Posters or Presentations from 2024
Two Cases of West Nile Virus Encephalitis in the ICU, Arthur J. Armijo, Carl Smearman, Bhavesh Shukla, and Ryan Spilman
The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Resident Education and Burnout, Timbre Backen, Oliwier Dziadkowiec, Jeffery S. Durbin, Gregory Guldner, and Glenda Quan
Adult Mesenteric Lymphangioma Resulting in Small Bowel Obstruction., Timbre Backen, Matthew R. Hatch, and Ashwin Kurian
Spontaneous Pneumoperitoneum Presenting as an Acute Abdomen, Megan Bedard, Madison McInnis, and Kaysie Banton
A Case of Meckel's Diverticulum Enterolith Causing a Small Bowel Obstruction, Megan Bedard, Alexandra Moody, and Emmett McGuire
Acute Trocar Site Herniation Following Robotic Rectopexy, W Tyler Crawley and Daine Bennett
A Case Report on Syphilitic Lymphadenitis, Kelly Davis, Ryan Spilman, and Alexander Enurah
Abdominal Endovascular Aneurysm Repair Using an Aorto-Uni-Iliac Device Resulting in Resting Lower Extremity Pain: A Case Report and Discussion on Patient Selection, John R. Ekblad and Colleen Hupp
Association of Sex and Aspirin Use with Postoperative Bleeding in Patients with Lower Extremity Long Bone Fractures, Michael Fisher, Kristin Salottolo, Matthew Carrick, Chad M Corrigan, Kaysie Banton, Robert Madayag, and David Bar-Or
LAI Delivery QI: Improving Compliance and Time to Treatment, Esteban Garcia, Cody Teleki, Jennifer Lee, and Zachary Robinson
Dietary Supplements and Protein Powders Fall Under a ‘Wild West’ of Products That Necessitate Caveats and Caution, Emily Hemendinger and Katie Suleta
Wernicke Encephalopathy: Not Always Alcohol’s Fault, Joseph Hendrickson and Ryan Spilman
A Case of Gastric Pneumatosis in a Trauma Patient with GERD, Cyprien Jungels, Tyler Crawley, Michael Fisher, and Glenda Quan
Fire on the Mountain: A Case of Breakbone Fever in Colorado, Jacob Keeling, Omar Hanbali, Gabrielle Porzenski, Changlee Pang, and Natasha Fazel
Case Report: A 28-year-old Male With Bilateral Lower Extremities Paresthesias, Characteristic Presentation of Guillain-Barre Syndrome and Innovative Treatments, Petros Keoseyan, Ricky Oshakuade, Danielle Genov, Derek Draper, Nick Duff, Anna Belits, and Dmitriy Scherbak
Idiopathic Acute on Chronic Osteomyelitis Mimicking Metastatic Lesion in Humeral Head: A Case Report, Lucas Marks, Gavin Cobb, Nick Duff, and Holli Barber
Panhypopituitarism: Uncommon Presentation of Metastatic Breast Cancer, Matt Nelson, Jessie Wampler, and Meg Burke
A Retrospective Study of Procalcitonin Utilization in Clinical Practice, Tanner Norris, Matthew Yurkewicz, Patrick Jenkins, Beth Hicks, and Dmitriy Scherbak
Mitigating Workplace Burnout Through Transformational Leadership and Employee Participation in Recovery Experiences, John Pladdys
A case of Major Depressive Disorder in an adolescent Patient Exacerbatied by Montelkast, Samuel Polhemus, Samantha Fleck, and Christopher Rogers
Acute Calcific Tendinitis of the Longus Colli: A Rare Cause of Acute Neck Pain, Walker Pride, Kevin Tragesser, Patrick Oshakuade, and Elizabeth Hicks
Unveiling the Complexities: A Case Report on Anti-MDA5 Amyopathic Dermatomyositis and Its Clinical Implications and Therapeutic Challenges, Ines Ramirez-Cibes, Dylan Little, Anna Buck, and Lisa Gieseke
