1. The Epidemiology of the Pandemic Influenza A/H1N1 2009 in Northeast Ohio
   Lisa Caltabiano, DO (Summa Western, Cuyahoga Falls, OH)


2. Evaluation of Involuntary Psychiatric Hold (5150) Among Elderly Patients
   (Greater than 65 Years of Age)
   Katrina Platt, DO (Arrowhead, Colton, CA)


3. TIMI Risk Score Relation to Hospital Readmission
   TJ Trad, DO (OSU, Tulsa, OK)

1. An Atypical Presentation of Babesjosis in a Splenectomized Patient
   Mahdi Taha, DO (OSU, Tulsa, OK)


2. Importance of Genetic Inheritance of Melungeon Ancestry in Familial Mediterranean Fever and Other Rare Diseases
   Todd James, DO (LewisGale, Blacksburg, VA)


3. Upper Extremity DVT
   Benjamin Hudon, DO (Good Samaritan, Corvallis, OR)

1. Optimal Timing of Tracheostomy Utilizing APACHE III Scores as a Clinical Predictor: A Retrospective Study
   Heather Scheper, DO (Mt. Clemens, MI)


2. DKA Etiology
   Nick Sansone, DO and Balaji Venkat, DO (MWU/CCOM, Chicago, IL)


3. Urinalysis: An Underutilized Resource; Indications and Interpretations
   Nicole Longo, DO (PCOM, Philadelphia, PA)

1. Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy in Multiple Myeloma
   Thomas Nasheri, DO, Kris Palmer, DO and Amanda Zakowitz, DO (Richmond Heights, OH)


2. Treatment of Severe P. Falciparum Malaria
   Kristine Angelo, DO (Arrowhead, Colton, CA)


3. Babesiosis (WA-1) Transmitted by Plasma Transfusion in an Asplenic Patient
   John Grider, DO (Northeast Regional, Kirksville, MO)

1. Differences in Perceived Stress, Depression, and Medical Symptoms Among Medical, Nursing, and Physician Assistant Students: A Latent Class Analysis
   Marlow Hernandez, MS (Nova southeastern University/COM, Miami, FL)
   Adam O'Mara, MS (Nova southeastern University/COM, Miami, FL)


2. Toradol (ketorolac) Usuage at USH – Study
   Nhat Hoang, D.O. (Wilson Memorial Regional Medical Center, Johnson City, NY)


3. Evaluation of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment as an Adjunct Measure of Life Style modification in Patients with Pre-Hypertension
   George Ibraheim, D.O. (UNTHSC/Plaza Medical Center, Ft. Worth, TX)

1. Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction and Ampullary Carcinoma
   Jennifer Lamneck, D.O. (Mount Sinai/Miami Heart Institute, Miami, FL)


2. A 57 year-old Man with AIDS secondary to HIV, Melena, and Bilateral Pulmonary Infiltrates, Treated with Corticosteroids
   Kimberly Rozengarten, D.O. (UMDNJ/Kennedy University Hospital, Cherry Hill, NJ)


3. Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer: An Ominous but Enlightening Scenario
   David Sosnoff, D.O. (St. John Health System, Eastpointe, MI)

1. Effect of Remote ECG Analysis on Door to Balloon Time in Percutaneous Intervention for ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
   Beth Makowski Grohwski, D.O. (Metro Health Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI)


2. Hospitalized Low Risk Community Acquired Pneumonia
   Lindsey Castle, D.O. (Doctors Hospital, Columbus, OH)


3. Attainment of Early Goals of Therapy Before and After the Implementation of a Sepsis Order Set
   Randall Colin Wetz, D.O. (Oklahoma State University Medical Center, Tulsa, OK)

1. Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis: The Impact of Hemodialysis, Systemic Steroiods, Erythropoietin, and PUVA on Clinical Course
   Debbie Gladd, D.O. (Oklahoma State University Medical Center, Tulsa, OK)


2. Scurvy: A Modern Day Case of an Old World Disease
   Carrie Gilstrap, D.O. (UNTHSC, Ft. Worth, TX)


3. Genital Ulcers Progressing to Fournier’s Gangrene in a Female Patient During Treatment with All-Trans Retinoic Acid for Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia
   Mia A. Taormina, D.O. (Botsford General Hospital, Farmington, MI)

1. Procalcitonin
   Aditi Patel, DO (Coventry Swedish Hospital � IL)


2. An Overview of the Risk at Pinnacle Health Hospitals Mechanisms of Antimicrobial Resistance in Salmonella from Pigs in Thailand
   Robert Hanson, D.O. (Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital � MI)


3. Factors Associated with Clostridium Difficile Associated Disease
   MaryEllen Estevez, D.O. (Pinnacle Health � PA)

1. Hiatel Hernia: A Rare Cause of Syncope
   Jennifer Ayers, D.O (Norton Community Hospital � VA)


2. Hidradenitis Suppuritiva Associated SAPHO Syndrome
   Sarah Jane de Leon, D.O. (NYCOM/Beth Israel Hospital � NY)


3. A Cellulitis Mimic
   Beth Valashinas, D.O. (UNTHSC/Plaza � TX)

1. The Use of Clinical Decision Rules in Patients Undergoing Evaluation of Pulmonary Thromboembolism by a Computer Tomography Protocol at a Suburban US Hospital
   Ian Welsh, DO & Adam Peterick, DO (OUCOM/Doctors Hospital North)


2. Antimicrobial Resistance in Campylobacter Isolated from Animals and Humans in Northern Thailand
   Robert Hanson, DO (Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital - MI)


3. Adherence to American Diabetic Association in an Osteopathic Internal Medicine Resident Community Care Clinic
   Donald C. Robertson, DO (UHS/KCUMB - MO)

