Posters or Presentations from 2024
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
A Novel Approach to Thromboembolic Event Detection: An Initial Evaluation, Basil P. Alias, Emily Lo, Divek Toprani, and Wesley Lim
Obstructive Esophageal Mass in a 40-Year old Female Presenting as Intractable Vomiting and Early DKA: A Case Report, Caroline Andrews and Rachel Hogan
Enhancing Breast Cancer Screening in KIMS Clinic: A Quality Improvement Initiative, Daniel J. Avila Castillo, Crystal Ike, and Mina Choudhry
Screen it Out! Improving Colon Cancer Screening Among Kingwood Clinic Patients, Daniel J. Avila Castillo, Bhavin Patel, Dhruv Patel, Rajeev Raghavan, and Zuhair Ali
New Intern Meditech Admission Bootcamp, Matthew G. Baska, Ashkan Nasr MD, and Akash Patel
Syphilis Presenting in the Axillary Lymph Node, Kevin Benny, Pooja Agrawal, Suimin Qui, and Angelica Robinson
Extra-Axial Chordoma and Review of the Literature, Corbrielle Boulard, Valerae O. Lewis, Robert L. Satcher, and Wei-Lien Wang
A Dramatic Case of Acute Biventricular Failure Secondary to Acute Myocardial infraction, Heriberto Cantu, Ahmed Mahmood, Luay Alalawi, and Thomas Alexander
Gallstone Illeus and Intra Operatrively Diagnosed Crohn's Disease, Joseph Daodu, Ali Siddiqui, Horeb Antonio Cano Gonzalez, and Kendall Sowards
Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs in Texas, Thao Doan
Pediatric Advance Life Support, Monique Edwards and Lance Mwangi
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
A Case of Parenchymal Hemorrhade Secondary to Dural Venous Sinus Thrombosis, Parnia Forouzan, Jesse Cai, and Dewey Le
A Case of Sore Throat and Dizziness, Victoria Gordon and Anita Datta
Introduction to ATLS and Emergency Preparedness, Leon Gu, Urvashi Firozi, and Pradeep D'Souza
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
Utility of Diagnostic Radiology Imaging Techniques in the Diagnosis and Characterization of Saccular Aneurysm Involving the Right Internal Jugular Vein: A Case Report and Brief Review of Literature, Javier Hernandez and Poyan Rafiei
Sunitinib Induced Gomerular Thrombotic Microangiopathy, Aisha Khan
Phenytoin Toxicity and Hypoglycemia - Case Study, Daniel Khashchuk and Natarajan Venkatayan
Thoracic Spine Lesion with Paralysis: A Rare Presentation of Plasmacytoma, Daniel Khashchuk and Natarajan Venkatayan
Mycophenolate Associated Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy in a Woman with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Zaur Komachkov and Yacoub Khatab
Colon Adenocarcinoma Mimicking Acute Appendicitis in a 28-Year-Old, Bridget Kowalczyk, Edward Pingenot, and Vivek Bansal
Isolated Case of Alexia following Cardiac Ablation: A Rare Stroke Presentation, Matthew M. Mason, Nantian Harsell, and Bryan Kharbanda
Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia in the Setting of Immunocompromising Medications, Cody K. Meaux, Bridget Kowalczyk, and Scott Buckner
An Interesting Case of Hypothyroidism in the Critical Care Setting, Lance Mwangi and Ladi Larry
Efficacy of Mavacamten in Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Hamza Naveed, Maryam Adnan, Mohammad Hamza, and Mahboob Alam
Foreign Body Removed Through Laparotomy: A Case Report and Literature Review, Kayla Nguyen, Duyen Quach, David Ortiz, Dominique Norris, Srinivas Ramireddy, and Jody Smith
McArdle Disease Rhabdomyolysis Precipitated by Acetazolamide for Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension, Shahin Cyrus Owji, Vivian Paraskevi Douglas, Mohammad Pakravan, Chaow Charoenkijkajorn, and Andrew G. Lee
Improving Competence and Confidence in Outpatient Management of Major Depressive Disorder, Anish Pal, Pavan Anand, and Brett M. Garrett
