Internal Medicine Residency Program Research

Publications

Publications and Presentations Academic Year 2025 (July ‘24-June ‘25)

Internal Medicine Publications

Green Endoscopy: A Review of Global Perspectives on Environmental Sustainability of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Rao A, Sultany A, Gondal A, Chakinala RC, Bharadwaj HR, Chandan S, Ali H, Malik S, Alsakarneh S, Dahiya DS.J Clin Med. 2025 Jun 3;14(11):3936. doi: 10.3390/jcm14113936.PMID: 40507697 Free

The prognostic value of neutrophil to leucocyte ratio in risk stratification and outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacement: a systematic review. JACC. 2025 Apr, 85 (12_Supplement) 891. Vagisha Sharma, Harendra Kumar, Prima Wulandari, Akriti Agarwal, Adishwar Rao, Anubhuti Sharma, and Saurabh Sharma

Perioperative outcomes of atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement: a national inpatient sample study.

Rao A, Agrawal A, Neppala S, Bhatia H, Singla A, Osei A, Fabian D, Syed F, Sharma S. Int J Cardiol Heart Vasc. 2025 May 1;59:101688. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcha.2025.101688. eCollection 2025 Aug.PMID: 40386036 

Survival Outcomes in Stage IV Small Bowel Neuroendocrine Tumor Patients Undergoing Loco-Regional Surgery: An Experience From a Pakistani Cancer Center.

Tayyab Z, Ahmad T, Zubair M, Hussain S, Javed T, Khalid A, Baig HM, Chaudhry NF, Nasir TB, Tara N.Cureus. 2025 Mar 26;17(3):e81259. doi: 10.7759/cureus.81259. eCollection 2025 Mar.PMID: 40291327 

Biomarkers for the detection of circulating tumor cells.

Gostomczyk K, Drozd M, Marsool Marsool MD, Pandey A, Tugas K, Chacon J, Tayyab H, Ullah A, Borowczak J, Szylberg Ł.Exp Cell Res. 2025 May 1;448(1):114555. doi: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2025.114555. Epub 2025 Apr 12.PMID: 40228709  Review.

Therapeutic Levels of Acetaminophen Causing AKI: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Tayyab H, Dhondapati L, Ullah A, Marsool MDM, Jagmeet S, Ahmed KAHM.Clin Case Rep. 2025 Jan 22;13(1):e70138. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.70138. eCollection 2025 Jan.PMID: 39844888

Right Ventricular Myocardial Infarction: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Therapeutic Approaches.

Patel M, Maheta D, Agrawal S, Bhatia H, Frishman WH, Aronow WS.Cardiol Rev. 2025 Jan 30. doi: 10.1097/CRD.0000000000000859. Online ahead of print.PMID: 39883856

Predictors for spontaneous pleurodesis in patients with indwelling pleural catheters for malignant pleural effusion: a safety net hospital experience.

Farooq S, Armin S, Killingsworth JE, Agrawal A, Rao A, Estrada-Y-Martin RM, Cherian SV.Ther Adv Respir Dis. 2025 Jan-Dec;19:17534666251318844. doi: 10.1177/17534666251318844.PMID: 39957486

Platelet levels before and after iron replacement therapy in patients with iron deficiency anemia.

Talamo G, Oyeleye O, Paudel A, Tayyab H, Khan M, Meseeha MG, Bhatta G. Hematology. 2025 Dec;30(1):2458358. doi: 10.1080/16078454.2025.2458358. Epub 2025 Feb 7.PMID: 39918288

 

Utilization of Palliative Care in Cardiogenic Shock Patients: A Retrospective Analysis of the National Inpatient Sample Database, 2020.

Agrawal A, Rao A, Gupta I, Kumar D, Garg S, Shrivastava A, Garyali A, Dontaraju A, Gannamaneni A, Panjala R, Yeruva S, Armin S, Young A, Grouls A.J Palliat Med. 2025 Jan 9. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2024.0116. Online ahead of print.PMID: 39786385

 

Sex-Based Disparities in Treatment and Healthcare Utilization in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Shah YR, Sebastian SA, Dahiya DS, Gangwani MK, Satiya J, Rao A, Mansour R, Ali H, Al Ta'ani O, Inamdar S, Ali MA, Alomari M.J Clin Med. 2024 Dec 11;13(24):7534. doi: 10.3390/jcm13247534.PMID: 39768465. Review.

 

Use of large language models as artificial intelligence tools in academic research and publishing among global clinical researchers.

Mishra T, Sutanto E, Rossanti R, Pant N, Ashraf A, Raut A, Uwabareze G, Oluwatomiwa A, Zeeshan B.Sci Rep. 2024 Dec 30;14(1):31672. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-81370-6.PMID: 39738210 

 

Lipoprotein Lipase Deficiency.

