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2006-2007 Sub Specialty Fellows' Scholarship

Division of Cardiology

SARAH JOYNER, PGY-5

Publications

  1. Kontos MC, Joyner SE, Roberts CS, Anderson FP, Ornato JP, Tatum JL, Jesse RL. Implication of the New LDL Goals in Dyslipidemia Management of Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome. Mayo Clin Proc. 2007 May;82(5):551-5.

Abstracts and Presentations

  1. Joyner SE, Kontos MC, Anderson FP, Tatum JL, Ornato JP, Jesse RL. Higher Prevalence of Unstable Angina Compared to Non-ST Elevation MI in Women Is In Part Explained By Smaller MI Size. Oral presentation, VCU Women’s Health Research Day, VCU Institute for Women’s Health. April 2007, Richmond, VA.

ROBERT KAYSER, JR., PGY-6

Publications

  1. Kayser RG, Brinster DR, Parker MS, Nixon JV. Circumferential Involvement of an Acute Type B Aortic Dissection: A Unique Case. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography 2007. (in press)

DAVID N. KENIGSBERG, PGY-8

Publications

  1. Kenigsberg DN, Kalahasty G, Grizzard, JD, Wood MA, Ellenbogen KA. Intracardiac correlate of the epsilon wave in a patient with arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia. Circulation 2007. (in press)
  2. Kenigsberg DN, Wood MA, Alaeddini J, Ellenbogen KA. Cryoablation inside the pulmonary vein after failed radiofrequency antral ablation. Heart Rhythm 2007. (in press)
  3. Kenigsberg DN, Khanal S, Kowalski M, Krishnan SC. Prolongation of the QTc interval is seen uniformly during early transmural ischemia. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2007 Mar 27;49(12):1299-305.
  4. Kaszala K, Kenigsberg DN, Krishnan SC. Drug-induced T wave alternans. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2006 Mar;17(3):332.
  5. Kenigsberg DN, Lee BP, Grizzard JD, Ellenbogen KA, Wood MA. Accuracy of intracardiac echocardiography for assessing the esophageal course along the posterior left atrium: a comparison to magnetic resonance imaging. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2007 Feb;18(2):169-73.
  6. Kenigsberg DN, Ellenbogen KA. ICD arrhythmia detection and discrimination: are we there yet? J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2006 Dec;17(12):1320-2.
  7. Kalahasty G, Kenigsberg DN, Wood MA, Ellenbogen KA. Paradoxical undersensing during atrial flutter: what is the mechanism? J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2006 Nov;17(11):1252.
  8. Kenigsberg DN, Ellenbogen KA, Looking to the future in managing atrial fibrillation. Touch Briefings US Cardiovascular Disease. 2006 II:100-02.
  9. Kenigsberg DN, Ellenbogen KA. Atrial fibrillation ablation: state of the art. www.InCirculation.net: Cardiovascular Medicine from A to Z. 2006 Sep.

Abstracts and Presentations

  1. Kowalski M, Eusebio E, Kenigsberg DN, Khanal S. Do N-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Reduce Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death and Ventricular Arrhythmias? A Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials. Circulation. 2006 Oct 114 (18):II-169.
  2. Kowalski M, Dobbs J, Sinno M, Kenigsberg DN, Xue J, Krishnan SC, Khanal S. Temporal Relationship between QTc Prolongation and ST-segment Elevation in Early Transmural Myocardial Ischemia Measured by a Continuous 12-lead ECG Monitor. Circulation. 2006 Oct 114 (18):II-169.

SHAKIL A. KHAN, PGY-6

Publications

  1. Khan S, Salloum F, Das A, Xi L, Vetrovec GW, Kukreja RC. Rapamycin confers preconditioning-like protection against ischemia-reperfusion injury in isolated mouse heart and cardiomyocytes. J Mol Cell Cardiol. 2006 Aug;41(2):256-64.