1. Retrospective Analysis of Anti-Lipid Therapy and Lipid Treatment Goals in Acute Coronary Syndrome: Overcoming Treatment Barriers to Attain National Guidelines
   John E. Paes, DO (OUCOM/Doctors Hospital North)


2. Toxicity and Tolerability of Dose Dense (q 14 days) Docetaxel (T)/Doxorubicin (A)/Cyclophosphamid (C)
   Richard Zekman, DO (Botsford - MI)


3. Sympathetic Cardiac Influence and Arterial Blood Pressure Instability Kevin Formes, DO � (UNTHSC/Plaza � TX)

1. Standard Update Values From PET Scan Correlate with Lymphoma Grade
   Kelly Parlin-Lynch, DO (Allopathic � Berkely, MI)


2. Non-Invasive Hemodynamic Characteristics of Male and Female Patients with Recurrent Heart Failure and a Primary Compliant of Dyspnea
   Luwanga Okoro, DO (Deborah Heart & Lung � NJ)


3. Percutaneous Coronary Interventions in Community Hospitals Without on-site Cardiothoracic Procedural Back-up are Safe and Have an Acceptable Procedural Success Rate
   Duc T. Nguyen, DO (Northeast Regional Medical Center � MO)

1. Hyporesponse to Statins and LDL-C Fluctuation in TEXCAPS Cohort Jennifer Alexander (Ferrell), DO (UNTHSC/OMC � TX)


2. Case Series of Septic Arthritis in an Urban Hospital Setting Rajesh Kataria, DO (UNDNJ/Kennedy Memorial � NJ)


3. Clinical Findings of West Nile Virus Infection Julie Thibert, DO (Henry Ford Macomb Hospital/Warren Campus � MI)

1. Is CURE Really a Cure? The Incidence of Post-Operative Transfusion in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Treated with Clopidogrel
   Philip Riley, DO (OSUCOM � OK)


2. CPR as a Part of Cardiac Rehabilitation
   Jeremiah Ellias, DO (UMDNJ/Kennedy � NJ)


3. Topotecan and Vincristine as a Second Line Agents in Combination for the Treatment of Small-Cell Lung Cancer After Failed First Line Therapy With Carboplatin and Etoposide
   Christopher G. Jordan, DO (UNTHSC/OMC � TX)

1. Reduction of Cogintive and Functional Changes with Aricept and Vitamin E Alzheimer-Type Dementia Patients
   Anthony Nguyen, DO (UNTHSC/OMC � TX)


2. Management of Thyroid Carcinoma, Including a Tumor Marker for Monitoring Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
   Yelena Pinzur, DO (UHS/KCUMB � MO)

1. Clinical Correlations of Engraftment Syndrome
   Lynette Sutkowi, DO (Allopathic � University Htgs, OH)


2. A Prospective Study of Body Fluid Exposure in Community Teaching Hospital in the Bronx
   Sybil Cheng, DO (NYCOM/St. Barnabas � NY)


3. Clinical Efficacy of Oral Compared to Subcutaneous Methotrexate in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Considered Methotrexate Failures: A Prospective Crossover Trial
   Christopher Parker, DO (Allopathic, University Hospital � TX)


4. HONORABLE MENTION: Epidemiology of Sexually Transmitted Disease in a County Health Department
   Javid Kahn, DO (UHS/KCUMB � MO)

1. The Role of Insulin Like Growth Factor � Binding Protein 3 in Prostate Cancer
   Donald Frusher, D.O. (UNTHSC/OMC � TX)


2. The Dynamics of Body Fluid Exposure in a Community Hospital in the Bronx
   Sybil Cheng, D.O. (NYCOM/St. Barnabas � NY)


3. A Retrospective Study of Lumbar Punctures in Community Hospital in the Bronx
   Brian Wiley, D.O. (NYCOM/St. Barnabas � NY)


4. HONORABLE MENTION: The Efficacy of T1 Thrust in the Treatment of Chronic Cephalgia
   Joe Boyce, D.O. (St. John Macomb Hospital � MI)


5. HONORABLE MENTION: Colorectal Cancer Screening by Internal Medicine Residents: Meeting American Cancer Society Guidelines
   Long Hoang, D.O. (UNTHSC/OMC � TX)

1. Predictors of Longevity in an Alzheimer Nursing Home Facility
   Amy Moss, D.O. (UNTHSC/OMC � TX)


2. TPA in CVA: Time is Still Brain in a Community Hospital
   Timothy Dykstra, D.O. (Metro Health Hospital � MI)


3. Mild Hemophilia in a Patient with Acquired Inhibitor to Recombinant DNA factor VIII
   Sherrie M. Brooks, D.O. (Ingham Regional Medical Center � MI)


4. HONORABLE MENTION: Evaluation of the Demographic Characteristics of Patients in the House Call Program of the Division of Geriatrics
   Amy Callaghan, D.O. (Metropolitan Medical Center � IA)

1. Antibiotic Dosing in the Geriatric Population: A Cost-Savings Analysis
   Marcy Fitzrandolph, D.O. and Janice Knebl, D.O.

(UNTHSC/OMC � TX)
2. Primary Care: A Sign of the Times
   Carolann Kinner, D.O. (Bi-County Community Hospital � MI)


3. Antimicrobial Resistance in Enterococci Isolated from Turkey Flocks Fed Virginiamycin
   Laurie A. Welton, D.O. (Allopathic)

ACOI Presidents
Gillum Society of Master Fellows
Teacher, Internist and Researcher of the Year
Memorial Lectures
Distinguished Service Awards
ACOI Fellows
Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award