Primary Care Resident Scholarship | Graduate Medical Education

Resident Scholarship: Primary Care Internal Medicine Residency Program, University of Connecticut, July 2018-June 2023.

Awards

Second Place Poster Presentation, Dean’s Symposium on Continuous Quality Improvement, University of Connecticut, June 5, 2023:

Assessing Patient’s Health Literacy Regarding Goal Blood Pressure in an Underserved, Resident-Run, Primary Care Clinic. Penmetsa M, Memon A, Bhagat A.

Outstanding Poster Presentation, American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting, Charlotte, NC, October 24, 2022:

Addressing Over-Prescription of PPI in an Outpatient Underserved Population. Wozny D, Dipollina C, Bhatt P.

First Place Poster Presentation, Dean’s Symposium on Continuous Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, University of Connecticut, June 6, 2022:

Implementing Initial Preventive Physical Exam and Medicare Annual Wellness Visit at a Resident Run Inner-City Clinic. Padrao E, Romo J, Advani K, vom Eigen K.

State Champion Team, Connecticut ACP Doctor’s Dilemma (Medical Jeopardy), February 26, 2022:

Basheer A, Mahesh A, Padrao E, Penmetsa M.

First Prize, Howard Levine Science Award, June 13, 2021:

Benefit of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients with Paradoxical Low-Flow Gradient versus High-Gradient Aortic Stenosis and Preserved Left Ventricular Function. Mosleh W, Amer MR, Ding Y, et al.

Invited Oral Presentation (1 of 2), Deans’s Symposium on Patient Safety and Continuous Quality Improvement, University of Connecticut, June 7, 2021:

COVID-19 Vaccination Rates in a Small, Urban Clinic. Erwes T, McDonald A, Salih N, Wagner, H, Advani K.

Abstract Achievement Award, American Society of Hematology, Orlando, FL, December 7-10, 2019:

High Sensitivity NGS Analysis of MRD in CLL Patients Prospectively Treated with Ibrutinib plus FCR (iFCR). Vartantov AR, Fernandes SM, Nguy W, Brander D, Tyekucheva S, Savell A, Jacob A, et al.

First Place Poster Presentation: Dean’s Symposium on Continuous Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, University of Connecticut, June 2019:

Optimization of Discharge times at John Dempsey Hospital. Clark K, D’Amico T, Rodrigues S, Baldwin J, et al.

Second Prize, Howard Levine Science Award, June 8, 2019:

Propensity Matched Analysis Comparing Conscious Sedation Versus General Anesthesia in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implementation. Mosleh W, Mather JF, Amer MR, et al.

Capital Area Health Consortium Community Service Award, May 8, 2019:

Timothy D’Amico

Top Abstract Finalist Award, Chest, San Antonio, TX, October 6-10, 2018:

Exhaled Nitric Oxide and Asthma-COPD Overlap in Patients Hospitalized with Exacerbations of Airway Disease: Preliminary Observations. Korzan S, DeSilva P, Zu Wallack R.

Second Prize, Clinical Vignette Competition, Connecticut Chapter American College of Physicians Scientific Meeting, October 19, 2018:

Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Viral Escape Syndrome, Zawadzka SM, Chirch L.

American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2018 Annual Meeting Travel Award, July 31, 2018:

Jessica Tuan

Publications

Augustin N, Alvarez C, Kluger J. The Arrhythomogenicity of Sotalol and its Role in Heart Failure: A Literature Review. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 2023; May 26. doi 10. 1097/FJC. 0000000000001439.
Abi Doumet A, Bustos B, Garrell J, et al. Fibromuscular Dysplasia Presenting as Acute Unilateral Renal Infarction: A Care Report and Review of Two Diseases. Cureus 2023; 15 (3): e35933.
Miyawaki IA, Gomes C, Moreira VCS, Marques IR, deSouza IAF, Silva CHA, Loyola JER, Huh K, McDowell M, Padrao EMH, Tichauer MB, Gibson CM. The Single-Syringe Versus the Double Syringe Techniques of Adenosine Administration for Supraventricular Tachycardia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Am J Cardiovasc Drugs. 2023; 23 (4): 341-53.
Mahesh A, Padrao EMH, Randhawa R, Oommen C, Romo J, Illindala R, Anyimadu H. A Rodential Reckoning: A Case Report and Systemic Review of Streptobacillary Endocarditis. Autops Case Rep. 2023; 13: e 2023423.
Majid A, Ospino-Delgado D, Ayala A, Gangadharan SP, Alape D, Buitrago D, Parikh MS, et. al. Stent Evaluation for Expiratory Central Airway Collapse: Does the Type of Stent Really Matter? J Bronchcology Interv Pulmonol. 2023; 30 (1): 37-46.
Padrao EMH, Bustos B, Mahesh A, de Almeida Castro M, Randhawa R, Dipollina CJ, Cardoso R, Grover P, Besen BAMP. Calcium Use During Cardiac Arrest: A Systematic Review. Resusc Plus. 2022 Oct. 8; 12:100315
Swenson K, Uribe JP, Ayala A, Parikh M, Zhang C, Paton A, Trachtenburg M, Majid A. Pleural Disease in Acute COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Single Center Retrospective Cohort Study. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2022 Sep 15. doi: 10. 1097.
Marques IR, Calvi IP, Cruz SA, Sanchez LMF, Baroni IF, Oommen C, Padrao EMH, Mari PC. Shorter Versus Longer Duration of Amoxicillin-Based Treatment for Pediatric Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. EUR J Pediatr. 2022; 181 (11): 3795-804.
Murali D, Wozny D. Helicobacter pylori Infection and Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth-More Than What Meets the Eye. World J Clin Cases. 2022; 10 (21): 7209-14.
Fornaro M, Dipollina C, Giambalvo D, Garcia R, Sigerson C, Sharthiya H, Liu C, et al. Submicron Topographically Patterned 3D Substrates Enhance Directional Axon Outgrowth of Dorsal Root Ganglia Cultured Ex Vivo. 2022; 12 (8): 1059.
Padrao EMH, Bustos B, Mahesh A, Fonseca GHH, Taniguchi LU. Phenotypes of Sickle Cell Intensive Care Admissions: An Unsupervised Machine Learning Approach in a Single-Center Retrospective Cohort. Ann Hematol. 2022; 101 (9): 1951-7.
Zhu MH, Jogdand AH, Jang J, Nagella SC, Das B, Milosevic MM, Yan R, Antic SD. Evoked Cortical Depolarizations Before and After the Amyloid Plaque Accumulation: Voltage Imaging Study. J Alzheimers Dis. 2022; 88 (4): 1443-58.
Padrao EMH, Rahhal H, Valente FS, Beson BAMP. Methodological Issues in Meta-Analyses of Observational Studies: The Need for Attention to the Details. Br J Anesth. 2022; 128 (5): e303-e305.
Basheer A, Padrao EMH, Huh K, Parker S, Shah T, Gerardi DA. Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis Due to Familial Myelodysplastic Syndrome with Resolution after Stem Cell Transplant. Autops Case Rep. 2022 May 13; 12: e2021382.
Majid A, Ospina-Delgado D, Ayala A, Gangadharan SP, Alape D, Buitrago D, Parikh MS, et al. Stent Evaluation for Expiratory Central Airway Collapse: Does the Type of Stent Really Matter? Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2022 Mar 23. doi: 10. 1097/LBR. 0000000000000842.
Tavares CAM, Semesima N, Neto FL, Hajjar LA, Godoy LC, Padrao EMH, Facin M, et al. Usefulness of ECG Criteria to Rule Out Left Ventricular Hypertrophy inOlder Individuals with True Left Bundle Branch Block: An Observational Study. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2021 Nov 17; 21 (1): 547.
Sholzberg M, Tang GH, Rahhal H, Al Hamzah M, Kreuziger LB, Ni Ainle F, RAPID Trial Investigators. Effectiveness of Therapeutic Heparin versus Prophylactic Heparin on Death, Mechanical Ventilation or Intensive Care Unit Admission in Moderately Ill Patients with COVID-19 Admitted to Hospital: RAPID Randomized Clinical Trial. BMJ. 2021 Oct 14; 375: n2400.
Neto FL, Marino LO, Torres A, Cilloniz C, Marchini JFM, de Alencar JCG, COVID Registry Team. Community-Aquired Pneumonia Severity Assessment Tools in Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19: A Validation and Clinical Applicability Study. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2021 July; 27 (7): 1037e1-1037e8.
Schmitt AG, Erwes T, Chirch LM. Infectious Complications in IBD. In: Rajapakse R, Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Management. Humana Press, Springer Nature, Switzerland, 2021.
Tavares CAM, Samesima N, Hajjar LA, Godoy LC, Padrao EMH, Lazar Neto F, Facin N, et al. Clinical Applicability and Diagnostic Performance of Electrocardiographic Criteria for Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Diagnosis in Older Adults. Sci Rep. 2021 June 1; 11 (1): 11516.
Bell S, Lattanzio N, Braham J, Campdesuner V, Abdelal Q, Vartanov A, Pelayo M. An Unusual Case of Prolymphocytic Leukemia Transformation in a Patient With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep. Jan-Dec 2021; 9: 2324709621990767.
de Alencar JCG, Moreira CL, Müller AD, Chaves CE, Fukuhara MA, de Silva EA, Miyamoto MFS, et al. Double-blind, Randomized Placebo-controlled Trial with N-acetylcysteine for Treatment of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Caused by COVID-19. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 June 1; 72 (11): e736-e741.
Erwes T, Abrantes-Figueiredo A. A novel case of Raoultella bacteremia secondary to liver abscess formation following transarterial chemoembolization. ID Cases. 2021; 24:e01150.
Van Allen J. A rare case of urachal adenocarcinoma with bone marrow metastasis. BMJ Case Rep. 2021; 14 (4): e 242315.
Vartanov A,Lampson BL, Jacobsen ED, Alyea EP, Moslehi JJ, Brown JR. High-grade heart bock associated with ibrutinib therapy. Heart Rhythm Case Rep. 2021 Mar 19; 7(6):391-4.
Mosleh W, Amer MR, Ding Y, Megaly M, Mather JF, McMahon S Pershad A, et al. Benefit of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients with Paradoxical Low-Flow-Low Gradient Versus High-Gradient Aortic Stenosis and Preserved Left Ventrical Function. Circ Cardiovasc Interv 2021; 14 (3): e010042.
Vartanov A, Kalotra A, Varughese J, Gautam S, Kandel S, Hosmer W. Immunotherapy-associated complete heart block in a patient with NSCLC: A case report and literature review. Respir Med Case Rep. 2021; 33:101390.
Iqbal AM, Imamudeen N, Basheer A, Menon S, Mohan G, Sani TN, Haroon NN. Efficacy and Cardiovascular Safety of GLP-1 Receptor Analogues. Curr Drug Saf. 2021; 16 (2): 197-206.
de Alencar JCG, Marchini JFM, Marino LO, da Costa Ribeiro SC, Bueno CE, da Cunha VP, Lazar Neto F, et al. Lung ultrasound score predicts outcomes in COVID-19 patients admitted to the emergency department. Ann Intensive Care 2021; 11(1): 6.
Weinstock C, Wagner H, Snuckel M, Katz M. Evidence-Based Approach to Palpitations. Med Clin North Am. 2021; 105 (1): 93-106.
Padrao EMH, Valente FS, Besen BAMP, Rahhal H, Mesquita PS, de Alencar JCG, da Costa MGP, et al. Awake Prone Positioning in COVID-19 Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure: Exploratory Findings in a Single-center Retrospective Cohort Study. Acad Emerg Med. 2020; 27 (12): 1249-59.
de Alencar JCG, Marques B, Marchini JFM, Marino LO, Ribeiro SCDC, Bueno CG, da Cunha VP, et al. First-attempt intubation success and complications in patients with COVID-19 undergoing emergency intubation. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. 2020; 1 (5): 699-705.
Wiseman J, D’Amico TA, Zawadzka S, Anyimadu H. False negative SARS-CoV-2 PCR-A Case Report and Literature Review. Respir Med Case Rep. 2020; 31: 101140.
Moskalik AD, Graber MR, Lakshminarayanan S, Bulsara KR. Sarcoid Infiltration of the Skull with Epidural Extension: Case Report and Literature Review. World Neurosurg. 2020; 139:253-9.
Thomas S, Bae C, Joy-Ann T, Traverse W. Behcet’s-Like Syndrome Following Pembrolizumab: An Immune-Related Adverse Event Associated with Programmed Death Receptor-1 Inhibitor Therapy. J Oncol Pharm Pract. 2020; 26:995-9.
Amer MR, Mosleh W, Memon S, Joshi S, Sullivan B, Sharkawi M, Mather JF, Kiernan FJ, McMahon S, Duvall WL, McKay RG. Comparison of Benefit of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Patients with Low Gradient Versus High Gradient Aortic Stenosis and Left Ventricular Dysfunction. Am J Cardiol. 2020; 125:1543-9.
Shaik A, Roeuth D, Azeem A, Thanikonda V, Guevara-Pineda D, Alamnajam M, Yamase H, Haider L. Granulicatella Causing Infective Endocarditis and Glomerulonephritis. ID Cases. 2020; 21: e00792.
Parsons T, Banks S, Bae C, Gelber J, Alahmadi H, Tichauer M. COVID-19-Associated Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM). J Neurology 2020. Oct.; 267 (10): 2799-802. doi.org/10.1007/s00415-020-09951-9. Epub 2020 May 30.
D’Amico T, Bystry L, Kandel S.Journal of Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Disorders 2020; 12:56-8.
Amer MR, Mosleh W, Joshi S, Mather JF, El-Mallah W, Cheema M, McKay RG. Comparative Outcomes of Transcarotid and Transsubclavian Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020; 109: 49-56.
Mosleh W, Amer MR, Joshi S, Mather JF, Gandhi S, Iyer V, Curtis L, Kiernan FJ, McMahon S, Duvall L, McKay RG. Comparative Outcomes of Balloon-Expandable S3 Versus Self-Expanding Evolut Bioprostheses for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. Am J Cardiol. 2019; 124: 1621-9.
Davids MS, Kim HT, Yu L, De Maeyer G, McDonough M, Vartanov AR, Langey R, et al. Ofatumumab Plus High Dose Methylprednisolone followed by Ofatumumab Plus Alemtuzumab to Achieve Maximal Cytoreduction Prior to Allogenic Transplantation for 17p Deleted or TP53 Mutated Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. Leuk Lymphoma 2019; 60:1312-5.
Sharma T, Kunkes J, Ibrahim W, Sullivan DO, Fernandez AB. Elevated Risk of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients Undergoing Target Temperature Management After Cardiac Arrest. Circulation 2019; 140:A155.
Kim HT, Ahn KW, Hu ZH, Davids MS, Volpe VO, Antin JH, Sorror ML, et al. Prognostic Score and Cytogenetic Risk Classification for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Patients: Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research Report. Clin Cancer Res. 2019; 25:5143-55.
Mosleh W, Mather JF, Amer MR, Hiendlmayr B, Kiernan FJ, McKay RG. Prospensity Matched Analysis Comparing Conscious Sedation Versus General Anesthesia in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implementation. Am J Cardiol 2019; 124:70-77.
Campagna M, Castillo R, Mattessich S, Mandhadi R, Lu J. Impact of a combined dermatology-rheumatology clinic on management of autoimmune connective tissue disorders. Clin Exp Dermatol 2019; 44: e24-e25.
Amer MR, Chaturvedula ST, Joshi S, Ingrassia J. Antithrombotic Therapy after Revascularization in Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease. What Is Here, What Is Next. Vasc Endovascular Surg 2019; 53:325-36.
Amer MR, Mosleh W, Hiendlmayr B, Hoover N, Curtis L, Gowani SL, Sullivan B, et al. The Carotid Artery as a Safe Approach for Tran’s catheter Aortic Valve Implementation (TAVI): A Single-Center Experience. Conn Med 2019; 83: 5-10.
Shimanovsky A, Phuong L, Ryan J, Wasser J. Immuno-Oncology in Lung Cancer: A Focus on Anti-PD-1 and Anti- CTLA-4 Therapy in NSCLC. In: Franco, Dammacco, Franco, Silvestris (Ed.), Oncogenomics: from Basic Research to Precision Medicine. New York, Elsevier Publishing, 2019.
Abrantes-Figueiredo J, Chowdhury J, Manu C, Banach D. Osteomyelitis in the Diabetic Foot. In: Edmonds, Michael, Sumpio, Bauer (Ed.), Limb Salvage of the Diabetic Foot: An Inter-disciplinary Approach. London, Springer Publishing, 2019.

