Internal Medicine Residency Program Research

Internal Medicine Publications

Hart R, Senapathi SH, Satchell EK, Mandal S, McAndrew M, Scharf M, Cagir B, Miner J. The Role of Cholecystectomy in Hyperkinetic Gallbladder: A Retrospective Cohort Study in a Rural Hospital. Cureus. 2022 Sep 30;14(9):e29778. doi: 10.7759/cureus.29778. PMID: 36340559; PMCID: PMC9618231.

Manas F, Mandal S, Mols-Kowalczewski B. Parathyroid Carcinoma: A Diagnostic Challenge – A Case Report. Guthrie J. 2022;74(2). doi:10.53481/001c.37960
Adhikari N, Suwal K, Khadka S, Dahal B, Thomas L, Dadeboyina C, Senapathi S, Walsh J. Decreasing unnecessary laboratory testing in medical critical care. Advances in Clinical Medical Research and Healthcare Delivery. 2022; 2(3). doi: 10.53785/2769-2779.1113.

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Internal Medicine Presentations

ENDO 2023 Conference, June 15-18 2023, Chicago IL. Poster accepted for presentation.

• Late Surgical Management for Symptom Control in a Patient with History of Pituitary Apoplexy Sundas Zahra MD, Sahzene Yavuz MD

American Thyroid Association (ATA) conference May 19-24, 2023 Washington DC. Poster accepted for presentation:

• Vaping Associated Pulmonary Injury, A Case During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States. Ayesha Anwar, MD

American College of Physicians (ACP) Conference April 27-29, 2023 in San Diego CA. Poster accepted for presentation:

• . Ayesha Anwar, MD, Sundas Zahra, MD, Sanjay Paudel, MD, Meseeha Marcelle, MD FACP.

American College of Cardiology (ACC) Conference New Orleans, LA March 4-6, 2023

• 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) Presenting as a STEMI, Ivana Okor, Priyanka Ghosh, Shraddha Bhattarai, Sudhakar Sattur

American Thyroid Association (ATA) conference Oct 19 - 23, 2022  Montreal, Quebec, CA

• Simultaneous Presentation of Autoimmune Diabetes Mellitus, Grave’s Disease, and Adrenal Insufficiency in a Middle-Aged Male. FNU Manas MD and Sahzene Yavuz MD.
• Unusual Type of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma. FNU Manas MD and Barbara Mols-Kowalczewski MD,
• A Rare Case of Pendred Syndrome: Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Temporal Bone Abnormalities, and Euthyroid Goiter. FNU Manas and Tejaswini Maganti, MD.
• Severe Hypothyroidism with Uncomplicated Pregnancies and Healthy Children. FNU Manas MD, Rashmi Subramani MD, Ayesha Asghar MBBS, Sohaib Shabih MD and Sahzene Yavuz MD
• Thyroid Storm Presenting as Neuromuscular Weakness: A Diagnostic Dilemma. FNU Manas MD, Ayesha Asghar MD and Manisha Ganpathi Raikar MD

American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) 2022 Conference, October 21-22, 2022 Charlotte, NC 

• A Rare Case of Bee Sting Associated with Pancreatic Necrosis. S K Ponnekanti MD, L Walsh MD, S Challa MD, S Pasham MD, F Manas MD, S Aleem MD, A Tripathi MD, A Tweedy MD.
• Hepatic Angiosarcoma Masquerading as Benign Venous Malformation of the Liver: A Commonly Underdiagnosed Case. S Ponnekanti MD, L Walsh MD, S Challa MD, S Pasham MD, A Tripathi MD, J Konidala MD.
• Case Report: Posterior Solitary Rectal Ulcer Syndrome. Joshua Mathews DO, Alexander Miller MD, Sudhir Pasham MD, Amlish Gondal MD, Matthew Lincoln DO.
• AL Amyloidosis: An Uncommon Cause of Hematemesis. Sudhir Pasham MD; Alexander Miller MD; Joshua Mathews MD; Amlish Gondal MD; Sravan Ponnekanti MD; Saisree Adla Jala MD, Jagadeesh Hathwar MD; Michael Georgetson MD

PA-ACP Eastern Region Abstract Competition and Doctor’s Dilemma® October 2022

 

Publications

False Negative Urine Pregnancy Test: Hook Effect Revealed.
Priyadarshini S, Manas F, Prabhu S.Cureus. 2022 Mar 2;14(3):e22779. doi: 10.7759/cureus.22779. eCollection 2022 Mar.PMID: 35371840 

Worsening Paraparesis: A Diagnostic Dilemma for Neurosarcoidosis.
Stroia A, Priyadarshini S, Meseeha M.Cureus. 2022 Jun 15;14(6):e25958. doi: 10.7759/cureus.25958. eCollection 2022 Jun.PMID: 35720784 

Adenosquamous Carcinoma of the Breast: Case Report and Literature Review.
Priyadarshini S, Singh N, Ali H, Kasireddy V.Cureus. 2022 Jun 14;14(6):e25940. doi: 10.7759/cureus.25940. eCollection 2022 Jun.PMID: 35711248 

Fibrillary Glomerulonephritis: A Great Mimicker of Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis.
Raikar M, Shafiq A.Cureus. 2022 Jun 16;14(6):e26001. doi: 10.7759/cureus.26001. eCollection 2022 Jun.PMID: 35865414 

A Malignant Course of Anomalous Right Coronary Artery Arising From Left Coronary Cusp Presenting With Exertional Syncope.
Raikar M, Khanal P, Haider T, Gajanana D.Cureus. 2022 Jun 14;14(6):e25922. doi: 10.7759/cureus.25922. eCollection 2022 Jun.PMID: 35844328 

Celiac Disease Masquerading as Arthralgia.
Priyadarshini S, Asghar A, Shabih S, Kasireddy V.Cureus. 2022 Jun 28;14(6):e26387. doi: 10.7759/cureus.26387. eCollection 2022 Jun.PMID: 35775059 

A Rare Case of Metachronous Quadruple Primary Malignancies in a Single Patient: A Case Report and Comprehensive Literature Review.
Raikar M, Mandal S, Manas F, Kolade VO.Cureus. 2022 May 27;14(5):e25405. doi: 10.7759/cureus.25405. eCollection 2022 May.PMID: 35774685 

Demographics, comorbidities, and laboratory parameters in hospitalized patients with SARS-CoV2 infection at a community hospital in rural Pennsylvania. Pachpande V, Senapathi SHV, Williams K, Chai S, Mandal S, Prabhu S. PLoS One. 2022 Apr 27;17(4):e0267468. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0267468. PMID: 35476841; PMCID: PMC9045616.

A Case of Congenital Methemoglobinemia: Rare but Real.
Paudel S, Adhikari N, Mandal S, Srivatana P.Cureus. 2022 Apr 15;14(4):e24152. doi: 10.7759/cureus.24152. eCollection 2022 Apr.PMID: 35592205 

New-Onset Autoimmune Diabetes Mellitus Presenting As Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Association With Pembrolizumab Therapy and Long Term Follow-Up: Case Report.
Pachpande V, Mullangi S, Lekkala MR, Patel A.Cureus. 2022 Apr 25;14(4):e24479. doi: 10.7759/cureus.24479. eCollection 2022 Apr.PMID: 35651416 

COVID-19 Presenting With a Challenging Combination of Thrombocytopenia and Thrombosis.  Ravi S, Khadka S, Raghu CS, Ravi A, Vanukuri S, Mandalapu T, Kasireddy V.J Med Cases. 2022 Apr;13(4):168-171. doi: 10.14740/jmc3886. Epub 2022 Mar 25. PMID: 35464331; PMCID: PMC8993441.

