Scholarly Activity

Scholarly Activity from the 2023-2024 Academic Year

Book Chapters:

Sieloff EM, Nohomovich B, Salam R, Robles A. “Pediatric gastrointestinal tract infections” – in Greydanus DE and Merrick J. Chronic Disease and Disability: The Pediatric Gastrointestinal Tract, Second Edition. Medical and Surgical Perspectives including Infection and Pain. Nova Science Publishers, New York, 2023. https://doi.org/10.52305/QNQF6145
     

Publications:

PubMed-indexed publications

Agarwal, Siddharth, Sukriti Banthiya, Agam Bansal, Muhammad Bilal Munir, Christopher V. DeSimone, Abhishek Deshmukh, and Zain Ul Abideen Asad. “Outcomes of Patients with Cardiac Amyloidosis Undergoing Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion.” Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology, June 1, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10840-024-01843-6. PMID38822955

Ankita Dubey, Ammar Ahmed, Harshil Patel, Jessica Wrobel, Julia Donlon, Harini Lakshman, Dipak Shah. Journal of Innovative Cardiac Rhythm Management. Epicardial Potential in the Left Atrium During Posterior Wall Isolation in Persistent Atrial Fibrillation. July 2023 5510-5513.

Bassler, Zachary MD*; Hakim, Christopher MD; Salam, Reshad MD; Heffernan, Jeremy MD; Greer, Julia MD. S2382 A Case of Campylobacter Gastroenteritis With Concurrent Inferior Mesenteric Arteritis. The American Journal of Gastroenterology 118(10S):p S1682, October 2023. | DOI: 10.14309/01.ajg.0000959168.44618.b3 https://journals.lww.com/ajg/fulltext/2023/10001/s2382_a_case_of_campylobacter_gastroenteritis_with.3429.aspx

Denby, Kara, Myron Zaczkiewicz, Sukriti Banthiya, Kambis Mashayekhi, and Jaikirshan Khatri. “Understanding Large Vessel Perforation Requiring Treatment with Covered Stent Implantation: A Case Series.” Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions 103, no. 4 (March 2024): 570–79. https://doi.org/10.1002/ccd.30989. PMID38470093

 Lakshman, H, Chowdhury, M, Woods, Everett M, Bradley, C. Comparison of Electrophysiological and clinical outcomes of Left Bundle Area and Bi Ventricular Pacing: An updated Meta-analysis . Heart Rhythm Society. May 2023;Volume 20(5):378. Cited in PubMed; PMID38808170.

Lakshman, Harini, Sukriti Banthiya, Ammar Ahmed, and Dipak Shah. “An Interesting Case of Infra‐hisian Block.” Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology 46, no. 10 (October 2023): 1182–85. https://doi.org/10.1111/pace.14808. PMID37650470

Salam, Reshad MD1,*; Bassler, Zachary MD2; Sorser, Serge MD3; Goldman, Lyle S. MD2. S2481 Metastatic Breast Cancer Presenting as Colon Polyp Decade After Remission. The American Journal of Gastroenterology 118(10S):p S1734, October 2023. | DOI: 10.14309/01.ajg.0000959564.41231.18 https://journals.lww.com/ajg/fulltext/2023/10001/s2481_metastatic_breast_cancer_presenting_as_colon.3528.aspx

    Salam, Reshad MD*; Sieloff, Eric Martin MD; Piper, Michael MD. S4265 Mixed Adenoneuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Stomach: A Case Report. The American Journal of Gastroenterology 118(10S):p S2693, October 2023. | DOI: 10.14309/01.ajg.0000966700.64277.bb https://journals.lww.com/ajg/fulltext/2023/10001/s4265_mixed_adenoneuroendocrine_carcinoma_of_the.4263.aspx

    Salam R, Verma A, Noeske M, Alnimer L, Sieloff EM, Piper MS. - Gastrointestinal Variant of Lemierre’s Syndrome Due to Fusobacterium Nucleatum: A Case Report. Case Rep Gastroenterol 4 January 2024; 18 (1): 144–152. https://doi.org/10.1159/000536619 https://karger.com/crg/article/18/1/144/896824/Gastrointestinal-Variant-of-Lemierre-Syndrome-due  PMID38501151



    Nicole Martucci; John Stoops; William Bowen; Anne Orr; Mary-Claire Cotner; George Michalopoulos; Bharat Bhushan; Wendy Mars;  American Journal of Pathology  A Novel Role for the Phosphatidylinositol-4,5-Bisphosphate 3 - Kinase Delta Isoform in Hepatocellular Proliferation. August 2024; 1511-1527. PMID 38705383.



    Zughaib M; Basharat B; Small D; Case Report. Journal of American College of Cardiology. A Case of STEMI-Induced Euglycemic Diabetic Ketoacidosis in a Patient Receiving a Sodium Glucose Cotransporter-1 Inhibitor. PMID:37077449 February 2023

Non PubMed-indexed peer-reviewed publications

    Antic, M; Thacker H; Korpole P; Gelaye A: Obstructive Shock Secondary to Clot in Transit in a Young Trans Male Patient.  Journal of Critical Care Medicine. 2024; Volume 52 S732.

