{"id":23200,"date":"2021-05-07T12:03:44","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T16:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/?page_id=23200"},"modified":"2025-05-23T07:15:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T11:15:45","slug":"fellow-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/endocrinology-and-metabolism-fellowship\/fellow-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Fellow Research"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fellows\u2019 research for the previous 5 years.<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>Publications<\/span><\/h3>\n
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  1. Aftab, Hassaan B., Parvathy Madhavan, and Latha Dulipsingh. \"SAT-184 Silent Pheochromocytoma Complicated by Adrenal Insufficiency After Unilateral Adrenalectomy<\/strong>.\" Journal of the Endocrine Society 4.Supplement_1 (2020): SAT-184. PMC7207271<\/li>\n
  2. Aftab, H. B., & Mirza, F. S. (2020). SAT-688 Rare Case of 48 XXYY Syndrome with Suspected Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus<\/strong>. Journal of the Endocrine Society, 4(Supplement_1), SAT-688. PMC7208577<\/li>\n
  3. Aftab, H., & Kantorovich, V. (2020). SAT-LB91 Asparaginase Induced Severe Hypertriglyceridemia Requiring Multiple Plasmapheresis Sessions<\/strong>. Journal of the Endocrine Society, 4(Supplement_1), SAT-LB91. PMC7209209<\/li>\n
  4. Aftab, H. B., & Malchoff, C. D. (2021). \u201cThe Unusual Suspect\u201d - Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome, an Extremely Rare Cause of Hypoglycemia<\/strong>. Journal of the Endocrine Society, 5(Suppl 1), A355. PMC8089582<\/li>\n
  5. Nallu, R., Azmath, M., Aftab, H., & Kantorovich, V. (2021). A Case of Euglycemic DKA With SGLT 2 Inhibitor Use- A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Dilemma<\/strong>. Journal of the Endocrine Society, 5(Suppl 1), A358\u2013A359. PMC8090351<\/li>\n
  6. Aftab, H. B., Gunay, C., Dermesropian, R., & Kantorovich, V. (2021). \u201cAn Unexpected Pit\u201d - Ectopic Pituitary Adenoma<\/strong>. Journal of the Endocrine Society, 5(Suppl 1), A557\u2013A558. PMC8090702<\/li>\n
  7. Khalifa, M., Aftab, H. B., & Kantorovich, V. (2021). \u201cFueling the Fire\u201d - Irish Sea-Moss Resulting in Jod-Basedow Phenomenon in a Patient With Grave\u2019s Disease<\/strong>. Journal of the Endocrine Society, 5(Suppl 1), A906. PMC8090171<\/li>\n
  8. Khalifa, M., Aftab, H., & Kantorovich, V. (2021). Euglycemic DKA in Patients on SGLT2 Inhibitor and Potentially Ketotic State. Journal of the Endocrine Society<\/strong>, 5(Suppl 1), A382\u2013A383. PMC8089681<\/li>\n
  9. Faisal S, Mirza FS. Sublingual Vitamin D3 Effective in a Patient Resistant to Conventional Vitamin D Supplementation.<\/strong>\u00a0AACE Clin Case Rep. 2020 Sep 24;6(6):e342-e345. doi: 10.4158\/ACCR-2020-0282. PMID: 33244499; PMCID: PMC7685416.<\/li>\n
  10. Faisal S, Kaur M, Samat A. Presentation of ACTH Independent Cushing\u2019s as Severe Insulin Resistance During Pregnancy<\/strong>. J Endocr Soc. 2021 May 3;5(Suppl 1):A152. doi: 10.1210\/jendso\/bvab048.307. PMCID: PMC8089356.<\/li>\n
  11. Nallu R, Madhavan P, Chirch L, Luthra P. Thyroid Eye Disease due to Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome as a Consequence of Antiretroviral Therapy in the Setting of AIDS<\/strong>. Case Rep Endocrinol. 2020 Feb 12;2020:1728423. doi: 10.1155\/2020\/1728423. PMID: 32099691; PMCID: PMC7037486<\/li>\n
  12. Lyall V, Goltzman ME, Boutrous ML, Nallu R, Albertsen PC, Tendler BE, Ristau BT. \u2018Case of the month\u2019 from UConn Health, Farmington, CT, USA: management of a giant paraganglioma<\/strong>. BJU Int. 2020 Nov;126(5):551-553. doi: 10.1111\/bju.15248. PMID: 33462937<\/li>\n
  13. Madhavan P, Nallu R, Luthra P. Histoplasmosis: An Unusual Cause of Adrenal Insufficiency<\/strong>. AACE Clin Case Rep. 2020 Dec 28;7(1):29-31. doi: 10.1016\/j.aace.2020.11.005. PMID: 33851016; PMCID: PMC7924147<\/li>\n
