Patrawalla
Abstract | Poster
- The Use of ACE Inhibitors or Angiotensin II Receptor Blocker in Patients with Diabetic Nephropathy: A Quality Assessment of an Internal Medicine Clinic
Abena Oduro, Phoenix Xu, Amanda Meredith, Daniel Matassa
Abstract | Poster
- Gastric Band Erosion – A Dangerous Complication with a Unique Endoscopic Method of Retrieval
Vincent Wong, He Qiu, Catherine Choi, Alexander Kaye, Weizheng Wang
Abstract | Poster
- Screening Cancer Patients of Developing Heart Disease with ASCVD Risk Stratification at the University Hospital Ambulatory Care Center
Kajol Shah, Tharakeswari Selvakumar, Paul Lee, Juan Bello, Daniel Matassa
Abstract | Poster
- The Role of Immediate Pacemaker Placement in a Trifascicular Heart Block Initially Presenting as Syncope
Kajol Shah, Afif Hossain, Pablo Michel Sanchez, Emad Aziz
Abstract | Poster
- Transcriptomic Profiling of Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathies; What Lies Beyond Sarcomere in Characterization of Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathies?
Zahra Aryan, Junichi Sadoshima
Abstract | Poster
- Monogenic Basis of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy; What to Expect from the Commercially Available Genetic Tests?
Zahra Aryan, Junichi Sadoshima
Abstract | Poster
- Quality Improvement of Outpatient Initiation of HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
Eileen Kim, Philip Lim, Danilo Bacic Lima, Eric DeGaetano, Daniel Matassa
Abstract | Poster
- The Use of Low Dose Tocilizumab in SARS-CoV-2 in a Minority Population in New Jersey
Michelle Cholankeril, Keia Smith, Rassam Khan, Sarah Ayad
Abstract | Poster
- Granulomatous Lung Disease with an Unusual Presentation
Richa Nahar, Pooja Raju
Abstract | Poster
- Nutritional Modulation of Gut Microbiota Alleviates Severe Gastrointestinal Symptoms in a Patient with Post-Acute Covid-19 Syndrome
Ying Wang, Guojun Wu, Liping Zhao, Weizheng Wang
Abstract | Poster
- Use of Remdesivir Causing Sinus Bradycardia and Eventually Asymptomatic Mobitz Type 1 Atrioventricular Block
Juan Bello Duverge, Afif Hossain, Perry Wengrofsky, Jae Wook Shin, Julius M. Gardin
Abstract | Poster
- The Role of Targeted-Temperature Management Post-Ventricular Fibrillation in the COVID-19 Positive Patient
Zeel Patel, Afif Hossain, Kajol Shah, Amtul Mansoor, Julius M. Gardin
Abstract | Poster
- The Role of Targeted-Temperature Management Post-Bradycardic Arrest in the COVID-19 Positive Patient
Meet Shah, Afif Hossain, Jorge Naranjo, Jae Wook Shin, Julius M. Gardin
Abstract | Poster
- Prolonged QTc and Torsade de Pointes In The Setting of Methadone Use
Rohan Viswanathan, Afif Hossain, Anmol Mittal, Inderjit Singh, Emad F. Aziz
Abstract | Poster
- Anterior Fascicular Tachycardia Masking Atrial Fibrillation and Causing Reversible Cardiomyopathy
Nimra Gilani, Afif Hossain, Kajol Shah, Jae Wook Shin, Emad F. Aziz
Abstract | Poster
- The Role of Immediate Pacemaker Placement in a Trifascicular Heart Block Initially Presenting as Syncope
Kajol Shah, Afif Hossain, Pablo Michel Sanchez, Emad Aziz
Abstract | Poster
- When Asymptomatic COVID-19 Infection Becomes Symptomatic - A Case Presentation of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in COVID-19 Infection
Nikita Tangella, Afif Hossain, Phillip Lim, Perry Wengrofsky, Joseph Daoko
Abstract | Poster
- The Role of Angiovac System for Debulking Vegetation Burden for a Large, Tricuspid Valve Vegetation in Infective Endocarditis
Omar Mohamed, Afif Hossain, Juan Bello Duverge, Perry Wengrofsky, Qaisra Saeed, Alfonzo H. Waller, Marc Klapholz
Abstract | Poster
- When the Atrial Septal Defect is No Longer Silent: A Case of a Large, Symptomatic Adult Congenital Heart Defect
Abena Oduro, Afif Hossain, Kandarp Suthar, Inderjit Singh, Perry Wengrofsky, Pallavi Solanki
Abstract | Poster
- Dyspnea After Delivery: A 3D Echocardiographer’s Diagnosis of Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis Unmasked By Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
Afif Hossain, Kajol Shah, Perry Wengrofsky, Alfonso H. Waller
Abstract | Poster
- Are We Following Standard Guidelines for Diabetes Management in Patients Living with HIV Who Attend the Infectious Disease Practice at Our Institution?
