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Robert Behnke, MD, Categorical/Subspecialist Track, PGY-2

Abstracts & Presentations

  1. Behnke, R. Influence of Serum from Patients with Chronic Urticaria and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus on Mast Cell Activation in the Presence and Absence of Omalizumab. Poster presentation, Virginia Commonwealth University Resident Research Day. June 2009 Richmond VA.

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Jessica Boehmler, MD, Categorical/Subspecialist Track, PGY-2

Abstracts & Presentations

  1. Boehmler J. Prospective Observational Study of Ineffective Triggering over the Course of Mechanical Ventilation. Oral presentation, Virginia Commonwealth University Resident Research Day. June 2009 Richmond VA.

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Vikrant Brar, MD, Categorical/Subspecialist Track, PGY-2

Abstracts & Presentations

  1. Brar V. MDA7/IL24 Plus Radiation Enhance Survival in Animals with Intracranial Primary Human GMM Tumors. Poster presentation, Virginia Commonwealth University Resident Research Day. June 2009 Richmond VA.

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Shilpa Carlson, MD, Categorical/Subspecialist Track, PGY-3

Abstracts & Presentations

  1. Carlson S. Sex hormone-mediated regulation of blood pressure control. Poster presentation, Virginia Commonwealth University Resident Research Day. June 2009 Richmond VA.

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Ruchi Dash, MD, Categorical/Generalist Track, PGY-3

Abstracts & Presentations

  1. Dash R. Stable sarcoidosis awakens. Clinical vignette, Virginia American College of Physicians Associates Meeting, January 2009, Charlottesville, VA. (submitted)

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Hope Folarin, MD, Categorical/Generalist Track, PGY-2

Abstracts & Presentations

  1. Folarin H, Kouchouk A. Cellulitis in a Crab Trapper. Poster presentation, Southern Regional Meeting of Society of General Internal Medicine, February 2009, New Orleans, LA.

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M. Lucas Gambill, DO, Categorical, PGY-1

Abstracts & Presentations

  1. Gambill ML. Small-cell lung carcinoma presenting as acute hepatic failure in an elderly woman. Oral presentation, Society for General Internal Medicine, 32nd Annual Meeting, May 2009, Miami Beach, FL.

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Mandy Garnett, DO,Categorical/Subspecialist Track, PGY-2

Abstracts & Presentations

  1. Garnett MR. The novel CDK inhibitor SCH727965 interacts with the Bcl-2 antagonist HA14-1 to induce apoptosis in human multiple myeloma cells by targeting multiple arms of the anti-apoptotic machinery. Poster presentation, Virginia Commonwealth University Resident Research Day. June 2009 Richmond VA.

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Christopher Gelwix, MD, MSc, Categorical/Subspecialist Track, PGY-2

Abstracts & Presentations

  1. Gelwix C. Correlating a genetic background within the interleukin-1 family of genes on cardiac remodeling following acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Poster presentation, Virginia Commonwealth University Resident Research Day. June 2009 Richmond VA.
  2. Gelwix C, Kalahasty G, Vetrovec GW. Clinical vignette: The potential risks of daily exercise: A case report of catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia. University of Virginia Journal of Medicine. (in press)
  3. Gelwix C, Kalahasty G, Vetrovec GW. The potential risks of daily exercise: A case report of catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia. Oral presentation, Virginia Chapter American College of Physicians Scientific Meeting, March 2009, McLean, VA.
  4. Gelwix C, Kalahasty G, Vetrovec GW. The potential risks of daily exercise: A case report of catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia. Oral presentation, Virginia American College of Physicians Associates Meeting, January 2009, Charlottesville, VA.

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Rabih Halabi, MD, Categorical/Subspecialist Track, PGY-3

Abstracts & Presentations

  1. Miller KB, James WE, Halabi RS, Horton H, Grossman C, Parker MS. Acinetobacter pneumonia at a tertiary care referral center: clinical presentations and radiologic patterns of disease. Poster presentation, Virginia Commonwealth University Resident Research Day. June 2009 Richmond VA.