Hypoglycemia in a Patient with Hypercortisolism and Adrenocortical Carcinoma: A Paradoxical Entity.
Khadka S, Mandal S, Kasireddy V, Ghimire S, Maganti T, Mols-Kowalczewski B.J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol. 2022 Feb;11(1):122-125. doi: 10.1089/jayao.2020.0229. PMID: 33978483

A deadly cold.
Kolade VO.Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2022 Feb 22;35(3):398. doi: 10.1080/08998280.2022.2034102. eCollection 2022.PMID: 35518829 

Follicular Bronchiolitis Associated With Primary IgG2/IgG4 Deficiency in a Previously Healthy 40-Year-Old Woman. Assaad M, Aqeel A, Walsh J. Cureus. 2022 Feb 13;14(2):e22183. doi: 10.7759/cureus.22183. PMID: 35308746; PMCID: PMC8923243.

 A Case Report of Advanced Cervical Cancer in a Patient Non-compliant With Age-Appropriate Screening.
Mandal S, Shabih S, Kumar J, Shah S.Cureus. 2022 Jan 30;14(1):e21744. doi: 10.7759/cureus.21744. eCollection 2022 Jan.PMID: 35251816 

Influenza Vaccination During COVID-19 in a Rural Community: A Cross-sectional Survey. J Community Health.
Marcus RE, Kolade VO. 2021 Oct 13:1–6. doi: 10.1007/s10900-021-01036-6. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34647201; PMCID: PMC8514004.

Improving Value (Low cost, Optimal Clinical Outcome, Patient Satisfaction) in a Skilled Nursing Facility: A Quality Improvement (QI) Project. Adhikari, N., Mwesige, J., Kirchner, L. Advances in Clinical Medical Research and Healthcare Delivery. 2021 October

Hyperprogression: A Unique Phenomenon of Progression of Existing Tumor Secondary to Immunotherapy.
Mandal S, Ray B, Baniya Sharma S, Poulose J, Kasireddy V.Cureus. 2021 Sep 15;13(9):e17992. doi: 10.7759/cureus.17992. eCollection 2021 Sep.PMID: 34667669 

Half-Dose Anticoagulation for Venous Thromboembolism and Phlegmasia Cerulea Dolens in a Patient With Recurrent Subdural Hematoma.
Hu J, Chan K, Adhikari N, Khan A.Cureus. 2021 Sep 17;13(9):e18048. doi: 10.7759/cureus.18048. eCollection 2021 Sep.PMID: 34692280

Looking Back and Going Forward: Roles of Varenicline and Electronic Cigarettes in Smoking Cessation.
Oloyede EO, Ola O, Kolade VO, Tevie J.Cureus. 2021 Aug 2;13(8):e16824. doi: 10.7759/cureus.16824. eCollection 2021 Aug.PMID: 34522481

Air under the diaphragm-perforation or Chilaiditi sign?
Mandal S, Singh S, Ray BK, Thakur RK, Shah AK, Kolade V.Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2021 Aug 23;35(1):108-110. doi: 10.1080/08998280.2021.1961550. eCollection 2022.PMID: 34970055 

A case report of a massive cardiac intimal sarcoma manifesting as syncope during a stress test.
Rehman M, El-Dabh A, Mandal S, Sattur S.Eur Heart J Case Rep. 2021 Jul 22;5(7):ytab258. doi: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytab258. eCollection 2021 Jul.PMID: 34377908

Petechiae, as seen on TV.
Kolade VO. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2021 Jul 14;34(6):753-754. doi: 10.1080/08998280.2021.1945355. eCollection 2021.PMID: 34733011

A Case of Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma of the Bladder: An Extremely Rare Presentation.
Mandal S, Dadeboyina C, Baniya Sharma S, Dadeboyina S, Poulose J.Cureus. 2021 Jul 30;13(7):e16767. doi: 10.7759/cureus.16767. eCollection 2021 Jul.PMID: 34513382 

Improving Value (Low cost, Optimal Clinical Outcome, Patient Satisfaction) in a Skilled Nursing Facility: A Quality Improvement (QI) Project. Advances in Clinical Medical Research and Healthcare Delivery. Adhikari N, Mwesige J, Kirchner L. 2021; 1(3). doi: 10.53785/2769-2779.1023.

Medulloblastoma in an Adult Female Patient: A Rare Presentation.
Mandal S, Singh B, Gami S, Shah S, Poulose J.Cureus. 2021 Jul 29;13(7):e16713. doi: 10.7759/cureus.16713. eCollection 2021 Jul.PMID: 34513353

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Internal Medicine Presentations (Academic year 2022)

Poster presentations at ENDO 2022, June 2022 Atlanta GA:

• FNU Manas, MD and Ferrol Lee MD. Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome, Type 1: A Rare Condition Manifested by  Multiple Endocrine and Non-Endocrine Disorders
• FNU Manas, MD and Barbara Mols-Kowalczewski MD.  Snyder Robinson Syndrome: A Rare Syndrome
• Suchetha M Jagan, MD, FNU Manas, MD , Barbara Mols-Kowalczewski MD. Recurrence of Benign Pheochromocytoma
• FNU Manas, MD and Barbara Mols-Kowalczewski MD., Hereditary Hypophosphatemic Rickets: Management in Adults
• Shista Priyadarshini, Bikal Lamichhane, FNU Manas. Leg Tumeo: Is it Neuroendocrine Tumor?
• Shista Priyadarshini, Rabin Adhikari, Shobha Mandal, FNU Manas. Diagnostic Dilemma In A Case of VIPoma
• Suchetha M Jagan, MD, FNU Manas, MD , Barbara Mols-Kowalczewski MD. Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia vs Primary Hyperparathyroidism:  A Diagnostic Dilemma
• Suchetha Jagan MD, FNU Manas MD, Barbara Mols Kowalczewski MD. Recurrence of Benign Pheochromocytoma

Anam Aqeel, MD, Mansur Assaad, MD, James Walsh, MD. Follicular Bronchiolitis Associated with Primary IgG2/IgG4 Deficiency in a Previously Healthy 40-Year-Old Woman. Poster. American Thoracic Society (ATS) International Conference May 13-18, 2022, San Francisco CA.

Shobha Mandal, MD and Joyson Poulose, MD. A Rare Presentation of Medulloblastoma in an Adult Female Patient, e-poster presentation at the American Neurological Association’s ANA2021 Virtual Annual Meeting. October 2021.

Publications

Activity Description: cureus publication - 34249531
Author(s): Mandal, Shobha, , Sumit, G, Khadka, S, Ray, B, Ghimire, S
Investigator(s):
Title of Article: A Case Report on Extensive Arterial Thrombosis; A Rare Complication of COVID-19 Infection.
Journal: Cureus
Issue: 6
Volume: 13
Year: June, 2021
PubMed: A Case Report on Extensive Arterial Thrombosis: A Rare Complication of COVID-19 Infection.

