Internal Medicine Publications

Chhetri, C.D. (2023). Stuck in an avalanche-A graphic story. JAMA. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.15762

Gearges, C., Fahmy, M., Cheema, M., Siddiqui, S., Iftikhar, A. (2023). An unexpected turn of events with a patient with chronic colitis. To be presented at Chest Annual Meeting, October 8-11, 2023, Honolulu, HI.

Gearges, C., Fahmy, M., Cheema, M., Siddiqui, S., Iftikhar, A. (2023). Embolization of gastroduodenal artery leading to necrotizing pancreatitis, To be presented at Chest Annual Meeting, October 8-11, 2023, Honolulu, HI.

Gearges, C., Siddiqui, S., Cheema, M., Fahmy, M., Iftikhar, A. (2023). Unilateral diffuse alveolar hemorrhage in a patient with the Ulcerative Colitis. To be presented at Chest Annual Meeting, October 8-11, 2023, Honolulu, HI.

Siddiqui, S., Gearges, C., Cheema, M., Fahmy, M., Iftikhar, A. (2023). Spontaneous tumor lysis syndrome A patient with high grade neuroendocrine tumor of GI origin with liver METS. To be presented at Chest Annual Meeting, October 8-11, 2023, Honolulu, HI.

Cheema, M., Gearges, C., Siddiqui, S., Nawaz, M., Iftakhar, A. (2023). Acute organizing pneumonia with myelodysplastic syndrome, corticosteroid remain treatment of choice. To be presented at Chest Annual Meeting, October 8-11, 2023, Honolulu, HI.

Cheema, M., Badar, F., Nawaz, M., Iftikhar, A. (2023). No room for error: Missed diagnosis of pulmonary blastomycosis in an immunocompetent patient. To be presented at Chest Annual Meeting, October 8-11, 2023, Honolulu, HI.

Ansari, U.A., Haseeb, S., Masoud, A.T., Chhetri, C., Sohail, H., Haseeb, S., Munir, S., Zulqarnain, M., Goyal, R. (2023). Safety and efficacy outcomes of leadless micra pacemakers: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis. Presented at the AHA Scientific Sessions, November 10, 2023, Philadelphia, PA.

Ansari, U.A., Haseeb, S., Masoud, A.T., Chhetri, C., Khan, T., Bilal, M.I., Zulqarnain, M., Shah, T. (2023). Pregnancy-associated myocardial infarction: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Presented at the AHA Scientific Sessions, November 10, 2023, Philadelphia, PA.

Haseeb, S., Ansari, U.A., Masoud, A.T., Chhetri, C., Usman, S., Zulqarnain, M., Goyal, R. (2023). Micra vs Transvenous pacemaker: A comparative systematic review and meta-analysis. Presented at the AHA Scientific Sessions, November 10, 2023, Philadelphia, PA.

Chhetri, C., Roy, J., Haseeb, S., Gehres, E., Ansari, U., Perera, R., Weber, A., Kaell, A. (2023). Stress cardiomyopathy in COPD and asthma exacerbations: A case report and literature review. Annals of Internal Medicine Clinical Cases. doi: 10.7326/aimcc.2023.0953

Khalid, A., Zaiz, A., Pakanati, A., Pappu, A. (2023). Indolent systemic mastocyctosis: An incidental diagnosis. To be presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, November 9-13, Anaheim, CA.

Chauhan, A., Chhetri, D., spall, S., Roy, J., Siddiqui, S., Nizza, P. (2023). Prion disease with concomitant HHV-6 infection. To be presented at the NYACP Annual Scientific Meeting, October 28th, 2023, Rochester, NY.

Khalid, A., Wasim, S., Hong, N., Kaell, A., Haggerty, G. (2023). Atrial myxoma presenting as a large splenic infarction. To be presented at the NYACP Annual Scientific Meeting, October 28th, 2023, Rochester, NY.

