The Gulf Coast Division Research Day will be held on April 8th, 2026 at HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood's Founders Hall from 12 pm to 3 pm. We look forward to seeing everyone in-person or online as we celebrate our residents' and fellows' research! Keep an eye on this space after the event for updates on the awards that will be presented.
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Environmental Footprint of Aortic Valve Replacement: A Comparative Life-Cycle Analysis of Surgical and Transcatheter Procedures
Yves Najm Mrad, Ahmad Al-Taweel, and Bahaeddin Shabaneh
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Redo-TAVR vs TAVR Explant vs Redo-SAVR: Comparative Outcomes in Failed Transcatheter Bioprostheses
Yves Najm Mrad, Ahmad Al-Taweel, and Bahaeddin Shabaneh
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Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement for Moderate Aortic Stenosis in Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction: A Randomized Comparison with Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy
Yves Najm Mrad, Ahmad Al-Taweel, and Bahaeddin Shabaneh
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Under-Representation of Women and Minorities in Structural Heart Trials and Practice: A Systematic Review
Yves Najm Mrad, Ahmad Al-Taweel, and Bahaeddin Shabaneh
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Contemporary Nonfemoral Access for TAVR: Comparative Outcomes of Transcarotid, Transsubclavian/Transaxillary, and Transcaval Approaches
Yves Najm Mrad and Snehalkumar Patel
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Neurologic Complications in Adult VA-ECMO: Incidence, Phenotypes, and Mortality from Contemporary ELSO Registry Analyses and Meta-analytic Evidence
Yves Najm Mrad and Snehalkumar Patel
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Predictors of Successful Weaning from Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Systematic Review and Random-Effects Meta-analysis
Yves Najm Mrad and Snehalkumar Patel
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Unloading the Left Ventricle on VA ECMO: Comparative Effectiveness of ECPELLA, IABP, and Venting
Yves Najm Mrad and Snehalkumar Patel
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Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathy in a Patient on Enzalutamide Therapy: A Case Report
Mohamed Mubder, Luay Alalawi, Heriberto Cantu, Hasnan Ijaz, and Thomas Alexander
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When Arteries Twist and Kidneys Shrink: A Case of FMD with RUQ Pain
Brian Nguyen, Ephrem Demie, Jeffrey Lesser, and Rajeev Raghavan
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Euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis (euDKA) is a rare but serious, potentially fatal complication of SGLT2 inhibitors
Praise Ohabor, Alexis Lopez Cruz, and Zuhair Ali
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Closing the Post-Discharge Gap: Implementing a Structured Transitional Care Management Workflow to Improve Follow-Up Rates
Anikita Ojha, Sakina Haider, Uzma Ali, and Daniel Odutola
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Retrospective Analysis of High Flow Nasal Cannula Use in the Emergency Department: Association with Intensive Care Unit Admissions and Emergency Department Throughput
Raj Patel, Jesus Tamayo, James Duong, Nathaniel Banet, Hengameh Pajer, Anita Datta, and Jake Valentine
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Caught Between Two Barriers: A Case of Thrombus Formation on a Dual-LAA Occluder
Veronica Phung, Daniel Tabares, Edward Baptista, and Zuhair Ali
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Fournier Gangrene Incidentally Found and Caused by Actinomyces Odontolyticus, A Rare Finding
Munanchu Poudel, Manzoor Bevinal, and Brandi Addison
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A Case Report of A Rare Skin Lesion: Malignant or Benign?
Anila Punjwani, Shane Sweeney, Pierre Khoury, and Mike Liang
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Catheter Ablation in Unstable Patients with Atrial Tachyarrhythmias & Decompensated Heart Failure Requiring Mechanical Circulatory Support
Hytham Rashid, Alexander Rhodes, Hafez Golzarian, Suhas Tatapudi, Austin Howard, Brian Greet, Christian Sohns, and David Burkland
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A Question of Imaging: Percutaneous Closure of Ruptured Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm Presenting As Suspected Ventricular Septal Defect
Alexander Rhodes, Aswin Srinivasan, Mukhtar Al-Saadi, Amar Kalidas, Hafez Golzarian, and Pranav Loyalka
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Rapid Diagnosis of Hemorrhagic Shock Due to Upper GI Bleeding with Point-of-care Ultrasound in the Emergency Department
Tamari Ronen and Derrick Huang
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Early Detection and Interventions for Delirium
Angel Ryals, Aneesha Shaju, Veronica Phung, and Ijeoma Arubaleze
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Reducing Pressure on Pressure Ulcers; A Study to Educate and Improve Skin Ulcers in the Hospital
Jakob Schnell, Victoria Suh, and Peng Tang
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Stroke to Spread: Pachymeningeal Carcinomatosis in a 40-year-old with Metastatic Breast Cancer Confirmed via Dural Biopsy
Aneesha Shaju, Thomas K. Hoang, Grace DesRochers, and Woondong Jeong
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Improving Sepsis Order Set Utilization Through Targeted Resident Education: A Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Quality Improvement Project
Sarah Sheikh, Puneeth Shridhar, Bushra Bangash, Valerie Chukelu, Tonya Meirhofer, Arunima Jose, Zainab Shakir, Shane Jenks, Augusto Sepulveda, Trung Nguyen, and Rajeev Raghavan
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Pre-existing Bifascicular Block with Wide QRS and/or Prolonged PR in Patients undergoing TAVR: Case Series and Review
Puneeth Shridhar, Dhavalkumar Patel, Saumya Sharma, Pranav Loyalka, Michael Daniel, and Justin Saunders
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Septic Shock and Cardiac Arrest Secondary to Delayed Traumatic Jejunal Transection
Esra Shurbjy and Rasheed Lawal
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Beware of Bears: Severe Hydronephrosis & Urinary Retention Hidden Behind a UTI
Bjorn Sorensen, Victoria Jackson, and Carissa Ford
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Successful Retrieval of Embolized Ventricular Septal Occluder Device
Aswin Srinivasan, Mukhtar Al-Saadi, Negar Niknam, Alexander Rhodes, and Pranav Loyalka
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Tylenol or Toradol? IV acetaminophen vs. parenteral ketorolac for prehospital analgesia
Conrad Stallings, Kevin Crocker, Michael Wells, Nick Smith, and Casey Patrick
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After Hours, Faster Reperfusion: A Multidisciplinary Quality Improvement Initiative to Reduce STEMI Door-to-Balloon Time
Suhas Tatapudi, Aarohi Parikh, Jeffrey Lesser, Alexander Rhodes, and M Daniel
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Allergic Contact Dermatitis to Medihoney Gel after Mastectomy: Role of Alkyl Glucoside Sensitization in Chronic Wounds
Madison M. Taylor, Jordan L. Jafarnia, Austin Black, Kelly C. Nelson, and Megan N. Rogge
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Patients Requiring Mechanical Ventilation Reported to the North American Snakebite Registry
Joshua Unger and Spencer Greene
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Reducing Healthcare Spending with Pharmacist Driven ICG Allocation
Rachel W. Wong, Calvin Le, Vanessa Sifuentes, Faith Rutherford, Grace DesRochers, Zuhair Ali, and Mike K. Liang
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Pauci-Immune Glomerulonephritis: An Uncommon Cause of Early Post-Transplant Kidney Allograft Dysfunction
Sherif Elbaz Younis, Andy Bryan Castaneda, Jose Valdes, and Sridhar Allam
