Research

Internal Medicine Residency Program

2020-2021 Categorical Internal Medicine Scholarly Citations

Publications

Publications
Helfer DR, Helber AR, Ferko AR, Klein DD, Elchediak DS, Deaner TS, Slagle D, White WB, Buckler DG, Mitchell OJL, Fiorilli PN, Isenberg D, Nomura J, Murphy KA, Sigal A, Saif H, Reihart MJ, Vernon TM, Abella BS. Clinical factors associated with significant coronary lesions following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Acad Emerg Med. 2022 Apr;29(4):456-464. doi: 10.1111/acem.14416. Epub 2021 Dec 1. PMID: 34767692.
Hoch, Virginia L., Kevin H. Lin, Daniel Soffer, and Neil J. Stone. A ‘rule of thumb’ aids evaluation of severe hypercholesterolemia to recognize familial hypercholesterolemia. The American Journal of Medicine 134, no. 10 (2021): e510-e511.
Joshi, RR, Hess, KJ, Sullivan, DM, Maguire, M, Hans, AS. Too Hot to Handle: A case of fever of unknown origin. Cureus. 2022. doi: 10.7759/cureus.20942
Liou J, Doherty D, Gillin T, Emberger J, Yi Y, Cardenas L, Benninghoff M, Vest M, Deitchman, A. retrospective review of transpulmonary pressure guided PEEP titration for mechanical ventilation in class II-III obesity. Critical Care Explorations, 4(5).
Liou J. Lead reversal and QRS axis measurement; pp TBD; EMRA EKG Guide; Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association; Irving, TX; 2022; Berberian, J; 2nd edition.
Nawrocki J, Hess K, Mansoor M. Case report: Lipoma arborescens of the knee. The Rheumatologist, May 2022.
Nichols J, Eppes S. Meningococcal vaccination: An update on meningococcal vaccine recommendations for the primary care physician. Dela J Public Health. 2022 Mar 29;8(1):76-78. doi: 10.32481/djph.2022.03.012. PMID: 35402923; PMCID: PMC8982922.
Slagle D., Liou J., Hoffman G.; Advanced Critical Care Ultrasound: Subclavian Central Venous Access – Dealer’s Choice; EMRA EM Resident, 02 May 2022, www.emra.org/emresident/article/subclavian-us/.
Vedamurthy D, Singh S, Subedi K, Garratt KN, Wimmer NJ. Outcomes with early cardiac catheterization in out of hospital cardiac arrest survivors and utility of a prognostic scoring system. Cureus. 2021 Jul 31;13(7):e16775. doi: 10.7759/cureus.16775. PMID: 34345571; PMCID: PMC8325397.

National Presentations – Oral Presentations

Mause J, Hastry C, Fistler C. Euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis in a pregnant patient with symptomatic COVID-19 infection. Oral Presentation at SCCM 51st Critical Care Congress, San Juan, Puerto Rico, April 2022.
Storey E, Master C, Mannix R, Haider M, Meehan W, Willer B, Leddy J, Arbogast K, Grady M. Accommodative amplitude before and after exercise among adolescents with sport-related concussion. Oral presentation at 9th Annual PRISM (Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine) Annual Meeting, Houston, TX, January 2022.