Balasubramanian S, Aggarwal P, Sharma S.2024 Dec 10. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 Jan–.PMID: 32809630 

 

Breathless Struggle: Unraveling The Interplay Between DKA And Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Journal of the Endocrine Society, Volume 8, Issue Supplement_1, October-November 2024, bvae163.688, https://doi.org/10.1210/jendso/bvae163.688

Sundas Zahra, Rashmi Subramani, Mubashir Abbas, Khwaja Yusuf Hasan, F N U Manas, Charu Bajracharya

 

Remimazolam for sedation in gastrointestinal endoscopy: A comprehensive review.

Dahiya DS, Kumar G, Parsa S, Gangwani MK, Ali H, Sohail AH, Alsakarneh S, Hayat U, Malik S, Shah YR, Pinnam BSM, Singh S, Mohamed I, Rao A, Chandan S, Al-Haddad M.World J Gastrointest Endosc. 2024 Jul 16;16(7):385-395. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v16.i7.385.PMID: 39072252 Review.

 

Internal Medicine Presentations

American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE) Conference May 25-27, 2025 Orlando Florida

  • Rhabdomyolysis: A Rare Manifestation of Hypothyroid Myopathy. Harshita Ramesh, Vivel Kothari, Sahzene Yavuz
  • A Case of Puzzling Diagnosis: Severe Hypothyroidism Manifesting as Laryngeal Edema. Harshita Ramesh, Asnia Kauser, Vivek Kothari, Sahzene Yavuz
  • Endocrine Disturbances in Neuro-sarcoidosis: A Case Report. H.M Ramesh, H. Tayyab, FNU Manas, J. Pamula

American Thoracic Society (ATS)International Conference May 18-21, 2025, San Francisco CA

  • Stercoral Colitis Induced Colon Ischemia Complicated by Septic Shock and Respiratory Failure. Mahathi Kunduru, MD, Abdullah Sultany, MD, Adam W. Breslin, MD.
  • Malignant Pericardial Effusion Leading to Cardiac Temponade. Maheen Anwar MD, Hamnah Tayyab MD, Bikal Lamichhane MD , Muhammad Aleem MD
  • Falsely Elevated Serum Lactate in Patients Receiving Ringer’s Lactate; A Case Series. Ayesha Anwar, MD; Orest Koynk, MD; Asna Aafreen, MD; Shital Oli, MD; Apurwa Karki, MD
  • Anaphylactic Shock Causing Myocarditis- A Rare Case. Ayesha Anwar, MD; Orest Konyk, MD; Asna Aafreen, MD, KY Hassan, MD, Jocelyn McCullough, MD; Faraz Siddiqui, MD
  • Spontaneous Hemothorax as a Complication of Apixaban Treatment. H. Tayyab, M. Anwar, F. Anubhuti, A. Ulla, M.S. Alleem

Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI), May 1, 2025, Washington DC

  • Breaking Barriers in CTO Management: A Meta-Analytical Evaluation of Rotational Atherectomy Versus Non-Rotational Atherectomy PCI. Anubhuti Sharma, MD, Arundhati Sharma, Simranpreet Singh Daid, MBBS , Saurabh Sharma, MD
  • COMPARATIVE RISK OF ISCHEMIC AND BLEEDING EVENTS IN DIABETIC VS. NON-DIABETIC PATIENTS ON TICAGRELOR MONOTHERAPY POST-PCI: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS. Hitesh Bhatia, MD, Muhammad A Khan, Rakendu J Rajendran, MD, Prima Wulandari, MD, MMSc, Adishwar Rao, MD, Priyanshu Nain, MD, Siddharth P Agrawal, MD, Fnu Parul and Saurabh Sharma, MD, FACC.  
  • IMPACT OF DAY OF ADMISSION ON MORTALITY AND OTHER OUTCOMES IN SINGLE AND MULTIVESSEL PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION: A NATIONWIDE ANALYSIS.
    Vagisha Sharma MD, Prima Wulandari MD, Harendra Kumar MD, Akriti Agrawal MD, Adishwar Rao MD, Victor Kolade MD, Saurabh Sharma MD

Society of Critical Care Medicine’s (SCCM) 2025 Critical Care Congress, Feb 23-25, Orlando FL. Research Snapshot Presentations:

  • Moving the Mechanically Ventilated: Early Progressive Mobility in ICU. Ayesha Anwar MD
  • A Newly Diagnosed Case of Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome in a 60-Year-Old. Ayesha Anwar MD
  • Evaluating Inhaler Technique and Educational Intervention Impact: A QI Project in Nursing Homes. Ayesha Anwar MD

The American College of Cardiology® ACC.25 March 29-31, 2025 Chicago IL.

