Research Day

First Place Research

Title: Meta-Analysis of the Cardiovascular Adverse Effects of Bispecific Antibodies in Malignant Hematology Therapies by Dr Navneet Sandhu (recognize: Daniel Park) 

Second Place Research

Title: The Influence of Seasonal Variation on Patients with Pulmonary Embolism: A Four-Year Retrospective Analysis by Drs Aseel El-Jabali, Khaled Abdullah, Nam Huynh and Alexa Johnson (Recognize: Omar Mahmood) 

Third Place Research

Title: Comparison of Healthcare Utilization Among Cancer Patients Referred to Standard Oncological Care Plus Palliative Medicine Versus Standard Oncological Care Alone​ by Dr Eiman Kazi 

First Place QI

Title: Enhancing COPD Diagnostic Accuracy and Reducing Readmissions Through a COPD Stewardship Committee by Drs Jonathan Tam, Alexa Johnson, Douglas O’Connell, Irma Jarovic, Harsh Patel and Jeffrey Liu (Recognize: Marcel Okura) 

Second Place QI

Title: Impact of a Digital Cardiac Critical Care Curriculum on Senior Residents by Drs Priayesha Kaur, Tabark Altai and Yagnika Patel 

Third Place QI

Title: Utilization of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in Patients with Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes: A Quality Improvement Baseline Analysis by Drs John Woodley, Ashleigh Wong and Yagnika Patel 

Unique Case of Lymphocytic Hypophysitis with Normal Pituitary Hormone Serology Mimicking a Non-Functioning Pituitary Adenoma.   Catherine Cadang MD  

Atypical case of Left-Ventricular-Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy and Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy:  An Overlapping Syndrome or Variant HCM causing LVNC?   Shane Burnette MD  

Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Malfunction and Pocket Infection due to Blunt Trauma from Gunshot Wound.      Gurjap Dhaliwal MD  

Case Report: Primary Aldosteronism in a Postpartum 31-year-old Female Presenting with Hypertension and Hypokalemia.     Breanna Lum DO  

A Complex Case of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Elucidated by Cardiac MRI.  Jennifer Lee DO  

Refractory Case of Adults-Onset Still's Disease Treated with Anakinra.     Teale Kitson MD, Sujay Dayal DO, Nidaa Rasheed MD, Srikar Sama MD  

EBV Associated Multicentric Castleman's Disease Disguised as Mononucleosis.  Sai Priya Maddury MD, Srikar Sama MD & Nidaa Rasheed MD  

The Forgotten Disease An Unusual Presentation of Lemierre's Syndrome.     Kelly Tung DO, Emily Fourt DO, & Bashar Tanous MD  

Boba Liver- A Curious Case of Hepatic Neuroendocrine Carcinoma.  Yasmeen Afridi DO   

Cardioversion - Induced Shock Liver.      Priayesha Kaur MD, & Tabark Altai MD  

Clinicopathological Characteristics of High-Risk Multiple Myeloma in Hispanics vs Non-Hispanics in Central California.      Daniel Park DO  

Disparities in Genetic Profiles, Risk Stratification and Outcomes in Adults with Acute Myeloid Leukemia Comparing Patients of Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Ethnicity in Central California.   Simran Saini MD, Daniel Park DO, & Tabark Altai MD  

Ryzing Liver Failure from Mushroom Coffee.   Ramandeep Dhillon MD, Charizza Grace Besmanos MD  

Cardiogenic Shock from COVID-19 Induced Cardiomyopathy.     Brittanie Touma DO, Kaityln Sun DO & Shannon Izuka MD  

Unique Presentation of Clonidine Overdose Causing Vasospasm and Heart Failure.     Jaagruthi Chitithoti DO  

The Renal Roadblock:  A Case Report of Renal Artery Stenosis.    Souad Hamade DO, Jimmy Saleh DO  

Idiopathic Bilaterial Diaphragmatic Paralysis Masquerading as Heart Failure Exacerbation.      Mersal Samimi MD & Douglas O'Connell DO  

Clinical and Endoscopic Remission with Dual Biological Therapy in a Patient with Crohn’s Disease and Ankylosing Spondylitis.   Jeffrey Hagino DO, Ernesto Rodriguez MD, & Dashmeet Maharaj MD  

A Case Report Highlighting the Diagnostic Challenges of Botulism Mimicking Necrotizing Fasciitis in a Male with Intravenous Drug Use.      Irene Guzman DO  

Serum Procalcitonin is an Independent Predictor of Acute Kidney Injury in Sepsis.     Harsimranjit Kaur MD  

