The 5th annual Gulf Coast Division Research Symposium was hosted on April 16th 2025 at HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood and on WebEx. It combines GME programs from cities in the Gulf Coast Region of Texas: Kingwood, Houston, Clear Lake, 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.
New this year the Research Team wanted to recognize the Residents and Faculty that have excelled in research from each of our main campuses. The 2025 Research Residents and Faculty are below.
- HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake
- Resident – Nilay Bhatt, MD
- Faculty – John Byrne, MD
- HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood
- Resident – Suhas Tatapudi, DO
- Faculty – Mike K. Liang, MD, FACE
- Corpus Christi Medical Center
- Resident – Nova Mebane, DO, MS
- Faculty – Brandi Addison, DO, FACE
In 2025, we received 97 poster submission and of those 8 projects made it to the oral stage. The results of the 2025 symposium are below.
Oral Presentation Competition Winners
- 1st Place: Sarah Davis, PharmD from Houston Healthcare Clear Lake Pharmacy, Ticagrelor vs Clopidogrel post-PCI and re-admittance with gram-positive infections*
- 2nd Place: Shai Ring, MD from HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood Pharmacy, Reducing Time to Heparin Administration in a Cardiac Center
- 3rd Place: Anila Punjwani, MD from HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood General Surgery, Medical Reversals in the Management of Patients with Ventral Hernia Following Publication of Randomized Control Trials
Poster Competition Winners
- 1st Place: Suhas Tatapudi, DO from HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood Internal Medicine, Not Your Typical Chest Pain: Anomalous RCA
- 2nd Place: Napat Rangsipat, MD from HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood Internal Medicine, Not So SLE-ghtly Bloody
- 3rd Place: Ashkan Nasr, DO, MPH from Corpus Christi Medical Center Internal Medicine, Left Sided Mitral Valve Thrombosis in a Young Patient: Successful Thrombolytic Management
* Denotes a poster or presentation not currently available on Scholarly Commons.
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COVID-19-Induced Activation of Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome in a 40-Year-Old Woman with a Family History of aHUS
Neil Maithel, Ibrahim Musa, Rabia Mahfooz, Ali Asghar, Jorge Garza, and Aftab Mahmood
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Bleeding Lungs: A Case of Hydralazine Induced Systemic Lupus Erythematosus with Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage
Damara Miller, Munanchu Poudel, Neil Maithel, Deekshita Valiveti, Arjun Kamath, Rahul Dadhwal, Ali Mohammed, Rene Franco Jr., Abhay Vakil, and Zuhair Ali
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Distinguishing DRESS from Morbilliform Drug Reactions: A Challenge in an Underserved Community Hospital
Ivan Mogollon, Francisco Arias, Catherine Matos, Luis Salcedo, and Michelle Lopez
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Monkeypox in a Non-endemic Setting: Challenges in the Diagnosis and Management of an Atypical Case
Yves Najm Mrad, Nilay Bhatt, and Shivam Gupta
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Left-Sided Mitral Valve Thrombosis in a Young Patient: Successful Thrombolytic Management
Ashkan Nasr, Luay Alalawi, Thomas Alexander, Vishesh Persaud, Medha Chunduru, and Mahmood Ahmed
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Don't Meth with Drugs: A Rare Presentation of Methamphetamine Induces Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis
Hamza Naveed, Crystal Ike, Srinidhi Shyamkumar, Sarva Sivatej, Ramesh Kesavan, and Zuhair Ali
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Assessing and Improving Resident Understanding of Inpatient Sepsis
Hamza Naveed, E'Joven Reed, and Mike Wong
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Dysphagia Turned Histoplasmosis: Histoplasmosis Manifesting as Oral Lesions in a Renal Transplant Patient
Alexis Nguyen, Sebastian Hinojosa, Trey Richardson, Levan Gakhokidze, Alissa Ice, Piera Sosa, Heidi Schaefer, and Anthony Langone
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Not So SLE-ghtly Bloody
A Nguyen, Napat Rangsipat, Shai Ring, Suhas Tatapudi, Cassie Robertson, Achi Chary, and Damon Cao
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Medical Students and Program Directors Attitudes and Opinions On the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Medical Education
Kayla Nguyen, Vishal Patel, Shehroze Akhter, Alexander T. Gibson, Ryan K. Wong, and Mike Liang
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A Primer on Performing Meaningful Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Kayla Nguyen, Duyen Quach, Michael Flynn, Zuhair Ali, Andrey Manov, and Mike Liang
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Levothyroxine and Drug-Induced Lupus Erythematosus: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Tue Nguyen, Yousef Salem, Aqsa Kanwal, and Aeja Weiss
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Skin Cancer Education for Adolescents: Does Vanity Modify its Effectiveness?