THOMAS NOEL, PGY-6

Book Chapters

  1. Noel T, Kontos M. Chapter 2: Troponins and other necrosis markers for risk stratification in patients with acute coronary syndrome. In: de Lemos J, ed. Biomarkers in Heart Disease. Boston, MA: Blackwell Publishing. (in press)

Abstracts and Presentations

  1. Kontos MC, Noel TT, Stevens MP, Ornato JP, Roberts CS, Tatum JL, Jesse RL. Systolic Dysfunction is Frequent and has a Similar Prevalence in Patients with ST and Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Poster presentation, American College of Cardiology 56th Annual Scientific Session. March 2007 New Orleans, LA.
  2. Kontos, MC, Noel TE, Stevens MP, Anum EA, Ornato JP, Roberts CS, Tatum JL, Anderson FP, Jesse RL. What Are the Most Important Predictors of Mortality In Patients with Myocardial Infarction In the Troponin Era? Oral Abstract, American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. November 2006 Chicago, IL.

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Division of Gastroenterology

PAUL O. ARNOLD, PGY-4

Book Chapters

  1. Arnold PO, Habib A, Heuman DM. My patient with cryptogenic cirrhosis was recently hospitalized with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. How long should she be treated with antibiotics? In: Shiffman ML, Farraye F, eds. Curbside Consultation of the Liver: 49 Clinical Questions. Thorofare, NJ: Slack Incorporated, 2007. (in press)
  2. Arnold PO, Habib A, Heuman DM. My patient with cirrhosis has an elevated serum ammonia but no symptoms of hepatic encephalopathy. How much lactulose should I recommend? In: Shiffman ML, Farraye F, eds. Curbside Consultation of the Liver: 49 Clinical Questions. Thorofare, NJ: Slack Incorporated, 2007. (in press)

LAWRENCE CHAN, PGY-4

Book Chapters

  1. Chan L. How do I decide which patients with chronic hepatitis B require treatment? In: Shiffman ML, Farraye F, eds. Curbside Consultation of the Liver: 49 Clinical Questions. Thorofare, NJ: Slack Incorporated, 2007. (in press)
  2. Chan L. What should I recommend for my patient with cirrhosis who was recently found to have a new 2 centimeter liver mass by ultrasound screening? In: Shiffman ML, Farraye F, eds. Curbside Consultation of the Liver: 49 Clinical Questions. Thorofare, NJ: Slack Incorporated, 2007. (in press)

ONPAN CHEUNG, PGY-4

Publications

  1. Puri P, Mirshahi F, Cheung O, Natarajan R, Maher JW, Kellum JM, and Sanyal AJ. Activation and dysregulation of the unfolded protein response in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Gastroenterology. 2007 (in review)
  2. Puri P, Baillie RA, Wiest M, Mirshahi F, Choudhury J, Cheung O, Sargeant C, Contos MJ and Sanyal AJ. A lipidomic analysis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Hepatology. 2007 (in press)
  3. Cheung O, Kapoor A, Puri P, Sakita S, Luketic VA, Sargeant C, Contos MJ, Shiffman ML, Stravitz RT, Sterling RK and Sanyal AJ. The impact of fat distribution on the severity of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and metabolic syndrome. Hepatology. 2007 (in press)

Book Chapters

  1. Cheung O. What is the best screening test for Wilson's Disease? Does this change for patients who are acutely ill or in new diagnosed hepatic failure. In: Shiffman ML, Farraye F, eds. Curbside Consultation of the Liver: 49 Clinical Questions. Thorofare, NJ: Slack Incorporated, 2007. (in press)
  2. Cheung O. My patient with chronic hepatitis C also has evidence of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis on his liver biopsy. What can I do to increase his chance of responding to peginterferon and ribavirin treatment? In: Shiffman ML, Farraye F, eds. Curbside Consultation of the Liver: 49 Clinical Questions. Thorofare, NJ: Slack Incorporated, 2007. (in press)
    Cheung O. Fatty liver and NASH. In: The American Diabetes Association Handbook 2007. (in press)
  3. Sanyal A, Cheung O. Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. In: Atlas of Gastroenterology. Boston, MA: Blackwell Publishing, 2007. (in press)

