2022 Research Abstracts (Virtual Session)
- Monocyte Distribution Width (MDW) in Comparison with Commonly Ordered Inflammatory Biomarkers as a Screening Tool for the Outcomes of Sepsis Related to COVID-19
Johnson Ong, DO - Personal Protective Equipment and Adverse Dermatological Reactions Among Healthcare Workers: Survey Observations from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Fletcher Young, DO and Diep Nguyen, DO - Acute Chest Pain: Rapid Identification of Low-Risk Patients Safe for Discharge LVHN’s Initial Experience Using A 0/1 Hour Clinical Decision Pathway
Brian Henstenburg, DO
2022 Case Presentations (Virtual Session)
- Bilateral Hemiballismus After Cardiac Arrest in a 23-Year-Old Male
Dennis Kulp, DO - A Rare Case of Respiratory Failure Due to Ruptured Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm with Right Atrial Fistula
Megan Grant, DO - Chronic Cannabis Consumption Causing Cardiac Complications: Is Cannabis a Benign Illicit Substance?
Daniel Heck, DO
2021 Research Abstracts (Virtual Convention)
- Utilization of a Bioethics Consultation Service During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Nicholas Salupo, DO - Community Medical Leadership Workshop: An Introduction to Physician Leadership for Resident Physicians
Emmanuel "Dimitri" Tito, DO - Hyperkalemia and Sodium Polystyrene Sulfate Use in a Regional Training Hospital
Jae Son, DO
2021 Case Presentations (Virtual Convention)
- Functional Neurologic Disorder: A “Side Effect” of the COVID-19 Vaccine the Healthcare Community Should Be Aware Of
Hira Tahir, DO - Cardiogenic Shock Secondary to SARS-2-CoV Induced Viral Myocarditis
Carlos Rivera, MD - A Case of Metastatic Undifferentiated Osteoclast-Like Giant Cell Pancreatic Carcinoma
Hassaan Siddiqui, DO
2020 Research Abstracts (Virtual Convention)
- Can Cranberry Extract Prevent UTI? A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Matthew Krinock, DO and Rachel Sluder, DO (St. Luke's University Hospital) - Does Ablation in S-ICD Patients with Monoorphic Ventricular Tachycardia Prevent Shocks
Shruti Africawala, OMS-III (CCOM) - Cardiovascular Disease Training Lessons Learned During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Need for Change in Training Paradigm
Dakshin Gangadharamurthy, MD (Magnolia Regional Health Center)
2020 Posters Case Presentations (Virtual Convention)
- A Deadly Case of Tumor Neglect
Jordan Torres, DO (Unity Health-White County Medical Center) - Significant Facial Deformity with Multiple Dysfunctions in a Patient with a 15-Year-Undiagnosed Melkersson Rosenthal Syndrome
Hau Tran, DO (Northeast Regional Medical Center) - Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Syndrome in a Crohn's Patient with Subacute EBV Infection
Jaskiran Mann, DO (Valley Hospital Medical Center)
2019 Research Abstracts (Phoenix, AZ)
- A Retrospective Evaluation of Compliance to Clostridium Difficile Treatment Guidelines
Rida Aslam, DO (Franciscan Health) - The Correlation Between BMI and Mammography BiRads Score
Swati Rao, DO (Genesys Regional Medical Center) - Enhancing Time Management Through Improvements in EHR Readability
Jacob Koopman, DO (College Medical Center)
2019 Posters Case Presentations (Phoenix, AZ)
- BYPASS-OMA: or Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia with Nesidioblastosis
Heidi Henson, DO (Community Memorial Health) - Beating the Odds: Surviving a Case of Massive Hemoptysis from Pulmonary Artery Pseudo-Aneurysm with Inhaled TXA
Frederick Gmora, DO, MPH (Jefferson Health Northeast) - A Case of Sever Rhabdomyolysis and Acute Renal Failure Requiring Dialysis Induced by Long-Term Rosuvastatin with Concurrent Amlodipine Use
Pejmahn Eftekharzadeh, DO (Lower Bucks Hospital)
2018 Research Abstracts (Orlando, FL)
- What are the Social Determinants of Deciding Resucitation Status in Critically Ill Patients > 70 years?