Small Cell Carcinoma of the Ovary, Hypercalcemic Type: A Rare Case, Clare Rudman, Erin Onat, Sierra Sandler, and Jennifer Griffith
Ascending Paralysis: A Case of West Nile Virus, Samantha Rudy, Claire Levinson, Lauren Gilbert, Michaela Snow, and Robyn Kramer
A Case Report of Marburg Multiple Sclerosis responding to Mitoxantrone, Aruna Souri, Athena Dao, and Russell Bartt
Hormone Replacement Therapy in Adult Women As a Treatment Adjunct for Psychosis: A Literature Review, Parker Stocking, Lucille Schiffman, Lindsay Wallace, Caitlin Aquino, and Cody Teleki
A Natural Deception: 3 Marketing Myths the Supplement Industry Wants You to Swallow, Katie Suleta
The Glucose Goddess Jumps Into the Supplement Industry, Katie Suleta
Metastatic Breast Cancer Presenting as Biliary Obstruction, Taylor Sullivan and Joyce Moore
Unraveling Abdominal Heterotaxy Syndrome: A Case Study of Intractable Nausea and Vomiting in an Adult Female, Allison Yang, Timbre Backen, Michaela Snow, Kyle Combe, and Julie Krenz
Drug Rash with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS), Grace M. Yedlicka, Jonah Warwick, and Ryan Spilman
Severe colitis progressing to toxic megacolon in newly diagnosed inflammatory bowel disease, Grace M. Yedlicka, Jonah Warwick, and Ryan Spilman
Paraesophageal Hernia Associated Atrial Fibrillation and Small Bowel Obstruction, Shannon Zhou, Garrett Dee, and Ryan Spilman
Books from 2023
An Incisional Hernia Containing a Gangrenous Gallbladder: A Case Report, Timbre Backen, William Tyler Crawley, Travis Bouchard, and Glenda Quan
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome: A Case of Elevated Blood Pressure and New Seizure Onset Post Nephrectomy, Jessica Bautista, Kyle Adkins, and Lisa Gieseke
A Rare Case of Demodicosis Following Treatment of Oral Fluconazole, Joshua Bezecny, Emily Bolton, Matthew H. Taylor, and Elizabeth G. Berry
Increased Complications of Emergent Surgical Procedures During the First Wave of COVID-19., Christina Colosimo, Bryce Ingram, John Weaver, Patrick Offner, and James Yon
Multiple Myeloma Diagnosed in a 23-year-old Male Presenting with Pathologic Compression Fracture, Kyle Combe, Tristan Myers, Michelle Levy, and Greg Schlessinger
Evaluating the Efficacy of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Digital Frostbite, Steven Cooperman, Dustin Kruse, Brett D Sachs, Brendon T. Cornett, and Ye Ji Choi
The Role of Regulatory B-cells in Allergic Disease, Melissa Dang, Justin Yu, and Greg Schlessinger
Rare Case of Obturator Hernia: Surgical Anatomy, Planning and Considerations, Adam Delgado, Sidra Bhuller, Peter Phan, and John Weaver
Investigational Medications in 9,638 Hospitalized Patients with Severe COVID-19: Lessons from the "Fail-and-learn" Strategy During the First Two Waves of the Pandemic in 2020, Adam C. Delgado, Brendon T. Cornett, Ye Ji Choi, Christina Colosimo, Vincent P Stahel, Oliwier Dziadkowiec, and Philip F Stahel
Moyamoya Disease: Classic Imaging with Atypical Presentation, Amanda Fahrenbruck, Holly Fleming, Elena Salikhova-Neace, and Dmitriy Scherbak
Multifactorial Depression in a Peripartum Patient, Subsequent Suicide Attempt, Treatment, and Recovery, Connor Farnham, Patricia Westmoreland, Ryan Spilman, Natasha Fazel, and Daniel Grine