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Christopher Hayes, MD, MS, Categorical/Generalist Track, PGY-3

Abstracts & Presentations

  1. Hayes C. Clinical vignette: Not all ST segment elevations mean acute myocardial infarction. University of Virginia Journal of Medicine. (in press)
  2. Hayes C. Not all ST segment elevations mean acute myocardial infarction. Oral presentation, Virginia Chapter American College of Physicians Scientific Meeting, March 2009, McLean, VA.
  3. Hayes C. Not all ST segment elevations mean acute myocardial infarction. Oral presentation, Virginia American College of Physicians Associates Meeting, January 2009, Charlottesville, VA.

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Reena Hemrajani, MD, Categorical/Hospitalist Track, PGY-3

Abstracts & Presentations

  1. Hemrajani R, Shodhan S, Stevens L, Markley D, Bearman G, Stevens M. A Community needs assessment as it pertains to drinking water in El Yoro Honduras, June 2008. Poster presentation, Virginia Commonwealth University Resident Research Day. June 2009 Richmond VA.
  2. Hemrajani R. Bacillus cereus pneumonia, more serious than expected. Clinical vignette, Virginia American College of Physicians Associates Meeting, January 2009, Charlottesville, VA. (submitted)
  3. Hemrajani R. Henoch schonlein purpura, not just child’s play. Clinical vignette, Virginia American College of Physicians Associates Meeting, January 2009, Charlottesville, VA. (submitted)

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J. Peter Heyboer, MD, Medicine/Pediatrics, PGY-3

Abstracts & Presentations

  1. Heyboer JP. Clinical vignette: Bacillus cereus meningoencephalitis. University of Virginia Journal of Medicine. (in press)
  2. Heyboer JP. Bacillus cereus meningoencephalitis. Oral presentation, Virginia Chapter American College of Physicians Scientific Meeting, March 2009, McLean, VA.
  3. Heyboer JP. Bacillus cereus meningoencephalitis. Oral presentation, Medical Grand Rounds. Virginia Commonwealth University, March 2009, Richmond, VA.
  4. Heyboer JP. Bacillus cereus meningoencephalitis. Oral presentation, Virginia American College of Physicians Associates Meeting, January 2009, Charlottesville, VA.

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Angela Horton, MD, Women's Health, PGY-3

Abstracts & Presentations

  1. Miller KB, James WE, Halabi RS, Horton H, Grossman C, Parker MS. Acinetobacter pneumonia at a tertiary care referral center: clinical presentations and radiologic patterns of disease. Poster presentation, Virginia Commonwealth University Resident Research Day. June 2009 Richmond VA.

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W. Ennis James, MD, Categorical/Subspecialist Track, PGY-2

Abstracts & Presentations

  1. Miller KB, James WE, Halabi RS, Horton H, Grossman C, Parker MS. Acinetobacter pneumonia at a tertiary care referral center: clinical presentations and radiologic patterns of disease. Poster presentation, Virginia Commonwealth University Resident Research Day. June 2009 Richmond VA.
  2. James WE. Acute interstitial pneumonitis—a rare recurrence. Clinical vignette, Virginia American College of Physicians Associates Meeting, January 2009, Charlottesville, VA. (submitted)

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Leon Kao, MD, Categorical/Subspecialist Track, PGY-3

Abstracts & Presentations

  1. Kao L. Treatment of Eosinophilic Esophagitis with Inhaled Budesonide. Oral presentation, Virginia Commonwealth University Resident Research Day. June 2009 Richmond VA.

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Daniel Katz, MD, Categorical/Subspecialist Track, PGY-3

Abstracts & Presentations

  1. Katz D. Association of Clostridium Difficile rates and Antibiotic Prescribing Patterns of Different Units at VCU. Poster presentation, Virginia Commonwealth University Resident Research Day. June 2009 Richmond VA.