The Effect of Admission Day on Mortality and Other Outcomes in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension presenting w ith COVID-19 infection: A Nationwide Analysis.     Khaled M. Abdullah MD, Naman Jain DO, Jonthan Tam DO & Jasmeet Sandhu DO 

The Impact of Hospital Academic Status on Morbidity and Mortality for Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in the United States: Insights from a Two-Year Analysis of the National Inpatient Sample.     Khaled M. Abdullah MD, & Aseel El-Jabali MD 

Caution! Toxic Infection Ahead!  A Case of Toxic Shock Syndrome caused by Streptococcus Dysgalactiae.   Ashleigh Wong DO, & Shannon Izuka MD  

Fatal Disseminated Fungal Infection in an Immunocompetent Adult Post Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in the Central Valley of California.    Yagnika Patel DO

FIB-4 Reliability in Patients with Severe Obesity: Are Lower Cut-Offs Needed?   Victoria Green MD, & Joanne Lin DO     

Disparities in Somatic Mutations and Outcomes in Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma Comparing Patients of Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Ethnicity.   Omar Mahmood MD     

An Eye-palling Syndrome: A Suspected Case of Invasive Klebsiella With Endophthalmitis Involvement​.     Kongmany Luangrath MD     

Perioperative Management in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.    Brandon Croft MD     

The Bedside PHOCUS (Pulmonary Hypertension on Cardiac Ultrasound) – ​A Resident’s Evil.    Jasmine Nudanu MD, & Harjeet Singh MD     

Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis in the Setting of Undiagnosed Cushing’s Disease.     Jasmine Nudanu MD, & Sahib Singh MD     

Respiratory Syncytial Virus associated immunodeficiency syndrome resulting in fatal opportunistic infections in a previously healthy adult in the central valley of California.     Yagnika Patel DO, & Marcel Okura MD 

Gastroparesis: An Underrecognized Manifestation of Systemic Amyloidosis.     Khaled Abdullah MD     

Severe Necrotizing Pneumonia Due to Gastropulmonary Fistula Following Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass.     Humzah Iqbal MD, & Hunza Chaudhry MD     

A Case of Gastric Volvulus: Examining a Complication of Paraesophageal Hernia.     Marcel Okura MD, & Victoria Green MD     

Thrombosis Development after mRNA COVID Vaccine Administration.  ​ George Husari DO, & Marcel Okura MD 

Methamphetamine induced Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (MIPAH): In the San Joaquin Valley of California – “An Evolving Phenotype”.     Brandon Croft MD     

Progressive Decline in Serum Albumin Portends Poor Prognosis in ARDS Associated With COVID-19.    Faisal Nasrawi MD, Harjeet Singh MD, Rameen Atefi DO, Sujana Balla MD, & Sahib Singh MD     

A Rare Case of Klebsiella Pneumoniae Invasive Syndrome in an Otherwise Healthy Patient.     ​ Suchith Nareddy MD     

Stress Cardiomyopathy as a Cardiovascular Manifestation of COVID-19.   ​ Khaled Abdullah MD, & Danelle Greenberg DO     

Non- Vertebral Spinal complications in patients with Coccidiomycosis Meningitis.   Saurin Kadakia MD 

The Villain who Saved the Day: The Paradoxical Value of Amiodarone in Managing Recurrent Ventricular Tachycardia Secondary to Amiodarone-Induced Thyroiditis.     Khaled Abdullah MD     

RNP-Related Myositis, An Emerging Cause of Necrotizing Myositis.     Simarjeet Lamba MD, & Harjeet Singh MD     

Aplastic Anemia: A Rare Complication of Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in Adult-Onset Still’s Disease.     Nidaa Rasheed MD, & Omar Mahmood MD 

A Complex Diagnosis of Ampullary Adenocarcinoma Presenting as Decompensated Cirrhosis.     Humzah Iqbal MD & Arpine Petrosyan MD 

Challenges in the Long-Term Management of Patient with Coccidioidal Meningitis: A Retrospective Analysis of Treatment and Outcomes.     Saurin Kadakia MD     

Race/Ethnicity, Income, Or Insurer: Outcomes In Peripartum Cardiomyopathy.     Sujana Balla MD 

COVID-19 and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Single Center Experience During the Vaccination Era.    Sameeha Khalid DO, Arpine Petrosyan MD, Aalam Sohal MD, & Ernesto Rodriguez MD 

