South Atlantic Division GME Research Days 2026
| HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital | Thu, Apr 30 |
| HCA Healthcare Trident & Summerville Hospitals | Thu, May 7 |
| Memorial Health University Medical Center | Fri, May 15 |
| Grand Strand Health | Thu, May 20 |
| South Atlantic Division | Thu, May 28 |
Research Day Winners
HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital
First Place Podium Presentation: Jyoti Moorjani, DO (Internal Medicine Residency)
Can an Atrial Fibrillation Template Comprehensively Address Modifiable Risk Factors For Atrial Fibrillation Patients?
First Place Poster Presentation: Chiraag Ashokkumar, MD (Internal Medicine Residency, Case Study)
Comparative Assessment of Arterial Line and Pulse Contour Derived Hemodynamics Monitoring in a Post-Cardiac Surgery ICU Patient: Pilot Observation
HCA Healthcare Trident & Summerville Hospitals
Best Research Study: Diagnostic Yield of Head CT for Headache in the Emergency Department
Transitional Year: Yongjoo (Jen) Cho, MD, PhD
Best Quality Improvement Study: Fostering Methods of Communication to Promote Hospital Discharge Follow-up Rate and Access to Primary Care
Family Medicine: Radhika Mohan, MD; Sanket Patel, MD
Best Case Report: Running Into Trouble: A Rare Injury Pattern in a Young Athlete
Family Medicine: Irina Shabanova, MD
Memorial Health University Medical Center
Best Podium Presentation: Evaluation of Insulin Dosing in a Hyperkalemia Protocol
Kayla Hedgspeth, PharmD (Pharmacy)
Best Quality Improvement Poster: Evaluating Heparin Infusions and Resultant Monitoring Parameters
Victoria Michel-Milian, PharmD (Pharmacy)
Best Case Report Poster: Do Not Forget the Zebras: A Case of Mesenchymal Dysplasia
Grace Fawcett, MS3 (OB/GYN Gynecology Program)
Best Research Poster: Comparing Naloxegol and Alvimopan in Reducing Rates of Post-op Ileus in Colorectal Patients
Madison Harger, MD (General Surgery)
Grand Strand Health
Best Research Study: Carol Elsakr, MD (Hospice & Palliative Medicine)
Evidence for Disparity in Quality of Hospice Care Received Among Populations with Limited English Proficiency: A Retrospective, Cross-Analysis
Best Quality Improvement Study: Matthew Daniel, DO (General Surgery)
Changing Practice: Optimizing Head CT-Imaging in Pediatric Trauma Patients at a Community Level II Pediatric Trauma Center - A Quality Improvement Initiative
Best Case Report: Minh Nguyen, DO (Internal Medicine)
A Colonic Metastasis of Breast Cancer Discovered During Routine Surveillance Colonoscopy: A Rare Case Report
South Atlantic Division
The Research Day competitions across each hospital in the SATL Division were a great success! After local events at each hospital to select their top presenters, we were proud to showcase outstanding presentations from winners across the division at the division-level event, highlighting exceptional work and collaboration. Thank you to everyone who participated and made this event so memorable.
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Association Between Emergency Medicine Residency Program and Diagnostic Efficiency for Pulmonary Embolism
Kerolos Abadeer, Kalyan Mantha, W Angelo Kantrales, Pranav Bommineni, and Martin Wegman
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Case Report: Wellens Syndrome in the Emergency Department
Johnathan Abdool, John Robinson, and Daniel Regino
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Nocardia pseudobrasiliensis Intramuscular Abscess in an Immunocompromised Patient
Lauren Abusal, Ish Patel, and Mohamed Faris
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Perforated Appendicitis Complicated by Necrotizing Fasciitis in a Patient with a VP Shunt
Mitch Adams and Jonathan Leggett
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Disparities in the Inpatient Management of Anemia: A Multicenter Retrospective Analysis
Eunice Adebayo, Michael Lee Phillips, Ritij Sarvaiya, Harsh Desai, Nayda Parisio Poldiak, Julie Worthington, Taylor Templeton-Jager, and Kelsey Zealy
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Serum Sickness–Like Reaction as the Initial Presentation of Undiagnosed Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Eunice Adebayo, Michael Lee Phillips, and Sarah-Ellen Stephens
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When the Caregiver Becomes the Victim: Root Cause Analysis of a Provider Safety Event and Development of a Quality Improvement Framework
Sadia Akram, Barbara Gracious, Anjali Pathak, and Muniza Shah
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Does the Serum Salicylate Need to be Checked on Every Patient with an Overdose? Could a Toxic Salicylate Concentration Be Ruled Out with the Absence of an Elevated Anion Gap?