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Brian Lingerfelt, MD, Categorical/Subspecialist Track, PGY-3

Abstracts & Presentations

  1. Lingerfelt B. Interruption of DNA damage checkpoint by a Chk1/Wee1 kinase inhibitor that interacts with bortezomib to induce apoptosis in human multiple myeloma cells. Oral presentation, Virginia Commonwealth University Resident Research Day. June 2009 Richmond VA.

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J. Daniel Markley, DO, Categorical/Subspecialist Track, PGY-2

Abstracts & Presentations

  1. Hemrajani R, Shodhan S, Stevens L, Markley D, Bearman G, Stevens M. A Community needs assessment as it pertains to drinking water in El Yoro Honduras, June 2008. Poster presentation, Virginia Commonwealth University Resident Research Day. June 2009 Richmond VA.
  2. Markley JD. Are we ready to lose the white coat for the sake of infection control? A survey of physicians. Poster presentation, Virginia Commonwealth University Resident Research Day. June 2009, Richmond VA.
  3. Markley JD. Post-Malaria neurological syndrome: Case report and review of the literature. Poster presentation, Virginia Commonwealth University Resident Research Day. June 2009, Richmond VA.
  4. Markley JD, Edmond MB. Are we ready to lose the white coat for the sake of infection control? A survey of physicians. Oral presentation, Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Meeting, March 2009, San Diego, CA.

Publications

  1. Markley JD, Edmond MB. Post-malaria neurologic syndrome: Case report and review of the literature. J Travel Med. (in press)

Awards

  1. Arnold P Gold Foundation award for Humanism and Excellence in teaching award in 2008

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Aaron McLemore, MD, Categorical/Subspecialist Track, PGY-2

Abstracts & Presentations

  1. McLemore A, Bearman GML, Edmond MB. The effect of contact precautions on wait time from emergency room disposition to inpatient admission. Poster presentation, Virginia Commonwealth University Resident Research Day. June 2009, Richmond VA.
  2. McLemore A, Bearman GML, Edmond MB. The effect of contact precautions on wait time from emergency room disposition to inpatient admission. Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Meeting, March 2009, San Diego, CA.

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Brett Montgomery, MD, Categorical/Hospitalist Track, PGY-2

Abstracts & Presentations

  1. Montgomery B. Clinical vignette: Molar pregnancy-induced thyroid storm. University of Virginia Journal of Medicine. (in press)
  2. Montgomery B. Molar pregnancy-induced thyroid storm. Oral presentation, Virginia Chapter American College of Physicians Scientific Meeting, March 2009, McLean, VA.
  3. Montgomery B. Molar pregnancy-induced thyroid storm. Oral presentation, Medical Grand Rounds. Virginia Commonwealth University, March 2009, Richmond, VA.
  4. Montgomery B. Molar pregnancy-induced thyroid storm. Oral presentation, Virginia American College of Physicians Associates Meeting, January 2009, Charlottesville, VA.

Other

  1. Yanni LM, Montgomory B. VCU Chronic Nonmalignant Pain Management Curriculum. 2009, Virginia Commonwealth University. <http://www.paineducation.vcu.edu/index.html>

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Andrew Munro, MD, Preliminary, PGY-1

Abstracts & Presentations

  1. Munro A, Villavicencio R. Clinical vignette: Human monocytotropic ehrlichiosis: An elusive predator of woodland America. University of Virginia Journal of Medicine. (in press)
  2. Villavicencio R, Munro A. Human monocytotropic ehrlichiosis: An evasive pathogen of woodland America. Oral presentation, Society for General Internal Medicine, 32nd Annual Meeting, May, 2009, Miami Beach, FL.
  3. Munro A, Villavicencio R. Human monocytotropic ehrlichiosis: An elusive predator of woodland America. Oral presentation, Medical Grand Rounds. Virginia Commonwealth University, March 2009, Richmond, VA.
  4. Villavicencio R, Munro A. Human monocytotropic ehrlichiosis: An evasive pathogen of woodland America. Poster presentation, Southern Regional Meeting of Society of General Internal Medicine, February 2009, New Orleans, LA.
  5. Munro A, Villavicencio R. Human monocytotropic ehrlichiosis: An elusive predator of woodland America. Oral presentation, Virginia American College of Physicians Associates Meeting, January 2009, Charlottesville, VA.