Neurolupus in a Previously Healthy Young Caucasian Male, Kavanya Feustel, Joshua Ralston, Kelly Schulte, Jeffrey Ramsey, Deren Goker, Jacob Keeling, and Dmitriy Scherbak
Myxedema: A Rapidly Cured Psychosis in the Setting of Bipolar Disorder, Kavanya Feustel, Jeffrey Ramsey, Kelly Schulte, Jacob Keeling, and Joel Witter
Atypical Lymphoma and Monospot Testing: Malignant Deception, Jacob Keeling, Kavanya Feustel, Changlee Pang, Kevin Ky, Jennifer Griffith, and Alexander Enurah
Skin of Color Representation on Wikipedia, William Kim, Sophia Wolfe, Caterina Zagona-Prizio, Robert P. Dallavalle, Natasha Fazel, and Ryan Spilman
Probiotic-Associated Central Venous Catheter Bloodstream Infections Lead to Increased Mortality in the ICU, Scott Mayer, Colin Bonhag, Patrick Jenkins, Brendon T. Cornett, Paula J. Watts, and Dmitriy Scherbak
Novel Esophageal Perforation, Alexandra Moran, Bhavesh Shukla, Jeffrey Ramsey, and Gregory Hicks
PANDAS Exacerbation Post-Tonsillectomy, Acute Response to Fentanyl & Dexamethasone, Austin Peralta-Fogle, Jeffrey Ramsey, Natasha Fazel, and Ryan Spilman
Mail Order Mania: An Induction of Mania While Seeking Gender Affirming Care, Samuel Polhemus, Max Rubenstein, and Erin Smith
Implementing an Arts and Humanities Curriculum in a Psychiatry Residency: A One-Year Investigation, Christopher Rogers, Briana Tillman, Matthew Adamson, and Christine Wahlmeier
Follicular Lymphoma Presenting as a Small Bowel Obstruction: A Case Report, Erica Roma, Kelsey Staudinger, Emmett McGuire, and Katrina Lancaster Shorts
Metastatic Anterior Mediastinal Mass Causing Simultaneous Chylothorax and SVC Syndrome, Kelly Schulte, Kavanya Feustel, Jeffrey Ramsey, and Elizabeth Hicks
Ogilvie's Syndrome: In a Non-Surgical Patient Admitted for Pulmonary Embolism and Acute Cerebrovascular Accident, Kelly Schulte, Matthew Nelson, Daniel L. Levy, Alexander Enurah, and Jennifer Griffith
Newly Diagnosed Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis Triggered by COVID-19, Kelly S. Schulte, Maxwell Sheedy, Kavanaya Feustel, and Dmitriy Scherbak
A Case of a Rare Posterior Rectus Sheath Hernia, Emily Sherwood, Jacquelyn Glenn, Ryan Spilman, and Natasha Fazel
The Utility of Using IVIG In Setting of Septic Shock, Nikhilesh Srinivasan, Amanda Brodeur, Deren Goker, Sarah Fraser, Noah Risner, and Gregory Hicks
Utilization of iMobile as the Primary Means of Communication Amongst Hospital Staff at TMCA-North: A Quality Improvement Project, Parker Stocking, Joseph Klein, Tiffany Chu, Sam Polhemus, and Zachary Robinson
Colleagues Expect Me to Have a Doctorate—But Credentials Aren’t Everything, Katie Suleta
Kikuchi Disease: A Rare Recurrence, R Levi Sundermeyer and Jessica Bautista
Cryptogenic Liver Abscess Caused by Actinomyces Meyeri, Thomas Walter, Simona Oprea, and Greg Hicks
Submissions from 2022
A Rare Case of Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in an Adult, Brian Behnke, Nikhilesh Srinivasan, Irene Soesilo, and Ryan Spilman
Rare Case of Obturator Hernia: Surgical Anatomy, Planning, and Considerations, Adam Clementi Delgado, Sidra B. Bhuller, Peter Phan, and John Weaver
Gastric Necrosis and Perforation Following Treatment of Dieulafoy's Lesion with Embolization of Multiple Gastric Arteries: A Case Report, Adam Clementi Delgado, Yash Patel, Travis Israel, Naveed Ismail, and John Weaver
