PUBLICATIONS 2014-2015
Adekoya P, Obirieze A, Onwugbufor M, Cole M, Cornwell EE 3rd, Frederick WA. The impact
of complications after pancreaticoduodenectomy in elderly patients: a review of the Nationwide
Inpatient Sample database. The American Surgeon. 2014;80(11):1175-8.
Ahmed I, Ferro A, Cohler A, Langenfeld J, Surakanti SG, Aisner J, Zou W, Haffty
BG, Jabbour SK. Impact of metformin use on survival in locally-advanced, inoperable nonsmall cell lung cancer treated with definitive chemoradiation. Journal of Thoracic Disease.
2015;7(3):346-55.
Aivaz O, Berkman S, Middleton L, Linehan WM, DiGiovanna JJ, Cowen EW. Comedonal and
cystic fibrofolliculomas in Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome. JAMA Dermatology. 2015 May 13. doi:
10.1001/jamadermatol.2015.0215. [Epub ahead of print]
Aivaz O, Turegano MM, Radfar A. A purpuric patch on the flank. JAMA Dermatology.
2015;151(1):97-8.
Andalib I, Gara N, Bal BS, Shope TR, Koch TR. Huang C-K (Editor). Small intestinal bacterial
overgrowth after bariatric surgery (Textbook Chapter). Bariatric Surgery: Prevalence,
Complications and Impact on Quality of Life. Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Hauppauge, NY,
2014.
Arepalli S, Pellegrini M, Ferenczy SR, Shields CL. Combined hamartoma of the retina and
retinal pigment epithelium: findings on enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography
in eight eyes. Retina. 2014;34(11):2202-7.
Arepalli S, Kaliki S, Shields CL. Choroidal metastases: Origin, features, and therapy. Indian
Journal of Ophthalmology. 2015;63(2):122-7.
Badheka A, Chothani A, Panaich SS, Patel NJ, Patel N, Arora S, Deshmukh A. Reply: To
PMID 24859718. The American Journal of Cardiology. 2014;114(9):1464.
Badheka AO, Arora S, Panaich SS, Patel NJ, Patel N, Chothani A, Mehta K, Deshmukh A,
Singh V, Savani GT, Agnihotri K, Grover P, Lahewala S, Patel A, Bambhroliya C, Kondur A,
Brown M, Elder M, Kaki A, Mohammad T, Grines C, Schreiber T. Impact on in-hospital
outcomes with drug-eluting stents versus bare-metal stents (from 665,804 procedures). The
American Journal of Cardiology. 2014;114(11):1629-37
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Badheka AO, Chothani A, Mehta K, Patel NJ, Deshmukh A, Hoosien M, Shah N, Singh V,
Grover P, Savani GT, Panaich SS, Rathod A, Patel N, Arora S, Bhalara V, Coffey JO, O'Neill
W, Makkar R, Grines CL, Schreiber T, Di Biase L, Natale A, Viles-Gonzalez JF. Utilization
and adverse outcomes of percutaneous left atrial appendage closure for stroke prevention in
atrial fibrillation in the United States: influence of hospital volume. Circulation: Arrhythmia
and Electrophysiology. 2015;8(1):42-8.
Badheka AO, Chothani A, Panaich SS, Mehta K, Patel NJ, Deshmukh A, Singh V, Arora S,
Patel N, Grover P, Shah N, Savani CN, Patel A, Panchal V, Brown M, Kaki A, Kondur A,
Mohamad T, Elder M, Grines C, Schreiber T. Impact of symptoms, gender, co-morbidities, and
operator volume on outcome of carotid artery stenting (from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample
[2006 to 2010]). The American Journal of Cardiology. 2014;114(6):933-41.
Badheka AO, Patel NJ, Grover P, Singh V, Patel N, Arora S, Chothani A, Mehta K, Deshmukh
A, Savani GT, Patel A, Panaich SS, Shah N, Rathod A, Brown M, Mohamad T, Tamburrino
FV, Kar S, Makkar R, O'Neill WW, De Marchena E, Schreiber T, Grines CL, Rihal CS, Cohen
MG. Impact of annual operator and institutional volume on percutaneous coronary intervention
outcomes: a 5-year United States experience (2005-2009). Circulation. 2014;130(16):1392-406.