Evaluation of Pulmonary Toxicities in Lymphoma Patients Receiving Brentuximab.     Hanson Mouanoutoua DO 

Seasonal Variations of Hospital Admissions for Alcohol Related Hepatitis.  Aalam Sohal MD, & Hunza Chaudhry MD 

Surveillance of Bacterial Contamination of Elevator-Based Endoscopes after Reprocessing with Steris 1E Chemical Sterilization: A Single-Center Study.     Jennifer Yoon MD, & Arpine Petrosyan MD 

Two Cases of Methimazole-Induced Agranulocytosis With Their Risk Factors.     Aye Khine MD, Kiranjit Dhillon DO, Linda Jo DO, & Vanessa Wormser DO 

A Rare Case of triple Pneumonia: Tuberculosis, Coccidioidomycosis, and COVID-19.      Simarjeet Lamba MD, Harjeet Singh MD, & Sahib Singh MD 

The Cat is Out of the Bag – Pasteurella Bacteremia and Pneumonia Causing Septic Shock in an Immunocompetent Patient.      Joanne Lin DO, Harjeet Singh MD, & Joshua Wilkinson DO 

Cefepime-Induced Neurotoxicity.   Tanjot Saini MD, Monica Stiles DO, & Aalam Sohal MD     

Coronary Artery Aneurysm Thrombosis Presenting as Acute Coronary Syndrome.     Yama Afshar DO, Bhavin Joshi DO, & Rahul Chug DO     

A Case of Conversion from Hypothyroidism to Hyperthyroidism – After 30 years.  Uchechi Ndoh MD, Mandeep Kaur DO, & Syeda Zaidi DO     

TB or not TB: Tuberculosis peritonitis in a patient with decompensated cirrhosis.     Shangida Ahsan MD, & Sameeha Khalid DO     

THE PROTECTIVE EFFECT OF HIGHER AMBIENT OZONE LEVELS ON COVID-19 OUTCOMES.     Harjeet Singh MD, Rameen Atefi DO, & Shannon Izuka MD 

Effect of Hospital Teaching Status on Outcomes of Patients with Acute Pancreatitis.     Hunza Chaudhry MD, & Aalam Sohal MD     

Ethnic Variation in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients and Correlation with Coagulopathy, Thrombosis, Prognosis and 30 Day Mortality Outcomes in California's Central Valley.     Omar Mahmood MD, Sundeep Bekal DO, & Jason Doornenbal MD     

Clinicopathologic Characteristic and Natural History of Patients with Non-Hereditary, Non Polycythemia Vera (NH/NPV) Persistent Polycythemia.  Tanjot Saini MD, Omar Mahmood MD, Hanson Mouanoutoua DO, & Marcel Okura MD 

Diabetes Mellitus and COVID-19: A Not So Sweet Combination.     Aye Khine MD, Bhavin Joshi DO, & Jessica McFarland MD     

SARS-COV-2, Not the Only Virus Around.   Sujana Balla MD, & Harjeet Singh MD  

A Necrotizing Flare: Acute Pancreatitis in Systemic Lupus Erythematous.     Shikha Gupta MD, & Ashley Goodwin MD     

Double Trouble- A Primary Epstein-Barr Virus Infection causing Cholestatic Hepatitis and Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis.     Joanne Lin DO 

Zieve Syndrome: An Under-Recognized Alcohol Induced Metabolic Syndrome. A Case Report. Mandeep Sidhu MD, Neetu Malhi MD, & Emmanuel Leung MD     

Diagnosing a case of prosthesis-patient mismatch in the setting of low-flow Low-gradient aortic stenosis physiology.     Ashwini Sadhale MD 

An Interesting Case of Chronic Fibrocavitary Coccidioidomycosis Pneumonia with Bacterial Superinfection.     Harjeet Singh MD, & Sahib Singh MD

Recurrent Ventricular Tachycardia associated with Lipomatous Metaplasia of a Myocardial Scar.    Amer Muhyieddeen MD, & Miro Asadourian MD     

Drug Induced Liver Injury associated with oral Aloe vera use.     Amitpaul Gill MD     

Fast Score Real Life Experience: Implications for Clinical Practice.    Minh Trannguyen DO, & Kartheek Dasari DO     

Latex Allergy Stimulating Anaphylaxis During Right Heart Catheterization- A Case Report.     Sheeda Saba DO, Mandip Kang MD, & Eric Reid MD     

Is PET enough to rule out cardiac sarcoidosis? A case report.     Siyi Huang MD     

Predictors of Outcomes of COVID-19 Infection in Patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD).     Sunny Sandhu MD     

A Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome (CAPS) associated with Thrombotic Microangiopathy (Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome).     Thao Phan DO, Mahboub Noori MD, & Zi Ying Li MD     

Respiratory Muscle Weakness in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Air Trapping Leading to a Restrictive Ventilatory Defect.     Evanpaul Gill MD, & Eric Day MD     

COVID19 In Patients With Vitamin D Deficiency (COVIDD): A Retrospective Cross Sectional Study To Identify Vitamin D Deficiency In COVID-19 Positive Patients.     Avneet Kahlon DO, Kamalmeet Kaur MD, & Ali H. Ali MD     

Methimazole Induced Agranulocytosis.  Linda Jo DO, Fan Mo DO, & Vanessa Wormser DO 

Thyroid Dysfunction in a Patient with Malignant Melanoma Treated with Immune Checkpoint Blockade.  Shaveta Gupta MD and Ngwe Yin MD

Multicentric Reticulohistiocytosis: A Case Report with Response to Adalimumab.  Shirley Kim DO, Emily Khatchaturian DO, and Luis Dehesa MD

Clinical Pathological Features and Outcomes of Double-Hit and Double-Expressor Lymphomas in Hispanics versus non-Hispanics Population.  Matthew Lee DO, Tanner Mortenson DO, Noori Mahboub MD, Diana Moers DO, Shirley Kim DO, and Haifaa Abdulhaq MD.

Elevated Serum Complement (C3/C4) Patterns as Inflammatory Marker for Infection in Patients with Fever: A Retrospective Study.  Zi Ying Li MD, Jimmy Saleh, SiYi Huang MD, Mohammed Elhassan MD and Candice Reyes MD

Things We Do for No Good Reason: A Retrospective Study on the Utility of Stool Real-Time Polymerase Chain (PCR) Testing in Management of Patients with Acute Diarrhea at Community Regional Medical Center (CRMC). Zi Ying Li MD, Siyi Huang MD, Kartheek Dasari DO, Mohammed Elhassan MD and Lin Li MD

Reactivation of Chronic Hepatitis C as a Potential Trigger for Guillain-Barré Syndrome. Ogochukwu Molokwu MD, Brittany M. Young MD, Manjit Singh MD, Krishe Menezes MD and Raza Mian, MD

Mutation profile of Colon Cancer in Hispanic Population of Central California.  Sanjay Hinduja MD, Mir Ali, Mohammed Bukari MD, Uzair Bashir Chaudhary MD, Tanner Mortenson MD, Omar Mahmood MD, Matthew Lee DO, and Fihr Chaudhary.

An Eye-Opening Presentation of Complete Oculomotor Nerve Palsy in an Otherwise Healthy Young Adult.  Anthony Tabet DO, Angela Sehgal MD, Faye Pais MD, Mark Stecker MD

PL-7 Antibody Associated Amyopathic Dermatomyositis Causing Interstitial Lung Disease.  Andrew Sumida DO, Brandon Croft MD and Tigran Tiraturyan MD

When in Doubt, It Must be Gout?  A case of Coccidioidal Arthritis in Multiple Myeloma Patient.  Lu Zhao DO

Severe Vitamin B12 Deficiency Mimicking Acute Liver Failure. Humza Maqbool MD, Steve Hu MD, Devang Prajapati MD

Title: Methamphetamine Abuse – Characteristics, Outcomes, Logistics in Pulmonary Hypertension in a Center at Central Valley of California (MEA CULPA II -CVC Study).     P Ebrahimzadeh DO, K Gill MD, M Beutner MD and V Balasubramanian MD

Plasma Lung Cancer Specific Molecular Marker Stanniocalcin-1 Is Highly Upregulated in Non-small cell Lung Cancer with PI3 Kinase Mutation.  M. Lee, DO; S. Umekawa, MD; K. Almodovar, DO; S. Tonthat, DO; S. Lee, DO; S. Khanvilkar and D. Upadhyay, MD

Basal-Prandial Insulin versus Basal-Sliding-Scale Insulin in the Management of Hyperglycemia in Non-Critically Ill Hospitalized Patients.    Victoria Malkhasyan, MD, Michele Maison-Fomotar, MD, Naga Swathi Palakodety, MD and Soe Naing, MD

Feel It or See It: Is There an Association between Ultrasound Use and Success of Lumbar Puncture Performed by Internal Medicine Residents?    Mosaab Mohameden, MD; April Manalaysay; May Kam, MD; Ratnali Jain, MD; Mohammed Elhassan, MD