Julius Musenze, DO (Desert Regional Medical Center, Palm Springs, CA) - Using Education to Increase Compliance with Heart Failure Medications
Kara Stout, DO, MPH (Largo Medical Center, Largo, FL) - Improving Alternative Colon Cancer Screening Rates in Resident Clinics
Matthew Chadwick, DO (Genesys Regional Medical Center, Grand Blanc, MI)
2018 Case Presentations (Orlando, FL)
- Undiagnosed HIV/AIDS with Multi-organ Co-infections in a Young Male with Favorable Outcomes
Christina Vu, DO and Angela Shih, DO (Desert Regional Medical Center, Palm Springs, CA) - Atypical early colon cancer in young adult, a paradigm shift in colon cancer incidence
Bareeqah Ahmad, DO (Samaritan Medical Center, Watertown, NY) - A Case of Fibrillary Glomerulonephritis with Progressive Renal Disease
Muna Hale, DO (Oklahoma State University Medical Center, Tulsa, OK)
2017 Research Abstracts (National Harbor, MD)
- Reactive y-Ketoaldehydes Promote Protein Misfolding and Atrial Arrhythmia Susceptibility in Experimental Hypertension
Joseph Prinsen, DO (Sparrow Hospital) - Approaching Depression and Burnout in Medical Students by Targeting Social Isolation with a Novel Pen Pal Program
David Fraulino, DO (University of Connecticut Health Center) - Archival Tumor Blocks: A Roadblock to Targeted Genomic Therapies
Matthew Hadfield (Student, LUCOM)
2017 Case Presentations (National Harbor, MD)
- A Case of Amlodipine Overdose: Role of High Dose Insulin Therapy
Kelvin Tran, DO; Thinh Tang, DO; Tarris Webber, DO (Valley Hospital Medical Center) - Pain in the Brain from NC Before the Plane
Latoya Roberts, DO (Merit Health Wesley) - Uncal Herniation in an Intensive Care Unit Patient with Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy: A Review of High Intracranial Pressure Management for the Internist in the Intensive Care Unit Setting
Neelam Patel (Student – VCOM Carolinas)
2016 Research Abstracts (Palm Desert, CA)
- Application of Manual Medicine for Resolution of Ileus
Michele McDaniel, DO (Genesys Regional Medical Center) - Selective Outcome Reporting of Clinical Trials in the Field of Hematology
Linda Leduc, DO (OSU Medical Center) - Combination of T3 and T4 Therapy for Improving Hypothyroidism and Overall Quality of Life
Anam Tariq, DO (Pinnacle Health at Community General Hospital)
2016 Case Presentations (Palm Desert, CA)
- Distal RTA Presenting as Acute Paralysis
Ashleigh Frank, DO (Aria Health) - Concurrent Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Myxedema Coma
Rachel Logan, DO (Riverside Medical Center) - An Elderly Woman with Three Primary Malignancies
Jason Higgs, DO & Maria Akhtar, DO (St. James Hospital-Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center)
2015 Research Abstracts (Tampa, FL)
- Hepatitis C Screening in Baby Boomers
Daniel Haddad, DO (Genesys Regional Medical Center) - Scoping Gastroenterology Journals: 100% of Meta-Analyses Tested Positive for Publication Bias Trace Heavener, DO (Adena Health System)
- Utility of Galectin-3 in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
Marcel Letourneau, DO (Genesys Regional Medical Center)
2015 Case Presentations (Tampa, FL)
- Life-Saving Inhaled Sevoflurane Administered to an Adult with Severe Bronchospasm Secondary to COPD Exacerbation
Sara Ancello, DO (RowanSOM/KUH/Our Lady of Lourdes) - Delirium and Low Oxygen Saturation Secondary to Drug-Induced Methemoglobinemia:
A Case Report
David Heger, DO (Mercy Health Hackley Campus Muskegon) - Diffuse Lymphadenopathy: Surely it Must be Lymphoma!
