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Primary resident Project name
Research
Abdullah Nasir Primary resistance to nivolumab and ipilimumab in intermediate and poor risk metastatic renal cell carcinoma: A pilot study
Emmanuel Daniel Impact of racial disparity on failure to rescue in patients undergoing CABG
Priyata Dutta Impact of racial disparity on failure to rescue in patients undergoing surgery for IBD
Priyata Dutta Albumin infusions can lead to clinically significant changes in MELD 3.0 scores for patients waitlisted for liver transplantation
Monika Olejnik Impact of systemic sclerosis on mortality for VTE: a NIS database study
Misha Khan Impact of frailty on in-hospital clinical outcomes in patients with sinus node dysfunction
Misha Khan POCUS meta-analysis
Stephanie MacKenzie Disparities in incidence and mortality from cancer in rural vs urban MI
Stephanie MacKenzie Follow up of abnormal CT results: comparison of teaching vs nonteaching primary care offices
Stephanie MacKenzie NIS database and cancer
Rishita Gupta 'Minority serving hospitals’ and FTR in patients undergoing colectomy for CRC
Qianzi Zhao Biologics use and Heart Failure in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases: a retrospective cohort study
Yash Patel Sex-based differences in CTO-PCI: Insights from the BMC2 Registry
Yash Patel - Case series Use of RP Impella in persistent RV shock.
Abdullah Nasir Prognostic Role and Clinical Significance of Mutations in ACIN1, NXF5, and COL6A1 in Bladder Cancer: Clinicogenomic Analysis Using cBioPortal
Nadine Kassab Long-term follow-up of participants of the Phase II study that evaluated SQ Abatacept vs. placebo in diffuse systemic sclerosis (ASSET trial)
Max Guarda Trauma - Title embargoed until March 2025
Daniel Aintabi Remote Between Visit Monitoring in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Care: A Qualitative Study of CAPTURE-IBD Participants and Care Team Members
Daniel Aintabi Outcomes of Endoscopic Liquid Nitrogen Cryotherapy for Palliation of Esophageal Cancer in Community Practice
Daniel Aintabi Implementation of Endoscopic Direct Transgastric ERCP in a Community Hospital Setting
Daniel Aintabi CRP is a More Accurate Predictor of Colectomy than Baseline Infliximab Clearance in Patients with Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis
Max Guarda Concordance of relapse symptoms with initial clinical features in patients with giant cell arteritis
Max Guarda Safety and efficacy of CT-guided percutaneous periaortic biopsies in suspected retroperitoneal fibrosis
Max Guarda The natural history of segmental arterial mediolysis: a single-enterprise experience across 24 years
QI
Stephanie MacKenzie Improving rates of cervical cancer screening in AIM Clinic
Alycia Bellino Prescribing rates of SGLT2i and IV iron in patients with heart failure
Abdullah Nasir Improving CRC screening at AIM
Abdullah Nasir Sexual orientation and gender identity data collection in inpatient and outpatient settings
Daniel Aintabi Improving outpatient follow up for GERD after trial of PPI
Daniel Aintabi PPI initiation in patients on dual antiplatelet or antiplatelet with anticoagulant therapy at high risk for gastrointestinal bleeding
Paul Zamarripa Improving utilization of PFT in patients with COPD at AIM
Case report
Yash Patel BAG-3 Mutation Dilated Cardiomyopathy with Left Ventricular Noncompaction in Young Healthy Adult
Sangini Tolia Phlegmonous gastritis due to presumed Helicobacter pylori infection
Alycia Bellino Malignant cardiac tamponade as first presentation of classical Hodgkin Lymphoma
Reba Dhillon RVOT compression from mediastinal mass in patient with SCC
Reba Dhillon Keytruda-induced encephalopathy with demyelinating disease
Austin Taylor Strongyloides and Loa: Rethinking Ivermectin use
Nadine Kassab An atypical presentation of rheumatoid vasculitis - a challenging diagnosis
Daniel Aintabi Multiple liver lesions as initial presentation of metastatic invasive adenocarcinoma of the sigmoid colon in a 21-year-old male
Monika Olejnik Not all ischemic strokes are the same
Simna Vadakal A case of Anaplasmosis