Melissa Wing, Shruti Varadarajan, Tanzila Salim, Diana Finkel, Steven Keller
Abstract | Poster
- Microbial Perils of the Jungle: A Case of Leishmaniasis in an Immigrant from South America
Rachel Cowan, Shruti Varadarajan, Abraham Wei, Michelle Dalla Piazza
Abstract | Poster
- TERT Promotor Mutation as a Prognostic Indicator in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
Sunny Patel, Maya Raghuwanshi, Lissette Cespedes
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- Prolonged SARS-CoV-2 Shedding in Saliva; Implications for Late-Stage Diagnosis and Infectious Duration
Abby Chopoorian, Padmapriya Banada, Robert Reiss, David Elson, Claire Park, Sukalyani Banik, Naranjargal Daivaa, Soyi Sarkar, Emily Hennig, Austin Togba, Aanchal Wats, Abraham Wei, Laura Palo, Mitchell Hirsch, Carter Campbell, Pooja Saiganesh, David Alland, Yingda L. Xie
Abstract | Poster
- Mechanisms Regulating Granuloma Development and Heterogeneity in High- and Low-Transmission Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infections
Vaishnavi Kaipilyawar, Sheetal Verma, Heidi Risman, Jerrold J. Ellner, Reynaldo Dietze, Rodrigo Ribeiro-Rodrigues, Padmini Salgame
Abstract | Poster
- Are We Following Practice-Based Guidelines for Standard Immunizations in Rheumatoid Arthritis [RA] Patients?
Swati Govil, Pieusha Malhotra, Reena Khianey, Eugenio Capitle, Steven Keller
Abstract | Poster
- Prolactinoma: A Little Too Big
Alexander Le, Hyun Jung, Anik Nath, Sushil Ahlawat
Abstract | Poster
- Early Outcomes of Medical Weight Management
Vanya Jain, Kathleen Brodowski, Carter Burton, Emily Grew, Jai Patel, Dhvani Doshi
Abstract | Poster
- Prevention of VTE Through Strictly Implementing Prophylaxis Guidelines in Hospitalized Medical Patients
Amanda Lu, Vanessa Browne, Ana Diaz, Dhvani Doshi, Mirela Feurdean
Abstract | Poster
- A Unique Case of Penile Injection Drug Use Leading to Orchitis
Pooja Saiganesh, Alexander J. Kaye, Sarah Meyers, Luis Alzate-Duque
Abstract | Poster
- Baseline EKG in Patients with Hypertension
Brooke Baker, Rohan Viswanathan, Ruochen Ying, Jessica Wachtel
Abstract | Poster
- Idiopathic Fibrosing Mediastinitis with Unusual Initial Presentation of Myelopathy
Paolo Tempongko, Eugenio Capitle, Reena Khianey
Abstract | Poster
- Assessment of Appropriate Statin Use in Diabetic Patients at East Orange VA
Amrita Chawla, Mohamad Aghaie Meybodi, Timothy Choi, Jeremy Law
Abstract | Poster
- In-Stent Restenosis of a Bare Metal Stent in a Patient with Hemophilia A
Phillip Lim, Anoshia Raza, Inderjit Singh, Parul Kakar, Mohamad Soud, Uzair Ashraf, Christine Gerula, Alfonso Waller, Julius M. Gardin, Marc Klapholz
Abstract | Poster
- Are We Following Guidelines for H. Pylori Treatment and Follow-up?