    Putt David M, Felemegos G, Saif A. Septic Gastric Perforation Resolves Without Surgical Intervention: A Case Report. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. October 2023;118(10S):S2665. https://journals.lww.com/ajg/fulltext/2023/10001/s4211_septic_gastric_perforation_resolves_without.4209.aspx

    Salam, Reshad MD1,*; Affas, Saif MD2; Affas, Raffe MD3; Hassan, Mona MD4. S1540 Racial Disparities in Graft and Patient Survival After Orthotopic Liver Transplantation. The American Journal of Gastroenterology 118(10S):p S1166-S1167, October 2023. | DOI: 10.14309/01.ajg.0000955800.50888.29https://journals.lww.com/ajg/fulltext/2023/10001/s1540_racial_disparities_in_graft_and_patient.2501.aspx

Conference presentations

    Banthiya S; Chowdhury M; Patel H; Saba S; 2023 Charleston HFpEF conference. Looking Beyond the Usual Suspects: A rare case of Stiff Left Atrial Syndrome after Radiotherapy Breast Cancer.

    Bassler Z, Hakim C, Salam R, Heffernan J, Greer J. C A Case of Campylobacter Gastroenteritis with Concurrent Inferior Mesenteric Arteritis. ACG 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting Abstracts. Vancouver, BC: American College of Gastroenterology.

    Bassler Z; Mendelson A; Hakim C; Affas S; 89th Ascension Providence Hospital Research Day. Colorectal Cancer Screening: Insights from a Quality Improvement Study. Southfield, MI 4/17/2024

    Felegemos G; Atris R; Parsons, L; American College of Physicians. Delayed Brain Abscess Formation Due to Streptococcus Pneumoniae Following Craniotomy in an Immunocompetent Young Adult: A Case Report. Troy MI 5/3/2024

    Kodali S; Kelkar R; Sieloff E; Sorser S; American College of Gastroenterology. So Long, Sotorasib: Drug-Induced Liver Injury Due to KRAS Inhibitor. Vancouver, British Columbia October 2023

    Lavoie, Jessica, Woods, Everett M. Poster presented: Idiopathic Communicating Hydrocephalus: Not all Ventricles are Created Equally. American College of Physician Resident day . Troy, MI; 05/03/2024.

   Omari Y; Kodali S; Affas S; Case Report: American College of Physicians. Transformers, More than M. Bellaire, MI 9/21/2023

    Omari Y; American College of Physicians. A Rare Infectious Cause of Acute Pancreatitis. Shanty Creek, MI October 2023.

    Patel K; Putt David M; American Thoracic Society. Aortic Root Abscess and Bivalvular Endocarditis: The Importance of  Clinical Suspicion and Management of Risk. San Diego CA; May 2024

    Patel K; Saunders A; Shaya F; Mendelson A; American College of Physicians Michigan. Malignancy-Associated Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: A Case of Diagnostic Challenges and Therapeutic Strategies. Troy, MI 5/2/24

    Patel, Keuyer, Woods, Everett M. Michigan ACP. Poster presented: An Uncommon Presentation: Delayed STEMI, New Onset Heart Failure, and Ventricular Septal Rupture.. American College of Physician Resident day Troy, MI; 05/03/2024

    Putt David M, Colombo JP, Little T. Michigan Gastroenterology Society Annual Conference. Poster presented: Extensive Subcutaneous Emphysema Following Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube Placement: A Case Report . Traverse City, MI; 06/22/2024

    Putt David M; Felemegos G; Affas S; American College of Physicians. Septic Gastric Perforation Resolves Without Surgical Intervention: A Case Report. Vancouver, Canada. October 2023 and Bellaire, MI 2023

    Putt David M, Felemegos G, Saif A, Patil S. American College of Physicians Internal Medicine Meeting. Poster presented: Disparities and Clinical Associations related to Portal Vein Thrombosis in Hospitalized Patients with Cirrhosis: A Nationwide Analysis From the National Inpatient Sample . Boston, MA; 04/19/2024 and Troy, MI  5/3/2024.

    Putt David M, Saif A. Michigan Gastroenterology Society Annual Conference. Poster presented: MAFLD Screening In The Outpatient Setting: Is It Necessary?. Traverse City, MI; 06/22/2024.

    Qarmout M; Colombo; Daoud D; Atris R; Reap L; American College of Physicians.  Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in a patient with Well’s Syndrome; a rare clinical association and literature review. Troy, MI 5/3/2024

    Rackerby, N., Schmidt, B., Sinha, P. Steroid-Responsive Interstitial Lung Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment Challenges. Poster presented at: American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology. February 25, 2024. Washington D.C.

    Rackerby, N., Alkhafaji, A., Rao, N., Dubey, A., Basharat, B., Cotner, M., Patel, K., Capatina-Rata, A. One Size Does Not Fit All: How Often is Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Being Adjusted to Weight? Poster presented at: 89th Annual Ascension Providence Hospital Research Day. April 17, 2024. Southfield, MI 

    Rackerby, N., Saunders, A., Putt, D., Omari, Y., Affas, S. Rare Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return Discovered After Left Internal Jugular Vein Central Venous Catheter Placement: A Case Report Poster Presented at: Michigan-American College of Physicians and Michigan-Society of Hospital Medicine 2024 Resident and Medical Student Day. May 3, 2024. Troy, MI.

    Rao N, Rackerby N, Patel K, Affas S, Farra M.  A case where COVID-19 allowed the fungus among us to infect the lung. CHEST Journal. 2023; 164: A1239-A1240.