  14. Azmath M, Tannenbaum S, Taxel P. \u201cDevelopment of Delayed Paraneoplastic ACTH Syndrome in Small Cell Lung Carcinoma<\/strong>.\u201d<\/strong> Journal of the Endocrine Society. Supplement_1, April-May 2021, Pages A995\u2013A996.\u00a0 https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1210\/jendso\/bvab048.2037<\/a> PMCID: PMC8089290<\/li>\n
  15. Azmath M, Mirza F. \u201cResponse of Severe Osteomalacia to High Dose Vitamin D3 Replacement in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis and Liver Transplantation on Immunosuppressive Therapy.\u201d<\/strong> Journal of Endocrine Society, May 2021. PMCID: PMC8090231<\/li>\n
  16. Nallu, R., Azmath, M., Aftab, H., & Kantorovich, V. (2021). A Case of Euglycemic DKA With SGLT 2 Inhibitor Use - A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Dilemma. Journal of the Endocrine Society<\/strong>, 5(Suppl 1), A358\u2013A359. PMC8090351<\/li>\n
  17. Management of Uterine Bleeding in Individuals Assigned Female at Birth on Gender Affirming Masculinizing Therapy: Case series and review of literature. Asma Syeda MBBS, Snigdha Bendaram MBBS, Britta Shute FNP, Pooja Luthra MD, FACE.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Abstracts and Presentations<\/span><\/h3>\n
      \n
    1. \u201cSilent Pheochromocytoma Complicated By Adrenal Insufficiency Following Unilateral Adrenalectomy\u201d - Endocrine Society 2020 (accepted abstract)<\/li>\n
    2. \u201cRare case of 48 XXYY syndrome with suspected Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus\u201d - Endocrine Society 2020 (accepted abstract)<\/li>\n
    3. \u201cAsparaginase Induced Severe Hypertriglyceridemia Requiring Multiple Plasmapheresis Sessions\u201d - Endocrine Society 2020 (accepted abstract)<\/li>\n
    4. \u201cInsulin Autoimmune Syndrome \u2013 A Rare Case of Hypoglycemia\u201d \u2013 New England AACE Meeting 2020 (accepted abstract, virtual presentation)<\/li>\n
    5. \u201cFueling the Fire \u2013 Irish sea-moss resulting in Jod-Basedow phenomenon in a patient with Grave\u2019s disease\u201d<\/li>\n
    6. Endocrine Society 2021 (accepted abstract, virtual presentation)<\/li>\n
    7. \u201cAn Unexpected Pit - Ectopic Pituitary Adenoma\u201d - Endocrine Society 2021 (accepted abstract)<\/li>\n
    8. \u201cThe Way to a Man\u2019s Heart \u2013 Adrenocortical carcinoma with vascular invasion into the right atrium and ventricle\u201d - Endocrine Society 2021 (accepted abstract, virtual presentation)<\/li>\n
    9. \u201cThe Unusual Suspect\u201d - Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome, an extremely rare cause of hypoglycemia - Endocrine Society 2021 (accepted abstract, virtual presentation)<\/li>\n
    10. \u201cA Case of Euglycemic DKA with SGLT2 Inhibitor Use \u2013 A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Dilemma\u201d \u2013 Endocrine Society 2021 (accepted abstract, virtual presentation)<\/li>\n
    11. Pituitary Society Master Course \u201cEssentials of Pituitary Diseases,\u201d 04\/2021, Virtual Conference, Presentation: Ectopic Pituitary Adenoma<\/li>\n
    12. \u201cDevelopment of Delayed Paraneoplastic ACTH Syndrome in Small Cell Lung Carcinoma\u201d Misbah Azmath, MD; Pamela Taxel, MD<\/li>\n
    13. \u201cResponse of Severe Osteomalacia to High Dose Vitamin D3 Replacement in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis and Liver Transplantation on Immunosuppressive Therapy.\u201d Misbah Azmath, MD; Faryal Mirza, MD, FACE<\/li>\n
    14. \u201cEuglycemic DKA with SGLT2 inhibitors\u201d. Ravlli Nallu, MD, Misbah Azmath, MD, Hassan Bin Aftab, MD, Vitaly Kantorovich, MD, FACE<\/li>\n
    15. Severe Insulin resistance in pregnancy presenting as Cushing\u2019s syndrome<\/li>\n
    16. Bilateral Branchial Cleft Cysts presenting as intrathyroidal thyroid nodules<\/li>\n
    17. Atypical Femur Fracture in patients with Bisphosphonate use Faryal S Mirza, Ravali Nallu J Endocr Soc. 2020 May 8; 4(Suppl 1): MON-356. Published online 2020 May 8. doi: 10.1210\/jendso\/bvaa046.1902<\/li>\n