National and International Presentations

ENDO: National Endocrine Society Conference, Chicago, IL, June 15-18, 2023:

A Not-So-Simple Case of Hyperparathyroidism. Bhatt P, Rabiei S, Kantorovich V.
What Works for Ferret, Works for Man. Bhatt P, Bendaram S, Kantorovich V.
Denosumab-Associated Hypocalcemia Due to Vitamin D Deficiency in a Patient with Undiagnosed Primary Hyperparathyroidism. Bendaram S, Bhatt P, Kantorovich V.
Patient-Reported Outcomes with Closed-Loop Insulin Delivery Versus Usual Care for Type 1 Diabetes: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Amanda G, De Souza IAF, Gomes CP, Marques RI, Miyawaki IA, Silva CHA, Loyola JER, Padrao EMH, Mahesh A, Oommen C.
Closed-Loop Insulin Delivery Versus Standard Care in Type 1 Diabetic Pediatric Patients: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Amanda G, De Souza IAF, Gomes CP, Marques RI, Miyawaki IA, Silva CHA, Loyola JER, Padrao EMH, Mahesh A, Oommen C.
Closed-Looped Insulin Delivery Versus Standard Care in Type 1 Diabetic Adult Patients: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Amanda G, De Souza IAF, Gomes CP, Marques RI, Miyawaki IA, Silva CHA, Loyola JER, Padrao EMH, Mahesh A, Oommen C.
Hiding in Plain Sight: Late Diagnosis of Primary Hyperaldosteronism in a Patient with Atypical Presentation. Zielinski R, Syeda A, Tendler B.
Hemorrhage After Treatment: A Case of Pituitary Apoplexy in Metastatic Prostate Cancer after Leuprolide. Dillon M, Shteyman S, Rashid W, Ramchandani B, Samat A.
Looking Beyond the Usual Suspects: A Rare Case of Teriparatide-Induced Gynecomastia. Ramchandani B, Mirza F.
Dimineralization Zebras: A Rare Case of Hypophosphatasia in an Adult Presenting with Osteopenia. Ramchandani B, Khan A, Hassan A.
Catching a Chimera: A Case of Suspected Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism. Khan A, Ramchandani B.
Every Dose Counts: Response to Half the Recommended Dose of Romosozumab. Ramchandani B, Mirza F.

American Thoracic Society Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, May 19-24, 2023:

A Melting Pot of Etiologies: A Curious Case of Pulmonary Embolism in a Patient with Pleomorphic Sarcoma on Anticoagulation. Shekar P, Bhagat A, Sango W, Penmetsa M, Victoria L, Monterroso C, Hosmer W.
Post-COVID-19 Subsegmental Pulmonary Embolism with Hemoptysis. Sango W, Shekar P, Dipollina C, Bhagat A, Monterroso C.
Exudative Pleural Effusion as Initial Manifestation in Rapidly Progressive Rheumatoid Arthritis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease. Sango W, Shekar P, Memon A, Brown A, Illindala R.
All That Glitters is Not Gold-A Curious Case of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis with Predominant Pulmonary Involvement. Shekar P, Simeone S, Nadler E.

Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, Aurora, CO, May 10-13, 2023:

Converting From a Hyperthyroid to a Hypothyroid State: The Jod-Basedow Effect with an Interesting Twist. Zielinski R, Dillon M, Ayala A, Bhatt P, Bogusz K, Saravanan M.
A Rare Case of Atypical Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome. Cheema A, Dyatlova N, Min M, Haider L.
I’m Well, But I’m Not”: A Case Report of Recurrent Calcinositis Cutis in a Patient with Well-Controlled Juvenile Dermatomyositis. Akinfenwa S, Mary J, Memon A, Tanu FP, Weinstock C.
A Case You Don’t Want to Miss: Impending Thyroid Storm. Dillon M, Zielinski RA, Bambara N, Memon A, Raajpoot A, Tichauer M.
Immunomodulators Gone Awry: A Unique Case of Pembrolizumab-Induced Myocarditis. Bhagat A, Penmetsa M, Mahesh A, Cheema A.
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Masquerading as Polymyositis. Memon A, Graber M, Uradu H, Traverse W.
Was This Heart Meant TB? Tuberculous Pericarditis Presenting as Early Cardiac Tamponade. Ramchandani B, Erwes T, Mahesh A.
Daptomycin-Induced Eosinophilic Pneumonia. Sango W, Shekar P, Zutler M.

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, May 4-6, 2023:

Recurrent Thyroiditis in a Patient with Multiple Sclerosis on Natalizumab. Bhatt P, Khan A, Madhaven P.

