Research Day

18TH ANNUAL
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE


RESEARCH DAY



Tuesday, May 26, 2020



 

WELCOME AND REMARKS

Marc Klapholz, MD, MBA, FACC, FAHA
Chairman of Medicine

 


RESEARCH ABSTRACTS AND POSTERS

(Corresponding author names are linked to their email addresses for any questions about their abstract/poster.)

 

  1. Ectopic Cushing’s Syndrome Presenting with Resistant Hypokalemia, Metabolic Alkalosis and Muscle Wasting
    Razzaki T, Raghuwanshi M, Bleich D, Cespedes L, Mirani N, Liu Y

  2. Utility and Pitfalls of Stepwise Laboratory Testing for Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT): Retrospective Review from an Academic Medical Center
    Kra J, Horng H

  3. Do Obese Subjects Have a High Prevalence of Documented Penicillin Allergy?
    Abbassi S, Custer J, Wolff A, Capitle E, Weiss S, Rosenblum D

  4. A Time to Revisit Two Old Prandial Anti-diabetic Agents: Acarbose and Repaglinide
    Pishdad R, Pishdad P, Pishdad G R, Bleich B

  5. A Coexisting of Two Different Thyroid Malignancies: A Collision Phenomenon
    Pishdad R, Bleich D

  6. Asthma and Rhinitis in Newark: Characterization of Clinical and Epidemiological Features
    Tuong L, Trivedi R, Greenberg P, Narisety S

  7. Addressing Barriers to Prostate Cancer Screening in High-Risk African American Men
    Shah V, Landry D, Alzate-Duque L, Thomas P

  8. Adaptation of the Flu-FIT Program for Patient Aligned Care Teams
    Funes S, Shah V, Davidow A, Korenblit P, Flores C, Thomas P
    Video | Abstract | Poster | PowerPoint

  9. HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Prescription Rates Among Adolescents and Young Adults (AYAs) at an Urban Academic Medical Center in Newark, NJ from 2017-2019: A Quality Assessment of HIV Prevention for High-risk Youth Within the Epicenter of the NJ HIV Epidemic
    Paer J, Mattappallil A, Bentsianov S, Finkel D

  10. Outcomes of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography In Patients With HIV And AIDS
    Ghavimi S, Hashemipour R, Patel P, Ahlawat S

  11. Colon Polyp as a Rare Manifestation of Breast Cancer Metastasis
    Ghavimi S, Nasir U, Panchal D, Choi C, Fidan-Ozbilgin O, Verma S

  12. Role of EMR Calculators in Guideline Adherence Rate for High-Risk ASCVD Prevention in People Living with HIV in Care at University Hospital, Newark NJ
    Cangialosi P, Liotta M, Ho J, Finkel D, Keller S

  13. Cytarabine Induced Skin Eruption in Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
    Abbassi S, Kuster J, Wolff A, Capitle E

  14. Aggregatibacter Actinomycetemcomitans Causing Empyema Necessitans and Intramuscular Abscesses in an Immunocompetent Patient
    Homsi N, Kapila R

  15. Disseminated Cryptococcosis Presenting as a Soft Tissue Infection
    Khalid S, Finkel D

  16. Congestive Heart Failure in Persons Living With HIV: Are We Providing Standard of Care?
    Chowdhury S, Seo J, Finkel D, Keller S

  17. Missed Pituitary Apoplexy in a HIV Patient
    Tsang T, Raghuwanshi M

  18. Variable Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction on Multigated Radionuclide Imaging Analyzed by Different Software Packages in Patients with Cancer
    Raza A, Suero-Abreu G, Lim P, Mehta K, Salcedo H, Kra J, Gardin J, Liu Y, Klapholz M, Waller A

  19. Implementing an Interactive Introduction to Complementary Medicine for Chronic Pain Management into the Medical School Curriculum
    Gadde U, Matthew P, Kumar R, Aggarwal R, Dalla Piazza M, Lamba S