National Presentations – Poster Presentations

Benjamin S, Nawrocki J, Ragozine H. An atypical case of infectious mononucleosis causing acute epiglottitis. Poster presented at Society of Hospital Medicine Converge 2022, Nashville, TN, April 2022.
Gangemi A, Donnelly J. Making Rheum in the Differential: A case of sarcoid-induced arthropathy. Poster presented at SGIM22 Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, April 2022.
Gangemi A, McNinch J, Divatia H. Cameron Lesions: The link between hiatal hernia, iron deficiency anemia and pulmonary embolism. Poster presented at SGIM22 Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, April 2022.
Hoch V, Storey E, Hussain Z, Gallati C. Standardizing hypertension management as a strategy to improve rates of blood pressure control and reduce racial disparities in an urban primary care teaching practice. Poster presented at SGIM22 Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, April 2022.
Hossain T, Liou J, Wong K. Diagnosis sprouting from a CSF sample: A case of Listeria meningitis in a middle-aged adult. Poster presented at SGIM22 Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, April 2022.
Joshi R, Mansoor M, O’Neill J. A case of anti-melanoma differentiation associated gene 5 dermatomyositis. Poster presented at Society of Hospital Medicine National Converge, Nashville, TN, April 2022.
Liou J, Doherty D, Gillin T, Emberger J, Yi Y, Cardenas L, Benninghoff M, Vest M, Deitchman, A. transpulmonary pressure guided PEEP titration for mechanical ventilation in the obese. Poster presented at SCCM 51st Critical Care Congress, San Juan, Puerto Rico, April 2022.
Lopez Siles M, Cammarata A, Laughlin J. Atrial myxoma: rare differential for shortness of breath. Poster presented at Society of Hospital Medicine Converge 2022, Nashville, TN, April 2022.
Mehta S, Shakir A, Choudhry U. AV block in a young patient: a case of cardiac sarcoidosis. Poster presented at ACC Scientific Session 2022, Washington DC, April 2022.
Morris A, Chua A, Balch A, Duffalo C, Rickards G. Catching and earful: A curious case of relapsing polychondritis. Poster presented at DE ACP Virtual Chapter Meeting, Newark, DE, February 2022.
Nawrocki J, Liou J, Deitchman A. Lung herniation: a rare result of CPR. Poster presented at CHEST Annual Meeting (Virtual), October 2021.
Nawrocki J, Hess K, Tramontozzi A. A rare case of multiple myeloma recurrence in the central nervous system. Poster Presented at SGIM22 Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, April 2022.
Nawrocki J, Hess K, Tramontozzi A. A rare case of multiple myeloma recurrence in the central nervous system. Poster presented at ACP Internal Medicine Meeting, Chicago, IL, May 2022.
Nichols J, Hussain Z, Rickards G, Gallati C. Implementing a standardized workflow to complement home blood pressure cuff distribution in an urban, underserved primary care teaching practice. Poster presented at ACP Internal Medicine Meeting, Chicago, IL, May 2022.
Singh, S., Hess, K., Jennelly, N., Khan, D., Hussain, Z. A Resident-led peer audit and feedback initiative to improve statin prescribing rates for patients with diabetes. Poster presented at Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, April 2022.
Storey E, Master S, Brown N, Magrini D, Renjilian C, Turner C, Vernau B, Ganley T, Arbogast K, Grady M, Master C. Sport specialization and exposure in a tertiary concussion referral program. Poster presented at 9th Annual PRISM (Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine) Annual Meeting, Houston, TX, January 2022.
Sullivan D, Chua A, Laughlin J. Don’t act rashly on vasculitis in the setting of subacute infective endocarditis. Poster presented at SGIM22 Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, April 2022.
Wang D, Hager A, Deitchman A. Fungal peritonitis in the setting of necrotizing pancreatitis. Poster presented at CHEST Annual Meeting (Virtual), October 2021.

Regional/State – Oral Presentations

Cho YD, Kaveti S. HIT by a series of unfortunate events. Oral presentation at Mid-Atlantic SGIM Regional Meeting (Virtual), October 2021.
Joshi R, Mansoor M, O’Neill J. The copy-cat disease: a case of lupus podocytopathy. Oral presentation at DE ACP Virtual Chapter Meeting, Newark, DE, February 2022.
Slaby I, White W, Donnelly J. Secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis triggered by candidal infection. Oral Presentation at t DE SHM Chapter Meeting, Newark, DE, November 2021.
Vadher U, Tailor P. Killing two kidneys with one too many crystals. Oral presentation at DE SHM Regional Chapter Meeting (Virtual), October 2021.