    Salam R, Affas S, Affas R, Hassan M.- Racial Disparities in Graft and Patient Survival after Orthotopic Liver Transplantation, Presented at ACG 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting Abstracts. Vancouver, Canada. American College of Gastroenterology and Michigan GI Society Conference 2023, Traverse City. Awarded Presidential Poster Award American College of Gastroenterology Conference 2023. Awarded Fellow/Trainee Award at Michigan GI Society Conference

    Salam R, Bassler Z, Sorser SA, Goldman LS. Metastatic Breast Cancer Presenting as Colon Polyp Decade after Remission. ACG 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting Abstracts. Vancouver, BC: American College of Gastroenterology.

    Salam R, Sieloff EM, Piper MH. Mixed Adenoneuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Stomach: A Case Report. ACG 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting Abstracts. Vancouver, BC: American College of Gastroenterology.

    Saunders A; Woods E; Antic M; Gelaye A;  American Thoracic Society. Recurrent Secondary Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage in an Immunocompromised Patient with Recent Aspergillus Infection. San Diego, CA May 2024

    Seok D; Saunders A; Thacker H; Katuwal B; Mittal V; American College of Surgeons. Improving Electronic Medical Record Documentation Accuracy of Blood Transfusions. Denver, CO July 2024

    Woods, Everett M., Chowdhury, M, Saba, S. Michigan ACP. Poster presented: Detection of Air Embolism on Transesophageal Echocardiography During Placement of a Left Atrial Appendage Occluder Device.. American College of Physician Resident day  Troy, MI; 05/03/2024.

    Zughaib, M, Woods, Everett M. Ascension Providence Research Day. Poster presented: Evaluation of Psychosocial Determinants of Health on Patients Presenting for Urgent/Emergent Cardiac Stress Testing. Research day  Southfield, MI; 04/17/2024.

Scholarly Activity from the 2017 -2023 Academic Year

July 2022 - June 2023
Publications:
Patel H, Zughaib M, Rajpurohit D, Whitler C, Kalaba F, Bradley C, Zughaib M. Dearth of electrophysiology fellows: perspectives from cardiology fellows-in-training. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2022 Aug;45(8):950-957. doi: 10.1111/pace.14554. Epub 2022 Jul 20. PMID: 35789093.

July 2021 - June 2022
Publications:

Brikho S, Zughaib M T, Tsaloff G, et al. (April 19, 2022) Evaluating the Appropriateness of Pulmonary Embolism Admissions in a Community Hospital Emergency Department. Cureus 14(4): e24292. doi:10.7759/cureus.24292

Zughaib MT, Patel K, Leka M, Affas S. Self-Induced Euglycemic Diabetic Ketoacidosis: When to Stop the Drip. Cureus. 2022 Jan 31;14(1):e21768. doi: 10.7759/cureus.21768. PMID: 35251838; PMCID: PMC8890007.

Zughaib MT, Singh R, Letourneau M, Zughaib ME. Impact of Hydroxychloroquine Treatment of COVID-19 on Cardiac Conduction: The Beat Goes On. COVID MDPI, 2021, 1, 458-464. https://doi.org/10.3390/covid1020039

Zughaib MT, Patel H, Zughaib ME. Successful Medical Management of an Acute Ascending Aortic Dissection After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. Cureus. 2021;13(8):e17086. Published 2021 Aug 11. doi:10.7759/cureus.17086


July 2020 - June 2021
Publications:

LeTourneau M, Zughaib MT, Berry A, Zughaib ME. The Burden of Unnecessary Testing from a Regularly Ordered Laboratory Assay: Age Adjusted D-Dimer Quality Improvement Study. Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis. 2020 Jan-Dec;26:1076029620939182. doi: 10.1177/1076029620939182. PMID: 32907350; PMCID: PMC7493266.

Zughaib MT, Ters P, Singh R, Zughaib ME. Urban vs Suburban: Is the Door to Balloon Time Affected By Geographic , Socioeconomic, Or Racial Differences? A Tale of Two Campuses. Cardiology Research and Practice. 2020 Sep 8;2020:8367123. doi: 10.1155/2020/8367123. PMID: 32963825; PMCID: PMC7495227.

Ciuro J, Beyer A, Fritzler J, Jackson N, Ahsan S. Health Care Disparities and Demand for Expanding Hereditary Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines in African Americans. Clin Breast Cancer. 2021 Jun;21(3):e220-e227. doi: 10.1016/j.clbc.2020.08.010. Epub 2020 Sep 3. PMID: 33168447.

July 2019 - June 2020
Publications:
Diaczok BJ, S Brennan, D Levine, R Hilu, N Thati, J Kruer, S Ahsan, P McNally, and D Pieper. Comparison of Resident Self-Evaluation to Standardized Patient Evaluators in a Multi-Institutional Objective Structured Clinical Examination: Objectively Measuring Residents' Communication and Counseling Skills. Simulation in Healthcare, 15(Apr):69-74, 2020.  PMID 32044855

Hakim C, C Melitas, E Nguyen, and K Ngo. Atypical Manifestation of DRESS Syndrome. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine, 2020(Apr):6863582, 2020.  PMID 32328318

Melitas C, SA Sorser, A Haidar, N Battista, I Turk, TB Gardner, and DG Adler. Factors Predicting Readmission Within 30 Days of Acute Pancreatitis Attack: A Prospective Study. Pancreatology, 19(Sep):805-806, 2019.   PMID 31378581