  20. Interaction of Levothyroxine with Protease Inhibitors
    Umar R, Cespedes L, Nyaku A, Umar J

  21. RNA-seq Transcriptome Analysis of Chronic Lung Injured Epithelial Cells Reveals Similar Features of IPF Lung Epithelium
    Roque W, Cuevas Mora K, Romero F

  22. P22phox Protects The Heart Against Pressure Overload
    Nakada Y, Mizushima W, Yang Y, Zhai P, Oka S, Fefelova N, Xie L, Liu T, Li H, Sadoshima J

  23. Crohn’s Disease or Histoplasmosis? A Case of Severe Disseminated Histoplasmosis Mimicking Crohn’s Disease
    Ahmed A, Homsi N, Kapila R

  24. Effects of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus on Clinical Outcomes and In-Patient Mortality Among Hospitalized Patients with Diverticulitis: A Nationwide Inpatient Sample Analysis
    Ahmed A, Jiang Y, Choi C, Ahlawat S

  25. Clinical Outcomes and Resource Utilization Analysis in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Undergoing Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography: A Nationwide Inpatient Sample Analysis
    Ahmed A, Choi C, Jiang Y, Ahlawat S

  26. Analysis of Clinical Outcomes and Length of Stay Among Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Undergoing Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography: A Nationwide Inpatient Sample Analysis
    Ahmed A, Jiang Y, Choi C, Ali H, Damiris K, Ahlawat S

  27. Nutritional Intake of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid, Selenium, Vitamin C and Vitamin E and Disease Activity in Patients with SLE
    Lopez-Zertuche Ortiz, JP, Moser K, Loiseau D, Minda D, Capitle E, Khianey R

  28. The Relationship Between Rifaximin Use and the Prevalence of Clostridioides Difficile and Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus in Patients with Advanced Liver Disease
    De Jesus F, Kuper K, Hader A, Sackey J, Finkel D

  29. Herpes Simplex Virus Encephalitis Mimicking a High-Grade Glioma
    De Jesus F, Dever L, Vinnard C, Finkel D, Nimchinsky E

  30. A Man from Guatemala With Abdominal Pain, Jaundice, and Acute Liver Failure
    De Jesus F, Chew D, Finkel D, Varughese T

  31. Trends in Utilization and Analysis of Inpatient Outcomes for Benign Cholangitis: A Nationwide Inpatient Sample Analysis from 2010 to 2017
    Jiang Y, Chowdhury S, Xu B, Nasir U, Choi C, Ahlawat S

  32. Celiac Disease in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel: Has the Inpatient Prevalence Changed and Is It Associated with Worse Outcome? A Nationwide Inpatient Sample Analysis
    Jiang Y, Chawla A, Hashemipour R, Ahmed A, Damiris K, Rodgers B, Chowdhury S, Ahlawat S

  33. Impact of Barrett’s Esophagus on Inpatient Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized with Atrial Fibrillation
    Jiang Y, Damiris K, Chowdhury S, Ahmed A, Nasir U, Ahlawat S

  34. A Comparison in Characteristics and Inpatient Outcomes of Patients Hospitalized with Benign Calculous vs. Non-calculous Cholangitis, Insights from a Nationwide Inpatient Sample from 2010-2017
    Jiang Y, Chowdhury S, Rodgers B, Xu B, Ahlawat S

  35. Compliance with Colorectal Cancer Screening in Patients with an episode of Acute Diverticulitis in the East Orange Veterans Affairs Hospital
    Jiang Y, Motlaghzadeh Y, Deland O, Ng T, Lenza C, Feurdean M

  36. Concurrent Cytomegalovirus Esophagitis and Herpes Simplex Virus Oral Ulcer in an HIV-Negative Patient
    Choi S, Gangemi A, Yin Z, Feurdean M

  37. Changes in Incidence Rates and Mortality in Patients with Extrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Differ Among Races and Ethnicities
    Yu Q, Jiang Y, Shulik O, Ahlawat S