Badheka AO, Patel NJ, Grover PM, Shah N, Patel N, Singh V, Deshmukh AJ, Mehta K,
Chothani A, Savani GT, Arora S, Rathod A, Marzouka GR, Lafferty J, Mehta JL, Mitrani RD.
Optimal blood pressure in patients with atrial fibrillation (from the AFFIRM Trial). The
American Journal of Cardiology. 2014;114(5):727-36.
Badheka AO, Patel NJ, Singh V, Shah N, Chothani A, Mehta K, Deshmukh A, Ghatak A,
Rathod A, Desai H, Savani GT, Grover P, Patel N, Arora S, Grines CL, Schreiber T, Makkar R,
Rihal CS, Cohen MG, De Marchena E, O'Neill WW. Percutaneous aortic balloon valvotomy in
the United States: a 13-year perspective. The American Journal of Medicine. 2014;127(8):744753.e3.
Badheka AO, Shah N, Ghatak A, Patel NJ, Chothani A, Mehta K, Singh V, Patel N, Grover P,
Deshmukh A, Panaich SS, Savani GT, Bhalara V, Arora S, Rathod A, Desai H, Kar S, Alfonso
C, Palacios IF, Grines C, Schreiber T, Rihal CS, Makkar R, Cohen MG, O'Neill W, de
Marchena E. Balloon mitral valvuloplasty in the United States: a 13-year perspective. The
American Journal of Medicine. 2014;127(11):1126.e1-12.
Badheka AO, Singh V, Patel NJ, Arora S, Patel N, Thakkar B, Jhamnani S, Pant S, Chothani
A, Macon C, Panaich SS, Patel J, Manvar S, Savani C, Bhatt P, Panchal V, Patel N, Patel A,
Patel D, Lahewala S, Deshmukh A, Mohamad T, Mangi AA, Cleman M, Forrest JK. Trends of
Hospitalizations in the United States from 2000 to 2012 of Patients >60 Years With Aortic
Valve Disease. The American Journal of Cardiology. 2015 pii: S0002-9149(15)010590/j.amjcard.2015.03.053.
Brar V, Bernardo N, Suddath W, Weissman G, Asch F, Campia U. Reversal of pulmonary
hypertension after percutaneous closure of congenital renal arteriovenous fistula in a 74-year
old woman. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine. doi:10.1016.
Brar V, Gill S, Cardillo C, Tesauro M, Panza JA, Campia U. Sex-specific effects of
cardiovascular risk factors on endothelium-dependent dilation and endothelin activity in middleaged women and men. PLoS One. 2015 Mar 25;10(3):e0121810.
Chokshi P, Anandi P, Jain N, Dunavin N, Le RQ, Ito S, Barrett J, Battiwalla M. Minor ABO
Incompatibility Does Not Impact Nonrelapse Mortality in T Cell-Depleted Human Leukocyte
Antigen-Matched Sibling Transplantation. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2015;21(5):954-5.
Christopoulos G, Papayannis AC, Alomar M, Kotsia A, Michael TT, Rangan BV, Roesle M,
Shorrock D, Makke L, Layne R, Grabarkewitz R, Haagen D, Maragkoudakis S, Mohammad A,
Sarode K, Cipher DJ, Chambers CE, Banerjee S, Brilakis ES. Effect of a real-time radiation
monitoring device on operator radiation exposure during cardiac catheterization: the radiation
reduction during cardiac catheterization using real-time monitoring study. Circulation:
Cardiovascular Intervention. 2014;7(6):744-50.