American College of Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, San Diego, CA, April 27-29, 2023:

A Rare Case of Corynebacterium striatum Endocarditis in a Native Rheumatically-Deformed Mitral Valve. Augustin N, Ramchandani B, Penmetsa M, Panchal R.
Who Let the Calcium Out? A Curious Case of Hypercalcemia Secondary to Disseminated Cryptococcus neoformans Infection. Bhagat A, Ramchandani B, Syeda A, Bhatt P, Sango W.
A Mind-Expanding Headache: An Unusual Case of Intracranial Hypertension in a Patient with COVID-19 Infection. Ramchandani B, Augustin N, Saravanan M.

American Occupational Health Conference, Philadelphia, PA, April 16-19, 2023:

Elemental Mercury Toxicity Following Accidental Household Exposure. McDonald A, Hong A, Hosseini R, Hager K, Huh K, Doyon S, Hogeland E, DeLoreto A, Redlich A.

National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings, Austin TX, April 11-15, 2023:

A Case of Necrotizing Fasciitis from Calciphylaxis. Brown A, Garay Nontol B, Manickaratnam S.

Society For Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Annual Scientific Sessions, San Diego, CA, January 25-28, 2023:

(Psycho)analyzing Suspected Clozapine-Induced Myocarditis. Penmetsa M, Shaik A, Amin H, O’Loughlin M, Nadig V.

Mayo Clinic Thyroid and Parathyroid Disorders Meeting, Jacksonville, FL, November 10-12, 2022:

A Curious Case of Rhabdomyolysis in a Patient with Severe Hypothyroidism. Ramchandani B, Shekar P, Shteyman S.

American Heart Association Annual Scientific Meeting, Chicago, IL, November 5-7, 2022:

A Rare Case of Triple-Valve Infective Endocarditis Managed Surgically. Augustin N, Lima G.
A Strange Case of Pericarditis: Pericarditis with Pneumopericardium Caused by a Misplaced G Tube. Mahesh A, Padrao EMH, Huh K, Bustos B, Meng J.
Effusive Constrictive Pericarditis after COVID-19 Vaccination. Penmetsa M, Shaik A, Nadig V.

Kidney Week: American Society of Nephrology Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, November 3-6, 2022:

The Maximal Consequences of Minimal Change Disease. Dipollina C, Bustos B, Kae SH.
Myeloperoxidase – ANCA-Positive Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis with Severe Renal Dysfunction: A Case Report. Bustos B, Kae SH, Shekar P, Padrao EMH.
A Rare Case of Methotrexate-Induced Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus. Bustos B, Kae SH, Dipollina C, Padrao EMH.

American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting, Charlotte, NC, October 20-25, 2022:

Addressing Over-Prescription of PPI in an Outpatient Underserved Population (Winner, Outstanding Poster Presentation): Wozny D, Oommen C, Dipollina C, Bhatt P.
Bilothorax: Uncommon Accumulation in the Pleural Space. Wozny D, Dipollina C, Villavicencio J, Dharan M.

CHEST: American College of Chest Physicians Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, October 16-19, 2022:

Retrospective Analysis of Pulmonary Function during Postacute Sequalae of SARS-CoV2 Infection (Oral Presentation). Dipollina C, Bustos B, Ramchandani R, Shekar P, Padrao EMH, Sullivan OD, Shah T.
A Rare Case of Pulmonary Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma Leading to Adrenal Insufficiency and Horner’s Syndrome. Bustos B, Chua E, Roeuth D, Padrao EMH.
COVID-19 as a Confounder in a Case of Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis. Memon A, Penmetsa M, Padrao EMH, Oprysko C, Monterroso C.
New Onset Acute Decompensated Heart Failure in a Patient with Advanced Pulmonary Sarcoidosis, Inactive Cardiac Sarcoidosis and Inherited Ttn Gene Mutation. Shekar P, Dipollina C, Roeuth D.
A Curious Case of Mycobacterium abcessus in a Patient with Recurrent Non-Small Cell Carcinoma of the Lung. Shekar P, Bustos B, Uradu H, Wagner H.

Cardiology World Conference, Paris, FRA, September 14-15, 2022:

Early Initiation of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Saves Lives in Severe COVID-10 Infection: A Case Report. Munawar H, McKay R.

The Endocrine Society, Atlanta, GA, June 11-14, 2022:

Graves’ Disease and Hurthle Cell Carcinoma: A Rare Presentation. Bhatt PJ, Madhavan P.
Unveiling the Kraken-An Incidentally Found Silent Corticotroph Adenoma of the Pituitary Gland. Shteyman S, Azmath M, Kantorovich V.
A Rare Case of an Intrasellar Epidermoid Cyst and Panhypopituitarism. Azmath M, Bernacet-Rivera L, Bulsara K, Madhavan P, Tendler B.

American Thoracic Society Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, May 13-18. 2022:

A Retrospective Analysis of DLCO Changes in Post-Acute Sequalae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Bustos B, Randhawa R, Padrao E, Shah T.
Phenotypes of Intensive Care Unit Admission of Critically Ill Sickle Cell Patients in Brazil: An Unsupervised Machine-Learning Approach. Padrao E, Bustos B, Mahesh A, Fonseca G, Taniguchi LU.
A Rare Case of Sarcomatoid Malignant Mesothelioma Resulting in TLS and Shock. Santo E, Deengar A, Zutler M.

American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, May 1-4, 2022:

Healthcare Service Availability and Utilization in LGBTQ + Workers. McDonald A, Moore G, Schenck P, Bernacet-Rivera L.

American College of Physicians Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, April 28-30, 2022:

When it isn’t Always COVID-19: A Case of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis. Smythe M, Munawar H, Illindala R.
Capecitabine-Induced Leukoencephalopathy. Penmetsa M, Pulaski C, Oprysko C, Illindala R.
The Calm Before the Cytokine Storm! A Curious Case of EBV-Induced Hemophagacytic Lymphohistiocytosis in an Adult Female with Myelodysplastic Syndrome. Shekar P, Huh K, Penmetsa M, Illindala R.
Town Crier: Information Distribution and Peer Mentorship Enhance Scholarship in a Community Based Hospital Program. Wozny D, Saravanan M.

The Society For Healthcare Epidemiology of America, Colorado Springs, CO, April 12-14, 2022:

Assessment of the Effects of Rapid Diagnostic Biofire Blood Culture Identification Panel in Hospitalized Patients. Cohen A, Erwes T, Wiskirchen D, Abrantes-Figueiredo J.

World Heart Conference, Singapore, SGP, April 12-14, 2022:

Don’t Forget Medication Reconciliation: A Case of Reverse Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy with QTc Prolongation. Munawar H.

National Kidney Foundation, Boston, MA, April 6-10, 2022:

Fibromuscular Dysplasia Presenting as Acute Unilateral Renal Infarction in a Normotensive Patient. Bustos B, Kae SH, Padrao EMH, Wozny D.
Fenofibrate-Induced Acute Kidney Injury: An Under-Recognized Adverse Effect. Kae SH, Bustos B, Bhagat A, Niranjan V.

Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, April 6-9, 2022:

SCAD: Can Improved Interventions Lead to Better Outcomes for Women? Wagner H, Hart A.
Debilitating Dyspnea: A Case Report of Polymyositis. Huh K, Romo-Rodriguez, J, Smythe, M, Saravanan M.
A Complicated Case of Metastatic Thymic Carcinoma. Van Allen J, Bhagat A, Huh K.
An Unusual Case of IgA Vasculitis Presenting as Lower Extremity Cellulitis in an Adult. Romo-Rodriguez J, Bustos B, Huh K, Padrao EMH.
Antigen-Negative Cryptococcal Meningitis. Padrao E, Becerra A, Castro M, Bustos B, Dieckhaus K.
Hiccup Mix-up: Uremia and the Differential of Diaphragmatic Spasm. Nagella S, Wozny D, Zachary T, Weinstock C.
COVID-19 Vaccination Rates in an Underserved Population Primary Care Center. Ayala A, Chung J, vom Eigen K, Advani K.
The Pounding Chest Pain of Jackhammer Esophagus. Wozny D, McPeck S, Dipollina C, Moin A.
Enhanced Outreach Results in Greater Resident Participation at Clinical Conferences. Wozny D, Saravanan M.
Non-Invasive Ventilation in COVID-19 Patient Resulting in Pneumothorax. Randhawa R, Mutneja R.

American College of Cardiology Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, April 2-4, 2022:

High Risk Features in Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome. Oommen, C, Fakess S, Wagner H, Saucier S, Friedman M.
Myopericarditis and Extracutaneous Manifestations of Sweet’s Syndrome in a Young Patient with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia. Mahesh A, Allen J.

American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week, Virtual, October 27-28, 2021:

Lupus Nephritis in a Patient with Autoimmune Hepatitis: A Case Report. Kae SH, Lawlor E, Niranjan SN.
Fenofibrate-Induced AKI: An Underrecognized Adverse Effect. Kae SH, Niranjan SN.

American College of Gastroenterology, Las Vagas, NV, October 22-27, 2021:

Can Heavy Opioid Use Mask the Symptoms of C. Difficile Colitis? A Case Report. Dipollina C, Wozny D, Saravanan S.
Intrathoracic Gastric Volvulus with Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Fixation. Wozny D, Wright J, Dipollina C, Gill S, Weinstock C.
Multi-Specialty Approach to Foreign Body Ingestion. Wright J, Ahluwalia A, Wozny D.

American Medical Association Research Challenge, Virtual, October 21-23, 2021:

A Rare Case of Urachal Adenocarcinoma with Bone Marrow Metastasis. Van Allen J.

Mayo Clinic Pulmonary Manifestations of Connective Tissue Disorders Conference, Orlando, FL, October 7-9, 2021:

A Case of Worsening Dyspnea: A Case Report of Shrinking Lung Syndrome in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Smythe M, Huh K, Romo-Rodriguez J, Jenkins C, Lane TJ.

American College of Cardiology Annual Meeting, Virtual, May 15-17, 2021:

Triggered by COVID or Inevitable? A Case of COVID-Related Aortic Dissection in Marfan’s Syndrome. Basheer A, Rasool M, Amin H, Saucier S.
An Atypical Presentation of Post-Pericardiotomy Syndrome: A Case Report. Basheer A, Rasool M, Amin H, Azmeen A, Kluger J.
A Test of the Heart: Testosterone-Induced Cardiomyopathy. Rasool M, Randhawa R, Basheer A, Amin H, Kluger J.
Concomitant Primary Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Aortic Aneurysm in a Patient Diagnosed with Marfan Syndrome. Basheer A, Alvarez C, Weissler-Snir A, Mansoor M, Radojevic J.
A Lethal Twist: Torsade de Pointes after an Accidental Overdose of Doxylamine. Tiu JG, Adeel M, Basheer A, Pickett C.
Tying Loose Ends-Tension Hemothorax as a Late Complication of Aortic Aneurysm Repair. Azmeen A, Hundal J, Basheer A, Gadela NV, Naraparaju V.

American Thoracic Society Annual Meeting, Virtual, May 13-16, 2021:

Familial Myelodysplastic Syndrome Causing Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis: Resolution after Stem Cell Transplant. Basheer A, Kulkarni R, Shah T.
A rare cause of pleural effusion: Hepatic sarcoid-induced chylothorax. Rasool M, Randhawa R, Shah T.

American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, American Occupational Health Conference, Virtual, May 2-21, 2021:

Respiratory morbidity in occupants of a damp building of a school-a retrospective case series. McDonald A, Moore G, Storey E, Schenck P.

Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, Virtual, April 20-23, 2021:

SARS-COV-2 Associated Transverse Myelitis. Khangura C, Hartmann S, Benaquista A.

European Crystal Network Annual Meeting, Paris, France (Virtual), March 4, 2021:

Is it worth a try? Taking a risk of allopurinol-induced SJS/TEN applying economic evaluation compared to febuxostat. Hwang J, Cho SK.

American Society of Clinical Oncology Quality Care Symposium, Virtual, October 9-10, 2020:

Evaluating Compliance of NCCN Cancer-and Chemotherapy-Induced Anemia Guidelines in a Community Healthcare Setting. Haber J, Byrne B.
Effectiveness of Immunotherapy Given to Cancer Patients in the Hospitalized Setting. Araoye MO, Byrne BJ.

American Thoracic Society, Virtual, May 2020:

Multi-system Kaposi Sarcoma with Bronchopulmonary Involvement. D’Amico TA, Stettmeier KD, Kanaan JP.
Correlation of the Timed Up and Go Test to Mean Pulmonary Arterial Pressure in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Clark K, Perez R, Foley R.

National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings, Virtual, March 26-29, 2020:

Antibiotic Impregnated Cement Joint and Acute Kidney Injury: Case of Vancomycin-Induced Renal Injury. Garay B, Lacovara M, Haddad D, Jain D.
Weakness in a Patient with a Mediastinal Mass and Acute Renal Failure. Sansone M, Jetty S, Min I, Garay Nontol B, Marian V, Jain D.

Heart Valve Society 6th Annual Meeting, Rosewood, Abu Dhabi, UAE, February 15-16, 2020:

Short Term Outcomes of Transcarotid vs. Transaxillary Artery TAVR Procedures: A Single Center Experience. Amer M, Mosleh W, McKay R, Underhill D, Mather J, Cheema M.

The 2nd International UF Nephrocardiology Conference, Orlando, FL, February 7-9, 2020:

ODS (Hyponatremia): Even When You Treat It Right, You’re Wrong. Wagner H, Saravanan M.

American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, December 7-10, 2019:

High Sensitivity NGS Analysis of MRD in CLL Patients Prospectively Treated With Ibrutinib plus FCR (iFCR). Vartanov AR, Fernandes SM, Nguy W, Brander D, Tyekucheva S, Savell A, Jacob A, et al.
Imbalance in T Cell Subsets Triggers the Autoimmune Toxicity of PI3K Inhibitors in CLL. Gadi D, Kasar S, Griffith A, Chiu PY, Tyekucheva S, Rai V, Vartanov AR, et al.

Infectious Diseases Society of America ID Week, Washington, D.C., October 2-6, 2019:

Utility of a Hepatitis C Screening Best Practice Advisory in University Based Primary Care Practices. Donaghey F, Tuan J, Agaraj I, Wakefield D, Chirch L.