Activity Description: Journal of adolescent and young adult oncology - publication
Author(s): Khadka, Sushmita, Mandal, S, Kasireddy, v, Ghimire, S, Maganti, T, Mols-Kowalczewski, B
Investigator(s):
Title of Article: Hypoglycemia in a Patient with Hypercortisolism and Adrenocortical Carcinoma: A Paradoxical Entity
Journal: Journal of adolescent and young adult oncology
Issue:
Volume:
Year: May, 2021
PubMed:

Activity Description: Case Report in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Author(s): Ghimire, S, Rani, SJ, Yousef, M, Khan, H
Investigator(s):
Title of Article: Proximal Migration of Pancreatic Duct Stent in Pancreas Divisum: Challenges in Retrieval and Review of Literature.
Journal: Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Year: April, 2021
PubMed: Proximal Migration of Pancreatic Duct Stent in Pancreas Divisum: Challenges in Retrieval and Review

Activity Description: ACG Publication
Author(s): Ghimire, S, Gondal, A, Tallurim S, Budhathoki, R, Sharma, S, Khan, H, Georgetson
Title of Article: Association of Statins and NSAIDS with Flare of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD)
Journal: Official Journal of the American College of Gastroenterology - ACG
Volume: 115 pgs S394-S395
Year: October, 2021
PubMed:

Activity Description: Post Graduate Medicine -3305685
Author(s): Khadka, Sushmita, Solanki, D, Singh, J, Kichloo, A, Patel, N, Sharma, P
Title of Article: Trends and Outcomes of venous thromboembolism in adult hospitalizations with acute myeloid leukemia: analysis of nationwide inpatient sample from 2010 to 2014
Journal: Post Graduate Medicine
Issue: 2
Volume: 133
Year: December, 2020
PubMed: Trends and outcomes of venous thromboembolism in adult hospitalizations with acute myeloid leukemia:

Activity Description: Sage Open Medicine publication - 24158942
Author(s): Singh, Jagmeet, Khadka, S, Solanki, D, Kichloo, A, Shah, H, Vyas, M, Chugh, S, Patel, N, Solanki S
Investigator(s):
Title of Article: Pulmonary embolism in chronic kidney disease and end stage renal disease hospitalizations: Trends, outcomes, and predictors of mortality in the United States
Journal: Sage Open Medicine
Issue: 1-9
Volume: 9
Year: May, 2021
PubMed: Pulmonary embolism in chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease hospitalizations: Trends, o

Activity Description: Aortitis in COVID-19
Author(s): Sushmita Khadka, Pravash Dhakal, Jackie Cowels, Raja Chandra Chakinala
Investigator(s):
Title of Article: Aortitis in COVID-19
Journal: Science Direct
Issue: e01063
Volume: 24
Year: July, 2021

Activity Description: Journal of the Endocrine Society
Author(s): Manas, Mols-Kowalczewski, B, Mandal Shobha
Investigator(s): doi:10.1210/jendso/bvab048.210
Title of Article: A Rare Case of Pseudo hypoaldosteronism Type II or Gordon Syndrome
Journal: Journal of the Endocrine Society
Issue:
Volume: 5(Suppl 1):A105. Published 2021
Year: May, 2021

Activity Description: cureus publication
Author(s): Priyadarshini, Shista, Manas, FNU, Prabhu, Sheela
Investigator(s):
Title of Article: False Negative Urine Pregnancy Test: Hook Effect Revealed
Journal: Cureus
Issue:
Volume:
Year: March, 2022
PubMed:False Negative Urine Pregnancy Test: Hook Effect Revealed.

Activity Description: J Endocr Soc.
Author(s): Manas, Mols-Kowalczewski, B, Mandal Shobha, Singh, s, Baniya, M
Investigator(s): mana
Title of Article: Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion Therapy Resulting in Improved Glycemic Control in Patient With Low Health Literacy
Journal: J Endocr Soc.
Issue:
Volume: doi:10.1210/jendso/bvab048.759
Year: May, 2021

Activity Description: Journal of the Endocrine Society
Author(s): Manas, Mols-Kowalczewski, B, Mandal Shobha
Title of Article: Euglycemic Diabetic ketoacidosis with SGLT-2 Inhibitor
Journal: Journal of the Endocrine Society
Issue: Supplement 1

Trends and outcomes of venous thromboembolism in adult hospitalizations with acute myeloid leukemia: Analysis of nationwide inpatient sample from 2010 to 2014.
Khadka S, Solanki D, Singh J, Kichloo A, Patel NR, Sharma P, Chugh S, Solanki S.Postgrad Med. 2020 Dec 11. doi: 10.1080/00325481.2020.1863717. Online ahead of print.PMID: 33305685

Malnutrition after pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy in chronic pancreatitis: Risk factors in real world practice.
Arutla M, Sarkar S, Unnisa M, Sarkar P, Raj MA, Mrudula MR, G D, Pasham S, Jakkampudi A, Prasanna A, Reddy DN, Talukdar R.Pancreatology. 2020 Dec 3:S1424-3903(20)30860-7. doi: 10.1016/j.pan.2020.11.027. Online ahead of print.PMID: 33303371

Contribution of individual components to composite end points in contemporary cardiovascular randomized controlled trials.
Shaikh A, Ochani RK, Khan MS, Riaz H, Khan SU, Sreenivasan J, Mookadam F, Doukky R, Butler J, Michos ED, Kalra A, Krasuski RA.Am Heart J. 2020 Dec;230:71-81. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2020.09.001. Epub 2020 Sep 15.PMID: 32941789

Current understanding and future implications of sepsis-induced thrombocytopenia.
Ghimire S, Ravi S, Budhathoki R, Arjyal L, Hamal S, Bista A, Khadka S, Uprety D.Eur J Haematol. 2020 Nov 15. doi: 10.1111/ejh.13549. Online ahead of print.PMID: 33191517 

Bilateral Primary Marginal Zone Lymphoma of the Breast - A Rare Breast Malignancy.
Talluri S, Subramanian CR, Werner E, Kasireddy V, Philip L.In Vivo. 2020 Nov-Dec;34(6):3597-3600. doi: 10.21873/invivo.12204.PMID: 33144473

Trends and outcomes of peptic ulcer disease in patients with cirrhosis.
Shah H, Yang TJ, Wudexi I, Solanki S, Patel S, Rajan D, Rodas A, Dajjani M, Chakinala RC, Shah P, Sarker K, Patel A, Aronow W.Postgrad Med. 2020 Nov;132(8):773-780. doi: 10.1080/00325481.2020.1795485. Epub 2020 Aug 1.PMID: 32654578

Encephalopathy as the Presenting Symptom of COVID-19.
Hayat U, Ahmed S, Hussain MA, Hameed N.Kans J Med. 2020 Oct 20;13:272-274. doi: 10.17161/kjm.vol13.14766. eCollection 2020.PMID: 33173565 

Paralytic ileus in the United States: A cross-sectional study from the national inpatient sample.
Solanki S, Chakinala RC, Haq KF, Singh J, Khan MA, Solanki D, Vyas MJ, Kichloo A, Mansuri U, Shah H, Patel A, Haq KS, Iqbal U, Nabors C, Khan HMA, Aronow WS.SAGE Open Med. 2020 Oct 6;8:2050312120962636. doi: 10.1177/2050312120962636. eCollection 2020.PMID: 33088567 

Trends of Co-morbidities in Clinical Trials of Lipid Lowering Therapies.
Lone AN, Khan MZ, Khan MS, Talluri S, Khan SU.Am J Cardiol. 2020 Oct 15;133:184-185. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2020.07.030. Epub 2020 Jul 25.PMID: 32811648 No abstract available.

Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection in Patients With Multiple Comorbidities: Long-Term Safety and Efficacy Results From a Tertiary Care Community Hospital.
Raghu Subramanian C, Talluri S, Khan SU, Katz JA, Georgetson M, Sinh P.Gastroenterology Res. 2020 Aug;13(4):138-145. doi: 10.14740/gr1275. Epub 2020 Aug 14.PMID: 32864024 .

Repetitive Sharps Ingestion and Challenges with Retrieval and Prevention.
Ghimire S, Suwal K, Yang T, Khan H, Lincoln M.Eur J Case Rep Intern Med. 2020 Jul 17;7(10):001824. doi: 10.12890/2020_001824. eCollection 2020.PMID: 33083363 

Atypical Presentation of Myocardial Infarction in a Young Patient With Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome.
Mandal S, Pradhan RR, Mols Kowalczewski B.Cureus. 2020 Jul 31;12(7):e9494. doi: 10.7759/cureus.9494.PMID: 32879818 .