Regional/State – Poster Presentations

Bakst B, Ali F, Slaby I, Hussain Z. Patient portal enrollment improvement. Poster presented at Delaware ACP QI Symposium, Newark, DE, May 2022.
Bender T, Tailor P. Euglycemic DKA in a pregnant patient who developed preeclampsia. Poster presented at Mid-Atlantic SGIM Regional Meeting (Virtual), October 2021.
Benjamin S, Nawrocki J, Ragozine-Bush H. Atypical infectious mononucleosis causing acute epiglottitis. Poster presented at DE ACP Virtual Chapter Meeting, Newark, DE, February 2022.
Campbell J, Surampudy A, Divatia H. May Thurner Sydrome: A rare etiology of deep vein thrombosis. Poster presented at DE ACP Virtual Chapter Meeting, Newark, DE, February 2022.
Conteh S. Root cause of screening mammogram nonadherence. Poster presented at Delaware ACP QI Symposium, Newark, DE, May 2022.
Davis, L, Singh, S, Donnelly, J. Bad meets renal: A case of delayed diagnosis of membranous glomerulopathy. Poster presented at DE ACP Virtual Chapter Meeting, Newark, DE, February 2022.
Driscoll A, Desai M. Classic presentation of nephrotic-range proteinuria. Poster presented at DE ACP Virtual Chapter Meeting, Newark, DE, February 2022.
Fu B, Lopez Siles M, Egan D, Mause J, Bhardwaj A. Improving COVID vaccination rates in an underserved urban primary care clinic by implementing an automated electronic medical record phrase addressing vaccine misinformation. Poster presented at Delaware ACP QI Symposium, Newark, DE, May 2022.
Gangemi A, Kurcab E, Donnelly J. Making rheum in the differential: a case of sarcoid induced arthropathy. Poster presented at DE ACP Virtual Chapter Meeting, Newark, DE, February 2022.
Gangemi A, Divatia H. Providing education about neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome to expectant mothers with opioid use disorder. Poster presented at Delaware ACP QI Symposium, Newark, DE, May 2022.
Gangemi A, Surampudy A, Bhat R, Haimes B, Thomas R, Divatia H. Increasing caregiver involvement at the bedside for patients with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome: A quality improvement study. Poster presented at Delaware ACP QI Symposium, Newark DE, May 2022.
Garcia J, Doherty D. Toxic shock syndrome: A classic case. Poster presented at DE ACP Virtual Chapter Meeting, Newark, DE, February 2022.
Hotaling K, Kay A. ABCD: Improving access to books for children in Delaware. Poster presented at Delaware ACP QI Symposium, Newark, DE, May 2022.
Jennelly N, Singh S, Hess K, Khan D, Lawrence-Bellow T, Park HJ, Hussain Z. An ongoing project to increase statin initiation in a diabetic population to enhance cardiovascular risk prevention at an urban residency clinic. Poster presented at Delaware ACP QI Symposium, Newark, DE, May 2022.
Jennelly N, Mohamed F, Rickards G. Sphenoid sinus aspergillosis with associated cranial nerve III palsy: A rare and potentially deadly combination. Poster presented at PA-ACP Southeastern PA Regional Poster Presentation (Virtual), October 2021.
Jennelly N. Not just a simple rash: Sezary syndrome presentation status post COVID-19 vaccination. Poster presented at DE ACP Virtual Chapter Meeting, Newark, DE, February 2022 (Winnter: Second Prize Resident Vignette Poster – TIE).
Johnson C, Gangemi A. Empowering patients to take control of their health care transition. Poster presented at Delaware ACP QI Symposium, Newark, DE, May 2022.
Johnson A, Khan D, Jami N, Schanz J, Wheelock J, Patel K. Give antibiotics a shot with non-emergent MSAA infective endocarditis. Poster presented at DE ACP Virtual Chapter Meeting, Newark, DE, February 2022.
Joshi R, Mansoor M, O’Neill J. The copy-cat disease: a case of lupus podocytopathy. Poser presented at PA Rheumatology Society 8th Annual Scientific meeting, Hershey, PA, September 2021.
Joshi R, Mansoor M, O’Neill J. A case of anti-melanoma differentiation associated gene 5 dermatomyositis. Poster presented at DE ACP Virtual Chapter Meeting, Newark, DE, February 2022 (Winnter: Second Prize Resident Vignette Poster – TIE).
Khan D, Gannon K, Silversteen J. Dystonia – a rare post-infectious COVID 19 disease manifestation. Poster presented at DE ACP Virtual Chapter Meeting, Newark, DE, February 2022 (Winner: First Prize Resident Vignette Poster).
Knox P, Joshi R, Deitchman A. Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome. Poster presented at DE ACP Virtual Chapter Meeting, Newark, DE, February 2022.
Kurcab E, Petro S, Shoemaker B, Bender T, Holzberg M, Ahmed B. ED utilization before and after multidisciplinary team rounding in the outpatient setting. Poster presented at Delaware ACP QI Symposium, Newark, DE, May 2022.
Lee A, Berg B. Treatment of COVID-19 pneumonia during pregnancy. Poster presented at DE ACP Virtual Chapter Meeting, Newark, DE, February 2022.
Lopez Siles M, Cammarata A, Laughlin J. Atrial myxoma: rare differential for shortness of breath. Poster presented at DE ACP Virtual Chapter Meeting, Newark, DE, February 2022.
Luibil N, Johnson R, Alms C, Cammarata A, Alamgir R, Kennemuth S, Mackey D, Sim J, Hussain Z, Divatia H. Identifying barriers to annual lung cancer screening: An interdisciplinary investigation. Poster presented at Delaware ACP QI Symposium, Newark, DE, May 2022.