Denney JA, Capanni F, Herrera P, Dulanto A, Roldan R, Paz E, Jaymez AA, Chirinos EE,
Portugal J, Quispe R, Brower RG, Checkley W; INTENSIVOS Cohort Study. Establishment of
a prospective cohort of mechanically ventilated patients in five intensive care units in Lima,
Peru: protocol and organisational characteristics of participating centres. BMJ Open.
2015;5(1):e005803.
DeSimone JA, Sodha P, Cozzio A, Dummer R, Guenova E. Recent advances in primary
cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Current Opinion in Oncology. 2015;27(2):128-33.
Eliades M, Spyrou E. Vitamin D: a new player in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease? World
Journal of Gastroenterology. 2015;21(6):1718-27.
Faselis C, Doumas M, Pittaras A, Narayan P, Myers J, Tsimploulis A, Kokkinos P. Exercise
capacity and all cause mortality in male veterans with hypertension aged > 70 years.
Hypertension. 2014;64(1):30-5.
Hsueh W, Bal BS, Shope TR, Koch TR. Development of Vitamin D Deficiency in Obese
Individuals Undergoing Bariatric Surgery (Textbook Chapter). Bone Disorders, Screening and
Treatment. Nova Science Publishers. 2015.
Jain NA, Ito S, Tian X, Kurlander R, Batiwalla M, Lu K, Savani BN, Malkovska V, Rezvani K,
Le RQ, Shenoy A, Hourigan CS, Keyvanfar K, Koklanaris E, Superata J, Barrett AJ, Yong
ASM. Clinical and biological predictors of outcome following relapse of CML post-allo-SCT.
Bone Marrow Transplant. 2015;50(2):189-96.
Kant R, Loper H, Verma V, Malek R, Drachenberg C, Munir K. Glycogenic Hepatopathy with
Persistent Hepatomegaly in a Patient with Uncontrolled Type 1 Diabetes. Journal of Endocrine
and Metabolism. 2015;5(1-2):189-191.
Kokkinos P, Faselis C, Myers J, Sui X, Zhang J, Tsimploulis A, Chawla L, Palant C. Exercise
capacity and risk for Chronic Kidney Disease in US Veterans: A Cohort Study. Mayo Clin
Proc. 2015;90(4):461-8.
Kokkinos P, Tsimploulis A, Faselis C. PDE 5 inhibitors for the treatment of Erectile
Dysfunction in Patients with Hypertension. (Textbook Chapter). Erectile Dysfunction in
Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease: A Guide for Clinicians Editors Margus Viigimaa,
Charalambos Vlachopoulos, Michael Doumas.
Kushchayeva YS, Kushchayev SV, Carroll NM, Felger EA, Links TP, Teytelboym OM,
Bonichon F, Preul MC, Sonntag VK, Van Nostrand D, Burman KD, Boyle LM. Spinal
metastases due to thyroid carcinoma: an analysis of 202 patients.Thyroid. 2014
Oct;24(10):1488-500.
Kushchayeva YS, Kushchayev SV, Wexler JA, Carroll NM, Preul MC, Teytelboym OM,
Sonntag VK, Van Nostrand D, Burman KD, Boyle LM. Current treatment modalities for spinal
metastases secondary to thyroid carcinoma. Thyroid. 2014;24(10):1443-55.
Lucas Z, Mukherjee A, Chia S, Veytsman I. Metastasis of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma
to bilateral thigh muscles. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine. 2014;2014:424568. doi:
10.1155/2014/424568.
McConnell M, Spyrou E, Sawas T, Alqahtani S, Hernaez R. Correction of Coagulopathy in
Non-Bleeding Cirrhotic Patients Undergoing Minor Invasive Procedures: A Systematic Review.
Gastroenterology. Mo1900. 2015; 148(4), (Suppl 1): Page S-1078.
Panaich SS, Badheka AO, Chothani A, Mehta K, Patel NJ, Deshmukh A, Singh V, Savani GT,
Arora S, Patel N, Bhalara V, Grover P, Shah N, Elder M, Mohamad T, Kaki A, Kondur A,
Brown M, Grines C, Schreiber T. Results of ventricular septal myectomy and hypertrophic
cardiomyopathy (from Nationwide Inpatient Sample [1998-2010]). The American Journal of
Cardiology. 2014;114(9):1390-5.
