Research

Internal Medicine Residency Program

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles/Abstracts

  1. Bakst B, Banerji S, Rambhujun V, Hamid SA. Ventilation-Perfusion Mismatch in a Patient with an Arteriovenous Fistula and Underlying Pulmonary Parenchymal Disease. Am J Cardiol. 2023 Sep 1; 202:163-165. Epub 2023 Jul 11. PMID: 37441830. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.06.072
  2. Luke O. Smith PhD, Michael T. Vest DO, Alisha J. Rovner PhD, Richard J. Caplan PhD, Jillian C. Trabulsi PhD, RDN, Juhie B. Patel DO, Sarah W. Meng DO, Mary Shapero MS, RDN, Carrie P. Earthman PhD, RDN “Malnutrition and Pectoralis Muscle Index in Medical Intensive Care Unit Patients: A Matched Cohort Study”. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, Published February 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jpen.2610 PMID: 38400547
  3. Patel, J, Matus, I Safety and feasibility of ultrathin probe transbronchial lung cryobiopsy without balloon blocker via robotic bronchoscopy in the evaluation of peripheral lung lesions: a retrospective pilot study. European Respiratory Journal published May 2023. DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00638-2022 PMID:37143827
  4. Virginia L Hoch,1 Peter Burke,2 and Ajeetpal S Hans “A Refractory Case of Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis Due to Microscopic Polyangiitis” 2024 May; 16(5): e60366. https://doi.org/10.7759%2Fcureus.60366  PMID: 38883118
  5. Matta V, Bakst B, Eckert P. Successful Treatment of Refractory Vasodilatory Shock from ACE-Inhibitor Overdose with Angiotensin-II. Chest. 2023 Oct; 164(4): A2822–A2823. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2023.07.1857
  6. Bakst B, Chima N. Cardiogenic Shock – The Index Presentation of Cardiac Sarcoidosis; Challenges in Diagnosis and Management. Circulation. 2023 Nov 6;148: A17979. https://doi.org/10.1161/circ.148.suppl_1.17979
  7. Campbell, J, Mehta, S, Shakir, M. METASTATIC LEIOMYOSARCOMA: A RARE CAUSE OF A BLEEDING HEART. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2024 Apr, 83 (13_Supplement) 3478. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0735-1097(24)05468-8
  8. Campbell, J., Mehta, S., Oldham. J., Azizi, H., Vanderland, M., Wimmer, N. Use of Prehospital Communication and Coordination Software to Improve STEMI Door-to-Balloon Time. (2024 Apr). Journal of American College of Cardiology, 83 (13), 882. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0735-1097(24)02872-9
  9. Naveed, S, Mehta, S, Shakir, M. et al. POST-MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION LEFT VENTRICULAR PSEUDOANEURYSM: A CRITICAL COMPLICATION. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2024 Apr, 83 (13_Supplement) 3408. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0735-1097(24)05398-1
  10. Naveed, S, Mehta, S, Shakir, M. et al. A RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY FISTULA CONNECTING TO THE CORONARY SINUS LEADING TO HEART FAILURE. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2024 Apr, 83 (13_Supplement) 4519. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0735-1097(24)06509-4
  11. Mack, V, Mehta, S, Azizi, A. Leidig, Gilbert ARRHYTHMOGENIC RIGHT VENTRICULAR CARDIOMYOPATHY: MORE THAN MEETS THE MRI. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2024 Apr, 83 (13_Supplement) 2889. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0735-1097(24)04879-4
  12. Siles, M, Mehta, S, Shakir, M. Shao, L. A CASE OF MULTI-VESSEL SPONTANEOUS CORONARY ARTERY DISSECTION. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2024 Apr, 83 (13_Supplement) 3902. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0735-1097(24)05892-3
  13. Campbell, J, Mehta, S, Shakir, M., Banerji, Sourin, Hamid, Syed Ali NOVEL USE OF STEREOTACTIC BODY RADIATION THERAPY FOR VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA IN AN LVAD PATIENT. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2024 Apr, 83 (13_Supplement) 2902. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0735-1097(24)04892-7
  14. Mehta, S., Naveed, S., Campbell, J., Shakir, M., Qureshi, W. Mitral Valveception: The Promising Technique of Mitral Valve-in-Valve Replacement for Bioprosthetic Valve Dysfunction. Journal of the American Heart Association, 148(1), 16053. https://doi.org/10.1161/circ.148.suppl_1.16053
  15. Campbell, J. Mehta, S., Shakir, M., Banerji, S., Hamid, S. Explantation of LVAD in Recovered Alcohol Induced Cardiomyopathy. (2023, Nov). Journal of the American Heart Association, 148(1), 16737. https://doi.org/10.1161/circ.148.suppl_1.16737