American Society of Clinical Oncology Quality Care Symposium, San Diego, CA, September 6-7, 2019:

Testing for HPV Status in Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma at University of Connecticut 2009-2017. Kodali D, Sanders M, Dowsett R, Hegde UP.
Impact of Timing of Palliative Care Consults on Disposition to Hospice Care. Bemis T, Baratam P, Seiders D, Ward K, Styler M.

American Thoracic Society, Dallas, TX, May 17-22, 2019:

Spontaneous Tumor Lysis Syndrome: A Rare Presentation of Small Cell Lung Cancer. Clark L, Harrison J.
Bilateral Chylothorax: A Rare Presentation of Lymphoma. Clark K, Perez R, Ibrahim O.
Pancreatico-Pleural Fistula and Pancreatico-Pericardial Fistula: Unusual Complications of Pancreatitis. Clark K, Gross K, Lahiri B.
Correlation of FVC/DLCO to Mean Pulmonary Artery Pressure in Scleroderma-Associated Pulmonary Artery Hypertension. Clark K, Korzan S, Halasan C, Foley R, Datta D.
APR-DRG Classifications as Predictors of Thirty-Day Inpatient Readmissions in Patients with COPD. D’Amico TA, Zuwallack RL, Ibrahim O, Crowell RE.

Society of General Internal Medicine, Washington, DC, May 8-11, 2019:

Hidden Answer in the Bone Marrow. Doan A, Lane T.
The Wrath of Hydroxychloroquine: A Recalcitrant Case of Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis. Bae C, Kuchipudi N, Lakshminarayanan S.

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, Los Angeles, CA, April 24-28, 2019:

Sublingual Vitamin D Effective in Improving Low Vitamin D Levels in Patients Resistant to Conventional Vitamin D Supplementation. Faisal S, Mirza F.

American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, PA, April 8-11, 2019:

Rare Complications of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA). Joshua J, Kuchipudi N, Traverse W.

The Endocrine Society, New Orleans, LA, March 23-26, 2019:

Disseminated Histoplasmosis Manifesting as Adrenal Insufficiency: A Rare Presentation of a Common Infection. Nallu R, Madhavan P, Luthra P.
Heart Failure Increases Likelihood of Asystolic Cardiac Arrest in Acute Hyperthyroidism. Strachan C, Kaur M.
Malady or Remedy? Hypertensive Crisis in a Young Woman with Use of St. John’s Wort for Depression. Madhavan P, Nallu R, Samat A.

American Academy of Dermatology, Washington, DC, February 28-March 4, 2019:

Impact of combined dermatology-rheumatology clinic on management of autoimmune connective tissue disorders. Campagna M, Castillo R, Mattessich S, Mandhadi R, Lu J.

American Society of Hematology, San Diego, CA, December 1-4, 2018:

Mass Cytometry Identifies T-Cell Populations Associated with Severe Hepatotoxicity in CLL Patients on Upfront Idelalisib. Vartanov AR, McWilliams EU, Gadi D, Rao DA, Matos TR, Kasar S, Lampson BL, et al.

American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, New Orleans, LA, October 28-November 1, 2018:

Diagnosing a Rare Cause of Massive Splenomegaly in Rural Rwanda. Tuan J, Weinstock C.

Mayo Clinic Annual Cutaneous Oncology Symposium, Amelia Island, FL. October 26-27, 2018:

Firm abdominal papule in a middle-aged female. Campagna M, Ferenczi K, Shahriari M.

American College of Chest Physicians, San Antonio, TX, October 6-10, 2018:

Exhaled Nitric Oxide and Asthma-COPD Overlap in Patients Hospitalized with Exacerbations of Airway Disease: Preliminary Observations (Top Abstract Finalist Award). Korzan S, DeSilva P, Zuwallack R.
Comparison of Breathing Reserve Obtained From Measured and Estimated Maximal Voluntary Ventilation in Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing. Korzan S, McLellan N, Sharma A, Kaiser T, Datta D.
A Comparison of FVC, FVC/DLCO and TLC/DLCO as an Indicator for Interstitial Lung Disease in Patients with Scleroderma. Halasan C, Korzan S, Datta D.
Pulmonary Function Test Parameters in Diffuse and Limited Scleroderma. Halasan C, Korzan S, Datta D.

American College of Gastroenterology, Philadelphia, PA, October 5-10, 2018:

Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid with Refractory Dysphagia. Garcia P, Mattessich S, Sao R, Rezaizadeh H, Lu J.
Acalculous Cholescystitis as a Presentation of Acute Hepatitis A. Garcia P, Faisal S, Anyimadu H.

American Society of Clinical Oncology Quality of Care Symposium, Phoenix, AZ, September 28-29, 2018:

A nonrandomized study on compliance with IDSA guidelines won the choice and dosing of empiric antibiotics for patients with febrile neutropenia after implementation of a new Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE). Meleveedu KS, Kaza S.

CDC International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases, Atlanta, GA, August 26-29, 2018:

Cerebral and Cerebellar Toxoplasmosis Presenting with Disseminated MAC Co-Infection in a Patient with HIV/AIDS. Tuan J, Abrantes J, Banach D, Chirch L.

Regional Presentations

Connecticut Infectious Disease Society, Stamford, CT, May 11, 2023:

Fever of Unknown Origin in an Adult Male with Chronic Granulomatous Disease. Piepenbrink B, Widlus M, Memon A, Bhagat A, Bleck R, Cox J.
When Antibiotics Aren’t the Cure: Case of Spontaneous Fungal Peritonitis. Piepenbrink B, Dillon M, Huh K, Padrao EMH.
A Rare Case of Isolated Pulmonic Valve Endocarditis. Kim J, Pulaski C.
Acute Liver Injury Management Due to Hepatitis B Reactivation Versus Chemotherapy-Induced Toxicity. Pulaski C, Piepenbrink B.
An Unusual Case of Intracranial Hypertension in a Patient with COVID-19 Infection: A Case Report. Augustin N, Ramchandani B, Saravanan M.
Weight Change Among People Living With HIV Who Switch From Oral Integrase Inhibitor-Based Therapy to Long Acting Injectable Cabotegravir/Rilpivirine in a University-Based Clinic. Kosta J, Ayala A, McNaboe L, Wakefield D, Chirch L.

American College of Cardiology, Connecticut Chapter Annual Meeting, Monroe, CT, April 26, 2023:

A Novel Agent, A Novel Response: Venetoclax – Induced Cardiotoxicity. Penmetsa M, Bhagat A, Sablani N.