Patel NJ, Deshmukh A, Pant S, Singh V, Patel N, Arora S, Shah N, Chothani A, Savani GT,
Mehta K, Parikh V, Rathod A, Badheka AO, Lafferty J, Kowalski M, Mehta JL, Mitrani RD,
Viles-Gonzalez JF, Paydak H. Contemporary trends of hospitalization for atrial fibrillation in
the United States, 2000 through 2010: implications for healthcare planning. Circulation.
2014;129(23):2371-9.
Pothineni NV, Deshmukh A, Pant S, Patel NJ, Badheka A, Chothani A, Shah N, Mehta K,
Savani GT, Singh V, Grover P, Bhalara V, Patel N, Arora S, Rathod A, Viles-Gonzalez J,
Paydak H. Complication rates of atrial fibrillation ablations: comparison of safety outcomes
from real world to contemporary randomized control trials. International Journal of
Cardiology. 2014;175(2):372-3.
Purev E, Tian X, Pantin JM, Reger RN, Cook L, Ramos C, Cho E, Purvey S, Prince P, Khuu H,
Stroncek D, Leitman S, Townsley DM, Young NS, Aue G, Childs RW. Excellent Engraftment
and Reduced Acute and Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD) in ATG-Refractory Severe
Aplastic Anemia (SAA) Following Transplantation of a PBSC Allograft Containing CD34+
Selected Cells Combined with Non-Mobilized Donor T-Cells. Blood 2014;124:3882.
Purvey S, Lu K, Mukkamalla SK, Anandi P, Dumitriu B, Kranick S, Hammoud DA, O'Connell
E, Oh AL, Barrett J, Mahanty S, Battiwalla M. Conservative management of neurocysticercosis
in a patient with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a case report and review. Transplant
Infectious Disease. 2015 Apr 7. doi: 10.1111/tid.12392
Ranpura V, Agrawal S, Chokshi P, Yerasi C, Wood L, Beasley J, Harkness J, Heller S, Self L,
Swain SM, Jang S. Improving Documentation of Pain Management at MedStar Washington
Cancer Institute. Journal of Oncology Practice. 2015;11(2):155-7.
Sawas T, Al Halabi S, Sayyar MW, Cho WK. Probiotic decreases post-liver transplant
infection: A meta analysis. Hepatology. 2014;60 SUPPL. 1 (457A-458A).
Shah N, Badheka AO, Grover PM, Patel NJ, Chothani A, Mehta K, Hoosien M, Singh V,
Savani GT, Deshmukh A, Rathod A, Patel N, Panaich SS, Arora S, Schwartz C, Blisker M,
Coffey JO, Mitrani RD, Fuster V, Viles-Gonzalez JF. Influence of left ventricular remodeling
on atrial fibrillation recurrence and cardiovascular hospitalizations in patients undergoing
rhythm-control therapy. International Journal of Cardiology. 2014;174(2):288-92.
Shields CL, Arepalli S, Atalay HT, Ferenczy SR, Fulco E, Shields JA. Choroidal osteoma
shows bone lamella and vascular channels on enhanced depth imaging optical coherence
tomography in 15 eyes. Retina. 2015; 35(4): 750-7.
Singh V, Badheka AO, Patel NJ, Chothani A, Mehta K, Arora S, Patel N, Deshmukh A, Shah
N, Savani GT, Rathod A, Manvar S, Thakkar B, Panchal V, Patel J, Palacios IF, Rihal CS,
Cohen MG, O'Neill W, De Marchena E. Influence of hospital volume on outcomes of
percutaneous atrial septal defect and patent foramen ovale closure: A 10-years US perspective.
Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2015;85(6):1073-81.