  16. Campbell, J., Mehta, S., Shakir, M. Tsai, K., Banerji, S., Hamid, S. Novel use of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Ventricular Tachycardia in an LVAD patient. (2024, Apr). Journal of American College of Cardiology. 83(13), 2902. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0735-1097(24)04892-7
  17. Campbell, J., Mehta, S., J., Azizi, H., Vanderland, M., Wimmer, N. Use of Prehospital Communication and Coordination Software to Improve STEMI Door-to-Balloon Time. (In Process of Submitting to JACC)
  18. Campbell, J., Mehta, S., Fender, E., Wimmer, N. Clot Red Handed: Spontaneous Resolution of a Clot through a Patent Foramen Ovale in the Setting of Acute Pulmonary Embolism. (2024 Mar). Case Reports in Cardiology (Under Review)
  19. The Protective Factors for Recent Bullying Behaviors in Overweight and Obese Adolescents in the U.S. Poster presented at the 2020 AMA Research Symposium Poster Gallery; Chicago, IL; Obi N, Agu. N, Princewill. N, Ukponmwa. E, Lawrence- Bello. T, Akinduro- Ajiga. E, Adeniran. presented at the 2020 AMA Research Symposium Poster Gallery; Chicago, IL; Obi N, Agu. N, Princewill. N, Ukponmwa. E, Lawrence- Bello. T, Akinduro- Ajiga. E, Adeniran. U, Agbedia. U Uchechi Adeniran, Ufuoma Agbedia. (December 2020) AMA 2020 Research Symposium Poster Directory | AMA (ama-assn.org)
  20. Lopez Siles M, Singh S, Fender, E. Giant Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm: A Rarely Seen Phenotype. Submitted for publication Journal of American College of Cardiology. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0735-1097(24)05412-3
  21. Campbell J, Mehta S, Lopez Siles M, Shakir A, Hamid S. Separated by Symptoms: Variable Presentations of Cardiac Sarcoidosis. Submitted for publication American Journal of Cardiology.
  22. Martha C. Lopez Siles, Robin A. Horn SURVIVING THE UNSURVIVABLE: A REMARKABLE TALE OF HEMODYNAMIC BALANCE IN A 45-YEAR-OLD PATIENT WITH UNOPERATED TETRALOGY OF FALLOT, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Volume 83, Issue 13, Supplement, 2024, Page 3146, ISSN 0735-1097, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0735-1097(24)05136-2
  23. Martha C. Lopez Siles, Shilpa Singh, Erin Fender GIANT SINUS OF VALSALVA ANEURYSM: A RARELY SEEN PHENOTYPE, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Volume 83, Issue 13, Supplement, 2024, Page 3422, ISSN 0735-1097, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0735-1097(24)05412-3
  24. Martha C. Lopez Siles, Noor Chima, Sourin Banerji. PERSISTENT LEFT SUPERIOR VENA CAVA IN A PATIENT WITH DECOMPENSATED HEART FAILURE – A CONGENITAL ANOMALY NO LONGER BENIGN, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Volume 83, Issue 13, Supplement, 2024, Page 3607, ISSN 0735-1097, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0735-1097(24)05597-9
  25. Martha C. Lopez Siles, Samir P. Mehta, M. Abubakar Shakir, Leon Shao. A CASE OF MULTI-VESSEL SPONTANEOUS CORONARY ARTERY DISSECTION, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Volume 83, Issue 13, Supplement, 2024, Page 3902, ISSN 0735-1097, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0735-1097(24)05892-3.
  26. Martha C. Lopez Siles, Alexis Cammarata, Mandip Gakhal, Maria Gregorio. UNRAVELING DIAGNOSTIC PUZZLES IN CARDIAC MASS EVALUATION: ADVANCED IMAGING IN PRIMARY CARDIAC HEMANGIOMA, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Volume 83, Issue 13, Supplement, 2024, Page 4577, ISSN 0735-1097 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0735-1097(24)06567-7
  27. Lopez Siles M, Horn, Robin. SURVIVING THE UNSURVIVABLE: 45-YEAR-OLD PATIENT WITH UNOPERATED TETRALOGY OF FALLOT. Abstract published at SHM Converge 2024. Abstract 685. Journal of Hospital Medicine. SURVIVING THE UNSURVIVABLE: 45-YEAR-OLD PATIENT WITH UNOPERATED TETRALOGY OF FALLOT – SHM Abstracts | Society of Hospital Medicine April 19th 2024
  28. Patel, Tulsi DO; Choudhuri, Keshav MD; Lim, Valerie MD. (May 2024) A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing: A Case of Myeloid Sarcoma Presenting as Acute Liver Failure. DDW Conference. Washington D.C. May 2024 DDW ePoster Library
  29. Naveed, S, Mehta, S, Shakir, M. et al. POST-MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION LEFT VENTRICULAR PSEUDOANEURYSM: A CRITICAL COMPLICATION. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2024 Apr, 83 (13_Supplement) 3408. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0735-1097(24)05398-1