The Failed ACTH Stimulation Tests in Non-Critically-Ill Inpatients: Predictors and Associations.    Deepti Mundkur, MD; Phuong Dang, MD; Soe Naing, MD,

The FRESNO Project: Fresno Resident’s Prevalence and Severity of Obstructive Sleep Apnea.     Paymon Ebrahimzadeh, DO; Kyle Almodovar, DO; Chloe Brandow, DO; Natasha Singh, MD; Chelsea Park, DO; Dinithi Ketagoda, MD; Lynn Keenan, MD, FAASM

Achieving control of resistant hypertension: Not just the number of blood pressure medications.    Kara Schmidt, DO; William Kelley, DO; Steven Tringali, DO and Jian Huang, MD

The FRESNO (Fresno Residents’ Experience in Sleep and Nighttime Optimization) Project.     Kyle Almodovar, DO, Chloe Brandow, DO, Scott Drew, DO, MPH, Paymon Ebrahimzadeh, DO, MPH, Natasha Singh, MD, Ibrahim Raphael, MD, Charlie Abraham, MD, MBA, FACP, Lynn Keenan, MD, FAASM

Reduction of plasma Engulfment and cell motility protein 3 post-surgery indicates specificity in the detection of Non-small cell Lung Cancer.    K. Almodovar, MD; G. Choi, MD; V. Ifeacho, MD; M. Sachadeva, MD; and D. Upadhyay

The Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Rheumatoid Arthritis with Interstitial Lung Disease in the San Joaquin Valley of Central California.     Matthew White, Harpreet Sidhu, Kyle Heber, Ratnali Jain, Candice Yuvienco

Residual Volume Correlated with Severity of Wheeze and Frequency of Inhaler Use in Patients with Persistent Asthma.  Pais, S. Gullapalli, A. Rashidian, T. Tyner, B. Abejie, V. Jain, J. Vempilly

Are we still underutilizing Metformin, the first-line agent to treat the patients with type 2 diabetes?    William Kelley, DO; Armen Bedrosian, MD; Jonathan Pham, DO; Nidhi Saini, DO; Paulette Ginier, MD; Cho C Khine, MD; Soe Naing, MD

Pulmonary Hypertension - Prevalence & Incidence amongst Methamphetamine users (PH-PRIME study).    Scott Drew, Manjit Singh, Christopher Smith, Linda Stokes, Vijay Balasubramanian

Peer Teaching in Hospital Medicine: The Second Year of Implementing the Hospitalist Huddle.    Antonio Toribio, MD; Mohammed Elhassan, MD 

Diastolic Dysfunction is the Predominant Mechanism in the Pathogenesis of Pleural Effusion in Heart Failure.    Chirag Rajyaguru DO, Amita Kalra MD, Arang Samim MD, Amit Kalra BS, Belayneh Abejie MD, Ralph Wessel MD, Jose Joseph Vempilly MD

Echocardiographic Predictors Of Heart Failure In Hypertensive Cardiomyopathy.    Amarbir Bhullar, MD, Manminder Bhullar, MD, Manmeet Singh, MD, Kamil Muhyieddeen, MD, Bhavik Khatri, DO, Robert Ferdman, DO, Amir Najafi, DO, Chandra Katikireddy, MD

Left Atrial To Left Ventricular End Systolic Volume Index Ratio By Echocardiography Can Predict Elevated Left Atrial Pressure In Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction.    Amarbir Bhullar, MD, Manminder Bhullar, MD, Manmeet Singh, MD, Kamil Muhyieddeen, MD, Bhavik Khatri, DO, Ryan Berg, MD, Enrique Carbajal, MD, Chandra Katikireddy, MD

'Real World' Response Rates with Direct-Acting Antiviral Agents Among Veterans with Chronic Hepatitis C Treated at a local VA Medical Center.    Dekey Lhewa MD, Deanna Oliver MD, MBC, Pradeep Atla MD, MPH, Thimmaiah Theethira MD, Nasir Halim MD, Shilpi Gupta MD, Devang Prajapati MD

Prevalence of Cardiovascular disease in the population of Psoriatic Arthritis patients in Fresno, CA.   Maria Bisaha, MD; Lorean Nwosu, MD; Abbas Hasnain, MD and Candice Yuvienco, MD

Incidence of Primary CNS Lymphoma at tertiary care facility in Central Valley, California. Drs. Sanjay Hinduja, Karamjit Dhaliwal, Miguel Risco, Haifaa Abdulhaq