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Jennifer Myers, MD, Categorical/Subspecialist Track, PGY-2

Abstracts & Presentations

  1. Myers J, Chen S, Dai Y, Grant S. The CDK Inhibitor Flavopiridol (Alvocidib) interacts with the Bcl-2 antagonist GX15-070 (Obatoclax) to induce apoptosis and overcome drug-resistance in human multiple myeloma cells. Poster presentation, Virginia Commonwealth University Resident Research Day. June 2009, Richmond VA.

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Michele Nalepa, MD, Categorical, PGY-2

Abstracts & Presentations

  1. Nalepa M, Sanogo K, Edmond M. NHSN methodology overestimates central line-associated bloodstream infection rates. Oral presentation, Virginia Commonwealth University Resident Research Day. June 2009, Richmond VA.
  2. Nalepa M, Sanogo K, Edmond M. NHSN methodology overestimates central line-associated bloodstream infection rates. Poster presentation, Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Meeting, March 2009, San Diego, CA.
  3. Nalepa M, Sanogo K, Edmond M. NHSN methodology overestimates central line-associated bloodstream infection rates. Oral presentation, Medical Grand Rounds. Virginia Commonwealth University, March 2009, Richmond, VA.

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Alex Ortega-Loayza, MD, Categorical/Subspecialist Track, PGY-1

Abstracts & Presentations

  1. Ortega-Loayza AG, Gutierrez EL, Ramos W, Galarza C. Clinical research: Dermatological diseases in the Peruvian Amazonia. University of Virginia Journal of Medicine. (in press)
  2. Ortega-Loayza AG, Gutierrez EL, Ramos W, Galarza C. Dermatological diseases in the Peruvian Amazonia. Oral presentation, Virginia American College of Physicians Associates Meeting, January 2009, Charlottesville, VA.
  3. Ortega-Loayza AG, Shunkla A. Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) hepatitis and vitamin A deficiency in a HIV/AIDS patient. Clinical vignette, Virginia American College of Physicians Associates Meeting, January 2009, Charlottesville, VA. (submitted)

Publications

  1. Ortega-Loayza AG, Diamantis SA, Gilligan G, Morrell DS. Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus cutaneous infections in a pediatric dermatology tertiary health care outpatient facility. J Am Acad Derm. (in review)
  2. Shukla A, Ortega-Loayza AG, Childress CG, Stevens M. Night blindness in a patient with AIDS. Am J Med Sci. (accepted)
  3. Galarza C, Ramos W, Gutierrez EL, Ronceros G, Teran M, Uribe M, Ñavincopa M and Ortega-Loayza AG. Cutaneous acanthamebiasis infection in immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients. Int J Dermatol. (accepted)
  4. Gutierrez E, Ramos W, Uribe M, Ortega-Loayza AG, Torres C, Montesinos D, León O, Zarate E and Galarza C. Wait time and its relationship with customer's satisfaction in the central pharmacy of a general hospital in Lima. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica. (accepted)
  5. Ortega-Loayza AG. Internal Medicine Residents Begin Medical Spanish Course. Progress Notes-News from the VCU Department of Internal Medicine. 2009;14(2): 3.
  6. Rafael A, Ramos W, Peralta J, Rojas L, Montesinos E, Ortega-Loayza AG. Pulmonary hydatidosis in a general hospital from Lima, Peru: Experience in 113 patients. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica. July 2008; 25(3): 285-89.

Book Chapters

  1. Ramos W, de Amat F, Galarza C, Ortega-Loayza AG. Cutaneous Arsenicism in Latin America: A Public Health Problem. In: Gosselin JD, Fancher IM, eds. Environmental Health Risks: Lead Poisoning and Arsenic Exposure. New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc. (in press)

Awards

  1. Odyssey Program Award for minority internal medicine/pediatric residents with an interest in allergy, asthma and immunology: 8-10 residents are selected nationwide every year. Granted by the American Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Immunolog, January 2009.