Singh R, M Naidu, Y Bader, D Freeman, and M Zughaib. Appropriate Use of Transesophageal Echocardiogram for Infective Endocarditis: A Single Center Experience. Cardiology Research and Practice, 2019(Oct):7670146, 2019.  PMID 31772771

Conference Presentations: 

Abdu B, S Akolkar, C Picking, J Boura, and M Piper. Delayed paracentesis is common for patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: a multicenter retrospective experience. American College of Gastroenterology, October, 2019, in San Antonio, TX (poster)

Asper E and A Shuker. Shh, silent MI: Herpes can't keep secrets . Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians, October 10-13, 2019, in Grand Rapids, MI (poster)

Avedikian J, A Raniwsky, E Landa, K Arndt, and A Shuker. I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream...induced angioedema. Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians, October 10-13, 2019, in Grand Rapids, MI (poster)

Guseynova A, L Weiner, and C Vakhariya. An Unexpected Cause of Splenomegaly and B Symptoms. Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians, October 10-13, 2019, in Grand Rapids, MI (oral) (Award: Third place - Resident oral - clinical vignette presentation)

Hakim C, C Melitas, and K Ngo. UnDRESSing Elevated Liver Enzymes. American College of Gastroenterology, October, 2019, in San Antonio, TX (Poster)

Karapetyan M, A Zakaria, Z Iskenderian, and E Husarsky. TB or not TB. Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians, October 10-13, 2019, in Grand Rapids, MI (poster)

Landa E, L Weiner, M Saleh, W Farra, and R Manam. Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Chest Wall with Minimal Lung Involvement. American College of Chest Physicians, October, 2019, in New Orleans, LA (Poster)

 Makadsi S, E Asper, A Easow, P Jain, D White, and S Miles. A Fatal Case of Metformin Toxicity. Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians, October 10-13, 2019, in Grand Rapids, MI (Oral)

Markosyan M, A Zakaria, E Husarsky, and Z Iskenderian. Tb or not Tb. Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians, October, 2019, in Grand Rapids, MI (Oral/Poster)

Nicholson C, C Stennett, M Markosyan-Karapetyan, and A Capatina-Rata. An uncommon case of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome linked to vancomycin therapy . Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians, October 10-13, 2019, in Grand Rapids, MI (oral)

Raniwsky A, J Avedikian, E Landa, K Arndt, and A Shuker. A quacky case: pet duck associated salmonellosis. Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians, October 10-13, 2019, in Grand Rapids, MI (poster)

 Stennett C, S Ahsan, M Ahsan, and R Singer. Porphyria Cutanea Tarda: The Potential Harbinger of Dermatologic Disease. Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians, October, 2019, in Grand Rapids, MI (Poster)

Stennett C, S Ahsan, M Ahsan, and R Singer. Hepatitis C: The potential harbinger of dermatologic disease . Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians, October 10-13, 2019, in Grand Rapids, MI (poster)

Toor R. Acetaminophen strikes back: generalized bullous fixed drug eruption caused by polysensitivity to acetaminophen and fluconazole. Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians, October 10-13, 2019, in Grand Rapids, MI (poster)

Verma A, C Stennett, and S Ahsan. Internist beware: Keeping hereditary cancer syndromes in mind be it in infancy or old age . Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians, October 10-13, 2019, in Grand Rapids, MI (poster)

Zakaria A, M Wider, J Selis, M Williams, and M Marshall. Hepatic Blood Flow and Oxygen Delivery in Metabolic Syndrome. American College of Gastroenterology, October, 2019, in San Antonio, TX (Poster)

Zakkar K, A Mendelson, M Rosen, and V Kinni. The pressure is on! A unique presentation of a paraganglioma . Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians, October 10-13, 2019, in Grand Rapids, MI (oral)

Zlatopolsky M, A Brdak, A Rader, J Larios, J Ciuro, MA Marshall, M Williams, and S Steigerwalt. Unobserved Ambulatory Blood Pressure Measurement in a Predominantly African-American Cohort: More Effort but Less Pressure. Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians, October 10-13, 2019, in Grand Rapids, MI (oral)

 

July 2018 - June 2019
Publications:
Akolkar S, C Melitas, and M Piper. Pelvic Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor With Pulmonary Metastasis. ACG Case Reports Journal, 6(Aug):e00205, 2019.  PMID 31737732



Akolkar S, J Patel, B Abdu, and S Sorser. The Cloaked Intruder: An Unexpected Case of Eosinophilic Cholangitis. ACG Case Reports Journal, 6(Nov):e00235, 2019.  PMID 32309464



Khan Z, Tolia S, Sanam K, Gholkar G, Zughaib MT, Naik S, Zughaib ME. Is there still a role for renal artery stenting in the management of renovascular hypertension - a single-center experience and where do we stand in 2018? Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine. 2019 Mar;20(3):202-206. doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2018.06.008. Epub 2018 Jun 20. PMID: 29934065.