Chhetri, C., Haseeb, S., Ansari, U., Goyal, R. (2023). Tricuspid regurgitation following conduction system pacing lead entanglement in chordae tendineae. Presented at the AHA Scientific Sessions, November 10, 2023, Philadelphia, PA.

Usman, S., Haseeb, S., Khan, M.J., Weber, A. (2023). A 65-year old man with concerns of hemoptysis after recent motor vehicle accident and blunt trauma to chest. Chest Pearls, 164 (6), e173-e176. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2023.06.034

Al-Najafi, O., Razaq, B., Kaell, A., Giacobbe, R., Miller, M., Haggerty, G. (2023). Delay in diagnosis with ALS when attributed to other neuromuscular disorders and confounding comorbidities. Annual New York Chapter of the ACP, Tarrytown, NY

Khan, M.J., Chhetri, D., Donnelly, L., Minter, B., Kaell, A. (2023). A possible association between cannabis use and eosinophilic esophagitis. American College of Gastroenterology Conference, Vancouver, Canada.

Khan, M.J., Fatakhova, K., Licht, E. (2023). Cutaneous myiasis at the feeding gastrostomy tube stoma site: A rare clinical presentation. American College of Gastroenterology Conference, Vancouver, Canada.

Khan, M.J., Patel, P., Fatakhova, K., Licht, E., Abouzeid, M. (2023). A large gastric trichobezoar requiring surgical intervention. American College of Gastroenterology Conference, Vancouver, Canada.

Ukrani, J., Barnes, M., Ashraf, A., Haggerty, G., Dacosta, N. (2023). Uncovering the uncommon: An 81-year old woman with elevated carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) but normal calcitonin levels diagnosed with medullary thyroid carcinoma. Cureus, 15(6): e40290. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.40290

Gehres, E., Haseeb, S., Chhetri, D., , D., Sharma, M. (2024). Spontaneous coronary artery dissection in a young multiparous female. Presented at the First Annual Research Symposium of the Suffolk Academy of Medicine, Brookhaven, NY, March 23, 2024

Gehres, E. Siddiqui, S., Vojniku, K., Gearges, C., Chaudhry, D., Khan, Z., Ahmed, A., Kaell, A. (2024). Hypoxemic respiratory failure with acute renal insufficiency in a young morbidly obese male: Presentation of systemic sclerosis sine cutaneous scleroderma. Presented at the First Annual Research Symposium of the Suffolk Academy of Medicine, Brookhaven, NY, March 23, 2024

Mustafa, S., Cheema, M., Nawaz, M., Iftikhar, A. (2024). Cavitary lesion vs lung abcess in HIV positive patient: A clinical spectrum. Presented at ATS 2024, San Diego, CA, May 17-22, 2024.

Mustafa, S., Badar, F., Cheema, M., Nawaz, M., Iftikhar, A. (2024). Nonspecific interstitial pneumonia associated with undifferentiated connective tissue disease: A challenge case. Presented at ATS 2024, San Diego, CA, May 17-22, 2024.

Haseeb, S., Miklin, D., Gandotra, P., Kalimi, R., Omar, W., Goncalvez, J., Persits, A., Fernandez, H., Ong, L., Gruberg, L. (2024). Transcatheter aortic valve replacement after coronary artery bypass graft surgery: Looking good but we should keep looking. Presented at SCAI 2024, Long Beach, CA, May 2-4, 2024.

Haseeb, S., Ansari, U., Bokhari, S.A., Bilal, M.I., Munir, S., Ahmed, O., Ali, H., Goyal, R. (2024). The impact of early rhythm control in patients with atrial flutter and heart failure. Presented at ACC 2024 Atlanta, GA, April 6-8, 2024.

Haseeb, S., Ansari, U., Bilal, M.I., Bokhari, S.A., Munir, S., Ali, H., Sarma, H., Haider, A. (2024). Percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with type 2 myocardial infarction: A nationalwise inpatient analysis. Presented at ACC 2024 Atlanta, GA, April 6-8, 2024.