Neutropenic Enterocolitis and Rapid Spontaneous Resolution of Portal Venous Gas: A Non-Respiratory Manifestation of COVID-19.
Rehman M, Gondal A, Khan S, Rehman NU, Molina J.Cureus. 2020 Jul 28;12(7):e9445. doi: 10.7759/cureus.9445.PMID: 32742892 

An Extremely Rare Case of Streptococcus anginosus Bacteremia Associated With Colon Cancer and Infective Endocarditis.
Dadeboyina C, Khan S, Thomas L.Cureus. 2020 Jul 24;12(7):e9368. doi: 10.7759/cureus.9368.PMID: 32742888 

Precordial ECG Lead Mispositioning: Its Incidence and Estimated Cost to Healthcare.
Rehman M, Rehman NU.Cureus. 2020 Jul 7;12(7):e9040. doi: 10.7759/cureus.9040.PMID: 32656045 

May We Have More Coaches in the Clinic?
Kolade VO.J Soc Work End Life Palliat Care. 2020 Jul-Sep;16(3):201-203. doi: 10.1080/15524256.2020.1749924. Epub 2020 Apr 10.PMID: 32274978 

Mandal S, Pradhan R R, Bethala M, et al. (August 31, 2020) Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer With Synchronous Peritoneal Adenocarcinoma: A Rare Independent Combination. Cureus 12(8): e10166. doi:10.7759/cureus.10166 

Mandal S, Bethala M, Dadeboyina C, et al. (August 21, 2020) A Rare Presentation of an Invasive Ductal Carcinoma of Ectopic Axillary Breast Tissue . Cureus 12(8): e9928. doi:10.7759/cureus.9928

Lucero D, Mandal S, Karki A (July 30, 2020) Lung Compliance in a Case Series of Four COVID-19 Patients at a Rural Institution. Cureus 12(7): e9472. doi:10.7759/cureus.9472 

Mandal S, Pradhan R R, Mols Kowalczewski B (July 31, 2020) Atypical Presentation of Myocardial Infarction in a Young Patient With Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. Cureus 12(7): e9494. doi:10.7759/cureus.9494 

Institutional Experience of Using Andexanet Alfa. Khadka S, Kasireddy v, Dhakal P.
(July 13, 2020) Cureus 12(7): e9173.DOI 10.7759/cureus.9173

Rate and Modifiable Predictors of 30-Day Readmission in Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in the United States.
Harshil Shah, Uvesh Mansuri, Sukrut Pagad, Reshmi Adupa, Jagmeet Singh, Khin Tun, Chail Shah, Solomon Tuonuur, Riyal J Shah, Mir Z Ali Khan, Gurjot S Grewal, Ruchir Goswami, Shantanu Solanki
Cureus. 2020 June 30;12(6):e8922. Doi.10.7759/cureus.8922.

Ghimire S, Shah H, Paudel S, Yang TJ, Khan HM. Chylous Ascites and Pleural Effusion Treated With Intravenous Octreotide. Cureus. 2020;12(6):e8669. Published 2020 Jun 17. doi:10.7759/cureus.8669 

Amarnath S, Ghimire S, Khan HM. A Tale of Three Dieulafoy Lesions: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Cureus. 2020;12(5):e8365. Published 2020 May 30. doi:10.7759/cureus.8365

Khan, S., McElhaney, N., Siddiqui, F., & Karki, A. (2020). Incidental intrathoracic schwannoma associated with Horner’s syndrome: A case report. Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 30, 101126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101126

Rehman M, Gondal A, Rehman N U (June 18, 2020) Atypical Manifestation of COVID-19-Induced Myocarditis. Cureus 12(6): e8685. doi:10.7759/cureus.8685 

Caregiver Needs Assessment in Primary Care: Views of Clinicians, Staff, Patients, and Caregivers.
Riffin C, Wolff JL, Estill M, Prabhu S, Pillemer KA.
J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 Mar 13. doi: 10.1111/jgs.16401.
PMID:32167573

Causation and Treatment Algorithms for Elderly Patients who have Fallen in the Twin Tiers.
Harbison AJ, Prabhu S.
Cureus. 2019 Dec 30;11(12):e6513. doi: 10.7759/cureus.6513.
PMID:32025432

Neuroborreliosis with Unusual Presentation, A Case Report.
Khan S, Bhattal G, Shah N, Lascano J, Karki A.
Cureus. 2019 Sep 25;11(9):e5758. doi: 10.7759/cureus.5758.   PMID: 31723517

Epstein Barr Virus Induced Antiphospholipid Antibodies Resulting in Splenic Infarct:  A Case Report.
Khan S, Saud S, Khan I, Prabhu S  
Cureus. 2019 Feb 22;11(2):e4119. doi: 10.7759/cureus.4119. PMID: 31037233

Pulmonary Spindle Cell Carcinoma: A Rare Case Report.
Khan S, Dahal B, Siddiqui F, Norville KJ, Karki A.
Cureus. 2019 May 23;11(5):e4737. doi: 10.7759/cureus.4737.

Calcium Channel Blocker Overdose Treated with Calcium Resulting in Pancreatitis:  A Case Report.
Khan S, Norville K J, Khan I, Siddiqui F, Karki A.
Cureus. 2019 April 18;11(4): e4493.  doi:10.7759/cureus.4493

Optimal Duration of Aspirin Plus Clopidogrel After Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Rahman H, Khan SU, Nasir F, Hammad T, Meyer MA, Kaluski E.
Stroke. 2019 Apr;50(4):947-953. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.118.023978. PMID:30852971

Acquired Uterine Ateriovenous Malformation Following Dilatation and Curettage Treated with Bilateral Uterine Artery Embolization:  A Case Report
Khan S, Saud S, Khan I, Achakzai B.
Cureus. 2019 Mar; 11(3):e4250. Doi:10.7759/cureus.4250

Meta-analysis of efficacy and safety of dual antiplatelet therapy versus aspirin monotherapy after coronary artery bypass grafting.
Safi U Khan, Swapna Talluri, Hammad Rahman, Manidhar Lekkala, Muhammad S. Khan, Haris Riaz, Harshil Shah, Edo Kaluski and Sudhakar Sattur
European Journal of Preventative Cardiology. January 2019. Volume 26(2) 215-218. DOI:10.117/2047487319788613

Case Report: Denosumab Induced Hypocalcemia Refractory to Calcium Supplementation.
Asish R, Mathew N, Pushpa K. 
JOJ Case Stud. 2018; 9(1): 555752. DOI: 10.19080/JOJCS.2018.09.555752.