  38. Dysphagia as a Manifestation of Esophageal Pemphigus
    Yang G, Choi C, Liu Y, Wang W

  39. Temozolmide Resistant Glioblastoma Derived Exosomes Mediate Hematopoietic Changes: Expansion of Myeloid-Derived Supressors Cells
    Gergues M, Eljarrah A, Roser C, Savanur V, Rameshwar P

  40. Pregnancy Complicated by Chronic Portal Vein Thrombosis: A Case Report
    Damiris K, Ng T

  41. Staphylococcal-Associated Glomerulonephritis Due to Necrotizing Panton Valentine Leukocidin Positive Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Pneumonia: A Case Report
    Plamm A, Douglas A, Mahendrakar S, Seshan S

  42. Diabetes Management in People Living with HIV in Care at University Hospital, Newark NJ
    Liotta M, Cangialosi P, Finkel D, Keller S

  43. Understanding the Effects of an Inflammatory Milieu on the Development of Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Implication for Clinical Use
    Sherman L, Rameshwar P
    Video | Poster

  44. Trends in Utilization and Analysis of Inpatient Outcomes for Adult Liver Transplantation Donors in the United States – A National Inpatient Sample Analysis from 2010 to 2017
    Jiang Y, Rodgers B, Damiris K, Pyrsopoulos N

  45. Statin Prescription and Guideline Adherence Rate for Intermediate-Risk ASCVD Prevention in People Living with HIV in Care at University Hospital, Newark NJ
    Ho J, Cangialosi P, Liotta M, Finkel D, Keller S

  46. A Rare Case of Sigmoid Leiomyoma Disguised as a Polyp
    Patel K, Patel P, Rodriguez R, Galan M, Shulik O

  47. Using Spatial Analysis to Assess Accessibility of Obtaining HIV Healthcare by Bus in Newark, NJ
    Cadorett V
    Audio

  48. Incomplete Trifascicular Block with Mobitz Type II AV Block in the Setting of Severe COVID-19: A Case and Literature Review
    Gubitosa J, Xu P, Ahmed A, Pergament K
    Audio

  49. COVID-19 Associated Acute Limb Ischemia in a Patient on Therapeutic Anticoagulation, A Case and Literature Review
    Gubitosa J, Xu P, Ahmed A, Pergament K
    Audio

  50. Identifying Challenges in Latent Tuberculosis Infection Care Throughout the United States Using a Nationwide Medical Consultation Database
    Agathis N, Bhavaraju R, Chen L, Haley C, Shah V, Goswami N, Patrawalla A

  51. Magnetic Resonance Elastography and FIB-4 Are Superior to Vibration Controlled Transient Elastography for Diagnosing Advanced Fibrosis and Cirrhosis in Veterans with Biopsy Proven NAFLD
    Gandhi K, Spataro J, Singh M, Morris A, Lemmons J, Paca E, Shah T, Mutha P, Gilles H, Bajaj J, Khan R, Lippman R, Fuchs M, Puri P

  52. Use of Pulmonary Function Testing in Diagnosing COPD or Asthma in the Outpatient Setting
    Plamm A, Sharoupim P, Patel M, Weiss S, Patrawalla A

  53. Clostridial Mycotic Aneurysm Leading to Emphysematous Aortitis: A Case Report
    Ng T, Pham C

  54. Toll Like Receptor 2 Controls Neutrophil Driven Immunopathology by Inhibiting CXCL5 Production During Mycobacterium Tuberculosis HN878 Infection
    Bhagavathula M, Verma S, Gopalakrishnan A, Dietzold J, Salgame P

  55. Trends in the Use of TPN Among Patients Admitted With Acute Pancreatitis
    Pievsky D, Kabaria S, Shulik O

  56. Validation of the mNUTRIC Score in Patients with Cirrhosis Admitted to the MICU
    Pievsky D, Rotundo L, Apfel T, Persaud A, Nisar U, Krawitz S, Sutherland A