Mathis D, Patel S, Eldridge K. Multifactorial hyponatremia requiring vaptan intervention: The value of vaptans. Poster presented at DE ACP Virtual Chapter Meeting, Newark, DE, February 2022.
McCulloough A, Desai M, Kharidi S. Clotting disorders in 2020-2021. Poster presented at DE ACP Virtual Chapter Meeting, Newark, DE, February 2022.
Mehta S, Shakir A, Choudhry U. AV block in a young patient: a case of cardiac sarcoidosis. Poster presented at DE ACP Virtual Chapter Meeting, Newark, DE, February 2022.
Memon M, Boone R, Patel J, Hussain Z. Obtaining annual serum creatinine screening for hypertensive patients. Poster presented at Delaware ACP QI Symposium, Newark, DE, May 2022.
Merriam J, Chua A. No money no mission: Improving resident billing practices. Poster presented at Delaware ACP QI Symposium, Newark, DE, May 2022.
Messick J, Kurcab E, Swift A. Hyperglycemia, an anion gap metabolic acidosis, and avoiding premature closure. Poster presented at DE ACP Virtual Chapter Meeting, Newark, DE, February 2022.
Morris A, Chua A, Balch A, Duffalo C, Rickards G. Considering relapsing polychondritis with recurrent auricular perichondritis. Poster presented at DE ACP Virtual Chapter Meeting, Newark, DE, February 2022.
Nawrocki J, Hess K, Tramontozzi A. A rare case of multiple myeloma recurrence in the central nervous system. Poster presented at DE ACP Virtual Chapter Meeting, Newark, DE, February 2022.
Nawrocki J, Matta V, Hussain Z. Improving the rate of lung cancer screening in an urban internal medicine residency clinic. Poster presented at Delaware ACP QI Symposium, Newark, DE, May 2022.
Nguyen A, Thakur S, Patel J, Ragozine-Bush H. Is it hyperosmolar hyperglycemic syndrome or DKA? Poster presented at DE ACP Virtual Chapter Meeting, Newark, DE, February 2022.
Nichols J, Hussain Z, Rickards G, Gallati C. Implementing a standardized workflow to complement home blood pressure cuff distribution in an urban, underserved primary care teaching practice. Poster presented at DE ACP Virtual Chapter Meeting, Newark, DE, February 2022 (Winner: First Prize Resident Quality Improvement Poster).
Park HJ, Singh S, Laughlin J. The lingering effects of thiamine deficiency. Poster presented at DE ACP Virtual Chapter Meeting, Newark, DE, February 2022.
Park HJ, Singh S, Laughlin J. Unbreak my heart: the case of sepsis-induced cardiomyopathy. Poster presented at DE ACP Virtual Chapter Meeting, Newark DE, February 2022.
Patel S, Al-Mohamad T, Pajak A, Berg B, Nepal B, Hussain Z. The role of primary care physicians in non-pharmacological hypertension counseling. Poster presented at Delaware ACP QI Symposium, Newark, DE, May 2022.
Phillips T, Hossain T. Insecure with food insecurity: Evaluating screening patterns and barriers to screening for food insecurity in a resident run clinic. Poster presented at Delaware ACP QI Symposium, Newark, DE, May 2022.
Raabe M, Park HJ, Cohen D. Ceftriaxone-induced hemolytic anemia presenting as stroke. Poster presented at DE ACP Virtual Chapter Meeting, Newark, DE, February 2022.
Siddiqui H, Joshi R, Eldridge K. Checks and balances: Checkpoint inhibitor toxicity presenting as panhypopituitarism. Poster presented at DE ACP Virtual Chapter Meeting, Newark, DE, February 2022.
Singh S, Hess K, Khan D, Jennelly N, Lawrence-Bello T, Park HJ, Hussain Z. Increasing statin initiation in a diabetic population enhancing cardiovascular risk prevention at an urban residency clinic: 2022 Cohort. Poster presented at Delaware ACP QI Symposium, Newark, DE, May 2022.
Storey E, Gailing J, Mason M, Gibbons M. Cultivating a compassionate culture: Empowering internal medicine residents to provide person-centered care. Poster presented at Delaware ACP QI Symposium, Newark, DE, May 2022.
Sullivan D, Chua A, Laughlin J. Don’t act rashly on vasculitis in the setting of subacute infective endocarditis. Poster presented at DE ACP Virtual Chapter Meeting, Newark, DE, February 2022.
Sullivan D, Balch A, Kay A. Postpartum depression screening and coordination of care. Poster presented at Delaware ACP QI Symposium, Newark, DE, May 2022.
Vadalia S, Arsenault H. COPD re-admissions. Poster presented at Delaware ACP QI Symposium, Newark, DE, May 2022.
Vadher U, Tailor P. Killing two kidneys with one too many crystals. Poster presented at DE ACP Virtual Chapter Meeting, Newark, DE, February 2022.
Vadher U, Joshi R, Mehta S. No bones about it: A quality improvement initiative to increase bone density screening in elderly females within a resident-run clinic. Poster presented at Delaware ACP QI Symposium, Newark, DE, May 2022.
Wang, D, Donnelly, J. When symptomatic anemia is not anemia: An extramedullary plasmacytoma manifesting as dizziness. Mid-Atlantic Society of General Internal Medicine Meeting (Virtual), October 2021.
White K, Hoffman M, Egan D. The challenges of managing COVID-19 in a pregnancy patient. Poster presented at DE ACP Virtual Chapter Meeting, Newark, DE, February 2022.
Yao B, Jennelly N, O’Neill J. Nursing care for a complicated urinary tract patient. Poster presented at DE ACP Virtual Chapter Meeting, Newark, DE, February 2022.