  • The prognostic value of neutrophil to leucocyte ratio in risk stratification and outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacement: a systematic review. Vagisha Sharma, Harendra Kumar, Prima Wulandari, Akriti Agarwal, Adishwar Rao, Anubhuti Sharma, and Saurabh Sharma
  • PATIENT SHOCKED BY WEIGHT LOSS: A CASE OF INAPPROPRIATE IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR FIRING. Vagisha Sharma, Akshay Parag Raut, Anubhuti Sharma, Muhammad Sarmad Aleem
  • Early Repolarization Syndrome: A case of Sudden Cardiac Arrest in a 19-year-old during a soccer game. Asna Aafreen MD, Khwaja Yousuf Hasan MD, Breslin Adam, MD
  • THE IMPACT OF FINERENONE ON CARDIOVASCULAR MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY IN HEART FAILURE: A META-ANALYSIS OF RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS. Hitesh Bhatia MD, Saurabh Sharma, MD
  • Trends in Direct Oral Anticoagulants Use for Outpatient Management of Atrial Fibrillation in the United States: Five-Year Analyses of the National Ambulatory Care Survey. Prima Wulandari MD, Hitesh Bhatia MD, Akriti Agrawal MD, Adishwar Rao MD, Vagisha Sharma MD, Saurabh Sharma MD
  • The United States Nationwide Analysis of In-Hospital Cerebrovascular Accidents in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and Malignancy. Prima Wulandari MD, Hitesh Bhatia MD, Akriti Agrawal MD, Adishwar Rao MD, Vagisha Sharma MD, Saurabh Sharma MD
  • Racial Disparities in Utilization and In-hospital Outcomes of Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure in Atrial Fibrillation Patients in the United States. Prima Wulandari MD, Hitesh Bhatia MD, Akriti Agrawal MD, Adishwar Rao MD, Vagisha Sharma MD, Saurabh Sharma MD
  • Association of Frailty with Outcomes after Coronary Artery Revascularization. Sriharsha Karnakoti, Saurabh Sharma, Adishwar Kandlakaunta, Snigdha Rao, Akriti Agarwal, Hitesh Bhatia, Rahul Anand, Akshay Raut, Sri Harsha Patlolla

Cardiovascular Research Technologies (CRT) 2025, Washington DC March 20, 2025

  • Late Breaking Clinical Trial: Oral Presentation - FACT- PCI : A Randomized Control Trial of Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention who Receive Ticagrelor and Fentanyl. Asna Aafreen, MD, Adishwar Rao, MD, Anthony Bruno, Vanessa Veretelnikov, Edu Kaluski, MD; Daniel Sporn, MD, Sudhakar Sattur, MD                                                 

American Heart Association® (AHA) Scientific Session conference on November 16, 2024 in Chicago, IL.

  • Catheter Ablation Outperforms Medical Therapy in Management of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Anubhuti Sharma, Arundhati Sharma, Simranpreet Singh Daid, Isha Senthil Velmurugan, Laxmi Priya seelam, Saurav Aryal, Urja Sanghvi, Sahitya  Dantuluri, Saif Syed, Binay Panjiyar
  • Bivalirudin Reduces Major Bleeding and Cardiovascular Mortality in MI Patients Undergoing PCI Compared to Unfractionated Heparin. Arundhati Sharma, Anubhuti Sharma, Simranpreet Singh Daid, Urja Sanghvi, Sahitya Dantuluri, Saif Syed, Isha Senthil Velmurugan, Laxmi Priya Seelam, Saurav Aryal,  Binay Panjiyar
  • RACIAL DISPARITIES IN AGE-ADJUSTED SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH RATES IN THE UNITED STATES: INSIGHTS FROM CDC-WONDER DATABASE, 1999-2020. Hitesh Bhatia, MD, Adishwar Rao, MD, Muhammad Khan, MD, Akriti Agrawal, MD, Siddharth P. Agrawal, MD . Parul, MD, Asna Aafreen, MD, Shraddha Bhattarai, MD, Saurabh Sharma, MD, FACC
  • Racial Disparities in Periprocedural Outcomes and Mortality in Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation Among Congestive Heart Failure Patients in the United States: An Analysis from the National Inpatient Sample Database. Hitesh Bhatia, MD, Adishwar Rao, MD, Siddharth P. Agrawal, MD, Muhammad Khan, MD, Akriti Agrawal, MD, Rakendu Jayasree Rajendran, MD, Asna Aafreen, MD, FNU Parul, MD, Shraddha Bhattarai, MD, Saurabh Sharma, MD, FACC

 

National Initiative, Alliance of Independent Academic Medical Centers (AiAMC). March 21-22, 2025