Cancer Incidence in the Hmong of California, 2002-2013: A Comparison of Patients Treated at a Tertiary Care Center in Fresno, CA, the County and Statewide.     Priya Jayachandran, MD, Paul Mills, PhD, MPH

Improvement in Glycemic Control in Patients with DM Is Not Dependent on Weight Loss in a Diabetes Self-Management Education Program.    Christine McElyea, Srilatha Venepally, Jennifer Hoang and Soe Naing, MD

The occurrence and re-occurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the setting of recent direct acting antiviral therapy.  Drs Omid Tehrani, Christine McElyea, Ryan Pierce & Hiral Patel

The Association Between Co-Morbid Conditions And Clinical Outcomes In Patients Undergoing Lower Extremity Amputation.    Reddy P, Bikk A, Mills P, Mo L, Huang J

Assessment Of Comprehensive Cytokines Profile In Patients With Decompensated Cirrhosis With Various Complications.     Sheikh M MD FACP,FACG,AGAF, Singh R MD, Roshan B MD, Atla P MD, Ravindran R MD, Khan I MD, Haq T MD.

What are the Diagnostic ECHO markers of Atrial Fibrillation Tachyarrhythmia Induced Cardiomyopathy?    Nitin Thinda, MD; Chandra Katikireddy, MD; Ratnali Jain, MD; Nahera Adams, MD

The FRESNO (Fresno Residents’ Experience in Sleep and Nighttime Optimization) Project.    Charlie Abraham, MD, MBA, FACP, Kyle Almodovar, DO Armen Bedrosian, MD, Chloe Brandow, DO, Grace Choi, MD, Rajpreet Saini, DO, Natasha Singh, MD, Lynn Keenan, MD, FAASM

Colonic Diverticulosis Associated with Increased Risk of Adenomas.    Raj Shah, MD; Arjun Mann, BA; Jonathan Kung, MD; Devang Prajapati, MD, FRCPC

(First Place)
Ciz1b Variant as a Surrogate Marker in Surveillance of Lung Cancer Recurrence
Miguel Risco MD; Valentine Ifeacho MD; Artem Ryazantsev DO; Ololade James MD; Gary Rubiaco MD; Kyle Almodovar DO; Daya Upadhyay MD

(Second Place)
Differentiating Coccidioidomycosis from Lung Cancer in High Risk Individuals
V. Ifeacho, MD; O. James, MD; M. Risco, MD; G. Rubiaco, MD; A. Ryazantsev, MD; K. Almodovar, MD and D. Upadhyay, MD Lung Nodule Program, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of San Francisco, Fresno, California

(Third Place)
Frequency and Factors Associated with Thirty Day Hospital Readmissions among Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients in a Community Hospital in the Central Valley
A. Legesse MD, O. James, C. Yuvienco, MD, RhMSUS

Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure (PCWP) and its role in determining outcomes in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)
Srilatha Venepally, MD, Reza Ronaghi, MD, Aysha Imtiaz Khan, Vijay Balasubramanian, MD. – UCSF Fresno

Circulating Stanniocalcin-1 in the diagnosis of Lung Cancer
A. Ryazantsev, MD; V. Ifeacho, MD; G. Rubiaco, MD; M. Risco, MD; O. James, MD; K. Almodovar, MD and D. Upadhyay, MD Lung Nodule Program, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of San Francisco-Fresno, California

Natural History of Coccidioidomycosis Lung Nodules
Sachdeva Mickey, Sahota Gurpartap, Rosario Jonathan T., Mills Paul K., Peterson Michael W., Bilello Kathryn L. University of California, San Francisco—Fresno Educational Program Fresno, California

Incidence of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in Patients Presenting with Seizures
Samim A, Ives-Tallman C, Khatri B, Reddy HK, Ambrose JA

Detection of Coccidioides Immitis Antigen Directly in Clinical Specimens Using Real-Time PCR in the Central California San Joaquin Valley
Dizon, D, Mitchell, M, Peterson, M, Libke, R, Chin, C, Mills, P and Oliver, D 1University of California–San Francisco, Fresno, California, USA, 2Microbiology Department, Community Regional Medical Center, Fresno, California, USA

Hemoglobin A1c level as a predictor of adverse events: A retrospective cross-sectional survey of hospitalized diabetics with common infectious diseases
Rebecca Flanagan, DO and Steven Stoltz, MD