A Rare Presentation of Prostate Cancer
Stephen Eikermann, DO (Bay Area Corpus Christi Medical Center)
2014 Research Abstracts (Baltimore, MD)
- Cardiometabolic And Endocrine Correlates Of Age, Total Body Fat, And Exercise In A Healthy Male Population
Donna Lawson. DO (LewisGale Hospital at Montgomery, Blacksburg, VA) - Predictors Of Early 30-Day Return Visit In Patients Discharged From A Heart Failure Observation Unit
Casondra Moore, DO (Genesys Regional Medical Center, Grand Blanc, MI) - Percentage Of Patients With Gram Positive Bacteremia, Meningitis, Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Svere Sepsis Or Spesis Shock Who Achieve A Therapeutic First Vancomycin Trough
Viet Q. Tran, DO (Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Colton, CA)
2014 Case Presentations (Baltimore, MD)
- Hiv-Associated Primary Effusion Lymphoma Presenting As A Paracardial Mass
Heather Katz, DO (Broward General Medical Center, Ft. Lauderdale, FL) - Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement In A Patient With Severe Aortic Insufficiency, Hemodynamic Instability, And Fevers
Marwah Farooqui, DO (St. James Hospital, Olympia Fields, IL ) - 62 y/o African American Male With An Unusual Skin Rash - Rare Case of Calciphylaxis (Calcific Uremic Arteriolonpathy)
Kena Shah, DO; Zubin Shah, MPH; J. Christopher Brandys, MD (RowanSOM/KUH/Our Lady of Lourdes, Stratford, NJ)
2013 Research Abstracts (Indian Wells, CA)
- Incidence Of Osteoporosis In High Risk Premenopausal Females In A Low Income Northern U.S. Clinic
Jessica Barker, DO (Genesys Regional Medical Center, Grand Blanc, MI) - Use Of D-Diner And Clincial Decision Rules To Evaluate Physician Gestalt In Diagnosis Of Pulmonary Embolism (PE)
William Patrick Hughes, DO (McLaren Greater Lansing, Dewitt, MI) - Endoscopic Ultrasound-Directed Core Biopsy Of The Liver For Diffuse Hepatic Disease
Faizan Khan, DO and Fares Hamad, DO (St. James Hospital, Oak Brook, IL)
2013 Case Presentations (Indian Wells, CA)
- Ventriculitis As A Result Of Esophageal Perforation: A Case Report And Literature Review
Tammy Ferro, DO (Largo Medical Center, Belleair Beach, FL) - Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement In A Patient With Severe Aortic Insufficiency, Hemodynamic Instability, And Fevers
Kelly Kynaston, DO (Northside Hospital & Tampa Bay Heart Institute, St. Petersburg, FL) - Iron Deficient Anemia: A Rare Cause Of CVA
Cristina Costa, DO (Pennsylvania Hospital, Cheltenham, PA)
2012 Research Abstracts (Orlando, FL)
- The Association of Reproductive and Hormonal Factors with Renal Cell Cancer in Women: The Netherlands Cohort Study on Diet and Cancer
Milla Kviatkovsky, DO (NSUCOM, Largo, FL) - Evaluation of Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis and Physician Prescribing Behavior
Ann Marie Schrieber, DO (Genesys Regional Medical Center, Grand Blanc, MI) - Strategies to Reduce Readmissions at a Community Hospital
Michael Romig, DO (MSUCOM, East Lansing, MI)
2012 Case Presentations (Orlando, FL)
- An Osteopathic Approach, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Angioedema
Iris Lee, DO (TUCOM Las Vegas, NV) - Pyroglutamic Acidosis
Rashel Rabizadeh, DO (TUCOM, Las Vegas, NV) - Acute Interstitial Nephritis Related To Administration Of The Calcium Channel Blocker Amlodipine
Hakeen Jibawi, DO (CCOM, Chicago, IL)
2011 Research Abstracts (San Antonio, TX)
- The Epidemiology of the Pandemic Influenza A/H1N1 2009 in Northeast Ohio