Amanda Walker, Yanet Ravelo, Ravi Upadhyay, Vincent Wong, Nicole Reynoso-Vasquez, Anjella Manoharan, Karishma Khetani, Kristen Wong, Alan Tso
Abstract | Poster
- A Patient with Double-hit Follicular Lymphoma
Hyun Jung, Anik Nath, Jennifer Hirsch, Victor Chang
Abstract | Poster
- Paradoxical Hypotension in the setting of IABP: A Case Report
Muhammad Atif Masood Noori, Hardik Fichadiya, Hasham Saeed, Meherwan Joshi
Abstract | Poster
- Assessing Head-Lift Time as a Prediction Model for Extubation in the ICU: A Prospective Observational Study
Anuraag Sah, Mohammed Noori, Sherif Elkattawy, Shruti Jesani, Ahmad Mowafy, Hasham Saeed, Carlos Remolina
Abstract | Poster
- Does the UMDCare Resident Clinic Follow Appropriate Guidelines for the Pneumococcal-23 Vaccination for Patients Under 65 Years of Age Eligible per CDC Guidelines?
Anmol Mittal, Alexander Kaye, Zahra Aryan, Mansi Patel, Daniel Matassa
Abstract | Poster
- Common Comorbidities to Predict Occurrence of Pseudocysts in Patients Admitted for Pancreatitis
Anmol Mittal, Alexander Le, Aaron Kahlam, Sushil Ahlawat
Abstract | Poster
- Esophagealgastroduodenoscopy in Patients Admitted for GERD
Anmol Mittal, Alexander Le, Aaron Khalan, Sushil Ahlawat
Abstract | Poster
- Outcomes of Diverticular Bleeding in Those with Diseases Requiring Anticoagulation
Alexander Le, Anmol Mittal, Aaron Khalan, Sushil Ahlawat
Abstract | Poster
- Trends in Cost, Length of Stay, and Mortality in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients on Dialysis Who Present with a Diverticular Bleed
Alexander Le, Anmol Mittal, Aaron Kahlam, Sushil Ahlawat
Abstract | Poster
- A Unique Division Of Abdominal Pain Etiologies
Anmol Mittal, Sushil Ahlawat, Eric Tien Yen Chyn
Abstract | Poster
- Depression Screening in Clinic Patients with a Cancer Diagnosis following Standardization of Intake Screening
Meghana Subramanian, Rhia Dasgupta, Benjamin Simmons, Piyumika De Silva
Abstract | Poster
- Assessment of Asthma Diagnosis and Management in Academic Primary Clinic
Hyo-bin Um, Sana Rashid, Jared Sapin, Yawen Zhang, Piyumika de Silva
Abstract | Poster
- Necrotic Mediastinal Mass in a Drug User; Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Tumor
Hyo-Bin Um
Abstract | Poster
- Compliance to ACC/AHA Guidelines for Management of Heart Failure Among Patients with Reduced Ejection Fraction in the Cardiology Fellow Outpatient Clinic at Veterans Affairs East Orange Medical Center
Maliha Zainib, Nimra Gilani, Thomas Ng, Renjit Thomas
Abstract | Poster
- Assessing Compliance Of Recommended Lung Cancer Screening Over A 5-Year Span Among Veterans In The New Jersey Va Medical Care System
Joshua Hasquet, Anna-Lenna Meinhardt, Sarah Bentil-Owusu, Rebecca Connell
Abstract
- Are We Following AHA/ACC Guidelines for Screening and Managing Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure Patients? A Quality Assessment Project
Kandarp Suthar, Afif Hossain, Yashsavi Sharad, Hyein Jeon, Daniel Matassa
Abstract | Poster
- Fundus to Antrum Ratio Measured within One Week after Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty Predicts Total Body Weight Loss Overtime
Kamal Amer, Dema Shamoon, Donevan Westerveld, Louis Aronne, Amit Mehta, Angela Wong, Grace Lo, Sarah Oh, Andrea Siobhan Kierans, Reem Z. Sharaiha, Kaveh Hajifathalian
Abstract | Poster
- Are IM Residents Following AHA/ACC Guidelines for Screening and Managing Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure Patients?