Chhetri, C., Haseeb, S., Ansari, U.A., Goyal, R. (2023). Tricyclic antidepressant induced wide complex tachycardia with brugada pattern. Poster presented at the AHA Scientific Session 2023.

Haseeb, S., Ansari, S., Ali, S. (2024). Using machine learning extreme gradient boosting model to predict major adverse cardiovascular events: A systematic review. Cardiovascular Interventions, 17 (4 Supplement), S55. Dio: 10.1016/j.jcin.2024.01.204

Haseeb, S., Ansari, U., Munir, S., Khan, M.J., Gehres, E.M., Chhetri, C.D., Zulqarnain, M. (2024). Outcomes of percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis cirrhosis. Cardiovascular Interventions, 17 (4 Supplement), S51-S52. Dio: 10.1016/j.jcin.2024.01.196.

Haseeb, S., Ansari, U., Kalogeropoulos, A. (2024). Outcomes of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for treatment of acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock. Cardiovascular Interventions, 17 (4 Supplement), S24-S25. Dio: 10.1016/j.jcin.2024.01.132.

Gondal, M.U.R., Ansari, F., Haseeb, S., Singireddy, S., Qureshi, A.M., Donato, A. (2024). Demographics and regional trends of mortality with sarcoidosis and heart failure in adults >45 years between years 1999-2020. Poster presented at 2024 ACC

Sultan, N., Miran, M.S., Zahra, Z., Haseeb, S., Sultan, S. (2023). Myocardial infarction among hospitalized patients with community acquired pneumonia: A retrospective observational study. Pakistan Journal of Physiology, 19(2), 36-39.

Khalid, A., Wasim, S., Kaell, A., Lubarsky, L. (2024). Atrial Myxoma: Presenting as a large splenic infarction. Cureus, 16(5), e60505 dio: 10.7759/cureus.60505.

Usman S, Cheema M, Ghuman Z, Mustafa S, Iftikhar A. Ocrelizumab-induced organizing pneumonia in multiple sclerosis: case report and literature review. Arch Clin Cases. 2024 Jul 16;11(2):69-73. doi: 10.22551/2024.43.1102.10291

Usman S, Cheema MAI, Mustafa S, Iftikhar A. Fatal Hemoptysis With Pleural Effusions Secondary to Superior Vena Cava Obstruction as a Complication of Central Venous Catheterization. Cureus. 2024 May 5;16(5):e59690. doi: 10.7759/cureus.59690

McCullough J, Wasim S, Zachary K, Nizza, P. (2022) Toxic Shock Syndrome from Group C Streptococcus. Cureus 14(8): e28190. doi:10.7759/cureus.28190

McCullough, J., Ahmad, M. (2022). Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome following Moderna mRNA booster vaccination secondary to hypertension vs vaccine adverse effects? To be presented at Hypertension 2022.

Iftikhar, A., Azeez, H., Chyckyda, H., Groth, M. (2022). Small cell carcinoma of prostate: A rare form of extra pulmonary high-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma. To be presented at ATS

Papamanoli, A., Abboud, A., Muncan, B., Parikh, P. B., Skopicki, H. A., Kalogeropoulos, A. P. (2022). One-year mortality and reoperation among patients with infective endocarditis after transcatheter or surgical aortic value placement. ID week 2022 conference in Washington, DC.

Gearges, C., Fahmy, M., Cheema, M.A., Iftikhar, A. (2022). Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine causes shortness of breath in a 24-year-old patient: A case report. To be presented at CHEST.

Abdulrahman, Z., Azeez, H., Abdelbaki, Y., Abdulrahman, M., Kaell, A., Wadhwa, N. (2022). A rare case of renal minimal change disease in an asymptomatic COVID-19 patient post MAB EUA therapy. Presented at NYCAP

Ansari, U., Daloya, J., Perera, R. (2022). Increasing awareness about appropriate high sensitivity troponin use in the acute care setting: Is a web-based training interface the solution? Presented at the annual meeting of the American Heart Association.