Lisa Caltabiano, DO (Summa Western, Cuyahoga Falls, OH) - Evaluation of Involuntary Psychiatric Hold (5150) Among Elderly Patients
(Greater than 65 Years of Age)
Katrina Platt, DO (Arrowhead, Colton, CA) - TIMI Risk Score Relation to Hospital Readmission
TJ Trad, DO (OSU, Tulsa, OK)
2011 Case Presentations (San Antonio, TX)
- An Atypical Presentation of Babesjosis in a Splenectomized Patient
Mahdi Taha, DO (OSU, Tulsa, OK) - Importance of Genetic Inheritance of Melungeon Ancestry in Familial Mediterranean Fever and Other Rare Diseases
Todd James, DO (LewisGale, Blacksburg, VA) - Upper Extremity DVT
Benjamin Hudon, DO (Good Samaritan, Corvallis, OR)
2010 Research Abstracts (San Francisco, CA)
- Optimal Timing of Tracheostomy Utilizing APACHE III Scores as a Clinical Predictor: A Retrospective Study
Heather Scheper, DO (Mt. Clemens, MI) - DKA Etiology
Nick Sansone, DO and Balaji Venkat, DO (MWU/CCOM, Chicago, IL) - Urinalysis: An Underutilized Resource; Indications and Interpretations
Nicole Longo, DO (PCOM, Philadelphia, PA)
2010 Case Presentations (San Francisco, CA)
- Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy in Multiple Myeloma
Thomas Nasheri, DO, Kris Palmer, DO and Amanda Zakowitz, DO (Richmond Heights, OH) - Treatment of Severe P. Falciparum Malaria
Kristine Angelo, DO (Arrowhead, Colton, CA) - Babesiosis (WA-1) Transmitted by Plasma Transfusion in an Asplenic Patient
John Grider, DO (Northeast Regional, Kirksville, MO)
2009 Research Abstracts (Tucson, AZ)
- 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) - Toradol (ketorolac) Usuage at USH Study
Nhat Hoang, D.O. (Wilson Memorial Regional Medical Center, Johnson City, NY) - 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)
2009 Case Presentations (Tucson, AZ)
- Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction and Ampullary Carcinoma
Jennifer Lamneck, D.O. (Mount Sinai/Miami Heart Institute, Miami, FL) - 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) - Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer: An Ominous but Enlightening Scenario
David Sosnoff, D.O. (St. John Health System, Eastpointe, MI)
2008 Research Abstracts (Marco Island, FL)
- 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) - Hospitalized Low Risk Community Acquired Pneumonia
Lindsey Castle, D.O. (Doctors Hospital, Columbus, OH) - 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)
2008 Case Presentations (Marco Island, FL)
- 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) - Scurvy: A Modern Day Case of an Old World Disease
Carrie Gilstrap, D.O. (UNTHSC, Ft. Worth, TX) - 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)
2007 Research Abstracts (Boston, MA)
- Procalcitonin
Aditi Patel, DO (Coventry Swedish Hospital IL) - 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) - Factors Associated with Clostridium Difficile Associated Disease
MaryEllen Estevez, D.O. (Pinnacle Health PA)
2007 Case Presentations (Boston, MA)
- Hiatel Hernia: A Rare Cause of Syncope
Jennifer Ayers, D.O (Norton Community Hospital VA) - Hidradenitis Suppuritiva Associated SAPHO Syndrome
Sarah Jane de Leon, D.O. (NYCOM/Beth Israel Hospital NY) - A Cellulitis Mimic
Beth Valashinas, D.O. (UNTHSC/Plaza TX)
2006 Posters (Phoenix, AZ)
- 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) - Antimicrobial Resistance in Campylobacter Isolated from Animals and Humans in Northern Thailand
Robert Hanson, DO (Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital - MI) - Adherence to American Diabetic Association in an Osteopathic Internal Medicine Resident Community Care Clinic
