HCA Healthcare Graduate Medical Education 2024 Research Days

Central & West Texas Research Day 2024

The 5th Annual CWTX Division Research Symposium was held on Friday, April 19th, 2024 at Del Sol Medical Center and virtually. We had about 100 people join this year to watch our wonderful presenters. 30 residents presented their novel work, with representation from all programs in the division (Internal Medicine, Transitional Year, Surgery, OBGYN). We had 5 oral presenters, and our independent judges rated the top 3 which included:

• First Place: Virginia Lowe, DO - St David’s OBGYN, faculty mentor: Dr. Linda Haddox (PD)
  • Case of Uterine Artery Injury in a Patient Undergoing Prophylactic Uterine Artery Balloon Placement Prior to a Planned Cesarean Hysterectomy in the Setting of PAS
• Second Place: Rohan Divecha, MD – Las Palmas Del Sol Medical Center Internal Medicine, faculty mentor: Dr. Paul Mathew
  • Pantoprazole Induced Pancytopenia in a Post-Chemotherapy Patient: A Case Report
• Third Place: Sophia Jimenez, MD – St David’s Surgery, faculty mentor: Dr. Ernest Gonzalez (PD)
  • Cortisol in Elderly Trauma Patients
• Jack Demirjian, MD, MS - Las Palmas Del Sol Medical Center Internal Medicine, faculty mentor: Dr. Oscar Garcia (APD)
  • Keeping the Heart Above Water
• Dylan Gallegos, DO – Las Palmas Del Sol Medical Center OBGYN, faculty mentor: Dr. Dominque Barnes
  • Post-Operative Infection Following Abdominal Hysterectomy with or without Surgical Drains
• Congratulations to our audience favorite poster award winner: Dr. Alondra Sierra – Las Palmas Del Sol Medical Center OBGYN, faculty mentor: Dr. Aaron Poole (APD)
  • Use of Cervical-Ripening Foley-Balloon for Membrane Reduction at the Time of Physical Exam Indicated Cerclage