Oral Presentations

  1. Bakst B (Presenter), Boone R. A Shocking Discovery: Ehrlichia chaffeensis as a Cause of Septic Shock in a Renal Transplant Patient. Delaware American College of Physicians Chapter Abstract Competition Winner, Dover DE, February 2023.
  2. Nepal, B “The Pancreas vs The Heart; Why Not Treat Both? A Quality Improvement Initiative to Increase the Use of GLP-1 Agonists and SGLT2-Inhibitors within a Resident-Run Clinic,” Delaware ACP QI Day, 05/2023
  3. Boone, R, Memon, M, Bach, D, Patel, J, Conteh, S, Bakst, B, Hussain, Z “Urine Microalbumin/Creatinine Screening for Patients with Hypertension in a Residency Primary Care Clinic.” Delaware Chapter of ACP Annual QI Symposium, Newark, DE, May 2024
  4. Matta, V.; Bakst, B., Eckert, P. MD (2023). Successful Treatment of Refractory Vasodilatory Shock from Ace inhibitor Overdose with Angiotensin-II. Poster to be presented at American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST), Honolulu, HI, USA, October 8-11, 2023.
  5. Matta, V.; Matus, I. MD (2023). Thoracic Ultrasound as an Alternative to Routine Chest X-ray for Post-transbronchial Lung Cryobiopsy Evaluation. Poster to be presented at American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, USA, August 24-26, 2023.
  6. Matta, V.; Hussain, Z. MD (2023). Improving the Rate of Lung Cancer Screening in an Urban Internal Medicine Residency Clinic. Oral presentation given at Delaware American College of Physicians Resident QI Symposium, Newark, DE, USA. May 25, 2023. Matta, V.; Hussain, Z. MD (2023).
  7. Matta, V.; Hussain, Z. MD (2023). Improving the Rate of Lung Cancer Screening in an Urban Internal Medicine Residency Clinic. Poster presented at Society of General Internal Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA. May 10-13, 2023.
  8. Matus, I. MD; Matta, V. (2022). Tubular silicone stent removal via tracheostomy stoma: when rigid bronchoscopy is not an option. E-poster presented at World Congress for Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology, Marseille, France. October 6-9, 2022
  9. Campbell, J., Mehta, S., J., Azizi, H., Vanderland, M., Wimmer, N. Use of Prehospital Communication and Coordination Software to Improve STEMI Door-to-Balloon Time. American College of Cardiology Conference. Atlanta, GA, April 2024 (Moderated Presentation)
  10. Campbell J., Mehta, S., Fender, E., Wimmer, N. Clot Red Handed: Spontaneous Resolution of a Cloth through a Patent Foramen Ovale in the Setting of Acute Pulmonary Embolism. American Society of Echocardiography Conference, Portland, OR. June 2024
  11. Mehta S, Shakir M, Choudhry U, et al. AV BLOCK IN A YOUNG PATIENT: A CASE OF CARDIAC SARCOIDOSIS. American College of Cardiology 2022 Scientific Sessions, Washington DC (April 2-4, 2022)
  12. Azizi, A, Mehta, S, Fender, E, Marshall E. Needle Fragment Embolization Leading to Cardiac Tamponade. American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2022, Chicago (November 5-7, 2022)
  13. Mehta S, Naveed S, Shakir M, et al. CISPLATIN-INDUCED THROMBOSIS LEADING TO MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION. American College of Cardiology 2023 Scientific Sessions, New Orleans (March 4-6, 2023) https://doi.org/10.1016/S0735-1097(23)03162-5
  14. Mehta S, Naveed S, Langston M, et al. ICD LEAD PERFORATION AFTER PROLONGED INTERVAL LEADING TO PNEUMOTHORAX. American College of Cardiology 2023 Scientific Sessions, New Orleans (March 4-6, 2023) https://doi.org/10.1016/S0735-1097(23)03680-X
  15. Mehta S, Naveed S, Vanderland M, Marshall E, Sernyak A PROSTHETIC VALVE ENDOCARDITIS CAUSED BY BARTONELLA SPECIES PRESENTING AS VISUAL DISTURBANCES. American College of Cardiology 2023 Scientific Sessions, New Orleans (March 4-6, 2023) https://doi.org/10.1016/S0735-1097(23)04170-0
  16. Mehta, S, Azizi, H, Abubakar M, Wimmer, N. Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Door to Balloon Transfer Time in Patients with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions 2023 Scientific Sessions, Phoenix (May 18-20, 2023) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jscai.2023.100708
  17. Feldman D., Langston M., Zhi L., Murad D., Ammari Z. Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System Inhibitor Discontinuation and its Impact on One-Year Mortality in Heart Failure Patients with Acute Kidney Injury: a Propensity Matched Analysis, European Society Of Cardiology. Lisbon, Portugal ESC 365 – Chronic heart failure – treatment 5 (escardio.org)
  18. Feldman D., Vanderland M., Tsai K., Ammari Z. Hemorrhagic Shock Secondary to Heat Transfer Injury: A Rare Complication Following Radiofrequency Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation. Heart Rhythm Society 2024. Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2024.03.911
  19. Campbell J., Nepal, B., Hussain, Z. The Pancreas vs. The Heart; Why not Treat Both?: A Quality Improvement Initiative to Increase the Use of GLP-1 Agonists and SGLT2-Inhibitors within a Resident Run Clinic. National ACP Conference, Boston, MA, April 2024. Details (acponline.org)
  20. Campbell J., Cohen D. Cutibacterium acnes: An emerging bacterium that is not so cute. Delaware ACP Conference, Newark, DE, February 2024
  21. Campbell J., Moghul, A. Right Ventricular Dyssynchrony Leading to Left Ventricular Failure. National SHM Conference, Austin, TX, March 2023. RIGHT VENTRICULAR DYSSYNCHRONY LEADING TO LEFT VENTRICULAR FAILURE – SHM Abstracts | Society of Hospital Medicine
  22. Campbell J., Moghul, A. Right Ventricular Dyssynchrony Leading to Left Ventricular Failure. Delaware SHM Conference, Newark, DE, November 2022 (Winner- 1ST Prize Abstract/ Poster)