Publications

Shellenberger R D.O., Johnson T M.D., Fayyaz F M.D., Swamy B M.D. (presenter), Scheidel C MS, Geller A MPH. Disparities in Melanoma Incidence, Stage of Disease, and Mortality in Rural versus Urban Michigan. Presented at Residents Research Forum May 2021, St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor, MI . Submitted Publication to American Journal of Dermatology.

Guo S, Cosky E, Li F, Guan L, Ji Y, Wei W, Peng C, Geng X, Ding Y. An inhibitory and beneficial effect of chlorpromazine and promethazine (C + P) on hyperglycolysis through HIF-1α regulation in ischemic stroke. Brain Res. 2021 Jul 15;1763:147463. doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2021.147463. Epub 2021 Apr 1. PMID: 33811844.

Cai L, Yang J, Cosky E, Xin R, Geng X, Ding Y. Enhanced Cerebral Microbleeds by Long-Term Air Pollution Exposure in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats. Neurol Res. 2021 Aug 31:1-10. doi: 10.1080/01616412.2021.1968705. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34461819.

Crass, S., Manley-Casco, D., Jevicks, J., Mayo, M., Gundapaneni, L.S., Imtiaz, K., Rajkumar, D., Battaglia, M., Shinn, T., Greenstein, R., Ravindran, B., Jihn, H., Zishiri, E., Hebsur, S.. (2021, May). IMPROVED OUTCOMES OF SUPRAVENTRICULARTACHYCARDIA ABLATIONS WITH THE USE OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL MAPPING. J Am Coll Cardiol, 77(18_Supplement_1 ), 414. Pub Status: Published.

Manley-Casco, D., Abunayla, A., Preston, A., Foster, B., Battaglia, M., Suneja, A., Smith, F.. (2021, May). PRITIKIN PROGRAM INTENSIVE CARDIAC REHABILITATION VERSUS TRADITIONAL CARDIAC REHABILITATION OUTCOMES STUDY. J Am Coll Cardiol, 77(18_Supplement_1), 1529. Pub Status: Published.

Manley-Casco, D., Berkowitz, P.. (2020, Aug). A WHOLE FOOD PLANT-BASED DIET WITH A NOVEL POTASSIUM-BINDING RESIN IN A PATIENT WITH ADVANCED CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE . Am J Lifestyle Med, 14(6), 592-594. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 33117100. Pub Status: Published.

Manley-Casco, D., Crass, S., Imtiaz, K., Rajkumar, D., Han, J., Ravindran, B., Greenstein, R., Zishiri, E., Shin, T., Hebsur, S.. (2021, May). MITRAL VALVE DYSFUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH PAPILLARY MUSCLE INVOLVEMENT DURING PREMATURE VENTRICULAR COMPLEX /VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA ABLATION. J Am Coll Cardiol, 77(18_Suppleme nt_1), 259. Pub Status: Published.

Dario Manley-Casco, Stephanie Crass, Rana Alquisari, Steven Girard Flecainide Toxicity with High Pacemaker Capture Thresholds and associated Takotsubo Syndrome.BMJ Case Rep 2021;14:e243326. doi:10.1136

Gregory, L., Gergics, P., Nakaguma, et al. The phenotypic spectrum associated with OTX2 mutations in humans. Eur J Endocrinol 2021 May 1;EJE-20-1453.R2. doi: 10.1530/EJE-20-1453. PMID: 33950863 Online ahead of print.