  • From Screen to Reality: Translating In-Patient Gathered Social Determinants of Health Information to the Post-Discharge Care. Asna Aafreen, Hamnah Tayyab, Hitesh Bhatia, Asmita Paudel, Prima Wulandari, Oluwagbemiga A. Oyeleye, Imran Amer , Ayesha Anwar, Shraddha Bhattarai, Yousuf khwaja Hasan, Mahathi Kunduru, Daebin Im
  • Breaking Barriers, Building Health: SDOH Screening for Equitable Medicine. Harshita Marasandra Ramesh MD, Maheen Anwar , MD, Arjun Narayanan MD, Khush Bakhat MD, Bhawna Randhi MD, Yuvraj Chopra MD, John Pamula, MD, FACP, Victor Kolade, MD, MS, FACP
  • The 6 Types of Working Genius: A Framework Applicable to Teamwork in Graduate Medical Education. Ryan J. Roza, MD; Annamarie Pontier, DO; Victor O. Kolade, MD; Eric Weaver, BA
  • Creating curriculum to increase medical residents’ knowledge of opioid use disorder in a rural Pennsylvania hospital. Julia Kooser, Sophie Roe, Victor Kolade MD, MD, FACP
  • GUTHRIE GIRLS ON THE RUN. Sophie A. Roe, Dianna L. Quijano, Lakshmi Ilango, Victor O. Kolade, Arpitha Pamula

The Guthrie Cardiac and Vascular Center, 20th Annual Advances & Innovations in Cardiovascular Care Symposium. February 1, 2025. Nichols NY.

  • Association of Frailty with Outcomes after Coronary Artery Revascularization. Sriharsha Kandlakaunta, Snigdha Karnakoti, Saurabh Sharma, Adishwar Rao, Akriti Agarwal, Hitesh Bhatia, Rahul Anand, Akshay Raut, Sriharsha Patlolla

 

  • IMPACT OF HYPONATREMIA ON IN-HOSPITAL MORTALITY AND OUTCOMES IN ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: A LARGE NATIONWIDE CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY. Adishwar Rao, Hitesh Bhatia, Akriti Agrawal, Sriharsha Kandlakunta, Vagisha Sharma, Saurabh Sharma

 

  • IN-HOSPITAL OUTCOMES OF MULTIPLE MYELOMA IN PATIENTS WITH ST-ELEVATED MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION: INSIGHTS FROM A LARGE NATIONAL DATABASE. Adishwar Rao, Hitesh Bhatia, Asna Aafreen, Sriharsha Kandlakunta, Vagisha Sharma, Saurabh Sharma

 

  • GENDER DISPARITIES IN CARDIOGENIC SHOCK PATIENTS WITH ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE: A NATIONWIDE STUDY. Akriti Agrawal, Adishwar Rao, Hitesh Bhatia, Sriharsha Kandlakunta, Prima Wulandari, Saurabh Sharma

 

  • IN-HOSPITAL OUTCOMES OF ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY IN CARDIOGENIC SHOCK PATIENTS ON INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON PUMP: A NATIONAL INPATIENT SAMPLE STUDY. Akriti Agrawal, Hitesh Bhatia, Asna Aafreen, Saurabh Sharma

 

  • Differences in Peri-Operative Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement between Urban and Rural Hospitals in the United States: Insights from the National Inpatient Sample 2016-2021. Akshay Raut, Adishwar Rao, Lavanya Dondapati, Akriti Agrawal, Saurabh Sharma

 

  • Statin-Associated Improvement in Erectile Dysfunction: A Systematic Review and Meta Analysis. Akshay Raut, Adishwar Rao, Akriti Agrawal, Saurabh Sharma

 

  • Comparison of Home-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation to an Outpatient-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation in Patients with Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Akshay Raut, Adishwar Rao, Akriti Agrawal, Sriharsha Kandlakaunta, Vagisha Sharma, Saurabh Sharma
  • Catheter Ablation Outperforms Medical Therapy in Management of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Anubhuti Sharma, Arundhati Sharma, Simranpreet Singh Daid, Isha Senthil Velmurugan, Laxmi Priya Seelam, Saurav Aryal, Urja Sanghvi, Sahitya Dantuluri, Saif Syed, Binay Panjiya

 

  • Bivalirudin Reduces Major Bleeding And Cardiovascular Mortality in MI patients Undergoing PCI Compared to Unfractionated Heparin. Arundhati Sharma, Anubhuti Sharma, Simranpreet Singh Daid, Urja Sanghvi, Sahitya Dantuluri, Saif Syed, Isha Senthil Velmurugan, Laxmi Priya Seelam, Saurav Aryal,  Binay Panjiyar