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
Artificial Intelligence Respoinse to Common Medication Concerns with Heart Failure GDMT in Outpatient Setting, Dominique Pean, Laaraeb Nadeem, Suhas Kandimalla, and Brotee Rahman
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
Critical Airway Obstruction Secondary to Acute Necrotizing Tracheitis, Vishesh Persaud, Austin Makadia, S Choudhury, A Chohan, and Abhay Vakil
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
Dermatologic Manifestations and Mixed Cryoglobulinemia in 40-year old Male, Sparsh Ray, Ben Tran, and Bushra Ambreen
Spontaneous Superior and Inferior Pancreaticouduodenal Artery Pseudoaneurysms in the Setting of a Retoroperitoneal Hematoma Surrounding the Pancreatic Head, Asad Rehman, Jordan Torres, Salman Islam, Bushra Bangash, Lakshmi Tatineni, and Aneesha Shaju
An Atypical Presentation of Systematic Lupys Erythematosus (SLE), Devante Shootes, Jeremiah Ling, and Omer Farooq
A Case to Cause Pause, Kai Tubb and Stevley Koshy
Treatment of Hyperkinetic Gallbladder with Cholecystectomy: A Case Report and Literary Review, Rachel Wright, Duyen Quach, Kayla Nguyen, Gabriella Tavera, and Mike Liang
Colon Cancer with Ovarian Metastasis Presenting as Syncope and Melena, Raul E. Zambrana Valenzuela and Bryan Kharbanda
Books from 2023
Converting USMLE Step 1 to Pass or Fail: The Impact on Female and Underrepresented Minority Applicants, Ashtyn Barrientes, Andrew Youssef, Haris Ahmed, Peter Yu, Brendan Rosamond, Jonathan S. Lall, Scott Zimmerle, Said Maldonado, Ashlynn Mills, Nicole Lyons, Alex Seo, Angelica C. Rodriguez, Zuhair Ali, Rajeev Raghavan, and Mike Liang
Intracerebral Hemorrhage and Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome ina Patient with COVID-19, Matthew Bear, Branden Wilson, Aswin Srinivasan, Amar Hasan, Salman Alim, and Mohamad Ezzeldin
A Resident Led Newsletter is a Powerful Communication Tool, Jonathan Brown, Rachel Hogan, An Dao, Zuhair Ali, and Rajeev Raghavan
Musculoskeletal Lecture Series: Neck Pain, Ryan Brown, Pradeep D'Souza, and Ryan Giang
Documentation Burden: The Impact of Inadequate Operative Reports on Surgrical Outcomes, Natalia Cavagnaro, Ali Siddiqui, Rainna Coelho, Nicole B. Lyons, and Said Maldonado
Organizing Pneumonia from Inhalational Injury, Asad Chohan, Rene Franco, and Abhay Vakil
Accidental Extravasation of Mitomycin C into the Subcutaneous Tissue, Johnathon Chung, Brooke Walterscheid, Jose Lopez-Vera, Hytham Rashid, and Mike K. Liang
Unique Presentation of Cerebritis: A Case Report, Wajahat Dawood, Kevin Jiang, and Bryan Kharbanda
Pregnancy Induced Pancreatitis in the Setting of Medical Abortion and Severe Hyponatremia, Nd Ekpa, Sheila Chandrahas, and Randy Chung
Tranexamic Acid (TXA) in Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeds – Systematic Review and Meta-analysis, Nd Ekpa, Harout Hamzoian, and Justin Yan
Standardized Training to Improve the Quality of Screening Diabetic and Hypertension-Related Opthalmoscopic Exams, Ashley Faye, Pradeep D'Souza, and Elizabeth Suniega
An Unusual Presentation of Myasthenia Gravis: Rapidly Progressive Distal Muscle Paralysis, Andi Nicole Garcia, Sheiva Vakili, and Vernon Lawrence
A Case of Vanishing Bronchus Syndrome in a Non-lung Transplant Patient, Diane S. Habib, Ariana Azimi-Shooshtari, Siva T. Sarva, Ramesh Kesavan, and Gnananandh Jayaraman
Acute Appendicitis Secondary to Enterobius Vermicularis: Case Report, Yasmine Hemida, Horeb Cano Gonzalez, and Mike K. Liang
Utility of Daily CBC in Hospitalized Patients, Lauren Howard, Kayla Engstrom, Aisha Khan, Andrew Vest, and Carlos Vargas