Meta- Analysis of Efficacy and Safety of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy versus Aspirin Monotherapy after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.
Khan SU, Talluri S, Rahman H, Lekkala M, Khan MS, Riaz H, Shah H, Kaluski E, Sattur S.
Preventive Cardiology, July 2018 PMID:30019608

Attitudes and Differences Between Patients with Cancer and Non-Cancer Patients on Advance Directives.
Lekkala M, Talluri S, Abdullah A, Pachpande V, Wolfe Z, Ghimire S, Pamula J.
Abstracts of the 2018 Summit on National & Global Cancer Health Disparities, Current Challenges & Future Directions
Anticancer Research 38:  5551-5561 (2018)

Short-term outcomes of pulmonary embolism: A National Perspective.
Shah P, Arora S, Kumar V, Sharma S, Shah H, Tripathi B, Sharma P, Sharma R, Savani S, Qureshi M, Faruqi I.
Clinical Cardiology, doi: 10.1002/clc.23048

National Trends and Outcomes in Dialysis-Requiring Acute Kidney Injury in Heart Failure: 2002-2013.
Ashish Correa, MD *, Achint Patel, MD, MPH *, Kinsuk Chauhan, MD, MPH, Harshil Shah, MD, Aparna Saha, MD, Mihir Dave, MD, Priti Poojary, MD, Abhishek Mishra, MD, Narender Annapureddy, MD, MS, Shaman Dalal, MD, Ioannis Konstantinidis, MD, Renu Nimma, MD, Shiv Kumar Agarwal, MD, MPH, Lili Chan, MD, Girish Nadkarni, MD, MPH, CPH†, Sean Pinney, MD†
Journal of Cardiac Failure. 2018 May 3. doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2018.05.001

Effects of New Oral Anticoagulant Agents in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome
by Dr. Safi Khan in Science Trends, April 2, 2018.

Serotonin Syndrome Presenting with Concomitant Tramadol and Diphehydramine Use: A Case Report of an Unlikely Side Effect
Salman Khan, MD; Osama Ismail, MD; Arqam Salam, MD; Tsu Yang, MD; Muhammad Asif, MD; Kim Norville, MD. Cureus Journal of Medical Science. April 2018. PMID pending
An editorial in the European Heart Journal, “The search for cardiovascular benefit from treating obstructive sleep apnoea with CPAP therapy” by Martin R. Cowie, Angela M. Gallagher and Anita K. Simonds refers to Dr. Safi Khan, et al, publication of “A meta-analysis of continuous positive airway pressure therapy in prevention of cardiovascular events in patients with obstructive sleep apnea” doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehx597.

Meta-Analysis of Antithrombotic Therapy in Atrial Fibrillation After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.
Khan SU, Khan MU, Ghani AR, Lone AN, Arshad A, Kaluski E.
Am J Cardiol. 2018 Feb 14. pii: S0002-9149(18)30178-4. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2018.01.036. PMID:29548674

Arteriotomy site complication during transcatheter aortic valve replacement: Ipsilateral wire protection and bailout.
Kaluski E, Khan SU, Sattur S, Sporn D, Rogers G, Reitknecht F.
Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2018 Feb 9. pii: S1553-8389(18)30054-X. doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2018.02.004. PMID:29519730

Meta-Analysis of the Safety and Efficacy of the Oral Anticoagulant Agents (Apixaban, Rivaroxaban, Dabigatran) in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome.
Khan SU, Arshad A, Riaz IB, Talluri S, Nasir F, Kaluski E.
Am J Cardiol. 2018 Feb 1;121(3):301-307. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2017.10.035. Epub 2017 Oct 31. Review. PMID: 29195825

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Versus Surgery in Left Main Stenosis-A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review of Randomised Controlled Trials.
Khan SU, Rahman H, Arshad A, Khan MU, Lekkala M, Yang T, Mishra A, Kaluski E.
Heart Lung Circ. 2018 Feb;27(2):138-146. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2017.08.008. Epub 2017 Aug 25. Review.
PMID: 28923395

The Concomitant Use of Atorvastatin and Amlodipine Leading to Rhabdomyolysis.
Khan S, Khan I, Novak M, Regmi A, Difilippo W.
Cureus. 2018 Jan 3;10(1):e2020. doi: 10.7759/cureus.2020 PMID:29531873

A Bayesian network meta-analysis of PCSK9 inhibitors, statins and ezetimibe with or without statins for cardiovascular outcomes.
Khan SU, Talluri S, Riaz H, Rahman H, Nasir F, Bin Riaz I, Sattur S, Ahmed H, Kaluski E, Krasuski R.
Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2018 Jan 1:2047487318766612. doi: 10.1177/2047487318766612. PMID:29569492

Transcatheter vs surgical aortic-valve replacement in low- to intermediate-surgical-risk candidates: A meta-analysis and systematic review.
Khan SU, Lone AN, Saleem MA, Kaluski E.
Clin Cardiol. 2017 Nov;40(11):974-981. doi: 10.1002/clc.22807. Epub 2017 Nov 23. Review.
PMID: 29168984

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Presentations at National and Regional Conferences

Poster Presentations at the CHEST (American College of Chest Physicians) Annual Meeting 2020 – A Virtual Event October 18 – 21, 2020.

• Presenter(s):  Shobha Mandal MD, Muhammad H. Bashir MBBS, Mary Grace Bethala MD, Apurwa Karki MD.  “Mystery of Cardiac Amyloidosis Solved by Transbronchial Biopsy of Lung.”
• Presenter(s):  Shobha Mandal MD, Salman Khan MD, Mary Grace Bethala MD, Apurwa Karki MD.  “Independent Peritoneal Cancer, Nearly Missed as a Metastasis from Lung Cancer.”
• Presenter(s):  Shobha Mandal MD, Joyson Poulose MD, Layla A. Sulaiman, Vineela Kasireddy MD.  “Pembrolizumab Induced Hyperprogression in Patient with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.”
• Presenter(s):  Shobha Mandal MD, Rajendra P. Shah MBBS, Salman Khan MD, Apurwa Karki MD.

Poster Presentation at the IHACO 8th Annual Hematology Oncology Conference Organized by the Binaytara Foundation – A Virtual Event. October 2020.

• Presenter(s): Shobha Mandal MD, Najma Nawaz MD, Joyson Poulose MD, Vineela Kasireddy MD  “An Unusual Case of Aplastic Anemia.”

Poster Presentation at the American Neurological Association 2020, Virtual Event October 4 – 9, 2020

• Presenter(s):  Shobha Mandal, MD, Mary Grace Bethala, Philip Lowry, MD. “Primary Lumbar Spinal Epidural B Lymphoblastic Lymphoma Initially Misdiagnosed as Chronic Back Pain.”

Poster accepted for American Thoracic Society (ATS) 2020, May 15-20, 2020 in Philadelphia, PA

• Presenter: Khan S, Aziz M, Khan I, Siddiqui F. Rehman M, Karki A.  The Black Market, A Vaping Induced Lung Injury

Poster Presentation at the 14th North American Young Rheumatology Investigator Forum (NYRIF) as part of the Clinical Congress of Rheumatology (CCR) in Destin, FL September 2020

• Presenter(s):  Sushmita Khadha, MD; Vineela Kasireddy, MD “An Unusual Cause of Recurrent Neutropenic Fever”.

Poster Presentation at the Digestive Disease Week 2020 in Chicago, IL  May 2020

• Presenter(s):  Gondal, Amlish; Farooq, Umer; Khanal, Pushpa; Dahal, Binita; Bakhat Khush; Kolade, Victor. “The Emerging Role of Frailty as a Prognostic Model in End Stage Liver Disease:  A Systematic Review.”
  *Conference cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Poster Presentation at the Endocrine Society ENDO 2020 in San Francisco, CA March 2020

• Presenter(s):  Shobha Mandal MD, Ravi Ranjan Pradhan MD, Mariam Avetisova MD, Barbara Mols Kowalczewski MD.“Atypical Presentation of Myocardial Infarction in a Young Patient with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome.”
  *Conference cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Poster Presentations at the 69th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology Together with World Congress of Cardiology in Chicago, IL March 2020

• Presenter(s): Rehman M, Omer A, McClintic B, Rosivalle J, Sharma S.  “A Unique RCA: An Anomalous Origin with a Course Between the Great Vessels.”
• Presenter(s): Rehman M, Omer A, Ronsivalle J, Sharma S.  “The Implications of an Anatomical Anomaly:  A Case of an Intracameral Right Coronary Artery (RCA).”
• Presenter(s): Rehman M, Omer A, Sharma S.  “Risk Considerations of Large Papillary Fibroelastomas:  A Case of Risk vs. Benefit in an Octogenerian.”
• Presenter(s):  Binita Dahal MD, Ashraf Eldabh, Saurabh Sharma MD, Sudhakar Sattur MD, Pramod Deshmukh MD “A Rare Case of Bronchial Varices Causing Hemoptysis as a Result of Pulmonary Vein Stenosis Following Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation”

Poster Presentations at the American Heart Association (AHA) 2019 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA  November 2019

• Presenter(s): Shah H, Solanki S, Patel A, Fong HK, Kaluski E.  “Burden of Arrhythmia in Patients with Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy (tcm) From the Nationwide Inpatient Sample:  2010-2015.”
• Presenter(s): Shah H, Solanki S, Patel A, Fong HK, Kaluski E. “Trends, Outcomes and Predictors of Utilization of Electrical Cardioversion in Patients Hospitalized for Atrial Fibrillation:  NIS Database 2005-2014.”