 

  • Safety and Efficacy of P2Y12 Inhibitor Monotherapy versus Aspirin Monotherapy After 12 Months of DAPT in Patients Post-PCI: A Meta-analysis.  Asna Aafreen, MD, Muhammad Aslam Khan, MD, Hitesh Bhatia, MD, Shraddha Bhattarai, MD, Saurabh Sharma, MD

 

  • Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome. Hamnah Tayyab MD, K.Y Hassan MD, Asna Aafreen, E. Julius, Aitsebaomo MD

 

  • TEMPORAL TRENDS IN ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER RELATED MORTALITY FROM 1999-2020: A CDC WONDER ANALYSIS. Hitesh Bhatia, MD, Adishwar Rao, MD, Akriti Agrawal, MD, Prima Wulandari, MD, Asna Aafreen, MD, Saurabh Sharma, MD, FACC

 

  • TEMPORAL TRENDS IN VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION/FLUTTER-RELATED MORTALITY IN PATIENTS WITH AORTIC STENOSIS FROM 1999-2020: A CDC WONDER ANALYSIS. Hitesh Bhatia, MD, Muhammad Khan, MD, Adishwar Rao, MD, Akriti Agrawal, MD, Sriharsha Kandlakunta, MD Saurabh Sharma, MD, FACC

 

  • Intravenous Amiodarone-Induced Acute Liver Failure – A Rare Clinical Entity with a Potential for Recovery. Mohammad Aslam Khan, MD, Asna Aafreen, MD, Saurabh Sharma, MD, FACC

 

  • Impact of Intravenous Iron in Patients with Heart Failure and Iron Deficiency Anemia on Heart Failure Outcomes and Major Cardiovascular Adverse Events: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials. Mohammad Aslam Khan, MD, Asna Aafreen, MD, Bikal Lamichhane, MD, Saurabh Sharma, MD, FACC.
  • PATIENT SHOCKED BY WEIGHT LOSS: A CASE OF INAPPROPRIATE IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR FIRING. Vagisha Sharma, Akshay Parag Raut, Anubhuti Sharma, Daniel Fabian, Muhammad Sarmad Aleem

 

  • UNVEILING EPICARDIAL FAT AS A KEY PLAYER IN CARDIOVASCULAR RISK ASSESSMENT: A META-ANALYSIS. Vagisha Sharma, Harendra Kumar, Rukesh Yadav, Victor Kolade

 

  • Mind Matters: How Anxiety and Depression Influence Outcomes in Atrial Fibrillation Patients Undergoing Left Atrial Appendage Closure. Vagisha Sharma, Prima Wulandari, Asna Aafreen, Akriti Agrawal, Adishwar Rao, Anubhuti Sharma, Akshay Raut, Sriharsha Kandlakunta, Victor Kolade

 

  • IMPACT OF DAY OF ADMISSION ON MORTALITY AND OTHER OUTCOMES IN SINGLE AND MULTIVESSEL PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION: A NATIONWIDE ANALYSIS. Vagisha Sharma, Prima Wulandari, Asna Aafreen, Akriti Agrawal, Adishwar Rao, Sriharsha Kandlakunta, Anubhuti Sharma, Akshay Raut, Victor Kolade

 

  • Which stent wins? Nationwide insights on drug-eluting vs. non-drug-eluting stents in prostate cancer patients undergoing PCI. Vagisha Sharma, Prima Wulandari, Asna Aafreen, Anubhuti Sharma, Akshay Raut, Sriharsha Kandlakunta, Adishwar Rao, Akriti Agrawal, Victor Kolade

American Thyroid Association (ATA) October 30 -November 3, 2024, Chicago IL.

  • Thyrotoxic Cardiomyopathy Leading to Acute Heart Failure: A Case Report. Harshita Marasandra Ramesh MD, Rashmi Subramani MD, Ferrol J Lee MD 
  • Painful Thyroiditis: Subacute Thyroiditis or Painful Hashimoto's Thyroiditis.Harshita Marasandra Ramesh, MD; FNU   Manas,  MD; Sundas Zahra, MD; Sneha Singh, MD; Ferrol J Lee, M

The American College of Chest Physicians CHEST® 2024 October 6-9, 2024 Boston MA.

Rapid Fire Case Reports/Critical Illness from Infections II

Double Trouble: Acute on Chronic Orbital Cellulitis Complicated by Pneumococcal Meningitis in an Adult: a Rare Case. Sundas Zahra MD, Khwaja Hasan MD, Asnia Kauser MD, Mubashir Abbas MD, Asmita Paudel MD, Charu Bajracharya MD, Harshil Shah MD, Adam Breslin MD.