Reap L, S Ahsan, and M Saleh. Beyond BRCA: a Case Series Examining the Advent of Multigene Panel Testing. Clinical Breast Cancer, 18(Aug):e431-e439, 2018.  PMID 29739691



Reap LE, C Rodd, J Larios, and M Marshall. Hydrochlorothizide-Induced Acute Generalised Exanthematous Pustulosis Presenting With Bilateral Periorbital Impetigo. BMJ Case Reports, 12(Feb):bcr-2017-223528, 2019.  PMID 30755424



Singh R, EJ Landa, and C Machado. Atrial-Esophageal Fistula After Catheter Ablation: Diagnosing and Managing a Rare Complication of a Common Procedure. American Journal of Case Reports, 20(Apr):557-561, 2019.  PMID 31004079



Zakaria A, B Abdu, B Al Share, M Manabat, and K Ngo. Pseudomelanosis Intestini "From Pylorus to Jejunum:" A Rare Endoscopic Finding in a Patient With GI Bleeding. Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 7(Sep):1120-1122, 2018.  PMID 30598973



Zakaria A, K Hipp, N Battista, E Tommolino, and C Machado. Fatal Esophageal-Pericardial Fistula As a Complication of Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation. SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 7(Apr):2050313X19841150, 2019.  PMID 31057797



Zakaria A, N Hammad, C Vakhariya, and M Raphael. Somatostatinoma Presented As Double-Duct Sign. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine, 2019(May):9506405, 2019.  PMID 31210994



Zlatopolsky M, D Brancheau, and M Zughaib. At the "Threshold" of Certainty: Risk Stratification and Clinical Assessment Incongruity in the Diagnosis of Aortic Dissection. SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 6(May):2050313X18774639, 2018.  PMID 29780589

Conference Presentations: 

Abdu B, E Goldman, E Landa, E Hart, M Rosen, and V Kinni. Acute Tianeptine Triple Toxicity. Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians, October, 2018, in Acme, MI (Poster) (Award: First place - Resident poster presentation)



Akolkar S, L Weiner, and S Miles. A Swampy Cause of Cholangitis. Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians, October 13-15, 2018, in Acme, MI (poster)



Akolkar S, C Melitas, J Patel, and M Piper. The Enemy Strikes Back… GIST a Thought Provoking Case. American College of Gastroenterology, October 5-10, 2018, in Philadelphia, PA (Poster)



Akolkar S, J Kathawa, B Abdu, S Cheng, C Picking, E Tommolino, C Melitas, J Boura, and MS Piper. Digital Rectal Exams are Rarely Performed in the Workup of Constipation. Digestive Disease Week, May 18-21, 2019, in San Diego, CA (Poster)



Aldaoud M, Y Bader, E Hiner, and M Zughaib. Are you contemplating an inpatient evaluation? Providence Hospital Research Day, April 10, 2019, in Southfield, MI (oral)



 Ali S, B Hooks, and W Farra. Pulmonary vein invasion: not your typical PE. Chest, October, 2018, in San Antonio, TX (Poster)



Bader Y, L Weiner, J Heffernan, R Singh, and D Small. Can Social Stress Break the Heart Twice? Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians, October 19-22, 2018, in Acme, MI (poster)



Calderon M, AA Moses, R Mazurkiewicz, and M DeVita. Aim to improve folate ordering in normocytic and macrocytic anemia at Lenox Hill hospital. Society of General Internal Medicine, May 8-11, 2019, in Washington, DC (poster)



Ciuro J and R Kiel. The First Reported Case of Pasteurella Canis Osteomyelitis without Animal Bite Exposure. Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians, October 19-22, 2018, in Acme, MI (Poster)



El-Mais I, T Gupta, K Hipp, and A Shuker. Combination Therapy in the Management of Charles Bonnet Syndrome. Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians - Residents Day, May 3, 2019, in Sterling Heights, MI (poster)



Freeman D, J Heffernan, and A Shuker. A Rising Etiology for Variant Angina? Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians - Residents Day, May 3, 2019, in Sterling Heights, MI (poster)



Ge CX, A Rader, E Asper, and N Shabo. A Case of Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry Tachycardia Secondary to Lung Cancer. American College of Physicians, April, 2019, in Philadelphia, PA (Poster)



Gupta T, Y Takruri, and Z Iskenderian. Group A Streptococcus: "From Cunnilingus to Septic Shock". Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians - Residents Day, May 3, 2019, in Sterling Heights, MI (poster)



Guseynova A, Y Bader, M Aldaoud, and W Nona. A rare case of a transient STEMI after TAVR. Providence Hospital Research Day, April 10, 2019, in Southfield, MI (poster)



Guseynova A, L Weiner, and C Vakhariya. An Unexpected Cause of Splenomegaly and B Symptoms. Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians - Residents Day, May 3, 2019, in Sterling Heights, MI (oral) (Award: Second place - Resident oral - clinical vignette presentation)



Hakim C, E Nguyen, C Melitas, and K Ngo. UnDRESSing Elevated Liver Enzymes. Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians - Residents Day, May 3, 2019, in Sterling Heights, MI (poster)



Hakim C, C Melitas, E Nguyen, and K Ngo. UnDRESSing elevated liver enzymes. Providence Hospital Research Day, April 10, 2019, in Southfield, MI (poster)



Hammad N, A Zakaria, and N Warra. Miller Fisher Syndrome. Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians - Residents Day, May 3, 2019, in Sterling Heights, MI (poster)



Hart E, M Markosyan, and M Williams. Pacemaker Beware, You're in for a Scare: An Interesting and Rare Case of Pacemaker Endocarditis. Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians, October, 2018, in Acme, MI (Poster)



Hart E, B Eperjesiova, and A Gelaye. A rare case of broncho-pericardial fistula as a result of necrotizing pneumonia. Providence Hospital Research Day, April 10, 2019, in Southfield, MI (poster)