Poster Presentations at American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting in San Antonio, TX October 2019

• Presenter(s):  Rehman SU, Farooq U, Amin MK, Ahmed Z, Bakhat K, Riaz A, Gondal AB.  “Ustekinumab for Concomitant Crohn’s Disease and Psoriasis.”
• Presenter(s):  Ghimire S, Yang T, Shah H, Srivatana U.  “Primary Malignant Mesothelioma of Liver:  A Rare Liver Tumor”.   Dr. Ghimire also was awarded the Outstanding Poster Presenter Award for this poster.
• Presenter(s):  Ghimire S, Yang T, Shah H, Sarker A, Srivatana U.  “A Rare Case of Gastric Glomus Tumor.”

Poster Presentation at the Pennsylvania Medical Society House of Delegates Conference in Hershey, PA October 2019

• Presenter(s): Vrushali Pachpande, MD, Harshil Shah, MD, Radhika Bompalli, MD “Thinking ‘Gout” Side the Box.”

Poster Presentation at American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) 2019 Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA October 2019

• Presenter(s):  Pravash Dhakal, MD, Subash Ghimire, MD, Deepa Kuchelan, MD. “The Great Lactate Masquerader:  Ethylene Glycol Poisoning.”
• Presenter(s):  Salman Khan, MD, Kim Norville, MD, Faraz Siddiqui, MD, Apurwa Karki, MD.  “Latrogenic Hypercalcemia Induced Pancreatitis Following Treatment of Occult Calcium Channel Blockage.”

Poster Presentations at the National Lipid Association Scientific Sessions, Miami, FL May 16 – 19, 2019

• Rahman H, Khan SU, Talluri S, Asif M, Hammad T, Kaluski E.  “Meta-analysis of Effects of Trigyceride Modifiers on Cardiovascular Outcomes”.
• Rahman H, Hammad T, Kaluski E.  “Effects of Marine Omego-3 Fatty Acids on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patient with Ischemic Heart Disease: A Meta-analysis”.

Poster Presentation at the Alliance for Independent Academic Medical Centers National Initiative VI Meeting, Tuscon, AZ, March 29 – 30, 2019

• Khan S, Rehman M, Prabhu S, Kolade V, Pamula J, Davenport T, Fitzgerald L.  “Improving Well-Being and Work Life Balance of Residents”.

Poster Presentation at the Endocrine Society ENDO 2019 Conference, New Orleans, LA March 23-26, 2019

• Presenter(s): Subash Ghimire, MD, Swapna Talluri, MD, Eric Macapinlac, MD, “Nocardia farcinia Adrenal Abscess Mimicking Adrenal Adenoma”.

Poster Presentation at the 2019 ACGME Annual Educational Conference, Orlando, FL  March 7 – 10, 2019

• Salman Khan, MD, Mahin Rehman, DO, Sheela Prabhu, MD, Victor Kolade, MD, John Pamula, MD, Tamara Davenport, Laura Fitzgerald.  “Multipronged Strategies to Improve Wellbeing and Worklife Balance of Residents”.

Poster Presentation at Hospital Medicine 2019 in National Harbor, MD March 2019

• Presenter(s):  Khan, I., Thompson, E., Khan, Salman., Chukwuemeka, O.  “You Don’t Want Stress as Your Enemy!  A Case of Anti-NMDA Encephalitis Triggered by Emotional Stress”.

Poster Presentation at the 2019 AAMC Organization of Resident Representatives (ORR) and Group on Resident Affairs (GRA) Spring Meeting in Portland, Oregon April 2019.

• Presenter(s):  Salman Khan, MD; Victor Kolade, MD; Sheela Prabhu, MD; Mahin Rehman, DO; John Pamula, MD; Tamara Davenport.  “Promote Well-Being Among Internal Medicine Residents in a Rural Community Academic Setting”.

Poster Presentations at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2019 Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA March 2019.

• Presenter(s):  Shah H, Dave M. Fong HK, Khan S, Motwani R, Patel A, Khan MS, Kaluski E. “Burden of Arrhythmia in Septic Patients from Nationwide Inpatient Sample:  2005 – 2014.
• Presenter(s):  Shah H, Dave M, Patel A, Khan S, Fong HK, Motwani R, Mandal S, Sadolikar A, Kaluski E. “Trends of Coronary Artery Disease in Kawasaki Disease in Patients Younger than 18 Years Old from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample:  2005 – 2014. 

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Presentations at National and Regional Conferences

Activity Description: Endo 2022
Presenter(s): Jagan, S, Manas,
National presentation: Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia vs Hyperparathyroidism - A Diagnostic Dilemma
Meeting Sponsor: Endocrine Society
Date: 6/11/2022
Activity Description: Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome, Type 1: A Rare Condition Manifested by Multiple Endocrine and Non-Endocrine Disorders
Presenter(s): Manas, FNU
National presentation: Endo 2022
Meeting Sponsor: Endocrine Society
Date: 6/11/2022

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Internal Medicine presentations at Stanley Conklin Research Day 2022

Research Posters

3rd place Dr. Sneha Singh, Dr. Manas

A Glimpse into the inpatient setting through the SDOH lens

Dr. Balkishan Malviya, Dr. Tanya Gupta, Dr. John Pamula, Dr. Victor Kolade

Quality Improvement Projects

1st Place Shista Priyadarshini, MD	Are You Due for Lung Cancer Screening?	Suchetha Jagan MD, John Pamula MD
2nd Place Dr. Manas	Multidisciplinary Approach: Key to Improvement in Diabetic Bundle Compliance	Dr. Jaiswal, Dr. Pamula
3rd Place Dr. Tanya Gupta	Improving Osteoporosis Screening Rates in IM clinic	Noor Fatima, MD, John Pamula, MD

Medical Student QI/Research Posters

1st place Briana Sylvester, Giovanni Baiamonte, Jonathan Pou, Zoya Rahman,

Quality Improvement: Medication Reconciliation in the Emergency Department

John Pamula MD

Research Day -- Oral Presentations

• Internal Medicine Manas, MD and Sneha Singh, MD A Glimpse into the inpatient setting through the SDOH lens. Dr. Balkishan Malviya, Dr. Sneha Singh, Dr. Manas, Dr. Tanya Gupta, Dr. John Pamula, Dr. Victor Kolade  

• Internal Medicine, Amlish Gondal, MD Age-stratified Outcomes of Urgent Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography for Acute Cholangitis. Authors: Amlish Gondal, MD; Umer Farooq, MD; Victor Kolade, MD; Zahid Ijaz, MD, Jogeet Singh, MD; Sultan Mehmood, MD

• Sushmita Khadka, MD, National Inpatient Sample Disparities in outcomes of hospitalization due to Mulitple Myeloma- A Nationwide comparison Authors: Sushmita Khadka MD, S. Solanki., Balaji, S., Mullangi, S., Kaur, J., Kasianchyk, M., Chowdhury, H., Lal, D., Patel, I., & LekKala, M.R

Research Posters

MD Lawrence Sampson MD Burt Cagir MD, Joseph Ronsivalle MD

Internal Medicine

• A Glimpse into the inpatient setting through the SDOH lens

Dr. Balkishan Malviya, Dr. Sneha Singh, Dr. Manas, Dr. Tanya Gupta, Dr. John Pamula, Dr. Victor Kolade

QI Projects (18)

• Shista Priyadarshini MD, Suchetha Jagan MD, John Pamula MD. Are You Due for Lung Cancer Screening?