Singh V, Badheka AO, Arora S, Panaich SS, Patel NJ, Patel N, Pant S, Thakkar B, Chothani A,
Desmukh A, Manvar S, Lahewala S, Patel J, Patel S, Jhamnani S, Bhinder J, Patel P, Savani
GT, Patel A, Mohamad T, Gidwani UK, Brown M, Forrest JK, Cleman M, Schreiber T, Grines
C. Comparison of in-hospital mortality, length of hospitalization, costs, and vascular
complications of percutaneous coronary interventions guided by ultrasound versus angiography.
The American Journal of Cardiology. 2015;115(10):1357-66.
Singh V, Patel NJ, Badheka AO, Arora S, Patel N, Macon C, Savani GT, Manvar S, Patel J,
Thakkar B, Panchal V, Solanki S, Patel N, Chothani A, Panaich SS, Ram V, Kliger CA,
Schreiber T, O' Neill W, Cohen MG, Alfonso CE, Grines CL, Mangi A, Pfau S, Forrest JK,
Cleman M, Makkar R. Comparison of outcomes of balloon aortic valvuloplasty plus
percutaneous coronary intervention versus percutaneous aortic balloon valvuloplasty alone
during the same hospitalization in the United States. The American Journal of Cardiology.
2015;115(4):480-6.
Zerah ML, DeWitt CA. Cutaneous findings in hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.
Dermatology. 2015;230(3):234-43.
POSTERS AND PRESENTATIONS
Aivaz O, Cassler N, Norton S. An algorithm to distinguish eczema coxsackium from eczema
herpeticum. World Congress of Dermatology June 2015.
Aivaz O, Jamison MO, DeWitt C. Dowling-Degos disease in a 63-year-old African-American
male. American Academy of Dermatology 73rd Annual Meeting. March 2015.
Aivaz O, Sodha P, DeWitt C. Cutaneous metastases from renal cell carcinoma and gastric
adenocarcinoma with review of the literature. Medical Dermatology Society National Meeting.
March 2015.
Alvarez J, Kulkarni K. Clinical Utility of PET/ PET-CT Imaging in Treatment and Monitoring
of Pulmonary Sarcoidosis. Educational Exhibit at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and
Molecular Imaging Annual Symposium June 2015.
Anand A, Anandi P, Jain NA, Lu K, Dunavin N, Hourigan CS, Le RQ, Chokshi PD, Ito S,
Barrett AJ, Battiwalla M. CD34+ Selection Avoids Methotrexate and Significantly Reduces the
Severity of Oral Mucositis in TBI-based Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation. American
Society of Hematology (ASH) annual meeting Dec 2014.
Anandi P, Dunavin N, Jain NA, Chokshi PD, Anand A, Le RQ, Ito S, Barrett AJ, Battiwalla
M. Blood Stream Infection Is Frequent during Conditioning but Does Not Impact Allogeneic
Transplant Outcomes in the Modern Era. American Society for Blood and Marrow
Transplantation (ASBMT) Feb 2015.
Anandi P, Jain NA, Wu C, Tian X, Pophali PA, Koklanaris E, Dunavin N, Ito S, Barrett J,
Battiwalla M. Bone Mineral Density (BMD) Stabilizes in Survivors in their Second Decade
Post-Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation and is Influenced by Body Mass Index (BMI) and
Age. American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (ASBMT) Feb 2015.
Andalib I, Rashti F, Shope TR, Koch TR. Doctor, I have a knot in my stomach: postoperative vertical sleeve gastrectomy. American College of Gastroenterology October 2014.
Andalib I, Shope TR, Koch TR. Effect of irritable bowel syndrome on outcomes after
bariatric surgery. American College of Gastroenterology October 2014.
Andalib I, Shope TR, Koch TR. Mechanisms of glucose malabsorption after bariatric surgery.
American College of Gastroenterology October 2014.
Berdy A, Brar V, Panza JA, Campia U. Vascular Endothelin-1 Activity Increases with Age in
Hypertensive Patients. Atherosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology/Peripheral Vascular
Disease 2015 Scientific Sessions May 2015.