Erica Ogwumike, Dina Zamil, Harrison Zhu, Shangyi Fu, Emily Powell, Zeena Nawas, and Ida Orengo
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Pembrolizumab Induced Myasthenia Gravis
Praise Ohabor, Alexis Lopez Cruz, Deekshita Valiveti, Brandi Addison, and Zuhair Ali
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Gastrografin Enema to the Rescue of the Glorious Cecal Bascule
Dominique Pean, Bushra Bangash, Guntash Khasria, and Ismail Hader
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Skin Manifestations and Related Clinical Characteristics of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children: A Descriptive Retrospective Cohor Study at Texas Children's Hospital
Matthew Penna, Lauren Pupa, Grace Lee, and Soo Jung Kim
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Medical Reversals in the Management of Patients with Ventral Hernia Following Publication of Randomized Control Trials
Anila Punjwani, Vaibhav Varma, and Mike Liang
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Ventral Hernia Management Update: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials
Alexys Ramos, Saira Ahmed, Ashlynn Mills, Angelica Rodriguez, and Mike Liang
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Language in the Teaching OR: Expressing Confidence versus Community
Aarya Ramprasad, Imaima Casubhoy, Melanie Meister, Brenda Bethman, Austin Bachar, and Gary Sutkin
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Improving Internal Medicine and Emergency Department Communication - The ED MAP Project
Syed Raza, Srinidhi Shyamkumar, Eric Riha, and Zuhair Ali
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Beta-Lactam Allergy De-Labeling Quality Improvement
Eric Riha, Alexandria Kim, David Kim, Brandon Robinson, and Kevin Garnepudi
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Reducing Time to Heparin Administration in a Cardiac Center
Shai Ring, Shafaq Jawed, Taylor Teshon, and Siva T. Sarva
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Immune Related Cardiac Cardiac tamponade Triggered by PD-L1 Blockade in Breast Cancer: A Case Report
Luis Salcedo, Ivan Mogollon, Francisco Arias, Jose Donis, and Michelle Lopez
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GLP-1 Medications are Associated with Improved Outomes in Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Yousef Salem, Dina Zamil, Mahnoor Liaqat, Folawiyo Babalola, and Rachel Hogan
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A Rare Case of Prolonged Life Expectancy in a Patient with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Sara Shahid, Mina Choudhry, and Anam Zara
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Development of a Continous Renal Replacement Therapy Protocol for a Midsize Community Hospital
Srinidhi Shyamkumar, Eric Riha, Crystal Ike, Rachel Wright, D Villareal, Justin Shanks, and Damon Cao
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Enhancing Resident Education in the Clinic
Catherine Soodi, Arshiya Fatima, Renu Thomas, and Daniel Avila Castillo
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Not Your Typical Chest Pain: Anomalous RCA
Suhas Tatapudi, Nomair Ashraf, E Castillo, Jeby Kalathoor, Hytham Rashid, Ibrahim Yazji, and M Daniel
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Micra-Scopic Hero: Rare Unroofed Cornoary Sinus Complicating Pacemaker Placement
Suhas Tatapudi, E Castillo, Jeby Kalathoor, Zuhair Ali, Hytham Rashid, and R Cargioli
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Impact of Medical Trainees on Efficiency and Productivity in the Emergency Department: Systematic Reviewand Narrative Synthesis
Jake Valentine, Jonathan Poulson, Jesus Tamayo, Amanda Valentine, Jacqueline Levesque, and Shane Jenks
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Refractory Hydrocephalus Treated with Ventriculo-Cholecystic Shunt in an Adult
Deekshita Valiveti, Munanchu Poudel, and Rahul Dadhwal
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Fluid Resiliency Protocol Reduces IVF Use Without Case Cancellations
Rachael W. Wong, Kailey To, Mallory Gessner, Stephanie Crowley, Evan Claxon, Juan A. Sanchez, Tunmi Anwoju, Zuhair Ali, and Mike Liang
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Research Priotitization in Hernia Surgery: A Modified Delphi ACHQC and VHOC expert consensus
Rachel Wright, Daphne Remulla, Mazen R. Al-Mansour, Christopher Schneider, Sharon Phillips, and William W. Hope
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Implementation of Interdisciplinary Approaches in Dermatology Residency Program
Dina Zamil, Nicole Nyamongo, Alexandria Brown Marrs, Joanne Jacob, and Soo Jung Kim
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Duodenorenal Fistula Post-Lithotripsy: A Rare Complication
Anam Zara, Aarohi Parikh, Duyen Quach, Ismail Hader, and Georg Elias
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QI Project on Depression Screening PHQ2 and PHQ9 in Kingwood IM Clinic
Anam Zara, Sara Shahid, and Anusha Putta