• Premjeet Dhillon MD, Sohaib Shabih MD, John Pamula MD. QI to improve compliance of PDMP review and Medication Agreement contract among IM residents.

• Tanya Gupta, MD, Noor Fatima, MD, John Pamula, MD. Improving Osteoporosis Screening Rates in IM clinic. 

• Junfei Hu MD, Muhammad Aleem MD, John Pamula MD. Reduce Unnecessary Blood Draw in Inpatient Setting.

• Miji Kim MD, Nadiya Dukhnych MD, Shoba Mandal MD, John Pamula MD. Education to the residents and systemic improvements in Epic facilitated goals of care discussion in Internal Medicine Clinic. 

• Balkishan Malviya MD, Bikal Lamichhane MD, John Pamula, MD. Path Towards Good Sleep 

• Manas MD, Pooja Jaiswal MD, John Pamula MD. Multidisciplinary Approach: Key to Improvement in Diabetic Bundle Compliance.

• Sudhir Pasham MD, Ghanashyam Bhatta MD, John Pamula, M.D. Quiet Night – Improving Sleep in In-patients

• Sanjay Paudel MD, Shashank Battarai MD, John Pamula MD, Is Your Patient’s BP Under Control?

• Sravan Ponnekanti MD, Rabin Adhikari MD, John Pamula MD. Understanding our patients- can we do better?- Screening SDOH.

• Oneeb Sanaullah MD, Muhammad Aslam Khan MD, Anam Aqeel MD, Taimoor Haider MD, John Pamula MD. Improving In-hospital and Post-discharge Patient Experience  

• Sneha Singh MD, Charu Bajracharya MD, John Pamula MD. A Step Towards Mission Slimpossible

Case Reports (18)

1. Rabin Adhikari MD, Shista Priyadarshini MD, Sarmad Aleem MD, Vrushali Pachpande MD, Subash Ghimire MD. Late breast cancer recurrence with bone marrow metastasis
2. Muhammad Sarmad Aleem, MD, Bikal Lamicchane, MD, Subash Ghimire, MD. Post Colonoscopy Splenic Injury: a Rare Complication
3. Charu Darshan Bajracharya MD, Pooja Jaisawal MD, Suchetha Jagan MD, Sravan Ponnekanti MD, Leonard Walsh MD, Violeta Zeykan MD. Rare Case of Gastric Cancer Metastatic to the Colon
4. Ghanshyam Bhatta MD, Tejaswini Maganti MD, Subash Ghimire MD, Gerald Shovlin MD. Hydralazine-induced antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis
5. Shashank Bhattarai MD, Tejaswini Maganti MD, Violeta Zeykan MD, Jackie Clowes MD. Pantoprazole-rare cause of systemic drug-induced lupus
6. Nadiya Dukhnych, MD, Violeta Zeykan, MD. Axillary lymphadenopathy as the only site for late recurrence of breast cancer
7. Noor e Fatima MD, Asaad Mansur MD, Siddiqui Faraz MD. Candida Pericarditis in the Setting of Prior Esophagogastrostomy for Recurrent Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
8. Suchetha Jagan MD, Shobha Mandal MD, Violeta Zeykan MD, Typhlitis as a Complication of Platinum-based Chemotherapy for Triple Negative Breast Cancer
9. Pooja Jaisawal MD, Suchetha Jagan MD, Charu Bajracharya MD, Sravan Ponnekanti MD, Leonard Walsh MD, Violeta Zeykan MD. A Rare Case of Mirizzi Syndrome
10. Muhammad Aslam Khan MD, Taimor Haider MD, Amber Khan MD, Vrushali Rajaram Pachpande MD, A Rare Case of Elderberry Induced Acute Pancreatitis
11. Bikal Lamichhane MD, Taimoor Haider MD, Pamula John MD. Culture negative endocarditis with multi-focal spread
12. Sohaib Shabih MD, Jagdesh Kumar MD and Violeta Zeykan, MD. A case of advanced cervical cancer presenting as acute hypoxic respiratory failure

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Internal Medicine presentations at Stanley Conklin Research day 2021

The annual Stanley Conklin Research Day was held virtually on April 23, 2021.  Participants included all training programs residents, fellows, and medical students.  Congratulations to the Internal Medicine residents and faculty presenting their work at this annual event!

Research Studies

Presenter	Title		Authors:
Nirajan Adhikari MD 2nd Place oral presentation	Improving Value (Low cost, Optimal Clinical Outcome, Patient Satisfaction) in a Skilled Nursing Facility		Alicia Harbison DO, Joseph Mwesige MD, Les Kirchner PhD
Sushmita Khadka MD 3rd Place oral presentation	Patient Understanding of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Status		Kriti Suwal MD, Nirajan Adhikari MD, Chandrakala Dadeboyina MD, Litty Thomas MD, Sri Senapathi MD, James Walsh MD
Shobha Mandal MD Oral presenter and research poster	A Retrospective SEER Data Review of Merkel Cell Carcinoma: An Update on Incidence, Survival Outcomes and Association with Second Malignancies		Sri Senapathi MD; Seungwoo Chai MD, Joyson Poulose MD
Seungwoo Chai MD 1st place research poster	Exploring the quality of internal medicine resident ambulatory patient care: a feasibility study of the patient-doctor relationship		Victor Kolade MD
Shobha Mandal MD Research poster		Aberrant finding of hypoglycemia in adrenocortical carcinoma: A systematic review	Shobha Mandal MD, Rahul Thakur, Roshan Subedi, Barun Ray,  Anish Shah, Biplov Adhikari, Barbara Mols- Kowalczewski MD

Quality Improvement Projects

Shobha Mandal MD  1st Place QI Poster	Improving Awareness for Colorectal Cancer Screening in Internal Medicine Resident Clinic	Shista Priyadarshini, MD, Sushmita Khadka MD, John Pamula MD
Anam Aqeel MD 2nd Place QI Poster	Improving Patient Satisfaction of Resident Run Services in Inpatient Settings	Oneeb Sanaullah MD, John Pamula MD
Muhammad Anwar MD	Improving Screening Rates for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm	Sanjay Paudel MD, John Pamula MD
Amlish Gondal MD	Compliance with large bore peripheral access and transfusion thresholds in non-variceal upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage	Saravan Ponnekanti MD, John Pamula MD
Taimoor Haider MD	Reduce telemetry use in non-intensive care patients on internal medicine service	Premjeet Dhillon MD, John Pamula MD
Nasir Hameed MD	Optimal use of ACE/ARBs in CKD patients in IM clinic of RPH	Balkishan Malviya MD, John Pamula MD
Sushmita Khadka MD	Smoking cessation in cancer patients. Can we do better?	Sneha Singh MD, Shobha Mandal MD, Vineela Kasireddy MD, John Pamula MD
Pushpa Khanal MD	Reducing the number of unnecessary MRI orders in inpatient setting	Balkishan Malviya MD, John Pamula MD
Jagdesh Kumar MD	Inappropriate use of Intravenous fluids in Inpatient Setting	Junfei Hu MD, John Pamula MD
David Lucero MD	Reducing Inappropriate Use of Oxygen in the Inpatient Setting	Tanya Gupta MD, John Pamula MD
Tegaswini Maganti MD	An interdisciplinary approach to improve transitional care management visit completion rate in internal medicine resident and faculty clinic	Sudhir Pasham MD, Victor Kolade MD, John Pamula MD, Sheela Prabhu MD
Najma Nawaz MD	Preventing Delirium in Elderly Hospitalized Patients by Non-pharmacologic measures at Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital	John Pamula, MD
Manisha Raikar MD	A multi-disciplinary care team model to improve diabetic bundle compliance	Manas MD, John Pamula MD, Victor Kolade MD, Sheela Prabhu MD

