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Resident Scholarship: Primary Care Internal Medicine Residency Program

A. Awards:

Poster of Distinction: Digestive Disease Week Meeting, San Diego CA, May 19-22, 2012:
• Telaprevir-Interferon-Ribavirin Trio versus Interferon-Ribavirin Duo Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis C: A Sequential Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Njei B, et al. Presidential Poster Award: American College of Gastroenterology Scientific Meeting, October 15-20, 2010: • Low Levels of Pre-Diagnostic Vitamin D are Associated with Advanced Adenoma. Ahmad I, Trikudanathan G, Jain N, Anderson JC, Levine JB. Connecticut Chapter American College of Physicians Meeting (13 IM residencies compete) • 1st Place, 2009 Oral Abstract Presentation • 3rd Place, 2009 Clinical Vignette Presentation B. Publications:
• Njei B, Ditah I, Appiah J, Jinjuvadia R, Birk JW. Helicobacter pylori infection and the
risk of colorectal cancer: A meta-analysis of epidemiologic evidence. J Clin Oncol
2012; 30(supp 4): 408.

• Pai R. Primary care residencies that teach primary care: A novel approach.

• Inyangator D, Czarnecki C, Sands MJ, Avelar E. Left ventricular noncompaction
associated with multiple coronary cameral fistulae. Texas Heart institute Journal 2012;
39(2): 294-5.

• Ramachandra Pai, R, Doshi RP, Varot Kangath R, McNamee M. Progressive Massive
Fibrosis with Mixed Obstructive and Restrictive Lung Disease and Latent Period of
Five Decades. Connecticut Medicine 2011 Sept; 75(9): 523-5.

• Puthalapattu S, Metersky ML. Mycobacterium nebraskense as a cause of nodular
pulmonary disease. Connecticut Medicine 2011 Sept; 75(9): 527-9.
• Trikudanathan GV, Imad I, Israel JL. Concurrent autoimmune hepatitis and Grave’s
disease in hepatitis C during pegylated interferon alpha-2a and ribavirin therapy. The
Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology 2011 Sept; 17(5): 348-52.
• White W, Cruz C. Impact of NSAIDs on cardiovascular risk and hypertension. Italian
Journal of Medicine 2011 Sept; 5(3): 175-83. • Ramachandra Pai RP. Residency training at a crossroads. Ann Intern Med 2011 Jun 7;
• Ayirala S, Kumar S, O’Sullivan DM, Silverman DI atri. Echocardiographic predictors of
left atrial appendage thrombus formation. J Am Soc Echocardiography 2011 May;
24(5): 499-505.

• Ramachandra Pai R, Varot Kangath R, Brown T. Saddle pulmonary thromboembolism
with low Well’s score. Connecticut Medicine 2011 Feb; 75(2):89-91.
• Paromov V, Kumari S, Braanon M, Kanaparthy SH,Yang H, Smith MG, Stone WL. Protective effect of liposome-encapsulated glutathione in a human epidermal model
exposed to a mustard gas analog. Journal of Toxicology 2011; Article ID 109516: 11
pages.
• DelosSantos-Cabalona W, Inyangator D, Rahim A, Weledji Y, Alikhan M, VomEigen K. Improving access to care by reducing missed appointments: A quality improvement
project. Connecticut Medicine 2010 Apr; 74(4): 216.

• Gupta S, Salazar MN, DelosSantos-Cabalona W. Obstructive jaundice and cirrhosis
associated with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: A case report.
Connecticut Medicine 2010 Apr; 74(4): 219.

• Salazar MN, Mathews M, Posades A, Ehsan M, Graeber C. Biopsy proven interstitial
nephritis following treatment with vancomycin: a case report. Connecticut Medicine
2010; 74:139-41.
• Avelar E, Durst R, Rosito GA, Thangaroopan M, Kumar S, Tournoux F, Chan RC et al. Comparison of the accuracy of multidetector computed tomography versus two-
dimensional echocardiography to measure left atrial volume. American Journal of
Cardiology 2010 Jul 1; 106(1):104-9.
• Parekh R, King MB. Preventing loss of function in older persons after hospitalization.
Connecticut Medicine 2010 Jan; 74(1): 11-16. • Medadi S, Mathur S, Teixeira V. Specific GI microbial infections in Wu GY and
Pappano A (eds). Pocket Handbook of GI Pharmacotherapeutics, Humana Editorial,
2009.
• York LW, Puthalapattu S, Wu GY. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and low-
carbohydrate diets. Annual Review of Nutrition; 2009: 29:365-79.
• Schneiderman H, Kumar S. What’s your diagnosis? Volkmann’s ischemic contracture.