American College of Physicians Connecticut Chapter Scientific Meeting, Hartford, CT, October 21, 2022:

Paraneoplastic Limbic Encephalopathy in a Patient with Colorectal Cancer: A Rare Presenting Symptom. Akinfenwa S, Stevens K, Dipollina C, Wozny D, Illindala R, Weinstock C.
Is This Just Dyspepsia? A Case of Esophageal Ulceration as the Sole Presentation of Acute HIV Infection. Ayala A, Hartmann S, Jackson S, Goldman KR.
“Take Your Breath Away”: Coombs-Negative Hemolytic Anemia in the Setting of Aggressive B-Cell Lymphoma. Bhagat A, Wang TT, Kumar S.
The Great Masquerader: A Case of Splenic and Hepatic Sarcoidosis Initially Presenting as Lymphoma. Memon A, Singh K, Nazir R, Borromeo K, Carnaru M.
Redefining Hypoxemia: Oxygenation Lessons in a Patient with Eisenmenger’s Syndrome. Penmetsa M, Rashid W, Nadig V.
Fever of Unknown Origin in an Adult Male with Chronic Granulomatous Disease. Piepenbrink B, Widlus M, Cox J.
Beyond the Typical Side Effects of Clozapine: Clozapine-Induced Myopericarditis. Raajpoot A, Vikal A, Ashraf S.
It Takes Two to Tango: Severe Diabetic Ketoacidosis Precipitated by COVID-19 Infection. Ramchandani B, Khan A, Luthra P.
Don’t Hold Your Breath: The Pulmonary Complications of Cocaine Inhalation. Shekar P, Dipollina C, Quental A, Kaur A.
The Sweet Consumption of Technology: A QI Project to Increase the Use of Continuous Glucose Monitors in a Resident-Run Clinic. Ramchandani B, Ayala A, Hartmann S, Advani K.

Society of General Internal Medicine, Northeast Regional Meeting, Boston, MA, September 17, 2022:

Myxedema Madness: A Rare Presentation of Severe Hypothyroidism. Ramchandani B, Wozny D, Kim J.
Pheochromocytoma – The Great Mimic. Bhatt P, Madhavan P.
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Masquerading as Polymyositis. Memon A, Graber M, Traverse W.
Don’t Always Assume Pneumonia with Consolidation-Well-Differentiated Adenocarcinoma of the Lung. Sango W.
The Masquerade Ball! A Curious Case of Pulmonary Embolism in a Patient with SLE. Initially Presenting as Pneumonia. Shekar P, Oprysko C, Victoria L.
Philadelphia Chromosome-Positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Complicated by Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease with Superimposed Achromobacter xylosoxidans Bacteremia. Ayala A, Bogusz K, Piepenbrink B, Wright Z, Illindala R.
Double Trouble: A Curious Case of Rhabdomyolysis in a Patient with Severe Hypothyroidism. Ramchandani B, Shekar P, Shteyman S, Panchal RN.

Connecticut Infectious Disease Society Annual Meeting, Waterbury, CT, May 12, 2022:

Was This Heart Meant TB? Tuberculous Pericarditis Presenting as Early Cardiac Tamponade. Erwes T, Ramchandani B, Mahesh A.
A Rodential Reckoning: A Systematic Review of Streptobacillary Endocarditis. Mahesh A, Padrao EMH, Randhawa R, Oommen C, Illindala R, Anyimadu H.
A Rare Case of Yersinia enterocolitica Bacteremia without Gastrointestinal Manifestations: A Care Report. Ramchandani B, Mahesh A, Kim J.
Intracranial Hypertension in a Patient with COVID-19 Infection: A Case Report. Augustin N, Ramchandani B, Saravanan M.
A Rare Case of Corynebacterium striatum Endocarditis in a Patient with Native Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis. Ramchandani B, Erwes T, Mahesh A.

American College of Cardiology Connecticut Chapter Annual Meeting, Monroe, CT, April 27, 2022:

A Rodential Reckoning: Streptobacillus monilliformis Endocarditis of Native Mitral Valve after a Rat Bite. Romo-Rodriguez J, Mahesh A, Oommen C, Bustos B, Padrao E.
A Vicious Cycle: BRASH Syndrome. Oommen C, Mahesh A, Bogusz K, Panchal R.
Making the Common, Uncommon: Right Ventricular Intracavitary Metastasis. Penmetsa M, Mahesh A, Oprysko C, Illindala R.
A Rare Case of Corynebacterium Striatum Endocarditis in a Patient with Native Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis. Ramchandani B, Augustin N, Penmetsa M, Panchal R.

New England College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Boston, MA, December 2-3, 2021:

Upper and Lower Respiratory Morbidity in an Occupational Exposure to a Damp Environment. McDonald A, Moore G, Schenk P.

Society of General Internal Medicine, Northeast and Mountain West Regional Meeting, Virtual, November 12-13, 2021:

SCAD but True: An Underdiagnosed Condition in Need of Updated Medical Guidelines. Wagner H, Kim A.
Dyslexia and Headache: A Case of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis. Huh K, Van Allen J, Shekar P, Kumari R.
Rapid Escalation of Lamotrigine Leading to DRESS Syndrome. Van Allen J, Sewell D.
Rapunzel, Rapunzel, Put Down Your Biotin: A Case of Falsely Abnormal Thyroid Function Tests Due to Biotin Supplementation. Shteyman S, Kim J.
Myocarditis Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock in an Otherwise Healthy 29 Year-Old Male Weeks after Seemingly Uncomplicated COVID-19. Bustos B, Padrao EMH, Augustin N.
Marginal Ulceration of a Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: A Presentation of Upper GI Bleed with Unique Management. Dipollina C, Wozny D.

American College of Physicians Connecticut Chapter Scientific Meeting, Hartford, CT, October 15, 2021:

Hiatal Hernia as a Cause of Dyspnea. Randhawa R, Perez M.
Symptomatic Bradyarrhythmia in an Elderly Female with Acute Cholecystitis. Hartmann S, Daoud K.
A Case of Worsening Dyspnea: A Case Report and Literature Review of Shrinking Lung Syndrome in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Smythe M, Huh K, Romo J, Jenkins C, Lane TJ.
Debilitating Dyspnea: A Case Report of Polymyositis. Huh K, Romo J, Smythe M, Saravanan M.
H202 Oh No! A Case of Accidental Hydrogen Peroxide Ingestion. Wagner H, Javaid M.
Unusual Case of Hypokalemia Secondary to Hypercortisolism Due to Ectopic Secretion of ACTH in the Setting of Neuroendocrine MEN-1 Pancreatic Tumor. Padrao EMH, Hunal J, Bustos B, Sabharwal S, Sathyan S.
A Rare Case of Anti-MDA 5 Associated Dermatomyositis with Rapidly Progressive Interstitial Lung Disease. Ramchandani B, Smythe M, Romo J, Illindala R.
Ectopic ACTH Secreting Tumor: A Rare Presentation of Heart Failure with Refractory Hypokalemia. Bhatt P, Shteyman S, Bernacet-Rivera L, Tendler B.
A Case Report of IgG4-Related Disease Presenting as a Pancreatic Mass and Bilateral Parotid Enlargement. Romo-Rodriguez J, Bustos B, Ramchandani B, Panchal R.
Things May Not Always Be as They Seem: A Case of Multiple Brain Lesions Representing Abscess. Augustin N, Wiseman J.
Management of Lymphadenitis Secondary to Tuberculosis Infection in an AIDS Patient. Pulaski C, Kim J, Banks S.
An Unusual Case of Hypoglycemia. Oprysko C, Padrao EMH, Bernacet-Rivera L, Illindala R.
Common Things Are Not Always Common: A Case of Cardiobacterium hominis Endocarditis. Munawar H, Augustin N, Kumari R, Anyimadu H.
“Opening the Flood Gates”: A Unique Case of Post-Obstructive Diuresis Following Cardiac Arrest Baghat A, Kae SH, Dipollina C, Saravanan M.
Under PRES-sure: A Case of Uncontrolled Hypertension Complicated by Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome. Memon A, Mahesh A, Penmetsa M.
Modern Problems from Modern(a) Solutions: Acute Pericarditis in a Young Male After the MRNA-1273 Vaccine. Penmetsa M, Memon A, Mahesh A, Schmitt H.
A Journey to Lupus! Shekar P, Romo J, Huh K, Weinstock C.
Designing an Educational Curriculum to Optimize Guideline-Directed Statin Therapy in Diabetic Patients at Burgdorf Clinic. Santo E, Huh K, Van Allen J, Advani K.