McCullough, J., Perera, R. G. (2022). Arrythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy. New England Journal of Medicine, 387(10), e20. dio: 10.1056/NEJMicm2119255

McCullough J, Ahmad M, Tam I, Portnoy R, Ng J, Zachary K, Kaell A. Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome Onset Within 24 Hours Following Moderna mRNA Booster COVID-19 Vaccination: Vaccine Adverse Event Vs. Hypertension? Cureus. 2022 May 11;14(5):e24919. doi: 10.7759/cureus.24919. PMID: 35706738

Ashraf, A., Roy, J., Kuschner, Z. (2022). A rare but possible occurrence of proton pump inhibitor’s effect on HKα1 pumps in kidney resulting in acid base disturbances. To be Presented at NY ACP in Tarrytown, NY November 5, 2022.

Abdulrahman, Z., Azeez, H., Abdulrahman, H., Carbone, K. (2022). A Case Report: I Can’t Believe it’s Not Asthma – Acute Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure in an Elderly Woman. To be Presented at NY ACP in Tarrytown, NY November 5, 2022.

McCullough, J. (2022). Cardiomyopathy and Chagas Disease. To be Presented at NY ACP in Tarrytown, NY November 5, 2022.

Abdulrahman, Z., Azeez, H., Temkin, M., Weber, A. (2022). Cardiac arrestas a result of anaphylactic reaction from MAb infusion for COVID-19. To be presented at the American Heart Association.

Abdulsada, M., Jones, L., Patel, P., Fatakhova, F., Baranowski, R. Are We Overlooking Small Bowel Diverticular Bleeds? Emergency Partial Jejunectomy after Massive Jejunal Diverticular Bleed. American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting.  October 21-26th, 2022.  Charlotte, North Carolina.

Abdulsada, M., Syed, Romana, Delgodo, D., Joseph, K., Giacobbe, R. (2022). Improving dyspepsia management in a primary care clinic. American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting.  October 21-26th, 2022.  Charlotte, North Carolina.

Ashraf, A., Daloya, J., Barnes, M., Ansari, U., Ashraf, N., Lee, H., Caruso, R. (2022). Alpelisib-induced acute cholestatic hepatitis in a patient with metastatic breast cancer: A case report. Current Problems in Cancer: Case Reports. Doi: 10.1016/j.cpccr.2022.100200.

Rana, V., William, M., Kewalramani, A., Daloya, J., Barnes, M., Change, T., Miele, A.S., Haggerty, G., Ng, J. (in press). COVID-19 mask mandates in NY and their effects on the incidence of Flu. Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives.

Mindikoglu, A. L., Park, J., Opekun, A. R., Abdulsada, M. M., Wilhelm, Z.R., Jalal, P.K., Devaraj, S., Jung, S.Y. (in press). Dawn-to dusk dry fasting induces antiatherosclerotic, anti-inflammatory, and anti-tumorgenic proteome in peripheral blood mononuclear cells in subjects with metabolic syndrome. Metabolism Open. doi: 10.1016/j.metop.2022.100214.

Abdulrahman, Z.A., Azeez, H., Hassan, R., Ng, J., Kaell, A. (2022). A Case Report of Anti-phospholipid Syndrome With Lower Extremity Arterial Thrombosis That Didn’t Respond to Heparin and Direct Oral Anticoagulation: Ultimately, the Patient Agreed to Oral Warfarin. Cureus 14(11): e31230. doi:10.7759/cureus.31230

Muncan B, Abboud A, Papamanoli A, Jacobs M, McLarty AJ, Skopicki HA, Kalogeropoulos AP. Five-Year Cardiovascular Outcomes after Infective Endocarditis in Patients with versus without Drug Use History. J Pers Med. 2022; 12: 1562.

Bailey L, Papamanoli A, Thorne M, Ford F, Dy JI, Chevireddy C, Psevdos G. Influenza vaccination for hospital Employees: A 3-year success-story of a flu-pod drive-thru at a Veterans affairs medical center. Am J Infect Control. 2022 Jul 29: S0196-6553(22)00578-8.