Chen, V.L., Hawa, F., Berinstein, J.A., Reddy, C.A., Kassab, I., Platt, K.D., Hsu, C., Steiner, C.A., Louissaint, J., Gunaratnam, N.T., & Sharma, P. Hepatic Steatosis is Associated with Increased Disease Severity and Liver Injury in Coronavirus Disease-19. Digestive Diseases and Sciences [Published online ahead of print). 2020, Sep;1-7.Cited in PubMed; PMID: 32980956; Pub Status: Published.

Hawa, F., Gilbert, L., Gilbert, B., Hawa, A., Hereford, V., Weiner, M., & Al Sous, O. Phenobarbital vs. Lorazepam for Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Cureus. 2021, Feb; 13(2):e13282. PMID: 33728215. Pub Status: Published.

Carvalho, A.M., & Machado, C.M.. (2020). Emerging Tropical Viral Infections: Dengue, Chikungunya, and Zika. In M. Morris, C. Kotton, & C. Wolfe (Ed.), Emerging Transplant Infections Clinical Challenges and Implications (pp. Chapter 40-1). New York: Springer, Cham.

Carvalho, A., & Lu, J., & Francis, J.D., & Moore, R.E., & Haley, K.P., & Doster, R.S., & Townsend, S.D, Johnson, J.G., & Damo, S.M., & Gaddy, J.A.. S100A12 in Digestive Diseases and Health: A Scoping Review. Gastroenterology Research and Practice. 2020, Feb; 2020(2020: 2868373): 1-11. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 32184815. Pub Status: Published.

Carvalho, A., Alqusairi, R., Adams, A., Paul, M., Kothari, N., Peters, S., DeBenedet, A.. SARS-CoV-2 Gastrointestinal Infection Causing Hemorrhagic Colitis: Implications for Detection and Transmission of COVID-19 Disease. American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2020, Apr; 115(6): 942-964. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 32496741. Pub Status: Published.

Diaczok, Benjamin John; Brennan, Simone; Levine, Diane; Hilu, Raymond; Thati, Neelimi; Kruer, James; Ahsan, Samira; McNally, Patricia; Pieper, David. Comparison of Resident Self-evaluation to Standardized Patient Evaluators in a Multi-Institutional Objective Structured Clinical Examination. Simulation in Healthcare: The Journal of the Society For Simulation in healthcare, Vol. 15, Number 2, April 2020. PMID 32044855.

Al Hillan, A., Al-Banaa, K., Mohamed, M., Hawa, F., & Turtel, P. A Case of Late Recurrence of Colon Cancer after Curative Treatment. Cureus. 2020, May; 12(5): e8083. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 32542138. Pub Status: Published.

Hawa, F. N., Gladshteyn, M., Berger, S. H., Corsello, P. M., Velarde, M., Duda, J., Harris, L., Rivard, C., Powell, R., & Gunaratnam, N. T. [Abstract] A Gastroenterologist Supervised Behavioral Weight Management Program is Effective in achieving Clinically Significant Weight Loss in Patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. Gastroenterology. 2020, May; 158(6): S-1227. Pub Status: Published.

Hawa, F., Gilbert, L., Gilbert, B., Hereford, V., Weiner, M., & Al Sous, O. [Abstract] Phenobarbital vs. Lorazepam for Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome: A Retrospective Cohort Study. American Journal on Addiction. 2020, May; 29(3): 216. Pub Status: Published.

Hawa, F., Sako, Z., Nguyen, T., Catanzaro, A.T., Zolotarevsky, E., Bartley, A.N., & Gunaratnam, N.T. The Band and Slough Technique is Effective for Management of Diminutive Type 1 Gastric and Duodenal Neuroendocrine Tumors. Endoscopy International Open. 2020, Jun; 8(6): E717-E721. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 32490154. Pub Status: Published.

Hawa, F., Al Hillan, A., Catanzaro, A.T., Tworek, J.A., & Gunaratnam N.T. Endoscopic Management of a Tubulovillous Adenoma Within a Diverticulum: Report of a Case and Review of Literature. Cureus. 2020, Jun; 12(6): e8668. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 32699668. Pub Status: Published.