Berdy A, Brar V, Panza JA, Campia U. Vascular Endothelin-1 Activity is Not Associated with
Age in patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Society for Vascular Medicine 26th Annual
Scientific Sessions June 2015.
Brar V, Berdy AE, Panza JA, Campia U. Effects of Race on Adhesion Molecules and
Adipokines Levels in Patients with Cardiovascular Risk Factors. Society for Vascular
Medicine 26th Annual Scientific Sessions June 2015.
Brar V, Berdy AE, Panza JA, Campia U. Effects of Race on Endothelial Function in Type 2
Diabetes. Atherosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology/Peripheral Vascular Disease
2015 Scientific Sessions May 2015.
Brar V, Choi AD, Kancherla K, Corso PJ, Bafi AS, Boyce SW, Taylor AJ, Weigold G,
Weissman G. Cardiac CT Findings Change the Approach to Sternotomy and Dissection in the
Majority of Cardiac Surgery Cases. Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography 10th
Annual Scientific Meeting July 2015.
Brar V, Schelegle A, Campia U, Wang Z. Spontaneous Rupture of Bicuspid Aortic Valve.
American Society of Echocardiography 26th Annual Scientific Sessions June 2015.
Cheng K, Marinkovich N, Rojek N, Wenk K, Radfar A. Paraneoplastic Dermatomyositis
Stains with Membrane Attack Complex Antibody. National American Academy of
Dermatology March 2015.
Choi AD, Brar V, Kancherla K, Fatemi O, Pinto G, Boyce S, Bafi A, Corso P, Weigold WG,
Taylor AJ, Weissman G. Diagnostic Accuracy of Cardiac CT in Comparison to Intraoperative
Findings in Reoperative Cardiac Surgery and Clinical Outcomes. Society of Cardiovascular
Computed Tomography July 2014.
Choi AD, Brar V, Kancherla K, Tefera E, Corso PJ, Bafi A, Boyce S, Taylor AJ, Weigold G,
Weissman G. Cardiac CT in Reoperative Cardiac Surgery May Limit Intraoperative
Complications: A Per-Structure Analysis. Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
10th Annual Scientific Meeting July 2015.
Chokshi P, Anandi P, Jain NA, Dunavin N, Le RQ, Ito S, Barrett J, Battiwalla M. Minor ABO
Incompatibility Does Not Impact Non-Relapse Mortality in T-cell Depleted HLA-Matched
Sibling Transplantation. American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (ASBMT)
Feb 2015.
Chokshi PD, Pilarisetti A, Cruz A. Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis secondary to
Miliary tuberculosis. Society of General Internal Medicine April 2015.
Hsueh W, Nguyen D, Patel M. A Rare Case of Gastrointestinal Bleeding from
Choledochoduodenal Fistula. American College of Gastroenterology October 2014.
Jani S, Sheikh F, Rahimi F, Majure D, Hofmeyer M, Ruiz G, Najjar S, Boyce S, Molina E.
Outcomes of Patients Placed on VA ECMO Stratified by Indication. 18th Annual Scientific
meeting of the Heart Failure Society of America September 2014.
Jani S, Sheikh F, Rahimi F, Majure D, Hofmeyer M, Ruiz G, Najjar S, Boyce S, Molina E.
Single Center Experience with Implantation of Permanent LVADs after VA ECMO Bridge in
Patients with Acute Cardiogenic Shock. Oral Presentation presented at: 18th Annual Scientific
meeting of the Heart Failure Society of America September 2014.
Jensen K, Patel A, Costello J, Kushchayeva Y, Burman K, Vasko V. The effects of the HIV
protease inhibitor nelfinavir on expression of mitochrondial molecules in medullary thyroid
cancer cells. 84th Annual ATA meeting October 2014.
Kent R, Sriharan A, Gardner J. Verruciform Xanthoma of the Right Hand On a Background of
Sun Damaged Skin: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Practical Dermatology &
Dermatopathology Symposium June 2015.
