The 6th CWTX/San Antonio Research Symposium was held April 18th at HCA Healthcare Las Palmas Del Sol Medical Center in El Paso, TX. It was attended by residents and faculty from the General Surgery, OBGYN, and Internal Medicine residency programs in Austin, San Antonio, and El Paso. The winners of the poster competition were:
- First place: Osamuyi Asemota MD, PGY4; Kayla Brown DO, PGY4; Megan Turley MD. Atypical Hemorrhoid or Hidden Malignancy: Anal Melanoma and Palliative Strategies; HCA Healthcare St. David's Medical Center General Surgery Residency Program. Austin, TX.
- Second place: Aaron de la Cruz MD, PGY1; Sarita Thanedar MD, PGY1; Shao-Ting Brian Min MD, PGY1; Prabhdeep Singh MD; Hitesh Gidwani MD. An Atypical Presentation of Anti-CASPR2 Acute Demyelinating Encephalomyelitis; HCA Healthcare Methodist Health System Internal Medicine Residency Program. San Antonio, TX.
- Third place: Rasmeet Kaur MD, PGY2; Eric Romero MD, PGY2; Oscar Garcia MD. Splenic Laceration and Hematoma in the Setting of Acute Pancreatitis and Decompensated Cirrhosis; HCA Healthcare Las Palmas Del Sol Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency Program. El Paso, TX.
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Ventral Hernia Repair Preoperative Risk Assessment Review
Sophia Ahmed, J Griepentrog, M Phillips, and K Blake
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Atypical Hemorrhoid or Hidden Malignancy? Anal Melanoma and Palliative Strategies
Osamuyi Asemota, Kayla Brown, and Megan Turley
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A 40 Year Journey: Adenocarcinoma in a J Pouch Post Prophylactic Surgery for FAP
Osamuyi Asemota, Kayla Brown, Megan Turley, and David Fleeger
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Mycobacteria Tuberculosis Pericarditis in Immunocompromised Patient
David Benitez, Martin Twumampofo, Aasia Khan, and Oscar Garcia
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in a Young Adult with Long-Term Phenytoin Use, Secondhand Smoke Exposure, and Multiple Allergen Sensitivities: A Clinical Case Report
Dominic Bewley, Karen Valadez-Cuen, Beatrice Odhiambo, and Micheline Tantchou
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Implementation of Screening for VTE Prophylaxis for the Prevention of VTE in the Antepartum and Postpartum Period
Elizabeth Campos, Michelle Mieles, and Aaron Poole
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Granulomatosis with Polyangitis Presenting as Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis and Oculomotor Nerve Palsy: A Case Report
Kempes Chan and Nanda Gopalan
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An Atypical Presentation of Anti-CASPR2 Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis
Aaron De La Cruz, Sarita Thanedar, Shao-Ting Min, Prabhdeep Singh, and Hitesh Gidwani
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Pemetrexed Induced Pancolitis: A case report
Jack Demirjian, Christina Tompkins, Amelia Mellor, and Aasia Khan
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Marginal Cord Insertion and Funic Presentation Mimicking Vasa Previa
Fran Franceschini Lopez, Andrew Tucker, Narinta Limtrakul, and Manuel Rivera-Alsina
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Large Mesenteric Cyst Casting Wide Differential Across Specialties
Jessica Harper, Katherine Kleinberg, and Jose S. Saldivar
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Management of a Venomous Snake Bite Resistant to Crofab and Anavip: A Case Report
Michelle D. Hernandez and Ernest Gonzalez
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The Impact of Early vs. Late intubation on Morality Among Obese Patients with Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Peter Holleb, Enkhbileg Batbileg, Brandon Chong, and Jameel Osborne
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Tricuspid Valve Repair for a Chronically Migrated Venous Stent
John W. Jackson, Mary Rachel Nute, and Jeffrey D. McNeil
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Novel Use of a Biodegradable Endovascular Plug in a Case of a Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm During an Endovascular Aortic Repair
Sophia G. Jimenez, Paul T. Spore, Carolsun S. Rajan, Ryan S. Turley, and Bradley Boone
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ATN Masquerading Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis: Atypical presentation of P-ANCA Associated Vasculitis with RPGN
Nimmy Joy, Anabel Al Abdallah, Andrea Francis, and Saurabh Pande
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Splenic Laceration and Hematoma in the Setting of Acute Pancreatitis and Decompensated Cirrhosis
Rasmeet Kaur, Eric Romero, and Oscar Garcia
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Necrotic Pancreatitis Due to Cronobacter sakazakii Infection
Daler Kudratov, Jehidy Batista Michelena, David Benitez, Meghan Myppala, Adam Gomez, Oswaldo Renteria, Juan Rodriguez, and Kuljot Bansi
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Streptococcus Intermedius in the Setting of Adalimumab Use
Gerardo Martinez Arroyo, Amelia Mellor, Joseph Prokop, and Oscar Garcia
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A Rare Presentation of Prothrombin G20210A Mutation as a Right Ventricular Thrombus
Amelia Mellor, Abedayo Olusanya, and Daniel Ortiz
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Herpes zoster? PFO? Or Both?
Thomas Mizera, Amelia Mellor, Vinh Ngo, Micheline Tantchou, and Oscar Munoz
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ANCA-Associated Pauci-Immune Glomerulonephritis Causing AKI in the Elderly: A Case Report
Jameel Osborne, Nimmy Joy, Nicolas Hernandez, and Rodrigo Alfaro
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Complete Gastric Transection After Blunt Force Trauma
Sydney Parker, Sophia Jimenez, Riley Blanton, Samprit Karra, and Alejandro Garcia
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Management of Placenta Accreta Spectrum Disorder Diagnosed Prior to Viability
Anjali Patel, Virginia Lowe, and Linda Haddox
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Endovascular Repair with a VBX Device Covered Stent in a Patient with Leriche Syndrome
Angelo Piazza and Micheline Tantchou
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Defend the Season: A Quality Approach to Influenza Vaccination
Robert Reinhart and Michaela McKissack
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Phentermine Induced Thrombocytopenia
Claudia Thornton, Jack Demirjian, Jason Pereira, and Juan Nunez Rodriguez
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Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in a 55-year-old Female with Dengue Fever: A Case Report
Martin Twumampofo, Huy Vuong, Karen Valadez-Cuen, Oswaldo Renteria, and Hector Zepeda
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A Swelling Mystery: Hereditary Angioedema in Pregnancy
Karen Valadez-Cuen, Andrea Francis, Alison Rossduetscher, and Micheline Tantchou
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Low Thyroglobulin Levels and Negative Whole Body Scan: A Double Hit, Leading to the Suggested Papillary Thyroid Cancer Remission
Karen Valadez-Cuen, Nikita Patel, Huy Vuong, Sergio Rovner, and Cesar Abbud
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Planned Out of Hospital Birth Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes in a Single Institution
Priyanka Vuppala, Juhi Singhal, and Linda Haddox