    18. Tuberous sclerosis and PNET's \u2013 A rare association. R.Nallu M.D., C.Malchoff M.D., Ph.D.<\/li>\n
    19. Obesity and Weight Loss in a clinical population in a primary care setting: Success and Lessons. R Nallu M.D, V. Niranajan M.D, H.Wu M.D, F.Chen, N. Maheshwari M.D University of Connecticut. AACE innovation in Cardiometabolic clinical practice. Oct 2020<\/li>\n
    20. A Case of Euglycemic DKA with SGLT 2 Inhibitor Use - A diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma R.Nallu, M.Azmath, H.Aftab, V.Kantorovich, Endo Society, March 2021<\/li>\n
    21. A Case of Bone Pain in Mc-CuneAlbright Syndrome. R.Nallu, A.Sliwinska, P.Taxel ENDO Society 2021 March 2021<\/li>\n
    22. Hyper-Warburg& phenomenon& - A rare complication R.Nallu, M.Emott ENDO Society 2021. March 2021<\/li>\n
    23. Azmath M, Kantorovich V. \u201cSurviving with an Insulinoma: Severe Insulin Resistance in the Face of Endogenous Hyperinsulinemia.\u201d Rapid e-fire presentation. Endocrine Society, June 2022, Atlanta, GA.<\/li>\n
    24. Bendaram SR, Azmath M, Dulipsingh L, Luthra P. \u201cTwo cases of Graves Disease With Associated Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis (HPP)\u201d. Rapid e-fire presentation. Endocrine Society, June 2022, Atlanta, GA.<\/li>\n
    25. Azmath M, Bendaram S, Igarashi Y, Malchoff CD. \u201cTwo Cases of Pheochromocytoma Associated Takotsubo Syndrome- Importance of Early Recognition and Treatment.\u201d Poster-plus presentation. Endocrine Society June 2022, Atlanta, GA.<\/li>\n
    26. Azmath M, Bernacetrivera L, Madhavan P, Tendler BR. \u201cA Rare Case of An Intrasellar Epidermoid Cyst And Panhypopituitarism.\u201d Poster-plus presentation. Endocrine Society, June 2022, Atlanta, GA.<\/li>\n
    27. Azmath M, Bendaram SR, Ferreira J, Tafader A, Luong L, Velamakanni, Mirza F. \u201cSevere Insulin Resistance and Hyperglycemia with Mild COVID-19 Infection\u201d. Poster-plus presentation. Endocrine Society June 2022, Atlanta, GA.<\/li>\n
    28. Shetyman S, Azmath M, Kantorovich V. \u201cUnveiling the Kraken- An Incidentally Found Silent Corticotroph Adenoma of the Pituitary Gland\u201d. Poster-plus presentation. Endocrine Society, June 2022, Atlanta, GA.<\/li>\n
    29. Gordon A, Azmath M, Faisal S, Kantorovich V. \u201cA Rare Case of Incidental Massive Pheochromocytoma with Ectopic Parathyroid Hormone Secretion.\u201d Poster-plus presentation. Endocrine Society, June 2022, Atlanta, GA.<\/li>\n
    30. Gordon A, Azmath M, Kantorovich V. \u201cChance or Pedigree?: A Rare Case of Familial ACTH Producing Pituitary Tumor\u201d. Poster-plus presentation. Endocrine Society June 2022, Atlanta, GA<\/li>\n
    31. Guruli M, Faisal S, Azmath M, Kantorovich V. \u201cA Rare Case of Nonfunctional Metastatic Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor Transformation into an Insulin-secreting Tumor: A Management Dilemma.\u201d Poster-plus presentation. Endocrine Society, June 2022, Atlanta, GA.<\/li>\n
    32. Khalifa M, Azmath M, Kantorovich V. \u201cA Cautionary Tale of Two Endocrine Emergencies - A Patient with Pituitary Macroadenoma Presenting with Acute Adrenal Crisis Leading to Pituitary Apoplexy.\u201d E-poster on Demand presentation. Endocrine Society, June 2022, Atlanta, GA.<\/li>\n
    33. Two cases of Grave's Disease Associated with Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis<\/li>\n
    34. Amyloidosis as a Possible Cause of Hypoparathyroidism<\/li>\n
    35. A Case of Invasive Silent Corticotroph Adenoma<\/li>\n
    36. Two cases of Pheochromocytoma Associated Takotsubo Syndrome- Importance of Early Recognition and Treatment<\/li>\n
    37. Severe Insulin Resistance and Hyperglycemia with Mild COVID-19 Infection<\/li>\n
    38. Muscle Weakness, Bone Pain, and Stress Fractures: When a Fracture is NOT JUST a Fracture: A Case Report at Endocrine Society 2022. Samaneh Rabiei, MD, Braxten Ramirez, Adam Lindsay MD, Pamela Taxel MD<\/li>\n