 

Poster Presentations:

Acute on Chronic High-Output Heart Failure in the Tetrad of Ventricular Septal Defect, Sepsis, Cirrhosis, and Budd-Chiari Syndrome. Daebin Im, MD MPH, Adam W. Breslin, MD.

 

A case of Macrophage Activation syndrome, Secondary to Systemic Lupus Erythematosus flare, with Myocarditis and Multiorgan involvement in a 23-year-old female. Asna Aafreen, MD, Muhammad Aslam Khan, MD, Shraddha Bhattarai, MD, Amlish Gondal, MD, Victor Kolade, MD

 

When Stress Strikes: Unveiling the Link Between GI bleed, Blood Transfusion and Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy. Sundas Zahra, Oluwagbemiga A. Oyeleye, Madeline Mylod, Charu Bajracharya, Mubashir Abbas, Renato G. Bobadilla

 

Impact of Intravenous Iron in Patients with Heart Failure and Iron Deficiency Anemia on Heart Failure Outcomes and Major Cardiovascular Adverse Events: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials. Mohammad Aslam Khan, MD, Asna Aafreen, MD, Bikal Lamichhane, MD, Saurabh Sharma, MD, FACC

 

Flecainide Induced Left Bundle Branch Block

Maheen Anwar MD, Imran Amer MD, Hammad Rahman MD, Hao Yang MD, Violeta Zeykan MD

 

Primary Lung Adenocarcinoma Presenting as a Sister Mary Joseph Nodule

Maheen Anwar MD, Muhammad Aleem MD, Ayesha Anwar MD, Saurabh Sharma MD

 

A Rare Fatal Occurrence of Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage in Acute Alcoholic Hepatitis

Ayesha Anwar, MD; Hafsa Afzaal MBBS; Sundas Zahra, MD; Hamnah Tayyab, MD; Charu Bajracharya, MD; Luz Perdomo

 

A Rare Case of Neurosarcoidosis Mimicking Malignant Melanoma-associated Carcinomatous Meningitis. Ayesha Anwar, MD; Muhammad Aleem, MD; Maheen Anwar, MD; Julia F. Lantry, MD

 

Mortality in patients admitted for COPD Exacerbation with and without Pulmonary Embolism

Ayesha Anwar, MD; Gary Francis Morel, MD

 

UNVEILING EPICARDIAL FAT AS A KEY PLAYER IN CARDIOVASCULAR RISK ASSESSMENT: A META-ANALYSIS. Vagisha Sharma, Harendra Kumar, Rukesh Yadav

 

Pennsylvania Chapter of the American College of Physicians (PA-ACP) 2024 Eastern Region Poster Day/Doctor's Dilemma Event, October 5, 2024, Geisinger College of Health Sciences, Scranton, PA

A Wild NoCARDiosis Entry In Chronic Steroid Use. Lavanya Dondapati MD, Akshay Raut MD, Eric Macapinlac MD, Saurabh Sharma MD

Early Repolarization as a Predictor of Idiopathic Ventricular Fibrillation in a Young Male. Daebin Im, MD MPH, Adam Breslin, MD

Silent Threats Within: Unveiling Asymptomatic Listeria Bacteremia as a Stealth Complication Post-Fenestrated Endovascular Aortic Repair. Rashmi Subramani MD, Mubashir Abbas MD, Sundas Zahra Changazi MD, Eric Macapinlac MD

Breaking Barriers, Building Health: SDOH Screening for Equitable Medicine. Rashmi Subramani MD, Sundas Zahra MD, Nimmi Ravindranath MD, Asnia Kauser DO, Bijay Phuyal MD, Lavanya Dondapati MD, John Pamula MD FACP, Victor Kolade MD MS FACP. 

Associations Between Triglyceride-Glucose Index and Cardiovascular Diseases: An Insight from Three-years Nationwide Datasets. Prima Wulandari, MD, MMSc; Vagisha Sharma, MBBS; Shraddha Bhattarai, MBBS, Saurabh Sharma, MD, FACC, FASE, FACP

From Screen to Reality- - Translating the In-Patient Gathered Social Determinants of Health Information to the Post-Discharge Care of our Patient. Ayesha Anwar MD, Imran Amir MD, Daebin Im MD, Khawaja Yusuf  Hassan MD, Mahathi Kunduru MD, Sharadha Bhattari MD, John Pamula MD

 

American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) 2024 - October 25-30, 2024, Philadelphia, PA

 

A RARE CASE OF ESOPHAGEAL TO BRONCHIAL FISTULA IN A PATIENT WITH UNDIAGNOSED ESOPHAGEAL CANCER. Mahathi Kunduru MD, Sohaib Shabih MD, Arthur Cecchini MD

 