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Haeseong Park, MD, Categorical/Subspecialist Track, PGY-1

Publications

  1. Campbell CY, Clarke W, Park H, Haq N, Barone BB, Brotman DJ. Usefulness of cystatin C and prognosis following admission for acute heart failure, Am J Cardiol. 2009. (in press)
  2. Strouse JJ, Lanzkron S, Beach MC, Haywood C, Park H, Witkop C, Wilson RF, Bass EB, Segal JB. Hydroxyurea for sickle cell disease: a systematic review for efficacy and toxicity in children. Pediatrics. 2008 Dec;122(6):1332-42.

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Ryan Raddin, MD, Categorical/Subspecialist Track, PGY-3

Publications

  1. Farmer MN, Raddin RS, Roberts JD. The relationship between taste, olfaction, and nutrition in the cancer population. J Support Oncol. 2009 Mar-Apr;7(2):70-2.

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Laila Rahbar, MD, Categorical/Subspecialist Track, PGY-3

Abstracts & Presentations

  1. Rahbar L. Factor analysis of subspecialty choice characterizes rheumatology fellows as intellectually interested and driven by 4 strong latent factors. Poster presentation, Virginia Commonwealth University Resident Research Day. June 2009, Richmond VA.
  2. Rahbar L, Moxley GF, Carleton D, Barrett C, Brannen J, Thacker L, Waterhouse EJ, Roberts WN. Factor analysis of subspecialty choice characterizes rheumatology fellows as intellectually interested and driven by 4 strong latent factors. American College of Rheumatology Workshop. August 2008 Chicago, IL.

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Pallavi Reddy Munagala, MD, Categorical/Subspecialist Track, PGY-2

Abstracts & Presentations

  1. Reddy Munagala P. What is the appropriate screening interval for repeat DXA in men with osteopenia? Poster presentation, Virginia Commonwealth University Resident Research Day. June 2009, Richmond VA.

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Roshanak Robati, MD, Categorical/Subspecialist Track, PGY-1

Abstracts & Presentations

  1. Robati R. Clinical vignette: Heart failure in cancer survivors: A case of doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy. University of Virginia Journal of Medicine. (in press)
  2. Robati R. Prevention of Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction Induced by Exogenous Interleukin-1β with Atorvastatin: A Model of Septic Cardiomyopathy. Poster presentation, Virginia Commonwealth University Resident Research Day. June 2009, Richmond VA.
  3. Robati R. Doxorubicin Induced Cardiomyopahty: A Case of a Survivor. Poster presentation, Virginia Commonwealth University Resident Research Day. June 2009, Richmond VA.
  4. Robati R. Heart failure in cancer survivors: A case of doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy. Poster presentation, Southern Regional Meeting of Society of General Internal Medicine, February 2009, New Orleans, LA.
  5. Robati R. Heart failure in cancer survivors: A case of doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy. Oral presentation, Virginia American College of Physicians Associates Meeting, January 2009, Charlottesville, VA.
  6. Robati R. Left ventricle non-compaction cardiomyopathy: A diagnosis with many faces. Clinical vignette, Virginia American College of Physicians Associates Meeting, January 2009, Charlottesville, VA. (submitted)

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Daniella Schwartz, MD, Categorical, PGY-1

Abstracts & Presentations

  1. Schwartz DM. An unusual case of cardiac tamponade. Clinical vignette, Virginia American College of Physicians Associates Meeting, January 2009, Charlottesville, VA. (submitted)

Publications

  1. Schwartz DM, Berbescu E. Pure ovarian squamous cell carcinoma: A case report and review of the literature. Int J Gynecol Pathol. (in preparation)
  2. Schwartz DM, Ben-Ezra J. Recurrent mantle cell lymphoma with a lymphoblastic immunophenotype. Am J Clin Path. (under review)

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Owen Schwartz, MD, Categorical/Subspecialist Track, PGY-2

Abstracts & Presentations

  1. Schwartz O. Coronary artery aneurysm in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosis. Clinical vignette, Virginia American College of Physicians Associates Meeting, January 2009, Charlottesville, VA. (submitted)