    39. Supraphysiologic vasopressin-induced receptor desensitization; a case report. Samaneh Rabiei MD, Matthew Jaffa MD, Vitaly Kantorovich MD.<\/li>\n
    40. Thymic Hyperplasia in Graves\u2019 Disease: A Case Report at Endocrine Society 2022<\/li>\n
    41. Ashley Gordon DO, Samaneh Rabiei MD, Pooja Luthra MD, FACE. Two cases of Grave's Disease Associated with Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis- Abstract presented at Endocrine Society 2022. Snigdha Reddy Bendaram, MD; Misbah Azmath, MD; Latha Dulipsingh, MD; Pooja Luthra, MD<\/li>\n
    42. Amyloidosis as a Possible Cause of Hypoparathyroidism- Abstract presented at Endocrine Society 2022. Thea Lee Anderson; Snigdha Reddy Bendaram, MD, Parvathy Madhavan, MD.<\/li>\n
    43. A Case of Invasive Silent Corticotroph Adenoma- Abstract presented at Endocrine Society 2022. Snigdha Reddy Bendaram, MD; Vitaly Kantorovich, MD<\/li>\n
    44. Two cases of Pheochromocytoma Associated Takotsubo Syndrome- Importance of Early Recognition and Treatment- Abstract presented at Endocrine Society 2022. Misbah Azmath, MD; Snigdha Reddy Bendaram, MD; Yuichi Igarashi, Hassaan Aftab, MD; Carl D Malchoff, MD<\/li>\n
    45. Severe Insulin Resistance and Hyperglycemia with Mild COVID-19 Infection- Abstract presented at Endocrine Society 2022. Misbah Azmath, MD; Snigdha Reddy Bendaram, MD; Jennifer Ferreira, DO; Asiya Tafader, MD; Lucas Luong, MD; Sruti Velamakanni, MD; Faryal Mirza, MD<\/li>\n
    46. Muscle Weakness, Bone Pain, and Stress Fractures: When a Fracture is NOT JUST a Fracture: A Case Report at Endocrine Society June - 2022. Samaneh Rabiei MD, Adam Lindsay MD, Pamela Taxel MD<\/li>\n
    47. Supraphysiologic vasopressin-induced receptor desensitization; a case report, A Case Report at Endocrine Society June 2022. Samaneh Rabiei MD, Matthew Jaffa MD, Vitaly Kantorovich MD.<\/li>\n
    48. Thymic Hyperplasia in Graves\u2019 Disease: A Case Report at Endocrine Society 2022 Ashley Gordon DO, Samaneh Rabiei MD, Pooja Luthra MD, FACE<\/li>\n
    49. Post-parathyroidectomy acute pseudogout flare-up, a case report. Samaneh Rabiei MD, Vitaly Kantorovich<\/li>\n
    50. Carotid Body Tumor\u201d is a misnomer for head and neck paraganglioma. Samaneh Rabiei MD, Vitaly Kantorovich<\/li>\n
    51. A Not So Simple Case of Hyperparathyroidism. Plukshi J. Bhatt DO, Samaneh Rabiei MD, Vitaly Kantorovich MD<\/li>\n
    52. It Takes Two to Tango: Severe Diabetic Ketoacidosis Precipitated by COVID-19 Infection (Poster at ACP CT 2022). Syeda, A., Kantorovich, V. Chiasmal Herniation \u2013 A Rara Complication of Prolactinoma Treatment \u2013 To be presented at Endo Society 2024<\/li>\n
    53. Dillon, M., Syeda, A., Kantorovich, V. Curious Case Of Mild Autonomous Cortisol Secretion \u2013 To be presented at Endo Society 2024<\/li>\n
    54. Attre, A., Syeda, A., Khan, A., Tendler, B. Dynamic Clinical Evolution: Why Patients Require Long-Term Follow-up Over Time \u2013 To be presented at Endo Society 2024<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Fellows\u2019 research for the previous 5 years. Publications Aftab, Hassaan B., Parvathy Madhavan, and Latha Dulipsingh. “SAT-184 Silent Pheochromocytoma Complicated by Adrenal Insufficiency After Unilateral Adrenalectomy.” Journal of the Endocrine Society 4.Supplement_1 (2020): SAT-184. PMC7207271 Aftab, H. B., & Mirza, F. S. (2020). SAT-688 Rare Case of 48 XXYY Syndrome with Suspected Type 1 Diabetes […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":119,"featured_media":0,"parent":5568,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-02 18:04:29","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23200"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/119"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23200"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23200\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34051,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23200\/revisions\/34051"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}