Afif Hossain, Kandarp Suthar, Yashsavi Sharad, Hyein Jeon, Daniel Matassa
Abstract | Poster
- Being on the Wrong Side: A Case of Trepopnea During PAP Titration
Manuel Mendez Santana, Yonatan Greenstein
Abstract | Poster
- Bact-Builder: A New Streamlined Tool for Generating High Quality Consensus Based, Complete Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Genomes
Poonam Chitale, Alex Lemenze, Emily Fogarty, Courtney Grady, Pradeep Kumar, A. Murat Eren, David Alland
Abstract | Poster
- Spontaneous Pneumothorax Caused by Suspected Thoracic Endometriosis in the Setting of COVID-19 Infection
Mukund Tiwari, Dayna Panchal, Andrew Berman
Abstract | Poster
- Prospective Comparison of Standard Technique, Doppler Ultrasonography, and Waveform Analysis of Pressure Transduction for Confirming Correct Intraosseous Catheter Placement
Jerry Jomi, Vanessa Soetanto, Scott Ferrara, Ilya Ostrovsky, Stephen Alerhand, Yonatan Greenstein
Abstract | Poster
- Unveiling the Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance in M. tuberculosis Using Transwell Tolerance-Resistance System and Chromosomal Barcoding
Jees Sebastian, Pradeep Kumar, David Alland
Abstract | Poster
- Assessing the Referrals and Completion of Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) in Patients with Obstructive Airway Disease, in the Ambulatory Care Center
Mukund Tiwari, Mark Forsberg, Angel Chen, Piyumika De Silva
Abstract | Poster
- Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) in Non-Injection Drug Users in Medication-Assisted Treatment for OUD
Rishav Agrawal, Peter Attia, Daniel M. Rosenblum, Nikolaos T. Pyrsopoulos, Stanley H. Weiss
Abstract | Poster
- A Novel Assessment of Longitudinal Buprenorphine Dose: Defining the “Optimal” Dose.
Peter J. Attia, Andrew W. Bergen, Daniel M. Rosenblum, Stanley H. Weiss
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RESEARCH DAY SELECTION COMMITTEE
Maya Raghuwanshi, MD - Endocrinology
Lisa Dever, MD - Infectious Diseases
Mirela Feurdean, MD - Academic Medicine
Yingda L. Xie, MD - Infectious Diseases
Anupama Nehra, MD - Hematology/Oncology
Robert Wieder, MD, PhD - Hematology/Oncology
Pallavi Solanki, MD - Cardiology
Pauline Thomas, MD - Preventive Medicine
Maria Laura Gennaro, MD - Public Health Research Institute
George Yap, PhD - Immunology Research
Preeti Bharaj, PhD - Public Health Research Institute
Diana Finkel, DO - Infectious Diseases
Selvakumar Subbian, PhD - Public Health Research Institute
Shobha Swaminathan, MD - Infectious Diseases
Andrew Berman, MD - Pulmonary/Critical Care
Julius Gardin, MD - Cardiology
Darin Wiesner, PhD Allergy, - Immunology and Rheumatology
Joshua Kra, MD- Hematology/Oncology
Amee Patrawalla, MD, MPH - Pulmonary/Critical Care
Amesika Nyaku, MD- Infectious Diseases
Michael B. Mathews, PhD - Infectious Diseases
Alfonso H. Waller, MD - Cardiology
Stephanie Feldman, MD - Cardiology
Hassan Safi, PhD - Infectious Diseases
RESEARCH DAY PLANNING COMMITTEE
Jennifer Anti-Ampratwum
Aldo Barajas Ochoa, MD
Paul Fallaha
Mirela Feurdean, MD
Lisa Wade