Papamanoli A, Muncan B, Yoo J, Psevdos G, Kalogeropoulos, A. Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection-Associated Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure. J Pers Med. 2022. In press.

Lum M, Gauvin C, Pham SK, Papamanoli A, Spitzer ED, Kalogeropoulos AP, Marcos LA. Procalcitonin as a Potential Biomarker in the Study of Babesiosis Caused by B. microti. Pathogens 2022. In press.

Jacob R, Papamanoli A, Hussen SA, Bhatt KN, Skopicki HA, Kalogeropoulos AP. Protease inhibitors and risk for heart failure among patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection. Heart Failure 2022. May 21–24, 2022, Madrid, Spain.

Papamanoli A, Abboud A, Muncan B, Parikh PB, Skopicki HA, Kalogeropoulos AP. One-Year Mortality and Reoperation Among Patients with Infective Endocarditis After Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement. ID Week 2022, October 19-23, 2022, Washington, DC.

Lum MD, Gauvin C, Pham S, Papamanoli A, Spitzer E, Kalogeropoulos AP, Marcos LA. Procalcitonin as a Potential Biomarker in the Study of Human Babesiosis. ID Week 2022, October 19-23, 2022, Washington, DC.

Collado-Rivera, C., Vojniku, K., Ibrahim, M., Sharma, M., Chykyda, H., Kaell, A.T. (2023). Atypical presentation of mimicking infective endocarditis: Incidental cardiac papillary fibroelastoma with false positive commensal blood cultures. Poster presented at Medical Society State of New York Annual Poster Symposium. Tarrytown, NY, April 21, 2023.

Khalid, A., Roy, J., Perera, R., Weber, A., Kaell, A. (2023). Stress cardiomyopathy secondary to albuterol use. Poster presented at Medical Society State of New York Annual Poster Symposium. Tarrytown, NY, April 21, 2023.

Daloya, J., Gehres, E., Ashraf, A., Perera, P. (2023). Acute heart failure following valve replacement in congenitally corrected transposition of great arteries. Poster presented at Medical Society State of New York Annual Poster Symposium. Tarrytown, NY, April 21, 2023.

Usman, S., Badar, F., Collado, C. J., Weber, A., Kaell, A.T. (2023). Septic shock from pan-epidural abscess attributed to recent acupuncture and trigger point injections for nonspecific chronic low back pain in previously undiagnosed diabetic patient. Poster presented at Medical Society State of New York Annual Poster Symposium. Tarrytown, NY, April 21, 2023.

Usman, S., Ashraf, A., Badar, F., Iftikhar, A. (2023). Evidence based management of right heart failure in intensive care unit: A case report. Poster presented at 2023 ATS International Conference, Washington, DC, May 21, 2023.

Usman, S., Gearges, C., Cheema, M., Badar, F., Nawaz, M., Iftikhar, A. (2023). Locked-in Syndrome: A case report and review of literature. Poster presented at 2023 ATS International Conference, Washington, DC, May 21, 2023.

Badar, F., Ashraf, A., Usman, S., Iftikhar, A. (2023). Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis as the initial manifestation of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia-A rare possibility. To be presented at 2023 ATS International Conference, Washington, DC, May 21, 2023.

McCullough, J., McCullough, J., Castanon, C. (2023). Cardiomyopathy and Chagas Disease. Poster presented at Medical Society State of New York Annual Poster Symposium. Tarrytown, NY, April 21, 2023.

Abdulrahman, Z., Azeez, H., Weber, A. (2023). Acute hyponatremia post mild symptomatic COVID-19 infection. Poster presented at Medical Society State of New York Annual Poster Symposium. Tarrytown, NY, April 21, 2023.

Azeez, H., Abdulrahman, Z., Minter, B., Susan, E. (2023). I can’t believe it is the mirtazapine: Dysphagia in elderly women. Poster presented at Medical Society State of New York Annual Poster Symposium. Tarrytown, NY, April 21, 2023.