  57. Prospective Comparison of Standard Technique, Doppler Ultrasonography, and Arterial Pressure Transduction for Confirming Correct Intraosseous Catheter Placement
    Soetanto V, Ferrara S, Zuckerman O, Sena A, Ostrovsky I, Alerhand S, Greenstein Y

  58. Abacavir-Based Antiretroviral Therapy is Associated with a Long-Term Increase in Incidence of Cardiovascular Events in HIV Patients with Presumable Cardiovascular Disease
    Hossain A, Patel D, Aziz E

  59. Outcomes of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
    Pishdad R, Bleich D

  60. Sepsis: An Analysis of New Jersey Hospital Discharge Data
    Li K, Davidow A, Thomas P, Friedman S

  61. Physician Verified Blast Exposure Is Associated with Small Airway Dysfunction in Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans
    Hu S, Helmer D, Berman A, Sotolongo A, Jani N, Klein-Adams J, Butzko R, Ortiz-Pachecho R, Sajja V, Falvo M

  62. Assessment of the Use of Low-Dose Aspirin as A Primary Prevention Strategy in the Elderly, 4/1/19-5/1/20
    Hossain A, Jeon H, Srialluri N, Matassa D

  63. The Impact of a Multidisciplinary Debriefing Protocol After In-hospital Cardiac Arrest on Healthcare Provider Perspectives
    Danek B, Tysarowski M, Ali H, Liang J, Weiss S, Feurdean M, Sutherland A

  64. DOAC Optimization in the Ambulatory Care Center: Prescribing Patterns Among Internal Medicine Residents
    Forsberg M, Bowen D, Yang R

  65. Medication Assisted Treatment in Patients with Opioid Use Disorder and Heart Failure in the ACC of University Hospital
    Barai R, Kazmi M, Tysarowski M, Efobi R, Gordon E

  66. Unclassified Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Neoplasm: A Case Report
    Subramanian M, Cai D, Chang V

  67. Chemoradiation of Nasopharynx Leading to Hundreds ED Visits and Countless Admissions Over Two Years
    Robledo J, Nasir U, Khalid S, Varughese T

  68. Nephrotic Syndrome Due to Treponema pallidum infection– An Unusual and Reversible Culprit for Membranous Nephropathy
    Wong V, Ayyala M

  69. ACC Iron Deficiency Anemia Work Up Study
    McKenna M, Boutin R, Malangu B, Kra J, Matassa D, Gordon E

  70. Thyroid Metastasis from Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Case Report
    Barai R, Sarmiento A, Fidan-Ozbilgin O, Cho-Lim J, Pasmantier R, Chang V, Zhong F

  71. Uncommon Skeletal Muscle Presentation of Lung Adenocarcinoma
    Jeon H, Hu S, Bembry R, Hossain A, Douglas A, Mckenna M, Cai D, Chang V

  72. Digoxin is Associated with Increased Mortality but Decreased Radiofrequency Ablation Rates in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation without Concomitant Heart Failure
    Tysarowski M, Nigri R, Aziz E

  73. Severe Gastrointestinal Mucositis Following Concurrent Palbociclib and Palliative Radiation Therapy
    Nasir U, Mozeika A, Kothari N

  74. MicraTM Leadless Intracardiac Pacemaker Implantation: Safer Option During the COVID-19 Pandemic
    Rashid S, Kazmi M, Markovic N, Aziz E

  75. Appropriate Fluoroquinolone Use at University Hospital
    Taha B, Rybak D, Nunez C, Mattappallil A, Chew D

  76. D-Lactic Acidosis in Crohn’s Disease and Short Bowel Syndrome
    Ali H, Choi S, Ahlawat S

  77. Rituximab Hypersensitivity in Rheumatic and Inflammatory Diseases: Role Of Skin Testing
    Penumarty S, Quintero Betancourt J, Capitle E, Khianey R

  78. Idiopathic Terminal Ileal Ulceration Mimicking Crohn's in the Setting of Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation
    Choi C, Mesina K, Paer J, Swirski E, Nasir U, Pergament K