A Rare Case of a Large Low-grade Appendicular Mucinous Neoplasm Causing Compressive Symptoms, John R. Ekblad, Sidra B. Bhuller, John Weaver, and Michael E. Bertocchi
Hydrocephalus After Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Vestibular Schwannoma: Favorable Outcomes After Shunt Placement, Maxim Marshalik, Kimberly DiManna, and Jeffrey Wagner
A Curious Case of Hemolytic Anemia with Pseudoreticulopenia, Scott Mayer, Nikhilesh Srinvasan, Jenny Nguyen, Ryan Spilman, and Dmitriy Scherbak
Through the Cracks: The Disposition of Patients With Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders in the Post-Asylum Era, Briana Tillman, Erin Smith, Alicia Cho, Colt Kennington, and Alexandra Kreis
Submissions from 2021
Surgeons' Re-Operative Valve Replacement Practices in Patients with Endocarditis Due to Drug Use, Julie M. Aultman, Oliwier Dziadkowiec, Dianne McCallister, and Michael S Firstenberg
Characterization of Blood-Based Molecular Profiling in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma., Christine Chung, Rachael Galvin, Ella Achenbach, Oliwier Dziadkowiec, and Shiraj Sen
Perioperative mortality in SARS-CoV-2-positive surgical patients during the first wave of the novel coronavirus pandemic., Christina Colosimo, Sidra Bhuller, Brendon T. Cornett, Oliwier Dziadkowiec, James Yon, John Weaver, and Philip F. Stahel
Use of Statistical Power Analysis in Prospective and Retrospective Research, Oliwier Dziadkowiec
An Assessment of the Diagnostic Value in Syncope Workup: A Retrospective Study, Ashan T. Hatharasinghe, Kayvon Etebar, Ryan Wolsky, Hossein Akhondi, and Napatkamon Ayutyanont
The Role of the Pharmacist in the Treatment of Infantile Botulism, Rachel E. Huntsman and Abigail Schauble
Becoming: Shaping Leader Identity Through Ethical Behavior, Yolonda T. Sanders
A Retrospective Analysis Comparing Post-operative Bleeding with Various Doses of Aspirin after Lower Extremity Joint Arthroplasty or Revision., Paula J Watts, Mickey Kopstein, Weston Harkness, Brendon T. Cornett, Oliwier Dziadkowiec, Patrick Jenkins, Elizabeth Hicks, Shakib Hassan, and Dmitriy Scherbak
Submissions from 2020
Surgeons’ Re-Operative Valve Replacement Practices with Patients with Endocarditis Due to Drug Use, Julie M. Aultman, Oliwier Dziadkowiec, Dianne McCallister, and Michael S. Firstenberg
Bradycardia in the Setting of Gastric Sarcoidosis, Kameron Black MPH, Michelle Levine DO, Rage Geringer MD, Gregory Hicks MD, and Oliwier Dziadkowiec
Unscreened: Urgent and Emergent Surgical Outcomes in the Early COVID-19 Pandemic, Christina Colosimo, Jason L. Kelly, James Coker, Sidra B Bhuller, Eric Ballman, Christina Baker-Sparr, James Yon, Brendon Cornett, Oliwier Dziadkowiec, and John Weaver
Diabetic Cardiomyopathy: Understanding the Independent Relationship Between Diabetes and Heart Failure, W. Tyler Crawley, Rage Geringer MD, Jason Snarr DO, Elizabeth Hicks MD, and Oliwier Dziadkowiec
Barriers to Clinical Trial Enrollment in Patients With Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Eligible for Early-Phase Clinical Trials, Rachael M. Galvin, Christine Chung, Ella Achenbach, Oliwier Dziadkowiec, and Shiraj Sen MD