Shellenberger RA, Fayyaz F, Sako Z, Schaeffer M, Tawagi K, Scheidel C, Nabhan, M. Mayo Impact of Biopsy Technique on Clinically Important Outcomes for Cutaneous Melanoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes. 2020 Jul 15;4(4):373-383. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocpiqo.2020.04.005. eCollection 2020 Aug.PMID: 32793865

Avula S, LaFata M, Nabhan M, Allana A, Toprani B, Scheidel C, Suneja A. Heart failure mortality prediction using PRISM score and development of a classification and regression tree model to refer patients for palliative care consultation. Int J Cardiol Heart Vasc. 2019 Dec 13; 26: 100440. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcha.2019.100440. eCollection 2020 Feb.PMID: 31886404

Dobrusin, A., Hawa, F., Gladshteyn, M., Corsello, P., Harlen, K., Walsh, C., Alaparthi, L., Weinstein, M., Baig, N., Sousa, A., & Gunaratnam, N.T. Gastroenterologists and Patients Report High Satisfaction Rates with Telehealth Services During the Novel Coronavirus 2019 Pandemic. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology .2020, Oct; 18(11): 2393-2397.e2. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 32663521. Pub Status: Published.

Al-Banaa, K., Alhillan, A., Hawa, F., Mahmood, R., Zaki, A., El Abdallah, M., Zimmerman, J., & Musa, F. Emicizumab Use in Treatment of Acquired Hemophilia A: A Case Report. American Journal of Case Reports. 2019, Jul; 20(1): 1046-1048. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 31318850. Pub Status: Published.

Tofighi, Babak; Hein, Paul; Carvalho, Alexandre M S; Lee, Joshua D; Leonard, Noelle R.. Technology preferences to enhance HIV and HCV care among patients with substance use disorders. Journal of Addictive Diseases. 2019, Aug; 37(3-4): 157-159. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 31380732. Pub Status: Published.

Hawa F. & Gunaratnam, N.T. Establishing an Effective Weight Loss Program in a Community-Based Gastroenterology Practice: The Huron Gastro Experience. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2019, Aug; 17(9): 1669-1672. Cited in PubMed; PMI : 30825528. Pub Status: Published.

Collins CD, Brockhaus K, Sim T, Suneja A, Malani AN. Analysis to determine cost-effectiveness of procalcitonin-guided antibiotic use in adult patients with suspected bacterial infection and sepsis. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2019 Aug 1;76(16):1219-1225. doi: 10.1093/ajhp/zxz129.PMID: 31369118

Darrigo, L.G. Jr, & Carvalho, A.M. & Machado, C.M.. Chikungunya, Dengue, and Zika in Immunocompromised Hosts. Current Infectious Disease Reports. 2018, Mar; 20(4): Article Number: 5. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 29551005. Pub Status: Published.

Shellenberger RA, Tawagi K, Kakaraparthi S, Albright J, Nabhan M, Geller AC. Are Primary Care Residents Trained to Perform Skin Cancer Examinations? J Gen Intern Med. 2018 Nov;33(11):1839-1841. doi: 10.1007/s11606-018-4572-x.PMID: 30022412

Shellenberger RA, Tawagi K, Kakaraparthi S, Albright J, Nabhan M, Geller AC. Are Primary Care Residents Trained to Perform Skin Cancer Examinations? J Gen Intern Med. 2018 Nov;33(11):1839-1841. doi: 10.1007/s11606-018-4572-x.PMID: 30022412

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles/Abstracts (Submitted)

Alqusairi, R., Manley-Casco, D., Girard, S., . (2021, Jul). TAKOTSUBO SYNDROME WITH MULTIPLE EMBOLI ONE HOUR AFTER THE TRIGGERING EVENT IN A PATIENT WITH MGUS AND SJOGREN’S. Pub Status: Submitted.