Abstracts and Presentations

  1. Puri P, Cheung O, Contos MJ, Mirshahi F, Wolfe LG, Maher JW, Kellum JM, Sterling RK and Sanyal AJ. The spectrum of hepatic histology in obese African Americans: similarities and differences with Caucasians. Poster presentation, Digestive Disease Week (DDW) and 108th Annual Meeting of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA). May 2007 Washington DC Published in Gastroenterology Apr 2007;132(S2):A-810. (Awarded Poster of Distinction)
  2. Puri P, Erickson SA, Mirshahi F, Cheung O, Natarajan R, and Sanyal AJ. Gender based differences in activation of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress pathways in an insulin resistant, diet-based animal model of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Poster presentation, Digestive Disease Week (DDW) and 108th Annual Meeting of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), May 2007 Washington DC. Published in Gastroenterology Apr 2007;132(S2):A-818.
  3. Kapoor A, Puri P, Cheung O, Contos MJ, Luketic VA, Shiffman ML, Sterling RK, Stravitz RT, and Sanyal AJ. Patterns of fat distribution and its relationship to liver histology in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Poster presentaion, Digestive Disease Week (DDW) and 108th Annual Meeting of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), May 2007, Washington DC. Published in Gastroenterology Apr 2007;132(S2):A-813.

KEVIN COMAR, PGY-5

Publications

  1. Comar KM, Sterling RK. Coinfection with Hepatitis C Virus and HIV: The Challenges of Management. Current Hepatitis Reports. 2006 Oct;5(4):154-61.

PUNEET PURI, PGY-4

Publications

  1. Puri P, Mirshahi F, Cheung O, Natarajan R, Maher JW, Kellum JM, and Sanyal AJ. Activation and dysregulation of the unfolded protein response in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Gastroenterology. 2007. (in review)
  2. Puri P, Baillie RA, Wiest M, Mirshahi F, Choudhury J, Cheung O, Sargeant C, Contos MJ and Sanyal AJ. A lipidomic analysis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Hepatology. 2007. (in press)
  3. Cheung O, Kapoor A, Puri P, Sakita S, Luketic VA, Sargeant C, Contos MJ, Shiffman ML, Stravitz RT, Sterling RK and Sanyal AJ. The impact of fat distribution on the severity of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and metabolic syndrome. Hepatology. 2007. (in press)
  4. Ariyarajah V, Apiyasawat S, Najjar H, Mercado K, Puri P, Spodick DH. Frequency of interatrial block in patients with sinus rhythm hospitalized for stroke and comparison to those without interatrial block. Am J Cardiol. 2007 Jan 1;99(1):49-52.
  5. Ariyarajah V, Puri P, Apiyasawat S, Spodick DH. Interatrial block: a novel risk factor for embolic stroke? Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol. 2007 Jan;12(1):15-20.
  6. Puri P, Sanyal AJ. Role of obesity, insulin resistance, and steatosis in hepatitis C virus infection. Clin Liver Dis. 2006 Nov;10(4):793-819.
  7. Ariyarajah V, Apiyasawat S, Puri P, Spodick DH. Specific electrocardiographic markers of P-wave morphology in interatrial block. J Electrocardiol. 2006 Oct;39(4):380-4.
  8. Ariyarajah V, Puri P, Kranis M, Wilner DA, Spodick DH. Prevalence of interatrial block in the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). Am J Geriatr Cardiol. 2006 May-Jun;15(3):174-7.

Abstracts and Presentations

  1. Puri P, Cheung O, Contos MJ, Mirshahi F, Wolfe LG, Maher JW, Kellum JM, Sterling RK and Sanyal AJ. The spectrum of hepatic histology in obese African Americans: similarities and differences with Caucasians. Poster presentation, Digestive Disease Week (DDW) and 108th Annual Meeting of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA). May 2007 Washington DC Published in Gastroenterology Apr 2007;132(S2):A-810. (Awarded Poster of Distinction)
  2. Puri P, Erickson SA, Mirshahi F, Cheung O, Natarajan R, and Sanyal AJ. Gender based differences in activation of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress pathways in an insulin resistant, diet-based animal model of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Poster presentation, Digestive Disease Week (DDW) and 108th Annual Meeting of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), May 2007 Washington DC. Published in Gastroenterology Apr 2007;132(S2):A-818.
  3. Kapoor A, Puri P, Cheung O, Contos MJ, Luketic VA, Shiffman ML, Sterling RK, Stravitz RT, and Sanyal AJ. Patterns of fat distribution and its relationship to liver histology in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Poster presentaion, Digestive Disease Week (DDW) and 108th Annual Meeting of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), May 2007, Washington DC. Published in Gastroenterology Apr 2007;132(S2):A-813.
  4. Puri P, Baillie RA, Wiest M, Mirshahi F, Erickson SA, Sanyal AJ. The Lipidomics of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD): A Comparison of Human Disease and an Insulin Resistant Mouse Model. Presented poster at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL), April 2007, Barcelona, Spain. Published in J Hepatol 2007;46(S1):S284. (Received EASL 2007 Young Investigator Travel Award)
  5. Puri P, Katanyutanon S, Dodge J, Sanyal AJ, Abraham G. Biomarkers (HCV FibroSURE) Can Predict Significant Fibrosis in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C (CHC)–The First Prospective Validation in a United States (US) Cohort. Poster presentation, the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) Annual Scientific Meeting, October 2006, Las Vegas, NV Published in Am J Gastro 2006;101(S2):S171.
  6. Puri P, Mirshahi F, Natarajan R, Maher JW, Kellum JM, Sanyal AJ. Differential Activation and Dysregulation of Unfolded Protein Response (UPR) in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD): Implications for Pathogenesis. Oral parallel session presentation at the 57th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), October 2006, Boston, MA. Published in Hepatology 2006;44(Sl):213A