Poster Presentations

  1. Bakst B, Chima N. Cardiogenic Shock – The Index Presentation of Cardiac Sarcoidosis; Challenges in Diagnosis and Management. American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, Philadelphia PA, November 2023. https://doi.org/10.1161/circ.148.suppl_1.17979
  2. Bakst B, Boone R. A Shocking Discovery: Ehrlichia chaffeensis as a Cause of Septic Shock in a Renal Transplant Patient. National American College of Physicians Annual Meeting, San Diego CA, April 2023. Details (acponline.org)
  3. Bakst, B, Boone, R “A shocking discovery: Ehrlichia chaffeensis as a Cause of Septic Shock in a Renal Transplant Patient. Delaware Chapter of ACP Annual Scientific Meeting, Dover, DE, February 2023
  4. Nepal, B “The Pancreas vs The Heart; Why Not Treat Both? A Quality Improvement Initiative to Increase the Use of GLP-1 Agonists and SGLT2-Inhibitors within a Resident-Run Clinic,” National ACP Boston, MA, 04/2024
  5. Mehta S, Naveed S, Shakir M, et al. CISPLATIN-INDUCED THROMBOSIS LEADING TO MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION. American College of Cardiology 2023 Scientific Sessions, New Orleans (March 4-6, 2023)
  6. Mehta S, Naveed S, Langston M, et al. ICD LEAD PERFORATION AFTER PROLONGED INTERVAL LEADING TO PNEUMOTHORAX. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2023 Mar, 81 (8_Supplement) 3236. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0735-1097(23)03680-X
  7. Mehta S, Naveed S, Langston M, et al. ICD LEAD PERFORATION AFTER PROLONGED INTERVAL LEADING TO PNEUMOTHORAX. American College of Cardiology 2023 Scientific Sessions, New Orleans (March 4-6, 2023)
  8. Mehta S, Naveed S, Vanderland M, et al. PROSTHETIC VALVE ENDOCARDITIS CAUSED BY BARTONELLA SPECIES PRESENTING AS VISUAL DISTURBANCES. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2023 Mar, 81 (8_Supplement) 3726. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0735-1097(23)04170-0
  9. Mehta S, Naveed S, Vanderland M, et al. PROSTHETIC VALVE ENDOCARDITIS CAUSED BY BARTONELLA SPECIES PRESENTING AS VISUAL DISTURBANCES. American College of Cardiology 2023 Scientific Sessions, New Orleans (March 4-6, 2023)
  10. Mehta S, Naveed S, Vanderland M, et al. PROSTHETIC VALVE ENDOCARDITIS CAUSED BY BARTONELLA SPECIES PRESENTING AS VISUAL DISTURBANCES. Mid-Atlantic Capital Cardiology Symposium 2022, Washington DC.
  11. Mehta S, Joshi R, Vadher U. No Bones About It: A Quality Improvement Initiative to Increase Bone Density Screening in Elderly Females within a Resident-Run Clinic. Delaware ACP QI 2022. Poster Presentation.
  12. Mehta S, Lopez-Siles M, Campbell J, Naveed S. Pump it up: A Quality Improvement Initiative to Increase Prescription of Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy for Congestive Heart Failure Within an Underserved Primary Care Resident-Run Clinic. Delaware ACP QI 2023. Poster Presentation.
  13. Azizi, A, Mehta, S, Fender, E, Marshall E. Needle Fragment Embolization Leading to Cardiac Tamponade. Circulation, 2022; 146:A10425. https://doi.org/10.1161/circ.146.suppl_1.10425
  14. Azizi, A, Mehta, S, Fender, E, Marshall E. Needle Fragment Embolization Leading to Cardiac Tamponade. American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2022, Chicago (November 5-7, 2022)
  15. Azizi, A, Mehta, S, Fender, E, Marshall E. Needle Fragment Embolization Leading to Cardiac Tamponade. Mid-Atlantic Capital Cardiology Symposium 2022, Washington DC.
  16. Mehta, S, Azizi, H, Abubakar M, Wimmer, N. Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Door to Balloon Transfer Time in Patients with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Mid-Atlantic Capital Cardiology Symposium 2022, Washington DC.
  17. Choudhury, K, Mehta, S, Kerkar N. Malignant Pheochromocytoma with IVC thrombus and skeletal/pulmonary metastasis. Delaware SHM 2022 Abstract Competition.
  18. Campbell, J., Mehta, S., J., Azizi, H., Vanderland, M., Wimmer, N. Use of Prehospital Communication and Coordination Software to Improve STEMI Door-to-Balloon Time. Mid-Atlantic Capital Cardiology Symposium, Washington D.C., November 2023 (Abstract/Poster Winner)
  19. Campbell J., Mehta, S., Lopez-Siles, M., Naveed, S. Pump It Up: A Quality Improvement Initiative to Increase Prescription of Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy for Congestive Heart Failure within an Underserved Primary Care Resident-Run Clinic. Delaware ACP Conference, Newark, DE, May 2023