Mayo, M., Manley-Casco, D., Girard, S., Sarosi, M.G.. (2021, Jul). VACUUM-ASSISTED THROMBECTOMY OF A RIGHT ATRIAL VEGETATION IN A PATIENT WITH INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS. Pub Status: Submitted.

Hawa, F. N., Gladshteyn, M., Gunaratnam, S.V.G., Velarde, M., Scheidel C., Rivard, C., Berger, S. H., Corsello, P. M., Minnema, K., Duda, J., Harris, L., Powell, R., & Gunaratnam, N. T. A Multifaceted Behavioral Weight Loss Program is Effective for Management of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in a Community-Based Gastroenterology Practice. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2020, Aug; Pub Status: Submitted.

Hawa, F., Vargas, E.J., Rizk, M., McRae, A., Acosta, A., Storm, A.C., Bazerbachi, F., & Abu Dayyeh, B.K. Contamination of Single Fluid-Filled Intragastric Balloons with Orogastric Fluid is not associated with Hyperinflation: an Ex-Vivo Study and Systematic Review of Literature. Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies. 2020, Aug; Pub Status: Submitted.

Pradeep, S., Hawa, F., Prokop L.J., Murad M.H., Abu Dayyeh, B.K., Chandrasekhara, V., Topazian, M.D., & Bazerbachi, F. Endoscopic Pancreatic Duct Stenting for Pain Palliation in Selected Pancreas Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Gastroenterology Report. 2021, Jan; Pub Status: Accepted.

Oral and Poster Presentations

Swamy B M.D., Ammar A M.D., Bodnar T M.D., Burman I M.D. Quality Improvement: Feet Matter! Increasing Diabetic Foot Exams in a Residency Primary Care Clinic. Presented at ACP Conference May 2021 Michigan Chapter and MI Summit SEMCME Conference May 2021

1st Place in Voice-Over PowerPoint “Feet Matter! Increasing Diabetic Foot Exams in a Residency Primary Care Clinic” at Michigan Summit Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, SEMCME May 19, 2021

4th Place Resident Research Forum, “Disparities in Cutaneous Melanoma Incidence, Stage of Disease, and Mortality in Rural vs Urban Michigan” St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor, MI May 25, 2021

Mayo M, Bzeih R, Potugari B, Carrera C, Shellenberger R. (2021) Impact of COVID-19 on Cancer Screening: A Meta-analysis. Poster presented at: St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Resident Research Forum; Ypsilanti, MI.

Shellenberger R, Swamy B. (2021) Disparities in Melanoma Incidence, Stage of Disease, and Mortality in Rural versus Urban Michigan Shellenberger R, Swamy B. Poster presented at: St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Resident Research Forum; Ypsilanti, MI.

Gale E, Farah W, Bzeih R, Marii A, Suneja A. (2021) Prediction of 30-day Hospital Readmissions in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Poster presented at: St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Resident Research Forum; Ypsilanti, MI.

Bzeih R, Farah W, Gale E, Jaggi K, Marii A, Suneja A. (2021) Causality and Preventability of Early vs Late COPD Readmission he Utility of Nasal MRSA PCR to Shorten Antibiotic Duration and Hospital Poster presented at: St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Resident Research Forum; Ypsilanti, MI.

Gupta J, Imtiaz K, Jaggi K, Kothari N, Shellenberger R, Suneja A. (2021) Length of Stay: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Poster presented at: St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Resident Research Forum; Ypsilanti, MI.

Manley-Casco D, Crass S, Sohail M, Rajkumar D, Hebsur S. (2021) Mitral Valve Dysfunction In Patients With Papillary Muscle Involvement During Premature Ventricular Complex / Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation Poster presented at: St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Resident Research Forum; Ypsilanti, MI.

Manley-Casco D, Abunayala A, Preston A, Suneja A, Smith F. (2021) Pritikin Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Versus Traditional Cardiac Rehabilitation Outcomes Study (PICO) Quality Improvement presented at: St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Resident Research Forum; Ypsilanti, MI.