Fascial Defect Closure During Ventral Hernia Repair: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials, Shin Jeong, Tunmi A. Anwoju, Oscar A. Olavarria, Natalia Cavagnaro, Naila H. Dhanani, Nicole B. Lyons, Zuhair Ali, and Mike K. Liang
Video Documentation as a Measure of Written Documentation Accuracy in Emergency Medical Service Field Intubations, Christopher S. Keller, Christopher Dilger, Shih-Chin Chou, Rasheed Lawal, and Shane Jenks
A 44-Year-Old Man with a Sore Throat and Vesicular Rash, Ton La Jr., Joshua Gelber, Essam Girgawy, and Ijeoma Arubaleze
Increasing Resident Confidence and Preparedness for In-Hospital Medical Emergencies, Joshua A. Macaluso, Pradeep D'Souza, and Elizabeth Suniega
Frequency and Predictors of All-Cause In-Hospital Mortality in Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement: A Nationwide Inpatient Analysis, 2011-2015, Ahmed Mahmood, Hasnan Ijaz, Muhammad Uzair Lodhi, Sohail Khan, and Thomas Alexander
Percutaneous Closure of Aorto-Right Fistula: An Interesting Case of Marfan's Syndrome and Fistula Formation, Ahmed Mahmood, Vivek Nadipalli, Muhammad Uzair Lodhi, Bilal Hussain, Carlos E. Vargas, Sohail Khan, Christel Cuevas, and Thomas Alexander
Treatment Options for World Health Organization Hroups 2 and 3 Pulmonary Hypertension: Using Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Medication, Austin Makadia, Jorge Garza, Arjun Kamath, Ahsan Syed, and Vishesh Persaud
A Curious Case of Biopsy Proven Usual Interstitial Pneumonia, Austin Makadia, Vishesh Persaud, Saiara Choudhury, Asad Chohan, and Abhay Vakil
An Interesting Case of Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage with an Elusive Etiology, Austin Makadia, Vishesh Persaud, Saiara Choudhury, Asad Chohan, and Abhay Vakil
A Spontaneous Subcutaneous Emphysema as a Life Threatening Complication of Rheumatoid Arthritis Associated Interstitial Lung Disease, Austin Makadia, Vishesh Persaud, Saiara Choudhury, Asad Chohan, and Abhay Vakil
New Onset Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis Associated with Severe Rhabdomyolysis After Infection with COVID19, Nova Mebane, Jacqueline M. Phillips, Cynthia Salloum, Neva Mebane, and Daniel Park
Impact of Disclosure of Radiographis Test Results on Quality of Life Among Patients with Hernia: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Keyon Mohebzad, Rainna Coelho, Oscar A. Olavarria, Nicole Lyons, and Karla Bernardi
The Role of Biologic Mesh and Fundoplication in the Surgical Management of Hiatal Hernias: A Multicenter Evaluation., Cassandra Mohr, Hailie Ciomperlik, Naila Dhanani, Oscar A Olavarria, Craig Hannon, William Hope, Scott Roth, Mike K. Liang, and Julie L Holihan
Subacute Combined Degeneration in Atypical case, Ryan Molina
A Comparison of ICU Mortality Scoring Systems Applied to COVID-19, Muhammad A. Monk, Jordan Torres, Kimberly Vickery, Gnananandh Jayaraman, Sivatej Sarva, and Ramesh Kesavan
A Rare Case of Right Atrial Appendage Mass in Patient with Recurrent Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteremia, Vivek Nadipalli, Ahmed Mahmood, and Thomas Alexander
Utilizing A Mechanical Aspiration Device to Debulk Intracardiac Mass, Vivek Nadipalli, Ahmed Mahmood, Muhammad Uzair Lodhi, Christel Cuevas, Scott McKinstry, and Thomas Alexander
An Intersting Presentation of Angina Due to Left Posterolateral to Right Posterolateral Coronary Artery Fistula, Vivek Nadipalli, Ahmed Mahmood, Muhammad Uzair Lodhi, Bilal Hussain, Sohail Khan, Christel Cuevas, and Thomas Alexander
A Case of Vibrio Vulnificus in Galveston, Kayla Nguyen, Duyen Quach, Chinasa Anokwuru, Connor Hogan, and Mike Liang
Assessment of Patient and Surgeon Perception on Prophylactic Mesh: A Standard Gamble, Kayla Nguyen, Duyen Quach, Niharika Neela, Nicole Lyons, and Oscar Olavarria