Donald C. Robertson, DO (UHS/KCUMB - MO)
2005 Posters (Orlando, FL)
- 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) - Toxicity and Tolerability of Dose Dense (q 14 days) Docetaxel (T)/Doxorubicin (A)/Cyclophosphamid (C)
Richard Zekman, DO (Botsford - MI) - Sympathetic Cardiac Influence and Arterial Blood Pressure Instability Kevin Formes, DO (UNTHSC/Plaza TX)
2004 Posters (Chicago, IL)
- Standard Update Values From PET Scan Correlate with Lymphoma Grade
Kelly Parlin-Lynch, DO (Allopathic Berkely, MI) - 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) - 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)
2003 Posters (Montreal, Canada)
- Hyporesponse to Statins and LDL-C Fluctuation in TEXCAPS Cohort Jennifer Alexander (Ferrell), DO (UNTHSC/OMC TX)
- Case Series of Septic Arthritis in an Urban Hospital Setting Rajesh Kataria, DO (UNDNJ/Kennedy Memorial NJ)
- Clinical Findings of West Nile Virus Infection Julie Thibert, DO (Henry Ford Macomb Hospital/Warren Campus MI)
2002 Posters (Scottsdale, AZ)
- 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) - CPR as a Part of Cardiac Rehabilitation
Jeremiah Ellias, DO (UMDNJ/Kennedy NJ) - 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)
2001 Posters (Orlando, FL)
- Reduction of Cogintive and Functional Changes with Aricept and Vitamin E Alzheimer-Type Dementia Patients
Anthony Nguyen, DO (UNTHSC/OMC TX) - Management of Thyroid Carcinoma, Including a Tumor Marker for Monitoring Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
Yelena Pinzur, DO (UHS/KCUMB MO)
2000 Posters (Boston, MA)
- Clinical Correlations of Engraftment Syndrome
Lynette Sutkowi, DO (Allopathic University Htgs, OH) - A Prospective Study of Body Fluid Exposure in Community Teaching Hospital in the Bronx
Sybil Cheng, DO (NYCOM/St. Barnabas NY) - 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) - HONORABLE MENTION: Epidemiology of Sexually Transmitted Disease in a County Health Department
Javid Kahn, DO (UHS/KCUMB MO)
1999 Posters (La Quinta, CA)
- The Role of Insulin Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3 in Prostate Cancer
Donald Frusher, D.O. (UNTHSC/OMC TX) - The Dynamics of Body Fluid Exposure in a Community Hospital in the Bronx
Sybil Cheng, D.O. (NYCOM/St. Barnabas NY) - A Retrospective Study of Lumbar Punctures in Community Hospital in the Bronx
Brian Wiley, D.O. (NYCOM/St. Barnabas NY) - HONORABLE MENTION: The Efficacy of T1 Thrust in the Treatment of Chronic Cephalgia
Joe Boyce, D.O. (St. John Macomb Hospital MI) - HONORABLE MENTION: Colorectal Cancer Screening by Internal Medicine Residents: Meeting American Cancer Society Guidelines
Long Hoang, D.O. (UNTHSC/OMC TX)
1998 Posters (Marco Island, FL)
- Predictors of Longevity in an Alzheimer Nursing Home Facility
Amy Moss, D.O. (UNTHSC/OMC TX) - TPA in CVA: Time is Still Brain in a Community Hospital
Timothy Dykstra, D.O. (Metro Health Hospital MI) - Mild Hemophilia in a Patient with Acquired Inhibitor to Recombinant DNA factor VIII
Sherrie M. Brooks, D.O. (Ingham Regional Medical Center MI) - 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)
1997 Posters (Toronto, Ontario)
- Antibiotic Dosing in the Geriatric Population: A Cost-Savings Analysis
Marcy Fitzrandolph, D.O. and Janice Knebl, D.O. - (UNTHSC/OMC TX)
- Primary Care: A Sign of the Times
Carolann Kinner, D.O. (Bi-County Community Hospital MI) - Antimicrobial Resistance in Enterococci Isolated from Turkey Flocks Fed Virginiamycin
Laurie A. Welton, D.O. (Allopathic)