Dash A, Ahmed K, Khan G, Tout M, Ammar A, Dean C. (2021) An Academic Residency Clinic and Collaborative Care Initiative to Address Social Isolation in a Safety Net Clinic Quality Improvement presented at: St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Resident Research Forum; Ypsilanti, MI.

Abdi N, Jodeh W, Janardan V, Ammar A, Bodnar T. (2021) Diabetes Prevention in a Cost-Effective Manner: A Quality Improvement Project Quality Improvement presented at: St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Resident Research Forum; Ypsilanti, MI.

Jasti S, Manjunathan A, Ammar A, Dean C. (2021) Do Telehealth Visits Have A Similar Patient Satisfaction Rate To In Office Visits? Oral Presentation presented at: St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Annual Research Forum; Ypsilanti, MI.

Hawa, F., Torfah, M., Gupta, J., Nagra, S., & Ammar, A. (2020). A Team-Based Approach is Effective in Improving Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates in a Community-Based Resident Clinic. Oral Presentation presented at: St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Annual Research Forum; Ypsilanti, MI.

Patel H, Farah W, Battaglia M, Chaudhry S, Preston A, Foster B, Stouffer L, Rajkumar D, Suneja A, Smith F (2020) Propensity Weighted Retrospective Cohort Study Comparing Effectiveness of Oral Presentation presented at: St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Annual Research Forum; Ypsilanti, MI.

1st Place: Manley D, Handa R, Patel H, Toprani B, Suneja A (2020) Pilot study of impact of Vivify remote patient monitoring versus conventional homecare on 30-day readmissions for patients with CHF Oral Presentation presented at: St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Annual Research Forum; Ypsilanti, MI.

Desai S, Manley M, Jallipalli S, Akrawi S, Mahalingam V, Abunayla A, Ebel A, Vashishta G, Mahmood F, Suneja A (2020) Retrospective Cohort Study of Inpatient ANA as a Predictor of ANA Associated Diseases Two Years Later Oral Presentation presented at: St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Annual Research Forum; Ypsilanti, MI.

Al-Mahdawi M, Akrawi S, Gupta J, Sahu M, Manley D, Rajkumar D, Abraham T, Kothari N, Suneja A (2020) Dilemma of Discharging Patients Home with PICC Lines and IV Antibiotics in Patients with a History of Substance Use Disorder Oral Presentation presented at: St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Annual Research Forum; Ypsilanti, MI.

Walsh, C., Hawa, F., Dobrusin, A., Gladshteyn, M., Duda, J., Velarde, M., Minnema, K., Walsh, J., & Gunaratnam N.T. (2020). Low Yield of COVID-19 testing prior to Endoscopic Procedures in a Community-Based Gastroenterology Practice. Oral Presentation presented at: American College of Gastroenterology Virtual Conference 2020 (ACG 2020); Nashville, TN.

Hawa, F., Gladshteyn, M., Zolotarevsky, M., & Gunaratnam, N.T. (2019). A Multifaceted Weight Loss Program for Management of Obesity-Related Gastrointestinal Disorders. Oral Presentation presented at: Trinity Health Research Summit; Ypsilanti, MI.

Bzeih R, Carvalho A, Daniel R, Idumwonyi E. (2019) Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma Presenting as Questionable Renal. Oral Presentation at: ACP Regional Meeting;

Hawa, F., Suneja, A., Everett, D., McFall, K., Valley, C., & Vashishta, G. (2018). Inpatient Critical Results Response Time: Impact of a Mobile Application. Oral Presentation presented at: St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Annual Research Forum; Ypsilanti, MI.

Carvalho, A., Alqusairi, R., Adams, A., Kothari,N., Peters, S., DeBenedet, A.,. (2020). SARS - CoV- 2 Gastrointestinal Infection Causing Hemorrhagic Colitis : Implications for Detection and Transmission of COVID-19 Disease. Poster presented at: Resident Research Forum; Ypsilanti, MI.