Case Reports

Sudhir Pasham MD 1st Place Case Report	Sumatriptan induced Ischemic Colitis	Shri Jai Kirshan Ravi MD;  Sravan Ponnekanti MD; Nirajan Adhikari MD; Balkishan Malviya MD; Zeykan Violeta MD
Premjeet Dhillon MD	Hyperkalemia and Hypertension, Mystery Unraveled!	Litty Thomas MD, Asad Shafiq MD, Violeta Zeykan MD
Tanya Gupta MD	A Rare Presentation of Medulloblastoma in an Adult Female Patient	Shobha Mandal MD, Joyson Poulose MD
Junfei Hu MD	Half-dose anticoagulation for venous thromboembolism and phlegmasia cerulea dolens in a patient with recurrent subdural hematoma: a case report and literature review	Kelley Chan, Nirajan Adhikari MD, Amber Khan MD
Miji Kim MD	Thrombus in transit: to loose or to lyse?	Shista Priyadarshini MD, Vrushali Pachpande MD, and Violeta Zeykan MD
Balkishan Malviya MD	Nivolumab Induced Late Onset Bullous Pemphigoid	Ahmad Alzoubi DO, Joyson Poulose MD
Manas MD	Aortoenteric Fistula: A rare but life threatening complication of aortic aneurysm repair	Sneha Singh MD, Ukorn Srivatana MD, Leonard Walsh MD
Shobha Mandal MD	A Case Report on Extensive Arterial Thrombosis as a Complication of COVID 19 Infection	Sumit Gami MBBS, Sushmita Khadka MD, Subash Ghimire MD
Sanjay Paudel MD	A rare cause of cyanosis and hypoxemia due to congenital methemoglobinemia	Nirajan Adhikari MD, Shobha Mandal MD, Violeta Zeykan MD, Panit Srivatana, MD
Sravan Ponnekanti MD	Be aware of SAPHO-unusual cause of joint pain in elderly	Natesh Yepuri MD, Sudheer Pasham MD, Violeta Zeykan MD
Shista Priyadarshini MD	Dumping the Diarrhea: immunotherapy gone rogue	Miji Kim MD, Shobha Mandal MD, Vineela Kasireddy MD
Oneeb Sanaullah MD	Pleural plasmacytoma, a rare manifestation of extramedullary plasmacytoma in a patient presenting with shortness of breath and left sided pleural effusion.	Sneha  Singh MD, Shoba Mandal MD, Rahul Gosain MD
Sneha Singh MD	Rhino-oculo-cerebral mucor mycosis: A rare life-threatening complication of uncontrolled diabetes	Litty Thomas MD, Sushmita Khadka MD, Alexis Oropallo DO, Meenakshisundaram Rajamurugan MD, Manas MD, Lee Ann Baggott MD

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2020 Stanley Conklin Research Day

The annual Stanley Conklin Research Day was held virtually on April 24, 2020.  Participants included all training programs residents, fellows, and medical students.  Congratulations to the Internal Medicine residents and faculty presenting their work at this annual event!

Oral Presentations of Original Research
Amlish Gondal, MD	The Impact of Frailty on Mortality and Flare Frequency in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease	Swapna Talluri, MD; Subhash Ghimire, MD
Pravash Dhakal, MD	Improving communication, documentation and medicolegal awareness among residents using didactic and interactive seminars	Subhash Ghimire, MD, John Pamula, MD
Poster Presentations
Amlish Gondal, MD	Ustekinumab Appears to be Effective in the Treatment of Patients with a Concurrent Diagnosis of Crohn's Disease and Psoriasis	Farooqu U, Amin MK, Ahmed Z, Bakhat K, Riaz A, Kolade V
Anam Aqeel, MD	A Rare Case of Clear Cell Cholangiocarcinoma	Violeta Zeykan, MD
Chandrakala Dadeboyina, MD	Mucosa Associated Lymphoid Tissue (MALT) Lymphoma of Bladder, an extremely rare presentation of extra nodal lymphoma	Joyson Poulose, Salman Khan, Pushpa Khanal, Ashit Sarker
Sushmita Khadka, MD	An Unusual Cause of Recurrent Neutropenic Fever	Vineela Kasireddy, MD
Pushpa Khanal, MD	Rare Case of Necrotizing Fasciitis caused by Aeromonas Hydrophila in an Immunocompetent Patient	Ashish Regmi, MD,
David Lucero, MD	A Critical Case of Critical Illness Polyneuropathy	Kim Norville, MD, Deepa Kuchelan, MD, Mahin Rehman, DO, Salman Khan, MD, Mohammed Aziz, MD
Tejaswini Maganti, MD	A case of Infective Endocarditis Causing Coronary Embolism and ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction	Binita Dahal, MD, Michael Sonnier, MD, Michael Bianco, MD, Najeeb Rehman, MD
Shobha Mandal, MD	Atypical Presentation of Myocardial Infraction in a Young Patient with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)	Ravi Ranjan Pradhan, MD, Mariam Avetisova, MD, Barbara Mols-Kowalczewski, MD
Najma Nawaz, MD	Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis as Rare Presentation of Monoclonal Gammopathy of Renal Significance	Jagmeet Singh, MD
Manisha Raikar, MD	Streptococcal pericarditis causing tamponade
Mahin Rehman, DO	Risk Considerations of Large Papillary Fibroelastomas: A Case of Risk vs. Benefit in an Octogenarian	Abdel Rahman Over, MD, Saurabh Sharma, MD, FACC
Quality Improvement Posters
Mahin Rehman, DO	Improving Awareness of the Opioid Crisis at Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital	John Pamula, MD
Nirajan Adhikari, MD	Novel Attempt to Reduce Readmission for Heart Failure	John Pamula, MD
Ahmad Alzoubi, DO	Quality Improvement: Improving Diabetes Bundle Compliance in the Internal Medicine Residency Clinic	Sushmita Khadka, MD, John Pamula, MD
Chandrakala Dadeboyina, MD	Improvement in the perceptions and barriers about goals of care discussion among internal medicine residents	Osama Ismail, MD, John Pamula, MD, Patricia Fogelman, DNP
Aisha Abdul Khaliq, MD	Improving Depression Screening Follow Up- A Quality Improvement Project	Manisha Raikar, MD, John Pamula, MD
Pravash Dhakal, MD	Improving Resident Documentation of Medication Reconciliation at Hospital Admission Utilizing the EMR	Tejaswini Maganti, MD, John Pamula, MD
Kriti Suwal, MD	Improving Health Knowledge in Diabetic Patients in IM Clinic	Amlish Gondal, MD, John Pamula, MD, Victor Kolade, MD
Litty Thomas, MD	Improving Patient Satisfaction in the In-Patient Setting	Pushpa Khanal, MD, John Pamula, MD