  20. Azizi, A, Mehta, S, Fender, E, Marshall E. Needle Fragment Embolization Leading to Cardiac Tamponade. Mid-Atlantic Capital Cardiology Symposium 2022, Washington DC.
  21. Mehta S, Naveed S, Vanderland M, et al. PROSTHETIC VALVE ENDOCARDITIS CAUSED BY BARTONELLA SPECIES PRESENTING AS VISUAL DISTURBANCES. Mid-Atlantic Capital Cardiology Symposium 2022, Washington DC.
  22. Mehta, S, Azizi, H, Abubakar M, Wimmer, N. Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Door to Balloon Transfer Time in Patients with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Mid-Atlantic Capital Cardiology Symposium 2022, Washington DC.
  23. Mehta S, Shakir M, Choudhry U, et al. AV BLOCK IN A YOUNG PATIENT: A CASE OF CARDIAC SARCOIDOSIS. Delaware ACP 2022.
  24. Choudhury, K, Mehta, S, Kerkar N. Malignant Pheochromocytoma with IVC thrombus and skeletal/pulmonary metastasis. Delaware SHM 2022 Abstract Competition.
  25. Lawrence-Bello, S. Spangler. Penile Calciphylaxis in Alport Syndrome, Poster Presentation at the Society of General Internal Medicine, National Conference 05/2023
  26. Lawrence-Bello, D. Cohen: Cryptococcus Meningitis Management, ID Conference, Christiana Care Hospital Dec 2022
  27. Conteh, S Poster presentation: Obtaining Urine Microalbumin/Creatinine Screening for Patients with Hypertension. MAY 2024 American College of Physicians QI Symposium
  28. Conteh, S Poster presentation: Closing Recommended Screening Mammogram Gaps via Quarterly Women’s Health Day Initiatives. MAY 2023 American College of Physicians QI Symposium
  29. Conteh, S Poster presentation: Root cause of screening mammogram nonadherence. MAY 2022 American College of Physicians QI Symposium.
  30. Juhie Patel, Jessica Addis “Splenic Artery Pseudoaneurysm: Rare Cause of Upper GI Bleed Diagnostic and Management Difficulties”. Society of Critical Care Medicine Congress Pheonix, AZ January 2024
  31. Jessica Addis, Juhie Patel, Gabriel Hoffman “Spontaneous Gram-Negative Bacillary Meningitis: A Rare Case of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Meningitis”.
  32. Juhie Patel, Himani Divatia. “Lofgren Syndrome Masquerading as Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever”. Delaware ACP Feb 2023
  33. Lopez Siles M, Horn R. Surviving the Unsurvivable: A Remarkable Tale of Hemodynamic Balance in a 45-year old Patient with Unoperated Tetralogy of Fallot. American College of Cardiology, Atlanta, GA April 2024
  34. Lopez Siles M, Singh S, Fender E. Giant Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm: A Rarely Seen Phenotype. American College of Cardiology, Atlanta, GA April 2024
  35. Lopez Siles M, Chima N, Banerji S. Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava in a Patient with Decompensated Heart Failure- A Congenital Anomaly no Longer Benign. American College of Cardiology, Atlanta, GA April 2024
  36. Lopez Siles M, Mehta S, Abubakar, Hamid A. A Case of Multi-Vessel Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection. Accepted for presentation at American College of Cardiology, Atlanta, GA April 2024
  37. Lopez Siles M, Cammarata A, Gregorio L. Unraveling Diagnostic Puzzles in Cardiac Mass Evaluation: Advanced Imaging in Primary Cardiac Hemangioma. Accepted for presentation at American College of Cardiology, Atlanta, GA April 2024 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0735-1097(24)06567-7
  38. Lopez Siles M, Horn R. Surviving the Unsurvivable: A Remarkable Tale of Hemodynamic Balance in a 45-year old Patient with Unoperated Tetralogy of Fallot. Accepted for presentation at Society of Hospital Medicine, San Diego, CA April 2024
  39. Singh R, Naveed S, Lopez Siles M. Preventing Fractures: Are we doing enough? presented at Delaware ACP QI Symposium, Newark, DE May 2024
  40. Lopez Siles M, Mehta S, Campbell J, Naveed S. Pump it up: A quality improvement initiative to increase prescription of guideline directed medical therapy for congestive heart failure within an underserved primary care resident run clinic. Presented at Delaware ACP QI Symposium, Newark, DE May 2023
  41. Lopez Siles M, Cammarata A, Chima N, Horn R. Childhood Solutions that turn into adult problems: Long-term Implications of Congenital Aortic Coarctation Repair. Poster presented at DE ACP Chapter Meeting, Dover, DE, February 2023
  42. Lopez Siles M, Singh S, Chandra A. Echocardiography-Negative Endocarditis: The Importance of a Multi-Modal Imaging Diagnostic Approach in Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis. Poster presented at DE ACP Chapter Meeting, Dover, DE, February 2023