RARE CASE OF VALPROATE INDUCED HYPERAMMONEMIC  ENCEPHALOPATHY. Mahathi Kunduru, MD, Adam W. Breslin MD

Rare Dual Presentation: Acute Cholangitis Complicated by Gastric Necrosis. Sohaib Shabih MD, Mahathi Kunduru MD, Arthur Cecchini MD, Amlish Gondal MD

 

Role of Statins in Preventing Post ERCP Pancreatitis: Insights From a Retrospective Study. Sohaib Shabih MD, Im Daebin MD, Subhash Ghimire MD, Amlish Gondal MD, Rasmita Budhathoki MD, Tsu Jung Yang MD, Madeline Mylod, Vivian Deng, Noah West, Conor Banta, Michael Georgetson MD, Thomas McDonald MD

 

Splenic Artery Psuedoaneurysm Masquerading as Gastrointestinal Bleeding. Sohaib Shabih MD, Ayesha Asghar MD, Thomas McDonald MD

 

ASPC Congress ON CVD Prevention. Salt Lake City, Utah, August 2-4, 2024.

•     Associations Between Triglyceride-Glucose Index and Cardiovascular Diseases: An Insight from Three-years Nationwide Datasets. Prima Wulandari, MD, MMSc; Shraddha Bhattarai, MD; Saurabh Sharma, MD, FACC, FASE, FACP.

•     Associations Between Visceral Adiposity Index and Cardiovascular Diseases: Evidences from the USA Population-Based Study. Prima Wulandari, MD, MMSc; Shraddha Bhattarai, MD; Saurabh Sharma, MD, FACC, FASE, FACP.

IM Presentations local conference Guthrie Research Day  - April 25, 2025

Oral Presentation:  Dilemma of Early Vs Late Initiation of Vasopressin in Shock, A Meta-Analysis

Authors: Ayesha Anwar MD1, Adishwar Rao MD MPH1, Sarmad Aleem MD2, Apurwa Karki MD3 

 

Oral Presentation: FACT (Fentanyl and Crushed Ticagrelor) PCI: A Randomized Control Trial of Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Who Receive Ticagrelor and Fentanyl 

Authors: Asna Aafreen, MD, Adishwar Rao, MD, Anthony Bruno, Vanessa Veretelnikov, Edu Kaluski, MD; Daniel Sporn, MD, Sudhakar Sattur, MD 

 

Oral Presentation: Unplug and Recharge; Your Well-being Matters

Authors: Maheen Anwar MD, Ayesha Asghar MD, John Pamula MD

 

Research Posters:

 

Title: Statin Use and Cardio-protection in Chemotherapy-Induced Cardiotoxicity: A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis

Authors: Anubhuti Sharma MBBS, Simranpreet Singh Daid MBBS, Arundhati Sharma MBBS, Saurabh Sharma, MD

 

Title: Comparing Recurrence of Infective Endocarditis and Other Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Bioprosthetic vs. Mechanical Aortic Valve Replacement: A Meta-Analysis

Authors: Vagisha Sharma MD, Harendra Kumar MD, Prima Wulandari MD, Victor Kolade MD

 

Title: From Screen to Reality: Translating In-Patient Gathered Social Determinants of Health Information to the Post-Discharge Care

Authors: Asna Aafreen, Hamnah Tayyab, Hitesh Bhatia, Asmita Paudel, Prima Wulandari, Oluwagbemiga A. Oyeleye, Imran Amer, Ayesha Anwar, Shraddha Bhattarai, Yousuf Khwaja Hasan, Mahathi Kunduru, Daebin Im
 

Title: The United States Nationwide Analysis of In-Hospital Cerebrovascular Accidents in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and Malignancy

Authors: Prima Wulandari MD, Hitesh Bhatia MD, Akriti Agrawal MD, Adishwar Rao MD, Vagisha Sharma MD, Saurabh Sharma MD

 

Title:  FACT (Fentanyl and Crushed Ticagrelor) PCI: A Randomized Control Trial of Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Who Receive Ticagrelor and Fentanyl

Authors: Asna Aafreen, MD, Adishwar Rao, MD, Anthony Bruno, Vanessa Veretelnikov, Edo Kaluski, MD; Daniel Sporn, MD, Sudhakar Sattur, MD

 

Quality Improvement Posters:

 

Title: Turning the Tables on Colon Cancer: No Ifs, Ands and Butts! A QI Approach to CRC Screening

Authors: Asna Aafreen, MD, Akriti Agrawal, MD, John Pamula MD

 

Title: Unplug and Recharge; Your Well-being Matters!