  79. Buprenorphine for Management of Opioid Use Disorder in an Urban HIV Primary Care Practice: A Quality Improvement Review
    Fabricant S, Martino C, Nyaku A, Dalla-Piazza M

  80. Not All Sicca Is Sjogrens and Not All Sjogrens Is Sicca
    Quintero Betancourt J, Neumann M, Capitle E

  81. Differences in Cardiovascular Complications between Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
    Panchal D, Choi C, Nasir U, Ahlawat S

  82. Are There Risk Factors for Developing Barrett’s Esophagus in Patients with Gastroparesis?
    Panchal D, Nasir U, Choi C, Feurdean M

  83. Hypothyroidism Is Associated with Lower Mortality in Hospitalized Patients with Cirrhosis
    Panchal D, Motlaghzadeh Y, Sharif Khawaja U, Nasir U, Feurdean M

  84. Hospital Length of Stay and Mortality in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Atrial Fibrillation
    Panchal D, Sharif Khawaja U, Motlaghzadeh Y, Nasir U, Choi C, Feurdean M

  85. Compliance with Physical Therapy Referrals: How Many Patients Who Are Referred to PT for Low Back Pain Actually Utilize the Service?
    Geldman D, Gubitosa J, Abreu-Diaz M, Matassa D

  86. Case Series of Patients Evaluated at University Hospital in Newark, New Jersey, with HIV and SARS-CoV-2 Coinfection
    De Jesus F, Chew D, Swaminathan S, DallaPiazza M

  87. Late Presentation of a Rare Metastatic Tracheal Small Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma with Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone
    Rashid S, Wong V, Attah R, Deb P, Jerome C, Jaloudi M, Ayyala M

  88. Quality Assessment and Intervention Strategies to Improve Adherence to ACC/AHA Cholesterol Guidelines in An Inner-City Academic Outpatient Medicine Practice
    Suero-Abreu G, Karatasakis A, Rashid S, Patel R, Siddiqui E, Douglas A, Matassa D

  89. Successful Illumina Array Genotyping on Serum Stored for Three Decades
    Weiss S, Rosenblum D, Brooks A, Bixby C, Hevi C, Johnson E

  90. Phosphodiesterase-4 Inhibitors Dampen Lung Fibrosis During Active Tuberculosis: A Preclinical Study
    Kolloli A, Singh P, Kumar R, Subbian S

  91. Ongoing Nurse Care Coordination Among Persons with HIV and Hepatitis C Infection
    Portilla M, Swaminathan S, DallaPiazza M, Deshields R

  92. Screening for Healthy Dietary Habits Among Patients Seen in the Resident Clinic
    Song D, L'Horset A, Oldaker C, Chaustre S, Rim D, Barajas Ochoa J, Feurdean M

  93. Immune Mechanisms of Protection Against Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection
    Kaipilyawar V, Verma S, Lyrio Stringari L, Ellner J, Alland D, Dietze R, Ribeiro-Rodrigues R, Salgame S

  94. Mesenchymal Stem Cells Regulate the Epigenetic Landscape of Breast Cancer Cells to Facilitate Dormancy in Bone Marrow
    Ferrer A, Sinha G, Sandiford O, Naaldijk Y, Tourzani1 S, Etchegaray J, Rameshwar P
    Poster | Abstract

  95. Hepatoid Adenocarcinoma
    Sidhu S, Brown L, Galan M, Olivo-Salcedo R

  96. Trends in Post-Therapeutic Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage, Perforation and Mortality from 2000 to 2012: A Nationwide Study
    Afridi F, Rotundo L, Feurdean M, Ahlawat S

  97. The Role of Perm1 (PGC1 and ERR-induced Regulator in Muscle 1) in Cardiac Ischemia and Reperfusion
    Chun-Yang H, Sadoshima J

  98. Intensive Care Coordination By A Community Health Worker Improved HIV Viral Load Suppression In Young Men Who Have Sex With Men
    Haywood A, Delfeyette J, De Shields R, Dalla Piazza M, Swaminathan S