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Amy Shah, MD, Categorical/Subspecialist Track, PGY-2

Abstracts & Presentations

  1. Shah A. Comparison of FIB-4 and apri in HIV-HCV coinfected patients with normal and elevated ALT. Oral presentation, Digestive Disease Week, May 2009, Chicago, IL.
  2. Shah A. Comparison of FIB-4 and apri in HIV-HCV coinfected patients with normal and elevated ALT. Research abstract, Virginia American College of Physicians Associates Meeting, January 2009, Charlottesville, VA. (submitted)

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Varun Sharma, MD, Categorical/Subspecialist Pathway, PGY-1

Abstracts & Presentations

  1. Puri P. Sistrun SN, Sargeant CC, Sharma V, Tucker P, Naniwadekar A, Sanyal AJ. Nutrition counseling can modulate habitual dietary pattern, reduce body fat percent and improve liver injury in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. Poster presentation, Clinical Nutrition Week 2009 of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN). February 2009, New Orleans, LA. J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2009;33(2):227- SP-26

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Aamer Syed, MD, Categorical/Subspecialist Track, PGY-3

Abstracts & Presentations

  1. Syed A. Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole induced liver and renal failure. Clinical vignette, Virginia American College of Physicians Associates Meeting, January 2009, Charlottesville, VA. (submitted)

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Huzaefah Syed, MD, MPH, Categorical/Women's Health Track, PGY-3

Abstracts & Presentations

  1. Syed HJ. Heart failure unmasked by severe hypothyroidism. Clinical vignette, Virginia American College of Physicians Associates Meeting, January 2009, Charlottesville, VA. (submitted)

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Christie Thomas, MD, Categorical/Subspecialist Track, PGY-3

Abstracts & Presentations

  1. Thomas C. Is Glucocorticoid induced osteoporosis being under diagnosed due to lack of screening? Poster presentation, Virginia Commonwealth University Resident Research Day. June 2009, Richmond VA.

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James Thompson, MD, Categorical, PGY-3

Abstracts & Presentations

  1. Thompson J. Clinical vignette: POEMS syndrome—neurology meets hematology. University of Virginia Journal of Medicine. (in press)
  2. Thompson J. POEMS syndrome—neurology meets hematology. Oral presentation, Virginia Chapter American College of Physicians Scientific Meeting, March 2009, McLean, VA.
  3. Thompson J. POEMS syndrome—neurology meets hematology. Oral presentation, Virginia American College of Physicians Associates Meeting, January 2009, Charlottesville, VA.

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Radhika Thorn, MD, Categorical, PGY-1

Abstracts & Presentations

  1. Thorn RM. Scleroderma: More than just a thick skin. Clinical vignette, Virginia American College of Physicians Associates Meeting, January 2009, Charlottesville, VA. (submitted)

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Pratima Thotakura, MD, Categorical/Women's Health, PGY-2

Abstracts & Presentations

  1. Thotakura P. Clinical vignette: Anti-GBM disease: Antibodies can be deceiving. University of Virginia Journal of Medicine. (in press)
  2. Thotakura P. Adult-Onset Still's disease: When a rare complication occurs in a rare disease. Oral presentation, Society for General Internal Medicine, 32nd Annual Meeting, May, 2009, Miami Beach, FL.
  3. Thotakura P. Anti-GBM disease: Antibodies can be deceiving. Oral presentation, Virginia American College of Physicians Associates Meeting, January 2009, Charlottesville, VA.