Hart E, G Singh, K Leung, and M Assad. Severe Right Heart Dysfunction in the setting of Pericardial Decompression Syndrome. Society of Critical Care Medicine, February, 2019, in San Diego, CA (Oral)



M, H Assad, B Barbat, A Hukku, A Balakrishnan, and R Bloom. Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy, social economics, and informed medical decision making. Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians, October 19-22, 2018, in Acme, MI (poster) (Award: Second place - Resident poster - research presentation)



Karapetyan M, A Zakaria, Z Iskenderian, and E Husarsky. TB or not TB. Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians - Residents Day, May 3, 2019, in Sterling Heights, MI (poster)



Kathawa J, R Kahl, J Patel, A Putrus, J Boura, and M Piper. Racial Factors Influence Appropriate Albumin Infusion After Undergoing Large Volume Paracentesis: Retrospective Study from Multiple Community-Based Hospitals. American College of Gastroenterology, October, 2018, in Philadelphia, PA (Poster)



Landa E, L Weiner, P Sinha, and D Small. Pop Goes the... Lung. Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians, October, 2018, in Acme, MI (Poster)



Leung E, S Lakshumanan, A Aouthmany, S Rosenblum, and G Singh. Peculiar presentation of vertigo in hypothyroidism. Society of Hospital Medicine, March 24-27, 2019, in National Harbor, MD (poster)



Makadsi S, A Loomis, J Larios, N Shabo, and A Capatina-Rata. Right upper quadrant pain in a young female - what “fitz” the presentation? Providence Hospital Research Day, April 10, 2019, in Southfield, MI (poster)



Markosyan M, A Zakaria, Z Iskenderian, and E Husarsky. TB or not TB? Providence Hospital Research Day, April 10, 2019, in Southfield, MI (poster)



Mendelson A and Z Iskenderian. Cryptogenic Stroke or Systemic Sclerosis Complication: A Curious Case. Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians - Residents Day, May 3, 2019, in Sterling Heights, MI (poster)



Patel M, A Aouthmany, L Weiner, K Arndt, K Leung, A Forman, and V Kinni. The Perplexing Tale of a Man with Many Symptoms; Diagnosing Secondary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis. Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians - Residents Day, May 3, 2019, in Sterling Heights, MI (poster)



Singh R, E Landa, and C Machado. Atrial-esophageal fistula after catheter ablation: diagnosing and managing a rare complication of a common procedure. Providence Hospital Research Day, April 10, 2019, in Southfield, MI (poster)



Singh R, E Landa, and C Machado. Atrial-Esophageal Fistula After Catheter Ablation. American College of Cardiology, March, 2019, in New Orleans, Lousiana (Poster)



Stennett C, S Ahsan, M Ahsan, and R Singer. Porphyria Cutanea Tarda: A Potential Harbinger of Hepatitis C Infection. Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians - Residents Day, May 3, 2019, in Sterling Heights, MI (poster)



Tommolino E, S Akolkar, J Kathawa, B Abdu, S Cheng, C Picking, C Melitas, J Boura, and M Piper. Digital rectal exams are rarely performed in the workup of constipation. Providence Hospital Research Day, April 10, 2019, in Southfield, MI (oral) (Award: Second place - Fellow oral presentation)



Weiner L, S Akolkar, and S Miles. A swampy cause of cholangitis. Providence Hospital Research Day, April 10, 2019, in Southfield, MI (poster)



Weiner L, S Akolkar, E Landa, and S Miles. A Swampy Cause of Cholangitis. American Thoracic Society, May 17-22, 2019, in Dallas, TX (Poster)



Weiner L, E Landa, AM Pasha, and M Ehtesham. Is Fat Always Bad? The Lifesaving Effect of Lipid Emulsion Therapy. American Thoracic Society, May 17-22, 2019, in Dallas, TX (poster)



Zlatopolsky M, V Gladwill, M Aldaoud, and M Assaad. Under Pressure - Communicable or Iatrogenic Cardiomyopathy? Society of General Internal Medicine, May 8-11, 2019, in Washington, DC (Poster)



Zlatopolsky M, A Brdak, A Rader, J Larios, J Ciuro, MA Marshall, M Williams, and S Steigerwalt. Unobserved Ambulatory Blood Pressure Measurement in a Predominantly African-American Cohort: More Effort but Less Pressure. Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians - Residents Day, May 3, 2019, in Sterling Heights, MI (oral) (Award: Third place - Resident oral - research presentation)





July 2017 - June 2018
Publications:

Al-Share B, A Zakaria, E Hiner, Z Iskenderian, and N Warra. Primary Angiitis of the Center Nervous System: a Clinical Challenge Diagnosed Postmortem. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine, 2017(Jul):3870753, 2017.  PMID 28758039



Haidar A, S Kaur, N Jackson, JM Parungao, M Piper, and A Cutler. Medical Treatment for Microscopic Colitis: a Community Hospital's Experience. Gastroenterology Research, 10(Dec):329-333, 2017.  PMID 29317939



Holmes HJ, ER Thakur, JN Carty, MS Ziadni, HK Doherty, NA Lockhart, H Schubiner, and MA Lumley. Ambivalence Over Emotional Expression and Perceived Social Constraints As Moderators of Relaxation Training and Emotional Awareness and Expression Training for Irritable Bowel Syndrome. General Hospital Psychiatry, 53(May):38-43, 2018.  PMID 29751205