Elevated Plasma Ciz1b Variant Expression In NSCLC Are Reduced After Surgical Resection of Stage I Lung Cancer
Gary Rubiaco MD, Valentine Ifeacho MD, Miguel Risco MD, Artem Ryazantsev DO, Ololade James MD, Kyle Almodovar DO, Daya Upadhyay MD

Effect of Thyroid Hormone Dose and Type On the Outcome of Patients with Myxedema Coma. Brittany Doremus DO, Linda Truong DO, Jarae Ng DO, Soe Naing MD

A Case-control Study of Risk Predictors for Opioid Overdose: Morphine and other Opioids Associated Unresponsiveness due to Respiratory Depression Requiring Nalaxone Treatment. Joshua Lin DO, Steven Stoltz MD, Nahera Adams MD, Raman Mattu MD, Leonid Vydro MD, et. al.

Finding and Evaluating Sleep-disordered Breathing as a Contributing Factor to Persistent Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD). Pegah Mashayekhi DO, Eyad Almasri MD, Mandeep Singh MD, Pradeep Doddamreddy MD.

The $2 Billion Evaluation of Syncope: How Many Diagnostic Studies Completed Were Actually Indicated? Amir Najafi DO, Steven Tringali DO, Robert Ferdman DO, Nabil Baig DO.

Prevalence of Methamphetamine Use and Associated Mortality in Patients with Cocci Receiving Care at Community Medical Centers Between 2012-2014. Hau Nguyen MD, Anandit Mu DO, Noris Figueroa-Reyes MD, Jared Rutledge PhD.

Is Mastoiditis in Adults Over Diagnosed? Scott Price MD, Steven Tringali DO.

Lung Volume Indices Correlate Better with the Duration of Asthma than Spirometry. Kazi Rahman DO, Anupama Tiwari MD, Belayneh Abejie MD MPH, Vipul Jain MD, Jose V Joseph MD.

Management of Bleeding Complications in the Era of New Anticoagulation: A Retrospective Study. Jose Robles-Huerta DO MS, Joshua Krol DO, Christopher Chin DO, Paul Mills PhD, Hifaa Abdulhaq MD.

Central Valley Lung Nodule Calculator: Development and Prospective Analysis of a Newly Developed Calculator in a Cocci Endemic Area. Reza Ronaghi MD, Ali Rashidian MD, Paul Mills PhD, Michael W Peterson MD.

Choice of Antithyroid Drugs and the Outcome of Patients with Thyroid Storm. Leonid Vydro MD, Shruti Joglekar MD, Steven Sheh MD, Soe Naing MD.

Frequent Premature Atrial Contractions and their Association with Incident Heart Failure, Stroke and Frequent Medical Contact. Tushar Acharya MD, Michael Cheng DO, Manminder Bhullar MD, Manmeet Singh MD, Brittany Doremus DO, Enrique Carbajal MD.

Nurse-Led Diabetes Medication Management Clinic: An Effective Resource to Improve Glycemic Control. Jacob Cohen MD, Linda Truong DO, Pritisheel Banga DO, Maria Arambulo MD, Ambar Rahman MD, Tiffney Colon DO, Dori Louie-Kai MS, Patricia Calderon RN, Steven Stoltz MD, Soe Nain MD.

Review of Central Venous Catheterization Complication Rates in UCSF-Fresno Residency Programs. Panos Danopoulos MD, Paul Mills PhD, Eyad Almasri MD.

Less Stringent Blood Glucose Target in Medical ICU Patients: Effect on the Frequency of Use of Insulin Infusion, Glycemic Control and Clinical Outcomes. Elizabeth Parra Garnica MD, Jacki Deguzman MD, Pritisheel Banga DO, Norman Orr DO, Paul Mills PhD, Vijay Balasubramanian MD, Soe Naing MD.

Adrenal Failure and Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Emerson De Jesus MD, Soe Naing MD.

Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction Predicts Presence of Pleural Effusion Better than Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction in Congestive Heart Failure. Amita Kalra MD, Arang Samim MD, Amit Kalra BS, Jacki Deguzman MD, Belayne Abejie MD, Ralph Wessel MD, Jose Vempilly MD.

The Utility of Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) filter placement in management of Venous Thromboembolism-A Retrospective study. Malaygiri Aparnath MD, Heather Lee MD, Bhavik Khatri DO, Chandra Venugopal MD, Sachin Gupta MD, Vijay Balasubramanian MD.