Jaggi K, Swarup R., (2020) An Unusual Case of Bronchial Necrosis and Stenosis. Case Report presented at: Resident Research Forum; Ypsilanti, MI.

Dash A, Jagarlamudi, R., (2020) Rare case of Neisseria mucosa bacteremia in an Immunocompromised patient Case Report presented at: Resident Research Forum; Ypsilanti, MI.

Sohail M, Jallipalli S (2020) Infected bulla presenting as tension Case Report presented at: Resident Research Forum; Ypsilanti, MI.

Mayo M, Suneja A (2020) Sertraline-Associated Esophageal Ulcers in a Young Patient with Depression and Anxiety Case Report presented at: Resident Research Forum; Ypsilanti, MI.

Gupta J, Buchanan K, Jaggi K, Burman-Solovyeva I (2020) More than meets the eye: an unusual cause of presumed conjunctivitis Case Report presented at: Resident Research Forum; Ypsilanti, MI.

Bzeih R, Csernak I, Wilkie A (2020) Rare presentation of statin associated autoimmune myopathy Case Report presented at: Resident Research Forum; Ypsilanti, MI.

Jaggi K, DiGiovine B (2020) Rare Phenomena of Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum with underlying undiagnosed dermatomyositis & ILD Case Report presented at: Resident Research Forum; Ypsilanti, MI.

Chellappa N, Jodeh W, Daniel R (2020) No laughing matter Case Report presented at: Resident Research Forum; Ypsilanti, MI.

Gundapaneni L, Jaggi K, Craig D (2020) EBV Lymphocytic Interstitial Pneumonitis Case Report presented at: Resident Research Forum; Ypsilanti, MI.

Torfah M, Bodnar T (2020) Reducing Unnecessary Thyroid Surgery in a Community Practice Case Report presented at: Resident Research Forum; Ypsilanti, MI.

3rd Place: Sohail, M., Allen, S., Shellenberg, R. (2020) A unique presentation of Cutaneous Vasculitis on bilateral breast tissue. Poster presented at: ACP Regional Meeting

Hawa, F., Torfah, M., Gupta, J., Nagra, S., & Ammar, A. (2020). A Team-Based Approach is Effective in Improving Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates in a Community-Based Resident Clinic. Poster presented at: American College of Gastroenterology Virtual Conference 2020 (ACG 2020); Nashville, TN.

Steiner, C., Bernstein, J., Platt, K., Chanakyaram, R., Hsu, C., Louissaint, J., Kassab, I., Hawa, F., Gunaratnam, N.T., Chen, V., & Sharma, P. (2020). Hepatic Steatosis is Associated with Elevated Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) but not Elevated Bilirubin or Hepatic Decompensation in Patients with Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): A Single Center Cohort Study. Poster presented at: American College of Gastroenterology Virtual Conference 2020 (ACG 2020); Nashville, TN.

Al-Hillan, A., Alshami, A., Mohamed, M., Hawa, F., Al-Bayati, A., AlAzzawi, M., Mahdi, H., & Varon, J. (2020). Clinical and Epidemiological Characteristics of Microscopic Colitis: Analysis Study of National Inpatient Sample (NIS) 2016. Poster presented at: American College of Gastroenterology Virtual Conference 2020 (ACG 2020); Nashville, TN.

Hawa, F. N., Gladshteyn, M., Berger, S. H., Corsello, P. M., Velarde, M., Duda, J., Harris, L., Rivard, C., Powell, R., & Gunaratnam, N. T. (2020). A Gastroenterologist Supervised Behavioral Weight Management Program is Effective in achieving Clinically Significant Weight Loss in Patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. Poster presented at: Digestive Disease Week Virtual Conference 2020 (DDW 2020); Chicago, IL.

2nd Place: Jaggi, K., Swarup, R. (2019) An Unusual & Rare Foreign Body Aspiration Event causing Bronchial Necrosis & Stenosis. Poster Presented at: Michigan Thoracic Society Conference.