Lumley MA, H Schubiner, NA Lockhart, KM Kidwell, SE Harte, DJ Clauw, and DA Williams. Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Education for Fibromyalgia: a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial. Pain, 158(Dec):2354-2363, 2017.  PMID 28796118



Thakur ER, HJ Holmes, NA Lockhart, JN Carty, MS Ziadni, HK Doherty, JM Lackner, H Schubiner, and MA Lumley. Emotional Awareness and Expression Training Improves Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Neurogastroenterology and Motility, 29(Dec):e13143, 2017.  PMID 28643436



Zakaria A, B Al Share, G Kaspar, and D Small. A Fluttering Coronary Event. Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 7(Apr):468-470, 2018.  PMID 30090798



Ziadni MS, JN Carty, HK Doherty, JH Porcerelli, LJ Rapport, H Schubiner, and MA Lumley. A Life-Stress, Emotional Awareness, and Expression Interview for Primary Care Patients With Medically Unexplained Symptoms: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Health Psychology, 37(Mar):282-290, 2018.  PMID 29154608

Conference Presentations: 

Akolkar S and M Rosen. Horse or zebra? A case of pancreatic cancer and an isolated brain mass. Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians - Residents Day, May 4, 2018, in Sterling Heights, MI (poster)



Ali H, A Capatina-Rata, and S Iqbal. The Troponin Masquerade. Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians, October 19-22, 2017, in Acme, MI (poster) (Award: First place - Resident poster - clinical vignette presentation)



Ali S, S Wadhwani, R Toor, M Markosyan, and A Capatina-Rata. Intussusception not just a pediatric problem. Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians - Residents Day, May 4, 2018, in Sterling Heights, MI (poster)



Ciuro J, A Forman, L Reap, and S Lyons. Double Expressor Lymphomas are Common, Aggressive and Overlooked. Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians, October 19-22, 2017, in Acme, MI (poster)



Ciuro J, D Blumenthal, L Goldman, and E Abu-Isa. Sniffing out a rare diagnosis: an atypical presentation and treatment of extrapulmonary small cell carcinoma. Providence Hospital Research Day, April 11, 2018, in Southfield, MI (poster) (Award: Second place - Resident case report poster presentation)



Hart E, J Ciuro, and Z Iskenderian. Bleeding to death: a rare and atypical presentation of a life-threatening bleeding from a gastrointestinal stromal tumor. Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians - Residents Day, May 4, 2018, in Sterling Heights, MI (poster)



Hipp K, A Naqvi, B Tyson, and I Shanidze. Hard to Swallow: Fresh Frozen Plasma Still Has Utility in Treating Hereditary Angioedema. Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians, October 19-22, 2017, in Acme, MI (poster)



Karapetyan M, E Hart, J Heffernan, and M Marshall. A curious case of headache: typical and atypical presentation of Cryptococcus meningitis. Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians - Residents Day, May 4, 2018, in Sterling Heights, MI (poster)



Landa E, A Putrus, and K Ngo. Grandma's home remedy: an enema you should not try at home. Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians, October 19-22, 2017, in Acme, MI (poster)



Landa E, A Putrus, and K Ngo. Grandma's home remedy: a hydrogen peroxide enema you should not try at home. World Congress of Gastroenterology, October 13-18, 2017, in Orlando, FL (poster)



Landa E, R Singh, I Shanidze, and C Machado. The way to a man's heart should not be through his esophagus. Providence Hospital Research Day, April 11, 2018, in Southfield, MI (poster) (Award: Third place - Resident case report poster presentation)



Lightfoot G, R Sivenkat, and G Singh. A fatty case of neuropathy. Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians - Residents Day, May 4, 2018, in Sterling Heights, MI (poster)



Markosyan M, E Hart, J Heffernan, and M Marshall. A Curious Case of Headache: Typical and Atypical Presentation of Cryptococcus Meningitis. Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians - Residents Day, May, 2018, in Sterling Heights, MI (poster)



Markosyan M, H Assad, B Barbat, A Hukku, A Balakrishnan, and R Bloom. Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy, social economics, and informed medical decision making. Providence Hospital Research Day, April 11, 2018, in Southfield, MI (poster)



Pasha A, Q Salama, E Landa, L Weiner, G Singh, S Makadsi, M Karrick, and M Ehtesham. An effort to reduce 30-day readmission rates in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Providence Hospital Research Day, April 11, 2018, in Southfield, MI (oral)



Patel J, I Turk, A Zakaria, V Velocci, and S Sorser. An Unexpected Case of Eosinophilic Cholangitis. Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians, October 19-22, 2017, in Acme, MI (poster)



Patel J, I Turk, A Zakaria, V Velocci, and S Sorser. An Unexpected Case of Eosinophilic Cholangitis. American College of Gastroenterology, October, 2017, in Orlando, FL (Poster)



Reap L, J Ciuro, and G Singh. The Age-Old Question: Hickam's Dictum or Occam's Razor? Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians, October 19-22, 2017, in Acme, MI (poster)



Stennett C, M Markosyan-Karapetyan, and A Capatina-Rata. An uncommon case of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome linked to vancomycin therapy. Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians - Residents Day, May 4, 2018, in Sterling Heights, MI (poster)