  43. Lopez Siles M, Fiscella B, Matta V, Chen D. Hemorrhagic Pituitary Apoplexy in a Patient with Hemophilia C. Poster presented at DE ACP Chapter Meeting, Dover, DE, February 2023
  44. Lopez Siles M, Cammarata A, Chima N, Horn R. Childhood Solutions that turn into adult problems: Long-term Implications of Congenital Aortic Coarctation Repair. Poster presented at Mid-Atlantic Capital Cardiology Symposium, Washington DC, November 2022
  45. Lopez Siles M, Singh S, Chandra A. Echocardiography-Negative Endocarditis: The Importance of a Multi-Modal Imaging Diagnostic Approach in Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis. Poster presented at Mid-Atlantic Capital Cardiology Symposium, Washington DC, November 2022
  46. 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
  47. 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
  48. 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
  49. Park HJ, Singh S, Lopez Siles M, Laughlin J. The lingering effects of thiamine deficiency. Poster presented at DE ACP Virtual Chapter Meeting, Newark DE, February 2022
  50. Park HJ, Singh S, Lopez Siles M, Laughlin J. The lingering effects of thiamine deficiency. Poster presented at Society of Hospital Medicine Converge 2022, Nashville TN, April 2022
  51. Park HJ, Singh S, Lopez Siles M, Laughlin J. Unbreak my heart: the case of sepsis-induced cardiomyopathy. Poster presented at DE ACP Virtual Chapter Meeting, Newark DE, February 2022
  52. Patel, Tulsi DO; Choudhuri, Keshav MD; Lim, Valerie MD. (May 2024) A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing: A Case of Myeloid Sarcoma Presenting as Acute Liver Failure. DDW Conference. Washington D.C., USA.
  53. Patel, Tulsi DO; Langston, Matthew DO; Semanski, Mark PA-C; Cushing, Jessica NP. (November 2023) IV Amiodarone Infusion Induced Hepatotoxicity and Liver Failure. American Association for Study of Liver Diseases Conference. Boston, USA.
  54. Patel, Tulsi DO; Krishnaprasad, Priya DO. Hussain, Zehra MD. (May 2023) Improving the Rate of Diagnostic Colonoscopy Follow Up after Abnormal Cologuard Test in an Urban Outpatient Center. American College of Physicians Quality Improvement Symposium. Delaware, USA
  55. Feldman D., Mehta S., Jenelley N., Banerji S., Mascarenhas S. Heart Failure Inpatient Readmissions with Diuresis Guided by ReDS: a Descriptive Analysis. Heart Failure Society of America 2024. Atlanta, GA.
  56. Feldman D., Gondal I., Azizi H., Zaid A. Uncovering a Hidden Aortic Anomaly: A Case of Massive Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm in a Patient with Bicuspid Aortic Valve and Coarctation of the Aorta. American College of Cardiology Conference. Atlanta, Georgia.
  57. Feldman, D., Singh S., Fender E. Right Ventricular Dilatation as the Sequela of Occult Sinus Venosus Atrial Septal Defect in a 2024 Healthy 60 -Year-Old Male. American College of Cardiology Conference. Atlanta, Georgia.
  58. Feldman D., Gondal I., Azizi H., Zaid A. Uncovering a Hidden Aortic Anomaly: A Case of Massive Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm 2023 in a Patient with Bicuspid Aortic Valve and Coarctation of the Aorta. Mid Atlantic American College of Cardiology Symposium. Washington, D.C
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  66. Isabella Slaby, DO, Sharath Kharidi, MD, Edward Ewen, MD; Christiana Care, Newark, DE Optimizing Sepsis Guideline-Directed Treatment by Embracing Diagnostic Uncertainty in an Electronic Health Record Workflow. Details (acponline.org)
  67. Virginia L. Hoch, MD; Peter Burke, DO; Ajeetpal Hans, MD. Christiana Care, Newark, DE. A refractory case of rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis due to microscopic polyangiitis. Details (acponline.org)
  68. Virginia L. Hoch MD, Nicholas Jennelly MD, Ajeetpal Hans MD. Christiana Care, Newark, DE. Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis: Not Your Average Kidney Infection. Details (acponline.org)
  69. Pool Party Pseudomonas: Pseudomonas putida Makes a Splash. Karlee Grudi, DO, Nicholas Jennelly, MD, Ajeetpal Hans, MD. Southeastern ACP Oct 2023
  70. A non-caseating case of elusive sarcoidosis. Vincent Mack DO, Nicholas Jennelly MD, Shady Abdelbaki MD Southeastern ACP Oct 2023
  71. Shocked to Discover Lupus: Rapid Progression of Effusions and Renal Failure in Undiagnosed Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Daniel Simon, DO PGY-1 , Nicholas Jennelly, MD, Shady Abdelbaki, MD. Southeastern ACP Oct 2023