American College of Cardiology, Connecticut Chapter Annual Meeting, April 14, 2021:

Pheochromocytoma Induced Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy and Recurrent Reverse Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy. Wagner H, Azmeen A, Oranefo J, Nahadur S.
Post-Viral Cardiac Tamponade in a Patient with COVID-19. Randhawa R, Rasool M, Anyimadu H.

American College of Physicians Connecticut Chapter Scientific Meeting, Hartford, CT, October 14-18, 2020:

Eosinophilic Fasciitis: The Rare and Unusual Cause of His Edema. Borromeo KMA, Jamian L.
DIC in Metastatic Breast Cancer with Diffuse Bone Marrow Involvement. McDonald A, Byeff P.
Intrathoracic Gastric Volvulus and Giant Paraesophageal Hernia with Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Fixation. Wozny D, Gill S, Kriss B, Wright J, Dar N, Gill K.
A giant mucopyocele in a patient with HIV as a late complication of remote trauma. Dharia A, Arcega V, Montezuma M.
Evolution of a complete heart block: insight into a rare side effect of immunotherapy. Vartanov A, Kalotra A, Varughese J, Gautam S, Kandel S, Hosmer W.
Let’s talk about the elephant in the room. Wagner H, Weinstock C.
What a pain in the neck-complicated Lemierre’s syndrome. Uddin M, Basheer A, D’Andrea D.
Bell’s Palsy, Not Really! Giant Pralactinoma Masquerading as Bell’s Palsy. Shteyman S, Wozny D, Shehu A, Weinstock C, Wolansky L, Bulsara K.
A Rare Case of Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis. Haber J, Byrne B.
Left Ventricular Thrombosis in Setting of COVID Myopericarditis. Shehu A, Nasir M, Silverstein N.
When life gives you Lyme: Dapsone-induced methemoglobinemia in the setting of chronic Lyme disease treatment. Randhawa R, Rasool M, Perez M.
Myelomatous Pleural Effusion in IgM kappa Plasma Cell Dyscrasia. Jenkins C, Illindala R.
An unPAPular etiology: Recognition of myelodysplastic syndrome as a rare cause of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis. Rasool M, Randhawa R, Butala S.
Quality Improvement: Implementing a Diabetes Order Set. Bustos B, Padrao E, Randhawa R, Rasool M, Wiseman J, Clark K, Advani K.

American College of Physicians Connecticut Chapter Scientific Meeting, Hartford, CT, October 25, 2019:

A Case of SLE with Scleroderma Renal Crisis. Ding Y.
Have you forgotten about the Forgotten Disease? Lawlor E, Kae S, Bodmer N.
“Don’t Blame Me”. A case of Hydralazine Induced Vasculitis. Ibad A, Panchal RN.
The Rare Cry: A case of Haemophilus ducrei. Zia S, Jackson S, Goldman K, Levitz R.
Fusobacterium abscesses – What are they doing in my liver? Erwes T, Gautam S.
Tacrolimus induced Insulin Insensitivity in a Renal Transplant Patient. Garay Nontol B, Graber M, Butala S.
Cerebral Sinus Venous Thrombosis in the Setting of Acute Mastoiditis. Kethireddy N, Luong D.
Hypercalcemia-Induced Dysphagia: A Hard Pill to Swallow. Jenkins C, Naik S.
Catch me if you can: A rare case of an unresectable paraganglioma. Kalotra A, Rasool M, Kae SH, Chang J, Panchal RN.
A Lesson in the Importance of Early Detection of Paraneoplastic Syndrome. Mian I, Saravanan M.
G-CSF potentiated obstructive shock: an interesting case of acute DIC. Vartanov A, Illindala R.
Kick the tick. Varughese J, Panchal RN.
Keep your guARDS up with Lemierre Syndrome, it can lead to ARDS. Wagner H, Gautam S.
The blue gap: A Case of Dapsone-Induced Methemoglobinemia. Araoye M, Zia S, Gautam S.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis: The Forgotten Differential Diagnosis. Borromeo KM, Bieluch V.
Pancreatic pseudocysts: An unusual case of abdominal compartment syndrome. Clark K, Magge A, Prunk S.

Connecticut Infectious Disease Society, New Haven, CT, May 9, 2019:

Successful use of IVIG for refractory babesiosis in the setting of impaired B cell function due to rituximab. Ali T, Dieckhaus K.
Inability to walk coupled with diffuse nodules: A medical mystery leads to a diagnosis of disseminated cysticercosis. Tuan J, Ngabitsinze P, Umaganwa S, Canales AL, Kailani L, Nkeshimana M.

UConn Health Global Health Symposium, Farmington, CT, March 29-30, 2019:

Rwanda: A Changing Landscape. Tuan J.

American College of Physicians Connecticut Chapter Scientific Meeting, Hartford, CT, October 19, 2018:

Utility of thiazides in denosumab-related refractory hypocalcemia. Bae C, Beliveau W, Kaur MJ.
Firm abdominal papule in a middle-aged female. Campagna M, Ferenczi K, Shahriari M.
A patient with a gastrointestinal bleed presents with severe sepsis after blood transfusion: A masquerading case of Clostridium speticum emphysematous aortitis. Beliveau W, Tuan J, Kalotra A, Khangura C, Bieluch V.
Spontaneous tumor lysis syndrome: A rare presentation of small cell lung cancer. Clark K, Weinstock C.
A mysterious case of persistent encephalopathy and subsequent chest pain: West Nile neuroinvasive disease with cardiac complications. Ding Y, Garcia A, Khangura C, Tuan J, Thompson M, Illindala R.
Paraneoplastic syndrome as an initial manifestation of lung cancer. Faisal S, Mian I, Saravanan M.
A rare case of aggressive tumor lysis syndrome. Haber J, Joshua J, Hosmer W.
Acute eosinophilic pneumonia Diagnosis challenges and poor response to treatment. Hwang J, Graber M, D’Andrea D.
Renal tubular acidosis A case of fetal demise. Roeuth DD, Hwang J, Tillman E.
Navigating psychosocial determinants in diabetes mellitus management in the outpatient setting through multifaceted care. Vartanov A, Alex A, Advani K.
Insidious Insipidus: A case of partial nephrogenic diabetes insipidus. Zia S, Tillman E.
Cerebrospinal fluid viral escape syndrome. Zawadzka S, Chirch L. (second prize clinical vingnette)
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in a patient with microscopic polyangiitis on chronic prednisone complicated by pneumothoraces and primaquine-associated methemoglobinemia. Tuan J, Bieluch V, Anyimadu H.
Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening quality improvement project in an outpatient primary care resident-run clinic. Benaquista A, Doan A, Joshua J, Kodali D, Tuan J, Advani K.