AMRITA SETHI, PGY-6

Publications

  1. Sethi A, Stravitz RT. Review article: medical management of the liver transplant recipient - a primer for non-transplant doctors. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2007 Feb 1;25(3):229-45.

NAGIB TOUBIA, PGY-5

Book Chapters

  1. Toubia N, Habib A, Heuman DM. Which asymptomatic patients with cirrhosis should undergo an upper endoscopy to determine if they have esophageal varices? In: Shiffman ML, Farraye F, eds. Curbside Consultation of the Liver: 49 Clinical Questions. Thorofare, NJ: Slack Incorporated, 2007. (in press)
  2. Toubia N, Habib A, Heuman DM. I just banded actively bleeding varices in a patient with known cirrhosis. The patient is now hemodynamically stable. Is there anything else I should recommend? In: Shiffman ML, Farraye F, eds. Curbside Consultation of the Liver: 49 Clinical Questions. Thorofare, NJ: Slack Incorporated, 2007. (in press)

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Division of General Internal Medicine, Section of Geriatric Medicine

SIVAKOTI N. GUDA, PGY-4

Abstracts and Presentations

  1. Guda S, Gentilli A, Feldman G. Estimation of Renal Function in Older Amputees, Is It Reliable? Poster presentation, American Geriatrics Society Annual Scientific Meeting. May 2007 Seattle, WA. Published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2007;55(supplement):S68.

RUCHIR SHAH, PGY-4

Abstracts and Presentations

  1. Shah R, Kelso K. Apomorphine Use at End of Life Care in Parkinson's Disease. Poster presentation, American Geriatrics Society Annual Scientific Meeting. May 2007 Seattle, WA. Published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2007;55(supplement):S173.

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Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism

LORI SWEENEY, PGY-5

Abstracts and Presentations

  1. Sweeney LB, Fisher BJ, Natarajan R, Vetrovec G, Fowler AA. Coronary Artery Endothelial Adiponectin Receptor (AdipoR2) mRNA levels correlate with HOMA-IR in Patients at Risk for Metabolic Syndrome. Poster presentation, Endocrine Society Annual Meeting. June 2007 Toronto, Canada.
  2. Sweeney LB, Fisher BJ, Natarajan R, Vetrovec G, Fowler AA. Coronary Artery Endothelial Adiponectin Receptor (AdipoR2) mRNA levels correlate with HOMA-IR in Patients at Risk for Metabolic Syndrome. Oral abstract, MCVHS Fellows Research Day. June 2007 Richmond, VA.

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Division of Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Care

NICHOLAS FARRELL, PGY-5

Abstracts and Presentations

  1. Farrel NJ, Bradley CH, Shickle LM. Breast cancer diagnosis and treatment: differences between insured and uninsured patients. Oral abstract, American Society of Clinical Oncology. June 2007 Chicago, IL.
  2. Farrell NJ, Bradley CJ, Yelich AH. Trade-offs between treatment and work: how insurance affects treatment completion. Oral abstract, 29th Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. December 2006 San Antonio, TX.