Kushchayev S, Kushchayeva Y, Steinberger AL, Teytelboym OM. Thyroid Spinal Metastasis:
What Radiologists Need To Know. ASNR 53rd Annual Meeting April 2015.
Kushchayeva Y, Jensen K, Costello J, Patel A, Burman K, Vasko V. Autophagy is implicated
in medullary thyroid cancer cells response to treatment with nelfinavir. 84th Annual ATA
meeting October 2014.
Le RQ, Tian X, Jain NA, Lu K, Ito S, Draper D, Anandi P, Hourigan CS, Dunavin N, Barrett
AJ, Batiwalla M. Clinical Comorbidity Measures and Predictive Scores in Ex Vivo T Cell
Depleted Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. American Society of
Hematology (ASH) annual meeting Dec 2014.
Lu K, West K, Buckler A, Tian X, Cantilena C, Anandi P, Dunavin N, Jain NA, Barrett J,
Battiwalla M. Further Understanding of Clinical and Laboratory Predictors that Impact
Allogeneic Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Mobilization. International Society for Cellular
Therapy (ISCT) April 2015
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Mahajan S, Majure D, Taefi M, Salcedo J, Rodrigo ME, Hofmeyer M, Ruiz G, Molina E,
Boyce SW, Najjar SS, Sheikh FH. Characteristics of Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Subsequent
Endoscopic Therapy after Implantation of Left Ventricular Assist Device for End Stage Heart
failure. Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2015.
McConnell M, Spyrou E, Sawas T, Alqahtani S, Hernaez R. Correction of coagulopathy in
non-bleeding cirrhotic patients undergoing minor invasive procedures: A Systematic Review.
Digestive Disease Week (DDW) May 2015.
Moy D, Jivan K. Role of Dexmedetomidine in Emergence Agitation Prevention in Children
Undergoing Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy. American Society of Anesthesiologists
October 2014.
Mukherjee A, Savani G, Chothani A, Savani B. Utilization trend and In-hospital
complications of autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in Multiple Myeloma: A
13 years perspective. American Society of Hematology Dec 2014.
Pilarisetti A, Chokshi PD, Cruz L, Catlett JA. Unilateral Ptosis and Ey Swelling as Initial
Manifestations of Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Society of General Internal Medicine April 2015.
Purvey S, Purev E, Tian X, Wilder J, Cook L, Ramos C, Cho E, Prince P, Leitman SF, Khuu
H, Stroncek D, Reger RN, Aue G, Childs RW. High Incidence of Late, Sustained and
Clinically Inconsequential Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) Reactivation Following Combined
Unrelated Cord Blood and Haploidentical CD34+ Cell Transplantation. 56th American Society
of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition December 2014.
Ranpura VN, Chokshi PD, Yerasi C, Agrawal S, Wood L, Harkness J, Self L, Jang S. Effect
of intervention on a quality measure of pain management at Medstar Washington Cancer
Institute. ASCO National Meeting. May 2015.
Rodrigo ME, Asch FM, Kumar T, Singh TA, Morrow DA, Chang F, Torguson R, Panza JA,
Cooper HA. Novel risk score to predict in-hospital mortality in a contemporary Cardiac
Intensive Care Unit. American Heart Association November 2014.
Rodrigo ME, Asch FM, Singh TA, Kumar T, Morrow DA, Chang F, Torguson R, Panza JA,
Cooper HA. Performance of the Mortality Probability Model (MPM0) in a Contemporary
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit. American Heart Association November 2014.
Sawas T, Halabi SA, Sayyar M, Cho W. Probiotic decreases post-liver transplant infection
disease. Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology October
2014.
Sawas T, Nigam N, Chalhoub W, Sayyar M, Haddad N. Prolonged cholestasis after
endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. Annual Scientific Meeting of the American
College of Gastroenterology October 2014.
Sawas T, Sayyar M, Al Halabi S, Vargo JJ. Self-expandable metal stents vs plastic stents for
malignant biliary obstruction: A meta-analysis. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Digestive Disease
Week May 2014.