ACP QI Symposium May 2024

Podium Presentations:

  1. Utilization of Language Services for Discharge Instructions in Limited-English Proficiency (LEP) Patients: A Survey and Educational Intervention– Isabella Hamilton DO, Dakota Degenstein DO, Joseph Waller MD, Madeleine Walsh MD, Muhammad Altaf DO, Katrina Chuah DO, Casey O’Neil DO, Nirav Patel DO, Zehra Hussain MD; ChristianaCare.
  2. Does a dedicated Lung Health referral pathway directly increase the rate of successful LDCT completion in an urban internal medicine residency clinic? – Christian Noblett DO; Vamsi Matta DO; Genti Shatri DO; Frank Duan MD; Keshav Choudhuri MD; Zehra Hussain MD;

Posters:

  1. Barriers to maternal presence at the bedside of infants with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome–Guth, Amanda; Gangemi-Hanninen, Angelica; Divatia, Himani
  2. Preventing Fractures: Are We Doing Enough?- Singh, Ranjodh; Naveed Shahmir; and Lopez-Siles, Martha
  3. Improving Transitions of Care When Receiving Overnight Admissions on Resident Teaching Teams- Eiman, Matthew
  4. 2024 Update: The Pancreas vs. The Heart; Why Not Treat Both?: A Quality Improvement Initiative to Increase the Use of GLP-1 Agonists and SGLT2-Inhibitors within a Resident-Run Clinic- Mahoney, Jenna; Nepal, Bishrut; Duan, Frank; Dhillon, Jasjit; Mehta, Samir; Hussain, Zehra
  5. Obtaining Urine Microalbumin/Creatinine Screening for Patients with Hypertension in a Residency Primary Care Clinic – Boone, Raven; Memon, Muhammad; Patel, Juhie; Bakst, Bradley; Bach, David; Conteh, Salima; Hussain, Zehra.
  6. Surveying Resident Experience, Interest, and Perceived Barriers to Prescribing Buprenorphine in a Primary Care Resident Clinic – Powell, Victoria E.; Storey, Eileen P.; Gangemi-Hanninen, Angelica C; Balch, Amanda N.; Annous, Layla; Shelton, Shannan M.; Eldridge, Justin P.
  7. Improving Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) screening and referral in an internal medicine residency clinic – Vepa, Yamini; Manji, Zahra; Holthouse, Connor; Mack, Vincent; Conteh, Salima
  8. Implementation of a Modified Sleep Promotion Bundle for Adult Inpatients – Duncan, Steven; Lam, Mai; Surampudy, Abhishek; Walker, Howard; Salam, Tabassum; Divatia, Himani
  9. Promoting Learner-Centered Leadership and Person-Centered Care: A Workshop-Based Intervention for Senior Residents – Storey, Eileen; Gailing, Jessica; Duncan, Steven; Mason, Mark; Gibbons, Michael

ACP Annual (Delaware Chapter)

Podium Presentations:

  1. Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis: Not Your Average Kidney Infection. Ginny Hoch DO, Nicholas Jennelly MD, Ajeetpal Hans MD
  2. The Pancreas vs. The Heart; Why Not Treat Both?: A Quality Improvement Initiative to Increase the Use of GLP-1 Agonists and SGLT2-Inhibitors within a Resident-Run Clinic. Jenna Campbell DO; Bishrut Nepal DO; Zehra Hussain MD
  3. Moldy Mineralization and Troublesome Truffles: A case of Fungal Cervical Osteomyelitis. Jillian Santos MS_III; Vincent Mack, DO; Nicholas Jennelly, MD

Posters:

  1. They Taste Like Candy! Hypercalcemia Secondary to Milk – Alkali Syndrome; Sameer Akhtar DO; Mansi Panse MS; Nicholas Jennelly MD; Ajeetpal Hans MD; ChristianaCare, Newark, DE
  2. Life in the Acid-Fast Lane: A Case of Elusive Nocardia Pneumonia in a Renal Transplant Recipient Sameer Akhtar DO; Vincent Mack DO; Muhammad Memon DO; Dominic J. Valentino III DO, FCCP, FACOI; ChristianaCare, Newark, DE
  3. Rituximab in a Severe Dermatitis Flare from Refractory Systemic Lupus; Steven Duncan MD; Abhishek Surampudy MD; Lilian Msambichaka MD ChristianaCare, Newark, DE
  4. A Disseminated Infection Masquerading as a Rheumatoid Arthritis Flare; Daniel Feldman, DO MPH; Justin Nichols, MD; Christiana Care, Newark, DE
  5. A refractory case of rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis due to microscopic polyangiitis; Virginia L. Hoch; Peter Burke; Ajeetpal Hans MD; ChristianaCare, Newark, DE ChristianaCare, Newark, DE
  6. The Uncommon Journey of Anal Cancer Metastasizing to the Heart; Priya Krishnaprasad DO; Nicole Laslett DO; ChristianaCare, Newark, DE
  7. Twists in the Gut: Unraveling a Rare Gastric Mucormycosis Case; Yamini Vepa DO; Priya Krishnaprasad DO; Mai Lam DO; Grace Ngobo DO; ChristianaCare, Newark, DE
  8. You Miss 100% of Ticks You Don’t Suspect; Scott Haraczy MD; Priya Krishnaprasad DO; Seth Borochaner MS; John O’Neill DO; David Cohen MD; ChristianaCare, Newark, DE
  9. A Perplexing Presentation of Paralysis: Spinal Cavernous Malformation; Joseph Assali; MD, Ranjodh Singh DO; John O’Neill DO; ChristianaCare, Newark, DE
  10. The Hidden Influence: Understanding the Complexity of Encephalitis Diagnosis Beyond Surface Clinical Symptoms; Christian Noblett DO; David Chen MD; ChristianaCare, Newark, DE
  11. Should Hyperkalemia Always be Treated? Pseudohyperkalemia in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia; Hyeon Jeong Park, DO; Christian Noblett, DO; Michael Gibbons, MD; Internal MedicineChristianaCare, Newark, DE
  12. Acute Coronary Syndrome Turned DIC – A Case of Acute promyelocytic Leukemia; Hyeon Jeong Park, DO; Shefali Waghray; Zahra Manji, DO; Joseph Waller MD; Syam Prasad Mallampalli , MD; Department of Internal Medicine , ChristianaCare , Newark, DE; Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
  13. Not Your Average Flare: Identifying Septic Polyarthritis Before It’s Too Late; Karlee Grudi, DO; Nicholas Jennelly, MD; Shady Abdelbaki, MD ; ChristianaCare, Newark, DE
  14. Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis Masquerading as Parkinsonism; Karlee Grudi DO; Elizabeth Klingensmith; David M. Cohen MD; ChristianaCare, Newark, DE
  15. Concurrent ASD and VSD in an elderly patient; Amy Kumar, MS; Bradley Bakst DO; ChristianaCare, Newark, DE ChristianaCare, Newark, DE
  16. A Scleritis puzzle: From Rheumatoid Arthritis mirage to a diagnosis of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis; Kevin McLane OMS IV; Chinaka Joseph MD; Peter Abdelmaseeh MD; ChristianaCare, Newark, DE
  17. Weakness in a 73-year-old: A surprising case of West Nile Virus; Jacquline Penn, David M Cohen MD Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Philadelphia, PA; ChristianaCare, Newark, DE
  18. Mistaken for a mass: A case of bronchopulmonary sequestration; Jacquline Penn, David M Cohen MD Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Philadelphia, PA; ChristianaCare, Newark, DE.
  19. Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) Presenting with Leukemia Cutis; Eun Ji Ahn; Muhammad Memon, DO; Peter Abdelmaseeh, MD; ChristianaCare, Newark, DE
  20. Atypical Cause of Pancreatitis; Eun Ji Ahn; Daniel Feldman, DO MPH; Nicholas Jennelly, MD; Kevin Patel, MD; ChristianaCare, Newark, DE
  21. The Hunt for Zebras: Discovering a Rare Bacteremia in an Uncommon Congenital Biliary Disease; Elizabeth Klingensmith, Steven Duncan MD, Christina Brown MD, Fazad Mohamed DO; Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Philadelphia PA; ChristianaCare Internal Medicine, Newark DE
  22. Glucocorticoids in Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms; Elizabeth Klingensmith; Shahmir Naveed DO; Fazad Mohamed DO; Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Philadelphia, PA; ChristianaCare Internal Medicine, Newark, DE