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Amit Varma, Physician-Scientist Track, PGY-3

Abstracts and Presentations

  1. Varma A, Salloum FN, Chau V, Hoke NN, Toldo S, Biondi-Zoccai GGL, Crea F, Vetrovec GW, Abbate A. Endogenous interleukin-1 receptor antagonist protects against apoptosis and cardiac remodeling after acute myocardial infarction. Oral Presentation, American Federation for Medical Research. April 2009, Chicago, IL. Awarded the Henry Christian Award for Scientific Achievement.
  2. Salloum FN, Hoke NN, Varma A, Van Tassell B, Toldo S, Chau VQ, Abbate A. 14 day treatment with anakinra provides superior protection against myocardial remodeling versus 7-day treatment in experimental acute myocardial infarction. Poster Presentation, American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Sessions. March 2009, Orlando, FL.
  3. Varma A, Salloum FN, Hoke NN, Van Tassell B, Toldo S, Abbate A. Safety and efficacy of high dose anakinra in experimental acute myocardial infarction. Poster presentation, American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Sessions. March 2009, Orlando, FL.
  4. Varma A, Salloum FN, Chau V, Hoke NN, Toldo S, Biondi-Zoccai GGL, Crea F, Vetrovec GW, Abbate A. Endogenous interleukin-1 receptor antagonist protects against severe adverse cardiac remodeling after acute myocardial i nfarction. Poster presentation, American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Sessions. March 2009, Orlando, FL.
  5. Salloum FN, Chau VQ, Hoke NN, Varma A, Houser JE , Abbate A, Ockaili RA, Kukreja RC. Long-acting erectile dysfunction drug tadalafil limits myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury and preserves left ventricular function through protein kinase G dependent generation of hydrogen sulfide. Poster presentation, American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Sessions. March 2009, Orlando, FL.
  6. Varma A, Salloum FN, Chau V, Hoke NN, Toldo S, Biondi-Zoccai GGL, Crea F, Vetrovec GW, Abbate A. Endogenous interleukin-1 receptor antagonist protects against apoptosis and cardiac remodeling after acute myocardial infarction. Oral presentation, Southern Society for Clinical Investigation, Southern Region- American Federation for Medical Research. February 2009, New Orleans, LA. Awarded SSCI/AFMR Young Investigator Award.
  7. Van Tassell BW, Salloum FN, Varma A, Hoke NN, Abbate A. Direct pharmacologic inhibition of myeloid differentiaion factor-88 as a novel therapeutic target for acute myocardial infarction. Southern Society for Clinical Investigation, Southern Region- American Federation for Medical Research. February 2009, New Orleans, LA. Awarded SAFMR Young Investigator Award and Travel Award.
  8. Varma A. Tadalafil and metformin in obese diabetic mice—new possibilities for treating insulin resistance. Oral presentation, Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds. Virginia Commonwealth University Health System. December 2008, Richmond, VA.
  9. Varma A, Appleton DL, Abbate A, Vetrovec GW. Etiology of anemia and mortality in patients with heart failure undergoing coronary stenting. Oral Presentation, 14th World Congress on Heart Disease, International Academy of Cardiology Annual Scientific Sessions. July 2008, Toronto, ON, Canada.
  10. Varma A, Appleton DL, Abbate A, Vetrovec GW. Long-term survival in patients with heart failure undergoing paclitaxel- or sirolimus-eluting stent implantation. Poster presentation, 14th World Congress on Heart Disease, International Academy of Cardiology Annual Scientific Sessions. July 2008, Toronto, ON, Canada.
  11. Varma A, Appleton DL, .Abbate A, Vetrovec GW. Contrast induced nephropathy in high risk patients undergoing stent implantation. Poster presentation, 14th World Congress on Heart Disease, International Academy of Cardiology Annual Scientific Sessions. July 2008, Toronto, ON, Canada.