C. National and International Presentations:

International Academy of Cardiology-16th World Heart Congress on Heart Disease, Toronto, Canada, July 23-26, 2011 • Left Ventricular Mass Correlates with Abnormal Peak Filling Rate by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Hypertensive Patients with Normal Echocardiographic Diastolic Parameters. Marfatia R, Kumar S, Avelar E. • Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Assessment of Right-to-left Ventricular Interaction in Sleep Apnea Patients with Normal Pulmonary Pressure. Marfatia R, Kumar S, Avelar E. • Electrocardiogram in the Assessment of Left Ventricular Enlargement and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy: Comparison with Two-dimensional Echocardiogram and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Kumar S, Marfatia R, Inyangator D, Feinn R, Kaloudis E, Yang C, Avelar E. • Diastolic Dysfunction in Left Bundle Branch Block: A Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study. Kumar S, Marfatia R, Inyangator D, Feinn R, Kaloudis E, Yang C, Avelar E. American Society of Clinical Oncologists, Chicago, IL, June 3-7, 2011 • Sequential Treatment of Locally Advanced Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx (LASCCO) using Docetaxel, Cisplatin, and 5-Flourouracil (TPF) Induction R: Retrospective Results from a Single Institution. Lucas ZD, Appiah J, Mercado J, Dowsett R, Spiro J, Hegde U. American Thoracic Society, Denver, CO, May 14-18, 2011 • Physiologic Variables Observed in COPD Patients while Exercising with an Interactive Activity-promoting Video Game. Albores JG, ZuWallack R. (also reported on Web MD Science Daily May 16) American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, San Diego, CA, April 2011 • Case of Incidental Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma and Subsequent Diagnosis of MEN 2A. Dulipsingh L, Lim R, McGinnis T, Sionit D. • Uncovering the Bizarre: Behavioral Changes from an Insulinoma. Lucas ZD, Cielo A, Global Health Metrics Evaluation Meeting, Seattle, WA, March 2011 • Vaccine-related Adverse Events in the USA: a Need for an Integrated Open Global Surveillance System. Kolade VO, Huang X, Ramachandra Pai RP, Doshi R. American College of Gastroenterology Scientific Meeting, October 15-20, 2010 • Low Levels of Pre-Diagnostic Vitamin D are Associated with Advanced Adenoma. Ahmad I, Trikudanathan G, Jain N, Anderson JC, Levine JB. • Dual Onset of Autoimmune Hepatitis (AIH) and Grave’s Disease in Hepatitis C (HCV) During PEG-Interferon Alpha 2a Plus Ribavirin Therapy Heart Failure Society of America Meeting, San Diego CA, September 14, 2010 • Serum Caspase-3 P 17 Is Elevated and Correlated with Echocardiographic Evidence of Increased Left Ventricular Filling Pressure in Decompensated Heart Failure Patients with Preserved Ejection Fraction. Adatya S, Inyangator D, Agosto M, Feinn R, Hager D, Liang B, Avelar E. American Society of Nuclear Cardiologists, September 2010 • Risk Stratification of Diabetic Patients with no Known Coronary Artery Disease Using Stress Photon emission Computed Tomography Myocardial Perfusion Imaging: Does Gender Play a Role? • Can Stress Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Provide Effective Cardiac Risk Stratification in Diabetic Patients with no Known Coronary Artery Disease? • Is There a Low Risk Group in Diabetic Patients Undergoing Stress Myocardial Perfusion Imaging: Comparison of Prognostic Value of Pharmacologic vs. Exercise Stress. American College of Cardiology, March 2010 • Can Stress Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Provide Effective Cardiac Risk Stratification in Octogenarians with no Known Coronary Artery Disease? • Does the Obesity Paradox Exist in Diabetic Patients with no Known Coronary Artery Disease? Risk Stratification using Stress Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography Myocardial Perfusion Imaging. • Location Location Location: Does it Matter with Stress SPECT Myocardial Perfusion
D. Regional Presentations:

ACP Connecticut Chapter Scientific Meeting: October 2009: 18 abstracts and case reports November 2010: 21 abstracts and case reports November 2011: 24 abstracts and case reports Society for General Internal Medicine New England Regional Meeting: March 2010: 3 abstracts and case reports March 2011: 5 abstracts and case reports March 2012: 8 abstracts and case reports

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