The 4th annual Gulf Coast Division Research Symposium is hosted in the month of April. In 2024, it was held on April 10th at HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood. It combines GME programs from cities in Texas: Kingwood, Houston, Clearlake, and Corpus Christi. The symposium is specialty agnostic, providing an opportunity for residents and fellows to network with others in healthcare outside of their area of expertise. In 2024, we received 76 poster submission and of those 10 projects made it to the oral stage. The results of the 2024 symposium are below.
Oral Presentation Competition Winners
- 1st Place: Nadia El-Hamdi, MD, PhD from Houston Healthcare Kingwood Transitional Year, In TINT Condition: Analysis of Active Ingredients in Popular Tinted Moisturizers and Facial Sunscreens
- 2nd Place: Trina Mercado, PharmD from HCA Houston Healthcare Clearlake Pharmacy, Impact on Door-To-Needle Time in Patients Who Received Tenecteplase V. Alteplase for Acute Ischemic Stroke*
- 3rd Place: Christopher J. Hadji, DO from HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood Emergency Medicine, Viz LVO Versus Rapid LVO in Detection of Large Vessel Occlusion on CT Angiography for Acute Stroke
Poster Competition Winners
- 1st Place: Suhas Tatapudi, DO from HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood Internal Medicine, Anticoagulation Management in Loeys-Dietz Syndrome with Atrial Fibrillation*
- 2nd Place: Daniel Bao, MD from HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood Transitional Year, Reducing Medication Barriers before Patient Check-Out at a Student-Run Free Clinic
- 3rd Place: Damara Miller, MD, MPH from Corpus Christi Medical Center Internal Medicine, A Case Report of Murine Typhus and Diagnosis*
* Denotes a poster or presentation not currently available on Scholarly Commons.
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Next Top Model: An Overview of Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Models
Pooja Agrawal, Carolyn Audet, Laura Ernst, Katie Lang, Sonya Reid, Katie Davis, Rebecca Selove, Maureen Sanderson, and Lucy Spalluto
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A Novel Approach to Thromboembolic Event Detection: An Initial Evaluation
Basil P. Alias, Emily Lo, Divek Toprani, and Wesley Lim
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Obstructive Esophageal Mass in a 40-Year old Female Presenting as Intractable Vomiting and Early DKA: A Case Report
Caroline Andrews and Rachel Hogan
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Enhancing Breast Cancer Screening in KIMS Clinic: A Quality Improvement Initiative
Daniel J. Avila Castillo, Crystal Ike, and Mina Choudhry
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Screen it Out! Improving Colon Cancer Screening Among Kingwood Clinic Patients
Daniel J. Avila Castillo, Bhavin Patel, Dhruv Patel, Rajeev Raghavan, and Zuhair Ali
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Overcoming the Storm with Impella
Daniel J. Avila Castillo, Alexander Rhodes, Hamza Naveed, Danyal Syed, Syed Danyal Raza, Zuhair Ali, and Sivatej Sarva
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Syphilis Presenting in the Axillary Lymph Node
Kevin Benny, Pooja Agrawal, Suimin Qui, and Angelica Robinson
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Extra-Axial Chordoma and Review of the Literature
Corbrielle Boulard, Valerae O. Lewis, Robert L. Satcher, and Wei-Lien Wang
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Anomalous Anomaly: A Rare Case of the RCA Arising from the Mild LAD
Heriberto Cantu, Luay Alalawi, Ahmed Mahmood, and Thomas Alexander
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A Dramatic Case of Acute Biventricular Failure Secondary to Acute Myocardial infraction
Heriberto Cantu, Ahmed Mahmood, Luay Alalawi, and Thomas Alexander
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Surgical Management of Massive Localized Lymphedema: A Case Report
Joseph Daodu, Alexys Ramos, Rainna Coelho, Natalia Cavagnaro, and Mike Liang
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Gallstone Illeus and Intra Operatrively Diagnosed Crohn's Disease
Joseph Daodu, Ali Siddiqui, Horeb Antonio Cano Gonzalez, and Kendall Sowards
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Viz LVO versus Rapid LVO in Detection of Large Vessel Occulusion on CT Angiography for Acute Stroke
Adam Delora, Ali Kerro, Christopher Hadjialiakbari, Eryn Percenti, Jordan Torres, Yazan J. Alderazi, Rime Ezzeldin, Ameer E. Hassan, and Mohamad Ezzeldin
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In TINT Condition: Analysis of Actice Ingredients in Popular Tinted Moisturizers and Facial Sunscreens
Nadia El-Hamdi, Peyton Harris, Sloan Long, Sheeva Shahinfar, and Palak Parekh
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A Case of Parenchymal Hemorrhade Secondary to Dural Venous Sinus Thrombosis
Parnia Forouzan, Jesse Cai, and Dewey Le
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Delays in Chest Compressions During EMS CPR: A Retrospective Review of Cardiac Ultrasound vs Carotid Views During OHCA
Himanshu Gupta, Ryan Richardson, Casey Patrick, James Seek, Nick Smith, Kevin Crocker, Josh Rasco, and Robert Dickson
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A Rare Case of Infected Bronchogenic Cyst Growing Salmonella Enterica