Severe Malaria due to Plasmodium Falciparum, Hamid Hussaini, Rage Geringer MD, Gregory Hicks MD, and Oliwier Dziadkowiec
Adrenocortical Carcinoma: A Stressful Diagnosis, Shabnam Khoie DO and Dmitriy Scherbak DO
Phlegmasia Cerulea Dolens in May Thurner Syndrome: A Threat to Life & Limb, Matt McMaster, Rage Geringer MD, Gregory Hicks MD, and Oliwier Dziadkowiec
Reverse Takotsubo-like Cardiomyopathy and Pheochromocytoma, Patryk Purta, Dmitriy Scherbak DO, Michael Gruber MD, and Oliwier Dziadkowiec
A Unique Schwannoma of the Distal Hallux: A Case Study, Rebecca D. Stack DPM; Brett Sachs DPM FACFAS; Dustin Kruse DPM; and Paul A. Stone DPM, FACFAS
The hidden dangers of supplements: A case of substance-induced psychosis, Briana Tillman DO
COVID-19 as a Traumatic Event: Mental Health Lessons from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Briana Tillman and Christopher Rogers
How Do COVID-19 Inpatients in the Denver Metropolitan Area Measure Up?, Paula Watts, Trevor Wojcik, Christina Baker-Sparr, Jason L. Kelly, Surit Sharma, and Dmitriy Scherbak
Submissions from 2019
Comparing Outcomes of Patients With Idiopathic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage by Stratifying Perimesencephalic Bleeding Patterns., Benjamin Atchie DO, Constance McGraw, Kathryn McCarthy, Rebecca van Vliet, Donald Frei, Alicia Bennett DO, Russell Bartt MD, Alessandro Orlando, Jeffrey Wagner, and David Bar-Or MD
Decreased Odds for Vasospasm Treatment in Patients with Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage after Transitioning from Neurosurgery Led Care to a Neurology Led Multidisciplinary Approach., Russell Bartt, Stephanie Jarvis, Lauren Cittadino, Benjamin Atchie, Kathryn McCarthy, Rebecca van Vliet, Alicia Bennett, Jeffrey Wagner, Alessandro Orlando, and David Bar-Or
Arthroscopic Implantation of a Cartilage Matrix for an Osteochondral Defect of the Talus: A Case Report., Zachary C Beth, Brett Sachs, Dustin Kruse, and Paul A Stone
Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding localization using preoperative super-selective mesenteric angiography and intraoperative methylene blue injection: A case report and literature review., Sidra B Bhuller, Mark Lieser, Naveed Ismail, and Bradley Woods
Social media in dermatology: clinical relevance, academic value, and trends across platforms., Logan C DeBord, Viraat Patel, Tara L Braun, and Harry Dao
Summary of the First Annual Rocky Mountain Healthcare Symposium., Megan Novak, Oliwier Dziadkowiec, Scott Strauss, Dianne McCallister, and Michael S. Firstenberg
Does dispensing naloxone kits to high-risk patients at the time of emergency department (ED) discharge reduce the burden of subsequent overdose-related care?, Steven D. Perry, Charleen Gnisci, and Rachel Beham
Plasma Oxidized Albumin in Acute Ischemic Stroke Is Associated With Better Outcomes., Leonard T Rael, Jan Leonard, Kristin Salottolo, Raphael Bar-Or, Russell E Bartt, Jeffrey C Wagner, and David Bar-Or
Predictors of splenic artery embolization as an adjunct to non-operative management of stable blunt splenic injury: a multi-institutional study., Kristin Salottolo, Matthew M Carrick, Robert M Madayag, James Yon, Allen Tanner, Charles W Mains, Andrew Topham, Mark Lieser, David Acuna, and David Bar-Or