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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The Effects of a Stepped-Care Mental Health Program on Trauma Recidivism at a Level I Trauma Center
Gabriella Rivas, Juliette Gammel, Kola George, Kenneth Ruggiero, Tatiana Davidson, Hannah Espeleta, Langdon Hartsock, and Kristoff Reid
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Successful Anesthetic Management of Patient with Marfan Syndrome: Optimizing Cardiovascular Stability and Maternal Outcomes
M Roberts, C Cox, and K Leavitt
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Fetal Trisomy 9 in the Setting of Low Risk NIPT Aneuploidy Screening
Andrew Royek, Shea McGrinder, Lauren Boyle, and Anthony Royek
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How Does Pulse Field Ablation Compare to Radiofrequency Ablation in the Creation of Cavotriscupid Isthmus Line in Patients with Atrial Arrythmias?
Sharul Saxena, Veniamin Melnychuk, Sadhana Jonna, Gunjan Mundhra, and Firas El Sabbagh
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Can an Atrial Fibrillation Template Comprehensively Address Modifiable Risk Factors for Atrial Fibrillation Patients?
Sharul Saxena, Jyoti Moorjani, Sadhanna Jonna, and Firas El Sabbagh
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Robotic Assisted Duodenojejunostomy in the Treatment of Adult Annular Pancreas
Anthony Sciuva, Denise Vera Nemeth, Riley Burgon, and Noaman Ali
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Iron Deficiency Screening In Patients With Heart Failure : A Quality Improvement Project
Sinthugan Selvaranjan, Arthika Sakthevel, Amy Duff, Alexia Foy-Crowder, and Mohamed Faris
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Biphasic Calcium Disturbance in Rhabdomyolysis: A Case Report of Recovery Phase Severe Hypercalcemia
Maham Shahid, Jean C. Ramos-Cardona, Maria Toustsoglou, and Gunjan Y. Gandhi
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Beyond the Lungs: Acute Hepatitis associated with mycoplasma pneumonia infection
Rajiv N. Shah and Brett Leer-Greenberg
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Relationship Between Glycemic Control and Hepatic Fibrosis Risk Assessed by FIB-4 Index: A Retrospective Analysis
Rajiv N. Shah, Brett Van Leer-Greenberg, Abhinav Rao, and Shivram Kalra
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Epoetin Alfa Administration in Intermittent Hemodialysis
Britany Shellhouse, Eric Shaw, and Stacie Coleman
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Evaluating the Impact of Perioperative Antibiotic Timing on Surgical Site Infections in Hysterectomy and Colorectal Surgeries
Britany Shellhouse, Eric Shaw, and Amy Taylor
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Predictors of 30-Day Readmission in Heart Failure With Preserved vs Reduced Ejection Fraction: A Multi-Hospital Retrospective Cohort Study
Julian Sifre, Mohamed Faris, Christopher Louviere, and Thais Schwartz
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First Reported Robotic-Assisted Falciform Ligament Patch Repair of an Iatrogenic Larrey-Type Anterior Diaphragmatic Defect Following Subxiphoid Pericardial Window
Christian M. Simon, Elisabeth Barrar, and Husain Abbas
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An Uncommon Cause of Dyspnea and Peripheral Edema: A Giant Pleural Solitary Fibrous Tumor in a Young Adult
Reggie Skains III, Mikayla Kidd, Brooke Escoe, and Vishal Shah
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Secondary Evans Syndrome Associated with SLE and Chronic Hepatitis C Infection
Reggie Skains III, CJ Weinheimar, Ritika Gautam, Nate Eisel, and Riley Seay
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Don't Drink and Game: A Dual Mechanism Myelopathy Case Report
Benjamin Smith, Eyovel Eyassu, and Sweta Thakur
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Code Strepsis: A Multicenter Study of the Impact of Emergency Department Stroke Alert on Sepsis Bundle Performance in Sepsis Patients
Jason Smith, Jennifer Chapman, W Angelo Kantrales, Edward Descallar, and Martin Wegman
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A Rare Case of Ticagrelor-induced Delirium
MHD Osama Srour, Ebad Ur Rahman, Aliha Syeda, Tehmina Patel, and Mubbasher Syed
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Gross findings with Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome: A Case Report
Justin Stanziola, Yelena Pecheny, and Casey Wilson
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Cardiac Myxoma Presenting as Congestive Heart Failure in an Otherwise Healthy 79-year-old Female
Kristen Stovall, Anmoi Patel, and Kristin McPhillips
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Primary Renal Lymphoma: A Rare Cause for Acute Renal Failure
Anish Sutaria, Phillip Bloodworth, and Anjali Patel
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Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (PPMS) in a 24 Year Old Male: A Case Report
Tahira Syed and Patricia Gilford
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Finding Harmony: Music Therapy as an Adjunct in Acute Psychosis
Brandon Szwydky, Rebecca Low, Nelay Govan, and Marcus DeCarvalho
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Infection with Hepatitis C, not Hepatitis B, Confers Increased Risk for Lichen Planus
Sahithi Talasila, Gengi Kleto, Umer Nadir, George M. Jeha, and Stanislav N. Tolkachjov
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Large Mesenteric Cyst Mimicking Dyspepsia in a Young Adult Female
Arjavon Talebzadeh and Hugo Barrera
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Utility of POCUS in Expediting Time to Diagnosis in Two Separate Presentations of Fournier's Gangrene
Arjavon Talebzadeh, Charles Budzyn, Taryn Hoffman, and Mark Attlesey
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Implementing Daily Spontaneous Awakening and Breathing Trials in the Trauma Intensive Care Unit: A Quality Improvement Initiative
Bradley Vaughn, Lina V. Mata-McMurry, Eric Shaw, and James Dunne
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A Case of the Bone Pain: Differentiating between Metastatic Prostate Cancer and Paget’s Disease of the Bone
Manishea Veggal and Faris Mohamad
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Coil Embolization and Open Splenectomy for a Massive Splenic Vein Aneurysm: A Case Report
Kaitlyn Vu, Logan Brown, Blake Durrence, Tilak Patel, Robert Larsen, and Stephanie Gordy
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Consecutive Offspring with Major Midline Anomalies in the Setting of Maternal Spastic Diplegia and a WES-identified Genetic Mutation
Kaitlyn Vu, Lillian Fagan, Alison MacLeod, and Anthony Royek
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A Sentinel Case of Maternal Atrial Fibrillation in Active Labor
Kaitlyn Vu, Zachary Franklin, Shea McGrinder, and Anthony Royek
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Cholecystocolonic Fistula: CT Diagnosis and Confirmation on HIDA Scan
Adam Webb, John T. Belflower, and Brian Helmly
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A National Evaluation of a Novel Quality Measure of Emergency Behavioral Health Care.
Martin Wegman, Marshall Johnson, Hannah Cortero, Natalia Badillo-Velez, Crystal Bharat, Sanket Patel, Caroline Mills, and Des'ree Garvin
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Rare Case of Spontaneous Hepatocellular Carcinoma Regression
Anna Wiggins, Eleanora Stark, and Cooper Alden Josephs
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A Rare Cause of Pelvic Pain: Emergency Department Diagnosis of Hematometra Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound
Casey Wilson, Lena O'Field, and Hannah Chotiner
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BEANS! Baseline Evidence-Based Analgesia, Not Substitutes: Implementation of Evidence-based Multimodal Pain Control at an Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility
Bernard Zhou, Jay Dixon, Karen Yang, Tyne Tyson, and Douglas McGill
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Shone Syndrome: Where Childhood Repair is Just the Beginning
William Zvagelsky, Ebad Rahman, and Ibrahim Fahdi