Bzeih R, Carvalho A, Daniel R, Idumwonyi E. (2019) Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma Presenting as Questionable Renal. Poster Presented at: St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Annual Research Forum; Ypsilanti, MI.

Chellappa, N., Craig, D (2019) Getting a HaNDL on things – Is it a stroke? Is it Meningitis? Or is it a benign headache syndrome? Poster presented at: ACP Regional Meeting

Carvalho, A., Daniel, R., Bzeih, R., Idumwonyi, E.. (2019). Ormond’s Disease and its Diagnostic Masquerade. Poster presented at: ACP Regional Meeting; Ypsilanti, MI.

Al Hillan, A., Hawa, F., Mohamed, M., & Turtel, P. (2019). Crohn's Disease with Rare Extra-Intestinal Manifestation and Unusual Great Outcome. Poster presented at: American College of Gastroenterology Annual Conference 2019 (ACG 2019); San Antonio, TX.

Hawa, F., Al Hillan, A., Al-Banaa, K., Gunaratnam, N. T., & Yazdani, A. (2019). Low Back Pain: An Unusual Initial Presentation of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma. Poster presented at: American College of Gastroenterology Annual Conference 2019 (ACG 2019); San Antonio, MI.

Hawa, F., Al Hillan, A., Catanzaro, A.T., Tworek, J.A., & Gunaratnam N.T. (2019). Endoscopic Management of a Tubulovillous Adenoma Within a Diverticulum: Report of a Case and Review of Literature. Poster presented at: American College of Gastroenterology Annual Conference 2019 (ACG 2019); San Antonio, TX.

Hawa, F., Gilbert, L., Gilbert, B., Hereford, V., Weiner, M., & Al Sous, O. (2019). Phenobarbital vs. Lorazepam for Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Poster presented at: American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry Annual Conference 2019 (AAAP 2019); San Diego, CA.

Hawa, F., Marii, A., & Al-Sous, O. (2019). Acute Pancreatitis Induced by a Migrated Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube: A Case Report. Poster presented at: American College of Gastroenterology Annual Conference 2019 (ACG 2019); Ypsilanti, MI.

Hawa, F., Sako, Z., Nguyen, T., Catanzaro, A.T., Zolotarevsky, E., Bartley, A.N., & Gunaratnam, N.T. (2019). The Band and Slough Technique is Effective for Management of Gastric and Duodenal Neuroendocrine Tumors: A Case Series. Poster presented at: Digestive Disease Week 2019 (DDW 2019); San Diego, CA.

Carvalho A, Idumwonyi E, Bzeih R, Daniel R (2019) Ormond's Disease and its Diagnostic Masquerade. Poster Presented at: St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Annual Research Forum; Ypsilanti, MI.

1st Place: Chellappa N, Asuri H, Hopper J (2019) Gabapentin Dependence: A Case of Extraordinary Tolerance. Presented at: St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Annual Research Forum; Ypsilanti, MI.

Desai S, Suneja A (2019) Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO), Thrombolysis and Paradoxical Embolization: A Case Report. Presented at: St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Annual Research Forum; Ypsilanti, MI.

Handa R, Finlay S, Sood M, Hubbard B (2019) External Femorofemoral Bypass to manage Acute Limb Ischemia following placement of Impella: Case Report and Review of Literature. Presented at: St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Annual Research Forum; Ypsilanti, MI.

Idumwonyi E, Bzeih R, Carvalho A, Daniel R (2019) Levamisole Tainted Cocaine Induced Severe Neutropenia: Case Report. Presented at: St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Annual Research Forum; Ypsilanti, MI.

Mokhtar S, Al Aous O. (2019) Mural Endocarditis: Case Report. Presented at: St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Annual Research Forum; Ypsilanti, MI.

Jodeh W, Imtiaz K, Ammar A, Bodnar T W. (2019) Diabetes Prevention Quality Improvement Project. Presented at: St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Annual Research Forum; Ypsilanti, MI.