Syed T, J Heffernan, E Hart, and S Aboualayouo. A Rare Case of Cholangiocarcinoma. Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians, October, 2017, in Acme, MI (poster)



Takruri Y and G Kaspar. Missing lead: a twiddling mystery. Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians - Residents Day, May 4, 2018, in Sterling Heights, MI (poster)



Turk I, A Zakaria, J Patel, and S Ahsan. A Long Life of Cancer- A Case of Muir–Torre Syndrome. Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians, October 19-22, 2017, in Acme, MI (poster)



Turk I, J Heffernan, T Syed, K Leung, and Z Iskenderian. The deadly meow: a case of pasteurella-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Providence Hospital Research Day, April 11, 2018, in Southfield, MI (poster)



Tyson B and K Hipp. When a Sore Throat Might Kill You: A Case of Lemierre's Syndrome. Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians, October 19-22, 2017, in Acme, MI (poster)



Zakaria A, B Al Share, I Turk, J Patel, E Tommolino, and S Sorser. A case of an Unusual Polyp on Screening Colonoscopy. American College of Gastroenterology, October, 2017, in Orlando, FL (poster)



Zakaria A, B Al Share, I Turk, G Kaspar, and C Nino. A fluttering coronary event. Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians, October 19-22, 2017, in Acme, MI (poster)



Zakaria A, B Al Share, G Kaspar, and C Nino. A fluttering coronary event. Providence Hospital Research Day, April 11, 2018, in Southfield, MI (poster) (Award: First place - Resident case report poster presentation)



Zakaria A, M Wider, J Selis, M Williams, and M Marshall. Hepatic blood flow and oxygen delivery in metabolic syndrome. Providence Hospital Research Day, April 11, 2018, in Southfield, MI (oral)



Zlatopolsky M, G Singh, M Marshall, and J Larios. Dizzy dilemma: vestibular migraine or atypical multiple sclerosis. Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians - Residents Day, May 4, 2018, in Sterling Heights, MI (poster)





July 2016 - June 2017
Publications:
Zakaria A, B Al-Share, and K Al Asad. Primary Pulmonary Amebiasis Complicated With Multicystic Empyema. Case Reports in Pulmonology, 2016(Jul):8709347, 2016.  PMID 27478673



Zakaria A, B Al Share, I Turk, S Ahsan, and W Farra. An Uncommon Cause of a Small-Bowel Obstruction. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine, 2017(Mar):1628215, 2017.  PMID 28386490



Zakaria A, I Turk, K Leung, A Capatina-Rata, and W Farra. Sarcoidosis: Is It a Possible Trigger of Inclusion Body Myositis? Case Reports in Rheumatology, 2017(Apr):8469629, 2017.  PMID 28523201



Zakaria A, B Al Share, S Kollepara, and C Vakhariya. External Beam Radiation and Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer: Is It a Possible Trigger of Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Urinary Bladder? Case Reports of Oncological Medicine, 2017(May):1853985, 2017.  PMID 28638669

Conference Presentations: 

Al Share B, A Zakaria, I Turk, Y Ismail, S Ahsan, and MW Farra. An uncommon cause of a small bowel obstruction. Providence Hospital Research Day, April 19, 2017, in Southfield, MI (poster)



Al Share B, A Zakaria, E Hiner, Z Iskenderian, and N Warra. Primary Vasculitis of Center Nervous System: A Postmortem Diagnosis. Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians - Residents Day, May 5, 2017, in Sterling Heights, MI (poster)



Ciuro J, A Forman, L Reap, and S Lyons. Double Expressor Lymphomas are Common, Aggressive and Overlooked. Providence Hospital Research Day, April 19, 2017, in Southfield, MI (poster)



Ciuro J, A Forman, L Reap, and S Lyons. Double Expressor Lymphomas are Common, Aggressive and Overlooked. Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians - Residents Day, May 5, 2017, in Sterling Heights, MI (oral)



Landa E, A Naqvi, and S Ahsan. How Did MSSA Get in the Urine? An Unlikely Microbial Journey. Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians - Residents Day, May 5, 2017, in Sterling Heights, MI (poster)



Naqvi A, E Landa, and S Ahsan. How Did MSSA Get in the Urine? An Unlikely Microbial Journey. Providence Hospital Research Day, April 19, 2017, in Southfield, MI (poster)



Reap L, S Arslan, and L Goldman. Cholangiocarcinoma with Humoral Hypercalcemia of Malignancy and Paradoxical Calcitriol Excess. Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians - Residents Day, May 5, 2017, in Sterling Heights, MI (poster)



Turk I, A Zakaria, and A Capatina-Rata. Sarcoidosis: Is it a Possible Trigger of Inclusion Body Myositis. Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians - Residents Day, May 5, 2017, in Sterling Heights, MI (poster)



Warren M, J Patel, R Gonda, D Semaan, and M Mills. Does the degree of inferior vena cava filter tilt increase the risk of pulmonary embolism? Providence Hospital Research Day, April 19, 2017, in Southfield, MI (oral)



Zakaria A, B Al Share, G Kaspar, and C Nino. A fluttering coronary event. Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians - Residents Day, May 5, 2017, in Sterling Heights, MI (poster)



 Zakaria A, B Al Share, I Turk, E Tommolino, S Ahsan, S Sorser, and L Goldman. A case of an unusual polyp found on screening colonoscopy. Providence Hospital Research Day, April 19, 2017, in Southfield, MI (poster)