Ibrahim Al-Saadi, William Lopez Jr, Hedaya Othman, and Nicholas Connors
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Shrinking Lung Syndrome in an Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease
Saul Alvarado Maldonado, Justin Gisel, and Osama Srour
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Giant Solitary Fibrous Tumor causing cephalad shift of left lung in a young patient
Akriti Arora and Dmitri Zbarsky
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Ulcer Osteoma: The Role of MRI in Differentiating Reactive Proliferative Periostitis from Osteomyelitis
Reza Ayoubi and Mathew Dixon
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Impact of Sputum Collection within 24 hours of Admission for Patients Hospitalized with Pneumonia
Sally Baker, Madelaine Duarte, Lauren Kirk, and Mohamed Faris
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Recurrent Pericardial Effusion after Atrial Perforation from Pacemaker Lead as Identified on Intraoperative 3D Trans-Esophageal Echo - A Case Report
McLean Beson, Kim Nguyen, Nishank Nooli, and Kate Hoffman
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Cologuard, Call to Action! A Structured Outreach Intervention for Patients With Unreturned Cologuard Kits
Crystal Bharat, Sophia Zia, Harsh Bhatt, Abd Almasih Barbar Askar, Kulwinder Bhatnura, Dhruv Patel, and Dennis Besong
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Undetectable Alanine Aminotransferase: A Case Report
Omeka Bhatia, Dallas Hunt, and William N. Hannah
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Breaking the Pain Cycle: Ultrasound-Guided Sciatic Nerve Blocks for Acute Sciatica in the ED
Pranav Bommineni and Taryn Hoffman
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ED Presentation of Pediatric Suprasellar Mass Presenting as Headache with New-onset Seizure
Pranav Bommineni, Arjavon Talebzadeh, and Michael Beck
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Correlation between Manual Dexterity and Medical Students' and Interns' MATCH Results
Bethany Bowling, Lilly McInrow, Sara Hitt, Peyton Matt, Joe Slattery, and Anthony Royek
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A Case of Disseminated Peritoneal Leiomyomatosis Status Post Total Abdominal Hysterectomy Without Morcellation
Ashley Brodrick, Katherine Bishara, and Ricardo Estape
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A Low-Cost, High Fidelity Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injuries (OASIS) Repair Model
Bailey Brown, Jordan Mattern, Mary Kathryn Ball, and Stephanie Tootle
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West Nile Virus Encephalitis with Associated Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome
Caitlyn Brown, Tilak Patel, and Amanda Westbrook
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When Life Gives You Lemons: A Novel Approach to Refractory Hiccups
Caitlyn Brown, Alexandra Perry, and Morgan Wright
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Duodenal Switch vs Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Comparison of Outcomes and Cost with Medical Management
Rachel E. Burke, Christian M. Simon, and Husain Abbas
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Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment for Pain With Medication and Opioid-Sparing Effects: A Narrative Review
Austin Buroker, Matthew A. Savallo, Ryan Relyea, Matthew Eximond, and Dennis Besong
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Lupus Induced Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP); An Atypical Presentation
Grace Butler and Michael Robinson
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Aortic Occlusion from Dislodged Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device
Margaret Carey and Edward Jerry Cohn
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Acute Anterior Compartment Syndrome of the Arm Secondary to Distal Biceps Tendon Rupture: A Case Report
Christopher Castagno, Alec Van Loo, Max Gehrman, Jessica Hamrick, and Jonathan Leggett