SARAH BETH HARRINGTON, PGY-4 (PALLIATIVE CARE FELLOW)

Abstracts and Presentations

  1. Harrington, SE. Communication Challenges: Denial, Language and Cultural Barriers. Oral abstract, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. February 2007 Salt Lake City, UT.
  2. Harrington SE. Medical Student Preclinical Attitudes About Chronic Nonmalignant Pain. Oral abstract, Scientific Abstract Southern SGIM Regional Meeting. February 2007 New Orleans, LA.

KELLY RYDER LETSINGER, PGY-4 (PALLIATIVE CARE FELLOW)

Abstracts and Presentations

  1. Letsinger KR. Palliative care in the Emergency Department. Fellow Case Study. Oral abstract, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. February 2007 Salt Lake City, UT.

ROSEMARIE MANNINO, PGY-6

Publications

  1. Mannino R, Coyne PJ, Swainey C, Hansen L, Lyckholm L: Methadone for cancer-related neuropathic pain: a review of the literature. J Opioid Manag. 2006 Sep-Oct;2(5):269-76.

SASHIDAR REDDY, PGY-7

Publications

  1. Matsuyama R, Reddy S, Smith TJ: Why do patients choose chemotherapy near the end of life? A review of the perspective of those facing death from cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2006 Jul 20;24(21):3490-6.

CRAIG SWAINEY, PGY-5

Publications

  1. Mannino R, Coyne PJ, Swainey C, Hansen L, Lyckholm L: Methadone for cancer-related neuropathic pain: a review of the literature. J Opioid Manag. 2006 Sep-Oct;2(5):269-76.

JUDDI YEH, PGY-5

Abstracts and Presentations

  1. Yeh J, Sturgill J, Krystal G. The A12 anti-IGF-IR Antibody Inhibits Growth of Small Cell Lung Cancer Cells. Presented at Massey Cancer Center Annual Research Retreat. June 2006 Richmond, VA.

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Division of Nephrology

SHREYANK TRIPATHI, PGY-6

Abstracts and Presentations

  1. Tripathi S, King A, Gehr T, Gibney E. High Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency in African American Kidney Transplant Patients. Poster presentation, Annual American Society of Transplantation Meeting. May 2007 San Francisco, CA.
  2. Tripathi S, King A, Maluf D, Gibney E, Posner M. Effect of Prophylactic Plasmapheresis & IvIg Treatment in Highly Sensitized Kidney Transplant Recipients. Poster presentation, Annual American Society of Transplantation Meeting. May 2007 San Francisco, CA.

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Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

SAMMY PEDRAM, PGY-5

Abstracts and Presentations

  1. Pedram S, Zhao B, Song J, Ghosh S. Enhancing Cholesterol Removal from Macrophages Improves Insulin Sensitivity in High-Fat High-Cholesterol Fed Cholesteryl Ester Hydrolase (CEH) Transgenic Mice. Poster presentation, The Endocrine Society Annual Meeting. June 2007, Toronto, Canada.
  2. Rowlands D, Grossman CE, Pedram S, Bechard D, Krystal G, Glauser FL. Serum Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Levels In Intensive Care Unit Patients With Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome Criteria. Poster presentation, CHEST 2006: 72nd Annual International Scientific Assembly of the American College of Chest Physicians. October 2006, Salt Lake City, UT. Published in Chest 2006 130: 223S.

DEBORAH ROWLANDS STAHLNECKER, PGY-6

Abstracts and Presentations

  1. Rowlands DM, Grossman CE, Pedram S, Bechard D, Krystal G, Glauser FL. Serum Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Levels In Intensive Care Unit Patients With Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome Criteria. Poster presentation, CHEST 2006: 72nd Annual International Scientific Assembly of the American College of Chest Physicians. October 2006, Salt Lake City, UT. Published in Chest 2006 130(4): 223S.
  2. Rowlands DM, Sessler CN. Serial Surveys of Central Venous Catheter Management By Critical Care Practitioners. Poster presentation, CHEST 2006: 72nd Annual International Scientific Assembly of the American College of Chest Physicians. October 2006, Salt Lake City, UT. Published in Chest 2006 130(4): 201S-202S.

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Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology

BETH RUBINSTEIN, PGY-5

Publications

  1. Rubinstein BK, Buckley L. Update in the Treatment of Osteoporosis. J Musculoskelet Med. 2007. (in press)

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