Authors: Maheen Anwar MD, Ayesha Asghar MD, John Pamula MD

 

Title: Pulmonary Function Test in Patients Admitted with COPD Exacerbation Pre and Post Intervention

Authors: Khush Bakhat, MD, Hammad Tehseen, MD, John Pamula, MD

 

Title: Maximizing GDMT at Discharge: A Path to Better Outcomes for Heart Failure Patients

Authors: Hitesh Bhatia, MD, Akshay Raut, MD, John Pamula, MD, FACP

 

Title: Tech It Easy: Educating Patients with a Swipe at the Bedside

Authors: Yuvraj Chopra MD, Adishwar Rao MD, Bijay Phuyal MD, John Pamula MD

 

Title: Rooting Out Risk: Promoting Evidence-Based Opioid Prescribing Among Internal Medicine Residents in Continuity Clinic

Authors: Arjun Narayanan MD, Rahul Anand MD, Imran Amer MD, Rabin Adhikari MD, John Pamula, MD

 

Title: From Wobbly to Warrior: Tackling Frailty in Hospitalized patients

Authors: Oluwagbemiga A. Oyeleye MD, Solomon Anighoro MD, John Pamula MD

 

Title: Happy Patients, Happy Physicians: Enhancing Satisfaction in Internal Medicine Resident Clinics

Authors: Asmita Paudel MD, Fnu Anubhuti MD, Hamnah Tayyab MD, John Pamula MD

 

Title: Stronger Bones for a Stronger Life: Implementing Bone Health

Authors: Harshita Marasandra Ramesh MD, Rashmi Subramani MD, Nain Tara MD, John Pamula MD

 

Title: Annual Wellness Visit in Internal Medicine Clinic

Authors: Bhawna Randhi MD, Sriharsha Kandlakunta MD, John Pamula MD

 

Title: Improving Equity and |Disparity in Oncology Patients Through NCCN Distress Thermometer

Authors: Hamnah Tayyab MD, Abdullah Sultany MD, Asmita Paudel MD, Amy Minier, John Pamula MD

 

Title: Bundle Up!: How Resident-Driven Diabetic Bundle Compliance Over Half a Decade Saves the System $ 4.5 Million

Authors: Prima Wulandari MD, Vagisha Sharma MD, Sundas Zahra MD, John Pamula MD

 

Case Report Posters:

Title: Treat the Knee but Don't Hurt the Lungs

Authors: Akriti Agrawal MD MPH, Asmita Paudel MD, Violeta Zeykan MD

 

Title: Cefazolin: Thinning Bacteria... and Your Blood?

Authors:  R. Anand, A. Rao, KY. Hasan, V. Zeykan

 

Title: Rare Primary Pure Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Gallbladder

Authors: Solomon Anighoro MD, Raji C. Chakinala MD, Chaitanya K. Chandrala MD, Violeta Zeykan MD

 

Title: From Seizures to Stability: Managing PRES with Leptomeningeal Enhancement in an Elderly Patient

Authors: Anubhuti Sharma MD, Rahul Anand MD, Sundas Zahra MD, Violeta Zeykan MD

 

Title: A Rare Duo: Myelodysplastic Syndrome Presenting with Sweet Syndrome

Authors: Ayesha Asghar MD, Violeta Zeykan MD

 

Title: Tirzepatide Related Severe Erythrocytosis: Rare but Dangerous Side Effect

Authors:  Tehseen Hammad, MD, Harshita Ramesh, MD, Daebin IM, MD, Violeta Zeykan, MD

 

Title: A Hidden Culprit: Cardiac Tamponade as the Initial Presentation of Adrenal Insufficiency

Authors:  S Kandlakunta, A. Anwar, KY. Hasan, V Zeykan

 

Title: Carotid Artery Dissection and Vision Impairment as a Rare Manifestation of Vascular Eagle Syndrome

Authors: Nain Tara MD, Hitesh Bhatia MD, Muhammad Sarmad Aleem MD, Violeta Zeykan MD

 

Title: Warfarin-Induced Non-Uremic Calciphylaxis

Authors: Adishwar Rao MD MPH, Khwaja Yousuf Hasan MD, Rahul Anand MD, Nain Tara MD, Violeta M. Zeykan MD, Amlish Gondal MD

 

Title: Treatment of Mechanical Valve Thrombosis with Ultraslow Infusion of low-dose t-PA: A Case Report

Authors: Akshay Raut, MD, Kevin Desai, MD, and Violeta Zeykan, MD

 

Title: Patient Shocked by Weight Loss: A Case of Inappropriate Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Firing

Authors:  Vagisha Sharma, Akshay Parag Raut, Anubhuti Sharma, Muhammad Sarmad Aleem

 

Title: Dapsone induced Methemoglobinemia

Authors: Abdullah Sultany, MD, Arjun Narayanan, MD, Violeta Zeykan, MD