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When to Biopsy Incidentally Noted, Radiologically Relevant Lymph Nodes in DCIS
John B. Chiari, Jillian Giblin, Brooke Hassan, and Katie Bennett
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Bariatric Surgery Complicated by Euglycemic DKA in Monozygotic Twins
John B. Chiari, Thomas Leuschner, Jillian Giblin, Micah Mabe, and Oliver Whipple
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Diagnostic Yield of Head CT for Headache in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Literature Review
Jennifer Y. Cho, Bassel Zein, Hannah Wells, and Dennis Besong
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Evaluating the Impact of Gabapentin as an Adjunct to Hydromorphone on Hospital Length of Stay in Adults Admitted for Sickle Cell Pain Crises
Minh Chung, Taylor Johnson, Breveenn Kukan, Luis Ramos, and Amethyst Wilder
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Association of Acetaminophen/Butalbital/Caffeine Doses and Incidence of Cerebral Vasospasm
Emma Cloud, Mallory Stringer, and Eric Shaw
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Often Overlooked: Microbial Influence in Disease Progression of Mycosis Fungoides
Alexis Coican and Angelia Stepien
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Can ChatGPT Cut It? Evaluating AI in Dermatologic Surgery Reconstruction
Anthony Concilla, Benjamin R. Cooper, Taha F. Rasul, David Ciocon, and Adam Chahine
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Healing Times of Mohs Defects Using Cellular, Acellular, and Matrix-Like Products Compared with Secondary Intention in a Single Patient
Benjamin R. Cooper, Anthony Concilla, Kathleen Ward, Taha Rasul, and Arianne E. Chavez
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Intracranial Mycotic Aneurysm with Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Rare Neurologic Presentation of Streptococcus constellatus Bacteremia
Matthew R. Corn, Grace Fawcett, Cooper Alden Josephs, Matthew McGinty, Ellie Stark, and Thomas Horton
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Use of Thromboembolic Cultures in Distinguishing Between Infective Endocarditis-related Stroke vs. Atrial Fibrillation-related Stroke
Caroline Cutler, Lauren Abusal, Sally Baker, and Thad Golden
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Changing Practice: Optimizing Head CT-imaging in Pediatric Trauma Patients at a Community Level II Pediatric Trauma Center - A Quality Improvement Initiative
Matthew Daniel, Aaron Worthley, Sarah Johnson, Daniel Saad, Antonio Pepe, and Eleah Porter
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Atypical Post–Dural Puncture Headache: Bilateral Subdural Hematomas Four Weeks After Epidural Placement
Katherine David, Akash Patel, Megan Roberts, and Andrew Criser
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Red Flags: Intraoperative Transfusion as a Predictor of Anastomotic Failure
Alejandro de Leon Castro, AJ Schwartz, A Todd-Tharaday, A Collier, CH Meyer, C Dente, RN Smith, JD Sciaretta, and J Nguyen
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Selective Nonoperative Management in High-Grade Splenic Injury: An 8-Year Review at a High-Volume Trauma Center
Alejandro De Leon Castro, Asher Todd-Taraday, Krystal Archer-Arroyo, Randi N. Smith, Jason D. Sciarretta, and Jonathan Nguyen
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Burnout Amongst Pharmacy Preceptors Across the United States
Rachel Denison, Audrey Johnson, Danielle Croegaert, and Eric Shaw
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The Great Mimicker: Intrathecal Opioid-Induced Esophageal Dysfunction
Abhishek Desai, Lisa Persaud, and Desiree Aird
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Retrospective Analysis and GLP-1 Usage and Thyroid Cancer
Kyle Distler, Suzanne Martinez, Des'ree Garvin, Aysu Erdemir, Jyoti Moorjani, Jean Ramos Cardona, Patrick Bailey, and Jacqueline Gilmore
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Lemierre’s Syndrome with Copper IUD, Hemorrhagic Cyst, Septic and Hemorrhagic Shock
Kyle Distler, Alexander Sasso, Elizabeth Ryder, Suzanne Martinez, and Nilmarie Guzman