Diane S. Habib, Jordan Torres, and Salman Alim
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The Ethical Concerns of Improper Semaglutide Administration After Acquisition From A Compounded Pharmacy
Syed Basit Haider, Renu Thomas, E’Joven Reed, Aneesha Shaju, Bushra Bangash, Jakob Schnell, and Edrianna Mae Ablola
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Arteriovenous Fistula Communicating with Venous Stent in Aptient with Arterial Aneurysm
Timot Kellermayer, Renley Summay, and Bryan Kharbanda
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Thoracic Spine Lesion with Paralysis: A Rare Presentation of Plasmacytoma
Daniel Khashchuk and Natarajan Venkatayan
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Mycophenolate Associated Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy in a Woman with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Zaur Komachkov and Yacoub Khatab
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Colon Adenocarcinoma Mimicking Acute Appendicitis in a 28-Year-Old
Bridget Kowalczyk, Edward Pingenot, and Vivek Bansal
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Isolated Case of Alexia following Cardiac Ablation: A Rare Stroke Presentation
Matthew M. Mason, Nantian Harsell, and Bryan Kharbanda
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Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia in the Setting of Immunocompromising Medications
Cody K. Meaux, Bridget Kowalczyk, and Scott Buckner
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Efficacy of Mavacamten in Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Hamza Naveed, Maryam Adnan, Mohammad Hamza, and Mahboob Alam
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Clinical Outcomes Following Interventions by Different Modalities of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI): An Updated Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis
Hamza Naveed, Mary Adnan, Mohammad Hamza, and Mahboob Alam
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Foreign Body Removed Through Laparotomy: A Case Report and Literature Review
Kayla Nguyen, Duyen Quach, David Ortiz, Dominique Norris, Srinivas Ramireddy, and Jody Smith
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Intracrnial Hemorrhage and ECG Changes
Negar Niknam, Eric N. Riha, Bushra Bangash, Parshvi Patel, Skantha K. Manjunath, Gnananandh Jayaraman, Ramesh Kesavan, and Siva T. Sarva
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An Eluding Case of Glomerulonephritis Found to be Fibrillary in Nature
Julien Ogilvie and Amanda Tchakarov
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McArdle Disease Rhabdomyolysis Precipitated by Acetazolamide for Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
Shahin Cyrus Owji, Vivian Paraskevi Douglas, Mohammad Pakravan, Chaow Charoenkijkajorn, and Andrew G. Lee
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Improving Competence and Confidence in Outpatient Management of Major Depressive Disorder
Anish Pal, Pavan Anand, and Brett M. Garrett
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Understanding Hypomagnesemia in Patients with Short Bowel Syndrome
Aashka Patel, Sakina Haider, Thomas Hoang, and Rajeev Raghavan
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Coverting USMLE Step 1 to Pass or Fail: A Retrospective Corss-Sectional Study on the Potential Impact to Surgrical Residency Diversity
Shreena Patidar, Brendan Rosamond, J Scott Zimmerle, Jonathan Lall, Said Maldonado, Nicole B. Lyons, Ashlynn Mills, Angelica Rodriguez, Yoolim Alex Seo, Rainna Coelho, Zuhair Ali, and Mike Liang
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Artificial Intelligence Respoinse to Common Medication Concerns with Heart Failure GDMT in Outpatient Setting
Dominique Pean, Laaraeb Nadeem, Suhas Kandimalla, and Brotee Rahman
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Intra-Cardiac Thrombus-In-Transit: A Ticking Time Bomb
Visesh Persaud, Austin Makadia, Saiara Choudhury, Asad Chohan, and Abhay Vakil
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Ipsilateral Hemi-Diaphragmatic Paralysis After Intra Scalene Nerve Block: A Rare But Reported Entity
Vishesh Persaud, Austin Makadia, Saad Choudhry, A Chohan, and Abhay Vakil
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Critical Airway Obstruction Secondary to Acute Necrotizing Tracheitis
Vishesh Persaud, Austin Makadia, S Choudhury, A Chohan, and Abhay Vakil
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Comparative Analysis of MD and DO Candidates to a Surgical Residency Program
Duyen Quach, Rachel Wright, Vishal Patel, Scott Zimmerle, Brendan Rosamond, Jonathan Lall, Said Maldonado, Zuhair Ali, Rajeev Raghavan, and Mike Liang
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Deficiency in Detail Among Ventral Hernia Repair Operative Notes and The Impact on Patient Outcomes
Alexys N. Ramos, Duyen Quach, Kayla Nguyen, Said Maldonado, Nicole B. Lyons, Jonathan S. Lall, Scott Zimmerle, Brendan Rosamond, Ashlynn Mills, Yoolim Alex Seo, Angelica C. Rodriguez, and Mike Liang
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Dermatologic Manifestations and Mixed Cryoglobulinemia in 40-year old Male
Sparsh Ray, Ben Tran, and Bushra Ambreen