Azeez, H., Abdulrahman, Z., Minter, B., Susan, E. (2023). I can’t believe it is the mirtazapine: Dysphagia in elderly women. Poster presented at the Northwell Academic Competition.

Chhetri, C.D., Roy, R., Perera, R., Weber, A., Kaell, A. (2023). Stress cardiomyopathy secondary to abuterol use. Poster presented at the NYACP Resident/Fellow and Medical Student Forum, Albany, NY, May 12, 2023.

Azeez, H., Abdulrahman, Z., Minter, B., Susan, E. (2023). A case report: I can’t believe it is the Mirtazapine-Dysphagia in elderly women. Mather GME Research Competition. May 31, 2023.

Bimal, T., Bhuiyan, M. R., Fishbein, J., Gandotra, P., Selim, S., Ong. L., Gruberg, L. (2023). Bleeding complications in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention in coronary artery bypass grafts: The impact of clinical presentation, access site, and selection bias. Mather GME Research Competition. May 31, 2023.

Bimal, T, Buiyan, M.R., Fishbein, J., Gandotra, P., Selim, S., Ong, L., Gruberg, L. (2023). Bleeding in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: Factors associated with procedural outcomes and major bleeding complications. Mather GME Research Competition. May 31, 2023.

Bimal, T., Fishbein, J., Miklin, D., Ukrani, J., Gandotra, P., Selim, S., Ong, L., Gruberg, L. (2023). Influence of contrast valume and fluoroscopy time on major complications during percutaneous coronary intervention: Fluoroscopy time is the essence. Mather GME Research Competition. May 31, 2023.

Bimal, T., Ukrani, J., Fishbein, J., Miklin, D., Gandotra, P., Selim, S., Ong, L., Gruberg, L. (2023). Severe Chronic Kidney Disease, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Major Bleeding Complications: Dialysis Is The Knight In Shining Armor. Mather GME Research Competition, May 31, 2023.

Bimal, T., Bhuiyan, M.R., Ukrani, J., Fishbein, J., Miklin, D., Gandotra, P., Selim, S., Ong, L., Gruberg, L. (2023). Impact Of Peripheral Artery Disease On Bleeding Complications And Major Adverse Cardiac And Cerebrovascular Events During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Mather’ GME Research Competition, May 31, 2023.

Gearges, C., Fahmey, M., Badar, F., Usman, S., Cheema, M, Ifktikhar, A. (2023). Endocardiogram chararcteristics and outcome in patients with COVID-19 infection admitted to ICU. Mather GME Research Competition, May 31, 2023.

Gearges, C.,  Kewalramani, A., Fahmy, M., Miele, A., Ng, J., Iftikhar, A.. (2023). Patients on and off metformin and implications on survival in patients with COVID-19 admitted to Mather Hospital, Mather GME Research Competition, May 31, 2023.

Papamanoli, A., Abboud, A., Muncan, B., Paraikh, P.B., Skopicki, H.A., Kalogeropoulos, A.P. (2023). One-year mortality and reoperation among patients with infective endocarditis after transcatheter or surgical aortic value replacement. Mather GME Research Competition, May 31, 2023.

Kewalramani, A., Rana, V., Badar, F., Ashraf, A.,Cheema, M., Gearges, C., Iftikhar, A. (2023). A study to investigate COVID-19 patients’ caregivers perceived burden. Mather GME Research Competition, May 31, 2023.

Kewalramani, A.,Gearges, C., Ali, M., Kuschner, Z. (2023). An atypical case of fusobacterium nucleatum empyema leading to septic shock. Mather GME Research Competition, May 31, 2023.

Ashraf, A., Badar, F., Usman, S., Gearges, C., Iftikhar, A. (2023). Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis as the initial manifestation of chronic lymphocyctic leukemia: A rare possibility! Mather GME Research Competition, May 31, 2023.

Gehres, E., Abdulrahman, Z., Chhetri, C., Giacobbe, R. (2023). Submassive pulmonary embolism in a COVID patient presenting with syncope and low Wells score. Mather GME Research Competition, May 31, 2023.