A Retrospective Study of the Incidence and Presentation of Methamphetamine induced Cardiomyopathy in the Central San Joaquin Valley. John Ambrose MD, Richard Kiel MD, Manminder Bhullar MD, Marta Nalbandyan DO, Reza Ronaghi MD, Bhavik Khatri DO.

Asthma Education and Peak Flow Based Action Plan Decreases Health Care Utilization in Asthma. Mai Lee MD, Christopher Pease MD, Kristopher Richter DO, Nick Youssefi DO, Emerson DeJesus MD, Dominic Dizon MD, Vipul Jain MD.

VA Readmission Rates: Efforts to Risk Stratify the patients for readmission at the VA Central California Health Care System. Heather Lee MD, Christopher Pease MD, Paul Goebel MD.

Trends in Demographics and Aggressiveness of Primary Thyroid Cancer at the Community Medical Centers in California's Central Valley. Alexander Pi DO, Joshua Lin DO, Tina Nhan DO, Kyle Panzulan, Belayneh Abejie MD, Paulette Ginier MD, Soe Naing MD.

A CT Based Measurement of Left Atrial Area Predicts and Echocardiographic Assessment of Left Atrial Volume and Left Ventricular Function in Heart Failure. Amita Kalra MD, Jacki Deguzman MD, Arang Samim MD, Steven Ratcliff DO, Belayneh Abejie MD, Ralph Wessel MD, Jose Vempilly MD.

The Demographics, Clinica Factors and Outcomes of Acute Coccidiodomycosis Infection Evaluated at CRMC as an In-Patient from October 2009 to December 2013. Kristopher Richter DO, Gail Osijo MD, Mickey Sachdeva MD, Kazi Rahman DO, Christopher Russo DO, Belayneh Abejie MD.

Implementation of a Standardized Approach to Family Meetings in the Intensive Care Unit to Improve Resident Experience and Family Satisfaction. Kathy Edalat Parsi DO, James Simmons DO, Ivy Darden MD, Susan Hughes MS.

Preeclampsia-Is there a Correlation with Obstructive Sleep Apnea? Puja Thakkar DO, Lynn Keenan.

The Prevalence of Diabetes Retinopathy in Pregnant Hispanic Women with Preexisting Diabetes Mellitus or Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. Nick Youssefi DO, Apinunt Khemthong DO, Linda Truong DO, Christopher Russo DO, Ragini Sastry DO, Dori Louie Kai MS, Conrad Chao MD, Soe Naing MD.

Subclinical Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Women at Risk for Peripartum Cardiomyopathy. Samer Moghaddam MD, Heather Lee MD, Farhad Rafii MD, Munir Janmohamed MD, Sarkis Baghdasarian MD, John Ambrose MD.

Rapid Reversal of Severe Heart Failure after Plasmaphoresis in a Patient with Thyrotoxicosis-Induced Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Thyroid Storm. Ahmad Ahmadzia MD, Jacki Deguzman MD, Soe Naing MD.

COPS (Chest Pain Observational Prospective Study)- An Inpatient Analysis of Chest Pain Management. Eveleen Bhasin MD, Manminder Bhullar MD, Mai Lee MD, Bhavik Khatri DO, Manmeet Singh MD.

Descriptive Epidemiology of Pancreatic Cancer in the San Joaquin Valley. Mickey Sachdeva MD, Paul Mills PhD, Haifa Abdulhaq MD.

Study of Demographic Factors in Tylenol Overdose Among Hispanics and Caucasions in a Community Hospital in Central Valley. Amitha Gona MD, Amita Kalra MD, Giri Kalra MD, Pradeep Atla MD, Muhammad Sheikh MD, Mandeep Singh MD.

Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy may be more common than previously reported in postmenopausal women presenting with an Acute Coronary Syndrome. Hong Zheng DO, Manminder Bhullar MD, Fridolin Sy MD, Jagroop Basroan DO, Jonathan Richina, John Ambrose MD.

Gastroparesis in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Case Report. Janet Chou DO, Hong Zheng DO, Richard Bertken MD.

Epidemiology of Lung Nodule in Central California. Natalia Johnson MD.

Comparison of Clinical Outcomes and Resource Utilization in Hispanic Versus Non Hispanic Patients presenting with Gallstone Pancreatitis. Kimpreet Aulakh, Vishnu Illineni MD, Mandeep Singh MD, Pradeep Atla MD, Adnan Ameer MD, Jayanta Choudhury MD, Rabi Kundu MD.

Barriers to Breast Cancer Screening: The Central California Experience at the Community Regional Medical Centers. Jay Patel MD, Andrew Yue MD, Terence Sio MD.