Sawas T, Sayyar M, Cho W. A mysterious cause of abdominal pain. Annual Scientific
Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology October 2014.
Sayyar M, Sawas T, Cho W. A meta-analysis and systematic review comparing Losartan and
Propranolol in lowering portal hypertension in cirrhosis. Annual Scientific Meeting of the
American College of Gastroenterology October 2014.
Sayyar M, Sawas T, Lewis J. Antioxidant treatment for alcoholic hepatitis. ACP DC Chapter
June 2014.
Sayyar M, Sawas T, Patel M. Anal intraepithelial neoplasia: Another cancer to screen and
vaccinate for in Crohn's disease. Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of
Gastroenterology October 2014.
Shields CL, Arepalli S, Atalay HT, Ferenczy SR, Fulco E, Shields JA. Choroidal osteoma
shows bone lamella and vascular channels on enhanced depth imaging optical coherence
tomography in 15 eyes. Retina. 2015;35(4):750-7.
Taefi A , Huang C, Kolli K, Ebrahimi S, Patel M. Usefulness of Red Cell Distribution Width
to Platelet Ratio In Predicting Liver Inflammation and Fibrosis In Chronic Hepatitis. Digestive
Disease Week (DDW) 2015.
Taefi A, Ebrahimi S, Rashti F, Joy G, Patel M, Cho W. Bosentan-Induced Autoimmune
Hepatitis. American College of Gastroenterology October 2014.
Taefi A, Ebrahimi S, Rashti F, Kolli K, Patel M. Taxane-Induced Colon Ischemia. American
College of Gastroenterology October 2014.
Verma V, Ebrahimi S, Nguyen D, Wadhwa S, Chana B, Halvorson L, Dezfoli S, Mcfadden
JD, Desale S, Cho W. Incidental Colon Wall Thickening on Computed Tomography: What is
the Role of Follow up Colonoscopy? Digestive Disease Week (DDW) May 2015 and ACP DC
Chapter June 2015.
Verma V, Ebrahimi S, Nguyen D, Wadhwa S, Chana B, Halvorson L, Dezfoli S, Mcfadden
JD, Desale S, Cho W. Platelet count, non-albumin protein and imaging characteristics of colon
wall thickening are associated with abnormal colonoscopy findings in patients with incidental
colon wall thickening on computerized tomography. Digestive Disease Week (DDW) May
2015.
Yerasi C, Jonnalagadda AK, Baker N, Torguson R, Singh S, Veis J, Waksman R.
Assessment of Hypertension and Clinical course of patients not included in Symplicity HTN3
trial. American Society of Hypertension Annual Meeting May 2015.
PRESENTATIONS AT THE ACP DC CHAPTER SPRING MEETING 2015
Podium (case); Natasha Jain, PGY 1 – A Rare Cause of Anterior Neck Mass
Podium (research): Vijay Brar, PGY 2 - Effects of Race on Endothelial Function in Type 2
Diabetes
Posters:
Cases:
1) Augusto Dulanto, PGY 2 - Transverse myelitis: An unusual etiology
masquerading as a rare one
2) Will Hsueh, PGY 2 - A Rare Case of Gastrointestinal Bleeding from
Choledochoduodenal Fistula
3) Sargam Kapoor, PGY 2 - Rare Case of Co-existence of Chronic
Lymphyocytic Leukemia, Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia and Biclonal
Gammopathy
4) Kavya Lingappan, PGY 1 - Spontaneous dissection of the right coronary
artery in a Hispanic man presenting with cardioembolic strokes
5) Anjani Pillarisetty, PGY 1 - Unilateral Ptosis and Eye Swelling as Initial
Manifestations of Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Research:
1) Niyati Narsana, PGY 2 - Compliance with Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia
Quality-of-Care Guidelines
2) Vipin Verma, PGY 2 - Incidental Colon Wall Thickening on Computed
Tomography: What is the Role of Follow up Colonoscopy?
3) Charran Yerasi, PGY 2 – The Outcomes of Patients with Stress‐Induced
Cardiomyopathy