Daloya, J., Gehres, E., Ashraf, A., Perera, R. (2023). Acute heart failure following valve replacement in congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries (ccTGA). Mather GME Research Competition, May 31, 2023.

Usman, S., Ashraf, A., Badar, F., Iftikhar, A. (2023). Evidence based management of right heart failure in intensive care unit: A case report. Mather GME Research Competition, May 31, 2023.

Usman, S., Gearges, C., Cheema, M., Badar, F., Nawaz, N., Iftikhar, A. (2023). Locked-In Syndrome: A case report and review of literature. Mather GME Research Competition, May 31, 2023.

Shaheryar Usman, MD; Faraz Badar, MD; Carlos J Collado, MD; Andrew Weber, MD; Alan T. Kaell, MD. (2023). Septic shock from pan spinal epidural abscess attributed to recent acupuncture and trigger point injections for acure lower back pain in previously undiagnosed diabetes patient. Mather GME Research Competition, May 31, 2023.

Patel, B., Xiao, A., Rovers, R., Gu, X., Koutroumpakis, F., Dueker, J., Hashash, J.,Johnston, E., Barrie, A.,Harrison, J.,Schwartz, M.,Babichenko, D.,Tang, G.,Binion, D. (2023). Inflammatory dermatologic manifestations of IBD associated with a more severe IBD phenotype and elevated serum biomarkers. Mather GME Research Competition, May 31, 2023.

Collado-Rivera, C.J., Vojniku, K., Chykyda, H., Sharma, M., Fernandez, H., Chaudhary, S., Kaell, A.T. (2023). Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma: Atypical presentation mimicking infective endocarditis with false positive commensal blood cultures. Mather GME Research Competition, May 31, 2023.

Maqsood KM, Pahwani R, Avinash F, Shabbir MR, Basham MA, Khalid A, Balkhi F, Khalid D, Jahangir M. Association Between Levels of Pre-operative Glycosylated Hemoglobin and Post-operative Surgical Site Infections After Elective Surgery in a Low-Income Country. Cureus. 2022 Jul 28;14(7):e27397. doi: 10.7759/cureus.27397. PMID: 36060332

Gearges C, Haider H, Rana V, Asghar Z, Kewalramani A, Kuschner Z. Bebtelovimab-Induced Bradycardia Leading to Cardiac Arrest. Crit Care Explor. 2022 Aug 19;4(8):e0747. doi: 10.1097/CCE.0000000000000747. PMID: 36003828

Fatakhova K, Patel P, Inayat F, Dhillon R, Ali H, Taj S, Nawaz G, Afzal A, Rehman AU, Afzal MS, Khan R, Ishtiaq R, Jones L, Rajapakse R. Trends in hospital admissions and mortality among inflammatory bowel disease patients with substance use disorder: a 10-year United States nationwide analysis. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2023 May 3;36(4):427-433. doi: 10.1080/08998280.2023.2204535. PMID: 37334096

Badar F, Ashraf A, Usman S, Iftikhar A. Septic shock from multiple intra-abdominal Streptococcus constellatus abscesses unamenable to percutaneous drainage. Arch Clin Cases. 2022 Sep 26;9(3):117-120. doi: 10.22551/2022.36.0903.10215. PMID: 36176498

Fishbein J, Coleman KM, Bhullar A, Sharma N, Zafeiropoulos S, Ansari U, Bimal T, Liu Y, Mountantonakis SE. Delayed cardiac repolarisation as a predictor of in-hospital mortality in patients with COVID-19. Heart. 2022 Sep 12;108(19):1539-1546. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2021-320412. PMID: 35144985

Bhullar A, Sharma N, Ma R, Bimal T, Ansari U, Mountantonakis S. A Case of Bundle Branch Re-entrant Ventricular Tachycardia 1 Year After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. J Innov Card Rhythm Manag. 2022 Aug 15;13(8):5126-5130. doi: 10.19102/icrm.2022.130804. PMID: 36072443