Publications

  1. Varma A, Salloum FN, Van Tassell BW, Smithson L, Seropian IM, Toldo S, Das A, Hoke NN, Robati R, Chau V, Abbate A. Interleukin-1 trap, a novel interleukin-1 antagonist inhibits apoptosis and ameliorates cardiac remodeling after experimental acute myocardial infarction. Cardiovasc Res. 2009. (in review)
  2. Salloum FN, Hoke NN, Ownby EO, Houser JE, Seropian IM, Varma A, Van Tassell B, Abbate A. Parecoxib, a cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitor, inhibits apoptosis in myocardial infarction due to permanent coronary ligation but not in the ischemia-reperfusion mouse model. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 2009. (in press)
  3. Salloum FN, Chau VQ, Hoke NN, Abbate A, Varma A, Ockaili RA, Toldo S, Kukreja RC. Phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor, tadalafil, protects against myocardial ischemia/reperfusion through protein kinase G dependent generation of hydrogen sulfide. Circulation 2009 (in press)
  4. Abbate A, Sinagra G, Bussani R, Hoke NN, Varma A, Merlo M, Toldo S, Salloum FN, Biondi-Zoccai GGL, Vetrovec GW, Crea F, Silvestri F, Baldi A. Can apoptosis predict functional recovery in patients with acute myocarditis? Am J Cardiol. 2009. (in press)
  5. Kukreja RC, Salloum FN, Varma A, Das A, Xi L. Phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors as novel therapeutic agents for cardiovascular protection. Cardiovasc Res. 2009. (in press)
  6. Varma A, Appleton DL, Nusca, A, Lipinski MJ, Goudreau E, Cowley MJ, Wittkamp M, Abbate A, Vetrovec GW. Etiology of anemia and mortality in a contemporary cohort of high risk patients undergoing coronary stenting. Minerva Cardiolangiol. 2009. (in press)
  7. Salloum FN, Hoke NN, Seropian IM, Varma A, Ownby ED, Houser JE, Tassell BV, Abbate A. Parecoxib inhibits apoptosis in acute myocardial infarction due to permanent coronary ligation but not due to ischemia-reperfusion. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 2009 May 18.
  8. Salloum FN, Chau V, Varma A, Hoke NN, Toldo S, Biondi-Zoccai GG, Crea F, Vetrovec GW, Abbate A. Anakinra in experimental acute myocardial infarction—does dosage or duration of treatment matter? Cardiovasc Drugs Ther. 2009 Apr;23(2):129-35.
  9. Nusca A, Lipinski MJ, Varma A, Appleton DL, Goudreau E, Cowley MJ, Wittkamp MJ, Di Sciascio G, Vetrovec GW, Abbate A. Safety of drug-eluting stents in patients with left ventricular dysfunction undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. Am J Cardiol. 2008 Sep 15;102(6):679-82.

Awards

  1. American Federation for Medical Research, April 2009; Henry Christian Award for Scientific Achievement.
  2. Southern Society for Clinical Investigation, February 2009; Young Investigator Award—Basic Science Category.
  3. American Heart Association, November 2008; Fellowship Grant for Scientific Sessions.

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Raquel Villavicencio, MD, Categorical/Women's Health Track, PGY-3

Abstracts & Presentations

  1. Munro A, Villavicencio R. Clinical vignette: Human monocytotropic ehrlichiosis: An elusive predator of woodland America. University of Virginia Journal of Medicine. (in press)
  2. Villavicencio R, Munro A. Human monocytotropic ehrlichiosis: An evasive pathogen of woodland America. Oral presentation, Society for General Internal Medicine, 32nd Annual Meeting, May, 2009, Miami Beach, FL.
  3. Munro A, Villavicencio R. Human monocytotropic ehrlichiosis: An elusive predator of woodland America. Oral presentation, Medical Grand Rounds. Virginia Commonwealth University, March 2009, Richmond, VA.
  4. Villavicencio R, Munro A. Human monocytotropic ehrlichiosis: An evasive pathogen of woodland America. Oral presentation, Southern Regional Meeting of Society of General Internal Medicine, February 2009, New Orleans, LA.
  5. Munro A, Villavicencio R. Human monocytotropic ehrlichiosis: An elusive predator of woodland America. Oral presentation, Virginia American College of Physicians Associates Meeting, January 2009, Charlottesville, VA.

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Gregory Wiaterek, MD, Categorical/Subspecialist Track, PGY-2

Abstracts & Presentations

  1. Wiaterek G, de Wit M, Gray N, Goulet K, Gennings C, Clore J, Sweeney L. Relationship between alcohol use disorders and cortisol levels in critically ill patients with sepsis. Poster presentation, Virginia Commonwealth University Resident Research Day. June 2009, Richmond VA.

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