Clinical Impact of Oral Step-Down Therapy for Gram-Negative Bacteremia: A Retrospective Study, Nhi Nguyen, Ashitha Jayachandran, Minhhang Mui, and Kelsey Olson
Severe IVC Thrombosis Presenting as Abdominal Pain in Antiphospholipid Syndrome, Arya Nikjoo, Aswin Srinivasan, and Ali Abbasi
Journal Club 2.0: A Fun, Active-Learning Based Journal Club Template for Residency Program, Arya Nikjoo, Torres, Zuhair Ali, Tunmi Anwoju, and Rajeev Raghavan
Expert Consensus for Key Components of a High Quality Ventral Hernia Repair Operative Note, Shreena Patidar, Peter Yu, Jonathan S. Lall, Said Maldonado, Nicole B. Lyons, Zuhair Ali, and Mike Liang
Natural History of Occult Hernias in Adults at a Safety-Net Hospital, Duyen Quach, Kayla Nguyen, Nicole Lyons, Oscar Olavarria, and Karla Bernardi
Kaposi Sacroma in a 27 year old man: A Case Report, Duyen Quach, Kayla Nguyen, Andrew Youssef, Diego Arellano, and Jorge Leiva
Intestinal Tuberculosis Presenting as Small Bowel Obstruction, Duyen Quach, Jordan Torres, Kayla Nguyen, Kevin Garnepudi, Wenjing Fang, and Mike Liang
Left Atrial Enlargement in Primary Cryptogenic Strokes Without Atrial Fibrillation, Hytham Rashid, Jonathan Brown, Negar Niknam, Tusharkumar Pansuriya, Sivatej Sarva, and Syed Danyal Raza
Fatal Atrio-Esophageal Fistula Presenting as New Onset Seizures, Hytham Rashid, Jonathan Brown, Eryn Percenti, Justin Saunders, and Sivatej Sarva
Rare Case of Chylopericardium Status Post Coronary Artery Bypass Graft, Hytham Rashid, Harris R. Khawaja, Ashley Charales, Essam Girgawy, Ramesh Kesavan, and Michael Daniel
Systematic Review of Coronary Air Embolism Following Percutaneous Lung Biopsy, Hytham Rashid, Tusharkumar Pansuriya, Aswin Srinivasan, Branden Wilson, and Haris Ahmed
Efficacy of Safe Zone Trainings for Sexual Healthcare Competency in Medical Education, Hytham Rashid, Matthew Scholl, Joshua Gelber, and Rachel Hogan
Anti-glomerular Basement Membrane Disease Presenting With Renal Failure And Extensive Deep Venous Thrombosis, Alec Rhodes, Zainab Shakir, Lakshmi Tatineni, Sivatej Sarva, and Ramesh Kesavan
A Rare Case of PRES in a Patient on bevacizumab-awwb Chemotherapy, Alexander Rhodes, John Punla, Aswin Srinivasan, An Dao, and Syed Raza
Bioprosthetic Valve Endocarditis causing Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction, Cassie Robertson, Lakshmi Tatineni, Talha Qasmi, Sivatej Sarva, Ramesh Kesavan, and Michael Daniel
Implementing AUC Monitoring in a Pharmacist-Managed Vancomycin Dosing Protocol: A Retrospective Cohort Study, Brandon L S Robinson, Blake Bennie, Mahmoud Nasiri, Kieu Nguyen, Reba Forbess, Mallory Gessner-Wharton, and Cassie Robertson
A Unique Case of Olanzapine Induced Hypothermia, Victoria A. Rodriguez-Quick, Shreenal Patel, Jaijo Vennatt, Krina Viroliya, and Sivatej Sarva
Shocking Side Effect: Hypophosphatemia Induced by Hydrochlorothiazide, Kenneth Salu
Mesh Type With Ventral Hernia Repair: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials, Ali Siddiqui, Nicole B Lyons, Oluwatunmininu Anwoju, Brianna L Cohen, Walter A Ramsey, Christopher F O'Neil, Zuhair Ali, and Mike K. Liang
Is Night Time the Right Time for Hernia Surgery and Dictations, Ali Siddiqui, Nicole B. Lyons, Said Maldonado, Jonathan Lall, and Brianna L. Cohen
PASCAL repair system for patients with mitral regurgitation: A systematic review., Aswin Srinivasan, Jonathan Brown, Haris Ahmed, and Michael Daniel
A Case of Idiopathic Systematic Capillary Leak Syndrome Associated with Diffuse Anasarca, Jonathan Tang, Jonathan Brown, and Rajeev Raghavan
An Interesting Case of Libman-Sacks Endocarditis, Nam Tran, David Kenison, Hasan Seede, and Julian Nguyen
Dementia Screening at Hope Clinic, Kang-Lin Tsai, Wolf Frances, and Elizabeth Suniega